good back-story, and good acting

It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

Late 1991 to early 1992 saw some popular names in circulation in the WWE. Amongst them were Hulk Hogan, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Ric Flair, Legion of Doom, The British Bulldog, Sid Justice, The Nasty Boys, The Mountie, Sgt. Slaughter, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Ted DiBiase, Virgil, Bret "Hitman" Hart amongst others. The 5th Annual Survivor Series featured some of the above names in some thrilling matches. The only negative thing, is that the heels dominated this PPV. My favourite match from the card, is the 3 on 3 match with Legion of Doom and the Big Boss Man vs. IRS and The Natural Disasters. L.O.D truly were afraid of no one and they show this when they squared up to a tag team of a combined weight of 852 pounds. The match was meant to include Sid Justice on the baby face team and Jake Roberts on the heel team. For reasons I don't know, they had to withdraw which was a pity. Hulk Hogan defending his title against The Undertaker was building quite a bit of heat, especially with Ric Flair claiming to be the real champion. The resulting match was very good from this Survivor Series card. The other 3 matches are great. Roddy Piper and Ric Flair were Captains of their own teams, they were having a story angle at the time. We get such a difference in Wrestling styles and it makes for very good viewing. Bret Hart was enjoying his early success as a singles wrestler. At the time in November 1991, he was the holder of the Intercontinental title. The match concludes with an ending I knew all too well would happen! The Rockers and The Bushwhackers teamed up against The Nasty Boys and The Beverly Brothers in a thrilling encounter that was a bit one- sided. There is one incident which would lead to The Rockers breaking up soon after..... Hacksaw Jim Duggan captained his team against the Viking character, The Berzerker. I enjoyed it, although it would have been better if Ricky Steamboat had been involved as he was originally meant to be. A most satisfying PPV and a darn sight better than the previous years Survivor Series.

In terms of the overall event, the 1991 Survivor Series is middling at best. The tag matches the event features are hit-or-miss, and the WWF is still figuring out what the future may hold. Plus, this event seems like more of a push towards the "This Tuesday In Texas" event coming up soon after this one. Time after time, that event was referenced and promoted, making this one seem like a place-holder.What makes this a rather iconic event, though, was the momentous decision to (spoiler alert!) have Hulk Hogan drop the WWF title to Undertaker. Besides the obvious "odd feel" of this move (happening so suddenly), it was actually a big step forward for the WWF to take. In finally pushing a new, popular character (which Undertaker indeed was at the time), they finally showed the capability to react to change.Overall, Survivor Series '91 was about as up-and-down of an event as you can find. A lot of average performances surrounding the huge Hogan/Taker match.

Live from Detroit, MIAttendance 17,500Your commentators are Gorilla Monsoon & Bobby HeenanIn one of the greatest angles in history, Randy Savage gets bitten by Jake 'The Snake' Roberts cobra. It was devenomized of course, but it was still a harrowing angle, It even made kids cry. Jack Tunney announces that all reptiles are barred from ringside and that Randy Savage has been taken out of the Survivor Series match. He says Randy Savage is reinstated and a match between him and Jake Roberts will be sanctioned at the earliest possible date.Ric Flair, Ted Dibiase, The Mountie, & The Warlord Vs 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper, Bret Hart, The British Bulldog & VirgilOrder of eliminationThe British Bulldog by Ric FlairThe Warlord by Roddy PiperRoddy Piper, Virgil, Ted Dibiase, Bret Hart, The Mountie by disqualificationSole Survivor: Ric FlairThis was a good match. I'm not sure if I care for the finish or not, but it was a good match overall. This one had a lot of talent in there. Bret Hart and Ted Dibiase had a really nice wrestling sequence in this one. I also enjoyed the intensity from Ric Flair and Roddy Piper when they went at it. ***1/4 out of 5Randy Savage says he was delirious after the snake bite. He calls it a living hell. He says he couldn't see or hear except Elizabeth crying. He says that hurt him worse than anything Jake Roberts could do to him. Randy Savage says the real snake is Jake Roberts. He says at Tuesday in Texas, the madness will be all over Jake like melting butter. Miss Elizabeth thanks everyone for the reinstatement of Randy Savage. Okerlund asks Elizabeth if she thinks Randy Savage will beat Jake Roberts at Tuesday in Texas. She responds with "OHHHHH YEAHHH"Col. Mustafa, The Berzerker, Hercules & Skinner Vs Sgt. Slaughter, Jim Duggan, The Texas Tornado & Tito SantanaOrder of eliminationCol. Mustafa by Sgt. Slaughter (Clothesline)Hercules (By Tito Santana) Skinner by Sgt. Slaughter (roll-up)The Berzerker by Jim Duggan (running clothesline)Sole Survivors: Jim Duggan, Sgt. Slaughter, Tito Santana & The Texas Tornado.This was a pretty mediocre match, but what did you expect? The only decent wrestlers in this match are Tito Santana & The Texas Tornado. This was really made tolerable by the exceptional commentary by Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan. Maybe I'm being generous about it.*1/2 out of 5Gene Okerlund accuses Jake Roberts of lying about his cobra being devenomized. He says "Cross my heart, hope to die, that's what he was told" Jake says everyone is trying to cast him as the original sinner. He says he spoke to god this morning and he said he doesn't like Gene Okerlund. Haha! He says the WWF, Jack Tunney, and the fans are to blame. He says for 6 years, the fans haven't realized that Jake was the real snake. The snake was just a toy to amuse himself with. He says at This Tuesday in Texas, it's not the end, the beginning of the end, or the end. It's the end of the beginning. Great heel promo from Jake.WWF ChampionshipHulk Hogan (C) Vs The UndertakerThe Undertaker wins the title with help from Ric Flair and Paul Bearer. This might just be the worst title match I've ever seen in my life. Even worse than Diesel vs Mabel at Summerslam in 95. As much as I love The Undertaker, his matches were often unbearable to watch when he was first starting. The match consisted of hardly anything but choking, punching, and kicking. If you count all the chokes in this match, you'd be astonished. As usual, Hogan needs to be almost invincible to be beaten. ½* out of 5'Rowdy' Roddy Piper cuts a great promo backstage and calls The Undertaker an "Adams Family reject" A bunch of other interviews take place as well.Jack Tunney announces a rematch for the WWF title at This Tuesday in Texas between Hulk Hogan and The Undertaker.The Nasty Boys & The Beverly Brothers Vs The Rockers & The BuswhackersOrder of eliminationLuke by Brian KnobbsButch by a Beverly BrotherBeau Beverly by Shawn MichaelsShawn Michaels by a Nasty BoyMarty Janetty by Jerry SaggsSole Survivors: The Nasty Boys & Blake BeverlyThe match was mostly average aside from The Rockers being fun to watch. This match was mainly noteworthy because it was the first sign of dissension between The Rockers. Shawn would go onto be a big star, of course. The crowd was dead for this.**1/4 out of 5The Big Bossman & Legion of Doom Vs I.R.S & The Natural DisastersOrder of elimination.The Big Bossman by I.R.S (He used his briefcase to nail him in the head)Typhoon by Hawk (I.R.S accidentally nailed Typhoon with the briefcase)Earthquake by countoutI.R.S by AnimalSole Survivors: The Legion of DoomThis was somewhat of a boring main event. It would have been enhanced greatly with Jake Roberts and Randy Savage being in it. I'm not really a fan of anyone in this match. I've always thought LOD was overrated.The Undertaker says Hulkamania died tonight. After Tuesday in Texas, the burial comes next.5/10This is an average show. The WWF title match is horrible and there is only one good match on the show. We did get dissension between The Rockers, though. Take it or leave it.

