Survivor Series
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Survivor Series is an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view event held in November by World Wrestling Entertainment. Some fans of WWE call it one of the "Big Four", as along with WrestleMania, Survivor Series and SummerSlam, it was one of the original four annual WWE pay-per-views. As with the other three, this event also brings together both the RAW, SmackDown!, and ECW brands onto the same card, something that hasn't been true of the remaining pay-per-views of the year since 2003.
The original concept for the Survivor Series was to have an annual pay-per-view event that focused on tag team wrestling. 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 WWE 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 a Survivor Series Table Match and also had the debut of the Elimination Chamber match.
Survivor Series is the second longest running pay-per-view event in WWE 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 celebrates its 20th anniversary, and in 2007 the Survivor Series will be held at the same arena as the infamous Montreal Screwjob, the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec (at the time, the arena was the Molson Centre). It will be the ten year anniversary of the incident.
Survivor Series dates and venues
Event Date City Venue
Survivor Series (1987) November 26, 1987 Richfield, Ohio (suburb of Cleveland) Richfield Coliseum
Survivor Series (1988) November 24, 1988 Richfield, Ohio Richfield Coliseum
Survivor Series (1989) November 23, 1989 Rosemont, Illinois Rosemont Horizon
Survivor Series (1990) November 22, 1990 Hartford, Connecticut Hartford Civic Center
Survivor Series (1991) November 27, 1991 Detroit, Michigan Joe Louis Arena
Survivor Series (1992) November 25, 1992 Richfield, Ohio Richfield Coliseum
Survivor Series (1993) November 24, 1993 Boston, Massachusetts Boston Garden
Survivor Series (1994) November 23, 1994 San Antonio, Texas Freeman Coliseum
Survivor Series (1995) November 19, 1995 Landover, Maryland USAir Arena
Survivor Series (1996) November 17, 1996 New York, New York Madison Square Garden
Survivor Series (1997) November 9, 1997 Montreal, Quebec Molson Centre
Survivor Series (1998) November 15, 1998 St. Louis, Missouri Kiel Center
Survivor Series (1999) November 14, 1999 Detroit, Michigan Joe Louis Arena
Survivor Series (2000) November 19, 2000 Tampa, Florida Ice Palace
Survivor Series (2001) November 18, 2001 Greensboro, North Carolina Greensboro Coliseum Complex
Survivor Series (2002) November 17, 2002 New York, New York Madison Square Garden
Survivor Series (2003) November 16, 2003 Dallas, Texas American Airlines Center
Survivor Series (2004) November 14, 2004 Cleveland, Ohio Gund Arena
Survivor Series (2005) November 27, 2005 Detroit, Michigan Joe Louis Arena
Survivor Series (2006) November 26, 2006 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wachovia Center
Survivor Series (2007) November 25, 2007 Montreal, Quebec Bell Centre
1987 Survivor Series
Survivor Series 1987 was the first annual Survivor Series pay-per-view professional wrestling event for the World Wrestling Federation. It took place on Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 1987 from the Richfield Coliseum in Richfield, Ohio.
The event was added after WrestleMania III, to market the success from Hulk Hogan vs. André the Giant.
Results
* (5 on 5) Survivor Series match: Randy Savage (w/Miss Elizabeth), Ricky Steamboat, Jake Roberts, Jim Duggan and Brutus Beefcake defeated The Honky Tonk Man, Danny Davis, Harley Race, Hercules and Ron Bass (w/Jimmy Hart and Bobby Heenan) (24:00)
* (5 on 5) Survivor Series match: The Fabulous Moolah, Rockin' Robin, Velvet McIntyre and the Jumping Bomb Angels (Itsuki Yamazaki and Noriyo Tateno) defeated Sensational Sherri, The Glamour Girls (Leilani Kai and Judy Martin) (w/Jimmy Hart), Donna Christanello and Dawn Marie (20:00)
* (10 on 10) Tag Team Survivor Series match: Strike Force (Tito Santana and Rick Martel), The Young Stallions (Paul Roma and Jim Powers), The Fabulous Rougeaus (Jacques and Raymond), The Killer Bees (Jim Brunzell and Brian Blair), and the British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid) (w/Matilda) defeated The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart) (w/Jimmy Hart), The Islanders (Haku and Tama) (w/Bobby Heenan), Demolition (Ax and Smash) (w/Mr. Fuji), The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff and Boris Zhukov) (w/Slick) and The New Dream Team (Greg Valentine and Dino Bravo) (w/Johnny V.) (37:00)
o This was a tag team variation of the Survivor Series match with 10 tag teams. If one person from a tag team is eliminated, their partner is too.
