Backstage: Sean Mooney is joined by Bad News Brown. Bad News says he smelled a conspiracy when his own teammate attacked him. Everybody in the WWF wants to be the first one to take out Bad News, but he’s only concerned about one thing and that’s the WWF Championship. Mooney asks why he thinks he deserves a shot, Brown stating the reason is because he’s defeated everyone that’s been put in his path. Bad News has been trying to get ahold of WWF President Jack Tunney, but he can only avoid him so long. Savage needs a skirt in his corner, but Bad News doesn’t need anybody.

Backstage: ‘Mean’ Gene Okerlund is in the locker room with Mr. Fuji & The Powers Of Pain. Fuji explains that he made Demolition the champions they are. Their heads got too big, thinking they knew more than the master. He searched for a new team and found The Powers Of Pain. Barbarian wonders what Demolition will do now that they’ve lost Mr. Fuji. Fuji again claims he did everything for Demolition, but they disrespected his discipline. Warlord says Demolition didn’t listen, but they will.

Backstage: ‘Mean’ Gene is now joined by co-captains Dino Bravo & Andre The Giant along with their teammates. Bobby Heenan talks about how much he has invested, asking Gene to picture the opposition being squeezed by the hands of The Giant. Dino says it’s no secret that he’s coming after Duggan, looking to bring shame to America. Rick Rude wants to show the world how to celebrate turkey day the ravishing way. Mr. Perfect calls his team the perfect combination. Andre talks about taking his team to victory last year, vowing to do it again.

Backstage: Sean Mooney is flanked by co-captains The Mega Powers and their squad. WWF Champion Randy Savage talks about the electricity tonight. Koko B. Ware says they can’t lose tonight, Hillbilly Jim says The Twin Towers will feel the heat, Hercules says welcome to the jungle. Hulk Hogan speaks about their being no weak links, feeling sorry for their opposition tonight. “What’cha gonna do when The Mega Powers run wild on you!”

Match #3 Survivor Series Elimination Match: Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts, Ken Patera, Tito Santana, Scott Casey & ‘Hacksaw’ Jim Duggan vs. Dino Bravo, Harley Race, ‘Mr. Perfect’ Curt Hennig, ‘Ravishing’ Rick Rude & Andre The Giant w/Frenchy Martin & Bobby ‘The Brain’ Heenan
Patera & Rude kick us off, Patera shoving Rude down out of the lock-up, showing off his power. They tie-up again and more of the same for The Ravishing One, Rude tags out to Dino and he grabs a side headlock. Patera pushes him into the ropes and they meet shoulders, Dino going to an armwringer and Hennig tags, coming off the top with a double axe. Patera overpowers him, backing him into his own corner and The Snake enters the match, working over the shoulder joint and tagging Tito.

Perfect grabs a side headlock, into ropes and he gets a shoulder knockdown, back in and Santana with an arm drag and a slam. Tito goes back to a wristlock, Hennig with a handful of hair backing him in the corner, Santana reverses a whip across and follows right into a back elbow. Bravo with a tag, heavy shots to Tito and Roberts blind tags, coming from behind for a double team on Dino. The Snake with rights and lefts, armwringer and a tag to Scott Casey, coming in with a whip and a back elbow. He sends Dino into the corner, goes for a monkey flip and gets caught in an inverted atomic drop. Harley enters the ring, belly to belly suplex, dropping a knee and hitting a vertical suplex before tagging out to Rude.

The Ravishing One drops forearms, slams Casey and covers for 2. Mr. Perfect tags, Rude whips Casey in and Hennig with a big clothesline. Perfect with a headbutt, hurting himself and Casey tags out to Santana, Tito coming in with a front facelock and quick tagging Patera. Double back elbow for Hennig, Patera with a snapmare and an elbow, followed by a tag to Hacksaw. Duggan drives Perfect into the top turnbuckle, Hennig reverses a whip into the corner and runs in, getting flattened by a right hand. Hacksaw takes a shot to the eyes, Hennig firing away with little effect and Duggan sends Perfect to the outside with a right hand.

Hacksaw back to the arm, tag to Casey who cradles the arm and slams Perfect, drops a leg and Hennig catches it, dragging Casey to his corner and tagging Rude. The Ravishing One with a clothesline out of the ropes, grinding for the crowd and scoring with heavy rights. Irish whip into the corner, Rude follows in and Casey side-steps, tagging out to Tito who comes in for the flying forearm and a near fall. Hacksaw back in, Rude ducks a couple shots, but gets caught in a slam, rolling away from an elbow drop. Rude to the eyes, Duggan with a whip and they collide heads, both men crumbling to the canvas.