Well, thank goodness we're finished with that Iraq nonsense that'd been going on all year long. The big story coming int this was that NWA legend Ric Flair had just come to the WWE, and he'd bought the WCW Title with him, claiming to be the real World Champion. In the meantime, The Ultimate Warrior had left and Sgt Slaughter had rediscovered his patriotic streak, shedding himself of Iraqi sympathizer Col Mustafa. Hogan, in the meantime, had moved on to a huge WWE Title match with the undefeated Undertaker.This was not a great PPV, but had some moments, including the Undertaker's World Title victory and Ric Flair's PPV debut for the WWE.The night started with Ric Flair teaming up with Ted DiBiase, The Mountie and The Warlord to defeat Bret Hart, Roddy Piper, Virgil and The British Bulldog Davey Boy Smith. This one took forever before the first elimination, Smith, who was pinned by Flair after an axe handle. Things were squared up a while later as Hart interfered, costing the Warlord a pin at the hands of Roddy Piper. Things would end rather suddenly though with everyone except Ric Flair being counted out after a brawl erupted. Your winner and sole survivor Ric Flair.Next up saw Team Slaughter: Sgt Slaughter, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, The Texas Tornado and Tito Santana pick up a shut out victory over Col Mustafa, The Bezerker, Skinner and Hercules. Consider yourself emancipated from your unpatriotic friends Slaughter.Next up came the big match of the night as The undefeated Undertaker, capitalising on interference from his manager Paul Bearer, Ric Flair and Bobby Heenan pinned Hulk Hogan to win the title. This was not a great spectacle as a match, but it did the job. Taker winning to stunned silence. This match set up a rematch 9 days later at the Tuesday in Texas PPV.This was followed by The Nasty Boys: BRian Knobbs and Jerry Sags and the Beverley Brothers Blake and Beau defeating The Rockers: Shawn Micheals and Marty Janetty and THe Bushwakers Butch and Luke. Bea Beverly was the only casualty in a decisive victory.Last match of the night saw The Legion of Doom: Hawk and Animal and the Big Bossman defeat The Natural Disasters: Earthquake and Typhoon and Irwin R Shyster. This was the first three on three match in Survivor Series history. Bossman was eliminated earlier, but the Legion took care of all three on their own, pinning IRS after a flying clothesline.Well, not much to really say here. The Undertaker title win was meaningless as he lost it back to Hogan at Tuesday in Texas. Hogan and Flair never happened (in the WWE) on PPV so there was no build there either. So all we really did was close out the Slaughter/ Mustafa rivalry and kickstart a later rivalry, based around the Intercontinental Championship with Piper, The Mountie and Hart.