At Survivor Series 1988, WWE executed one of the most memorable “double turns” in its history, as Mr. Fuji betrayed the Tag Team Champion Demolition to align with their rivals, The Powers of Pain. The move simultaneously turned Demolition into fan favorites and The Powers of Pain into villains. On their recent “DEMOPOD” podcast, Ax and Smash discussed the famous angle, revealing they found out about it at the last minute.

When asked when they were informed of the major creative shift, Bill Eadie (Ax) stated that they were not given advance notice. “If I remember correctly… we didn’t hear about it till the evening just before the match went on,” he said.

At the time, Demolition were dominant heel champions, but they were beginning to get cheered by the audience. Eadie believes that the WW

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