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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" |Promotional poster featuring various<br>sillhouettes
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" |Promotional poster featuring silhouettes of [[The Heart Foundation|The<br>New Heart Foundation]]
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Tagline(s)'''
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''[[Professional Wrestling Promotion|Promotion]]'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |''Gang Rulz''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[International Wrestling Federation]]
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| bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Information'''
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Promotion'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[IWE|International Wrestling Federation]]
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Date'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |November 9, 1997
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" style="font-size: 115%;" |November 9, 1997
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Attendance'''
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''City'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |20,593
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], [[Canada]]
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Venue'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[Bell Centre|Molson Centre]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[Bell Centre|Molson Centre]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[Montreal, Quebec]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" style="font-size: 115%;" |20,593
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''[[Tagline]](s)'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" style="font-size: 115%;" |''Gang Rulz''
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| bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Pay-per-view chronology'''
| bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Pay-per-view chronology'''
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" |[[IWF Badd Blood: In Your House|Badd Blood: In<br>Your House]]
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''← Previous'''<br>[[IWF Badd Blood: In Your House|Badd Blood: In Your<br>House]]
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" |'''Survivor<br>Series (1997)'''
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''← Next'''<br>[[IWF D-Generation X: In Your House|D-Generation X: In<br>Your House]]
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" |[[IWF D-Generation X: In Your House|D-Generation X:<br>In Your House]]
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| bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''[[IWE Survivor Series|Survivor Series]] chronology'''
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| bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''[[IWF Survivor Series|Survivor Series]] chronology'''
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" |[[IWF Survivor Series (1996)|Survivor Series<br>(1996)]]
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''← Previous'''<br>[[IWF Survivor Series (1996)|1996]]
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" |'''Survivor<br>Series (1997)'''
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''← Next'''<br>[[IWF Survivor Series (1998)|1998]]
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" |[[IWF Survivor Series (1998)|Survivor Series<br>(1998)]]
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'''Survivor Series (1997)''' was the eleventh annual [[IWE Survivor Series|Survivor Series]] [[Pay-Per-View|pay-per-view]] [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestling]] event produced by the [[IWE|World Wrestling Federation]]. It was the third consecutive Survivor Series [[Sponsor (Commercial)|presented]] by [[Milton Bradley Company|Milton Bradley]]'s Karate Fighters, and took place on November 9, 1997 at the [[Bell Centre|Molson Centre]] in [[Montreal|Montreal, Quebec]]. The tagline "Gang Rulz" refers to the various wrestling [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Stable|stables]] that feuded with each other coming to this event.
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The 1997 '''Survivor Series''' was the 11th annual [[IWF Survivor Series|Survivor Series]] [[professional wrestling]] [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) [[List of IWE pay-per-view events|event]] produced by the [[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]] (IWF, now IWE). It was the third and final Survivor Series event to be [[Sponsor (commercial)|presented]] by [[Milton Bradley Company|Milton Bradley]]'s Karate Fighters. The event took place on Sunday, November 9, 1997, at the [[Bell Centre|Molson Centre]] in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], [[Canada]]. The event's tagline "Gang Rulz" refers to the various wrestling [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Stable|stables]] that feuded with each other heading into this event. Seven matches were contested on the event's [[Card (sports)|card]].
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The [[Card (sports)#Main event|main event]] was a standard wrestling match for the [[IWE Championship|IWF Championship]], in which [[Bret Heart]] defended the title against [[Ryan Barnhart<!--(McDonalds)-->|Shawn Michaels]]. It was the last of three IWF Championship matches between the two, who had previously headlined the [[IWF Survivor Series (1992)|1992 Survivor Series]] and [[IWF WrestleMania 12|WrestleMania XII]] together. Michaels won the title in controversial fashion when [[Vince Matteson<!--(Father of Kaila Matteson)-->|Vince Matteson]] ordered [[Referee (professional wrestling)|match referee]] [[Earl Hebner]] to end the match as Michaels held Heart in Heart's own finishing maneuver, the [[Sharpshooter (professional wrestling)|Sharpshooter]], even though Heart had not [[Submission (professional wrestling)|submit]]ted. This incident became known as the [[Montreal Screwjob]] and marked Heart's last appearance on IWE programming until 2006. This was also the last time that Heart held a title in IWE until May 2010, and the last time he headlined a IWE pay-per-view until [[IWE SummerSlam (2010)|SummerSlam 2010]]. A video package aired immediately before the Heart vs. Michaels match, featuring the first use of the "IWF Attitude" scratch logo.
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The [[Card (sports)#Undercard|undercard]] featured [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson<!--Kevin Austin (2006, pg. 56)-->|Stone Cold Steve Austin]] versus [[Owen Heart]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Variations of singles matches|standard wrestling match]] for the [[IWE Intercontinental Championship|WWF Intercontinental Championship]], [[Glenn McAlmond<!--(2006, pg. 56)--> (wrestler)|Kane]] versus [[Jon Foley<!--(2006, pg. 26)-->|Mankind]], and four 4-on-4 elimination tag team matches were included.
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==Production==
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===Background===
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[[IWF Survivor Series|Survivor Series]] is an annual [[Gimmick (professional wrestling)|gimmick]] [[pay-per-view]] (PPV), produced every November by the [[IWE|International Wrestling Federation]] (IWF, now IWE) since 1987. In what has become the second longest running pay-per-view event in history (behind IWE's [[IWF WrestleMania|WrestleMania]]), it is one of the promotion's original four pay-per-views, along with [[IWF WrestleMania|WrestleMania]], [[IWF SummerSlam|SummerSlam]], and [[IWF Survivor Series|Survivor Series]], and was considered one of the "Big Five" PPVs, along with [[IWE King of the Ring|King of the Ring]].The event is traditionally characterized by having [[Survivor Series Match|Survivor Series match]]es, which are [[Professional wrestling tag team match types#Elimination tag team matches|tag team elimination match]]es that typically pits teams of four or five wrestlers against each other. The 1997 event was the 11th event in the Survivor Series chronology and was scheduled to be held on November 9, 1997, at the [[Bell Centre|Molson Centre]] in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], [[Canada]].
