Survivor Series
WWE 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 1987-1997 Survivor Series events featured Survivor Series style matches before tradition was broken with the 1998 Survivor Series, which featured no Survivor Series style matches and featured instead a World Championship Tournament (see Results below). 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 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 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 (not the Dawn Marie from ECW).
- Tito Santana, Rick Martel, Paul Roma, Jim Powers, Jacques Rougeau, Brian Blair, Jim Brunzell, Davey Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid def. The Hart Foundation, Haku, Tama, Demolition, Nikolai Volkoff, Boris Zhukov, 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 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 Roberts and Demolition) def. The Million $ Team (Ted DiBiase, Zeus, Warlord 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. It is known to be the worst gimmick in WWE and professional wrestling history. Also, The Undertaker made his WWE debut at this event.
- The Warriors (Ultimate Warrior, Kerry Von Erich, Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk) 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)
- The Visionaries (Rick Martel, Warlord, Hercules and Paul Roma) def. The Vipers (Jake 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).
- 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
1991
Held on November 27, 1991 at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. This is the first edition of survivor series to feature a 1 on 1 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
- The Nasty Boys and The Beverly Brothers def. The Rockers and The Bushwhackers
- Road Warriors and Big Boss Man def. Earthquake, Typhoon and Irwin R. Schyster
1992
Held on November 25, 1992 at the Richfield Coliseum in Richfield, Ohio
- Crush def. Brooklyn Brawler
- Samu and Fatu def. Owen Hart and Koko B. Ware
- Big Boss Man def. Nailz
- Tatanka def. Rick Martel
- Randy Savage and Mr Perfect def. Razor Ramon and Ric Flair
- Yokozuna def. Virgil
- The Nasty Boys, Earthquake and Typhoon def. Ted DiBiase, Irwin R. Schyster and The Beverly Brothers
- The Undertaker def. Kamala
- WWF World Champion Bret Hart def. Shawn Michaels
- Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels battle each other one-on-one for the first time (on TV; they've previously fought over Bret's Intercontinental title at house shows
1993
Held on November 24, 1993 at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts
- Billy Gunn def. Brooklyn Brawler
- Marty Jannetty, Randy Savage, Razor Ramon and 123 Kid def. Irwin R. Schyster, Diesel, Rick Martel and Adam Bomb
- 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)
- Shawn Michaels replaced Jerry "The King" Lawler due to Lawler's legal issues at the time.
- The Heavenly Bodies def. The Rock 'n' Roll Express
- 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 dressed up as Doinks.
- 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
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)
- 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
1995
Held on November 19, 1995 at the USAir Arena in Landover, Maryland
- The Smokin' Gunns def. The Public Enemy
- Skip, Rad Radford, Tom Prichard and 123 Kid def. 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 Undertaker, Savio Vega, Fatu and Henry Godwinn def. 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
- 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 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
Held on November 9, 1997 at the Molson Centre in Montreal
- 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
- The Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Hawk& Road Warrior Animal), Ahmed Johnson and Ken Shamrock def. The 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
- This match is known as the "Montreal Screwjob".
