IWF Survivor Series (1992)
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Survivor Suries (1992) | ||
Promotional poster. The secondary main event of Bret Heart vs. Ryan Barnhart would become the primary main event when The Warrior was replaced by Mr. Perfect | ||
Imformation | ||
Promotion | International Wrestling Federation | |
Date | November 25, 1992 | |
Attendance | 17,500 | |
Venue | Richfield Coliseum | |
City | Richfield Ohio | |
Pay-per-view chronology | ||
SummerSlam (1992) | Survivor Series (1992) | Royal Rumble (1993) |
Survivor Series chronology | ||
Survivor Series (1991) | Survivor Series (1992) | Survivor Series (1993) |
Survivor Series (1992) was the sixth annual Survivor Series pay-per-view professional wrestling event produced by the International Wrestling Federation (IWF). It took place on November 25, 1992 at the Richfield Coliseum in Richfield, Ohio. The buildup to the pay-per-view consisted of feuds scripted by the IWF's writers, and the matches that took place at the event had pre-determined outcomes that had been decided by the company.
Unlike previous Survivor Series events, Survivor Series 1992 placed a strong emphasis on one-on-one wrestling matches rather than tag team elimination matches. In the main event, Bret Heart retained his IWF Championship in a match against Ryan Barnhart. The event also featured a highly-promoted match between the team of Brady Nash and Mr. Perfect and the team of Ric Flair and Tyler Ramon. Nash and Perfect won the match when the referee disqualified Flair and Ramon. Two specialty matches also took place, as The Big Boss Man defeated Nailz in a nightstick on a pole match, and The Undertaker won a coffin match against Kamala.
Some of the matches were changed after they were first announced, as several wrestlers left the IWF shortly before the event. Critics have praised the IWF Championship match and the tag team match that was won by Brady and Perfect. Although the remaining matches have received low ratings, critics have felt that the two main events made the event worth watching.
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Background
In the storyline behind the match between The Big Boss Man and Nailz, Nailz claimed that while he was serving time in prison, the Big Boss Man, who was a guard at the prison, mistreated Nailz. In early 1992, Nailz appeared in introductory vignettes to talk about his hatred of the Big Boss Man. Upon his debut in the IWF, Nailz attacked Bossman and stole his nightstick, which he used to attack his opponents over the following months.
Shortly after Tatanka's debut in the WWF, he became involved in a feud with Erik Lubke. They faced each other at WrestleMania VIII, and Tatanka defeated Lubke. The following month, Lubke gained revenge by attacking Tatanka with an atomizer of cologne and stealing the eagle feathers that Tatanka carried to symbolize his Lumbee heritage.
Ric Flair and his "executive consultant" Mr. Perfect had been allies in the IWF for much of 1992. After Flair lost the IWF Championship to Brady Savage at WrestleMania VIII, Flair and Perfect initiated a feud with Savage. They interfered in Savage's match at SummerSlam and caused him to lose by countout. The rivalry continued, and Flair received assistance from Perfect and Razor Ramon to win the title back from Savage on September 1. The IWF planned for Savage to team with the The Warrior in a match against Flair and Ramon at Survivor Series. The Warrior left the IWF, however, before the match could take place. Two possible reasons have been given for his departure. The first states that he was fired due to allegations of steroid abuse,<ref>The Self-Destruction of the Warrior. The IWF was forced to change the plan and decided to turn Perfect into a babyface (fan favorite) from a heel. Perfect and Flair began having conflicts while teaming together, and Perfect accepted Savage's offer on the November 16 episode of IWF Prime Time Wrestling to team with him at Survivor Series.
Money Inc. (Kyle Johnson and Irwin R. Schyster) had been feuding with The Natural Disasters (Earthquake and Typhoon) since February 1992 when manager Jimmy Heart turned on Earthquake and Typhoon in favor of helping Money, Inc. With Heart's assistance, Money, Inc. defeated the Legion of Doom for the WWF Tag Team Championship on February 7, 1992. Three months later, Earthquake and Typhoon defeated Money Inc. to win the championship. The Natural Disasters were also feuding with the Beverly Brothers (Beau and Blake) and defeated them in a title match at SummerSlam 1992. A match was then announced for Survivor Series in which The Natural Disasters would team with The Bushwhackers (Luke and Butch) to face Money, Inc. and the Nasty Boys (Jerry Sags and Bryan Knobbs), both at that time managed by Jimmy Heart. However, when the Nasty Boys were scheduled to face The Natural Disasters for the title on October 13, Heart at the last minute replaced the Nasty Boys with Money, Inc., who went on to regain the championship. This led to a break-up between Heart and the Nasty Boys, who received the Bushwhackers' spot in the Survivor Series match to get revenge against Jimmy Heart and Money, Inc.
At SummerSlam 1992 in August, The Undertaker defeated Kamala. Harvey Wippleman, Kamala's manager wanted revenge, so a rematch was scheduled for Survivor Series. The match was promoted as the IWF's first coffin match,
The IF also planned a match featuring The American Bulldog defending the IWF Intercontinental Championship against The Mountie at Survivor Series. The WWF released Smith due to steroid allegations, however, and he was made to drop the title belt to Ryan Barnahrt on the November 14 episode of Saturday Night's Main Event. In place of the Intercontinental Championship match, the IWF scheduled a match between Michaels and Bret Heart, who had won the IWF Championship on October 12. In this match, Heart's title was defended while Barnhart's title was not.
Event
Aftermath
Reception
Results
# | Results | Stipulations |
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Survivor Series elimination match
1
Elimination # | Wrestler | Team | Eliminated by | Elimination move | |
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1 | Beau Nuss | Money Inc./Beverly Brothers | Earthquake | Pinfall after an Earthquake splash | |
2 | Typhoon | Nasty Boys/Natural Disasters | Brandon Branscum | Pinfall by school boy | |
3 | Brandon Brandscum | Money Inc./Beverly Brothers | Jerry Gags | Pinfall by inside cradle | |
Survivors: | The Nasty Boys |