Survivor Series
Overview
The Survivor Series is an annual pay-per-view event held in November by World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment . Some fans of WWF/E call it one of the "Big Four", as along with WrestleMania , Royal Rumble and SummerSlam , it was one of the original four annual WWF/E pay-per-views.
The original concept for the Survivor Series was to have an annual pay-per-view event that focused on tag team wrestling. Another contributing factor to the birth of the Survivor Series was to capitalize on the big time feud between Hulk Hogan and Andre The Giant, whom wrestled each other at that year's WrestleMania .
It was originally created to be the "Thanksgiving event" as the first four Survivor Series events took place on Thanksgiving Day in November. Notable wrestlers The Undertaker , The Rock and Kurt Angle all made their WWF debut at Survivor Series.
The event is usually characterized by having four on four (or sometimes five on five) tag-team elimination matches. These matches are generally referred to simply as "Survivor Series matches". The 1987-1991 and 1993-1997 Survivor Series events featured multiple Survivor Series style matches. The 1992 event had only one 4 on 4 tag team elimination match, but featured the first WWF casket match . The 1998 edition featured an elimination tournament for the WWF Championship , not seen since WrestleMania IV . The 2002 Survivor Series featured the debut of the Elimination Chamber match.
Survivor Series is the second longest running pay-per-view event in WWF/E history, behind WrestleMania. The first Survivor Series, held in 1987, came on the heels of the incredible success of WrestleMania III , as the WWF began to see the lucrative potential of the pay-per-view market.
Survivor Series is often referred to as the all-star game of professional wrestling, where the most elite of two divisions (or, in the case of the 2005 Series, the two divisions themselves) go head-to-head.
In 2006, Survivor Series celebrated its 20th anniversary.
Survivor Series dates and venues
Event
Date
City
Venue
Main Event
Survivor Series 1987
November 26, 1987
Richfield, Ohio
Richfield Coliseum
André the Giant , One Man Gang , King Kong Bundy , Butch Reed and Rick Rude (with Bobby Heenan and Slick ) vs. Hulk Hogan , Paul Orndorff , Don Muraco , Ken Patera and Bam Bam Bigelow (with Oliver Humperdink ) in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series match
Survivor Series 1988
November 24, 1988
Richfield, Ohio
Richfield Coliseum
The Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage ), Hercules , Koko B. Ware and Hillbilly Jim (with Miss Elizabeth ) vs. The Twin Towers (Akeem and The Big Boss Man ), Ted DiBiase , Haku and The Red Rooster (with Slick, Bobby Heenan and Virgil ) in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series match
Survivor Series 1989
November 23, 1989
Rosemont, Illinois
Rosemont Horizon
The Ultimate Warriors (The Ultimate Warrior , The Rockers (Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty ) and Jim Neidhart ) vs. The Heenan Family (Bobby Heenan, André the Giant, Haku and Arn Anderson ) in a 4-on-4 Survivor Series match
Survivor Series 1990
November 22, 1990
Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford Civic Center
Hulk Hogan, The Ultimate Warrior and Tito Santana vs. Ted DiBiase, Rick Martel , The Warlord and Power and Glory (Hercules and Paul Roma ) (with Virgil and Slick) in a 3-on-5 Grand Finale Survivor Series match
Survivor Series 1991
November 27, 1991
Detroit, Michigan
Joe Louis Arena
The Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal ) and The Big Boss Man vs. The Natural Disasters (Earthquake and Typhoon ) and Irwin R. Schyster (with Jimmy Hart ) in a 3-on-3 Survivor Series match
Survivor Series 1992
November 25, 1992
Richfield, Ohio
Richfield Coliseum
The Undertaker (with Paul Bearer ) vs. Kamala (w/Kim Chee and Harvey Wippleman ) in a Coffin match Bret Hart (c) vs. Shawn Michaels for the WWF Championship
Survivor Series 1993
November 24, 1993
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston Garden
The All-Americans (Lex Luger , The Undertaker, Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner ) (with Paul Bearer) vs. The Foreign Fanatics (Yokozuna , Crush , Ludvig Borga and Quebecer Jacques ) (with Jim Cornette , Johnny Polo and Mr. Fuji ) in a 4-on-4 Survivor Series match
Survivor Series 1994
November 23, 1994
San Antonio, Texas
Freeman Coliseum
The Undertaker (with Paul Bearer) vs. Yokozuna (with Mr. Fuji and Jim Cornette) in a Casket match (with Chuck Norris as the Special Guest Enforcer )
Survivor Series 1995
November 19, 1995
Landover, Maryland
