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Survivor Series is one of the major professional wrestling pay-per-view events produced by World Wrestling Entertainment. There have been 19 Survivor Series events starting from 1987. Some fans of the WWE call it one of the 'Big Four', as it was one of the original four annual WWE pay per views, and one of the four that bring together both the RAW and SmackDown! 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, 1993-1997 Survivor Series events featured Survivor Series style matches. The 1992 event had no elimination matches, 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 also featured no Survivor Series Matches, but instead 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.

Results

1987

Held on November 26, 1987 at the Richfield Coliseum in Richfield, Ohio

• Randy Savage, Ricky Steamboat, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Jim Duggan and Brutus Beefcake def. Honky Tonk Man, Danny Davis, Harley Race, Hercules and Ron Bass.
• The Fabulous Moolah, Rockin' Robin, Velvet McIntyre and The Jumping Bomb Angels def. Sherri Martel, Leilani Kai, Judy Martin, Donna Christanello and Dawn Marie.
• Strike Force (Tito Santana and Rick Martel), The Young Stallions (Paul Roma and Jim Powers), The Fabulous Rougeaus (Jacques Rougeau and Raymond Rougeau) and The Killer Bees (Brian Blair and Jim Brunzell), Davey Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid def. The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart, The Islanders (Haku and Tama), Demolition (Ax and Smash), The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff and Boris Zhukov) and The New Dream Team (Greg Valentine and Dino Bravo).
• André the Giant, One Man Gang, King Kong Bundy, Butch Reed and Rick Rude def. Hulk Hogan, Paul Orndorff, Don Muraco, Ken Patera and Bam Bam Bigelow

1988

Held on November 24, 1988 at the Richfield Coliseum in Richfield, Ohio

• The Ultimate Warrior, Brutus Beefcake, Sam Houston, Blue Blazer and Jim Brunzell def. Honky Tonk Man, Ron Bass, Danny Davis, Greg Valentine and Bad News Brown.
• Warlord, The Barbarian, The Rockers, Davey Boy Smith, Dynamite Kid, The Hart Foundation, Jim Powers and Paul Roma def. Demolition, Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, Nikolai Volkoff, Boris Zhukov, Ray Rougeau, Jacques Rougeau and The Conquistadors.
• André the Giant, Rick Rude, Dino Bravo, Mr Perfect and Harley Race def. Jim Duggan, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Scott Casey, Ken Patera and Tito Santana.
• Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, Hercules, Koko B. Ware and Hillbilly Jim def. Ted DiBiase, Big Boss Man, Akeem, Haku and Red Rooster.

1989

Held on November 23, 1989 at the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, Illinois. This was the first Survivor Series event to feature team names.

• The Dream Team (Dusty Rhodes, Brutus Beefcake, Red Rooster and Tito Santana) def. The Enforcers (Big Boss Man, Bad News Brown, Rick Martel and Honky Tonk Man)
  • Bad News Brown replaced Akeem, who had been advertised as being part of the match.
• The King's Court (Randy Savage, Earthquake, Dino Bravo and Greg Valentine) def. The 4x4's (Jim Duggan, Bret Hart, Ronnie Garvin and Hercules)
  • Earthquake replaced Barry Windham, who had been advertised as being part of the match.
• The Hulkamaniacs (Hulk Hogan, Jake "The Snake" Roberts and Demolition) def. The Million $ Team (Ted DiBiase, Zeus, Terry Szopinski and The Barbarian)
• The Rude Brood (Rick Rude, Mr Perfect, Jacques Rougeau, and Ray Rougeau) def. Roddy's Rowdies (Roddy Piper, Jimmy Snuka and The Bushwhackers)
• The Ultimate Warriors (Ultimate Warrior, Jim Neidhart and The Rockers) def. The Heenan Family (Bobby Heenan, André the Giant, Haku and Arn Anderson)
  • Heenan replaced Tully Blanchard, who had been advertised as being part of the match.

1990

Held on November 22, 1990 at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut

The Gobbledygooker, a human-turkey hybrid (Hector Guerrero in a turkey costume) made his debut here by hatching from a giant "egg"; many fans believe this to be among the worst gimmicks in WWE history. More notably, The Undertaker made his WWE debut at this event.

