alexxx
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Post by alexxx on Jun 18, 2018 5:15:34 GMT -5
Does anyone if theses Survivor Series Showdown show were release on vhs? or dvd I did find a couple youtubue to watch
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2018 5:52:24 GMT -5
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Post by alanpartridge on Jun 18, 2018 6:06:46 GMT -5
Some WWF events from late 80's to early 90's. |
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Post by nibs92 on Jun 18, 2018 6:17:12 GMT -5
I did a quick search but no sign of an official release. The odd match may have appeared on compilation videos but not entirely sure. If you want to see them, it may be worthwhile noting all the matches and searching for them on YouTube individually if the whole events aren’t available.
They must have been great events in an era when squash marches were the order of the day
Also, quite interesting to note that the 1989 event was Tully Blanchard’s last match in the WWF
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Post by The Brain on Jun 18, 2018 11:41:45 GMT -5
Funny you mention these as just a few days ago I was watching the 89 edition from my collection. I enjoyed these as they were a good preview to the main show.
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Post by Artie Kendall on Jun 18, 2018 12:33:25 GMT -5
To my knowledge they were never released commercially. Bootlegs were available during the tape trade days which is probably the source for all the stuff you see online today.
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Post by alexxx on Jun 19, 2018 18:50:20 GMT -5
Does anyone if summer slam royal rumble wrestlemania king of the ring had showndown events I know sometimes they had leading matches they Saturday nights main event couple before some of theses main ppv’s
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Post by nibs92 on Jun 20, 2018 3:06:48 GMT -5
Summerslam did at roughly the same era as the survivor series showdown. As the focus for RR was on the rumble itself and not necessarily any feuds or grudges their wasn’t a show similar to the showdowns.
I seem to remember a few shows post WM8 that seemed to be a fallout of Wrestlemania, but think it was part of a European tour. The matches were on par with SNME with one or two possibly PPV quality (I remember the Undertaker facing Sid Justice, that with the right storyline would have been worthy of a place on one of the big four PPV’s)
The first KOTR PPV was in 93 and by then we had Monday Night Raw, giving us a few matches better than your average squash match, plus several qualifying matches leading up to it. Similar to the Rumble, the focus of KOTR was mainly the tournament, not the individual feuds of the time.
Again, I do think the showdown series was a great concept at the time, an event before an event if you will. Especially with the Survivor series, as you could have meaningful matches that enhanced the PPV, without screwy finishes for the sake of protecting the upcoming event
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Post by ClassicFan2 on Jun 20, 2018 20:40:26 GMT -5
none of the counydown shows were ever released on vhs or dvd. these were all the official countdown shows (Royal Rumble didnt have any official ones): WM6 Ultimate Challenge Countdown -3/25/90 Road to Wrestlemania 7 -3/17/91 Road to Wrestlemania 8 -3/29/92 March to Wrestlemania 9 -3/28/93 March to Wrestlemania 10 -3/13/94 Sunday Night Slam #3 -3-26-95 Summerslam Fever 90 -8/19/90 Summerslam Spectacular 91 -8/18/91 Summerslam Spectacular 92 -8/23/92 Summerslam Spectacular 93 -8/22/93 Sunday Night Slam #1 -8-21-94 Survivor Series 89 Countdown -11/12/89 Survivor Series 90 Countdown -11/18/90 Survivor Series 91 Countdown -11/24/91 Survivor Series 92 Countdown -11/22/92 Survivor Series 93 Countdown -11/21/93 Sunday Night Slam #2 -11-20-94 Prior to these, countdown shows were kinda specials on regular prime time wrestling or wwf superstars shows. Attachment Deleted |
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Post by ClassicFan2 on Jun 20, 2018 20:49:24 GMT -5
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Post by ClassicFan2 on Jun 20, 2018 20:53:06 GMT -5
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Post by ClassicFan2 on Jun 20, 2018 20:54:27 GMT -5
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Post by ClassicFan2 on Jun 20, 2018 20:55:53 GMT -5
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Post by The Brain on Jun 20, 2018 20:57:18 GMT -5
none of the counydown shows were ever released on vhs or dvd. these were all the official countdown shows (Royal Rumble didnt have any official ones): WM6 Ultimate Challenge Countdown -3/25/90 Road to Wrestlemania 7 -3/17/91 Road to Wrestlemania 8 -3/29/92 March to Wrestlemania 9 -3/28/93 March to Wrestlemania 10 -3/13/94 Sunday Night Slam #3 -3-26-95 Summerslam Fever 90 -8/19/90 Summerslam Spectacular 91 -8/18/91 Summerslam Spectacular 92 -8/23/92 Summerslam Spectacular 93 -8/22/93 Sunday Night Slam #1 -8-21-94 Survivor Series 89 Countdown -11/12/89 Survivor Series 90 Countdown -11/18/90 Survivor Series 91 Countdown -11/24/91 Survivor Series 92 Countdown -11/22/92 Survivor Series 93 Countdown -11/21/93 Sunday Night Slam #2 -11-20-94 Prior to these, countdown shows were kinda specials on regular prime time wrestling or wwf superstars shows. I have all these in my personal collection. |
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Post by robbutler01 on Jun 21, 2018 4:38:49 GMT -5
none of the counydown shows were ever released on vhs or dvd. these were all the official countdown shows (Royal Rumble didnt have any official ones): WM6 Ultimate Challenge Countdown -3/25/90 Road to Wrestlemania 7 -3/17/91 Road to Wrestlemania 8 -3/29/92 March to Wrestlemania 9 -3/28/93 March to Wrestlemania 10 -3/13/94 Sunday Night Slam #3 -3-26-95 Summerslam Fever 90 -8/19/90 Summerslam Spectacular 91 -8/18/91 Summerslam Spectacular 92 -8/23/92 Summerslam Spectacular 93 -8/22/93 Sunday Night Slam #1 -8-21-94 Survivor Series 89 Countdown -11/12/89 Survivor Series 90 Countdown -11/18/90 Survivor Series 91 Countdown -11/24/91 Survivor Series 92 Countdown -11/22/92 Survivor Series 93 Countdown -11/21/93 Sunday Night Slam #2 -11-20-94 Prior to these, countdown shows were kinda specials on regular prime time wrestling or wwf superstars shows. I have all these in my personal collection. Me too. Definately helped hype the ppv for me. |
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Post by TheEvilDoink1987 on Jun 25, 2018 7:32:01 GMT -5
I still have a VHS copy of Survivor Series 1993 taped live from the night the show actually aired. The person who recorded it even included the hour-long preview show hosted by Todd Pettingill.
That is how I discovered these "Survivor Series Showdown" events even existed. They were previewing the Harts/Lawler match and showed footage of Bret taking on Yokozuna for the WWF title from some recent TV special earlier that week. Bret had Yoko in the Sharpshooter, Fuji interfered and when Owen came out to defend Bret he ended up accidentally getting Bret disqualified.
It was pretty cool to watch because I first started watching wrestling around that time and thought I'd seen everything from that era in the WWF. Since the product wasn't as oversaturated back then, these events were a great idea to help build up the hype and feuds for the actual PPVs. I hope they find their way onto the Network eventually.
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