From: kzim@watserv.ucr.edu (Christopher Robin Zimmerman)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: WWF Survivor Series Showdown
Keywords: A Thanksgiving Eve Eve Eve Eve Tradition!
Date: 24 Nov 92 01:05:40 GMT

The WWF Survivor Series Showdown, broadcast on the USA Network 22.11.92 and  
in place of Prime Time Wrestling 23.11.92

Your hosts are Gorilla Monsoon, and Bobby "the Brain" Heenan, who except for  
"Let us take you back" footage provide all commentary.

The show begins with a short Ramon/Flair interview.  Flair is livid, and  
pretty damn funny to boot.  "Woooo!" seems to have given way to  
"AHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Repo Man v. Tatanka.  The talk starts early about Mr. Perfect taking his  
place as Savage's partner.  In an inset interview, Rick Martel calls Tatanka  
"Buffalo Breath (taken from Heenan!)" and promises a featherless  
Thanksgiving.  Repo seems to have more hair.  Heenan gets to do that  
"greeting an Indian" joke again, which always gets a laugh from a politically  
incorrect me.  Repo ducks under a flying Tatanka to get the advantage, but  
Tatanka manages to get in a chop, and then another, and then some slaps, and,  
well, he stays undefeated.  But wait!  "Blind" Danny Davis only counted to 2!   
No, don't worry, we just needed to see that cool fireman's carry before the 3  
count.  The "brain scan" explains why Repo Man is a saint for not stabbing  
Tatanka in the back, unlike Perfect with Flair and Heenan.

Let us take you back to last week's PrimeTime Wresling, which replays some of  
the best bits of the whole Perfect thing.  This time, Savage is direct from  
WWFB, bringing the total number of affiliates in Sarasota to three.  A lot of  
the psychology which played on Hennig was removed, however.  Since it came up  
that some couldn't understand this sudden turn, I will remind you once again  
that for some time on the set of PrimeTime, Vince McMahon has been suggesting
that Perfect's "executive consultancy" was merely a way to keep him from  
threatening Flair.  Last week, the question of Flair/Perfect and who was the  
better wrestler came up, Heenan's loyalty to Flair above Perfect came up, and  
Savage's offer of glory and money came up.  I think you can find all the  
psychology you need in that.

Mean Gene Okerlund interviews Savage and Perfect.  Although close to arguing  
a couple times, they manage to pick their feuds (Savage with Ramon over the  
"machismo" thing, Perfect with Flair for the "shadow" thing)

Marty Jannetty v. Kim Ch---no wait.  Through dirty tricks, the Brawler  
manages to make this match last long enough for Monsoon and Heenan to get in  
their hype.  Jannetty with fist off the top and words for Michaels.

Joining the hosts in the broadcast booth is the Intercontinental title, Shawn  
Michaels.  Let us take you back to Saturday Night's Main Event, with new  
commentary by all three men.  Heenan introduces Michaels as "the greatest IC  
champ ever," a clear dig at Perfect.  During the slower moments of the match,  
the Michaels/Hart confrontation is mentioned.  Sensational Sherri is  
mentioned.  Michaels:  "Who?" (!)  As a history revisionist, Michaels reads  
his lines well, mentioning that everything was working to his plan, and he  
really was only trying to tighten the fastening on that turnbuckle cover.   
Seeing this match again, I really appreciate this match as wrestling  
entertainment:  it tells a story, and tells it well, something which I used  
to enjoy about the WWF.

Musical tribute to Bret Hart.  Why, oh why, must we sit through musical  
tributes.  And why was there no tribute to Flair?

Promos:  ICOPRO, GI Joe, Electronic Talking Battleship ("Yeah!")

Shameless 900 number plug.

Kamala v. Red Tyler.  Again, the Kamala-Kim Chee communication is  
exaggerated.  Kamala covers Tyler wrong not once, but TWICE.  Can we assume  
this inability to get the pin will be a feature of the coffin match?

Let us take you back to every Undertaker sketch dealing with the coffin  
building.

Let us take you back to PrimeTime on 2 November, when Tatanka wins by  
countout thanks to the Undertaker-in-the-box.

Let us take you back to the tag team title change, and for a change show a  
match.  Irwin R. Schyster v. Earthquake.  Jimmy Hart comes out with IRS.   
Earthquake, you may recall, is 2-0 against DiBiase on PrimeTime in 1992, so  
we needn't figure out the winner.  'Quake is distracted when Hart, holding  
IRS' belt, taunts him.  Luckily, he quickly recovers and throws Schyster out  
of the ring.  After coming back in, Schyster is thrown into the corner, but  
puts up a boot for 'Quake to run his face into.  Two sleepers are attempted,  
both times ended with a back into the corner.  Earthquake puts on a sleeper  
of his own, but IRS gets out amazingly, setting up another trip out of the  
ring.  Sure enough, the Million Dollar Man comes out this time, distracting  
Tenta, distracting Hebner, everybody.  We take an ad break.

