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WWE Survivor Series.
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Official Survivor Series logo as of 2007
The Survivor Series is an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view event held in November by World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment. Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff Pay-per-view (often abbreviated PPV) is the system in which Television viewers can purchase events to be seen on TV and pay for the private telecast of that event World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, 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. This article is about the WrestleMania PPV series in general for the first WrestleMania itself see WrestleMania (1985. The Royal Rumble is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced every January by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE SummerSlam is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view (PPV event held in August by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE
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. WrestleMania III was the third annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation
Original concept
The original concept for the Survivor Series was to have an annual pay-per-view event that focused on tag team wrestling. Survivor Series (2005 was the nineteenth annual Survivor Series Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment This article refers to the band For the wrestling term see Tag team. 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. Terrance "Terry" Gene Bollea (born August 11 1953 better known by his Ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American Actor, and retired professional André René Roussimoff (May 19 1946 &ndash January 27 1993 best known as André the Giant, was a French professional wrestler and Actor WrestleMania III was the third annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation
It was originally created to be the "Thanksgiving event" as the first four Survivor Series events took place on Thanksgiving Day in November. Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, is a traditional North American Holiday, which is a form of harvest festival.
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. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing The 1998 edition featured an elimination tournament for the WWF Championship, not seen since WrestleMania IV. This article is about the championship that is currently defended on the SmackDown brand of WWE WrestleMania IV was the fourth annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation The 2002 Survivor Series featured the debut of the Elimination Chamber match. The Elimination Chamber is a match type in Professional wrestling (seen in World Wrestling Entertainment) The 2007 Survivor Series featured a Hell in a Cell match for the first time in the history of the event. A Hell in a Cell match (sometimes referred to as Hell in the Cell) is a Professional wrestling match seen in World Wrestling Entertainment in
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 |
| Survivor Series (2007) |
November 18, 2007 |
Miami, Florida |
AmericanAirlines Arena |
| Survivor Series (2008) |
November 23, 2008 |
Boston, Massachusetts |
TD Banknorth Garden |
External links
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