Duggan tags to Patera, he slams The Ravishing One, takes him over and covers for a 2 count. He whips Rude into the corner, charges into a boot Rude connects with the Rude Awakening for the 3 count. Ken Patera has been eliminated. Scott Casey jumps right in and takes a shot to the eyes, Rude sends him into his own corner and Race tags in, connecting with a dropkick out of the ropes. Dino back in, Casey reverses a hiptoss attempt into a backslide for 2, grabs a headlock and gets sent into the ropes. Casey avoids a slam, tries a roll-up and gets pushed off, running right into the Side Slam and that’s it for him. Scott Casey has been eliminated.

Tito quick to rush in and unload on Bravo. Dino tags out quickly to Hennig, Santana catches him with an elbow and a small package for 2. Tito grabs a front facelock, tags to Duggan and he sends Perfect in for a back body drop, but instead eats a kick. Hennig is ruthless, but it doesn’t phase Hacksaw until he gets too close to Andre. The Giant punishes Duggan behind the ref’s back, Hennig taking advantage and tagging Rude in. Duggan fires back at Perfect, but Rude from behind with an ambush. Hacksaw reverses a whip, levels Rude with a clothesline and both men go down. Harley reaches in for the tag as Duggan tags to Santana, Race with left hands, Bravo back in and they double team Tito. Into the ropes, they meet shoulders, Santana ducks a couple shots and hits a crossbody for a 2 count.

Dino with big rights, sends Tito into the corner and charges, Santana hopping up for a sunset flip and getting a near fall. Harley back off the tag, spikes Tito with a piledriver, but can’t get the 3. He sends Santana in for a clothesline and another count of 2, then back into the ropes and Santana connects with a flying forearm and a count of 3. Harley Race has been eliminated. Andre finally enters the ring, stepping right in and unloading on Tito, then choking him in the ropes to the fullest extent of the 5 count. The Giant with more heavy shots, then squashing Santana with all his body weight.

Andre absolutely dominating Tito, sending him into the ropes, Santana tries a sunset flip, The Giant simply sits down on him and gets the pinfall. Tito Santana has been eliminated. Hacksaw sets in the 3 Point Stance behind Andre, connecting with a clothesline that sends The Giant back into the ropes where he gets tied up. Duggan unloads on the trapped Giant, tags to Roberts who also has a field day, firing away at everyone on the apron as well. The Snake chokes Andre, The Giant getting loose and landing a headbutt, tagging immediately out to Rude. The Ravishing One with a hard irish whip into the corner, more grinding from the crowd and another hard whip into the turnbuckles.

Rude drives Roberts into Hennig’s boot, Perfect tagging in and maintaining the advantage over The Snake, choking him in the bottom rope. Hennig with a slingshot into the bottom rope, Andre with more tactics behind the ref’s back, Perfect slapping The Snake. It riles Roberts up a little, but he can’t get to a tag and Bravo comes in. Roberts with rights and lefts, short arm clothesline and he calls for the DDT. Rude with a clothesline from the apron to prevent it, tagging in and slamming Jake face-first into the mat. The Ravishing One taking time, stalking Roberts for a big right hand and covering, but Jake gets a foot on the ropes. Dino back in, pummeling Jake and hitting a piledriver, but Roberts gets a foot on the rope again.

Bravo with a slam, missing multiple elbow drops and Roberts finally tags Hacksaw. Duggan with big rights, whip into the corner and a back body drop. He drives Dino into the top turnbuckle, climbs the 2nd rope and reigns down fists. He whips Bravo across, drops him with a clothesline and goes into the 3 Point Stance. Frenchy Martin grabs his foot, Duggan turns around and Dino with a knee to the back that sends Hacksaw to the floor. Bravo gives chase, slamming Duggan on the floor and rolling back inside. Duggan’s had enough, going for the 2×4 and unloading on Dino in the ring and getting himself disqualified. ‘Hacksaw’ Jim Duggan has been eliminated.