When we come back, Typhoon is also outside the ring.  IRS has control inside  
the ring though, and with help from the foot on the rope, slaps on yet  
another sleeper.  "Blind" Dave Hebner notices the foot the third time and  
unlike the classic  
Hebner-kick-the-foot-off-the-rope-with-righteous-indignation [tm], he gives a  
count.  Earthquake ducks, and IRS flies past him for his third trip outside  
the ring.  Typhoon threatens to hurt DiBiase if he helps out his partner.   
Irwin gets back in, gets pummeled, and tries to leave, only having Earthquake  
step on the tie.  Schyster does manage to steps aside (have you noticed how  
all the offense is generated by missed moves?) so 'Quake can meet the  
ringpost, but Schyster takes too long to climb the corner and gets to meet a  
boot.  'Quake drops the elbow, and, going for the finisher, get his feet  
pulled by DiBiase.  DQ and ensuing fracas.  Hilarious brain scam of DiBiase's  
head meeting Tenta's butt, (Mr. Stromer?) and as we break from the reply we  
see Earthquake holding his eyes and Typhoon asking for help.

Okerlund interviews the Bevs, Money, Inc., Hart and Lanny.  DiBiase hints  
that he didn't mind the DQ, perhaps even wanted it, so that he could disable  
Earthquake.  All four wrestlers make jokes using the words "blind," "eyes,"  
"seeing," well, you get the picture.  I guess this is a big deal.  So the  
Disasters will probably be eliminated early, leaving the Nice Guys to  
eliminate the Bevs and set up all those Money, Inc. house matchups after SS.

Let us take you back to 30 May, courtesy "Superstars" and Nailz beating up  
the Big Boss Man.  Listen for Nailz' undistorted voice.

**Barry Horowitz, the legend of Wrestling** v. Big Boss Man.  The fans seem  
to like Horowitz as much as I do, at least judging by the reaction of the  
fans.  Inset interview has BBM talking trash.  Boss Man with BLATANT hair  
pull, I guess this is the only way he can beat the Great One.  Unfortunately,  
I missed the end, but I'm pretty sure Horowitz won.

Sketch of Nailz alone in a stadium in a ring with a nightstick on a pole.  It  
doesn't look THAT high.  Threats.

Sean Mooney with the Survivor Series Report.  Here's the card.  Hart/Michaels  
is now announced first (!).  "The Perfect Team" v Ramon/Flair.  Coffin Match.   
8 man tag.  Nightstick match.  Tatanka/Model.  New matches are High Energy  
vs. Headshrinkers, and Yokozuna in an open contract.  Smith/Mountie,  
obviously, is history.

Okerlund with Flair and Ramon.  Ramon compares Perfect to "Arnold Benedict."   
Ramon also mentions "oozing machismo."  Flair accuses Perfect of having  
delusions of grandeur.  It seems Flair has given "Woooo!" to Perfect, because  
again he doesn't say it.

The Headshrinkers v. 2 Anonymous HNEs.  They spend more time with the Clown  
in the audience than the Headshrinkers.  Heenan reveals that Virgil is  
Yokozuna's opponent.  Lucky year for Virgil, eh?  Sid Justice breaks his  
nose, he gets killed by Nailz, and will now get killed by Yokozuna.  And to  
think he was a "Million Dollar Champion."

Vince McMahon, sitting in the woods with Bret Hart.  They talk about the  
SummerSlam match, the Saskatoon match ("On any given night..."), Hart's rapid  
defenses (mentioned:  Berserker, Mountie (!), Papa Shango, Virgil)  Hart puts  
in a bid to be "the People's champion," a Communist term I had thought.   
Vince asks him to compare himself to previous champions.  Indirect reference  
to "20-some odd inch arms," and Hart compares himself to his father.  Vince  
mentions Flair *and Hogan* and mentions Hart's lack of flamboyance.  Notice  
the deemphasis of Hogan as Vince finds that lack a positive trait.  Hart does  
not use the word "Hogan."  Vince asks about Michaels and Hart compliments  
him, saying "he reminds me of myself," but adds that he thinks he can  
anticipate most of Michaels' moves, and after all, he [Hart] is the best  
technical wrestler in the WWF.

In natural light, both of these guys look OLD.  I know they aren't, but  
still...

Promos:  WWF Figures, Electronic Hot Shot Basketball, Krusty's Fun House  
cartridges.

Heenan says Ramon + Flair will make sure that Perfect's return to wrestling  
ends before he even enters the ring.  It will end in the aisle.  Hmmm....

Paul Bearer introduces us to Kamala the Coffin, and the Undertaker gives us a  
tour of his new friend.

Next week:  More reruns, I'm sure.

No Jamison.
No use of the words "Ultimate Warrior."

And I would like to take this opportunity to declare the Sergeant Slaughter  
angle dead and placed upon the trash heap of unfulfilled angles that Vince  
keeps in Titan Towers.

Read ya at the Survivor Series!

Christopher Zimmerman    "The Thanksgiving Tradition, this year on  
kzim@watserv.ucr.edu      Thanksgiving Eve!" - Mean Gene Okerlund, 1991
kzim@ucrmath.ucr.edu     "The Thanksgiving Eve tradition!" - Okerlund, 1992
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