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** Koko B. Ware, via Wrestling/TheUndertaker, in the Dream Team[[note]](Wrestling/DustyRhodes[=/=][[Koko]][=/=]The Hart Foundation [Wrestling/BretHart and Jim Neidhart][[/note]] vs. the Million Dollar Team[[note]](DiBiase[=/=][[Undertaker]][=/=]Rhythm & Blues [Wrestling/HonkyTonkMan and Greg Valentine][[/note]] match, 1990.
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* SantaClaus: Showed up to celebrate Bret's win over Shawn in the main event of ''Survivor Series 1992'', and Lex Luger being the sole survivor in the All-Americans[[note]]Luger[=/=]Wrestling/TheUndertaker[=/=]The Steiner Brothers (Rick and [[Wrestling/ScottSteiner Scott]][[/note]]-Foreign Fanatics[[note]]Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}}[=/=]Ludvig Borga[=/=]Crush[=/=]Quebecer Jacques[[/note]] match at ''Survivor Series 1993''.

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* SantaClaus: Showed up to celebrate Bret's win over Shawn in the main event of ''Survivor Series 1992'', and Lex Luger being the sole survivor in the All-Americans[[note]]Luger[=/=]Wrestling/TheUndertaker[=/=]The Steiner Brothers (Rick and [[Wrestling/ScottSteiner Scott]][[/note]]-Foreign Scott]])[[/note]]-Foreign Fanatics[[note]]Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}}[=/=]Ludvig Borga[=/=]Crush[=/=]Quebecer Jacques[[/note]] match at ''Survivor Series 1993''.

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* GrandFinale: 1990 saw the "Grand Finale of Survival," where all the surviving faces teamed up against all of the surviving heels from the previous matches. Hulk Hogan, the Ultimate Warrior and Wrestling/TitoSantana d. Ted [=DiBiase=] and the Visionaries (Rick Martel, the Warlord and Power and Glory [Hercules and Paul Roma]), with Hogan and Warrior surviving.

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* GrandFinale: 1990 saw the "Grand Finale of Survival," where all the surviving faces teamed up against all of the surviving heels from the previous matches. Hulk Hogan, the Ultimate Warrior Wrestling/UltimateWarrior and Wrestling/TitoSantana d. Ted [=DiBiase=] and the Visionaries (Rick Martel, the Warlord and Power and Glory [Hercules and Paul Roma]), with Hogan and Warrior surviving.


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* SantaClaus: Showed up to celebrate Bret's win over Shawn in the main event of ''Survivor Series 1992'', and Lex Luger being the sole survivor in the All-Americans[[note]]Luger[=/=]Wrestling/TheUndertaker[=/=]The Steiner Brothers (Rick and [[Wrestling/ScottSteiner Scott]][[/note]]-Foreign Fanatics[[note]]Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}}[=/=]Ludvig Borga[=/=]Crush[=/=]Quebecer Jacques[[/note]] match at ''Survivor Series 1993''.


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** The most unlikely example happened in 1994. The opening match was the Bad Guys (see NonIndicativeName above) vs. the Teamsters (Wrestling/ShawnMichaels[=/=][[Wrestling/KevinNash Diesel]][=/=]Wrestling/OwenHart[=/=]Jim Neidhart[=/=]Wrestling/JeffJarrett). Diesel had eliminated Davey Boy and the Headshrinkers, and the 1-2-3 Kid had been counted out, leaving Razor in the unenviable position of having to fight ''five guys'' all by himself. Then Shawn and Diesel started fighting and the entire heel team followed them, thus marking the one and only time in ''Survivor Series'' history where an ''entire team'' had been counted out.
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** Bobby Lashley, via Wrestling/ShawnMichaels, in the Team [=SmackDown=][[note]](Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield[=/=]Wrestling/RandyOrton[=/=]Wrestling/{{Batista}}[=/=]Wrestling/ReyMysterioJr[=/=]Lashley)[[/note]] vs. Team [=Raw=][[note]](Michaels[=/=]Wrestling/{{Kane}}[=/=]Wrestling/TheBigShow[=/=]Carlito[=/=]Chris Masters)[[/note]] match, 2005.

