Survivor series 93

Why was Shawn suspended? Was it real or kayfabe? Also the video is a hidden gem, so that means it didn't air. Was there anything else involving Shawn insulting the harts? Also in the video who was that guy with Shawn? I vaguely remember him for his Dusty impression. Did he do anything before or after WWF?

Between real-life issues and storyline purposes, there were a ton of changes to the roster on that show.

As already mentioned, the absence of Mr. Perfect was likely due to his previous back issues flaring up again. They tried to bring him back into the fold at WrestleMania X to work an angle between him a Luger, but he disappeared again right afterwards and wouldn't wrestle again until 1997 when he went to WCW.

Lawler was accused of rape in his hometown of Memphis which resulted in the company taking his character off the air immediately. He would also not return until WrestleMania X - as a ringside commentator along with Vince - once the case was settled. The Hart/Lawler feud was one of the hottest rivalries at the time in 1993, so subbing out Lawler for Michaels really took the wind out of the sails for their Survivor Series match. They tried to just drop Michaels into the Lawler role being the antagonist who verbally assaulted the Hart family, but it came off as really forced. Bret defeated Shawn at the previous Survivor Series in 1992 which they used as a desperate attempt to give it some sizzle. Otherwise, it was just really strange seeing HBK team up with these three generic knight characters.

Matt Borne was definitely featured in the promos leading up to the PPV (which were taped in October) before he was fired for drug-related issues, but I am almost certain that Survivor Series 1993 was the debut of Ray Apollo who appeared on the big screen after the match. It was so obvious that it was a different person playing the role and it was downhill from there for the Doink character.

The main event saw two swaps although these were part of the storyline with both Tatanka and Pierre being taken out of the match being replaced by Undertaker and Crush. I was a huge Tatanka fan so his removal devastated me, but these changes allowed them to further push the Yokozuna/Undertaker and Crush/Savage rivalries which would continue for several months.

As for Tom Prichard, I always thought he was just teasing his voluminous mullet like some kind of 80s hair band member who lives his life engulfed in a cloud of hairspray.

AKA the reason 1995 and most of 1996 were not as good as previous years! He was the head of creative then. Don't get me started on how bad he is now!

The Shawn video at the "Hart" house was on the Survivor Series Showdown. The Reo Rodgers gimmick was pretty silly. Outside of newsletter readers who may read the news, would a fan specifically know it was an impression of Dusty? It was an "over the top" impression too, so not exactly like Dusty. I watched WWF and WCW at the time and didn't know.

I didn't like how it was handled with Razor's intro saying Perfect "tag out..."
WWF spent the last year developing Perfect as a face and it basically comes off like saying "this guy you fans invested in for a year as a good guy is just a loser who know shows." And it wasn't like there was a backstory with him being scared of anyone. For storyline purposes it really helped the show with Macho being able to be on it. But I think they should have found another way to get Perfect off, like a backstage beating or some sorts.

As cool as it was to see him return to the ring, there weren't a ton of highlights after that first match back at Survivor Series 1992. He had the "Loser Leaves Town" match on Raw against Flair which was fine, but happened kind of suddenly and just felt like an abrupt end to their feud. His feud with Luger was what it was and then the match with Shawn at SummerSlam fell flat despite looking like a dream encounter on paper.

His match against Bret at KOTR was probably the closest we got to the Mr. Perfect of old and he had a very good series of Kmatches against Doink as well that aren't as well known.

Bam Bam supposedly gets Matt Bourne fired for smoking weed in the hall.

Bam Bam recommends Ray Apollo for the Doink gimmick and gets him hired.

Apollo debuts at Survivor Series while Bourne had already taped a ton of stuff in the lead up to the PPV. So while he served his suspension he was still being shown on TV.

Steve Kerin is also working as Doink in late 93 on the indies. So at one time in the States we had three Doinks!

Bam Bam is upset and vocal that he has to face Doink at Mania ten....the guy he recommended for job.

In a way Bam Bam was rightfully pissed. The Ray Apollo Doink was so corny and essentially just like a circus clown. Before that feud you could argue Bam Bam was one of those guys that was solidly in the main event/ top mid card guy. Main eventing house shows against Bret, Tatanka, and Taker. The feud with Doink felt like it took him down a few notches.