10 Worst WWE Survivor Series Matches Ever

4. Diesel, Faarooq, Razor Ramon And Vader Vs Flash Funk, Jimmy Snuka, Savio Vega & Yokozuna (1996)

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A calamitous elimination match that captured everything slapdash, shoddy and just plain sh*t about a company handily losing a very real wrestling war in 1996, this abruptly dissolved Madison Square Garden battle tested the patience of WWE's loyalest supporters.

An equal opportunity offender, the match spewed out Vince McMahon's bad habits one after another. Reaching creative bankruptcy right around the time his finances almost went the same way, McMahon trotted out dated stereotype Flash Funk as some sort of disco/pimp reimagining of the red hot 'Too Cold' Scorpio gimmick from ECW. Faarooq was only just removed from his own ludicrous gladiatorial repackaging, but sharing the apron with the Razor Ramon and Diesel imposters did nothing for his brand new Nation Of Domination aesthetic.

Back on the other side, captain Yokozuna carried close to 800lbs on his struggling frame, which probably contributed to him injuring opposing number Vader with a uranage. It was iresponsible to continue to use him, as it was Jimmy Snuka, who got the legends treatment yet again whilst running from past sins that wouldn't catch up with him until just before his 2017 death.

That the match wrapped up in a schmozz after only nine minutes was really a blessing in disguise, but it didn't make the whole sorry spectacle any less insulting.

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