USAir Arena
Diesel (c) vs. Bret Hart in a No Disqualification match for the WWF Championship
Survivor Series 1996
November 17, 1996
New York, New York
Madison Square Garden
Shawn Michaels (c) (with Jose Lothario ) vs. Sycho Sid for the WWF Championship
Survivor Series 1997
November 9, 1997
Montreal, Quebec
Molson Centre
Bret Hart (c) vs. Shawn Michaels for the WWF Championship (Montreal-Screwjob)
Survivor Series 1998
November 15, 1998
St. Louis, Missouri
Kiel Center
The Rock vs. Mankind in the finals of the "Deadly Game" tournament for the vacant WWF Championship
Survivor Series 1999
November 14, 1999
Detroit, Michigan
Joe Louis Arena
Triple H (c) vs. The Big Show vs. The Rock in a Triple Threat match for the WWF Championship
Survivor Series 2000
November 19, 2000
Tampa, Florida
Ice Palace
Steve Austin vs. Triple H in a No Disqualification match
Survivor Series 2001
November 18, 2001
Greensboro, North Carolina
Greensboro Coliseum Complex
Team WWF (The Rock, Chris Jericho , The Undertaker, Kane and The Big Show) vs. Team The Alliance (Steve Austin, Rob Van Dam , Kurt Angle , Booker T , and Shane McMahon ) in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series match for control of the WWF
Survivor Series 2002
November 17, 2002
New York, New York
Madison Square Garden
Triple H (c) vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho vs. Kane vs. Rob Van Dam vs. Booker T in the first Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship
Survivor Series 2003
November 16, 2003
Dallas, Texas
American Airlines Center
Team Bischoff (Chris Jericho, Christian , Randy Orton , Scott Steiner and Mark Henry ) vs. Team Austin (Shawn Michaels, Rob Van Dam, Booker T, Bubba Ray Dudley , and D-Von Dudley )in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series matchGoldberg (c) vs. Triple H (with Ric Flair ) for the World Heavyweight Championship
Survivor Series 2004
November 14, 2004
Cleveland, Ohio
Gund Arena
Team Orton (Randy Orton, Chris Benoit , Chris Jericho and Maven ) vs. Team Triple H (Triple H, Edge , Batista and Snitsky ) in a 4-on-4 Survivor Series match
Survivor Series 2005
November 27, 2005
Detroit, Michigan
Joe Louis Arena
Team Raw (Shawn Michaels, Kane, The Big Show, Carlito and Chris Masters ) vs. Team SmackDown! (Batista, Rey Mysterio , John "Bradshaw" Layfield , Bobby Lashley and Randy Orton) (with Bob Orton and Jillian Hall ) in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series match
Survivor Series 2006
November 26, 2006
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Wachovia Center
Team Cena (John Cena , Rob Van Dam, Kane, Bobby Lashley, and Sabu ) vs. Team Big Show (The Big Show, Test , Montel Vontavious Porter , Finlay and Umaga ) in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series matchQueen Sharmell ) vs. Batista for the World Heavyweight Championship
Survivor Series 2007
November 18, 2007
Miami, Florida
American Airlines Arena
Batista (c) vs. The Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell match for the World Heavyweight Championship
Survivor Series 2008
November 23, 2008
Boston, Massachusetts
TD Banknorth Garden
Chris Jericho (c) vs. John Cena for the World Heavyweight Championship
Survivor Series 2009
November 22, 2009
Washington D.C
Verizon Center
John Cena (c) vs. Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels for the WWE Championship
Survivor Series 2010
November 21, 2010
Miami, Florida
American Airlines Arena
Randy Orton (c) vs. Wade Barrett in a Pinfall-and-submissions-only match for the WWE Championship (with John Cena as the special guest referee )
Survivor Series 2011
November 20, 2011
New York, New York
Madison Square Garden
Alberto Del Rio (c) vs. CM Punk for the WWE Championship
Survivor Series 2012
November 18, 2012
Indianapolis, Indiana
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
CM Punk (c) vs. John Cena vs. Ryback for the WWE Championship
Survivor Series 2013
November 24, 2013
Boston, Massachusetts
TD Garden
Randy Orton (c) vs. The Big Show for the WWE Championship
Survivor Series 2014
November 23, 2014
St. Louis, Missouri
Scottrade Center
Team Cena (John Cena, Dolph Ziggler , The Big Show, Ryback and Erick Rowan vs. Team Authority (Seth Rollins , Kane , Rusev , Mark Henry and Luke Harper in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series match
Survivor Series 2015
November 22, 2015
Atlanta, Georgia
Philips Arena
Roman Reigns vs. Dean Ambrose for the vacated WWE World Heavyweight Championship
Survivor Series 2016
November 20, 2016
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Air Canada Centre
Brock Lesnar vs. Goldberg
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