* (5 on 5) Survivor Series match: André the Giant, One Man Gang, King Kong Bundy, Butch Reed and Rick Rude (w/Bobby Heenan and Slick) defeated Hulk Hogan, Paul Orndorff, Don Muraco, Ken Patera and Bam Bam Bigelow (w/Oliver Humperdink) (22:00)
* Following the match, Hulk Hogan came back in the ring and attacked André.
Trivia
* On the Coliseum Video, during the tag team match the British Bulldogs elimination is edited out. There is no mentioning of who eliminates them or how.
* Raymond Rougeau was never tagged in and had no involvement in the tag team elimination match.
* Don Muraco was not originally planned to be a part of the main event. He was a substitute for "Superstar" Billy Graham, who was unable to compete due to his injured hip.
1988 Survivor Series
Survivor Series 1988 was the second annual Survivor Series pay-per-view professional wrestling event for the World Wrestling Federation. It took place on Thanksgiving Night, November 24, 1988 from the Richfield Coliseum, in Richfield, Ohio.
The slogan for the event was Teams of Five Strive to Survive.
Results
* (5 on 5) Survivor Series match: The Ultimate Warrior, Brutus Beefcake, Sam Houston, The Blue Blazer and Jim Brunzell defeated The Honky Tonk Man, Ron Bass, Danny Davis, Greg Valentine and Bad News Brown (w/Jimmy Hart) (17:50)
* (10 on 10) Tag Team Survivor Series match: The Powers of Pain (The Warlord and The Barbarian), The Rockers (Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty), The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid), The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart), and The Young Stallions (Jim Powers and Paul Roma) defeated Demolition (Ax and Smash), The Brain Busters (Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard), The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff and Boris Zhukov), The Fabulous Rougeaus (Raymond and Jacques) and The Conquistadors (José Luis Rivera and José Estrada) (w/Mr. Fuji, Bobby Heenan, and Jimmy Hart) (42:12)
o Mr. Fuji turned on Demolition by opening the rope causing Smash get counted out. When Ax confronted Fuji he took his cane and wacked Ax with it. Demolition then beat up Mr. Fuji becoming babyfaces. After Demolition left the Powers of Pain helped Fuji and placed him in their corner becoming heels. After the match they put Fuji on their shoulders.
* (5 on 5) Survivor Series match: André the Giant, Rick Rude, Dino Bravo, Mr. Perfect and Harley Race (w/Bobby Heenan and Frenchy Martin) defeated Jim Duggan, Jake Roberts, Scott Casey, Ken Patera and Tito Santana (30:03)
* (5 on 5) Survivor Series match: Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, Hercules, Koko B. Ware and Hillbilly Jim (w/Miss Elizabeth) defeated Ted DiBiase, The Big Boss Man, Akeem, Haku and The Red Rooster (w/Slick, Bobby Heenan, and Virgil) (29:10)
Trivia
* Scott Casey replaced B. Brian Blair, who had replaced the Junkyard Dog on the Jake Roberts' Team. Both JYD and Blair had left the WWF.
* Jim Brunzell replaced Don Muraco on Ultimate Warrior's team. Muraco had also left the WWF.