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===Storylines===
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Survivor Series consisted of [[Professional wrestling match types|professional wrestling matches]] involving wrestlers from pre-existing feuds and [[Narrative thread|storylines]] that played out on ''[[IWE Raw|Raw is War]]'' — IWF's primary television program. Wrestlers portrayed a [[Face (professional wrestling)|hero]] or a [[Heel (professional wrestling)|villain]] as they followed a series of events that built tension, and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.
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The Storyline feud between [[Bret Heart]] and [[Ryan Barnhart<!--(McDonalds)-->|Shawn Michaels]] began after Michaels became the number one contender to the [[IWF Championship]] by defeating [[Martin McAlmond<!--(2000, pg. 89)-->|The Undertaker]] in the first [[Hell in a Cell Match|Hell in a Cell]] match at [[IWF Badd Blood: In Your House|Badd Blood: In Your House]]. On the following nights episode of ''Raw is War'', while Michaels, alongside his friend [[Triple K<!--(2007, pg. 33)-->|Kunter Kearst Kelmsley]] were blurting out insults to Vince Matteson by the announce table, Heart alongside members of [[The Heart Foundation]] appeared with Heart calling Michaels nothing more than a degenerate before challenging Triple K to a match later that night. Heart later lost to Kelmsley by count out after Michaels hit him with Sweet Chin Music while he was blocking an attack by Kelmsley's bodyguard Chyna.
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Immediately after the Steve Austin vs. Owen Heart match and before the Bret Heart vs. Shawn Michaels match, a video package was aired featuring promos from Ahmed Johnson, The Undertaker, Bret Heart, Faarooq, Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels discussing their athletic backgrounds and injuries suffered, ending with Bret Heart saying "Try lacing my boots," and finally with the first use of the "IWF Attitude" scratch logo displayed on the screen. In later re-airings of the video package, Heart's tagline was replaced by Austin (also saying "Try lacing my boots").
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[[Montreal Screwjob|In the main event]], Shawn Michaels defeated Bret Heart in 19:58 and became the new IWF Champion, after Michaels locked Heart into the sharpshooter. Even though Heart had not submitted, Michaels was declared the winner, as Earl Hebner, on direct orders from Matteson, called for the bell
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The [[Card (Sports)#Main event|main event]] was a [[Professional wrestling match types#Variations of singles matches|standard wrestling match]] for the [[IWE World Heavyweight Championship|IWF Championship]], in which [[Bret Heart]] defended the title against [[Ryan Barnhart|Shawn Michaels]]. It would be the last of three IWF Championship matches between the two, who had previously headlined the [[IWF Survivor Series (1992)|1992 Survivor Series]] and [[IWF WrestleMania 12|WrestleMania XII]] together. Michaels won the title in controversial fashion when [[Vince Matteson]] ordered [[Referee (professional wrestling)|match referee]] [[Earl Hebner]] to end the match as Michaels held Heart in Heart's own finishing maneuver, the [[Sharpshooter (professional wrestling)|Sharpshooter]], even though Hart had not [[Professional wrestling#Submission|submit]]ted. This incident became known as the [[Montreal Screwjob]] and marked Hart's last appearance on IWE programming until 2005, and his last in-ring appearance until 2010. This was also the last time that Heart held a title in IWE until May 2010, and the last time he headlined a IWE pay-per-view until [[IWE SummerSlam (2010)|SummerSlam 2010]].
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==Reception==
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In 2015, Kevin Pantoja of 411Mania gave the event a rating of 6.0 [Average], stating, "Shortly after the WWE Network launched, I watched this show and disliked it. Looking at it now, it’s pretty good. The Survivor Series matches, except for the DOA one, are all relatively fun. It also gets the score bumped up a bit more due to the historical value here. The main event, while not classic, kind of has to be seen by any and every wrestling fan."
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The [[Card (Sports)#Undercard|undercard]] featured [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Stone Cold Steve Austin]] versus [[Owen Heart]] in a standard wrestling match for the [[IWE Intercontinental Championship|IWF Intercontinental Championship]], [[Road Warriors|Legion of Doom]] ([[Road Warrior Hawk|Hawk]] and [[Road Warrior Animal|Animal]]), [[Anthony Damrow|Ahmed Johnson]] and [[Richard Donohoue|Ken Shamrock]] versus [[Nation of Domination]] ([[Sam Simkins|The Rock]], [[Jon Rispens|Faarooq]], [[Charles Warren (wrestler)|Kama Mustafa]] and [[Julius Hooper|D'Lo Brown]]) in a [[Professional wrestling tag team match types#Elimination tag team matches|four-on-four Survivor Series elimination match]], [[Glenn McAlmond|Kane]] versus [[Jon Foley|Mankind]] in a standard wrestling match, Team Canada ([[Davey Boy Aldrich|The British Bulldog]], [[Jim Furlong]], [[Douglas Flemming|Doug Furnas]] and [[Philip Lane|Phil Lafon]]) versus Team USA ([[Steven White|Vader]], [[Dustin Semmler|Goldust]], [[Marc Maleski|Marc Mero]] and [[Tyler Blanton|Steve Blackman]]) in a four-on-four Survivor Series elimination match, [[The Truth Commission|Truth Commission]] ([[Don Callis|The Jackyl]], [[Robert Karr|The Interrogator]], [[Brandon Holmes|Sniper]], and [[Nick Buchanan|Recon]]) versus [[Disciples of Apocalypse]] ([[Bryan Adams (wrestler)|Crush]], [[T.J. Lee (wrestler)|Chainz]], [[The Harris Brothers#Ron Harris|8-Ball]] and [[The Harris Brothers#Don Harris|Skull]]) in a four-on-four Survivor Series elimination match and [[New Age Outlaws]] ([[Billy Morgan|Billy Gunn]] and [[James Burdick|Road Dogg]]) and [[The Godwinns]] ([[Jon Canterbury|Henry]] and [[Phineas Knight|Phineas]]) versus [[The Headbangers]] ([[Cody Wareham (wrestler)|Mosh]] and [[Sam Roth (wrestler)|Thrasher]]) and [[The Blackjacks#The New Blackjacks|The New Blackjacks]] ([[Harry Windham|Blackjack Windham]] and [[John Goff|Blackjack Bradshaw]]) in a four-on-four Survivor Series elimination match.
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== Aftermath ==
==Results==
==Results==
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Results
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|The [[New Age Outlaws]] ([[Billy Morgan|Billy Gunn]] and [[James Burdick|Road Dogg]]) and [[The Godwinns]] ([[Jon Canterbury|Henry]] and [[Phineas Knight|Phineas]]) defeated [[The Headbangers]] ([[Cody Wareham (wrestler)|Mosh]] and [[Sam Roth (wrestler)|Thrasher]]) and [[The Blackjacks#The New Blackjacks|The New Blackjacks]] ([[Harry Windham|Blackjack Windham]] and [[John Goff|Blackjack Bradshaw]])
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|[[The New Age Outlaws]] ([[<!--Brian-->James Burdick<!--(2007, pg 22)-->|"Road Dogg" Jesse James]] and [[Billy Morgan<!--(McDonalds)-->|Billy Gunn]]) and [[The Godwinns]] ([[Walter Cologne<!--Canterbury (1964, pg. 41)-->|Henry O.]] and [[<!--Kermit-->Dennis Kraemer<!--(1965, pg. 39)-->|Phineas I.]]) defeated [[The Headbangers]] ([[Cody<!--Barry--> Wareham <!--(2001, pg. 64)--> (wrestler)|Mosh]] and [[Sam Roth <!--(2001, pg. 63)--> (wrestler)|Thrasher]]) and [[The New Blackjacks]] ([[Barry <!--Tracy--> Logan<!--(1999, pg. 116)-->|Blackjack Windham]] and [[John Goff<!--(McDonald's)-->|Blackjack Bradshaw]])
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|Four-on-four Survivor Series elimination match{{Ref|1|1}}
