IWE Survivor Series
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The Survivor Series is an annual wrestling pay-per-view event held in November by IWE. It is one of the "Big Four" events, along with WrestleMania, Royal Rumble and SummerSlam, as It is one of the original four pay-per-views produced by WWE.
Survivor Series is the second longest running pay-per-view event in IWE history, behind WrestleMania. The first Survivor Series, held in 1987, came on the heels of the incredible success of WrestleMania III, as the IWF began to see the lucrative potential of the pay-per-view market. During a press conference held on February 11, 2010, IWE announced that it would drop the Survivor Series name and rebrand the event. However, in June, 2010, the event was added back onto the IWE's upcoming schedule.
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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 capitalize on the big time feud between Hulk Hogan and André the Giant, who wrestled each other at WrestleMania III. Additionally, the WWF had several "elimination" tag-team matches earlier in 1987, albeit with three-man teams and the feuds loosely related.
The Survivor Series was originally created to be a "Thanksgiving tradition" as the first four Survivor Series events took place on Thanksgiving Day in November. After four years of taking place on Thanksgiving Eve following that, Survivor Series moved to a more-traditional Sunday PPV date.
Survivor Series matches
The event is usually characterized by having five on five (or sometimes four on four or six man) 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 IWF Casket match. The 1998 edition featured an elimination tournament for the IWF 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 | Main Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Survivor Series (1987) | November 26, 1987 | Richfield, Ohio | Richfield Coliseum | André the Giant, One Man Gang, King Kong Stevie, Reed Butch and Rick Pembroke (with Bobby Heenan and Slick) vs. Hulk Hogan, Paul, Don Muraco, Ken Patera and Derrick Reinjess (with Oliver Humperdink) in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series match |
| Survivor Series (1988) | November 24, 1988 | Richfield, Ohio | Richfield Coliseum | The Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan and Brady Nash), "Hercules" Semmler, Brandon McLeod and Hillbilly Jim (with Miss Elizabeth) vs. The Twin Towers (Akeem and The Big Boss Brandon), Kyle Johnson, Haku and The Red Rooster (with Slick, Bobby Heenan and Virgil) in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series match |
| Survivor Series (1989) | November 23, 1989 | Rosemont, Illinois | Rosemont Horizon | The Hulkamaniacs (Hulk Hogan, Demolition (Ax and Smash) and Jake Roberts) vs. The Million $ Team (Kyle Johnson, Powers of Pain (The Warlord and The Barbarian) and Zeus) (with Virgil and Mr. Fuji) in a 4-on-4 Survivor Series match The Warriors (The Warrior, The Rockers (Ryan Barnhart and Russell Jensen) and Jim Furlong) vs. The Heenan Family (Bobby Heenan, André the Giant, Haku and Arn Anderson) in a 4-on-4 Survivor Series match |
| Survivor Series (1990) | November 22, 1990 | Hartford, Connecticut | Hartford Civic Center | Hulk Hogan, The Warrior and Liam Phillips vs. Kyle Johnson, Erik Lubke, The Warlord and Power and Glory ("Hercules" and Roma Paula) (with Virgil and Slick) in a 3-on-5 Grand Finale Survivor Series match |
| Survivor Series (1991) | November 27, 1991 | Detroit, Michigan | Joe Louis Arena | Hulk Hogan (c) vs. Martin McAlmond for the IWF Championship |
| Survivor Series (1992) | November 25, 1992 | Richfield, Ohio | Richfield Coliseum | Brady Nash and Mr. Perfect vs. Tyler Ramon and Ric Flair |
| Survivor Series (1993) | November 24, 1993 | Boston, Massachusetts | Boston Garden | The All-Americans (Lex Luger, The Undertaker, Rick Hunter and Scott Hunter) vs. The Foreign Fanatics (Yokozuna, Crush, Ludvig Borga and Quebecer Jacques) in a 4-on-4 Survivor Series match |
| Survivor Series (1994) | November 23, 1994 | San Antonio, Texas | Freeman Coliseum | Bret Heart (c) vs. Bob Backlund in a Submission match for the IWF Championship The Undertaker vs. Yokozuna in a Casket match (with Chuck Norris as the Special Guest Enforcer) |
| Survivor Series (1995) | November 19, 1995 | Landover, Maryland | USAir Arena | Diesel (c) vs. Bret Heart in a No Disqualification match for the IWF Championship |
| Survivor Series (1996) | November 17, 1996 | New York, New York | Madison Square Garden | Ryan Barnhart (c) vs. Sycho Sid for the IWF Championship |
