10 Fascinating WWE Survivor Series 1993 Facts
Owen begins to turn heel, while the All-American Luger push drags along.
Survivor Series 1993 ended up being a pleasantly-decent show, in spite of all of the backstage turmoil and roster shuffling taking place at the time. When you have five "guest wrestlers" in one elimination match, and resort to having another promotion's tag team title match, both on one major show, chances are your company isn't in the best place.
For the boss, matters were much worse than just a meager roster. Less than one week before the pay-per-view, Vince McMahon was indicted in New York on federal charges of conspiring to distribute steroids to his wrestlers. Though the trial would not begin until July 1994, it was understandably a tense time for the sports entertainment giant in trying to fix its image. McMahon, as the list will show, wasn't the only major name within WWE who was dealt a severe legal punch at the time.
The combination of an uneven roster and serious outside distractions eroded the usual sense of permeating fun that came standard with WWE programming. By late-1993, the shows felt less like the golden years of the company, and more along the lines of a distorted funhouse mirror version of what WWE was supposed to be. Survivor Series 1993, despite being far from the worst show ever, reflected that downshift.
Here are ten facts about Survivor Series 1993 you may not have known.
10. It Was The Only WWE PPV Held At The Boston Garden
Madison Square Garden in New York remains the alpha and omega of WWE venues, particularly in the days when exclusive cards from the arena were broadcast on local TV. However, there were other venues that had their own special "home" telecast, including Philadelphia's Spectrum, Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens, Los Angeles' Sports Arena, and of course, The Boston Garden.
Despite the relevance of the Garden and its yellowish hues to those idyllic times in WWE history, it only managed to hold one pay-per-view, that being this Survivor Series. The venue ended up closing in September 1995, four months after the final WWE show (dubbed "A Night to Remember") in the building.
Since then, WWE has held 11 pay-per-views in Beantown, all of which have emanated from the replacement venue, which today is known as TD Garden.