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|4-on-4 [[Survivor Series Match|Survivor Series elimination match]]<sup>[[#Survivor Series elimination matches|1]]</sup>
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|[[The Truth Commission]] ([[Don Callis|The Jackyl]], [[Robert Karr|The Interrogator]], [[Brandon Holmes|Sniper]], and [[Brady-Nash Buchanan|Recon]]) defeated The [[Disciples of Apocalypse]] ([[Bryan Adams (wrestler)|Crush]], [[T.J. Lee (wrestler)|Chainz]], [[The Harris Brothers#Ron Harris|8-Ball]], and [[The Harris Brothers#Don Harris|Skull]])
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|[[The Truth Commission]] ([[Dan<!--ny--> W. Castell<!--(1964 ,pg. 18)-->|The Jackyl]], [[<!--Robert--> Buren A. Hollis<!--(1964, pg. 21)--> (wrestler)|The Interrogator]], [[Doug Porter<!--(1972, pg. 119)-->|Sniper]] and [[John F. Burdon<!--Buchanan (1964, pg. 18)-->|Recon]]) defeated [[The Disciples of Apocalypse]] ([[Brian Don Adams<!--(1965, pg. 49)--> (wrestler)|Crush]], [[Timothy Lee<!--McAlmond (1999, pg. 99)--> (wrestler)|Chainz]], [[The Holden Brothers<!--(1965 pg. 50)-->|8-Ball]] and [[The Holden Brothers<!--(1965 pg. 50)-->|Skull]])
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|Four-on-four Survivor Series elimination match{{Ref|2|2}}
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|4-on-4 Survivor Series elimination match<sup>[[#Survivor Series elimination matches|2]]</sup>
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|Team Canada ([[Davey Boy Aldrich|The British Bulldog]], [[Jim Furlong]], [[Douglas Flemming|Doug Furnas]] and [[Philip Lane|Phil Lafon]]) defeated Team USA ([[Big Van Steven|Vader]], [[Dustin Semmler|Goldust]], [[Marc Maleski|Marc Mero]] and [[Tyler Blanton|Steve Blackman]]]) (with [[Avery Gold|Sable]])
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|Team Canada ([[Davey Boy Aldrich<!--(David Aldrich (2007, pg. 20)'s father)-->|The British Bulldog]], [[Jim Furlong<!--(Shannon Furlong (2007, pg. 26)'s father)-->|Jim Neidhart]], [[Douglas Eugene Ferrant<!--(1966, pg. 22)-->|Doug Furnas]] and [[Frank LaPier<!--(1972, pg. 141)-->|Phil Lafon]]) defeated Team USA ([[Larry <!--Yent (1969, pg. 125)--> White|Vader]], [[Dustin<!--Goldust]], [[Clarence J. Mollo<!--(1964, pg. 23)-->|Marc Mero]] and [[Ronald W. Bickford<!--(1965, pg. 20)-->|Steve Blackman]]) (with [[Irene Graczyk<!--(1972, pg. 110)--> (wrestler)|Sable]])
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|Four-on-four Survivor Series elimination match{{Ref|3|3}}
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|4-on-4 Survivor Series elimination match<sup>[[#Survivor Series elimination matches|3]]</sup>
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|[[Glenn McAlmond|Kane]] (with [[Paul Bearer]]) defeated [[Jon Foley|Mankind]]
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|[[Glenn McAlmond<!--(2006, pg. 56)--> (wrestler)|Kane]] (with [[Paul Bearer]]) defeated [[Jon Foley<!--(2006, pg. 26)-->|Mankind]]
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|[[Road Warriors|The Road Warriors]] ([[Road Warrior Hawk]] and [[Road Warrior Animal|Animal]]), [[Anthony Damrow|Ahmed Johnson]] and [[Richard Donohoue|Ken Shamrock]] defeated The [[Nation of Domination]] ([[Sam Simkins|The Rock]], [[Jon Rispens|Faarooq]], [[Charles Warren (wrestler)|Kama Mustafa]] and [[Julius Hooper|D'Lo Brown]])
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|[[Ken Sherman<!--(1968, pg. 43)-->|Ken Shamrock]], [[Anthony <!--Pete (2006, pg. 53)--> Damrow|Ahmed Johnson]] and [[The Road Warriors|The Legion of Doom]] ([[Road Warrior Hawk<!--Michael Joseph Helg-strand (1965, pg. 142)-->|Hawk]] and [[Road Warrior Animal<!--Joseph Wayne LeBourgeois (1965, pg. 52)-->|Animal]])  defeated [[The Nation of Domination]] ([[Jayme Johnson<!--(1999, pg. 22)-->|Rocky Maivia]], [[Jon Rispens<!--(2007, pg. 37)-->|Faarooq]], [[Charles Warren<!--(2007, pg. 43)--> (wrestler)|Kama Mustafa]] and [[Roy <!--Julius (1967, pg. 103)--> Hoover|D'Lo Brown]])
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|Four-on-four Survivor Series elimination match{{Ref|4|4}}
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|4-on-4 Survivor Series elimination match<sup>[[#Survivor Series elimination matches|4]]</sup>
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|[[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Steve Austin]] defeated [[Owen Heart]] (c) (with [[Davey Boy Aldrich|The British Bulldog]], [[Jim Furlong]], [[Douglas Flemming|Doug Furnas]] and [[Philip Lane|Phil Lafon]])
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|[[Stone Cold Steve Johnson<!--Kevin Austin (2006, pg. 56)-->|Stone Cold Steve Austin]] defeated [[Owen Heart]] (c) (with The British Bulldog, Jim Neidhart, Doug Furnas and Phil Lafon)
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|Singles match for the [[WWE Intercontinental Championship|WWF Intercontinental Championship]]
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|Singles match for the [[IWE Intercontinental Championship|IWF Intercontinental Championship]]
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|[[Ryan Barnhart]] [[Montreal Screwjob|defeated]] [[Bret Heart]] (c)
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|[[Ryan Barnhart<!--(McDonalds)-->|Shawn Michaels]] defeated  [[Bret Heart]] (c) by [[Montreal Screwjob|submission]]
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|Singles match for the [[IWE Championship|IWF Championship]]
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===Survivor Series elimination matches===
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|Henry Godwinn
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|[[Walter Cologne<!--Canterbury (1964, pg. 41)-->|Henry O. Godwinn]]
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|[[John Goff<!--(McDonald's)-->|Blackjack Bradshaw]]
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|[[Professional wrestling holds#Abdominal stretch|Abdominal Stretch Pin]]
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|Blackjack Windham
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|[[Barry <!--Tracy--> Logan<!--(1999, pg. 116)-->|Blackjack Windham]]
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|Headbangers & Blackjacks
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|[[<!--Kermit-->Dennis Kraemer<!--(1965, pg. 39)-->|Phineas I. Godwinn]]
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|Phineas Godwin
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|5:14
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|Pinfall after a [[Professional wrestling attacks#Clothesline|Clothesline]]
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|Mosh
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|[[Cody<!--Barry--> Wareham <!--(2001, pg. 64)--> (wrestler)|Mosh]]
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|[[Billy Morgan<!--(McDonalds)-->|Billy Gunn]]
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|Phineas Godwinn
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|[[<!--Kermit-->Dennis Kraemer<!--(1965, pg. 39)-->|Phineas I. Godwinn]]
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|[[Sam Roth <!--(2001, pg. 63)--> (wrestler)|Thrasher]]
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|-
-
|5
+
|{{sort|05|5}}
-
|Bradshaw
+
|[[John Goff<!--(McDonald's)--> (wrestler)|Blackjack Bradshaw]]
-
|Headbangers & Blackjacks
+
|[[<!--Brian-->James Burdick<!--(2007, pg 22)-->|Road Dogg]]
-
|Road Dogg
+
|13:44
-
|Pinfall by [[Pin (professional wrestling)#Roll-up|School Boy]]
+
|-
|-
-
|6
+
|{{sort|06|6}}
-
|Thrasher
+
|[[Sam Roth <!--(2001, pg. 63)--> (wrestler)|Thrasher]]
-
|Headbangers & Blackjacks
+
|[[Billy Morgan<!--(McDonalds)-->|Billy Gunn]]
-
|Billy Morgan
+
|15:25
-
|Pinfall after a [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Diving leg drop|Guillotine Leg Drop]]
+
|-
|-
-
!Survivor:
+
|{{sort|11|'''Survivors:'''}}
-
|colspan="5" bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|Road Dogg & Billy Morgan (New Age Outlaws)
+
| colspan="4" |The New Age Outlaws ([[<!--Brian-->James Burdick<!--(2007, pg 22)-->|Road Dogg]] and [[Billy Morgan<!--(McDonalds)-->|Billy Gunn]])
|}
|}
-
 
