WWE Survivor Series
The Survivor Series is one of the major events of the wrestling market leader WWE and, along with SummerSlam , Royal Rumble , Money in the Bank and WrestleMania, is one of WWE's “Big Five” pay-per-view (PPV) events.
Together with Wrestlemania, Royal Rumble and SummerSlam, the Survivor Series is an event in which wrestlers from the two WWE squads, Raw and SmackDown (until 2009 also ECW and since 2019 NXT ) compete against each other.
history
The event originally took place every year on the day of the harvest festival and was intended as a kind of tradition for this festival. In later years, however, this date was deviated from and the festival was no longer mentioned.
The first edition of the event took place on November 25, 1987 at the Coliseum at Richfield in Richfield, Ohio. The concept was tag team elimination matches in which teams with at least four members each faced each other. The team that first causes all members of the opposing team to be eliminated by pin, abandonment, counting or disqualification is declared the winner. At the first events of this kind, only such elimination matches took place. That only changed in 1991 when the Undertaker played a title match against Hulk Hogan .
Later, the classic elimination matches of the Survivor Series lost more and more importance, in 1992 there was only one such match and the 1998 edition was all about a tournament to determine a new WWE World Champion . At the time of the separation between RAW and SmackDown! (until 2009 also ECW ) the concept of elimination matches is also used to allow both brands to compete against each other.
On February 11, 2010, WWE President Vince McMahon announced that the concept was deemed obsolete and would replace the major event. On June 8, 2010, however, he revised this statement and announced that the Survivor Series would continue.
List of events
| # | event | date | place | arena | spectator | Main Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Survivor Series (1987) | November 26, 1987 | Richfield , Ohio | Coliseum at Richfield | 21,300 | 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 | Coliseum at Richfield | 13,500 | Hulk Hogan , Randy Savage , Hercules, Koko B. Ware and Hillbilly Jim vs. Akeem, 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 | 15,924 | The Ultimate Warriors ( The Ultimate Warrior , Shawn Michaels , 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 |
| 4th | Survivor Series (1990) | November 22, 1990 | Hartford , Connecticut | Hartford Civic Center | 16,000 | Hulk Hogan , The Ultimate Warrior and Tito Santana vs. 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 | 17,500 | Big Boss Man , Hawk and Animal vs. Irwin R. Schyster , Earthquake and Typhoon in a 3-on-3 Survivor Series match |
| 6th | Survivor Series (1992) | November 25, 1992 | Richfield , Ohio | Coliseum at Richfield | 17,500 | Bret Hart (c) vs. Shawn Michaels for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship |
| 7th | Survivor Series (1993) | November 24, 1993 | Boston , Massachusetts | Boston Garden | 15,509 | The All-Americans ( Lex Luger , The Undertaker , Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner ) vs. The Foreign Fanatics ( Yokozuna , Crush , Ludvig Borga and Quebecer Jacques ) in a 4-on-4 Survivor Series match |
| 8th | Survivor Series (1994) | November 23, 1994 | San Antonio , Texas | Freeman Coliseum | 10,000 | The Undertaker vs. Yokozuna in a casket match with guest referee Chuck Norris |
| 9 | Survivor Series (1995) | November 19, 1995 | Washington, DC | USAir Arena | 14,500 | 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 | 18,647 | Shawn Michaels (c) vs. Sycho Sid for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship |
| 11 | Survivor Series (1997) | November 9, 1997 | Montreal , Quebec | Molson Center | 20,593 | Bret Hart (c) vs. Shawn Michaels for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship |
| 12 | Survivor Series (1998) | November 15, 1998 | St. Louis , Missouri | Kiel Center | 19,322 | Mankind vs. The Rock in the tournament finals for the Vakante WWF Championship |
| 13 | Survivor Series (1999) | November 14, 1999 | Detroit , Michigan | Joe Louis Arena | 18,735 | Triple H (c) vs. The Rock vs. Big show in a triple threat match for the WWF Championship |
| 14th | Survivor Series (2000) | November 19, 2000 | Tampa , Florida | Ice Palace | 18,610 | Steve Austin vs. Triple H in a no-disqualification match |
| 15th | Survivor Series (2001) | November 18, 2001 | Greensboro , North Carolina | Greensboro Coliseum Complex | 10.142 | Team WWF ( The Rock , Chris Jericho , The Undertaker , Kane and Big Show ) vs. Team Alliance ( Steve Austin , Rob Van Dam , Kurt Angle , Booker T and Shane McMahon ) in a winner-takes-all-5-on-5 survivor series match |
| 16 | Survivor Series (2002) | November 17, 2002 | New York City , New York | Madison Square Garden | 17,930 | Triple H (c) vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho vs. Kane vs. Rob Van Dam vs. Booker T in an elimination chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship |
| 17th | Survivor Series (2003) | November 16, 2003 | Dallas , Texas | American Airlines Center | 13,457 | Goldberg (c) vs. Triple H for the World Heavyweight Championship |
