Survivor Series (1991)
Survivor Series | |||
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Promotion World Wrestling Federation | | ||
Date | November 27, 1991 | ||
City | Detroit, Michigan | ||
Venue | Joe Louis Arena | ||
Attendance | 17,500 | ||
Tagline(s) | The Gravest Challenge | ||
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The 1991 Survivor Series was the fifth annual
Production
Background
Storylines
The main event heading into the event was between World Wrestling Federation Champion Hulk Hogan and The Undertaker for the World Wrestling Federation Championship. Hogan reclaimed the World Wrestling Federation Championship at Wrestlemania 7. The Undertaker debuted in the World Wrestling Federation at the previous year’s Survivor Series. Since debuting, Undertaker had yet to be pinned in a televised match (although he did suffer several a handful of pinfall losses at untelevised arena shows). This earned him a shot at Hogan championship billing the match as Hogan’s “Gravest Challenge.”
Ric Flair arrived in the World Wrestling Federation on September 9, 1991 claiming to be the “Real World's Champion”. He debuted carrying the WCW title with him, which he never lost. He immediately began feuding with Roddy Piper. Both men would captain their teams at Survivor Series. Piper had Bret Hart, The British Bulldog, and Virgil while Flair had Ted DiBiase, The Mountie, and The Warlord. There were multiple storylines between the two teams as DiBiase and Virgil traded the million dollar championship since the previous pay per view event, The Mountie was after Bret Hart’s intercontinental championship, and the Warlord and The British Bulldog were currently feuding and would go to be scheduled for the following WrestleMania (although that match would not happen).
Sid Justice was originally scheduled to join the Big Bossman and The Legion of Doom while Jake Roberts was originally scheduled to join IRS and The Natural Disasters. Sid Justice was sidelined due to an elbow injury. Macho Man Randy Savage was campaigning to take Sid’s place due to an issue with Roberts showing up to Randy’s wedding with a cobra snake. Savage would have to be reinstated due to losing at to Ultimate Warrior in a “career match” at WrestleMania 7. At a television taping for WWF Superstars of Wrestling (which would air November 23), Roberts baited Savage into the ring where he would unleash his king cobra snake on Savage. Savage would not be reinstated for the match and Roberts also not be allowed to compete in the match due to his actions.
The Hogan-Undertaker and Savage-Roberts feuds would continue to build toward the WWF's next pay-per-view event, "This Tuesday in Texas."
Aftermath
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Dissension had been brewing for weeks between Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty of the Rockers, and at their Survivor Series match the two argued after Jannetty caused Michaels to be eliminated by accidentally slamming one of the Nasty Boys into him. In a segment of Brutus "the Barber" Beefcake's "Barber Shop" talk show segment taped December 2 and aired on January 12, the two aired their grievances before seemingly resolving to stick together and work through their difficulties. However, Michaels superkicked Jannetty and threw him through a plate-glass window that was part of Beefcake's set, cementing Michaels' heel turn. A feud was commissioned, but Jannetty was fired in January 1992, shortly before their first match was to take place; the two eventually met in a series of matches in 1993, when Jannetty returned. However, for Michaels, the "Barber Shop" segment and the superkick jumpstarted his career that would continue to grow during the 1990s and 2000s.
Results
No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
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1D | dark match |
Survivor Series elimination matches
Eliminated | Wrestler | Eliminated by | Method | Time |
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1 | The British Bulldog
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Ric Flair | Pinfall
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10:55 |
2 | The Warlord | Roddy Piper | Pinfall
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17:00 |
3 | Ted DiBiase | N/A | DQ
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22:48 |
The Mountie
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Roddy Piper | ||||
Bret Hart | ||||
Virgil | ||||
Sole Survivor: | Ric Flair |
Eliminated | Wrestler | Eliminated by | Method | Time |
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1 | Col. Mustafa
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Sgt. Slaughter | Pinfall
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7:57 |
2 | Hercules | Tito Santana | Pinfall
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12:05 |
3 | Skinner
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Sgt. Slaughter | Pinfall
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13:31 |
4 | The Berzerker
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Jim Duggan | Pinfall
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14:19 |
Survivors: | Jim Duggan, Sgt. Slaughter, The Texas Tornado and Tito Santana (Clean sweep) |
Eliminated | Wrestler | Eliminated by | Method | Time |
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1 | Bushwacker Luke
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Brian Knobbs | Pinfall
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5:21 |
2 | Bushwacker Butch
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Beau Beverly
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Pinfall
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10:13 |
3 | Beau Beverly
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Shawn Michaels | Pinfall
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14.30 |
4 | Shawn Michaels | Brian Knobbs | Pinfall
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19:41 |
5 | Marty Jannetty | Jerry Sags | Pinfall
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23:06 |
Survivors: | Blake Beverly
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Eliminated | Wrestler | Eliminated by | Method | Time |
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1 | Big Boss Man
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Irwin R. Schyster
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Pinfall
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6:23 |
2 | Typhoon
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Hawk | Pinfall
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9:55 |
3 | Earthquake
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N/A | Countout
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10:05 |
4 | Irwin R. Schyster
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Animal | Pinfall
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15:21 |
Survivors: | Animal and Hawk |
Other on-screen personnel
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References
- ^ Ian Hamilton. Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens to an Industry Without Competition (p. 160)
- hoffco-inc.com – Survivor Series '91 review Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- Survivor Series '91 Review Archived 2007-04-29 at the Wayback Machine
- 1991 Survivor Series Results