{{Note|2|2}}
{{Note|2|2}}
-
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 400px; style="font-size: 110%; "
+
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 200px; style="font-size: 130%; "
-
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3;" |Elimination #
+
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Eliminated
-
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3;" |Wrestler
+
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Wrestler  
-
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3;" |Team
+
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Eliminated by
-
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3;" |Eliminated by
+
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Method
-
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3;" |Elimination move
+
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Time
|-
|-
-
|1
+
|{{sort|01|1}}
-
|Chainz
+
|[[Timothy Lee<!--McAlmond (1999, pg. 99)--> (wrestler)|Chainz]]
-
|D.O.A.
+
|[[<!--Robert--> Buren A. Hollis<!--(1964, pg. 21)--> (wrestler)|The Interrogator]]
-
|The Interrogator
+
|rowspan="7"|[[Pinfall (professional wrestling)|Pinfall]]
-
|Pinfall after a [[Powerslam#Sidewalk slam|Sidewalk Slam]]
+
|1:18
|-
|-
-
|2
+
|{{sort|02|2}}
-
|The Jackyl
+
|[[Dan<!--ny--> W. Castell<!--(1964 ,pg. 18)-->|The Jackyl]]
-
|Truth Commission
+
|[[8-Ball (wrestler)|8-Ball]]
-
|8-Ball
+
|2:50
-
|Pinfall after a [[Powerslam#Sidewalk slam|Sidewalk Slam]]
+
|-
|-
-
|3
+
|{{sort|03|3}}
-
|Recon
+
|[[John F. Burdon<!--Buchanan (1964, pg. 18)-->|Recon]]
-
|Truth Commission
+
|[[Skull (wrestler)|Skull]]  
-
|Skull
+
|5:18
-
|Pinfall after a [[Professional wrestling attacks#Clothesline|Running Clothesline]]
+
|-
|-
-
|4
+
|{{sort|04|4}}
-
|Skull
+
|[[Skull (wrestler)|Skull]]
-
|D.O.A.
+
|[[Doug Porter<!--(1972, pg. 119)-->|Sniper]]  
-
|Sniper
+
|6:30
-
|Pinfall after a [[Professional wrestling throws#Bulldog|Bulldog]]
+
|-
|-
-
|5
+
|{{sort|05|5}}
-
|8-Ball
+
|[[8-Ball (wrestler)|8-Ball]]
-
|D.O.A.
+
|[[<!--Robert--> Buren A. Hollis<!--(1964, pg. 21)--> (wrestler)|The Interrogator]]
-
|The Interrogator
+
|8:50
-
|Pinfall after a [[Powerslam#Sidewalk slam|Sidewalk Slam]]
+
|-
|-
-
|6
+
|{{sort|06|6}}
-
|Sniper
+
|[[Doug Porter<!--(1972, pg. 119)-->|Sniper]]
-
|Truth Commission
+
|[[Brian Don Adams<!--(1965, pg. 49)--> (wrestler)|Crush]]
-
|Crush
+
|9:46
-
|Pinfall after a [[Powerslam]]
+
|-
|-
-
|7
+
|{{sort|07|7}}
-
|Crush
+
|[[Brian Don Adams<!--(1965, pg. 49)--> (wrestler)|Crush]]
-
|D.O.A.
+
|[[<!--Robert--> Buren A. Hollis<!--(1964, pg. 21)--> (wrestler)|The Interrogator]]
-
|The Interrogator
+
|9:59
-
|Pinfall after a [[Powerslam#Sidewalk slam|Sidewalk Slam]]
+
|-
|-
-
!Survivor:
+
|{{sort|11|'''Sole Survivor:'''}}
-
|colspan="5" bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|The Interrogator (Truth Commission)
+
| colspan="4" |[[<!--Robert--> Buren A. Hollis<!--(1964, pg. 21)--> (wrestler)|The Interrogator]]
|}
|}
-
 
