Survivor Series

This article is about the professional wrestling pay-per-view event. For the video game named after the event for the Game Boy Advance, see WWE Survivor Series (video game).
Not to be confused with Survivor (franchise).
Survivor Series
Information
Other name(s)Survivor Series: WarGames (2022–present)
Created byVince McMahon
Promotion(s)WWE
Brand(s)Raw (2002–2010, 2016–present)
SmackDown (2002–2010, 2016–present)
NXT (2019)
205 Live (2018)
ECW (2006–2009)
First event1987
Event gimmickCompetition between brands (2016–2021)
WarGames (2022–present)
Signature match typesSurvivor Series match (1987–2021)
WarGames match (2022–present)

Survivor Series, also known as Survivor Series: WarGames since 2022, is a yearly professional wrestling pay-per-view and livestreaming event made by WWE. It takes place in November around the American Thanksgiving. The pay-per-view is part of WWE's "Big Four", along with WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and the Royal Rumble.[1]

The event's signature match originally was the Survivor Series elminination match, where teams of four or five wrestlers (sometimes up to seven) competed under elimination rules. All other standard rules applied, and team members were able to tag in and out in any order.[2] From 2016 to 2021, this match took place between wrestlers of the Raw and SmackDown brands, with the NXT brand also competing at the 2019 event.[3][4] The 2002 event also featured the first ever Elimination Chamber match.[5]

Since 2022, the event is based around the WarGames match, a team-based steel cage match where the cage surrounds two rings next to each other.[6] This type of match was previously featured in the National Wrestling Alliance, World Championship Wrestling, and on the NXT TakeOver shows before Survivor Series. The change was announced by Triple H on September 19. Each event featured a men's and a women's WarGames match since.[7]

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 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 Washington, D.C. 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
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[8] Washington, D.C.[8] Verizon Center[8] John Cena (c) vs. Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels for the WWE Championship
Survivor Series (2010) November 21, 2010 Miami, Florida American Airlines Arena Randy Orton (c) vs. Wade Barrett in a Pinfall-and-submissions-only match for the WWE Championship (with John Cena as the special guest referee)
Survivor Series (2011) November 20, 2011 New York, New York Madison Square Garden Mark Henry (c) vs. Big Show for the World Heavyweight Championship
The Rock and John Cena vs. Awesome Truth (The Miz and R-Truth)
Survivor Series (2012) November 18, 2012 Indianapolis, Indiana Bankers Life Fieldhouse CM Punk (c) vs. John Cena vs. Ryback in a Triple Threat Match for the WWE Championship
Survivor Series (2013) November 24, 2013 Boston, Massachusetts TD Garden Randy Orton (c) vs. Big Show for the WWE Championship
Survivor Series (2014) November 23, 2014 St. Louis, Missouri Scottrade Center John Cena, Dolph Ziggler, Big Show, Erick Rowan and Ryback vs. Seth Rollins, Kane, Mark Henry, Rusev and Luke Harper in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series match
Survivor Series (2015) November 22, 2015 Atlanta, Georgia Philips Arena Roman Reigns vs. Dean Ambrose for the vacant WWE World Heavyweight Championship
Survivor Series (2016) November 20, 2016 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Air Canada Centre Brock Lesnar vs. Goldberg
Survivor Series (2017) November 19, 2017 Houston, Texas Toyota Center Team Raw (Braun Strowman, Finn Bálor, Kurt Angle, Samoa Joe, and Triple H) vs. Team SmackDown (Bobby Roode, John Cena, Randy Orton, Shane McMahon, and Shinsuke Nakamura) in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series elimination match
Survivor Series (2018) November 18, 2018 Los Angeles, California Staples Center Brock Lesnar vs. Daniel Bryan
Survivor Series (2019) November 24, 2019 Rosemont, Illinois Allstate Arena Bayley vs. Becky Lynch vs. Shayna Baszler in a triple threat match
Survivor Series (2020) November 22, 2020 Orlando, Florida WWE ThunderDome at Amway Center Drew McIntyre vs. Roman Reigns
Survivor Series (2021) November 21, 2021 Brooklyn, New York Barclays Center Big E vs. Roman Reigns
Survivor Series: WarGames (2022) November 26, 2022 Boston, Massachusetts TD Garden The Bloodline (Roman Reigns, Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, Solo Sikoa, and Sami Zayn) vs. The Brawling Brutes (Sheamus, Ridge Holland, and Butch), Drew McIntyre, and Kevin Owens in a WarGames match
Survivor Series: WarGames (2023) November 25, 2023 Rosemont, Illinois Allstate Arena Cody Rhodes, Seth "Freakin" Rollins, Jey Uso, Sami Zayn, and Randy Orton vs. The Judgment Day (Damian Priest, Finn Bálor, "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio, and JD McDonagh) and Drew McIntyre in a WarGames match
Survivor Series: WarGames (2024) November 30, 2024 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Rogers Arena Roman Reigns, The Usos (Jey and Jimmy Uso), Sami Zayn, and CM Punk vs. The Bloodline (Solo Sikoa, Jacob Fatu, Tama Tonga, and Tonga Loa) and Bronson Reed in a WarGames match

References

  1. ↑ Ian Hamilton. Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens to an Industry Without Competition (p.160)
  2. ↑ The Doctor Chris Mueller (November 16, 2019). "Ranking the Best Traditional Match Teams in WWE Survivor Series PPV History". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on September 14, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  3. ↑ Brookhouse, Brent (November 21, 2021). "2021 WWE Survivor Series card, matches, date, rumors, predictions, match card, start time, location". CBSSports. Archived from the original on November 5, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  4. ↑ Satin, Ryan (October 31, 2019). "NXT Will Be Part of Survivor Series This Year". TheSportster. Archived from the original on October 31, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  5. ↑ McAvennie, Mike (21 May 2007). "The painful process of Elimination". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
  6. ↑ Messano, Tommy (November 2, 2017). "WWE announces official WarGames match rules for NXT TakeOver and it doesn't feel like WCW War Games at all". Cageside Seats. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  7. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (September 19, 2022). "WWE Survivor Series 2022 Will Feature Two WarGames Matches". Fightful. Archived from the original on September 19, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Martin, Adam (2008-11-20). "Reader Notes: Bret Hart, WWE in Elmira, 2009 PPVs". WrestleView. Retrieved 2008-11-21.