Survivor Series

This article is about the professional wrestling pay-per-view event. For the video game named after the event for the Game Boy Advance, see WWE Survivor Series (video game).
Not to be confused with Survivor (franchise).
Survivor Series

The Survivor Series logo.

The Survivor Series logo
Information
Created by Vince McMahon
Promotion(s) WWE
Brand(s) Raw (2002–2010; 2016–present)
SmackDown (2002–2010; 2016–present)
ECW (2006–2009)
First event Survivor Series (1987)
Signature match types Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team match

Survivor Series is an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view event held in November by WWE. It is the second longest running pay-per-view event in WWE history (behind WrestleMania) and one of the "Big Four" events, along with WrestleMania, Royal Rumble and SummerSlam, as it is one of the original four pay-per-views produced by WWE.

Origins and changes

The Survivor Series 2005 stage setup.

The first Survivor Series, held in 1987, came on the heels of the success of WrestleMania III, as the then-WWF began to see the lucrative potential of the pay-per-view market. The first event capitalized on the big time feud between Hulk Hogan and André the Giant, who wrestled each other at WrestleMania III. Survivor Series was originally created to be a "Thanksgiving tradition" as the first eight Survivor Series events took place on either Thanksgiving Day (1987-1990) or Thanksgiving Eve (1991-1994). Since 1995, the event has been held the Sunday before Thanksgiving. On February 11, 2010, WWE stated that Survivor Series would be rebranded, but in June, the event was added back onto WWE's pay-per-view schedule.[1]

Survivor Series matches

The event is traditionally characterized by having tag-team elimination matches, usually pitting teams of four or five wrestlers against each other. These matches are generally referred to simply as "Survivor Series matches." The WWF had several elimination tag-team matches earlier in 1987, albeit with three-man teams and the feuds loosely related. In an early break from the norm, the 1992 event had only one tag team elimination match. The 1997 event became infamous for the Montreal Screwjob, while the 1998 event was the only one without any elimination tag team matches, instead focusing on an elimination tournament for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship. The 2002 Survivor Series is notable for the debut of the Elimination Chamber match.