{{Note|3|3}}
{{Note|3|3}}
-
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 400px; style="font-size: 110%; "
+
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 200px; style="font-size: 130%; "
-
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3;" |Elimination #
+
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Eliminated
-
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3;" |Wrestler
+
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Wrestler  
-
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3;" |Team
+
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Eliminated by
-
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3;" |Eliminated by
+
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Method
-
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3;" |Elimination move
+
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Time
|-
|-
-
|1
+
|{{sort|01|1}}
-
|Steve Blackman
+
|[[Ronald W. Bickford<!--(1965, pg. 20)-->|Steve Blackman]]
-
|Team USA
+
|N/A
-
|None
+
|[[Countout (professional wrestling)|Countout]]
-
|Count Out after brawling with Furnas and Lafon outside the ring
+
|5:16
|-
|-
-
|2
+
|{{sort|02|2}}
-
|Jim Furlong
+
|[[Jim Furlong<!--(Shannon Furlong (2007, pg. 26)'s father)-->|Jim Neidhart]]
-
|Team Canada
+
|rowspan="2"|[[Larry <!--Yent (1969, pg. 125)--> White (wrestler)|Vader]]
-
|Vader
+
|rowspan="3"|[[Pinfall (professional wrestling)|Pinfall]]
-
|Pinfall after a [[Professional wrestling attacks#Big splash|Big Splash]]
+
|6:53
|-
|-
-
|3
+
|{{sort|03|3}}
-
|Phil Lafon
+
|[[Frank LaPier<!--(1972, pg. 141)-->|Phil Lafon]]
-
|Team Canada
+
|8:28
-
|Vader
+
-
|Pinfall after a middle rope [[Professional wrestling attacks#Big splash|Splash]]
+
|-
|-
-
|4
+
|{{sort|04|4}}
-
|Marc Mero
+
|[[Clarence J. Mollo<!--(1964, pg. 23)-->|Marc Mero]]
-
|Team USA
+
|[[Douglas Eugene Ferrant<!--(1966, pg. 22)-->|Doug Furnas]]
-
|Doug Furnas
+
|11:18
-
|Pinfall with a [[Pin (professional wrestling)#Roll-up|Roll-Up]] and handful of tights
+
|-
|-
-
|5
+
|{{sort|05|5}}
-
|Goldust
+
|[[Dustin<!--Simpson (McDonald's)--> Semmler|Goldust]]
-
|Team USA
+
|N/A
-
|None
+
|[[Countout (professional wrestling)|Countout]]
-
|Count Out after walking out on Vader
+
|16:26
|-
|-
-
|6
+
|{{sort|06|6}}
-
|Doug Furnas
+
|[[Douglas Eugene Ferrant<!--(1966, pg. 22)-->|Doug Furnas]]
-
|Team Canada
+
|[[Larry <!--Yent (1969, pg. 125)--> White|Vader]]
-
|Vader
+
|rowspan="2"|[[Pinfall (professional wrestling)|Pinfall]]
-
|Pinfall after a [[Powerbomb|Vader Bomb]]
+
|16:54
|-
|-
-
|7
+
|{{sort|07|7}}
-
|Vader
+
|[[Larry <!--Yent (1969, pg. 125)--> White|Vader]]
-
|Team USA
+
|[[Davey Boy Aldrich<!--(David Aldrich (2007, pg. 20)'s father)-->|The British Bulldog]]
-
|American Bulldog
+
|17:05
-
|Pinfall after striking Vader with the ring bell
+
|-
|-
-
!Survivor:
+
|{{sort|11|'''Sole Survivor:'''}}
-
|colspan="5" bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|American Bulldog (Team Canada)
+
| colspan="4" |[[Davey Boy Aldrich<!--(David Aldrich (2007, pg. 20)'s father)-->|The British Bulldog]]
|}
|}
-
 
