7 Cool Things About WWE Survivor Series 1990 (Not Named The Undertaker)

2. Final Appearance For Multiple WWE Superstars

The 1990 Survivor Series was the final PPV appearance for several former WWF talents. The Gobbledy Gooker was the terrible payoff to the mystery egg that had been built up for weeks on WWF programming, but at least the character was dropped soon after. The WWF promised two surprises at the Thanksgiving day event and to say the first reveal of The Undertaker was a success is the biggest understatement in history. For the second reveal, fans were completely disappointed to see this goofball looking turkey mascot dance around the ring with Mene Gene. Okerlund tried his best with the Gooker, but it was just awful. Luckily, this was the first and last television appearance for the hopeful mascot played by Hector Guerrero until eleven years later at WrestleMania X-Seven's Gimmick Battle Royal. The most notable departure was likely Demolition Ax who was also sporting the coolest hairdo of the night. Having slowly been phased out of the Demolition tag team after some health issues stemming from a shellfish allergy, Ax made his final WWF appearance in the opening contest and it was an underwhelming one to say the least. The former three-time WWF Tag Team Champion was pinned following the Ultimate Warrior's splash, becoming the first man eliminated from the opening bout. Two other men made their departures following this event and both were members of two different, fledgling tag teams. Sato of The Orient Express and Boris Zhukov, formerly of The Bolsheviks, both appeared as part of Sgt. Slaughter's team known as The Mercenaries. Similar to Ax, these two men were quickly eliminated in their match, neither man making it past the 2:00 mark. Finally, the longest reigning Intercontinental Champion of all time made his last PPV appearance as an active, full-time wrestler for the WWF at the 1990 Survivor Series. The Honky Tonk Man, a member of the Rhythym & Blues tag team, appeared with his partner Greg Valentine as part of Ted DiBiase's Million Dollar Team. Honky's stock had dropped considerably by this point in 1990 and he was not much more than a tag team comedy act when this event took place. Shortly after the Survivor Series, the Honky Tonk Man would be used as a color commentator on Superstars and was actually advertised for the 1991 Royal Rumble, though he had left the company by the time that event took place.