Ranking Every WWE Survivor Series From Worst To Best

14. 1989

Survivor Series
WWE

The Good: Vince McMahon bled absolutely everything he could out of actor Tom 'Tiny' Lister, including this penultimate pay-per-view appearance for Zeus ahead of a 'Double Bill' showing of one more match and the No Holds Barred movie that spawned his rivalry with Hulk Hogan. Elsewhere on the show, Bret Hart was permitted to look really strong against Randy Savage, Earthquake and others in yet another false start for his eventual singles run.

The Bad: A battle between teams led by Roddy Piper and Rick Rude was bogged down by the teams having too much trash. Mr Perfect was the natural choice for sole survivor, but looked less than flawless sneaking by the likes of Jimmy Snuka and The Bushwhackers.

The Ugly: WWE's panicked rebooking of their main event resulted in Bobby Heenan having to replace Tully Blanchard and Andre The Giant getting eliminated in 27 seconds. The drastic adjustments sucked the heat out of the show's topliner until Warrior decimating 'The Brain' sent the fans home happy.

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