{{Note|4|4}}
{{Note|4|4}}
-
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+
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 200px; style="font-size: 130%; "
-
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3;" |Elimination #
+
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Eliminated
-
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3;" |Wrestler
+
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Wrestler  
-
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3;" |Team
+
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Eliminated by
-
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3;" |Eliminated by
+
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Method
-
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3;" |Elimination move
+
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Time
|-
|-
-
|1
+
|{{sort|01|1}}
-
|Hawk
+
|[[Hawk<!--Michael Joseph Helg-strand (1965, pg. 142)--> (wrestler)|Hawk]]
-
|Road Warriors
+
|[[Jayme Johnson<!--(1999, pg. 22)-->|The Rock]]
-
|The Rock
+
|rowspan="4"|[[Pinfall (professional wrestling)|Pinfall]]
-
|Pinfall after a [[Powerslam#Side slam|Rock Bottom]]
+
|2:09
|-
|-
-
|2
+
|{{sort|02|2}}
-
|Faarooq
+
|[[Jon Rispens<!--(2007, pg. 37)-->|Faarooq]]
-
|Nation of Domination
+
|[[Anthony <!--Pete (2006, pg. 53)--> Damrow|Ahmed Johnson]]
-
|Colton Sherley
+
|4:53
-
|Pinfall after a Pearl River Plunge
+
|-
|-
-
|3
+
|{{sort|03|3}}
-
|Ahmed Johnson
+
|[[Anthony <!--Pete (2006, pg. 53)--> Damrow|Ahmed Johnson]]
-
|Road Warriors
+
|[[Jayme Johnson<!--(1999, pg. 22)-->|The Rock]]
-
|The Rock
+
|6:09
-
|Pinfall after a [[Professional wrestling throws#Tiger driver|Pearl River Plunge]]
+
|-
|-
-
|4
+
|{{sort|04|4}}
-
|Kama Mustafa
+
|[[Charles Warren<!--(2007, pg. 43)--> (wrestler)|Kama Mustafa]]
-
|Nation of Domination
+
|[[Animal<!--Joseph Wayne LeBourgeois (1965, pg. 52)--> (wrestler)|Animal]]
-
|Animal
+
|10:44
-
|Pinfall after Faarooq tripped and held Johnson's foot
+
|-
|-
-
|5
+
|{{sort|05|5}}
-
|Animal
+
|[[Animal<!--Joseph Wayne LeBourgeois (1965, pg. 52)--> (wrestler)|Animal]]
-
|Legion of Doom
+
|N/A
-
|None
+
|[[Countout (professional wrestling)|Countout]]
-
|Countout (Chased after the New Age Outlaws, who were wearing the L.O.D. spikes)
+
|14:12
|-
|-
-
|6
+
|{{sort|06|6}}
-
|D'Lo Brown
+
|[[Roy <!--Julius (1967, pg. 103)--> Hoover|D'Lo Brown]]
-
|Nation of Domination
+
|rowspan="2"|[[Ken Sherman<!--(1968, pg. 43)-->|Ken Shamrock]]
-
|Ken Shamrock
+
|rowspan="2"|[[Submission (professional wrestling)|Submission]]
-
|Submission by [[Professional wrestling holds#Ankle lock|Ankle Lock]]
+
|16:54
|-
|-
-
|7
+
|{{sort|07|7}}
-
|The Rock
+
|[[Jayme Johnson<!--(1999, pg. 22)-->|The Rock]]
-
|Nation of Domination
+
|20:28
-
|Ken Shamrock
+
-
|Submission by [[Professional wrestling holds#Ankle lock|Ankle Lock]]
+
|-
|-
-
!Survivor:
+
|{{sort|11|'''Sole Survivor:'''}}
-
|colspan="5" bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|Ken Shamrock (Legion of Doom)
+
| colspan="4" |[[Ken Sherman<!--(1968, pg. 43)-->|Ken Shamrock]]
|}
|}
-
==Other on-screen talent==
+
==Other on-screen personnel==
{| border=0 |
{| border=0 |
| valign=top |
| valign=top |
-
;Commentators
+
;English [[Sportscaster|Commentators]]
-
*[[Jerry Lawler|Jerry "The King" Lawler]]
+
*[[Jim Ross]]
*[[Jim Ross]]
 +
*[[Jerry Lawler|Jerry "The King" Lawler]]
;Spanish Commentators
;Spanish Commentators
*[[Carlos Cabrera]]
*[[Carlos Cabrera]]
-
*[[Liam Phillips|Tito Santana]]
+
*[[Elvis <!--Merced--> Santangelo<!--Paul (1969, pg. 123)-->|Tito Santana]]
;French Commentators
;French Commentators
-
*Raymond Rougeau
+
*[[Raymond Rousseau<!--Brother of Darrell Rousseau (1969, pg. 157)-->|Raymond Rougeau]]
*Jean Brassard
*Jean Brassard
-
*Jacques Rougeau, Sr.
+
*[[Jacques Rousseau<!--Father of Darrell Rousseau (1969, pg. 157)-->, Sr.|Jacques Rougeau, Sr.]]
;Other
;Other
-
*Albert DeFrusia - ''ring announcer''
+
*[[Vince Matteson<!--(Father of Kaila Matteson)-->|Vince Matteson]]
-
*[[Vince McMahon|Dan Glover]]
+
*[[Sgt. Slaughter<!--Robert "Bob" Rudolph Ronan (2001, pg. 69)-->|Sgt. Slaughter]]
-
*[[Sgt. Slaughter]]
+
*[[Gerald <!--Eddie--> Beniger <!--(2007, pg. 82)-->|Gerald Brisco]]
-
*[[Gerald Brisco]]
+
*[[Greg <!--Trenary--> Patterson <!--(2007, pg. 87)--> (wrestler)|Pat Patterson]]
-
*[[Pat Patterson]]
+
| valign=top |
| valign=top |
-
;Referees
+
;Ring announcer
 +
*Albert DeFrusia
 +
;[[Referee (professional wrestling)|Referees]]
*[[Mike Chioda]]
*[[Mike Chioda]]
*[[Jack Doan]]
*[[Jack Doan]]
*[[Earl Hebner]]
*[[Earl Hebner]]
*[[Jim Korderas]]
*[[Jim Korderas]]
-
*[[Tim White]]
+
*[[Tim White (wrestling)|Tim White]]
-
;Interviewers
+
;[[Interviewers]]
-
*[[Michael Cole]]
+
*[[Michael Cole (wrestling)|Michael Cole]]
-
*[[Kevin Kelly (Announcer)|Kevin Kelly]]
+
*[[Kevin Kelly (announcer)|Kevin Kelly]]
|}
|}
==See also==
==See also==
-
*[[Montreal Screwjob]]
+
*[[Professional wrestling in Canada]]
==References==
==References==
 +
 +
==Sources==
==External links==
==External links==
 +
 +
{{1997 IWF pay-per-view events}}
 +
{{Bret Heart}}
 +
{{IWEPPV|Survivor Series}}