Survivor Series dates and venues

No Event Date City Venue Main Event
1 Survivor Series (1987) November 26, 1987 Richfield, Ohio Richfield Coliseum André the Giant, One Man Gang, King Kong Bundy, Butch Reed and Rick Rude vs. Hulk Hogan, Paul Orndorff, Don Muraco, Ken Patera and Bam Bam Bigelow in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series match
2 Survivor Series (1988) November 24, 1988 Richfield, Ohio Richfield Coliseum Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, Hercules, Koko B. Ware and Hillbilly Jim vs. Akeem, The Big Boss Man, Ted DiBiase, Haku and The Red Rooster in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series match
3 Survivor Series (1989) November 23, 1989 Rosemont, Illinois Rosemont Horizon The Ultimate Warrior, Shawn Michaels, Marty Jannetty and Jim Neidhart vs. Bobby Heenan, André the Giant, Haku and Arn Anderson in a 4-on-4 Survivor Series match
4 Survivor Series (1990) November 22, 1990 Hartford, Connecticut Hartford Civic Center Hulk Hogan, The Ultimate Warrior and Tito Santana vs. "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, Rick Martel, The Warlord, Hercules and Paul Roma in a 3-on-5 Grand Finale Survivor Series match
5 Survivor Series (1991) November 27, 1991 Detroit, Michigan Joe Louis Arena Hulk Hogan (c) vs. The Undertaker for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
6 Survivor Series (1992) November 25, 1992 Richfield, Ohio Richfield Coliseum Bret Hart (c) vs. Shawn Michaels for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
7 Survivor Series (1993) November 24, 1993 Boston, Massachusetts Boston Garden Lex Luger, The Undertaker, Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner vs. Yokozuna, Crush, Ludvig Borga and Quebecer Jacques in a 4-on-4 Survivor Series match
8 Survivor Series (1994) November 23, 1994 San Antonio, Texas Freeman Coliseum The Undertaker vs. Yokozuna in a Casket match
9 Survivor Series (1995) November 19, 1995 Landover, Maryland USAir Arena Diesel (c) vs. Bret Hart in a No Disqualification match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
10 Survivor Series (1996) November 17, 1996 New York City, New York Madison Square Garden Shawn Michaels (c) vs. Sycho Sid for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
11 Survivor Series (1997) November 9, 1997 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Molson Centre Bret Hart (c) vs. Shawn Michaels for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
12 Survivor Series (1998) November 15, 1998 St. Louis, Missouri Kiel Center The Rock vs. Mankind for the vacant WWF Championship
13 Survivor Series (1999) November 14, 1999 Detroit, Michigan Joe Louis Arena Triple H (c) vs. The Rock vs. Big Show for the WWF Championship
14 Survivor Series (2000) November 19, 2000 Tampa, Florida Ice Palace Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Triple H in a No Disqualification match
15 Survivor Series (2001) November 18, 2001 Greensboro, North Carolina Greensboro Coliseum The Rock, Chris Jericho, The Undertaker, Kane and Big Show vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin, Rob Van Dam, Kurt Angle, Booker T and Shane McMahon in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series match
16 Survivor Series (2002) November 17, 2002 New York City, 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
17 Survivor Series (2003) November 16, 2003 Dallas, Texas American Airlines Center Goldberg (c) vs. Triple H for the World Heavyweight Championship
18 Survivor Series (2004) November 14, 2004 Cleveland, Ohio Gund Arena Randy Orton, Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho and Maven vs. Triple H, Edge, Batista and Snitsky in a 4-on-4 Survivor Series match
19 Survivor Series (2005) November 27, 2005 Detroit, Michigan Joe Louis Arena Shawn Michaels, Kane, Big Show, Carlito and Chris Masters vs. Batista, Rey Mysterio, John Layfield, Bobby Lashley and Randy Orton in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series match
20 Survivor Series (2006) November 26, 2006 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wachovia Center Booker T (c) vs. Batista for the World Heavyweight Championship
21 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
22 Survivor Series (2008) November 23, 2008 Boston, Massachusetts TD Banknorth Garden Chris Jericho (c) vs. John Cena for the World Heavyweight Championship
23 Survivor Series (2009) November 22, 2009 Washington, D.C. Verizon Center John Cena (c) vs. Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels for the WWE Championship
24 Survivor Series (2010) November 21, 2010 Miami, Florida American Airlines Arena Randy Orton (c) vs. Wade Barrett for the WWE Championship
25 Survivor Series (2011) November 20, 2011 New York City, New York Madison Square Garden John Cena and The Rock vs. The Miz and R-Truth
26 Survivor Series (2012) November 18, 2012 Indianapolis, Indiana Bankers Life Fieldhouse CM Punk (c) vs. John Cena vs. Ryback for the WWE Championship
27 Survivor Series (2013) November 24, 2013 Boston, Massachusetts TD Garden Randy Orton (c) vs. Big Show for the WWE Championship
28 Survivor Series (2014) November 23, 2014 St. Louis, Missouri Scottrade Center John Cena, Dolph Ziggler, Big Show, Erick Rowan and Ryback vs. Seth Rollins, Kane, Mark Henry, Rusev and Luke Harper in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series match
29 Survivor Series (2015) November 22, 2015 Atlanta, Georgia Philips Arena Roman Reigns vs. Dean Ambrose for the vacant WWE World Heavyweight Championship
30 Survivor Series (2016) November 20, 2016 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Air Canada Centre Brock Lesnar vs. Goldberg
31 Survivor Series (2017) November 19, 2017 Houston, Texas Toyota Center TBD

Video box set

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.wwe.com/schedules/events/rw/country/united%20states
  2. ↑ "Upcoming DVDs". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2009-09-15.

3. http://www.wwesurvivorseries2016.org

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