Survivor Series 1990 was the fourth annual Survivor Series pay-per-view professional wrestling event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 1990 at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut .
This Survivor Series saw the WWF debut of The Undertaker , who went on to become WWF Champion in the next Survivor Series one year later, and the infamous debut of the Gobbledy Gooker , which many people consider the worst gimmick of all time. In addition, Sgt. Slaughter — who was then using an Iraqi sympathizer heel gimmick — delivered a promo where he insulted servicemen stationed in Iraq for Thanksgiving during Operation Desert Shield.
Results Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.
(c) refers to the champion(s) heading into the match.
Dark Match : Shane Douglas defeated Buddy Rose
The Warriors (The Ultimate Warrior , The Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal ), and The Texas Tornado ) defeated The Perfect Team (Mr. Perfect and Demolition (Ax , Smash , and Crush )) (w/ Bobby Heenan and Mr. Fuji ) (14:20)
The Million $ Team (Ted DiBiase , The Undertaker , and Rhythm & Blues (The Honky Tonk Man and Greg Valentine )) (with Virgil , Jimmy Hart , and Brother Love ) defeated The Dream Team (Dusty Rhodes , Koko B. Ware , and The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart )) (13:54)
The Visionaries (Rick Martel , The Warlord , Power and Glory (Hercules and Paul Roma )) (with Slick ) defeated The Vipers (Jake Roberts , Jimmy Snuka , and The Rockers (Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty )) (17:42)
The Hulkamaniacs (Hulk Hogan , Jim Duggan , The Big Boss Man , and Tugboat ) defeated The Natural Disasters (Earthquake , Haku , Dino Bravo , and The Barbarian ) (w/ Jimmy Hart and Bobby Heenan ) (14:49)
The Alliance (Nikolai Volkoff , Tito Santana , and The Bushwhackers (Luke and Butch ) defeated The Mercenaries (Sgt. Slaughter , Boris Zhukov , and The Orient Express (Sato and Tanaka )) (w/ Mr. Fuji and General Adnan ) (10:52)
The Babyface team of Hulk Hogan , The Ultimate Warrior , and Tito Santana defeated The Heel team of Ted DiBiase , Rick Martel , The Warlord , and Power and Glory (Hercules and Paul Roma ) (w/ Virgil and Slick ) in the "Grand Finale Match of Survival": three-on-five Survivor Series elimination match featuring the survivors from the preceding matches (09:07)
Survivor Series elimination matches
Elimination
Wrestler
Team
Eliminated by
Elimination move
1
Ax
Perfect Team
Ultimate Warrior
Pinfall after a Warrior Splash
3:23
2
Smash, Crush, and LOD
Perfect Team and Warriors
None
Disqualification for brawling inside the ring
7:36
3
Texas Tornado
Warriors
Mr. Perfect
Pinfall by Perfect Plex
11:02
4
Mr. Perfect
Perfect Team
Ultimate Warrior
Pinfall after a Warrior Splash
14:20
Survivor:
The Ultimate Warrior (The Warriors)
Elimination
Wrestler
Team
Eliminated by
Elimination move
1
Koko B. Ware
Dream Team
The Undertaker
Pinfall after a Tombstone Piledriver
1:39
2
Honky Tonk Man
Million $ Team
Jim Neidhart
Pinfall after a Powerslam
4:16
3
Jim Neidhart
Dream Team
Ted Dibiase
Pinfall after outside assistance from Virgil
5:49
4
Dusty Rhodes
Dream Team
The Undertaker
Pinfall after Double axe handle off the top rope
8:26
5
The Undertaker
Million $ Team
None
Counted Out after going after Rhodes
9:17
6
Greg Valentine
Million $ Team
Bret Hart
Figure four Leg lock attempt countered into a small package
9:57
7
Bret Hart
Dream Team
Ted Dibiase