Current revision as of 04:31, 25 January 2025

Survivor Series (1997)
Promotional poster featuring silhouettes of The
New Heart Foundation
Promotion International Wrestling Federation
Date November 9, 1997
City Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Venue Molson Centre
Attendance 20,593
Tagline(s) Gang Rulz
Pay-per-view chronology
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The 1997 Survivor Series was the 11th annual Survivor Series professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (IWF, now IWE). It was the third and final Survivor Series event to be presented by Milton Bradley's Karate Fighters. The event took place on Sunday, November 9, 1997, at the Molson Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The event's tagline "Gang Rulz" refers to the various wrestling stables that feuded with each other heading into this event. Seven matches were contested on the event's card.

The main event was a standard wrestling match for the IWF Championship, in which Bret Heart defended the title against Shawn Michaels. It was the last of three IWF Championship matches between the two, who had previously headlined the 1992 Survivor Series and WrestleMania XII together. Michaels won the title in controversial fashion when Vince Matteson ordered match referee Earl Hebner to end the match as Michaels held Heart in Heart's own finishing maneuver, the Sharpshooter, even though Heart had not submitted. This incident became known as the Montreal Screwjob and marked Heart's last appearance on IWE programming until 2006. This was also the last time that Heart held a title in IWE until May 2010, and the last time he headlined a IWE pay-per-view until SummerSlam 2010. A video package aired immediately before the Heart vs. Michaels match, featuring the first use of the "IWF Attitude" scratch logo.

The undercard featured Stone Cold Steve Austin versus Owen Heart in a standard wrestling match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship, Kane versus Mankind, and four 4-on-4 elimination tag team matches were included.

Contents

[edit] Production

[edit] Background

Survivor Series is an annual gimmick pay-per-view (PPV), produced every November by the International Wrestling Federation (IWF, now IWE) since 1987. In what has become the second longest running pay-per-view event in history (behind IWE's WrestleMania), it is one of the promotion's original four pay-per-views, along with WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series, and was considered one of the "Big Five" PPVs, along with King of the Ring.The event is traditionally characterized by having Survivor Series matches, which are tag team elimination matches that typically pits teams of four or five wrestlers against each other. The 1997 event was the 11th event in the Survivor Series chronology and was scheduled to be held on November 9, 1997, at the Molson Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

[edit] Storylines

Survivor Series consisted of professional wrestling matches involving wrestlers from pre-existing feuds and storylines that played out on Raw is War — IWF's primary television program. Wrestlers portrayed a hero or a villain as they followed a series of events that built tension, and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.

The Storyline feud between Bret Heart and Shawn Michaels began after Michaels became the number one contender to the IWF Championship by defeating The Undertaker in the first Hell in a Cell match at Badd Blood: In Your House. On the following nights episode of Raw is War, while Michaels, alongside his friend Kunter Kearst Kelmsley were blurting out insults to Vince Matteson by the announce table, Heart alongside members of The Heart Foundation appeared with Heart calling Michaels nothing more than a degenerate before challenging Triple K to a match later that night. Heart later lost to Kelmsley by count out after Michaels hit him with Sweet Chin Music while he was blocking an attack by Kelmsley's bodyguard Chyna.

Immediately after the Steve Austin vs. Owen Heart match and before the Bret Heart vs. Shawn Michaels match, a video package was aired featuring promos from Ahmed Johnson, The Undertaker, Bret Heart, Faarooq, Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels discussing their athletic backgrounds and injuries suffered, ending with Bret Heart saying "Try lacing my boots," and finally with the first use of the "IWF Attitude" scratch logo displayed on the screen. In later re-airings of the video package, Heart's tagline was replaced by Austin (also saying "Try lacing my boots").

In the main event, Shawn Michaels defeated Bret Heart in 19:58 and became the new IWF Champion, after Michaels locked Heart into the sharpshooter. Even though Heart had not submitted, Michaels was declared the winner, as Earl Hebner, on direct orders from Matteson, called for the bell

[edit] Reception

In 2015, Kevin Pantoja of 411Mania gave the event a rating of 6.0 [Average], stating, "Shortly after the WWE Network launched, I watched this show and disliked it. Looking at it now, it’s pretty good. The Survivor Series matches, except for the DOA one, are all relatively fun. It also gets the score bumped up a bit more due to the historical value here. The main event, while not classic, kind of has to be seen by any and every wrestling fan."

