Survivor Series (1991)

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Survivor Series (1991)
Details
Promotion	World Wrestling Federation
Date	November 27, 1991
Venue	Joe Louis Arena
City	Detroit, Michigan
Attendance	17,500
Pay-per-view chronology
SummerSlam (1991)	Survivor Series (1991)	This Tuesday in Texas
Survivor Series chronology
Survivor Series (1990)	Survivor Series (1991)	Survivor Series (1992)

Survivor Series (1991) was the fifth annual Survivor Series pay-per-view professional wrestling event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on Thanksgiving Eve, November 27, 1991 at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. The tagline for this event was "The Gravest Challenge."

Contents 1 Results 2 Other on-screen talent 3 Notes 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Results

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.

• Dark match: Chris Chavis defeated Kato (7:44)
  • Chavis pinned Kato.
• (4 on 4) Survivor Series match: Ric Flair, The Mountie, Ted DiBiase and The Warlord (w/Mr. Perfect, Jimmy Hart, Sensational Sherri and Harvey Wippleman) defeated Roddy Piper, Bret Hart, Virgil and Davey Boy Smith (22:48)

Elimination #	Wrestler	Team	Eliminated by	Elimination move	Time
1	Davey Boy Smith	Team Piper	Ric Flair	Pinfall after a top rope Axe Handle	10:55
2	The Warlord	Team Flair	Roddy Piper	Pinfall after interference from Hart	17:00
3	DiBiase, The Mountie, Hart, Piper & Virgil	Team Piper & Flair	None	All disqualified while brawling inside the ring. Flair was ejected from the ring during the melee by Piper and was therefore not disqualified.	22:48
Survivor:	Ric Flair (Team Flair)

• (4 on 4) Survivor Series match: Sgt. Slaughter, Jim Duggan, The Texas Tornado and Tito Santana defeated Col. Mustafa, The Berzerker, Skinner and Hercules (w/Mr. Fuji and Gen. Adnan) (14:19)

Elimination #	Wrestler	Team	Eliminated by	Elimination move	Time
1	Col. Mustafa	Team Mustafa	Sgt. Slaughter	Pinfall after a Clothesline	7:57
2	Hercules	Team Mustafa	Tito Santana	Pinfall after a Flying Forearm	12:05
3	Skinner	Team Mustafa	Sgt. Slaughter	Pinfall after a Schoolboy	13:31
4	The Berzerker	Team Mustafa	Jim Duggan	Pinfall after a Irish Whip/Clothesline Combo	14:19
Survivors:	Duggan, Tornado, Santana and Slaughter (Team Slaughter)

• The Undertaker (w/Paul Bearer) defeated Hulk Hogan to win the WWF Championship (12:45)
  • Undertaker pinned Hogan after a Tombstone Piledriver onto a steel chair placed in the ring by Ric Flair.
• (4 on 4) Survivor Series match: The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) and The Beverly Brothers (Beau and Blake) defeated The Rockers (Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty) and The Bushwhackers (Luke Williams and Butch Miller) (23:06)

Elimination #	Wrestler	Team	Eliminated by	Elimination move	Time
1	Luke	Team Rockers/Bushwhackers	Knobbs	Pinfall after a Flying Clothesline	5:21
2	Butch	Team Rockers/Bushwhackers	Beau	Pinfall after a Shaker Heights Spike (Flapjack/Facebuster combo)	10:13
3	Beau	Team Nasty Boys/Beverly Brothers	Shawn Michaels	Pinfall with a Back Slide
4	Shawn Michaels	Team Rockers/Bushwhackers	Knobbs	Pinfall with a roll-up.	19:41
5	Marty Jannetty	Team Rockers/Bushwhackers	Sags	Pinfall with a small package.	23:06
Survivors:	The Nasty Boys & Blake Beverly (Team Nasty Boys/Beverly Brothers)

• (3 on 3) Survivor Series match: The Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal) and The Big Boss Man defeated The Natural Disasters (Earthquake and Typhoon) and Irwin R. Schyster (w/Jimmy Hart) (15:21)

Elimination #	Wrestler	Team	Eliminated by	Elimination move	Time
1	Big Boss Man	Team Big Boss Man	IRS	Pinfall after being hit with a metal briefcase	6:23
2	Typhoon	Team IRS	Hawk	Pinfall after being hit accidentally with a metal briefcase	9:55
3	Earthquake	Team IRS	None	Countout after escorting Typhoon to the dressing room
4	IRS	Team IRS	Animal	Pinfall after a Flying Clothesline	15:21
Survivors:	The Legion Of Doom (Team Big Boss Man)

• • Sid Justice was supposed to be part of the match, but couldn't compete due to injury. Randy Savage was going to take Sid's place, but due to the "snake bite" incident the weekend before the pay-per-view, both Savage & Roberts were removed from the match.

[edit] Other on-screen talent

Commentators Gorilla Monsoon Bobby "The Brain" Heenan Interviewers Gene Okerlund Sean Mooney Ring Announcer Howard Finkel

Referees Earl Hebner Mike Chioda Danny Davis Joey Marella John Binella Others Jack Tunney - WWF President

[edit] Notes

• Sgt. Slaughter replaced Jim Neidhart on Jim Duggan's team, who was "injured" in a match with Ric Flair.
• Tito Santana replaced Ricky Steamboat on Duggan's team, who had left the WWF by this point.
• Hercules replaced Big Bully Busick on Col. Mustafa's team, who had left the WWF by this point.
• Undertaker vs. Hulk Hogan was the first one-on-one match at Survivor Series.

[edit] References

• hoffco-inc.com - Survivor Series '91 review
• Survivor Series '91 Review
• 1991 Survivor Series Results

[edit] External links

• Official 1991 Survivor Series website