10 Things WWE Regrets About Survivor Series

1. This Tuesday In Texas

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Double the money for nothing.

This Tuesday In Texas represented the WWF's first experiment beyond the Big Four pay-per-view model. The timing of an already carny-rific exercise was completely disastrous.

Held the Tuesday following Wednesday's Survivor Series '91, it was a cash grab of the lowest order. It wasn't a fun epilogue to Survivor Series; Survivor Series was a teaser trailer for This Tuesday In Texas. The terrifying, incredibly dramatic angle between Randy Savage and Jake Roberts was only teased. You had to pay more money to wake up from its nightmare fuel. The WWF Heavyweight Title match between the Undertaker and Hulk Hogan ended via Ric Flair chicanery. Those who maintained their trust, and begrudgingly accepted the ploy, were punished when Tuesday's rubber match rebounded right in their face. More interference held the title in abeyance, and the WWF didn't even follow through on the Hogan Vs. Flair programme.

Spare a thought for the kids who bought Survivor Series on VHS, and whose protests to buy This Tuesday In Texas fell on the deaf ears of despairing parents everywhere. The very existence of the show screamed "CON!" - one which shattered fan relations months before the most controversial, pivotal year in the history of the Federation.

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