 The Survivor Series logo as of 2009 The Survivor Series is an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view event held in November by World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment. It is 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. 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. [edit] Original concept 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 André the Giant, who wrestled each other at WrestleMania III. It was originally created to be a "Thanksgiving tradition" as the first four Survivor Series events took place on Thanksgiving Day in November. After four years of taking place on Thanksgiving Eve following that, Survivor Series moved to a more-traditional Sunday PPV date. [edit] Survivor Series matches The event is usually characterized by having five on five (or sometimes four on four) 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. The 2007 Survivor Series featured a Hell in a Cell match for the first time in the history of the event. [edit] 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 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 | 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 | | Survivor Series (1998) | November 15, 1998 | St. Louis, Missouri | Kiel Center | The Rock vs. Mankind 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 | Team WWF (The Rock, Chris Jericho, The Undertaker, Kane and The Big Show) vs. Team Alliance (Steve Austin, Kurt Angle, Booker T, Rob Van Dam 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 | Goldberg (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 | King Booker (c) (with Queen 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[1] | Miami, Florida[2] | American Airlines Arena[2] | TBD | [edit] Video box set - WWE Home Video released The Survivor Series Anthology 1987-91 & 1992-96 (Vol 1&2) on DVD on November 3, 2009.[3]
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