Show
Cyber Sunday
Match Results
Date and location
Sunday, Nov 5 | 8 PMET/5 PMPT
Ric Flair & Rowdy Roddy Piper def. World Tag Team Champions Spirit Squad
Leading up to Cyber Sunday, WWE Hall of Famer Rowdy Roddy Piper had not held WWE gold since WrestleMania VIII in 1992. That all changed thanks to the WWE fans who chose Piper to team with Ric Flair to take on Mikey and Kenny of the World Tag Team Champions the Spirit Squad.
One of the biggest upsets at Cyber Sunday had just taken place when Flair and Piper did something no other tag team has been able to do: unseat the Spirit Squad to claim tag team gold. In the match, Flair was able to lock Mikey in his signature Figure Four and get him to submit. For a moment – when the Legends joined Piper and Flair in the ring to celebrate – it was as if WWE had teleported back to the 1980s.
The loss couldn’t have made Kenny happy. Before the match, he chided the other members of the Squad and declared himself the only winner of the five man ensemble. Kenny also noted how they should have no problems defeating those “fossils.” Unfortunately, he wasn’t counting on Piper and Flair to have the resiliency to come up with a formula for victory.
By becoming the World Tag Team Champions, Flair and Piper not only showed
the youthful Spirit Squad that experience can often overcome the age
factor, but that the Legends still have fight left in them. In a show of
camaraderie, Sgt. Slaughter and Rhodes came ringside to support Flair and
Piper. After the stunning victory took place, Slaughter and Rhodes helped
clear the Squad from the ring and joined their fellow Legends in
celebration.
Sgt. Slaughter, Dusty Rhodes and Piper – three of the most celebrated
Legends in WWE – are held in high regard by WWE fans. Before the
match, signs throughout the crowd read “Vote for Slaughter,”
“I’m a Piper Voter” and “One more time for
Dusty” displayed just how important the careers of these three
Legends are to the history of sports-entertainment.
Check out the great holiday gift ideas at WWEShop.com
Leading up to Cyber Sunday, WWE Hall of Famer Rowdy Roddy Piper had not held WWE gold since WrestleMania VIII in 1992. That all changed thanks to the WWE fans who chose Piper to team with Ric Flair to take on Mikey and Kenny of the World Tag Team Champions the Spirit Squad.
One of the biggest upsets at Cyber Sunday had just taken place when Flair and Piper did something no other tag team has been able to do: unseat the Spirit Squad to claim tag team gold. In the match, Flair was able to lock Mikey in his signature Figure Four and get him to submit. For a moment – when the Legends joined Piper and Flair in the ring to celebrate – it was as if WWE had teleported back to the 1980s.
The loss couldn’t have made Kenny happy. Before the match, he chided the other members of the Squad and declared himself the only winner of the five man ensemble. Kenny also noted how they should have no problems defeating those “fossils.” Unfortunately, he wasn’t counting on Piper and Flair to have the resiliency to come up with a formula for victory.
By becoming the World Tag Team Champions, Flair and Piper not only showed
the youthful Spirit Squad that experience can often overcome the age
factor, but that the Legends still have fight left in them. In a show of
camaraderie, Sgt. Slaughter and Rhodes came ringside to support Flair and
Piper. After the stunning victory took place, Slaughter and Rhodes helped
clear the Squad from the ring and joined their fellow Legends in
celebration.
Sgt. Slaughter, Dusty Rhodes and Piper – three of the most celebrated
Legends in WWE – are held in high regard by WWE fans. Before the
match, signs throughout the crowd read “Vote for Slaughter,”
“I’m a Piper Voter” and “One more time for
Dusty” displayed just how important the careers of these three
Legends are to the history of sports-entertainment.
Check out the great holiday gift ideas at WWEShop.com
