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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best Survivor Series Ever!,
By matt (Indianapolis,IN) - See all my reviews
This review is from: WWF Survivor Series 1998 - Deadly Games [VHS] (VHS Tape)
here are the matches for the best survivor series i've ever seen. Match 1:Mankind vs.Dwayn Gill. Match 2:Al Snow vs. Jeff Jarrett. Match 3:Stone Cold vs. Big Bossman. Match 4:X-pac vs. Steven Regal. Match 5:Ken Shamrock vs. Goldust. Match 6:The Rock vs. Big Bossman. Match 7:Undertaker vs. Kane. Match 8:Mankind vs. Al Snow. Match 9:The Rock vs. Ken Shamrock. Match 10:Womens Title Sable vs. Jacquilen. Match 11:Stone Cold vs. Mankind. Match 12:The Rock vs. Undertaker. Match 13:Tag Team Titles New Age Outlaws vs. D'lo and Mark Henry vs. Headbangers. Match 14:WWF Title The Rock vs. Mankind. NOTES:this was a great ppv. worth every cent. best tournement that ever took place. the only non-tournement matches were sable vs. jacquilen and the triple threat tag team title match.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
It was okay,
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This review is from: WWF Survivor Series 1998 - Deadly Games [VHS] (VHS Tape)
This was the first time since WrestleMania 4 back in 1988 that a ppv had a touranment to determine who should capture the vacant wwf title. It was set up just like WM 4 where 14 individuals competed and two automatically were in the second round (those being kane and undertaker). The majority of the matches in this tourament were average or poor. The only matches that really shined in the tourament was Ken Shamrock vs Rock, Rock vs Mankind, and Austin vs Foley. Of course, there was a very shocking development and that was the McMahons master plan and not only screwing Austin both also Mic Foley. If you've seen this show you know what I'm talking about. The undercard which only featured two matches, the women's title match and tag team triple threat title matches were average. Overall, not bad but there are better 1998 ppvs such as King Of the Ring and Summerslam.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Deadly Game,
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This review is from: WWF Survivor Series 1998 - Deadly Games [VHS] (VHS Tape)
My past memories of previous wrestling cards that I still own to this day continues here with the 1998 Survivor Series. This was a unique event for the Survivor Series as this event didn't center on the usual elimination style matches but instead hosted a 14 man tournament to crown a new WWF Champion. For those that don't remember, back at BreakDown in September, Vince McMahon set up a "master plan" to remove the WWF Championship from Stone Cold Steve Austin which was successful. However, there was no champion crowned on that night since the other two opponents (Undertaker & Kane) pinned Austin at the same time. That lead to match at Judgment Day between the brothers with Austin being the guest referee with the stipulation on Austin being that if he didn't crown a champion, he would be fired. Well Austin didn't raise the hand of a champion & was fired on the spot only to be rehired by Shane McMahon who a few weeks prior to the event decided to step up to his dad. The result lead to McMahon setting up a 14-man tournament to crown a new WWF Champion & guaranteed to crwon a new champion. Austin wasn't the only one Vince had a problem with as McMahon also had issues against The Rock but once again thanks to Shane McMahon, found himself back in the championship tournament. Along with those problems, Vince finally opened up & seemed to accept Mankind to the point that he gave him a corporate make-over to fit the look of a new corporate champion. The rules were simple to this tournament in which the first round matches would have a 10 minute time limit, the second round having a 15 minute time limit, the semi-finals having a 30-minute time limit & the finals having an hour time limit. Also due to the issues over the past few months, The Undertaker & Kane received "byes" into the second round but with the stipulations, the night promised some fast paced action.