1989 Survivor Series
Rosemont Horizon; Chicago, IL 11/23/1989
* Dusty Rhodes, Terry Taylor, Brutus Beefcake, & Tito Santana beat Big Bossman, Bad News Brown, The Honky Tonk Man, & Rick Martel
* Randy Savage, Dino Bravo, Earthquake, & Dino Bravo beat Jim Duggan, Bret Hart, Ronnie Garvin, & Hercules Hernandez
* WWF Champ Hulk Hogan, Tag Team Champs Demolition, & Jake Roberts beat Ted DiBiase, Zeus, & The Powers of Pain
* I-C Champ Ultimate Warrior, The Rockers, & Jim Neidhart beat Andre the Giant, Bobby Heenan, Haku & Arn Anderson
1990 Survivor Series
Hartford Civic Center; Hartford, CT 11/22/1990
* WWF Champion Ultimate Warrior, Kerry Von Erich & The Legion of Doom beat I-C Champ Curt Henning & Demolition
* The debuting Undertaker, Ted DIBiase, Honky Tonk Man & Greg Valentine beat Dusty Rhodes, Tag Team Champs The Hart Foundation, & Koko B. Ware
* Rick Martel, The Warlord, & Power & Glory beat Jake Roberts, The Rockers & Jimmy Snuka
* Hulk Hogan, Jim Duggan, Big Bossman, & Tugboat beat Earthquake, Dino Bravo, Haku & The Barbarian
* Nikolai Volkoff, Tito Santana, & The Bushwhackers beat Sgt. Slaughter, Boris Zukhov & The Orient Express
* The Gobbledy Gooker was hatched from the Survivor Series Egg
* In a match featuring the survivors of the previous matches: Hulk Hogan, Ultimate Warrior, & Tito Santana beat Rick Martel, Power & Glory, The Warlord & Ted DiBiase
1991 Survivor Series
Joe Louis Arena; Detroit, MI 11/27/1991
* Ric Flair, The Mountie, Ted DiBiase & The Warlord beat I-C Champ Bret Hart, Roddy Piper, Virgil, & Davey Boy Smith
* Jim Duggan, Sgt. Slaughter, Kerry Von Erich & Tito Santana beat Col. Mustafa, The Berzerker, Skinner, & Hercules
* The Nasty Boys & Beverly Brother beat The Rockers & The Bushwhackers
* Tag Team Champs The Legion of Doom & Big Bossman beat The Natural Disasters & IRS
* WWF Title: The Undertaker pinned Hulk Hogan to become World Champion due to Ric Flair's interference
1992 Survivor Series
Richfield Coliseum; Richfield, OH 11/25/1992
* The Headshrinkers beat Owen Hart & Koko B.Ware
* Nightstick on a pole match: Big Bossman beat Nailz
* Tatanka beat Rick Martel
* Randy Savage & Curt Henning beat Ric Flair & Razor Ramon by DQ
* Yokozuna pinned Virgil
* S.S. Match: The Nasty Boys & Natural Disasters beat Tag Team Champs Money Inc. & The Beverly Brothers
* Casket Match: Undertaker put Kamala in a coffin
* WWF Title: Champion Bret Hart beat I-C Champ Shawn Michaels by submission
1993 Survivor Series
Boston Garden; Boston, MA 11/24/1993
* The Kid, Marty Jannetty, Razor Ramon & Randy Savage beat IRS, Diesel, Rick Martel & Adam Bomb
* Bret, Owen, Keith, & Bruce Hart beat Shawn Michaels (replacing Jerry Lawler) & The Black, Blue & Red Knights
* Smoky Mountain Wrestling Tag Team Title: The Heavenly Bodies beat The Rock-n-Roll Express to win the titles
* The Four Doinks (Men on a Mission & The Bushwhackers) beat Bam Bam Bigelow, Bastion Booger & The Headshrinkers
* Lex Luger, The Steiner Brothers & The Undertaker beat WWF Champ Yokozuna, Ludvig Borga, Crush & Quebecer Jacques
1994 Survivor Series
Freeman Coliseum; San Antonio, TX 11/23/1994
* Razor Ramon, Fatu, The Kid, Davey Boy Smith & Fionne beat Diesel, Shawn Michaels, Jeff Jarrett, Owen Hart & Jim Neidhart
* Jerry Lawler, Sleazy, Queasy, & Cheesy beat Doink, Dink, Pink, & Wink
* WWF Title: Bob Backlund won the title from Bret Hart when Bret's mother, Helen threw in the towel for her son
* King Kong Bundy, Tatanka, Bam Bam Bigelow, & The Heavenly Bodies beat The Smokin' Guns, Mabel, Lex Luger, & Adam Bomb
* Casket Match: Undertaker put Yokozuna in the coffin
1995 Survivor Series
US Air Arena; Landover, MD 11/19/1995
* Skip, Tom Pritchard, Rad Radford & The Kid beat Barry Horowitz, Hakushi, Bob Holly, & Marty Jannetty
* Bertha Faye, Aja Kong, Lioness Asuka, & Tomoko Watanabe beat Alundra Blayze, Sakie Hasegawa, Chapparita Asari, & Kyoko Inoue
* Goldust beat Bam Bam Bigelow
* The Undertaker, Savio Vega, Henry Godwinn, & Fatu beat Mabel, Jerry Lawler, Isaac Yankem & Hunter Hearst Helmsley
