Tuesday, February 7, 2017

If was the booker: SURVIVOR SERIES

I've wanted to be a professional writer of some sorts my entire life. People often ask me, "What kind of writing?" And that is the operative question. A more appropriate question to ask me is, "What kind of writing would you NOT want to do?" because frankly, when it comes to writing, I've fantasized about them all.

The one I fantasize about the most is of course being a novelist. Then I catch myself dreaming about writing screenplays and teleplays for movies and television quite often as well. Can't forget about writing plays for the stage and of course the dream I've got to live on and off since I was in my early 20's writing articles for Olympic, collegiate and high school wrestling.

Another dream of mine has been to write for professional wrestling. Now I couldn't write for today's product. I don't pay enough attention to it. I couldn't have written for the Attitude Era either, as it simply wasn't my style of professional wrestling.

My love for professional wrestling is the 80's and the early 90's.  When reading this mesh everything from about 1986 through 1998 WWE and WCW together. If you do that and ignore the actualities of who was around when and who was alive, this will be a fun read.  

Remember this is ALL fantasy. All my imagination and in imagination ANYTHING is possible. 

THE SURVIVOR SERIES


1. Mr. Wonderful's Wonderful Team (Paul Orndorff-The Genius-Ernest Miller-The Executioner)

Vs

Muraco's Magnificent Team (Don Muraco-Savio Vega-2 Cold Scorpio - Marcus Bagwell)

BUILD UP:
Just like it was in real life back in 1986, in my fantasy world Don Muraco and Mr. Wonderful have a feud, only in my world Wonderful is the heel and Muraco is the face. This Survivor Series match is the final match of the feud.

MATCH:
Vega pins Genius after a Spinning Heel Kick to the jaw
Scorpio pins The Executioner after a 450 Splash
Bagwell pins Ernest Miller with a Sunset Flip
Orndorff pins Scorpio after a piledriver
Orndorff pins Bagwell after a piledriver
Orndorff pins Muraco after dropping him throat first across the top rope

SURVIVOR(S): Paul Orndorff

After the match the commentators make the remark that Paul Orndorff was down 1 to 4 and still able to come back and pin four wrestlers in a row to be the sole survivor for his team. Orndorff is interviewed and brags about how Wonderful he is and nobody but him could have done what he did.

2. Degeneration X (Triple H-X Pac - Billy Gunn - Road Dogg) 

Vs

The Legion Of Doom (Hawk - Animal - Jake Roberts - The Patriot) 

BUILD UP: The last two matches the Road Warriors have had against the New Age Outlaws, either Triple H or X-Pac have interfered costing them what would have been a win. As a result Hawk and Animal challenge Degeneration X to a match at the Survivor Series.

MATCH: 
Patriot pins X-Pac after an Uncle Slam
Jake Roberts pins Triple H after a DDT
Billy Gunn pins the Patriot after Chyna knocks him off the top rope as he goes for the Patriot missle
Jake Roberts is counted out as he chases Chyna back to the locker room with a snake
Animal pins Road Dogg after a powerslam
Hawk pins Billy Gunn after a Doomsday Device

 SURVIVOR(S): Animal and Hawk

3. Team Rick (Rick Steiner - Marty Jannetty - Luke Williams - Butch Miller)

Vs

Team Scott (Scott Steiner - Shawn Michaels - Ted Dibiase - IRS)

BUILD UP:
In a match for the WWE tag team championship, it is revealed the Ted Dibiase paid off Scott Steiner to drop the belts to him and IRS, when Scott attacks his brother. This leads to a feud between Rick and Scott that starts at the Survivor Series.

MATCH: 
IRS pins Butch Miller after a Write-Off
Ted Dibiase submits Luke Williams in a Million Dollar Dream
Marty Jannetty and Shawn Michaels are both Disqualified
Rick Steiner never gives up but passes out in the Steiner recliner (After everyone else is eliminated, Scott Steiner refuses to get into the ring as IRS and Dibiase take turns against Rick Steiner who fights until he has nothing left. At the end Scott Steiner finally gets into the ring to put an already defeated Rick Steiner into the Steiner Recliner.)

SURVIVORS(S): Scott Steiner - Ted Dibiase - IRS

4. RESPECT (Bob Backlund - Bret Hart - Jim Neidhart - Ricky Steamboat)

Vs

DISRESPECT (Sid - Vader - Dino Bravo - Earthquake)

BUILD UP:  Bob Backlund who had held the WWE title 10 years prior attended the celebration of Vader's title victory when Vader decided to call him out as the worst champion of all time. Calling him a chump who never faced any real competition like Vader. Sid who was also sitting in the audience, stood up for Backlund saying he was a hero and inspiration to him. Sid talks Backlund into getting back in shape and challenging Vader for the title. Backlund agrees to it, and trains with Sid forming a bond and a friendship. Backlund then defeats Vader for the WWE title. Sid then ask him if he'll accept a challenge from him for the title. In what seems like a friendly, yet competitive match, Sid kicks Backlund in the stomach and immediately powerbombs him when Backlund goes to shake his hand. After he pins him he repeatedly Powerbombs Backlund, until Bret Hart comes out to make the save.