| 18th | Survivor Series (2004) | November 14, 2004 | Cleveland , Ohio | Gund arena | 7,500 | Team Orton ( Randy Orton , Chris Benoit , Chris Jericho and Maven) vs. Team Triple H ( Triple H , Edge , Batista and Gene Snitsky ) in a 4-on-4 survivor series match |
| 19th | Survivor Series (2005) | November 27, 2005 | Detroit , Michigan | Joe Louis Arena | 15,000 | Team Raw ( Shawn Michaels , Kane , Big Show , Carlito and Chris Masters ) vs. Team SmackDown ( Batista , Rey Mysterio , John Layfield , Bobby Lashley, and Randy Orton ) in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series match |
| 20th | Survivor Series (2006) | November 26, 2006 | Philadelphia , Pennsylvania | Wachovia Center | 15,400 | King Booker (c) vs. Batista for the World Heavyweight Championship |
| 21st | Survivor Series (2007) | November 18, 2007 | Miami , Florida | American Airlines Arena | 12,000 | Batista (c) vs. The Undertaker in a hell-in-a-cell match for the World Heavyweight Championship |
| 22nd | Survivor Series (2008) | November 23, 2008 | Boston , Massachusetts | TD Banknorth Garden | 15,825 | Chris Jericho (c) vs. John Cena for the World Heavyweight Championship |
| 23 | Survivor Series (2009) | November 22, 2009 | Washington, DC | Verizon Center | 12,500 | John Cena (c) vs. Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels in a triple threat match for the WWE Championship |
| 24 | Survivor Series (2010) | November 21, 2010 | Miami , Florida | American Airlines Arena | 8,000 | Randy Orton (c) vs. Wade Barrett for the WWE Championship with guest referee John Cena |
| 25th | Survivor Series (2011) | November 20, 2011 | New York City , New York | Madison Square Garden | 16,749 | John Cena and The Rock vs. The Miz and R-Truth (Awesome Truth) |
| 26th | Survivor Series (2012) | November 18, 2012 | Indianapolis , Indiana | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | 8,500 | CM Punk (c) vs. John Cena vs. Ryback in a triple threat match for the WWE Championship |
| 27 | Survivor Series (2013) | November 24, 2013 | Boston , Massachusetts | TD Garden | 13,500 | Randy Orton (c) vs. Big Show for the WWE Championship |
| 28 | Survivor Series (2014) | 23rd November 2014 | St. Louis , Missouri | Scottrade Center | 19,150 | Team Cena ( John Cena , Dolph Ziggler , Big Show , Erick Rowan and Ryback ) vs. Team Authority ( 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 | 14,481 | Roman Reigns (c) vs. Sheamus and the WWE World Heavyweight Championship |
| 30th | Survivor Series (2016) | 20th November 2016 | Toronto , Ontario - Canada | Air Canada Center | 17.143 | Goldberg vs. Brock Lesnar |
| 31 | Survivor Series (2017) | 19th November 2017 | Houston , Texas | Toyota Center | 14,478 | Team Raw ( Kurt Angle , Braun Strowman , Finn Bálor , Samoa Joe and Triple H ) vs. Team SmackDown ( Shane McMahon , Randy Orton , Bobby Roode , Shinsuke Nakamura and John Cena ) in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series match |
| 32 | Survivor Series (2018) | 18th November 2018 | Los Angeles , California | Staples Center | 16,325 | Brock Lesnar vs. Daniel Bryan |
| 33 | Survivor Series (2019) | November 24, 2019 | Rosemont , Illinois | Allstate Arena | 13,271 | Becky Lynch vs. Bayley vs. Shayna Baszler in a triple threat match |
Trivia and Statistics
- The shortest Survivor Series elimination match in the history of the event ( Big Show vs. Big Boss Man , Mideon, Prince Albert & Viscera ) took place on the 1999 edition and lasted 1:26 minutes.
- The longest elimination match so far (Team RAW vs. Team SmackDown!) Took place in the 2016 edition and lasted 52:55 minutes.
- In 1997, the event was also the site of the so-called Montreal Screwjob in the match between Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels .
- In 1998 there was no Survivor Series Elimination Match for the first time. Instead, a tournament was held to re-award the vacant WWE World Championship , which The Rock won.
- In 2002 the first Elimination Chamber match took place at the Survivor Series .
- Survivor Series 2011 was the date last WWE major event ever in the Madison Square Garden of New York City took place.
- Shawn Michaels holds the record for the most elimination matches at the event with a total of 11 appearances. He was also the only one in the main event of the event six times.
- The Undertaker made the most appearances at the event in general , he appeared a total of 17 times.
- With 12 wins he also holds the record for most matches won in general.
- Shawn Michaels suffered the most defeats at the event in general, losing a total of 10 times.
- Aja Kong (1995) and Roman Reigns (2013) hold the record for most eliminations in a single match, each with four defeated opponents.
- Randy Orton made the most total eliminations (13) .
- Randy Orton also holds the record for most victories in eliminations (2003, 2004, 2005 and 2016) with four wins, including three as the only "survivor".
Individual evidence
- ↑ Power-Wrestling.de - World Wrestling Entertainment abolishes Survivor Series after 23 years ( Memento from March 24, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Survivor Series audience numbers
Web links
Commons : WWE Survivor Series - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- WWE Survivor Series Official Website