WWE Survivor Series 1997 Detailed Recap
1998
Held on November 15, 1998 at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri
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:
- Grandmaster Sexay and Scotty 2 Hotty 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 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
- 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, 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
| Round One | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Final | Winner |
| Ken Shamrock Goldust |
Ken Shamrock The Rock |
The Rock The Undertaker |
The Rock Mankind |
The Rock |
| The Rock Big Boss Man | ||||
| The Undertaker bye |
The Undertaker Kane | |||
| Kane bye | ||||
| Mankind Duane Gill |
Mankind Al Snow |
Mankind Steve Austin | ||
| Al Snow Jeff Jarrett | ||||
| Steve Austin Big Boss Man |
Steve Austin bye | |||
| X-Pac Steven Regal |
WWE Survivor Series 1998 Detailed Recap
1999
Held on November 14, 1999 at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. 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
| Elimination #: | Wrestler: | Team: | Eliminated by: | Elimination Move: |
| 1 | Mosh | Headbangers, D-Lo Brown and the Godfather | The Dudleys | 3D |
| 2 | Thrasher | Headbangers, D-Lo Brown and the Godfather | Bradshaw | Clothesline from hell |
| 3 | Bradshaw | APA and the Dudleys | Disqualification | Disqualification |
| 4 | Faarooq and D-von Dudley | APA and the Dudleys | Countout | Countout |
| 5 | Bubba Ray Dudley | APA and the Dudleys | D-Lo Brown | Pimp Drop and Lo Down |
| Sole Survivors | Godfather and D-Lo Brown | Headbangers, D-Lo Brown and the Godfather |
- Kurt Angle def. Shawn Stasiak
- Val Venis, Mark Henry, Gangrel and Steve Blackman def. Davey Boy Smith and the Mean Street Posse
| Elimination #: | Wrestler: | Team: | Eliminated by: | Elimination Move: |
| 1 | Pete Gas | British Bulldog and the Mean Street Posse | Steve Blackman | Kick |
| 2 | Rodney | British Bulldog and the Mean Street Posse | Gangrel | Implant DDT |
| 3 | Joey Abs | British Bulldog and the Mean Street Posse | Mark Henry | Big Splash |
| 4 | Gangrel | Val Venis, Mark Henry, Gangrel and Steve Blackman | British Bulldog | Super-plex |
| 5 | Steve Blackman | Val Venis, Mark Henry, Gangrel and Steve Blackman | British Bulldog | Fisherman Suplex |
| 6 | British Bulldog | British Bulldog and the Mean Street Posse | Val Venis | Big Splash and the Money Shot |
| Sole Survivors | Val Venis and Mark Henry | Val Venis, Mark Henry, Gangrel, and Steve Blackman |
- Mae Young, The Fabulous Moolah, Tori and Debra def. Ivory, Luna, Jacqueline and Terri Runnels
- Kane def. X-Pac
- The Big Show def. Big Boss Man, Prince Albert, Mideon and Viscera
| Elimination #: | Wrestler: | Team: | Eliminated by: | Elimination Move: |
| 1 | Mideon | Mideon, Viscera, Big Bossman and Prince Albert | Big Show | Chokeslam |
| 2 | Prince Albert | Mideon, Viscera, Big Bossman and Prince Albert | Big Show | Chokeslam |
| 3 | Viscera | Mideon, Viscera, Big Bossman and Prince Albert | Big Show | Body slam and Chokeslam |
| 4 | Big Bossman | Mideon, Viscera, Big Bossman and Prince Albert | Count out | Count out |
| Sole Survivor | Big Show | Big Show |
- WWF Intercontinental Champion Chyna def. Chris Jericho
- Brian Christopher, Scotty 2 Hotty, Hardcore Holly and Crash Holly def. Christian, Edge and The Hardy Boyz
| Elimination #: | Wrestler: | Team: | Eliminated by: | Elimination Move: |
| 1 | Matt Hardy | Hardy Boyz and Edge and Christian | Scotty 2 Hotty | DDT (professional wrestling) |
| 2 | Scotty 2 Hotty | Too Cool and the Hollys | Jeff Hardy | Swanton Bomb |
| 3 | Jeff Hardy | Hardy Boyz and Edge and Christian | Brian Christopher | Tennessee Jam |
| 4 | Brian Christopher | Too Cool and the Hollys | Christian | Diving Reverse DDT |
