I read about the supposed Brother Love appearance in PWI as happening before Survivor Series but NEVER saw it so I guess it didn't air.
It was a suprise after the PoP being vicious heels in the NWA(WCW) feuding with the Road Warriors and then showing up in WWF as faces.I never saw their debut or even when theywere announced.I found out by seeing an ad for a house show where Tito Santana was teamind with the PoP against Demolition and I think Fuji.
I think the angle was after Strike Force lost the tag belts to Demolition at WM and then injurring Santanna's partner In SF,Rick Martel in the rematch,he brought in the PoP as back up.If I'm correct.
The PoP pain were soon given a manager the Baron(Baron Von Rashke) who was great I thought.This was the strange era of the baby face managers as Sir Oliver Humperdink managing Bam bam Bigelow and now the mysterious Baron who was actually inducted here at Wrestlecrap.The Baron looked & dressed like Emperor Palentine from Star Wars.He acted all evil and sinister.The PoP had no mic skills so the Baron was added.
So come Survivor series as the feud between Demolition and PoP was picking up steam,both teams were opposing captains gainst each other.Demoltion with all the tag team heels on their team which include dteh Brain Busters as wellas teh jobbers known as the Conquitadors. And would you believe the PoP captaining the baby face team with the Bulldogs,Rockers,and the Hart Foundation.All those teams are now legends and the Powers of Pain never really elevated beyond this era.When you look at it on paper it's hard to fathom them captaining over these great teams.
Anyways I watched this live on PPV and was wondering where the PoP's manger the Baron was.Typically back then the WWF would NEVER mention changes but just pretended it was normal the PoP came out there by themselves when teh past severall weeks on TV the Baron was accompanying them.
This was a great SS match one of the biggest surprises was the Conquistadors being there at the end.I'm sure most including myself expected them to be the first to be eliminated.I was even shocked they were on the team but then again there needed to be an even count of heel teams to oppose the faces even though the Conquistadors were seen losing on a weekly basis.
Anyways there was no hint there was going to be major turn with Demolition becoming faces and the PoP becoming the heels.So no one was expecting it.When it came down to the Powers of Pain being the last team remaining against Demo & the dors,Fuji for some reason jumped up on the ring apron waving his cane like he wanted to hit one the PoP while demo was in control.it happened so fast had it not been for the play by play of Gorilla Monsoon & Jesse Ventura,no one would have known what was going on.
The live audience obviously didn't know.Smash of Demolition was about to bounce off the ropes but Fuji held them open & Smashe wnt flying between the ropes and hit the floor and got counted out.
The camera man missed it as it looked like Smash accidently fell through the ropes.the crowd laughed.
Again only the play by play and Ax yelling at Fuji about holding the ropes and then teh Demos body slammed him and left him there.
taht's when the PoP suddenly stopped and went and helped Fuji to his feet and brought him to their coner where he helped the PoP cheat to finish off the hapless Conquistadors.The crowd thought Fuji was now a face and were cheering as the PoP hoisted him up on their shoulders and celebrated.
then Demolition came back to the ring and cleaned house and the crowd was booing them.Mean Gene did an interview with the PoP & Fuji afterwards.This was the first time I've ever heard the Warlord & Barbarian speak and boy did their mic skills SUCK!No wonder they never talked before that or again after this!!
So then Demo were officially faces and were really over too.They kind of had to turn face because they had pretty much beaten all the baby face teams so they needed to start battling the heel teams.I'd of rather seen heel vs heell matches but WWF didn't do that back then
Do the PoP got their asses kicked by Demolition at the next WM,tehn theyy split up in to singles wrestlers shich failed and Demolition would eventually go back to being heels and rejoining Fuji with Crush as their 3rd member.
Did i explain everything??