demolition vs powers of pain survivor series 1988

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Later, Duggan used his 2×4 on Bravo, getting disqualified in the process. The crowd goes nuts for Jake as he gives the DDT signal.

Demolition returns to clear the ring and the crowd pops for them I don't think it will take much to complete POP's heel turn. Randy Savage, Hulk Hogan, Koko B. Ware, Hercules & Hillbilly Jim vs. Ted DiBiase, Haku, The Twin Towers & Red Rooster. In the third Survivor Series match André the Giant, Rick Rude, Dino Bravo, Mr.

The Honky Tonk Man, meanwhile, continued to be unsuccessful against the Warrior (in a bid to regain the title) and, shortly after their last match aired on Saturday Night's Main Event XIX, began losing his push and was demoted to mid-card matches. At WrestleMania V, Hogan defeated Savage in a match that was billed "The Mega Powers Explode" to win the WWF World Heavyweight Championship ending Savage's reign of 371 days.[14][15].

Fuji has the gall to push Ax away with cane and when Ax turns his back he gives him a wallop.

[10][2] After the match, Roberts recovered, retrieved Damien and chased Andre, Perfect and Bravo from ringside. The major tag team feud pitted WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition against The Powers of Pain, two teams known for their use of face paint and power brawling style of wrestling. Use the HTML below. [9] DiBiase and other heel wrestlers joined The Twin Towers against Hercules, The Mega Powers and other babyface wrestlers. When Hogan came back, Savage slapped him in the face and took the belt in his hand and turned heel by abandoning Hogan.

He then misses an elbow drop as Slick is shaking the keys to the handcuffs in front of Hogan.

The feud between Demolition and the Powers of Pain took on its new twist, as now Demolition was the face team and the Powers of Pain were the villains. Rude hit Patera with a Rude Awakening at 8:18 mark and pinned Patera to eliminate him, leaving Roberts' team with 4 members. As DiBiase was taunting Hercules, Savage immediately pinned him with a schoolboy to eliminate him, leaving three members in Twin Towers' corner.

Jake takes a beating but dodges an elbow drop from Bravo and makes the tag.

Beefcake then got the upper hand over Honky and locked on the sleeper hold, but Honky got to and slipped through the ropes, taking Beefcake with him; both men were ultimately counted out, leaving Warrior as the lone member of his team. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. As DiBiase was taunting Hercules, Savage immediately pinned him with a schoolboy to eliminate him, leaving three members in Twin Towers' corner. For The British Bulldogs, this was their last appearance in the WWF as a tag team; the Dynamite Kid was gone for good, while Davey Boy Smith would return in 1991 as a singles competitor known as "The British Bulldog." Initially, Smash was unable to handle the powerful Barbarian of the Powers of Pain, but Demolition eventually gained the advantage when Ax moved out of the way of a charging Warlord, who injured his shoulder on the steel corner post of the ring.

Great stuff. With this Sunday re-introducing the 10-on-10 elimination match, what better time to go back to an earlier version of the 20-man bout? DiBiase and Savage start off the match as they go back-and-forth in a nice sequence. Rude takes his time as Jake yanks down his tights then hits the DDT to eliminate Rude (30:52). Thoughts: This was the worst match of the show. Houston fights off Bass for a bit and looks pretty good in here but gets caught trying a monkey flip as Bass puts him away with a powerslam (10:12).
Heel team captain André came in and quickly used his massive height and weight to crush and eventually pin Santana, leaving the heels with a 4–2 advantage. Dynamite tags in and gives Jacques a snap suplex, which was something considering Jacques knocked his teeth out just several weeks prior. Now the major story arc of this match is Demolition vs Powers of Pain. Randy Savage, Hulk Hogan, Koko B. Ware, Hercules & Hillbilly Jim vs. Ted DiBiase, Haku, The Twin Towers & Red Rooster. Just three months prior he was wrestling in the main event at SummerSlam. Davis was eliminated quickly and after this point he became a TV jobber until his in-ring run ended a few months later. Beefcake scored the first victory of the night for Warrior's team, using a sleeper hold to force Davis to submit at the 1:18 mark.

The Barbarian gets worked over in the opposing corner as the match slows down for a bit, which is very understandable considering the pace they were working. [11] Problems increased further in the Royal Rumble match where Hogan accidentally eliminated Savage as he was trying to eliminate Bad News Brown. The second Survivor Series match was a 10-on-10 variation of tag teams where if a wrestler from a tag team was eliminated, his partner was also eliminated. Demolition gets counted out, but Ax is hot at Fuji. The Blue Blazer used his speed to daze Valentine, but while attempting to finish the veteran Valentine off with a top-rope move, Honky ran over and pushed Blazer off the ropes; Valentine quickly applied a figure four leglock to force the submission. The fans cheer mostly as Ax beats down the Warlord now Fuji is on the apron, waving his cane.