• The Warriors (Ultimate Warrior, Kerry Von Erich, and The Road Warriors) def. The Perfect Team (Mr. Perfect and Demolition).

• The Million $ Team (Ted DiBiase, The Undertaker, Honky Tonk Man and Greg Valentine) def. The Dream Team (Dusty Rhodes, Koko B. Ware and The Hart Foundation)
  • This was the debut of the Undertaker. In the weeks leading up to the show, he was teased as being a "mystery partner" of the Million $ Team.

• The Visionaries (Rick Martel, The Warlord, Hercules and Paul Roma) def. The Vipers (Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Jimmy Snuka and The Rockers)

• The Hulkamaniacs (Hulk Hogan, Jim Duggan, Big Boss Man and Tugboat) def. The Natural Disasters (Earthquake, Haku, Dino Bravo and The Barbarian)

• The Alliance (Nikolai Volkoff, Tito Santana and The Bushwhackers) def. The Mercenaries (Sgt. Slaughter, Boris Zhukov and The Orient Express).

Results:

Tito Santana pinned Boris Zhukov after a "Flying Forearm"...Butch pinned Sato following the "Battering Ram" finisher...Tito Santana pinned Tanaka after a "Flying Forearm"... Sgt. Slaughter pinned Nikolai Volkoff after a "Clothesline"...Sgt. Slaughter pinned Luke... Sgt. Slaughter pinned Butch...Sgt. Slaughter was disqualified after Gen. Adnan interfered and attacked Tito Santana.

Sole Survivor: Tito Santana (Winning team: The Alliance)

• In the "Grand Finale Match of Survival," in which the survivors from the preceding matches returned for a final elimination tag, the babyface team of Hulk Hogan, Ultimate Warrior and Tito Santana def. the heel team of Ted DiBiase, Rick Martel, Warlord, Hercules and Paul Roma

Results:

Tito Santana pinned Warlord after a "Flying Forearm"...Ted Dibiase pinned Tito Santana after a slingshot off the top rope...Hulk Hogan pinned Paul Roma after a "Clothesline"...Rick Martel was counted out after he intentionally left the ring following a beating he refused to take any further...Hulk Hogan pinned Ted Dibiase after the "Legdrop"...Ultimate Warrior pinned Hercules following the "Warrior Splash"

Survivors: Hulk Hogan & Ultimate Warrior

1991

Held on November 27, 1991 at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. This was the first edition of Survivor Series to feature a title match, or indeed a one-on-one match of any kind.

• Dark match: Tatanka def. Kato
• Ric Flair, The Mountie, Ted DiBiase and Warlord def. Roddy Piper, Bret Hart, Virgil and Davey Boy Smith

• Sgt. Slaughter, Jim Duggan, Kerry Von Erich and Tito Santana def. Col. Mustafa, The Berzerker, Skinner and Hercules

• The Undertaker def. WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan to win the title due to outside interference from Ric Flair.

• The Nasty Boys and The Beverly Brothers def. The Rockers and The Bushwhackers

Results: Blake pinned Butch...Shawn Michaels pinned Beau...Sags pinned Luke...Knobbs pinned Shawn Michaels...Sags pinned Marty Jannetty.

Survivors: The Nasty Boys and Blake Beverly

• Road Warriors and Big Boss Man def. Earthquake, Typhoon and Irwin R. Schyster

Results:

I.R.S pinned Big Bossman with use of a loaded briefcase...Hawk pinned Typhoon after I.R.S accidentally hit Typhoon with the loaded briefcase...Earthquake was counted out after escorting Typhoon to the dressing room, which left I.R.S alone to face Legion Of Doom...Animal pinned I.R.S following a "Flying Clothesline" off the top rope.

Survivors: Legion Of Doom

• • Sid Justice and Jake Roberts had been advertised as being part of the match, but they didn't show.

1992

Held on November 25, 1992 at the Richfield Coliseum in Richfield, Ohio. This was the first Survivor Series to put an emphasis on standard singles/tag matchups rather than the elimination-tag format.

