10 Things You Learn From Watching 1992 On The WWE Network
4. Survivor Series Didn't Miss The Ultimate Warrior
Originally, the plan for Survivor Series was to team Randy Savage and The Ultimate Warrior together. At the pay-per-view, they would face Ric Flair and the newcomer Razor Ramon in a bumper tag-team attraction. Somewhere along the line, Warrior was released from contract, with varying reports listing a drug test failure and differences when it came to creative direction.
Whatever the case, Warrior was out and the WWF decided to turn Mr. Perfect babyface to plug the gap. This actually made sense, because Perfect had been acting as bodyguard to Flair for much of the year. Besides, fans were delighted to cheer for him, it felt refreshing.
Whilst there's no doubting that Warrior would have helped boost the star power of the pay-per-view, he wouldn't have directly aided match quality. Mr. Perfect was always a much more accomplished in-ring worker, so his addition to one of the marquee matches was welcome.
WWF fans wouldn't see The Ultimate Warrior in the company again until 1996, the longest gap since his debut in 1987. On this occasion, it was likely better to have Perfect in there.