Survivor Series

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.Ian Hamilton. Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens to an Industry Without Competition (p.160)

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. 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. The 2002 event also featured the first ever Elimination Chamber match.

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. 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.

 Survivor Series dates and venues 
EventDateCityVenueMain EventSurvivor Series (1987)November 26, 1987Richfield, OhioRichfield ColiseumAndré the Giant, Butch Reed, King Kong Bundy, One Man Gang, and Rick Rude vs. Bam Bam Bigelow, Don Muraco, Hulk Hogan, Ken Patera, and Paul Orndorff in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series matchSurvivor Series (1988)November 24, 1988Akeem, Big Boss Man, Haku, Ted DiBiase, and The Red Rooster vs. Hercules, Hillbilly Jim, Hulk Hogan, Koko B. Ware, and Randy Savage in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series  matchSurvivor Series (1989)November 23, 1989Rosemont, IllinoisRosemont HorizonThe Heenan Family (Bobby Heenan, André the Giant, Arn Anderson, and Haku) vs. The Ultimate Warriors (The Ultimate Warrior, Jim Neidhart, Marty Jannetty, and Shawn Michaels) in a 4-on-4 Survivor Series matchSurvivor Series (1990)November 22, 1990Hartford, ConnecticutHartford Civic CenterHulk Hogan, The Ultimate Warrior, and Tito Santana vs. Hercules, Paul Roma, Rick Martel, The Warlord, and Ted DiBiase in a 3-on-5 Grand Finale Survivor Series matchSurvivor Series (1991)November 27, 1991Detroit, MichiganJoe Louis ArenaThe Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal) and Big Boss Man vs. The Natural Disasters (Earthquake and Typhoon) and Irwin R. Schyster (with Jimmy Hart) in a 3-on-3 Survivor Series matchSurvivor Series (1992)November 25, 1992Richfield, OhioRichfield ColiseumBret Hart (c) vs. Shawn Michaels for the WWF ChampionshipSurvivor Series (1993)November 24, 1993Boston, MassachusettsBoston GardenThe 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 matchSurvivor Series (1994)November 23, 1994San Antonio, TexasFreeman ColiseumThe Undertaker (with Paul Bearer) vs. Yokozuna (with Mr. Fuji and Jim Cornette) in a Casket match with Chuck Norris as the Special Guest EnforcerSurvivor Series (1995)November 19, 1995Washington, D.C.USAir ArenaDiesel (c) vs. Bret Hart in a No Disqualification match for the WWF ChampionshipSurvivor Series (1996)November 17, 1996New York, New YorkMadison Square GardenShawn Michaels (c) (with Jose Lothario) vs. Sycho Sid for the WWF ChampionshipSurvivor Series (1997)November 9, 1997Montreal, QuebecMolson CentreBret Hart (c) vs. Shawn Michaels for the WWF ChampionshipSurvivor Series (1998)November 15, 1998St. Louis, MissouriKiel CenterThe Rock vs. Mankind for the vacant WWF ChampionshipSurvivor Series (1999)November 14, 1999Detroit, MichiganJoe Louis ArenaTriple H (c) vs. Big Show vs. The Rock in a Triple Threat match for the WWF ChampionshipSurvivor Series (2000)November 19, 2000Tampa, FloridaIce PalaceSteve Austin vs. Triple H in a No Disqualification matchSurvivor Series (2001)November 18, 2001Greensboro, North CarolinaGreensboro ColiseumTeam WWF (The Rock, Chris Jericho, The Undertaker, Kane and Big Show) vs. Team Alliance (Steve Austin, Kurt Angle, Booker T, Rob Van Dam and Shane McMahon) in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series matchSurvivor Series (2002)November 17, 2002New York, New YorkMadison Square GardenTriple H (c) vs. Booker T vs. Chris Jericho vs. Kane vs. Rob Van Dam vs. Shawn Michaels in the first Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight ChampionshipSurvivor Series (2003)November 16, 2003Dallas, TexasAmerican Airlines CenterGoldberg (c) vs. Triple H (with Ric Flair) for the World Heavyweight ChampionshipSurvivor Series (2004)November 14, 2004Cleveland, OhioGund ArenaTeam 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 matchSurvivor Series (2005)November 27, 2005Detroit, MichiganJoe Louis ArenaTeam Raw (Big Show, Carlito, Chris Masters, Kane, and Shawn Michaels) vs. Team SmackDown! (Batista, Bobby Lashley, John "Bradshaw" Layfield, Randy Orton, and Rey Mysterio) in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series matchSurvivor Series (2006)November 26, 2006Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaWachovia CenterKing Booker (c) vs. Batista for the World Heavyweight ChampionshipSurvivor Series (2007)November 18, 2007Miami, FloridaAmerican Airlines ArenaBatista (c) vs. The Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell match for the World Heavyweight ChampionshipSurvivor Series (2008)November 23, 2008Boston, MassachusettsTD Banknorth GardenChris Jericho (c) vs. John Cena for the World Heavyweight ChampionshipSurvivor Series (2009)November 22, 2009Washington, D.C.Verizon CenterJohn Cena (c) vs. Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels for the WWE ChampionshipSurvivor Series (2010)November 21, 2010Miami, FloridaAmerican Airlines ArenaRandy Orton (c) vs. Wade Barrett in a Pinfall-and-submissions-only match for the WWE Championship with John Cena as the special guest refereeSurvivor Series (2011)November 20, 2011New York, New YorkMadison Square Garden 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 ChampionshipSurvivor Series (2014) November 23, 2014 St. Louis, Missouri Scottrade CenterTeam 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 Survivor Series (2015) November 22, 2015 Atlanta, Georgia Philips Arena Roman Reigns vs. Dean Ambrose for the vacant WWE World Heavyweight Championship
 Roman Reigns (c) vs. Sheamus for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in Sheamus' Money in the Bank contract cash-in match 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 ArenaRoman 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

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