• Dark match: Crush def. The Brooklyn Brawler
• Samu and Fatu def. Owen Hart and Koko B. Ware when Fatu pinned Owen Hart following a "Big Splash" off the top rope.
• Nightstick-on-a-Pole Match: Big Boss Man pinned Nailz following the "Boss Man Slam"
• Tatanka def. Rick Martel after the "Fallaway Slam" finisher.
• Randy Savage and Mr. Perfect def. Razor Ramon and Ric Flair via DQ after Razor Ramon kicked the referee, who was trying to stop a brawl in the ring involving the four wrestlers.
  • Originally scheduled to be Flair and Ramon taking on Savage and the Ultimate Warrior; Warrior left the company a week prior to the event, and Mr. Perfect was turned face as a last-minute attempt to salvage the match.
• Yokozuna def. Virgil after the "Banzai Drop".
• The Nasty Boys, Earthquake and Typhoon def. Ted DiBiase, Irwin R. Schyster and The Beverly Brothers
  • This was the only "traditional" Survivor Series-style match on the card. It was contested under the tag-team rules from the first two Survivor Series (ie: when a team member was eliminated, his regular tag partner was eliminated as well).

Order Of Elimination:

Earthquake pinned Beau following the "Earthquake Splash", which eliminated The Beverly Bros...I.R.S pinned Typhoon with assistance from his trunks...Sags pinned I.R.S with an inside cradle.

Survivors: The Nasty Boys

• Casket Match: The Undertaker pinned Kamala after he hit Kamala with an urn. Undertaker then placed Kamala in the casket

• WWF Championship Match: Bret Hart def. Shawn Michaels via submission to the "Sharpshooter". (Hart retains title)
  • This was the first time Hart and Michaels battled each other one-on-one on TV (they had previously fought over Bret's Intercontinental title at house shows).

1993

Held on November 24, 1993 at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. This event marked Bobby "The Brain" Heenan's final appearance on a WWF pay-per-view until 2001's WrestleMania X-Seven.

• Dark Match: Billy Gunn def. The Brooklyn Brawler
• Marty Jannetty, Randy Savage, Razor Ramon and The 1-2-3 Kid def. Irwin R. Schyster, Diesel, Rick Martel and Adam Bomb
  • Randy Savage replaced Mr. Perfect due to injury.

• The Hart Family: Bret Hart, Owen Hart, Bruce Hart and Keith Hart def. The King and his Knights: Shawn Michaels, The Red Knight, The Blue Knight and The Black Knight (either Glen Jacobs or Jeff Gaylord)
  • Michaels replaced Jerry "The King" Lawler due to Lawler's legal issues at the time. This match also began the heel turn of Owen Hart, when he became the only Hart brother to be eliminated and blamed Bret for causing that elimination.

Order Of Elimination:

Owen pinned Black Knight after a dropkick off the top rope...Bret forced Red Knight to submit to the "Sharpshooter"...Owen forced Blue Knight to submit to the "Sharpshooter"... Michaels pinned Owen after he irish-whipped him into Bret Hart and followed it up with an inside cradle...Michaels fled the ring after the remaining Hart brothers and their father Stu who was in the front row, started opening a can of whoop-ass on Michaels. As a result, Michaels was counted out and Bret, Bruce, and Keith Hart were declared the winners and survivors.

• • The match was billed as being a "Family Feud" match; appropriately, Ray Combs, then-current host of the game show Family Feud, served as guest ring announcer for the match.
• Smoky Mountain Wrestling Tag Team Championship Match: The Heavenly Bodies def. The Rock 'n' Roll Express and won the SMW Tag Titles after Tom Prichard pinned Robert Gibson with use of a tennis racquet.
  • This match was part of a cross-promotional effort between the WWF and Jim Cornette's Smoky Mountain Wrestling group.
• Four Doinks:The Bushwackers and Men on a Mission def. Samu, Fatu, Bastion Booger and Bam Bam Bigelow
  • This match was advertised as Doink the Clown and three of his duplicates teaming up; instead, The Bushwackers and Men on a Mission worked the match in "Doink" makeup.

Order Of Elimination:

Luke rapidly pinned Samu following an "Inside Cradle"...Mabel pinned Bastion Booger after a "Legdrop"...Butch pinned Fatu after Fatu slipped on a banana peel...Mabel, Mo, Luke, & Butch all pinned Bigelow following Mabel's "Big Splash" on Bigelow.

