The title belt that Ric Flair wore to the ring for the opening match was not the NWA/WCW World Heavyweight Championship, but rather one of the WWF Tag-Team Championship belts.
This was the first Survivor Series to feature a one-on-one match.
The Undertaker (Mark Calaway) became the youngest WWF World Champion at that time in the company's history, winning at age 26.
There were two replacements on "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan's team. Tito Santana (Merced Solis) replaced Ricky Steamboat (Richard Blood), who had left the company. Sgt. Slaughter (Robert Remus) replaced Jim Neidhart, who had been "injured" in a match with Ric Flair.
Final Survivor Series appearances for Hulk Hogan, The Warlord (Terry Szopinski), "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, Hercules, Tito Santana,Kerry Von Erich, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, Miss Elizabeth (Elizabeth Hulette) and Sensational Sherri (Sherri Martel).