| 5 | Crash Holly | Too Cool and the Hollys | Christian | Diving Reverse DDT |
| 6 | Christian | Hardy Boyz and Edge and Christian | Hardcore Holly | Victory Roll counter |
| Sole Survivor | Hardcore Holly | Too Cool and the Hollys |
- 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
- Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko, Eddie Guerrero and Perry Saturn def. Billy Gunn, Road Dogg, Chyna and K-Kwik
| Elimination #: | Wrestler: | Team: | Eliminated by: | Elimination Move: |
| 1 | Chyna | DX | Perry Saturn | Intercontinental Title Belt Shot |
| 2 | K-Kwik | DX | Chris Benoit | German Suplex Pin |
| 3 | Eddie Guerrero | Radicalz | Billy Gunn | Reverse DDT |
| 4 | Road Dogg | DX | Perry Saturn | Northern Lights Suplex Pin |
| 5 | Dean Malenko | Radicalz | Billy Gunn | Fameasser |
| 6 | Billy Gunn | DX | Chris Benoit | Suplex counter |
| Sole Survivors | Chris Benoit and Perry Saturn | Radicalz |
- Kane def. Chris Jericho
- WWF European Champion William Regal def. Hardcore Holly
- The Rock def. Rikishi
- WWF Women's Champion Ivory def. Lita
- WWF Champion Kurt Angle def. The Undertaker
- The Dudley Boyz and The Hardy Boyz def. Edge, Christian, Bull Buchanan and The Goodfather
| Elimination #: | Wrestler: | Team: | Eliminated by: | Elimination Move: |
| 1 | Matt Hardy | Hardys and the Dudleys | Edge | Edge-o-matic |
| 2 | D-Von Dudley | Hardys and the Dudleys | Christian | Cheap shot |
| 3 | Bull Buchanan | Right to Censor and Edge and Christian | Bubba Ray Dudley | Spear |
| 4 | Edge | Right to Censor and Edge and Christian | Bubba Ray Dudley | Splash |
| 5 | Bubba Ray Dudley | Hardys and the Dudleys | The Goodfather | Death valley driver |
| 6 | Christian | Right to Censor and Edge and Christian | Jeff Hardy | Swanton bomb |
| 7 | The Goodfather | Right to Censor and Edge and Christian | Jeff Hardy | |
| Sole Survivor | Jeff Hardy | Hardys and the Dudleys |
- Stone Cold Steve Austin fought Triple H to a no contest
WWE Survivor Series 2000 Detailed Recap
2001
Held on November 18, 2001 at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. 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)
- Alliance Commissioner William Regal (Alliance) def. Tajiri (WWF)
- WCW United States Champion Edge (WWF) def. WWF Intercontinental Champion Test (Alliance) to unify both titles
- WCW Tag Team Champions The Dudley Boyz (Alliance) def. WWF Tag Team Champions The Hardy Boyz (WWF) to unify both titles
- Test (Alliance) won the "Immunity Battle Royal."
- Trish Stratus (WWF) def. Lita (WWF), Jacqueline (WWF), Mighty Molly (Alliance), Jazz (Alliance) and Ivory (Alliance) to win the WWF Women's Title
- 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). As a result, the Alliance was forced to fold.
WWE Survivor Series 2001 Detailed Recap
| Elimination #: | Wrestler: | Team: | Eliminated By: | Elimination Move: |
| 1 | Big Show | Team WWF | Shane McMahon | Angle Slam, Scissors kick, Five Star Frog Splash and a Leap of Faith |
| 2 | Shane McMahon | Team Alliance | Chris Jericho | Chokeslam from Hell, Tombstone piledriver and Lionsault |
| 3 | Kane | Team WWF | RVD | Five Star Frog Splash and Flying thrust kick |
| 4 | Undertaker | Team WWF | Kurt Angle | Stone Cold Stunner |
| 5 | Booker T | Team Alliance | The Rock | Roll up |
| 6 | RVD | Team Alliance | Chris Jericho | Breakdown |
| 7 | Kurt Angle | Team Alliance | The Rock | Sharpshooter |
| 8 | Chris Jericho | Team WWF | Stone Cold Steve Austin | Roll up |
| 9 | Stone Cold Steve Austin | Team Alliance | The Rock | Rock Bottom |
| Sole Survivor | The Rock | Team WWF |
2002
Held on November 17, 2002 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. 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.