All Four "Doinks" were the survivors

• The All-Americans: Lex Luger, The Undertaker, Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner def. The Foreign Fanatics: WWF Champion Yokozuna, Crush, Ludvig Borga and Jacques Rougeau
  • The Undertaker replaced Tatanka, and Crush replaced Pierre.

Order Of Elimination:

Ludvig Borga pinned Rick Steiner following a "belly-to-belly" suplex...Crush was counted out after he brawled with Randy "Macho Man" Savage, who appeared at ringside...Lex Luger pinned Jacques following an "Elbowsmash" from the middle rope...Yokozuna pinned Scott Steiner after a "Legdrop" after Steiner missed a "Dropkick" attempt...Undertaker and Yokozuna were both counted out for brawling outside the ring...Luger pinned Borga following the "Running Elbowsmash" finisher.

Sole Survivor: Lex Luger

1994

Held on November 23, 1994 at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas

• The Bad Guys (Razor Ramon, The 1-2-3 Kid, Davey Boy Smith, Fatu and Sionne) def. The Teamsters (Shawn Michaels, Diesel, Owen Hart, Jim Neidhart and Jeff Jarrett)

• The Royal Family (Jerry Lawler, Sleazy, Queasy and Cheesy) def. Clowns 'R' Us (Doink the Clown, Dink, Pink and Wink)

• Sleazy, Queasy, and Cheesy were midget wrestlers wearing costumes similar to Lawler's. Likewise, "Pink" and "Wink" were made up to resemble Doink, as was the pre-existing Dink.

• Bob Backlund def. WWF World Heavyweight Champion Bret Hart to win the title
• The Million Dollar Team (King Kong Bundy, Tatanka, Bam Bam Bigelow and The Heavenly Bodies) def. Guts & Glory (Lex Luger, Mabel, Adam Bomb and The Smokin' Gunns)

• The Undertaker def. Yokozuna in a casket match. Chuck Norris was the special guest enforcer.

1995

Held on November 19, 1995 at the USAir Arena in Landover, Maryland. This was first Survivor Series to be held on a Sunday.

• The Smokin' Gunns def. The Public Enemy
• The Bodydonnas (Skip, Rad Radford, Tom Prichard and 123 Kid) def. The Underdogs (Marty Jannetty, Hakushi, Barry Horowitz and Bob Holly)
• Bertha Faye, Aja Kong, Tomoko Watatnabe and Lioness Asuka def. Alundra Blayze, Kyoko Inoue, Sakie Hasegawa and Chaparita Asari
• Goldust def. Bam Bam Bigelow
• The Dark Side (The Undertaker, Savio Vega, Fatu and Henry Godwinn) def. The Royals (Mabel, Jerry Lawler, Isaac Yankem and Hunter Hearst Helmsley)
• Shawn Michaels, Ahmed Johnson, Davey Boy Smith and Psycho Sid def. Yokozuna, Owen Hart, Razor Ramon and Dean Douglas

• This was billed as a "Wild Card Match," meaning the faces and heels were "randomly" distrubuted among these two teams.

• Bret Hart def. WWF World Champion Diesel to win the title

1996

Held on November 17, 1996 at Madison Square Garden in New York City

• Jesse Jammes, Aldo Montoya, Bob Holly and Bart Gunn def. The Sultan, Justin Bradshaw, Salvatore Sincere and Billy Gunn
• Doug Furnas, Phil LaFon, Henry Godwinn and Phineas Godwinn def. Owen Hart, Davey Boy Smith, Marty Jannetty and Leif Cassidy
• The Undertaker def. Mankind
• Marc Mero, Rocky Maivia, Jake "The Snake" Roberts and Barry Windham def. Crush, Jerry Lawler, Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Goldust
  • This match was the debut of The Rock as "Rocky Maivia".
• Bret Hart def. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
  • This was the return match for Bret Hart after a lengthy absence due to contract talks with both the WWF and WCW.
  • This is also the first time he faced "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
• Faarooq, Vader, Razor Ramon II, Diesel II fought Flash Funk, Jimmy Snuka, Savio Vega and Yokozuna to a no contest
• Sycho Sid def. WWF World Champion Shawn Michaels to win the title