Jake’s left all alone now, dropping knees on Dino and covering for 2. Bravo tags out to Hennig, Perfect stops and huddles with the rest of his team before locking-up with Roberts. Perfect backs Jake into the corner, The Snake with right hands and a clothesline. Jake calls for the DDT, Hennig getting advice from the corner again. They lock knuckles, The Snake with more big rights and a kneelift, Perfect tagging out to Dino. They lock hands in a test of strength, Bravo taking Roberts down to his knees. Jake fights up, boots to the gut and a DDT attempt, but Dino flips his out, then misses an elbow drop. Rude tags in and The Snake rolls outside to take a breather.

Back in the ring, Rude to the eyes and he drives Roberts head-first into the turnbuckle. Right hands from The Ravishing One, Dino with a shot from the apron and Rude with a gutbuster. He slaps The Snake around, simply toying with him as he keeps the advantage. Hard whip into the corner, followed by another to Roberts and he drops to the canvas. Rude with a slam, locking the hands in a bearhug, then a snapmare and Rude comes off the top with a fist drop. The Ravishing One grinds over The Snake to rub it in, goes for a tag and Roberts pulls his pants down.

Rude turns around, The Snake plants him with a DDT and picks up the pinfall. ‘Ravishing’ Rick Rude has been eliminated. The Giant steps in during the 3 count, grabbing Jake from behind and unloading the heavy artillery. He backs The Snake into the corner and viciously chokes the life out of him. Andre doesn’t break and the ref disqualifies him, the damage already being done. Andre The Giant has been eliminated. Andre with a headbutt for good measure before he leaves the ring, Perfect walks right in and covers for the 1-2-3.
Winners & Survivors: ‘Mr. Perfect’ Curt Hennig & Dino Bravo

• After The Bell: Hennig & Dino celebrate in the ring, Roberts is seen reaching for Damien and sliding him into the ring. Jake chases them off from ringside and Andre moves real quick to get away from Damien.
• EA’s Take: More enjoyable then the 10 man tag, but not as well paced as the opening contest. Not much of a team for The Snake here, Scott Casey is nothing more than a jobber and this is his only notable appearance with the WWF. Tito is still toiling away after his tag partner Rick Martel was kayfabe-injured and Ken Patera’s best days are far behind him. For Andre’s team, Harley Race was nearing the end of his run, but Curt Hennig would return to the WWF after being the AWA Champion. His ‘Perfect’ gimmick and amazing in-ring abilities would make him a future WWE Hall Of Famer. This would serve as the ‘finale’ of Jake’s feud with Rick Rude, although it had been pushed to the backburner in favor of Andre/Roberts.

Backstage: ‘Mean’ Gene Okerlund welcomes The Twin Towers and their partners in tonight’s main event. Slick & Bobby Heenan have come up with a brilliant plan for domination tonight. Ted DiBiase wants Hercules to realize his place tonight, as his slave. Heenan shows proper respect to King Haku, stating that everyone else will tonight as well. Big Boss Man vows to cross with Hogan again and leave him laying like the dog he is.

Match #4 Survivor Series Elimination Match: Akeem, The Red Rooster, King Haku, ‘The Million Dollar Man’ Ted DiBiase & Big Boss Man w/Slick, Bobby ‘The Brain’ Heenan & Virgil vs. WWF Champion ‘Macho Man’ Randy Savage, Koko B. Ware, Hillbilly Jim, Hercules & Hulk Hogan w/Elizabeth & Frankie
Savage will start us off with DiBiase, Savage with a side headlock, pushed into the ropes and he scores a shoulder knockdown. Back in, DiBiase levels Macho with a clothesline, then fires away in the corner. Whip across, Savage reverses, but DiBiase doubles him back and follows into the corner, the champion side-stepping and unloading lefts and rights. Irish whip, Macho with a clothesline and then a tag to Hercules, MDM tags The Rooster and bails. Herc gives chase around ringside, then back in the ring and Rooster catches him coming in.

Rooster with a jawbreaker, looks for a sharpshooter and Hercules with a big right hand. Rooster maintains control, sending Herc into the ropes for a hiptoss, but he can’t power the big man over and eats a fist. Koko tags in, sends Rooster in the corner and follows him in, running into a boot. Akeem off the tag, clubbing Koko and bringing in Haku for a knife-edge chop and a slam. Koko avoids a leg drop, making a tag back to Herc and he exchanges shots with The King. The Mighty One wins the exchange, Hulk comes in and flattens Haku with a clothesline, then drops a couple elbows and rakes the eyes. Hillbilly in now, double big boot and he covers Haku for a count of 2.