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** Bobby Lashley, Wrestling/BobbyLashley, via Wrestling/ShawnMichaels, in the Team [=SmackDown=][[note]](Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield[=/=]Wrestling/RandyOrton[=/=]Wrestling/{{Batista}}[=/=]Wrestling/ReyMysterioJr[=/=]Lashley)[[/note]] vs. Team [=Raw=][[note]](Michaels[=/=]Wrestling/{{Kane}}[=/=]Wrestling/TheBigShow[=/=]Carlito[=/=]Chris Masters)[[/note]] match, 2005.
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** Butch Reed, via Hogan, in the Team Hulk[[note]](Wrestling/HulkHogan[=/=]Paul Orndorff[=/=]Don Muraco[=/=]Ken Patera[=/=]Wrestling/BamBamBigelow)[[/note]]-Team Andre[[note]](Andre[=/=]The One Man Gang[=/=]Wrestling/KingKongBundy[=/=]Reed[=/=][[Wrestling/RickRude "Ravishing" Rick Rude]])[[/note]] match, 1987.

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** Butch Reed, via Hogan, in the Team Hulk[[note]](Wrestling/HulkHogan[=/=]Paul Orndorff[=/=]Don Muraco[=/=]Ken Patera[=/=]Wrestling/BamBamBigelow)[[/note]]-Team Andre[[note]](Andre[=/=]The One Man Gang[=/=]Wrestling/KingKongBundy[=/=]Reed[=/=][[Wrestling/RickRude Andre[[note]](Andre[=/=]Wrestling/TheOneManGang[=/=]Wrestling/KingKongBundy[=/=]Reed[=/=][[Wrestling/RickRude "Ravishing" Rick Rude]])[[/note]] match, 1987.
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** The fastest example was in 1999, when Wrestling/TheBigShow, after beating up his intended partners the Blue Meanie and Kaientai (TAKA Michinoku and Shoichi Funaki) backstage, singlehandedly defeated [[Wrestling/BigBossman the Big Bossman]]'s entire team (Prince Albert, Mideon and Viscera), with Bossman taking the hint and getting himself counted out, in a mere '''1:27'''.

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** The fastest example was in 1999, when Wrestling/TheBigShow, after beating up his intended partners the Blue Meanie Wrestling/TheBlueMeanie and Kaientai (TAKA Michinoku and Shoichi Funaki) backstage, singlehandedly defeated [[Wrestling/BigBossman the Big Bossman]]'s entire team (Prince Albert, Mideon and Viscera), with Bossman taking the hint and getting himself counted out, in a mere '''1:27'''.
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** Butch Reed, via Hogan, in the Team Hulk[[note]](Wrestling/HulkHogan[=/=]Paul Orndorff[=/=]Don Muraco[=/=]Ken Patera[=/=]Wrestling/BamBamBigelow)[[/note]]-Team Andre[[note]](Andre[=/=]The One Man Gang[=/=]King Kong Bundy[=/=]Reed[=/=][[Wrestling/RickRude "Ravishing" Rick Rude]])[[/note]] match, 1987.

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** Butch Reed, via Hogan, in the Team Hulk[[note]](Wrestling/HulkHogan[=/=]Paul Orndorff[=/=]Don Muraco[=/=]Ken Patera[=/=]Wrestling/BamBamBigelow)[[/note]]-Team Andre[[note]](Andre[=/=]The One Man Gang[=/=]King Kong Bundy[=/=]Reed[=/=][[Wrestling/RickRude Gang[=/=]Wrestling/KingKongBundy[=/=]Reed[=/=][[Wrestling/RickRude "Ravishing" Rick Rude]])[[/note]] match, 1987.
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* TheCameo: Wrestling/{{ECW}}'s [[Wrestling/{{TPE}} the Public Enemy]] lost to the Smokin' Gunns in a dark (non-televised) match before ''Survivor Series 95''.