1997

• The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn & "The Road Dogg" Jesse James) & The Godwinns (Henry O. Godwinn & Phineas I. Godwinn def. The Headbangers & The New Blackjacks ("Blackjack" Barry Windham and "Blackjack" Bradshaw)
• The Truth Commission def. The Disciples of Apocalypse
• "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, Doug Furnas and Phil LaFon def. Vader, Goldust, "The Wild Man" Mark Mero and Steve Blackman
• Kane def. Mankind
• Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Hawk& Road Warrior Animal), Ahmed Johnson and Ken Shamrock def. Nation of Domination (Rocky Maivia, Faarooq, Kama Mustafa & D'Lo Brown)
• "Stone Cold" Steve Austin def. WWF Intercontinental Champion "The Black Hart" Owen Hart to win the title
• "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels def. WWF World Champion Bret "The Hitman" Hart to win the title
  • When Shawn Michaels locked in Bret Hart's signature Sharpshooter submission, Vince McMahon arranged for referee Earl Hebner to ring the bell and claim Michaels champion despite Bret Hart not tapping out. Because Hart never agreed to any of this backstage and it ostensibly helped ruin the rest of his career, this match is known as the "Montreal Screwjob".

WWE Survivor Series 1997 Detailed Recap

1998

The 1998 Survivor Series was a tournament called The Deadly Game for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship. It was the first tournament held with the WWF World Heavyweight Championship on the line in ten years, the last being at WrestleMania IV. Coincidentally, both tournaments were 14-man tournaments instead of the regular 8 or 16-man tournaments.

Sunday Night HEAT Matches:

• "Too Sexy" Brian Christopher and Scott "Too Hot" Taylor def. The Hardy Boyz
• Bob Holly and Scorpio def. Road Warrior Animal and Darren Drozdov
• Val Venis def. Tiger Ali Singh
• Gangrel def. Steve Blackman

PPV Matches:

• Mankind def. Duane Gill
• Al Snow def. Jeff Jarrett
• "Stone Cold" Steve Austin def. Big Boss Man
• X-Pac fought Steven Regal to a double count out
• Ken Shamrock def. Goldust
• The Rock def. Big Boss Man
  • The Rock would set an all time record for quickest victory in not only Survivor Series history but also WWE history when he pinned The Big Boss Man in four seconds with a small package during the tournament, beating the record of six second held jointly by several other wrestlers.
• The Undertaker def. Kane
• Mankind def. Al Snow
• The Rock def. Ken Shamrock
• Sable def. WWF Women's Champion Jacqueline to win the title. Sable pinned Jacqueline by countering a Tornado DDT attempt and planting her with the Sable Bomb for the win.
• Mankind def. Steve Austin
• The Rock def. The Undertaker
  • This was the Undertaker's Final Survivor Series appearance under his deadman gimmick until the 2004 edition.
• WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn and Road Dogg def. D'Lo Brown and Mark Henry and The Headbangers
• The Rock def. Mankind to win the WWF World Title
  • The ending to this match was a reference of the 1997 Survivor Series (the first of many times the company would intentionally rehash the Montreal Screwjob), with The Rock trapping Mankind in the sharpshooter and Vince McMahon ordering for the bell to be rung, despite the fact that Mankind did not submit.

Tournament Bracket

Pin-Pinfall; Sub-Submission; DCO-Double countout; DQ-Disqualification

• WWE Survivor Series 1998 Detailed Recap
• ProWrestlingHistory.com (bracket source)
• Wrestling Information Archive (match times source)

1999

This was 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin's final appearance with the WWE until the SmackDown! event before Backlash 2000, as he was run over by a car (Later revealed to be driven by Rikishi) during the event. Big Show replaced Austin in the main event. The Big Show was also in a 4-on-1 match against the Big Boss Man's team; he was originally slated to team up with Kaientai (Taka Michinoku & Funaki) and The Blue Meanie, but he attacked them on HEAT previous to the PPV because he wanted to go alone into the match. This was also the televised debut of Kurt Angle.