* Davey Boy Smith, Sid, Ahmed Johnson, & Shawn Michaels beat Razor Ramon, Dean Douglas, Owen Hart & Yokozuna
* WWF Title: Bret Hart beat Diesel to win the title
1996 Survivor Series
Madison Square Garden; New York, NY 11/17/1996
* Doug Furnas, Phil Lafon, & The Godwinns beat Owen Hart, Davey Boy Smith, Marty Janetty, & Leif Cassidy
* Undertaker beat Mankind in a match featuring Paul Bearer hanging above the ring in a small cage
* In his WWF debut, Rocky Maivia, Mark Mero, Barry Windham, & Jake Roberts beat Goldust Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Jerry Lawler, & Crush
* Bret Hart pinned Steve Austin
* Flash Funk, Jimmy Snuka, Yokozuna, & Savio Vega fought to a double-DQ with Vader, Farooq, New Diesel, & New Razor Ramon
* WWF Title: Sid beat Shawn Michaels to win the title
1997 Survivor Series
Molson Centre; Montreal, Quebec 11/9/1997
* The Godwinns, Billy Gunn & Jesse James beat The Headbangers & The Blackjacks
* The Truth Commission beat The Disciples of the Apocalypse
* Davey Boy Smith, Jim Neidhart, Doug Furnas & Phil Lafon beat Goldust, Marc Mero Vader, & Steve Blackman
* The Road Warriors, Ahmed Johnson, & Ken Shamrock beat The Nation of Domination
* Kane beat Mankind
* I-C Title: Steve Austin beat Owen Hart to regain the title
* WWF Title: In the most discussed match ever, Shawn Michaels won the title in the "Montreal Screw job" by making Bret Hart "submit"
1998 Survivor Series
Kiel Center; Montreal, St. Louis, MO 11/15/1998
* First Round: Mankind beat Duane Gill
* First Round: Al Snow beat Jeff Jarrett
* First Round: Steve Austin beat Big Bossman
* First Round: X-Pac & Steven Regal fought to a double-count out
* First Round: Ken Shamrock beat Goldust
* First Round: The Rock pinned The Big Bossman (subbing for the injured Triple H)
* Quarterfinals: Undertaker beat Kane (both men had received first round byes)
* Quarterfinals: Mankind beat Al Snow
* Quarterfinals: The Rock beat Ken Shamrock
* Semi-finals: Mankind beat Steve Austin
* Semi-finals: The Rock beat The Undertaker
* Final match for vacant WWF Title: The Rock beat Mankind to win the title
* Women's Title: Sable beat Jacqueline to win the title
* Tag Team Title Triple Threat Match: The New Age Outlaws beat The Headbangers & D-Lo Brown & Mark Henry to retain the titles
1999 Survivor Series
Joe Louis Arena; Detroit, MI 11/14/1999
* The Headbangers, D-Lo Brown & The Godfather beat The Dudley Boys & The APA
* In his debut match, Kurt Angle beat Shawn Stasiak
* Val Venis, Mark Henry, Gangrel, & Steve Blackman beat The Mean Street Posse & Davey Boy Smith
* Tori, Debra, Fabulous Moolah & Mae Young beat Luna, Teri, Ivory & Jacqueline
* Kane beat X-Pac by DQ
* The Big Show beat Big Bossman, Albert , Midean & Viscera
* Tag Team Title: Champ New Age Outlaws beat Al Snow & Mankind
* I-C Title: Champ Chyna beat Chris Jericho
* The Hollys & Too Cool beat The Hardys & Edge & Christian
* Three-Way Match for WWF Title: The Big Show (subbing for Steve Austin who was run over earlier) beat Triple-H & The Rock to win the title
2000 Survivor Series
Ice Palace; Tampa, FL 11/19/2000
* Molly Holly, Crash Holly & Steve Blackman beat Trish Stratus & T&A
* The Radicalz beat Billy Gunn, Road Dogg, K-Kwik & Chyna
* Kane beat Chris Jericho
* European Title: Champ William Regal beat Bob Holly by DQ
* The Rock beat Rikishi
* Women's Title: Champ Ivory beat Lita
* WWF Title: Champ Kurt Angle beat The Undertaker
* The Hardy Boyz & Dudley Boyz beat Edge, Christian, The Goodfather & Val Venis
* Steve Austin & Triple H fought to a no contest
2001 Survivor Series
Greensboro Coliseum; Greensboro, NC 11/18/2000
* Christian beat Al Snow
* Non Title Match: William Regal beat WCW Cruiserweight champ Tajiri
* Unification Match: US Champ Edge beat I-C Champ Test
* Steel Cage Unification Match: WCW Tag champs The Dudley Boyz beat WWF Tag Champs The Hardy Boyz
* Immunity Battle Royal: Test wins by last eliminating Billy Gunn.
