10 Fascinating WWE Survivor Series 1987 Facts

4. Coliseum Video Omitted The British Bulldogs' Elimination

Survivor Series 87
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WWE Network has in many instances done the Lord's work in restoring older pay-per-views to their original broadcast state. Video-release versions of such events have sometimes edited out content, pertinent or not, as a space-saving method. One of the most unusual edits ever ties into the Coliseum release of this show.

Around mid-way through the 20-man, the British Bulldogs are eliminated when Haku pins Dynamite Kid following a savate kick. This is news to anybody that had only seen the Coliseum version of the show - the entire elimination sequence was mistakenly (one has to assume) edited from the VHS of the event.

All of a sudden, the Killer Bees and the Young Stallions are forced to overcome six-on-four odds, when Dynamite and Davey Boy Smith were just there aiding them a moment ago. What happened?

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Justin has been a wrestling fan since 1989, and has been writing about it since 2009. Since 2014, Justin has been a features writer and interviewer for Fighting Spirit Magazine. Justin also writes for History of Wrestling, and is a contributing author to James Dixon's Titan series.