• The Godfather, D'Lo Brown and The Headbangers def. The Dudley Boyz and The Acolytes

• Kurt Angle def. Shawn Stasiak
• Val Venis, Mark Henry, Gangrel and Steve Blackman def. Davey Boy Smith and the Mean Street Posse

• Mae Young, The Fabulous Moolah, Tori and Debra def. Ivory, Luna, Jacqueline and Terri Runnels . Moolah pinned Ivory with a Big Splash.

• Despite featuring four-member teams, this was billed as a "Sudden Death" match - i.e., a standard eight-person tag.

• Kane def. X-Pac
• The Big Show def. Big Boss Man, Prince Albert, Mideon and Viscera

• WWF Intercontinental Champion Chyna def. Chris Jericho
• Brian Christopher, Scotty 2 Hotty, Hardcore Holly and Crash Holly def. Christian, Edge and The Hardy Boyz

• WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn and Road Dogg def. Al Snow and Mankind
• The Big Show def. WWF World Heavyweight Champion Triple H and The Rock to win the title

WWE Survivor Series 1999 Detailed Recap

2000

Held on November 19, 2000 at the Ice Palace in Tampa, Florida. This was The Undertaker's first Survivor series appearance under his dead biker gimmick.

• Steve Blackman, Crash Holly and Molly Holly def. Test, Albert and Trish Stratus . Molly pinned Trish following a Flying Sunset Flip from the top rope.
• The Radicalz: Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko, Eddie Guerrero and Perry Saturn def. D-Generation X: Billy Gunn, Road Dogg, Chyna and K-Kwik

• Kane def. Chris Jericho
• WWF European Champion William Regal def. Hardcore Holly
• The Rock def. Rikishi
• WWF Women's Champion Ivory def. Lita . The end came when Ivory blocked a Moonsault attempt by Lita, by getting her knees up and smashing the title belt into Lita's face as she came down. Lita face was also baldy ripped open at her eyebrow during this match, after Ivory's heel accidentally caught Lita in the face.
• WWF Champion Kurt Angle def. The Undertaker
• The Dudley Boyz and The Hardy Boyz def. Edge, Christian, Bull Buchanan and The Goodfather

• "Stone Cold" Steve Austin fought Triple H to a no contest

WWE Survivor Series 2000 Detailed Recap

2001

The theme song is "Control", by Puddle of Mudd.

The Invasion storyline ended at this event when Team WWF, led by reigning WCW World Heavyweight Champion The Rock, defeated the leader of The Alliance, reigning WWF World Heavyweight Champion "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, in the winner-take-all match.

• Sunday Night HEAT Match: Lance Storm, Justin Credible and Raven (Alliance) def. Albert, Scotty 2 Hotty and Spike Dudley (WWF)
• WWF European Champion Christian (Alliance) def. Al Snow (WWF) to retain the title (6:30)
• Alliance Commissioner William Regal (Alliance) def. Tajiri (WWF) (2:59)
• WCW United States Champion Edge (WWF) def. WWF Intercontinental Champion Test (Alliance) to unify both titles (11:19)
• WCW Tag Team Champions The Dudley Boyz (Alliance) def. WWF Tag Team Champions The Hardy Boyz (WWF) to unify both titles in a Tag Team Steel Cage Match (15:44)
• Test (Alliance) won the "Immunity Battle Royal." (7:38) Other participants were: Billy Gunn, Bradshaw, Faarooq, Lance Storm, Billy Kidman, Diamond Dallas Page, Albert, Tazz, Perry Saturn, Raven, Chuck Palumbo, Crash Holly, Justin Credible, Shawn Stasiak, Steven Richards, Tommy Dreamer, The Hurricane, Spike Dudley & Funaki
  • Test was not originally entered in the match. After he lost his title match with Edge, he attacked Scotty 2 Hotty and took his spot. Chavo Guerrero, Jr. and Bill DeMott were also unscheduled to be in the battle royal, but ran in in the middle of that match to take place. Both were eliminated soon after.
• Trish Stratus (WWF) def. Lita (WWF), Jacqueline (WWF), Mighty Molly (Alliance), Jazz (Alliance) and Ivory (Alliance) to win the WWF Women's Title for the first time in her career. (4:23) Trish was able to pin Ivory with her new Stratusfaction finisher while the other women were unaware outside the ring.
• Team WWF (WCW Champion The Rock, Chris Jericho, The Undertaker, Kane and The Big Show) def. Team Alliance (WWF Champion Steve Austin, Kurt Angle, Booker T, Rob Van Dam and Shane McMahon) (44:00). As a result, the Alliance was forced to fold.

