Survivor Series (1990)

Survivor Series (1990)
Promotional poster
Tagline(s)	"The WWF Thanksgiving Night Tradition!"
Information
Promotion	World Wrestling Federation
Date	November 22, 1990
Attendance	16,000
Venue	Hartford Civic Center
City	Hartford, Connecticut
Pay-per-view chronology
SummerSlam (1990) Survivor Series (1990) Royal Rumble (1991)
Survivor Series chronology
Survivor Series (1989) Survivor Series (1990) Survivor Series (1991)

Survivor Series (1990) was the fourth annual Survivor Series pay-per-view (PPV) professional wrestling event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 1990, at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut.

This event is known for seeing the on-screen debut of The Undertaker, who went on to become the WWF World Heavyweight Champion at the next Survivor Series, and the appearance of the Gobbledy Gooker. In addition, Sgt. Slaughter, who then portrayed an Iraqi sympathizer, insulted servicemen stationed in Iraq for Thanksgiving during Operation Desert Shield. Randy Savage challenged The Ultimate Warrior for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship. Rick Rude was replaced by Haku after being suspended by WWF President Jack Tunney for insulting the mother of the Big Boss Man; in reality, the suspension explained Rude's departure from the WWF over a dispute.

Crowd reaction to the Gobbledy Gooker was extremely negative, with fans loudly booing as the costumed Héctor Guerrero danced in the ring with announcer Gene Okerlund. Although the character made a handful of appearances in taped promos following the Survivor Series, the Gobbledy Gooker soon disappeared and was not mentioned again until the Gimmick Battle Royal at WrestleMania X-Seven. Several years later, WrestleCrap would use the name for its "Gooker Award", presented for the worst gimmicks, storylines or events in wrestling.