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WWF Survivor Series 1998 - Deadly Games [VHS]

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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.

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.

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 Rock/Bossman was hilarious & a record-setting match). There were some standout matches throughout the tournament such as Taker/Kane, Rock/Shamrock, Mankind/Austin, Rock/Taker & Rock/Mankind but past that, there was nothing horrible or boring on this card so I enjoyed it overall & would give this a 3.5 star event but again since it can't be done, I would give it a 4 & I would recommend at least taking a look at this one.

Survivor Series '98 brought back the 16 man WWE championship tournament to crown a new WWE champion. The tournament had it highs and it definitely had it lows. McMahon would start off the show to announce there will be a new WWE champion and he also introduces Mankind's mystery opponent which many of the fans where chanting HBK before hand.

First Round Matches
1. Mankind vs. Dwayne Gill (Gillberg)
If this match had any good to it, then it would be where Gill got scared by his pyro which was some/what funny. Match ends under a minute. 0.5/5

2. Jeff Jarrett w/ Debra vs. Al Snow
Much better than the first match. The King was all for Tennessee in this one. The match had some good reversals and some nice moves. Debra would try to interfere but it would only back fire on Jarrett's part. It had a nice shot with "head" towards the end. Pretty average match. 2.5/5

3. Big Bossman vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin
The match started out with a brawl on the outside before it would move into the ring. Bossman would hit a low blow on Austin but the ref ignored it. There was some good shots but it would end in a dq so Austin would sell his injury throughout the night. 3/5

4. William Regal vs. X-Pac
A pretty refreshing match to say the least. The match was very good especially after the poor matches that was placed infront of them. Regal & X-Pac took some hard bumps in this one. Regal would soon apply some holds on X-Pac to wear him down. X-Pac took a lot of punishment on his neck and even takes a hard suplex from the top rope. It was a disappointment when it became a double count-out but this could have been the match of the first round. Pretty good match. 4/5

5. Ken Shamrock vs. Goldust
This was a pretty good match up as well. Some nice moveneuvers and some reversals. Some nice slams. Shamrock pulled off a nice hurricanrana off the top rope onto Goldust. Good match. 3.5/5

6. The Rock vs. Bossman
It was originally suppose to be Triple H but he was still out from his knee injury, so Bossman would be the replacement. It ended in about 6 or 7 seconds after the Rock got a quick roll up on Bossman after he entered the ring. Very short match to say the least but I liked it though, I felt it was a good move. 1/5

Quarter Finals
7. Undertaker w/ Paul Bearer vs. Kane
It was cool to see Kane being the face and Taker being the heel this time around. Some good brawling and some nice shots were taken in the beginning of the match. It had some good action to take place on the outside. Taker would work on Kane's leg to try and beat him down. It had some nice power moves and some nice brawling throughout the match. Not as good as their wrestlemania meeting but you can't help that with this being a tournament match. Nice way to start off the quarter finals. 4/5

8. Al Snow vs. Mankind
I don't have no idea how Foley can wrestle a pretty decent match up while wearing a tux but he did it. The match had some good action on the outside and a chair would even get introduced. It had some nice hard shots. One funny stupid part of the match was when Foley found socko around "head" and then he would stomp on the head. Pretty nice contest with a good amount of time. 3.5/5

9. Ken Shamrock vs. The Rock
I felt this was the best match these two had that year. They had a nice brawl on the outside and some good wrestling in the ring. They pull off some nice counters and some good moves. Bossman would interfere but once again it would only backfire. Good match, much better than their other encounters. 4/5

10. Women's Championship
Sable vs. Jacqueline w/ Marc Mero
Jackie would get a cheap shot on Sable in the early going. Sable would get the advantage and hit the TKO on Jackie. Mero would interefere but would get powerbombed on the outside by Sable. It had some good counters. Sable hit her sablebomb on Jackie to regain the title. Impressive women's title match. 3.5/5

Semi-Finals
11. Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Mankind
Stone Cold would just come to the ring and just beat on Foley and then just rip his clothes off. He would even hit Foley with his very own shoe. It was a little funny to see foley wrestle in his socks. McMahon and the stooges would come to ringside. Another funny part was when Foley countered the stunner and then ran from the ring. Austin took a hard slam onto the concrete floor. It got physical on the outside for a while. It became a better of a match once it got back into the ring. A chair would also come into play in this match as well. It had a shocking ending but it all worked well in the end. 3.5/5

12. The Rock vs. Undertaker w/ Paul Bearer
The match started out with a pretty good brawl and soon went to the outside where some more brawling took place. They had a pretty good wrestling match and a nice slugfest as well. Kane would come out and get Taker dqed after chokeslamming the rock. Taker and Kane would then just go and fight all out into the crowd. 4/5

13. WWE Tag Team Championship
New Age Outlaws vs. Headbangers vs. D Lo Brown & Mark Henry
This match was interesting, cause one member from each team was in the match at the same time. The headbangers seem liked the odd man team where they would try to get the quick pin after the other teams did their dirty work. There was a lot of double team moves apllyed to the outlaws. The match had a few high risk and some nice shots. The Road dogg really gets isolated in this one. It had a pretty good ending. Good match to set up the finals. 3.5/5

14. Finals for the WWE Championship
The Rock vs. Mankind
Foley and Rock always had some pretty good matches together and this was no exception. This match also had its share of having some good action to take place on the outside. Foley uses some nice wrestling holds to wear down the Rock. The McMahons would soon come out and stand ringside. Foley & Rock took some hard slams and hard shots on the outside. Foley even crashes through the announce table at one point in the match. This match was defiantly the match of the night, but of course this match is known as the second Survivor Series screw job. Nice way to end the show. 4.5/5

After the match, McMahon would address the fans and tell them how the people screwed the people. McMahon would also make reference to Foley and Austin. Austin would soon return and get revenge on Foley and the Rock for what happened earlier in the show.