WWE Survivor Series 2001 Detailed Recap

2002

The theme song is "Always", by Saliva, who also performed Chris Jericho's entrance music, "King of My World", live from The World (WWE's restaurant). This was the first Survivor Series to feature WWE and World Heavyweight Championship matches which both changed hands. This is the second Survivor Series event not to feature a traditional 4-on-4 or 5-on-5 Elimination tag team match. This card also saw the debut of the Elimination Chamber. During intermission, Scott Steiner made his return to the WWE, beating up Christopher Nowinski and Matt Hardy, after they cut an insulting promo about New York City. This was the first Survivor Series Event to feature both the WWE Championship and the World Heavyweight Championship. All of five title matches on card saw titles changing hands.

• Sunday Night HEAT Match: Lance Storm and William Regal def. Goldust and The Hurricane
  • The Sunday Night HEAT tag team match was apparently scheduled to be in the PPV, as it was even listed in the official Survivor Series website. It was pushed back to HEAT, though, since there was little or no build-up to it.
• Jeff Hardy, Bubba Ray Dudley and Spike Dudley def. 3 Minute Warning and Rico in a 6-Man Elimination Tables Match (11:22)
  • D'Von Dudley appeared after the match, and all three Dudley Boyz were reunited.
• Billy Kidman def. WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble to win the title (7:10)
• Victoria def. WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus to win the Women's Title in a Hardcore Match (7:04) Victoria dazed Trish by spraying a fire extinguisher in her eyes before hitting a quick Snap Suplex for the upset victory, and her first title win.
• The Big Show def. WWE Champion Brock Lesnar to win the title (4:23)
• Los Guerreros def. Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit, and Edge and Rey Mysterio to win the WWE Tag Team Championship (19:18)
• Shawn Michaels def. Booker T, Rob Van Dam, Kane, Chris Jericho and Triple H in an Elimination Chamber match to win the World Heavyweight Championship (39:12)

WWE Survivor Series 2002 Detailed Recap

2003

Held on November 16, 2003 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. The theme song is "Build a Bridge", by Limp Bizkit.

• Sunday Night HEAT Match: WWE Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri def. Jamie Noble to retain the title.
  • This match was originally scheduled to happen at the PPV, but was put on HEAT due to time constraints.

• Team Angle: Kurt Angle, Chris Benoit, John Cena, Hardcore Holly, and Bradshaw def. Team Lesnar: WWE Champion Brock Lesnar, United States Champion The Big Show, Matt Morgan, Nathan Jones and A-Train (13:17); Benoit and Cena are the survivors

• WWE Women's Champion Molly Holly def. Lita to retain the title(6:51)
• Ambulance Match: Kane def. Shane McMahon (13:25)
• WWE Tag Team Champions Basham Brothers def. Los Guerreros to retain the titles (7:31)
• Team Bischoff: Chris Jericho, Christian, Randy Orton, Scott Steiner and Mark Henry def. Team Stone Cold: Shawn Michaels, Intercontinental Champion Rob Van Dam, Booker T and World Tag Team Champions The Dudley Boyz (27:27); Orton is the sole survivor

• • As a result, Austin must resign as Co-General Manager of Raw
• Buried Alive Match: Vince McMahon def. The Undertaker after interference by Kane (11:47)
  • This was The Undertaker's final WWE appearance under his 'biker' gimmick. He would return under his Deadman gimmick at Wrestlemania 20
• World Heavyweight Champion Goldberg def. Triple H to retain the title (11:45)

WWE Survivor Series 2003 Detailed Recap

2004

Held on November 14, 2004 at the Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The theme song is "Ugly", by The Exies.