* Women's Title: Trish Stratus beat Ivory, Molly, Lita, Jacqueline, & Jazz to win the vacant title
* Elimination Match for End of WCW or WWF: The Rock, Chris Jericho, The Undertaker, Big Show & Kane beat Steve Austin, Kurt Angle, Shane McMahon, Booker T & Rob Van Dam
2002 Survivor Series
Madison Square Garden; New York, NY 11/17/2002
* Tables Elimination Match: Jeff Hardy, Spike & Buh Buh Ray Dudley beat Three Minute Warning & Rico
* Cruiserweight Title: Billy Kidman beat Jamie Knoble to win the title
* Hardcore Match for Women's Title: Victoria beat Trish Stratus for the title
* WWE Title: The Big Show beat Brock Lesnar to win the title
* Smackdown Tag Team Title: Eddie & Chavo Guerrero beat Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit to win the title
* Elimination Chamber for Heavyweight championship: Shawn Michaels beat champ Triple H, Booker T, Rob Van Dam, Chris Jericho & Kane to win the title
2003 Survivor Series
American Airlines Arena; Dallas, TX 11/16/2003
* Kurt Angle, John Cena, Chris Benoit, Bradshaw & Bob Holly beat Brock Lesnar, The Big Show, Albert, Nathan Jones, & Matt Morgan
* Women's Title: Champ Molly Holly beat Lita
* Ambulance Match: Kane beat Shane McMahon
* Smackdown Tag Team Title: Champion Basham Brothers beat Los Guerreros
* Chris Jericho, Christian, Scott Steiner, Randy Orton & Mark Henry beat Shawn Michaels, Rob Van Dam, Booker T and The Dudley Boyz. As a result, Steve Austin was fired as co-GM of Raw
* Buried Alive Match: Vince McMahon beat The Undertaker by burying him in the gravesite set up in the arena
* World Heavyweight Title: Champion Goldberg beat Triple H
2004 Survivor Series
Gund Arena; Cleveland, OH 11/14/2004
* Cruiserweight Title: Champ Spike Dudley beat Billy Kidman, Rey Mysterio Jr. & Chavo Guerrero
* I-C Title: Champion Shelton Benjamin beat Christian
* Eddie Guerrero, John Cena, The Big Show & Rob Van Dam beat Kurt Angle, Carlito, Luther Reigns, & Mark Jindrak
* The Undertaker beat Heidenreich
* Women's Title: Champ Trish Stratus beat Lita by DQ
* WWE Title: Champ JBL beat Booker T
* Winners each get control of Raw for a week: Chris Jericho, Randy Orton, Chris Benoit & Maven beat Triple H, Batista, Snitsky, & Edge
2005 Survivor Series
Joe Louis Arena; Detroit, MI 11/27/2005
* US Title Match 1 of Best of 7 Series: Booker T beat Chris Benoit
* Women's Title: Champ Trish Stratus beat Melina
* Last Man Standing: Triple H beat Ric Flair
* WWE Title: Champ John Cena beat Kurt Angle
* Teddy Long beat Eric Bischoff
* Team SmackDown! (Batista, Randy Orton, Lashley, Rey Mysterio, & JBL) beat Team RAW (Shawn Michaels, Kane, The Big Show, Chris Masters, & Carlito)
2006 Survivor Series
Survivor Series 2006 is the twentieth annual Survivor Series professional wrestling pay-per-view event from World Wrestling Entertainment. It will be held on November 26, 2006 from the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The official theme song is "Are You Ready?" by Hazen Street.
View the 2006 Survivor Series PPV page here.
2007 Survivor Series
Survivor Series 2007 is the twenty-first annual Survivor Series professional wrestling pay-per-view event from World Wrestling Entertainment. It will be held on November 25, 2007 from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. The event will mark the tenth anniversary of the Montreal Screwjob at the 1997 Survivor Series, which was held at the same arena (known as Molson Centre at the time).