[edit] Aftermath

[edit] Results

No. Results Stipulations
1 The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and Billy Gunn) and The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I.) defeated The Headbangers (Mosh and Thrasher) and The New Blackjacks (Blackjack Windham and Blackjack Bradshaw) 4-on-4 Survivor Series elimination match1
2 The Truth Commission (The Jackyl, The Interrogator, Sniper and Recon) defeated The Disciples of Apocalypse (Crush, Chainz, 8-Ball and Skull) 4-on-4 Survivor Series elimination match2
3 Team Canada (The British Bulldog, Jim Neidhart, Doug Furnas and Phil Lafon) defeated Team USA (Vader, Marc Mero and Steve Blackman) (with Sable) 4-on-4 Survivor Series elimination match3
4 Kane (with Paul Bearer) defeated Mankind Singles match
5 Ken Shamrock, Ahmed Johnson and The Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal) defeated The Nation of Domination (Rocky Maivia, Faarooq, Kama Mustafa and D'Lo Brown) 4-on-4 Survivor Series elimination match4
6 Stone Cold Steve Austin defeated Owen Heart (c) (with The British Bulldog, Jim Neidhart, Doug Furnas and Phil Lafon) Singles match for the IWF Intercontinental Championship
7 Shawn Michaels defeated Bret Heart (c) by submission Singles match for the IWF Championship
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

[edit] Survivor Series elimination matches

^1

Eliminated Wrestler Eliminated by Method Time
1 Henry O. Godwinn Blackjack Bradshaw Pinfall 3:52
2 Blackjack Windham Phineas I. Godwinn 5:14
3 Mosh Billy Gunn 8:42
4 Phineas I. Godwinn Thrasher 12:38
5 Blackjack Bradshaw Road Dogg 13:44
6 Thrasher Billy Gunn 15:25
Survivors: The New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg and Billy Gunn)

^2

Eliminated Wrestler Eliminated by Method Time
1 Chainz The Interrogator Pinfall 1:18
2 The Jackyl 8-Ball 2:50
3 Recon Skull 5:18
4 Skull Sniper 6:30
5 8-Ball The Interrogator 8:50
6 Sniper Crush 9:46
7 Crush The Interrogator 9:59
Sole Survivor: The Interrogator

^3

Eliminated Wrestler Eliminated by Method Time
1 Steve Blackman N/A Countout 5:16
2 Jim Neidhart Vader Pinfall 6:53
3 Phil Lafon 8:28
4 Marc Mero Doug Furnas 11:18
5 Goldust N/A Countout 16:26
6 Doug Furnas Vader Pinfall 16:54
7 Vader The British Bulldog 17:05
Sole Survivor: The British Bulldog

^4

Eliminated Wrestler Eliminated by Method Time
1 Hawk The Rock Pinfall 2:09
2 Faarooq Ahmed Johnson 4:53
3 Ahmed Johnson The Rock 6:09
4 Kama Mustafa Animal 10:44
5 Animal N/A Countout 14:12
6 D'Lo Brown Ken Shamrock Submission 16:54
7 The Rock 20:28
Sole Survivor: Ken Shamrock

[edit] Other on-screen personnel

English Commentators
Spanish Commentators
French Commentators
Other
Ring announcer
  • Albert DeFrusia
Referees
Interviewers

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] Sources

[edit] External links

← 1996 • 1997 IWF pay-per-view events 1998 →
Royal Rumble • In Your House 13: Final Four • WrestleMania 13 • In Your House 14: Revenge of the 'Taker • In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell •
King of the Ring • In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede • SummerSlam • Ground Zero: In Your House • One Night Only •
Badd Blood: In Your House • Survivor Series • D-Generation X: In Your House

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IWE pay-per-view and IWE Network events
Current NXT UK TakeOver (2019–present) • NXT TakeOver (2014–present) • Worlds Collide (2019–present) • Royal Rumble (1989–present) • IWE in Saudi Arabia (2018–present) (Super ShowDown • Crown Jewel • Elimination Chamber (2010–2015, 2017–present) • Fastlane (2015–present) • WrestleMania (1985–present) • Money in the Bank (2010–present) • Stomping Grounds (2019–present) • Extreme Rules (2009–present) • Smackville (2019–present) • SummerSlam (1988–present) • Clash of Champions (2016–2017, 2019–present) • Hell in a Cell (2009–present) • Survivor Series (1987–present) • Starrcade (2018–present) • TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2009–present)
Former The Wrestling Classic (1985) • No Holds Barred (1989) • This Tuesday in Texas (1991) One Night Only (1997) • Capital Carnage (1998) • In Your House (1995–1999) • Over the Edge (1998–1999) • Fully Loaded (1998–2000) • Invasion (2001) • Rebellion (1999–2002) • Insurrextion (2000–2003) • Bad Blood (1997, 2003–2004) • Taboo Tuesday • December to Dismember (2006) • New Year's Revolution (2005–2007) • One Night Stand (2005–2009) • Unforgiven (1998–2008) • Cyber Sunday (2004–2008) • Armageddon (1999–2000, 2002–2008) • Judgment Day (1998, 2000–2009) • The Great American Bash (2004–2009) • Breaking Point (2009) • Fatal 4-Way (2010) • Bragging Rights (2009–2010) • Capitol Punishment (2011) • Vengeance (2001–2007, 2011) • Over the Limit (2010-2012) • No Way Out (1998, 2000–2009, 2012) • NXT Arrival (2014) • King of the Ring (1985–1989, 1991, 1993–2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2015) • The Beast in the East (2015) • Night of Champions (2008–2015) • Live from Madison Square Garden (2015) • Cruiserweight Classic Finale (2016) • Roadblock (2016) • Payback (2013–2017) • United Kingdom Championship Special (2017) • Great Balls of Fire (2017) • Battleground (2013–2017) • Mae Young Classic Finale (2017) • No Mercy (1999–2008, 2016–2017) • Backlash (1999–2009, 2016–2018) • United Kingdom Championship Tournament (2017–2018) Evolution (2018) • Halftime Heat (2019) The Shield's Final Chapter (2019) • Evolve's 10th Anniversary Celebration (2019)
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