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* OneHitKill: Tito Santana's Flying Forearm at ''Survivor Series 1990.'' In the match between the Alliance (Nikolai Volkoff/Tito/The Bushwhackers) and the Mercenaries (Wrestling/SgtSlaughter[=/=]Boris Zhukov[=/=]The Orient Express [Akio Sato and Pat Tanaka]), Tito took out Boris with it a mere 48 seconds into the match. In the GrandFinale match described above, he took out the Warlord with it '''28''' seconds into the match.

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** Butch Reed, via Hogan, in the Team Hulk[[note]](Hulk[=/=]Paul Orndorff[=/=]Don Muraco[=/=]Ken Patera[=/=]Wrestling/BamBamBigelow)[[/note]]-Team Andre[[note]](Andre[=/=]The One Man Gang[=/=]King Kong Bundy[=/=]Reed[=/=][[Wrestling/RickRude "Ravishing" Rick Rude]])[[/note]] match, 1987.

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** Butch Reed, via Hogan, in the Team Hulk[[note]](Hulk[=/=]Paul Hulk[[note]](Wrestling/HulkHogan[=/=]Paul Orndorff[=/=]Don Muraco[=/=]Ken Patera[=/=]Wrestling/BamBamBigelow)[[/note]]-Team Andre[[note]](Andre[=/=]The One Man Gang[=/=]King Kong Bundy[=/=]Reed[=/=][[Wrestling/RickRude "Ravishing" Rick Rude]])[[/note]] match, 1987.


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* ADayInTheLimelight: The following have all been in main events at ''Survivor Series'' who normally would not have had that opportunity: Hillbilly Jim, Koko B. Ware (1988), Paul Roma (1990), Carlito and Chris Masters (2005).
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* TournamentArc: ''Survivor Series 1998,'' where the Rock d. Mankind in a rehashing of the Montreal Screwjob for the vacated [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE World Heavyweight Title]].

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* TournamentArc: ''Survivor Series 1998,'' where the Rock d. Mankind in a rehashing of the Montreal Screwjob for the vacated [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE World Heavyweight Title]].Title]].
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Wrestling/SgtSlaughter's Iraqi heel act at ''Survivor Series 1990'' is very dated today, though Sarge did a good job on his promo and getting the drama across.
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** Butch Reed, via Hogan, in the Team Hulk[[note]]Hulk[=/=]Paul Orndorff[=/=]Don Muraco[=/=]Ken Patera[=/=]Wrestling/BamBamBigelow[[/note]]-Team Andre[[note]]Andre[=/=]The One Man Gang[=/=]King Kong Bundy[=/=]Reed[=/=][[Wrestling/RickRude "Ravishing" Rick Rude]][[/note]] match, 1987.
** Zeus, via DQ, in the Hulkamaniacs[[note]]Hogan[=/=][[Wrestling/JakeRoberts Jake "The Snake" Roberts]][=/=]Wrestling/{{Demolition}}[[/note]] vs. the Million Dollar Team[[note]][[Wrestling/TedDiBiase "The Million Dollar Man" Ted [=DiBiase=]]][=/=]Zeus[=/=]The Powers of Pain [The Warlord and the Barbarian][[/note]] match, 1989.
** Bobby Lashley, via Wrestling/ShawnMichaels, in the Team [=SmackDown=][[note]]Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield[=/=]Wrestling/RandyOrton[=/=]Wrestling/{{Batista}}[=/=]Wrestling/ReyMysterioJr[=/=]Lashley[[/note]] vs. Team [=Raw=][[note]]Michaels[=/=]Wrestling/{{Kane}}[=/=]Wrestling/TheBigShow[=/=]Carlito[=/=]Chris Masters[[/note]] match, 2005.
** Wrestling/RonSimmons, via countout, in the Team Flair[[note]]Wrestling/RicFlair[=/=]Simmons[=/=]Wrestling/DustyRhodes[=/=]Wrestling/SgtSlaughter[[/note]]-Spirit Squad[[note]]Kenny [Ken Doane aka Kenny Dykstra][=/=][[Wrestling/DolphZiggler Nicky [Nick Nemeth aka Dolph Ziggler]]][=/=]Johnny [Jeter][=/=]Mikey [Mike Mondo][[/note]] match, 2006.
** JTG of Cryme Tyme, via MVP, in the Team Shawn Michaels[[note]]Michaels[=/=]Mysterio[=/=]The Great Khali[=/=][[Characters/WWETagTeams Cryme Tyme [Shad Gaspard and JTG]]][[/note]]-Team Bradshaw[[note]]JBL[=/=]Wrestling/TheMiz[=/=]Wrestling/JohnMorrison[=/=]Wrestling/{{Kane}}[=/=]MVP [Montel Vontavious Porter][[/note]] match, 2008.