The King sneaks in a shot to the throat, tag back to Akeem who keeps the advantage and tags The Rooster. He tries to slam Hillbilly, can’t get him up and gets slammed himself, then takes a boot to the midsection. Koko tags, irish whip and he connects with a powerslam for 2. Rooster goes to the eyes, rams Koko into the top turnbuckle to no affect. Koko turns the tables, Rooster reversing an irish whip across and The Birdman to the 2nd rope with a fake-out, then to the top for a dropkick and a near fall. Hulkster tagging, big boot for The Rooster, Hogan tags Savage and slams Rooster. Macho to the top, lands the elbow drop and gets the 3 count. The Red Rooster has been eliminated.

Everybody rushes in the ring now, The Twin Towers squad ducking out of the ring and The Mega Powers team celebrates in the ring. Order is restored, Haku entering the match and backing Macho into the ropes, Hogan with a blind tag and he exchanges with The King. Haku gets the better of it, irish whip and a dropkick for Hulk. Hogan reverses a whip into the corner, follows in with a clothesline and hits a slam before tagging Hercules. The Mighty Herc with an elbow drop, gets a count of 2 and goes to a standing side headlock, Haku countering with a back suplex. Akeem off the tag, lowering the boomm on Hercules, slamming him to the mat and missing an elbow.

Herc tags Hillbilly, right hands for Akeem and a whip into the turnbuckle that gets reversed. Akeem charges in, Hillbilly with a headscissor and a kick to the head, sending The African Dream in for a big boot that doesn’t take the big man down. Hillbilly unwisely attempts a bearhug, Akeem pushing him to the corner and squashing him. Hillbilly reverses a whip across, Akeem rebounding out of the corner with a clothesline and then hits the 747 Splash for the elimination. Hillbilly Jim has been eliminated. While Akeem celebrates, Koko hits a dropkick from behind, tag to Hogan and he drives The African Dream into the turnbuckles.

Macho off the tag, top rope double axe handle and running elbows. Herc in now, rights and lefts and Akeem still on his feet. More heavy shots from Hercules, irish whip and a back elbow. Koko back in, right jabs and a dropkick that sends Akeem into the corner. The African Dream side-steps a splash and tags Boss Man. He sends Koko into the ropes, plants him with a Boss Man Slam and that’s it for Koko. Koko B. Ware has been eliminated. Hulkster enters the ring, collar & elbow tie-up and Boss Man goes to the eyes. Hogan firing back with big right hands, clothesline out of the ropes and Boss Man is reeling.

Hulk with an atomic drop, plays back and forth with Macho & Hercules, then sends Boss Man into the corner and follows in with a clothesline. Into the ropes, Hogan with a big boot and he motions for a slam. Hulk plants Boss Man, hits the ropes and collides shoulders, into the ropes again and Boss Man connects with a spinebuster. Akeem tagging in, double back elbow and then a tag to Haku. Big shots from The King for a 2 count, Boss Man back in and he uses his weight to the back of Hogan, then gets choked on the apron. DiBiase in now, more punches to the Hulkster and a clothesline, MDM following with multiple fist drops for a near fall. Hogan hulks up, atomic drop to DiBiase and a tag to Hercules.

The Mighty Herc with lefts and rights, irish whip into the corner and a back body drop off the rebound. He whips DiBiase in for a shot to the midsection, kneelift and then multiple clotheslines. Herc hits the ropes, Virgil with a trip from the outside and Hercules grabs him. DiBiase from behind off the distraction, school boy and he gets the 1-2-3. Hercules has been eliminated. Hercules levels Virgil on the outside, Savage hops in from behind with a quick roll-up on DiBiase and he gets the pinfall. ‘The Million Dollar Man’ Ted DiBiase has been eliminated.

Haku enters the squared circle, going to the midsection and sending the champion in for a knife-edge chop. Savage rolls away from a diving headbutt, kicks to The King and he hangs onto the ropes after an irish whip, quickly tagging Hogan and taking Haku out at the knee. Hulk with chops, sends Haku in for a back body drop and he eats a kick. The King with a superkick, tag to Boss Man and he hammers the lower back of the Hulkster. Body slam to Hogan for a 2 count, Akeem into the match and he pummels Hulk to the mat before bringing Haku back in. The King with a vertical suplex for 2, then goes to a nerve hold to wear out the Hulkster.