MATCH:
Vader pins Steamboat after a Vaderbomb
Hart pins Vader with a schoolboy roll up
Earthquake pins Neidhart after a vertical splash
Hart pins Bravo with an inside cradle
Earthquake pins Backlund with a Big Splash
Hart submits Earthquake with the Sharpshooter
Sid and Hart wrestle to a time limit draw

SURVIVOR(S): None

This begins what will be a major feud between WWE champion Sid and Bret Hart

5. The Brothers ( Hulk Hogan - Ultimate Warrior - Brutus Beefcake - Roddy Piper)

Vs

Heenan Family (Andre The Giant - The Undertaker - Kevin Nash - Scott Hall)

BUILD UP: I think in everyone's world, real or fantasy, Hogan and Andre would be in a feud.

MATCH: Undertaker pins Beefcake after a tombstone
Piper pins Hall with a backslide
Nash pins Piper with a Jacknife
Warrior pins Nash with a Big Splash
Hogan and Andre wrestle to a double countout.
Undertaker and Warrior fight on the outside of the ring as Undertaker accidentally throws Warrior back into the ring right before the 10 count. He continues to assault the Warrior long after the bell. Thus setting up a match for the future.

SURVIVOR(S): The Ultimate Warrior

6. The Amigos (Tito Santana - Thunder - Lightning - Jim Powers)

Vs 
Arrogance (Rick Martel - The Warlord - Paul Roma - Hercules)

BUILDUP: In a match against Power and Glory, Rick Martel walked out on Tito Santana allowing Roma and Hercules to double team him for the victory.

MATCH: Warlord pins Powers after a running Powerslam
Roma pins Lightning after rolling through a high cross body block
Roma pins Thunder after a Powerplex-Glory Splash
Santana pins Warlord after a Flying Forearm
Santana does not submit but passes out in Martel's Boston Crab (During the match the other three wrestlers beat up on Santana as Martel cowers from him the entire time, never getting in the ring)

SURVIVOR(S): Rick Martel - Paul Roma - Hercules

After the match, Martel and Power and Glory celebrate in the ring as they are soon joined by Scott Steiner and Money Inc. They all celebrate and get along like family, until Ted Dibiase suggest that he and IRS were a bigger help to Scott Steiner than Paul Roma and Hercules were to Martel. It starts off as a joke, but then gets heated as the two teams grow from a verbal altercation into a physical one.  Steiner and Martel try and break up the two teams, but as Power and Glory and Money Inc fight, Tito Santana and Rick Steiner blast through the door fighting with them.

This thus leads to two matches at the Royal Rumble.  A tag team match between Power and Glory and Money Inc and Scott Steiner/Rick Martel Vs Rick Steiner/Tito Santana.

7. The Four Horsemen (Ric Flair - Lex Luger - Tully Blanchard - Arn Anderson)

Vs
The Perfect Team (Mr. Perfect - Bam Bam Bigelow - Ko Ko B Ware - British Bulldog)

BUILD UP: After the departure of Ole Anderson, Flair, Anderson and Blanchard realize that they have to add a fifth member to the team. They decide that it will either be Lex Luger or Mr. Perfect, giving them both opportunities to showcase their talents. They hold a conference where it will be revealed who they picked. They pick Luger. Perfect tries to be cordial and humble, as he goes to congratulate Luger and thank the Horsemen for their time.  Flair then says, "You see, either your a horsemen or you're not a horsemen. And if you are a horsemen then you are with us. And if you're not a horsemen then you're against us."  Upon saying this, Luger hits Perfect from behind with a running forearm, as the other Horsemen rip off his tuxedo and beat down on him.

MATCH: Anderson pins Ko Ko after a Spinebuster
Blanchard pins Bam Bam after Bam Bam misses a top rope headbutt
Luger pins Bulldog after a running forearm
Perfect pins Tully Blanchard with the perfect plex
Perfect pins Anderson with the Perfect Plex
Perfect pins Luger with the Perfect Plex
Perfect pins Flair with an inside cradle counter to the Figure Four

SURVIVOR(S): Mr. Perfect

After the match Perfect is being interviewed and talked up by the commentators for being able to defeat all 4 Horsemen by himself. As he is being interview Mr. Wonderful comes out of nowhere to attack him, pissed off that Perfect is taking away his shine from what he had accomplished earlier.

8. DEMOLITION (Ax - Smash - Crush - Adam Bomb)

Vs

BAD MAGIC (Papa Shango - Kamala - Doink The Clown - Abdullah the Butcher)

The stable of Bad Magic has been ruling a reign of terror on the WWE for quite sometime as Captain Lou Albano vows to find a team that can put an end to their terror once and for all. He find the team of Demolition.

MATCH: Crush fall Abdullah the Butcher after multiple body slams
Kamala fall Adam Bomb after a Big Splash
Crush submits Doink with a Cranium Crunch
Smash fall Kamala with a cross body block
Ax fall Shango after a Decapitation

SURVIVOR(S): Ax - Smash - Crush


AFTERMATH: In my fantasy world their would only be four Pay-Per View events per year.  Royal Rumble - Wrestlemania - Summerslam and Survivor Series.  The Survivor Series aftermath would have the following matches at the Royal Rumble.

Paul Orndorff Vs Mr. Perfect

Rick Steiner/Tito Santana Vs Scott Steiner/Rick Martel

WWE TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH: Money Inc Vs Power and Glory

WWE TITLE MATCH: Sid Vs Bret Hart

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