2. Team Demolition vs. Team Powers of Pain – 1988
Here is my favorite elimination bout in Survivor Series history. Once again five tag teams were partnered up on each side of the ring, and this might be the single greatest assembly of tag teams in a single match. Newcomers The Powers of Pain captained a team of the Hart Foundation, the British Bulldogs, the Rockers, and the Young Stallions (that’s an unbelievably stacked crew right there) against Tag Champs Demolition, the Brain Busters, the Rougeaus, the Bolsheviks, and jobber team The Conquistadors.
The match was an epic 42-minute war where all the teams got plenty of ring time and the action was more or less non-stop until the closing minutes. Then a shocking double-turn occurred, as Mr. Fuji turned on Demolition, causing their elimination. The Powers of Pain then made short work of the Conquistadors and adopted Fuji as their new manager.
Demolition went on to become one of the most beloved teams in WWF history and set a new record for the longest Tag Championship reign. This match still holds up as a classic example of elimination wrestling. Spectacular stuff.