This wasn't the best Survivor Series but if yall like tournaments and if yall can find this somewhere for like 5 bucks or under then I recommend on getting it but it aint really all that special. You can get the final match on the Rock's 3 disc dvd as well.

At Survivor Series in 1998, there were 3 titles on the line. The Womens title was on the line, where Jacqueline w/ Marc Mero took on Sable in a short, yet good womens match. Pretty predictable ending though. The Tag team title is on the line in a Triple threat tag team contest where the champs, The NewAgeOutlaws take on the Headbangers and D'lo and Mark Henry. This match is extremely sloppy and sucky, with the referee, tim white, kinda obvlivious to any pinfalls. though somehow the match still seems pretty okay because of a few big spots.

and the 3rd title, the WWF title, will be decided as 14 men compete in a tournament for the gold. Aside from Steve Regal, Goldust, Al Snow, and Duane Gill, all of the participants in the tournament at the time were in the high-mid card, or in the main event level. A few of the best tournament matches were Undertaker vs Kane w/ a somewhat cheap ending, Shamrock vs Rock, and of course, the final match where the infamous screwjob takes place, Mankind vs Rock. Mankind takes some crazy bumps in this match and it is without a doubt one of the best on the card.

Overall, the ppv is pretty much worth buying for the reason simply that the tournament is great. Aside from a few (and i do emphazie FEW) of the long and boring matches and the messed up tag title match, the ppv is great

I think you are either going to love or hate this pay per view. I for one loved it. I remember being on the edge of my seat the whole night. The reason is the creative storylines. Some will criticize this show and say it's another slap-in-the-face to Bret Hart and his WWE exit. In actuality, whether or not the screwjob ending was indeed just that, it only marked the ending point of the show. And personally, I thought the ending of this show was the weakest point of the night although it got the job done. However, the stories and swerves that lead to it two and half hours earlier were nicely executed and kept me interested. Along with that, the wrestlers put on quality wrestling and performed their acting roles to perfection. Plus it was fresh at the time to see a main event match without the name Stone Cold Steve Austin. With this, Survivor Series 1998 catapulted The Rock and Mick Foley to their permanent main event stardom while their feud and ppv matches would continue to progress to new and greater heights for the next several months.

Survivor Series 98 is filled with great action and also some very shocking storyline progression. The Shane O'Mac swerve was especially shocking but pleasantly original as well. Plus, if you are a Rock fan, this is a must see for obvious reasons.

It's not a "proper" Survivor Series and in that respect I would have preferred this as an In Your House, but I still found it entertaining. It's kind of like a movie, actually, and it pays to watch the whole thing in one sitting. Some of the matches were somewhat less than spectacular (Mystery Opponent, I pity you) but the story development and the excellent final match make amends. The New Age Outlaws retaining the tag team belts was a letdown, though (those two guys are living proof that you don't need talent to be wildly successful in show business).

I love tournaments but I didn't like the fact that it was a 14-men insted of a 16-men toury. I also didn't like the draw in the Steven Regal vs. X-Pac match and I really didn't like the match between The Rock & The Big Bossman(subbing for Triple H)which was the shortest match in the tournament. Other then that, I like it overall. The Best match in the show was The Rock vs Mankind which was a hardcore,smash-mouth brawl. The worst match was Mankind vs Duane Gill which was a short,dumb & one-sided filler. The rest was ok. I give this PPV a 9 out of 10.

Following the previous year's controversial but highly-entertaining Series, this one was a huge dissapointment. Rather than the usual eight or ten man elimination tag matches, they decided to have a tournament for the World Title.

We had Vince McMahon making an angle that mocked the "real" incident from the 1997 Survivor Series as The Rock became the "Corporate Champion". The event itself was just all the tournament matches leading up to a battle between The Rock and Mick "Mankind" Foley. We also got to see a pretty average tag team title match featuring New Age Outlaws, The Headbangers, and the Mark Henry/D-Lo Brown team.

I was a little disapointed i thought it would be awesome,but it was just good. When i went to blockbuster and i read the back and saw the deadly game match i thought like a humoungeus battle royal,but instead it was just like a king of the ring.anyway, I couldnt believe that stone cold lost to mankind! darn the mcmahon family! the other mathes were good. the new age outlwas vs lo mdown vs headbangers 8/10 great match got to hand it to the roaddogg and billygunn. sable vs jauqline woo! what a match.8/10 sable kiked butt. mcmahon family sucks!! good PPV