Reversed a flying bodypress
13:54
Survivor:
Ted DiBiase (Million $ Team)
Elimination
Wrestler
Team
Eliminated by
Elimination move
1
Marty Jannetty
The Vipers
The Warlord
Pinfall after a Powerslam
5:03
2
Jimmy Snuka
The Vipers
Rick Martel
Pinfall with an inside cradle
9:28
3
Shawn Michaels
The Vipers
Paul Roma
Pinfall after a Powerplex (Superplex /Splash )
15:40
4
Jake Roberts
The Vipers
None
Counted Out going after Martel
17:42
Survivors:
Martel, The Warlord, Roma, & Hercules (The Visionaries)
Elimination
Wrestler
Team
Eliminated by
Elimination move
1
Haku
The Natural Disasters
Big Boss Man
Pinfall after a Boss Man Slam
3:15
2
Jim Duggan
Hulkmaniacs
None
Disqualified after hitting Earthquake with 2x4
6:12
3
Dino Bravo
The Natural Disasters
Hulk Hogan
Pinfall with a small package
7:59
4
Big Boss Man
Hulkmaniacs
Earthquake
Pinfall after an elbow drop
9:08
5
Tugboat & Earthquake
Hulkmaniacs & The Natural Disasters
None
Double Count Out
11:33
6
The Barbarian
The Natural Disasters
Hogan
Pinfall after a leg drop
14:49
Survivor:
Hulk Hogan (Hulkmaniacs)
Elimination
Wrestler
Team
Eliminated by
Elimination move
1
Boris Zhukov
The Mercenaries
Tito Santana
Pinfall after a Flying Forearm
0:48
2
Sato
The Mercenaries
Butch
Pinfall after a Battering Ram
1:46
3
Tanaka
The Mercenaries
Tito Santana
Pinfall after a Flying Forearm
2:13
4
Nikolai Volkoff
The Alliance
Sgt. Slaughter
Pinfall after a clothesline
5:25
5
Luke
The Alliance
Sgt. Slaughter
Pinfall after a Stomach breaker
6:30
6
Butch
The Alliance
Sgt. Slaughter
Pinfall after a Clothesline
6:53
7
Sgt. Slaughter
The Mercenaries
None
Disqualification after interference from Adnan
10:52
Survivor:
Tito Santana (The Alliance)
Elimination
Wrestler
Team
Eliminated by
Elimination move
1
The Warlord
The Heel Team
Tito Santana
Pinfall after a Flying Forearm
0:28
2
Tito Santana
The Face Team
Ted Dibiase
Pinfall after a hotshot
1:51
3
Paul Roma
The Heel Team
Hogan
Pinfall after a clothesline
5:57
4
Rick Martel
The Heel Team
None
Counted Out when he deserted his team
7:17
5
Ted Dibiase
The Heel Team
Hogan
Pinfall after a leg drop
8:30
6
Hercules
The Heel Team
Ultimate Warrior
Pinfall after a Warrior Splash
9:07
Survivors:
Hulk Hogan & Ultimate Warrior (The Face Team)
Notes The Gobbledygooker was a human-turkey hybrid (Hector Guerrero in a turkey costume) that hatched from a giant "egg". In an interview found the on the DVD Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story , Hector said that he was convinced the character would be very popular with children, but was proven wrong.
The Visionaries was the first team to have all its members survive. They are also only the second team to have four survivors, the first being the face team in the 20-man, 10-tag team elimination match in the inaugural Series three years prior. Both teams feature Paul Roma as one of the four survivors.
Boris Zhukov replaced Akeem on Sgt. Slaughter's team, who had left the WWF. This was the second Series in a row in which Akeem was replaced. Akeem was replaced in 1989 due to injury.
Haku replaced Rick Rude on Earthquake's team, because Rude left the WWF after a contract dispute with Vince McMahon.
The Undertaker made his WWF debut as Ted DiBiase's mystery teammate.
As of 2007, this is the only Survivor Series to feature a match involving the survivors of each match in another Survivor Series rules match.
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Tagged Classics - Survivor Series 1989 / 1990 DVD
