10 Fascinating WWE Survivor Series 1992 Facts
An average show marred by some major firings the previous week.
The year 1992 was a troubling one for WWE. Despite the presence of some truly historic occasions (SummerSlam at Wembley, Bret Hart's first World title win, the greatest Royal Rumble match ever), 1992 is most notable for the manner in which a once-stacked roster of wrestlers shriveled and shrank in the midst of many real-life controversies.
Once the dust from WrestleMania 8 settled, some major names were either gone from the WWE scene, or would be gone within weeks or months. Any time you lose Hulk Hogan, Roddy Piper, Jake Roberts, Sid Justice, and the Legion of Doom from your roster within a six-month time frame, it's fair to say you're not living in ornate times.
It wouldn't be fair to call WWE "the walking dead" headed into Survivor Series 1992, but "the walking wounded" might suffice. Changes were made, particularly at the top of the card, as Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels were given the World and Intercontinental championships, respectively during the month of October. That both men would be squaring off for the main belt at Survivor Series signaled a major change in WWE philosophy. Times were changing, almost entirely out of necessity.
Here are ten facts about the 1992 Survivor Series you may not have known.
10. A Thin Roster Led To The Scrapping Of The Elimination Format
When the show opened with High Energy vs. The Headshrinkers, in what could've been the feature match of any Prime Time Wrestling episode of the day, you knew Survivor Series had entered a new age. No longer was the show rigidly scheduled to host four or five tag team elimination matches, and was instead "just another night" for WWE.
The only elimination match saw The Nasty Boys and The Natural Disasters take on Money Inc and The Beverly Brothers. Aside from that, it was singles and tag team matches up and down the card, with nothing else befitting of the Survivor Series name.
The reason for the change stemmed from the diminished quality of the roster. It wasn't just the loss of major names, but the fact that the midcard was filled with such non-established talents like Max Moon, Damien Demento, and others that led to WWE rolling into Thanksgiving Eve with a less-populated card for the night.