Survivor Series (1989)

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Survivor Series 1989 was the fifth Survivor Series event produced by World Wrestling Federation which took place on 12th November 1989

## Background

The main match heading into the show is G1 Winner and Intercontinental Champion Jimmy Snuka vs WWF Champion Hulk Hogan, this is the first ever double title match in history. Jimmy Snuka returned at Summerslam 1989 after a 3 year absence saving Hogan from an attack by Haku and Andre The Giant and then saving him from a cash-in from Rick Rude, they have been helping each other at any opportunity they can, Tito Santana was injured during the G1 and forced to back out of the tournament, Jimmy Snuka won a battle royal and entered the G1 midway through with all of Tito's points and everyone called out how unfair this was, still Snuka would go on to win the tournament and Intercontinental Champion and G1 Participant Dusty Rhodes wasn't happy about it challenging him to a title match which Snuka would win. Now, Snuka has decided to put his own championship on the line as we will see the first ever man to be crowned both Intercontinental and WWF Champions.

Tito Santana and Rick Martel have been feuding since Wrestlemania 5 where Martel turned on Tito after a lost tag match, Tito defeated Rick Martel at Summerslam 1989 to enter the G1 but Tito was mysteriously attacked midway through the tournament and forced to back out, Tito returned at Superstars 200 knowing that the man who attacked him was Martel but Martel keeps saying he couldn't give a shit about Tito to attack him, Tito doesn't believe it though and these 2 will face off in a Survivor Series Elimination Match with pretty random partners except Brutus Beefcake who is a former tag champion with Tito and has agreed to team with him tonight

Mr.Perfect made an open challenge at SNME May 1989 which was answered by the debuting Natural Disasters who destroyed him, since then they have made Perfect's life a living hell and Brainbusters have been added to the mix due to their leader being Perfect, Ringmasters have been working as faces in this feud slowly gaining the support of the fans, at Superstars 199 after Arn Anderson defeated Big Boss Man and Typhoon to enter the G1 Finals, Big Boss Man and One Man Gang tried to injure Arn backstage but Perfect and Tully Blanchard saved him, at G1 Finals 1989 Mr.Perfect attacked One Man Gang during his Intercontinental Championship match ending it in a DQ and now Twin Towers have been aligning themselves with Natural Disasters to take down Ringmasters, tonight a 4 on 4 will be taking place as Mr.Perfect has promised he'll get a 4th tag team partner

Virgil turned on his master Ted Dibiase winning the Million Dollar Championship on the process at Wrestlemania 5, since then Virgil's matches have all been met by gongs and flickering lights and Virgil running away always. This light flickering seems to be product of Ted Dibiase as it has interfered in most of his matches to Dibiase's benefit sometimes taking it further with the lights going down and a tall dark figure chokeslamming Dibiase's opponents, this man will reveal himself to the world tonight as Virgil challenged him to a Million Dollar Championship Match and he already has a name: The Undertaker.

## Survivor Series Eliminations

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## Details

* This was The Undertaker's debut
* The Undertaker squashed Virgil
* Ringmasters have chosen their former rival Bret Hart as their partner officially turning them face
* A vignette hyped up that Ultimate Warrior is returning for the Royal Rumble
* Ted Dibiase decided to give his Survivor Series spot to The Undertaker
* Hulk Hogan wanted to shake hands with Snuka after the match but Snuka attacked him turning heel

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