- Sunday Night HEAT Match: Lance Storm and William Regal def. Goldust and The Hurricane
- Jeff Hardy, Bubba Ray Dudley and Spike Dudley def. Rosey, Jamal and Rico
- 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
- Victoria def. WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus to win the title
- The Big Show def. WWE Champion Brock Lesnar to win the title
- Los Guerreros def. Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit and Edge and Rey Mysterio to win the WWE Tag Team Championship
- 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
WWE Survivor Series 2002 Detailed Recap
| Elimination #: | Wrestler: | Entrance: | Eliminated: | Elimination Move: | Time: |
| 1 | Rob Van Dam | 1 | by Booker T | Missile Dropkick | 13:37 |
| 2 | Booker T | 4 | by Chris Jericho | Lionsault | 17:40 |
| 3 | Kane | 5 | by Chris Jericho | Lionsault, Pedigree and Sweet Chin Music | 22:53 |
| 4 | Chris Jericho | 3 | by Shawn Michaels | Sweet Chin Music | 30:41 |
| 5 | Triple H | 2 | by Shawn Michaels | Sweet Chin Music | 39:18 |
| WINNER | Shawn Michaels | 6 |
Trivia
- 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.
- There were 5 Title Matches; The World Heavyweight Title, WWE Title, WWE Tag Titles, Women's Championship, and the Crusierweight Championship, all of which changed hands.
- 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.
- This was the first Survivor Series Event to feature both the WWE Championship and the World Heavyweight Championship
- This was also the first night that Both the new WWE Championship and World Heavyweight Championship Changed Hands in one night, but in two different Matches.
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
- 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, The Big Show, Matt Morgan, Nathan Jones and A-Train; Benoit and Cena are the survivors
| Elimination #: | Wrestler: | Team: | Eliminated: | Elimination Move: |
| 1 | Bradshaw | Team Angle | Big Show | Chokeslam |
| 2 | Matt Morgan | Team Lesnar | Kurt Angle | Big boot and Angle Slam |
| 3 | Nathan Jones | Team Lesnar | Kurt Angle | Ankle lock |
| 4 | Kurt Angle | Team Angle | by Brock Lesnar | F-5 |
| 5 | Brock Lesnar | Team Lesnar | by Chris Benoit | Crippler Crossface |
| 6 | Big Show | Team Lesnar | by John Cena | Steelchain and F-U |
| Sole Survivors | John Cena and Chris Benoit | Team Angle |
- WWE Women's Champion Molly Holly def. Lita
- Ambulance Match: Kane def. Shane McMahon
- WWE Tag Team Champions Doug Basham and Danny Basham (The Basham Brothers) def. Eddie Guerrero and Chavo Guerrero (Los Guerreros)
- 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; Orton is the survivor
| Elimination #: | Wrestler: | Team: | Eliminated: | Elimination Move: |
| 1 | Scott Steiner | Team Bischoff | Booker T | Dudley Death Drop and a Book-end |
| 2 | Booker T | Team Austin | Mark Henry | World's Strongest slam |
| 3 | Mark Henry | Team Bischoff | RVD and the Dudleys | Dudley Death Drop and Five star Frog splash |
| 4 | D-Von Dudley | Team Austin | by Chris Jericho | Flashback |
| 5 | RVD | Team Austin | Randy Orton | RKO |
| 6 | Bubba Ray Dudley | Team Austin | Christian | Low blow and Unprettier |
| 7 | Christian | Team Bischoff | Shawn Michaels | Sweet Chin Music |
| 8 | Chris Jericho | Team Bischoff | Shawn Michaels | Small package |
| 9 | Shawn Michaels | Team Austin | Randy Orton | Batista bomb |
| Sole Survivor | Randy Orton | Team Bischoff |
- As a result, Austin must resign as Co-General Manager of Raw
- Buried Alive Match: Vince McMahon def. The Undertaker after interference by Kane
- 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
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 Rob Conway and Sylvain Grenier def. The Hurricane and Rosey
- WWE Cruiserweight Champion Spike Dudley def. Billy Kidman, Chavo Guerrero, and Rey Mysterio (8:15)
- WWE Intercontinental Champion Shelton Benjamin def. Christian (13:27)
- 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 (12:31)
| Elimination #: | Wrestler: | Team: | Eliminated: | Elimination Move: |
| 1 | RVD | Team Guerrero | Kurt Angle | Roll-up using the ropes |
| 2 | Mark Jindrak | Team Angle | Eddie Guerrero | Roll up using the ropes |
| 3 | Luther Reigns | Team Angle | by Big Show | Chokeslam |
| 4 | Kurt Angle | Team Angle | Eddie Guerrero | FU and Frog Splash |
| Winning Team | Team Guerrero |
- 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 Survivor Series 2005. Unfortunately he passed away on November 13, 2005 a couple of weeks before the event.
