Survivor Series Showdown was a television program that was produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). Five separate specials aired on the USA Network, one week prior to that years respective Survivor Series.
During this period of time, the WWF regularly ran specials to promote their pay-per-view events. Similar to this series, March to WrestleMania ran the week prior to that years WrestleMania and SummerSlam Spectacular prior to SummerSlam.
1989
The 1989 edition of Survivor Series Showdown aired on the USA Network on November 12, 1989 (taped November 1, 1989) from the Kansas Coliseum in Wichita, Kansas. This episode aired as a special edition of WWF Prime Time Wrestling.
- Tito Santana (w/ Dusty Rhodes) defeated Big Boss Man (w/ Akeem & Slick)
- Mr. Perfect (w/ The Genius) defeated Bushwhacker Butch (w/ Bushwhacker Luke)
- Randy Savage (w/ Queen Sherri) defeated Hercules
- The Ultimate Warrior defeated Tully Blanchard (w/ Bobby Heenan) by disqualification
- Ted DiBiase (w/ Virgil) defeated Smash
1990
The 1990 edition of Survivor Series Showdown aired on the USA Network on November 18, 1990 (taped October 29, 1990) from the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana.
- Sgt. Slaughter (w/ Gen. Adnan) defeated Tito Santana
- Rick Martel defeated Marty Jannetty
- Earthquake (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Big Boss Man by countout
- Bret Hart defeated The Honky Tonk Man (w/Jimmy Hart)
- The Texas Tornado (c) defeated Smash by disqualification for the WWF Intercontinental Championship
1991
The 1991 edition of Survivor Series Showdown aired on the USA Network on November 24, 1991 (taped November 11, 1991) from the War Memorial Auditorium in Utica, New York. The commentators during the event were Vince McMahon and Bobby Heenan. This episode aired as a special edition of WWF Prime Time Wrestling.
- Big Boss Man defeated Earthquake (w/ Jimmy Hart) by disqualification
- Bushwhacker Luke defeated Blake Beverly (w/ The Genius)
- Ted DiBiase (w/ Sensational Sherri) defeated Virgil (c) for the WWF Million Dollar Championship
- El Matador defeated Skinner
- Roddy Piper defeated Hercules
1992
The 1992 edition of Survivor Series Showdown aired on the USA Network on November 22, 1992 (taped October 26, 1992) from the Prairie Capital Convention Center in Springfield, Illinois. In November 2019 this event was added to the WWE Network as a hidden gem, which included an additional hour of footage covering the dark matches from the live event. This episode aired as a special edition of WWF Prime Time Wrestling.
- Tatanka defeated Repo Man
- Marty Jannetty defeated Brooklyn Brawler
- Kamala (w/ Harvey Wippleman & Kim Chee) defeated Red Tyler
- Earthquake defeated Irwin R. Schyster (w/ Jimmy Hart) by disqualification
- Big Boss Man defeated Barry Horowitz
- The Headshrinkers (Fatu & Samu) (w/ Afa) defeated Red Fox & Royce Royal
- Nailz defeated Big Boss Man
- Bret Hart (c) defeated The Mountie by submission for the WWF Championship
- Virgil defeated Bam Bam Bigelow by disqualification
- Razor Ramon defeated Randy Savage by countout
- Bret Hart (c) defeated Papa Shango by submission for the WWF Championship
- The Ultimate Warrior defeated Nailz
1993
The 1993 edition of Survivor Series Showdown aired on the USA Network on November 21, 1993. It was taped over the course of two days; the first two matches on November 8, 1993 from Fernwood Resort in Bushkill, Pennsylvania and the last two matches on November 10, 1993 from Farrell Hall in Delhi, New York. In November 2018, this edition of Survivor Series Showdown was uploaded to the WWE Network as a Hidden Gem.
- Doink the Clown defeated Bastion Booger
- Crush (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Virgil by submission
- Irwin R. Schyster defeated Marty Jannetty
- Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) (c) defeated Bret Hart by disqualification for the WWF Championship