The ref checks the arm, Hogan keeps it up on the 3rd try and tries to fight out of the hold, Haku going to the eyes and tagging Boss Man. He sends Hogan into the ropes, plants him with a Boss Man Slam, but doesn’t go for the cover. He climbs to the top rope, goes for a splash and Hogan rolls out of the way. Hulk crawls to make a tag, Savage unloads on everyone, hits the ropes and Slick with a trip behind the ref’s back. Boss Man takes the advantage, grabbing Macho in a bearhug as Slick berates Elizabeth and tries to drag her to the back. Hogan sees it, drilling Slick with a right hand before Akeem & Boss Man are out to make the save. They drag Hulk back to the ring, Slick pulling out handcuffs and they cuff Hogan to the bottom rope.

The ref informs Boss Man he’s been counted out. Big Boss Man has been eliminated. Haku chokes the champion in the ring, Boss Man grabbing his nightstick outside and unloading on a helpless Hulkster. Akeem tagging in, goes to help Boss Man with the assault on Hogan and Macho with a burst of energy, ambushing The African Dream from behind. Boss Man sees it, hops to the apron and whacks Savage with the nightstick. Boss Man choking Macho on the mat, Akeem shoves the referee and hits a 747 Splash on the champion. Haku working over Hogan on the outside as the referee disqualifies Akeem. Akeem has been eliminated.

Haku is the last one left for his team, The Mega Powers in bad shape at this point. The King with a back elbow out of the ropes, covers and Savage kicks out at 2. Haku with a slam, tries an elbow drop and misses, but Savage has nobody to tag with Hulk handcuffed on the outside. Slick taunts Hogan with the handcuff keys outside, Haku missing a dropkick in the ring and again Macho crawls to his corner. Elizabeth gets the attention of the referees wanting to get Hogan loose, Slick to the apron holding Savage, Macho ducks a superkick and Slick falls to the floor. Hogan drills Heenan for good measure, Haku with an inverted atomic drop as Elizabeth gets the keys from Slick and unlocks Hogan.

Hulkster finally returns to his corner, The King to the top rope and he connects with a splash for a near fall. Haku with an ill-advised superkick, knocking Macho backwards into his corner and Hulk makes the hot tag. Right hands to The King, irish whip and a big boot, Hogan with a slam and the leg drop for the win.
Winners & Sole Survivors: The Mega Powers

• After The Bell: Hogan poses for the crowd as Elizabeth tends to Macho Man. She tries to get Hulk’s help, but he grabs her in celebration. Elizabeth raises The hands of The Mega Powers as Macho looks a bit puzzled to end the night.
• EA’s Take: Although this match was a tad long, the pacing was pretty good and the crowd was electric for The Mega Powers/Twin Towers clash. Akeem’s tranformation from the One Man Gang is often thought to be a shot at Dusty Rhodes, as Akeem ‘The African Dream’ was also a “jive talking, soul man” in the same mold of Dusty, or at least he tried to be. Boss Man isn’t very polished in the ring yet and most of his offense consists of punches. Koko, Hillbilly & Hercules were just filler-type partners that were only there to give the appearance of the odds being stacked against Hogan/Savage after they were all eliminated. The seeds have been planted for a Mega Powers split and as we will see with Royal Rumble 1989, the cracks would only grow wider.

EA’s Finisher: A fairly entertaining pay-per-view that involved almost the entire roster, but the Survivor Series concept still needs tweaking. The 10 team match is still a cluster with too many bodies on the apron and the double switch from Demolition & The Powers Of Pain makes little sense. Why would Fuji leave his team that is already the champions? Plus, Demolition was already hated and The Powers Of Pain were over as faces, as evidence by the pop they got when they joined Mr. Fuji in what was supposed to be their heel turn. The Ultimate Warrior train keeps building speed and momentum, his career would continue to ascend into the next year as his push grows and grows. The Mega Powers get the last laugh over The Twin Towers to end the night, all while showing us a glimpse of what would be ahead for the main event duo.

Top Three To Watch
1 – The Mega Powers’ Team vs. The Twin Towers’ Team
2 – Ultimate Warrior’s Team vs. Honky Tonk Man’s Team
3 – Jake Roberts’ Team vs. Andre The Giant’s Team

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