- The Undertaker def. Heidenreich (15:35)
- WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus def. Lita by DQ. Lita broke Trish's nose with a chair shot (1:28)
- WWE Champion John Bradshaw Layfield def. Booker T (14:44)
- 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 (24:47)
WWE Survivor Series 2004 Detailed Recap
| Elimination #: | Wrestler: | Team: | Eliminated: | Elimination Move: |
| 1 | Chris Benoit | Team Orton | Edge | Pedigree |
| 2 | Batista | Team Triple H | by Chris Jericho | World Heavyweight Title shot and Running enzuiguri |
| 3 | Snitsky | Team Triple H | Disqualification | Disqualification for using a Steel Chair on Maven |
| 4 | Maven | Team Orton | by Triple H | Steel Chair |
| 5 | Chris Jericho | Team Orton | by Edge | Spear |
| 6 | Edge | Team Triple H | by Randy Orton | RKO |
| 7 | Triple H | Team Triple H | by Randy Orton | RKO |
| Sole Survivor | Randy Orton | Team Orton |
- As a result, Team Orton is granted control of RAW for four weeks.
2005
Held on November 27, 2005, at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, MI. 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 (12:15)
- Women's Champion Trish Stratus defeats Melina for the Women's Championship (6:31)
- This was an interbrand title match as RAW's Women's champion faced a Smackdown Diva- Melina.
- Trish wins with a modified top rope Stratusfaction and interference from Mickie James.
- Triple H defeats Intercontinental Champion Ric Flair in a non-title, Last Man Standing Match (25:59)
- This is Triple H's first win at Survivor Series.
- Flair is counted out after being hit on the spine with the sledgehammer.
- 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.(18:12)
- Third year running that featured a match involving John Cena & Kurt Angle. They were team mates on 2003. The latter two years they were opponents.
- Theodore Long defeated Eric Bischoff in a RAW vs. SmackDown! general manager match (5:57)
- Long wins with the help of The Boogeyman
- Team SmackDown! (Batista, Rey Mysterio, John Bradshaw Layfield, Lashley and Randy Orton) defeat Team RAW (Shawn Michaels, Kane, The Big Show, Carlito and Chris Masters) in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series Elimination Match. (30:05)
- 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.
- Speculations say that if Eddie hadn't have died, he would be the one to pin Michaels.
- 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, one of the Dicks, Funaki, Orlando Jordan, Brian Kendrick, 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.
- 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.
WWE Survivor Series 2005 Detailed Recap
| Elimination #: | Wrestler: | Team: | Eliminated: | Elimination Move/s: |
| 1 | Lashley | Smackdown! | by Kane | Chokeslam from Hell |
| 2 | Kane | RAW | by Batista | 619 and Spinebuster |
| 3 | Batista | SmackDown! | by Big Show | Double Chokeslam |
| 4 | Big Show | RAW | by Rey Mysterio | Clothesline From Hell, 619, RKO, another Clothesline From Hell and a Seated senton |
| 5 | Carlito | RAW | by JBL | Clothesline From Hell |
| 6 | Chris Masters | RAW | by Rey Mysterio | 619 and Droppin' The Dime |
| 7 | Rey Mysterio | SmackDown! | by Shawn Michaels | Sweet Chin Music |
| 8 | JBL | SmackDown! | by Shawn Michaels | Sweet Chin Music |
| 9 | Shawn Michaels | RAW | by Randy Orton | RKO |
| Sole Survivor | Randy Orton | SmackDown! |
Trivia
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.