Survivor Series (2016)

Survivor Series (2016) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming show made by WWE. It took place on November 20, 2016 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was the 30th Survivor Series event held by WWE and the first to be held in Canada since the 1997 edition, which featured the Montreal Screwjob.

Eight matches were performed at the event. In the most important match, Goldberg competed in his first match in 12 years, beating Brock Lesnar in one minute and 26 seconds. In addition, there were three Survivor Series matches between the wrestlers of the Raw and SmackDown brands.

 Background 
At WrestleMania XX, Goldberg beat Lesnar and the next day, both men left WWE. Brock wrestled in New Japan Pro Wrestling, fought in Ultimate Fighting Championship and returned to WWE in April 2012 but Goldberg hardly wrestled again. In 2016, the covers and commercials for the WWE 2K17 video game were shown for the first time, and Goldberg was revealed as the pre-order bonus for the game. This made many people think that he would return to WWE and maybe get a rematch with Lesnar. The two started talking about the match they could have at conventions like the ones for the video game. In October 2016, Lesnar's manager Paul Heyman said Brock was challenging Goldberg because he was the one wrestler Brock could never beat. On the October 17 episode of Raw, Goldberg returned and agreed to fight Brock.

To start the match, Brock pushed Goldberg into the corner and rammed him between the ropes but Goldberg pushed him back hard and Brock fell back. When Brock got up, he took a spear from Goldberg. This happened again and then Goldberg picked Brock up and performed a Jackhammer and won the match.

 Matches 
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes1TJ Perkins, Rich Swann and Noam Dar beat Tony Nese, Drew Gulak and Ariya DaivariSix-man tag team match11:502Kane beat Luke HarperSingles match9:103Team Raw (Charlotte Flair, Bayley, Sasha Banks, Alicia Fox and Nia Jax) (with Dana Brooke) beat Team SmackDown (Natalya, Becky Lynch, Alexa Bliss, Naomi and Carmella)5-on-5 Survivor Series elimination match17:304The Miz (c) (with Maryse) beat Sami ZaynSingles match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship.14:055Team Raw (The New Day (Big E and Kofi Kingston), Cesaro, Sheamus, Enzo Amore, Big Cass, The Shining Stars (Primo and Epico), Luke Gallows, and Karl Anderson) (with Xavier Woods) defeated Team SmackDown (Heath Slater, Rhyno, American Alpha (Jason Jordan and Chad Gable), The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso), The Hype Bros (Zack Ryder and Mojo Rawley), and Breezango (Tyler Breeze and Fandango))10-on-10 Survivor Series tag team elimination match18:556The Brian Kendrick (c) defeated Kalisto by disqualificationSingles match for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship12:257Team SmackDown (AJ Styles, Dean Ambrose, Bray Wyatt, Randy Orton and Shane McMahon) (with James Ellsworth) beat Team Raw (Kevin Owens, Chris Jericho, Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins and Braun Strowman)5-on-5 Survivor Series elimination match52:558Goldberg beat Brock Lesnar (with Paul Heyman)Singles match1:26
 Natalya replaced Nikki Bella, who was attacked backstage before the match.

 Survivor Series elimination matches 

EliminationWrestlerTeamEliminated byElimination moveTime1CarmellaSmackDownAlicia FoxScissors kick6:232Alicia FoxRawAlexa BlissTwisted Bliss6:463NaomiSmackDownN/ACountout8:214Sasha BanksRawNatalyaRoll-up10:185NatalyaSmackDownCharlotte FlairBig boot11:596Nia JaxRawBecky LynchDis-arm-her13:337Alexa BlissSmackDownCharlotte FlairBig boot14:068Becky LynchSmackDownBayleyBayley-to-Belly Suplex17:30Survivors: Charlotte Flair and Bayley (Team Raw)

EliminationWrestlersTeamEliminated byElimination moveTime1BreezangoSmackDownThe New DayMidnight Hour0:412The New DayRawThe UsosSuperkick1:063The Hype BrosSmackDownLuke Gallows and Karl AndersonMagic Killer5:074The Shining StarsRawAmerican AlphaElevated diving bulldog8:085American AlphaSmackDownLuke Gallows and Karl AndersonMagic Killer10:376Luke Gallows and Karl AndersonRawHeath Slater and RhynoGore12:277Heath Slater and RhynoSmackDownEnzo Amore and Big CassBada Boom Shakalaka12:458Enzo Amore and Big CassRawThe UsosSamoan Splash13:249The UsosSmackDownCesaro and SheamusSharpshooter18:55Survivors:Cesaro and Sheamus (Team Raw)

EliminationWrestlerTeamEliminated byElimination moveTime1Dean AmbroseSmackDownBraun StrowmanRunning powerslam16:002Braun StrowmanRawN/ACountout21:303Kevin OwensRawN/ADisqualification29:304Chris JerichoRawRandy OrtonRKO30:155Shane McMahonSmackDownN/ASpear by Reigns; the referee decided that McMahon was knocked out and unable to continue40:006AJ StylesSmackDownSeth RollinsTriple powerbomb through the announce table, helped by Ambrose and Reigns42:307Seth RollinsRawBray WyattRKO from Orton46:008Roman ReignsRawBray WyattSister Abigail52:55Survivors:Bray Wyatt and Randy Orton (Team SmackDown)

 References 

 Other websites 
Official website for the Survivor Series (2016)

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