• Sunday Night HEAT Match: World Tag Team Champions La Resistance def. The Hurricane and Rosey to retain the titles.
• WWE Cruiserweight Champion Spike Dudley def. Billy Kidman, Chavo Guerrero, and Rey Mysterio (9:02)
• WWE Intercontinental Champion Shelton Benjamin def. Christian (13:22)
  • This was the debut of Christian's new music and attire.
• Team Guerrero: Eddie Guerrero, The Big Show, Rob Van Dam, and John Cena def. Team Angle: Kurt Angle, United States Champion Carlito, Luther Reigns and Mark Jindrak; Guerrero, Big Show, and Cena are the survivors (12:18)

• • Carlito ran away from John Cena at the start of this match
  • This was Eddie Guerrero's last Survivor Series appearance. He was supposed to participate at the 2005 Survivor Series. He died on November 13 2005 a couple of weeks before the event.
• The Undertaker def. Heidenreich (15:43)
• WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus def. Lita by DQ. Lita broke Trish's nose with a chair shot (1:15)
• WWE Champion John Bradshaw Layfield def. Booker T (14:48)
• Team Orton: Randy Orton, Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, and Maven def. Team Triple H: World Heavyweight Champion Triple H, Edge, Batista, and Gene Snitsky; Orton is the survivor (24:30)

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• • As a result, Team Orton is granted control of RAW for four weeks.
  • Maven wasn't announced as being part of this match after being attacked by Snitsky earlier backstage, but returned later during the match.

2005

The theme song is "Lights Out", by P.O.D..

This was the first edition of Survivor Series to feature SmackDown! vs RAW matches.

• Sunday Night HEAT: Cruiserweight Champion Juventud def. Simon Dean in a non-title match
• Booker T w/ Sharmell defeated Chris Benoit in the first match of a Best of Seven series for the vacant United States Championship (14:39)
• Women's Champion Trish Stratus defeats Melina to retain the Women's Championship (6:35)
  • This was an interbrand title match as RAW's Women's champion faced a Smackdown Diva- Melina.
  • Trish won with a modified top rope Stratusfaction and interference from Mickie James.
  • It is notable that Melina managed to block two Stratusfaction attempts, aswwell as a Chick Kick attempt by Trish, she also showed excellent in-ring skills dominating the majority of the match.
• Triple H defeats Intercontinental Champion Ric Flair in a non-title, Last Man Standing Match (26:59)
  • Flair is counted out after being hit on the spine with the sledgehammer.
  • Triple H's win against Ric Flair at the 2005 Survivor Series marked the first time in his career that he has won a match at that same event, as he was 0-9 in the past.
• The Cutting Edge (debut): Edge and Lita interviewed Dmitri Young of the Detroit Tigers; Young insulted Edge about his lack of a World Title.
• WWE Champion John Cena defeats Kurt Angle, with special referee Daivari.(13:50)
• Theodore Long defeated Eric Bischoff in a RAW vs. SmackDown! general manager match (5:18)
  • Long wins with the help of The Boogeyman
• Team SmackDown! (World Heavyweight Champion Batista, Rey Mysterio, John Bradshaw Layfield, Bobby Lashley and Randy Orton) defeat Team RAW (Shawn Michaels, World Tag Team Champions Kane and The Big Show, Carlito and Chris Masters) in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series Elimination Match. (24:02)

• For the third year running, Randy Orton was the sole survivor in his elimination match. It is also the second time he pinned Shawn Michaels in the final fall of the match.
  • Eddie Guerrero was originally scheduled to be on Team SmackDown!, however due to his passing on November 13 2005, Randy Orton was named to replace him. The SmackDown! Team Captain, Batista competed with a back injury.
• The Undertaker returned following the main event, entering, in a casket carried by druids. The casket was struck by lightning after it was stood up by the druids, who then left. The Undertaker emerged from the flaming casket to destroy a good portion of the SmackDown! locker room (Simon Dean, James Dick, Funaki, Orlando Jordan, Brian Kendrick, Sylvan, Paul Burchill, and William Regal), who were standing in the ring. Randy Orton and his father Bob Orton escaped from being attacked. The Undertaker slightly changed his appearance, with lycra pants (with white Satanic logos on each side) and a short beard.

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2006

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The 20th annual Survivor Series is scheduled to take place on November 26, 2006 at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

2007

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On April 10, 2006, WWE announced that the 2007 Survivor Series has been tentatively booked for the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec on November 25, 2007. This booking would mark the tenth anniversary of the Montreal Screwjob.

External links

• 2005 Survivor Series Results
• Official WWE.com Results

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