Everything about The Survivor Series totally explained
The
Survivor Series is an annual
professional wrestling pay-per-view event held in November by
World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment. Some fans of WWF/E call it 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.
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 captailize on the big time feud between
Hulk Hogan and
André the Giant, who wrestled each other at that year's
WrestleMania.
It was originally created to be the "Thanksgiving event" as the first four Survivor Series events took place on
Thanksgiving Day in November.
"Survivor Series matches"
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 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.
Survivor Series dates and venues
| Event |
Date |
City |
Venue |
| Survivor Series (1987) |
November 26 1987 |
Richfield, Ohio |
Richfield Coliseum |
| Survivor Series (1988) |
November 24 1988 |
Richfield, Ohio |
Richfield Coliseum |
| Survivor Series (1989) |
November 23 1989 |
Rosemont, Illinois |
Rosemont Horizon |
| Survivor Series (1990) |
November 22 1990 |
Hartford, Connecticut |
Hartford Civic Center |
| Survivor Series (1991) |
November 27 1991 |
Detroit, Michigan |
Joe Louis Arena |
| Survivor Series (1992) |
November 25 1992 |
Richfield, Ohio |
Richfield Coliseum |
| Survivor Series (1993) |
November 24 1993 |
Boston, Massachusetts |
Boston Garden |
| Survivor Series (1994) |
November 23 1994 |
San Antonio, Texas |
Freeman Coliseum |
| Survivor Series (1995) |
November 19 1995 |
Washington, D.C. |
USAir Arena |
| Survivor Series (1996) |
November 17 1996 |
New York, New York |
Madison Square Garden |
| Survivor Series (1997) |
November 9 1997 |
Montreal, Quebec |
Molson Centre |
| Survivor Series (1998) |
November 15 1998 |
St. Louis, Missouri |
Kiel Center |
| Survivor Series (1999) |
November 14 1999 |
Detroit, Michigan |
Joe Louis Arena |
| Survivor Series (2000) |
November 19 2000 |
Tampa, Florida |
Ice Palace |
| Survivor Series (2001) |
November 18 2001 |
Greensboro, North Carolina |
Greensboro Coliseum Complex |
| Survivor Series (2002) |
November 17 2002 |
New York, New York |
Madison Square Garden |
| Survivor Series (2003) |
November 16 2003 |
Dallas, Texas |
American Airlines Center |
| Survivor Series (2004) |
November 14 2004 |
Cleveland, Ohio |
Gund Arena |
| Survivor Series (2005) |
November 27 2005 |
Detroit, Michigan |
Joe Louis Arena |
| Survivor Series (2006) |
November 26 2006 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Wachovia Center |
|
November 18 2007 |
Miami, Florida |
AmericanAirlines Arena |
| Survivor Series (2008) |
November 23 2008 |
Boston, Massachusetts |
TD Banknorth Garden |
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