Intro
With the success of WrestleMania 3, the PPV industry was seen as a new source of revenue for the wrestling promotions. The Survivor Series began in 1987 as a way to ensure that Jim Crockett's Starrcade would not be televised on PPV. Jim Crockett had been running the Starrcade events every Thanksgiving night since 1983. Vince McMahon would not let any cable system that showed Starrcade to show the Survivor Series. He then threatened the cable operators further by saying that if they didn't broadcast the Survivor Series they wouldn't be allowed to broadcast WrestleMania 4. As a result of these threats, only a handful of companies showed Starrcade and within a year Crockett was forced to sell his company to Ted Turner.
History
The original Survivor Series concept was that teams of 5 would fight in elimination tag team matches. This concept lasted for two years when the matches were changed to 4 on 4. In 1991, the event was moved to the night before Thanksgiving and featured the first 1 on 1 match in the event's history. By 1992, the concept of the event had changed and it was just like any other PPV with an occasional "Classic Survivor Series" match thrown in. In 1995, the event was moved to Sunday Night and no longer had any mention of being involved with the Thanksgiving holiday.
Top 3 Survivor Series Moments
1 - The Montreal Screwjob took place at Survivor Series 1997. The finish of the Bret Hart vs Shawn Michaels match is still debated about to this day.
2 - The Survivor Series has been the event that has featured the WWE debuts of Kurt Angle, the Rock, and the Undertaker.
3 - The debut of the Elimination Chamber in 2002. This match has proved to be very popular with the fans and has been used as the main event of different PPV's every year since.
Three Worst Survivor Series Moments
1 - The hatching of the Gobbledy Gooker. This event was so bad that it is the name of the award given to the worst event of the year at wrestlecrap.com.
2 - The ending of the Steve Austin vs Triple H match at Survivor Series 2000. This match finished when Triple H was trapped in a car that Austin lifted over 50 feet in the air with a crane and dropped to the ground.
3 - The bait and switch of Steve Austin in 1999. Austin was supposed to be in the main event but was scheduled for neck surgery. Instead of letting the fans know this in advance, Steve was run over by a car in the back as a way to get him out of the match.
Title Changes
1991 - WWF Title: The Undertaker pinned Hulk Hogan
1993 - Smoky Mountain Wrestling Tag Team Title: The Heavenly Bodies beat The Rock-n-Roll Express
1994 - WWF Title: Bob Backlund won the title from Bret Hart when Bret's mother, Helen threw in the towel for her son
1995 - WWF Title: Bret Hart beat Diesel
1996 - WWF Title: Sid beat Shawn Michaels
1997 - I-C Title: Steve Austin beat Owen Hart
1997 - WWF Title: In the most discussed match ever, Shawn Michaels won the title in the "Montreal Screw job" by making Bret Hart "submit"
1998 - WWF Title: The Rock beat Mankind in the tournament final to win the vacant title
1998 - Women's Title: Sable beat Jacqueline
1999 - Three-Way Match for WWF Title: The Big Show (subbing for Steve Austin who was run over earlier) beat Triple H & The Rock
2001 - Unification Match: US Champ Edge beat I-C Champ Test
2001 - Steel Cage Unification Match: WCW Tag champs The Dudley Boyz beat WWF Tag Champs The Hardy Boyz
2001 - Women's Title: Trish Stratus beat Ivory, Molly, Lita, Jacqueline, & Jazz to win the vacant title
2002 - Cruiserweight Title: Billy Kidman beat Jamie Knoble
2002 - Hardcore Match for Women's Title: Victoria beat Trish Stratus
2002 - WWE Title: The Big Show beat Brock Lesnar
2002 - WWE Tag Team Titles: Eddie & Chavo Guerrero beat Champs Edge & Rey Mysterio and Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit
2002 - Elimination Chamber for the World Heavyweight Championship: Shawn Michaels beat champ Triple H, Booker T, Rob Van Dam, Chris Jericho & Kane
2006 - Women's Title: Mickie James beat Lita
2006 - World Heavyweight Championship: Batista beat King Booker
2008 - WWE Championship: Edge beat Champion Triple H and Vladimir Kozlov
2008 - World Heavyweight Championship: John Cena beat Chris Jericho
urvivor Series 2001 – 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
Survivor Series 2002 – 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
- WWE Tag Team Title: Eddie & Chavo Guerrero beat Champs Edge & Rey Mysterio and 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
Survivor Series 2003 – 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
- WWE 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
Survivor Series 2004 – 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
Survivor Series 2005 - 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)
Survivor Series 2006 – Wachovia Center; Philadelphia, PA 11/26/2006
- Ric Flair, Sgt. Slaughter, Ron Simmons, and Dusty Rhodes beat the Spirit Squad
- U.S. Title: Champion Chris Benoit beat Chavo Guerrero
- Women's Title: Mickie James beat Lita to win the title
- Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, and CM Punk beat Randy Orton, Edge, Gregory Helms, Johnny Nitro, and Mike Knox
- First Blood Match: Ken Kennedy beat the Undertaker
- John Cena, Lashley, Kane, Rob Van Dam, and Sabu beat Big Show, Finlay, Test, MVP, and Umaga
- World Heavyweight Championship: Batista beat King Booker to win the title
Survivor Series 2007 – American Airlines Arena; Miami, FL 11/18/2007
- ECW Championship: Champion CM Punk beat The Miz & John Morrison
- Mickie James, Maria, Torrie Wilson, Michelle McCool, & Kelly Kelly beat Beth Phoenix, Jillian Hall, Melina, Victoria, & Layla
- World Tag Team Championship: Champions Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch beat Cody Rhodes & Hardcore Holly
- Traditional Survivor Series Match: Triple H, Jeff Hardy, Rey Mysterio, & Kane beat Umaga, Finlay, Big Daddy V, MVP, & Kennedy
- Great Khali beat Hornswoggle by DQ
- WWE Championship Match: Champion Randy Orton beat Shawn Michaels
- Hell in a Cell for the World Heavyweight Championship: Champion Batista beat Undertaker
Survivor Series 2008 – TD Banknorth Garden; Boston, MA 11/23/2008
- Shawn Michaels, Cryme Tyme, Rey Mysterio, & The Great Khali beat JBL, MVP, Kane, The Miz, & John Morrison
- Beth Phoenix, Candice Michelle, Mickie James, Kelly Kelly, & Jillian beat Michelle McCool, Maria, Victoria, Natalya, & Maryse
- Casket Match: The Undertaker beat The Big Show
- Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes, Shelton Benjamin, Mark Henry, William Regal beat Batista, CM Punk, Kofi Kingston, Matt Hardy & R-Truth
- WWE Championship Match: Edge beat Champion Triple H and Vladimir Kozlov to win the title
- World Heavyweight Championship: John Cena beat Chris Jericho to win the title
Survivor Series (2009) ::: November 22, 2009 Washington, D.C. Verizon Center TBD
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