Mankind vs Duane Gill. The first match of the opening round of the tournament as Mankind was given a mystery opponent hand-picked by Vince McMahon. Jerry Lawler described this best at the end "was that a match?" as Mankind made short work of Gill to the point that Gill's intro was longer than the match with the only thing worth mentioning that I found comical was Gill being scared of his own pyro. Al Snow vs Jeff Jarrett. After having minor interactions over the past few weeks, these two battled here. This went back & forth with Snow even doing a bit of high spots with Debra (looking hot at ringside BTW) getting involved in the finish when both men attempted using "Head" but only one was successful with their attempt. Stone Cold Steve Austin vs Big Bossman. Bossman wasted no time as he went after Austin while Austin was making his way to the ring only to be introduced to steel steps. This was a high impact brawl from there but the bigger story was the job that Bossman did with his night stick on Austin that may have caused Austin to win the battle & advance but lose the war as he took a great deal of punishment. X-Pac vs Steven Regal. This was Regal's WWF PPV debut as he was wrestling under his "Man's Man" gimmick that really went nowhere as Regal quickly went back to WCW after this match. This was another match that went back & forth as Regal focused on X-Pac's neck with neck cranks, wear down holds & suplexes including a double underhook suplex from the top while X-Pac tried to keep the match at a fast pace where he was gaining some offense. The ending was disappointing as it resulted in a double countout just when the match was starting to get better, although I should mention that with this happening, Steve Austin would receive a "bye" into the semi-finals which McMahon tried to over rule but couldn't. Ken Shamrock vs Goldust. This match was more of a showcase for Ken Shamrock as he was in control for the most part of the match with Goldust only getting some offense whenever Shamrock started to lose momentum but it wasn't enough as Shamrock got the win here. The Rock vs Big Bossman. Triple H was originally advertised to be in this match but due to his knee injury (that he suffered at SummerSlam for those keeping track), Patterson & Brisco issued a replacement which turned out to be the Big Bossman. My sentence behind this match was longer as this match has gone down as the fastest match in WWF history even to this day, so don't blink. The Undertaker vs Kane. The first match of the second round (or the quarter-finals) of the tournament. This was a unique setting as it was the first time that these two battled on PPV with both men switching roles here as Kane was a face while Taker was the heel along with having Paul Bearer in his corner. This match is actually better than their future encounters such as SummerSlam 2000, WrestleMania XX or even their 2010 feud as both men exchanged power moves in the ring, brawled on the outside area & even Taker doing moves that you haven't seen from him before such as Booker T's reverse axe kick at one point. Mankind vs Al Snow. This match had a funny backstory as Vince McMahon had stolen "Mr. Socko" & wrapped it around "Head" to motivate Mankind for this match. These two had a better match than their first round matches here as they had brawl around the outside area & even bringing in a chair to use for impactful moves inside the ring. There was also a comedic moment where Mankind found "Socko" around the "Head" & even decided to beat up "Head" in the process. The Rock vs Ken Shamrock. Out of all the matches that these two had in 1998, this was their best match as this went back & forth with Shamrock attacking Rock's ankle at times to set up the ankle lock while Rock refused to quit & even landed his famous DDT at one point. However, the bigger story here was the appearance of the Big Bossman who played a factor in this match with his night stick but in a way that he wasn't intending to. WWF Women's Champion Jacqueline vs Sable. Earlier in the night on HEAT, Jacqueline layed out another attack on Sable that you saw her selling in the early going. It should be noted that Shane McMahon was the referee for this match. Everyone that seen a Sable match knows that a Sable is only good when the match is kept short & her opponent heavily sells. That was the case here as Sable was dominate throughout the match with Jacqueline getting a shot here & there but again, Sable was dominant to the point where she even gave Marc Mero a powerbomb on the floor in this short match. Mankind vs Stone Cold Steve Austin. The first of two semi-final matches of the tournament & before the match got underway, Vince McMahon made his way to the ring with Patterson, Brisco & Commissioner Slaughter. This was a wild match between these two as Austin attacked Mankind quickly in the early stages to the point that Austin ripped up Mankind's tuxedo & even nailed him in the head with his own shoes. However, the highlight of this match was Vince McMahon delivering his promise in that Austin would be screwed (doesn't that sound familiar at Survivor Series?) in a huge swerve that nobody, even Austin, saw coming. The Rock vs The Undertaker. Around 7 months before they would go on to their most memorable encounter at the King Of The Ring '99, they battled here in what was a good match that again, went back & forth between the two with Rock again adding some entertainment by mocking Taker & Paul Bearer after delivering a DDT at one point during the match. Just like Rock's previous match, Big Bossman did make an appearance here but it was someone else that had problems not with Rock but with Taker that made a bigger impact on the outcome of this match that even lead to a huge brawl into the crowd. WWF Tag Team Champions The New Age Outlaws vs The Headbangers vs D'Lo Brown & Mark Henry. The story here was that the team of the Headbangers, Brown & Henry had made a pact to work together to take out the Outlaws & settle the action among themselves which was shown in the opening video from their attack on the Outlaws earlier in the night on HEAT. This was different than the common triple threat team matches that we see as one person from each team was allowed to be in the ring instead of the usual one-on-one action. This was a good average match between these three teams with the action getting out of control at times that the referee couldn't control the action. WWF Championship Finals Match: The Rock vs Mankind. The finals of the tournament to crown a new WWF Champion. Both men started off a bit cautious in trying to feel each other out with both men going through tough matches in the previous round & as an added fact, Vince & Shane McMahon made their way to the ringside area at one point during the match. This match certainly picked up from there as both men were no longer patient & as Jim Ross said at one point "turned it up". They battled in the crowd with Rock hitting Mankind in the head with a trash can, fighting all over the announce tables with Mankind taking a sick fall through the Spanish announce table, both men using chairs & steel steps with a sick moment of Rock slamming the chair into the steps about six times with Mankind being under them. However, the surprise at the end was the conclusion where it was revealed that The Rock was working with the McMahons the whole time with a "screwjob finish" similar to last years Survivor Series resulting in The Rock not only becoming the WWF Champion for the first time but also the Corporate Champion. In the end, this is event was very similar to events such as the King Of The Ring, WrestleMania IV & The Wrestling Classic '85 in which due to the structure of the tournament, many matches on the card were kept short including some that looked like was going to get good (X-Pac/Regal) but cut short along with two DUDs (although... Read more ›
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