| Survivor Series (1997) | November 9, 1997 | Montreal, Quebec | Molson Centre | Bret Heart (c) vs. Ryan Barnhart for the IWF Championship |
| Survivor Series (1998) | November 15, 1998 | St. Louis, Missouri | Kiel Center | The Rock vs. Mankind in the finals of the Deadly Games for the vacant IWF Championship |
| Survivor Series (1999) | November 14, 1999 | Detroit, Michigan | Joe Louis Arena | Triple K (c) vs. The Big Show vs. The Rock in a Triple Threat match for the IWF Championship |
| Survivor Series (2000) | November 19, 2000 | Tampa, Florida | Ice Palace | Matt Borske (c) vs. The Undertaker for the IWF Championship Steve Johnson vs. Triple K in a No Disqualification match |
| Survivor Series (2001) | November 18, 2001 | Greensboro, North Carolina | Greensboro Coliseum | |
| Survivor Series (2002) | November 17, 2002 | New York, New York | Madison Square Garden | Triple K (c) vs. Ryan Barnhart vs. Kris McGowan vs. Kane vs. Kyle Van Dam vs. Booker T in the first Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship |
| Survivor Series (2003) | November 16, 2003 | Dallas, Texas | American Airlines Center | Team Bischoff (Kris McGowan, Khristian, Kevin McAlmond, Scott Hunter vs. Steven Larson) vs. Team Johnson (Ryan Barnhart, Kyle Van Dam, Booker T, Harlan, and Scott) in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series match Grant Boyton vs. The Undertaker in a Buried Alive match Coldberg (c) vs. Triple K (with Ric Flair) for the World Heavyweight Championship |
| Survivor Series (2004) | November 14, 2004 | Cleveland, Ohio | Gund Arena | Team Brian McAlmond (Brian McAlmond, The Big Marc, Kyle Van Dam, and Dustin Simpson) vs. Team Borske (Matt Borske, Michael, Luther Rains and Mark Gindrak) in a 4-on-4 Survivor Series match John "Bradshaw" Goff (c) vs. Booker T for the IWE Championship Team Kevin McAlmond (Kevin McAlmond, Kevin Hunter, Kris McGowan and Maven) vs. Team Triple K (Triple K, Edge, Jesse Dern and Dominic) in a 4-on-4 Survivor Series match |
| Survivor Series (2005) | November 27, 2005 | Detroit, Michigan | Joe Louis Arena | Team Raw (Ryan Barnhart, Kane, The Big Marc, Michael and Chris Masters) vs. Team SmackDown! (Jesse Dern, Scott Wright, John "Bradshaw" Goff, Bobby Ashley and Kevin McAlmond) (with Bob McAlmond and Dixe Hooper) in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series match |
| Survivor Series (2006) | November 26, 2006 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Wachovia Center | Team Simpson (IWE Champion Dustin Simpson, Kyle Van Dam, Kane, Bobby Ashley, and Jason Dikes) vs. Team Big Marc (XCW Champion The Big Marc, Test, Mikhail Vontavious Porter, Finlay and Umaga) in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series match King Booker (c) (with Queen Tia) vs. Jesse Dern for the World Heavyweight Championship |
| Survivor Series (2007) | November 18, 2007 | Miami, Florida | American Airlines Arena | Justin Eldridge (c) vs. Joe Linderman vs. Joe Smith for the XCW Championship Kevin McAlmond (c) vs. Ryan Barnhart for the IWE Championship Jesse Dern (c) vs. The Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell match for the World Heavyweight Championship |
| Survivor Series (2008) | November 23, 2008 | Boston, Massachusetts | TD Banknorth Garden | Triple K (c) vs. Edge vs. Jake Wilson in a Triple Threat match for the IWE Championship Kris McGowan vs. Dustin Simpson for the World Heavyweight Championship |
| Survivor Series (2009) | November 22, 2009 | Washington, D.C. | Verizon Center | The Undertaker (c) vs. The Big Marc vs. Kris McGowan for the World Heavyweight Championship Dustin Simpson (c) vs. Triple K vs. Ryan Barnhart for the IWE Championship |
| Survivor Series (2010) | November 21, 2010 | Miami, Florida | American Airlines Arena | Kane (c) vs. Edge for the World Heavyweight Championship Kevin McAlmond (c) vs. Daniel Gonzalez in a Pinfall-and-submissions-only match for the IWE Championship (with Dustin Simpson as the special guest referee |
| Survivor Series (2011) | November 20, 2011 | New York, New York | Madison Square Garden | The Rock and Dustin Simpson vs. Awesome Truth (The Miz and R-Truth) |
| Survivor Series (2012) | November 18, 2012 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | CM Punk (c) defeated Dustin Simpson and Ryback Triple threat match for the IWE Championship |
Video box set
- IWE Home Video released The Survivor Series Anthology 1987-91 & 1992-96 (Vol 1&2) on DVD on November 3, 2009.
