10 Worst WWE Survivor Series EVER - According To Dave Meltzer
9. Survivor Series 1989 (2.31)
Though a two-star average for a late-1980s WWE pay-per-view is pretty good going for a Dave Meltzer rating, the 1989 Survivor Series rarely tiptoes in technical excellence thanks to succeeding in its dual purpose of promoting Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior as the biggest stars on the planet.
Having just about gotten Zeus out of his system as he prepared to enter a brand new decade, Vince McMahon had decided upon his WrestleMania babyface superclash, and used the elimination match layout to give fans lashings of both men to gage fan support a few months in advance.
The booking of each perhaps foreshadowed the direction of McMahon's gaze at the time. Ultimate Warrior was a dominant leviathan captaining his team to victory over a crumbling Heenan Family in the evening's topliner, all rampage and rage. Hogan meanwhile effectively squeaked past Ted Dibiase's team after questionable disqualification decisions saw Zeus and The Powers Of Pain auspiciously eliminated.
'The Hulkster's fight from underneath was as gripping as always, but his guts and determination suddenly didn't look on the level of his face-painted future foe.