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** Butch Reed, via Hogan, in the Team Hulk[[note]]Hulk[=/=]Paul Hulk[[note]](Hulk[=/=]Paul Orndorff[=/=]Don Muraco[=/=]Ken Patera[=/=]Wrestling/BamBamBigelow[[/note]]-Team Andre[[note]]Andre[=/=]The Patera[=/=]Wrestling/BamBamBigelow)[[/note]]-Team Andre[[note]](Andre[=/=]The One Man Gang[=/=]King Kong Bundy[=/=]Reed[=/=][[Wrestling/RickRude "Ravishing" Rick Rude]][[/note]] Rude]])[[/note]] match, 1987.
** Zeus, via DQ, in the Hulkamaniacs[[note]]Hogan[=/=][[Wrestling/JakeRoberts Hulkamaniacs[[note]](Hogan[=/=][[Wrestling/JakeRoberts Jake "The Snake" Roberts]][=/=]Wrestling/{{Demolition}}[[/note]] Roberts]][=/=]Wrestling/{{Demolition}})[[/note]] vs. the Million Dollar Team[[note]][[Wrestling/TedDiBiase Team[[note]]([[Wrestling/TedDiBiase "The Million Dollar Man" Ted [=DiBiase=]]][=/=]Zeus[=/=]The Powers of Pain [The Warlord and the Barbarian][[/note]] Barbarian])[[/note]] match, 1989.
** Bobby Lashley, via Wrestling/ShawnMichaels, in the Team [=SmackDown=][[note]]Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield[=/=]Wrestling/RandyOrton[=/=]Wrestling/{{Batista}}[=/=]Wrestling/ReyMysterioJr[=/=]Lashley[[/note]] [=SmackDown=][[note]](Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield[=/=]Wrestling/RandyOrton[=/=]Wrestling/{{Batista}}[=/=]Wrestling/ReyMysterioJr[=/=]Lashley)[[/note]] vs. Team [=Raw=][[note]]Michaels[=/=]Wrestling/{{Kane}}[=/=]Wrestling/TheBigShow[=/=]Carlito[=/=]Chris Masters[[/note]] [=Raw=][[note]](Michaels[=/=]Wrestling/{{Kane}}[=/=]Wrestling/TheBigShow[=/=]Carlito[=/=]Chris Masters)[[/note]] match, 2005.
** Wrestling/RonSimmons, via countout, in the Team Flair[[note]]Wrestling/RicFlair[=/=]Simmons[=/=]Wrestling/DustyRhodes[=/=]Wrestling/SgtSlaughter[[/note]]-Spirit Squad[[note]]Kenny Flair[[note]](Wrestling/RicFlair[=/=]Simmons[=/=]Wrestling/DustyRhodes[=/=]Wrestling/SgtSlaughter)[[/note]]-Spirit Squad[[note]](Kenny [Ken Doane aka Kenny Dykstra][=/=][[Wrestling/DolphZiggler Nicky [Nick Nemeth aka Dolph Ziggler]]][=/=]Johnny [Jeter][=/=]Mikey [Mike Mondo][[/note]] Mondo])[[/note]] match, 2006.
** JTG of Cryme Tyme, via MVP, in the Team Shawn Michaels[[note]]Michaels[=/=]Mysterio[=/=]The Michaels[[note]](Michaels[=/=]Mysterio[=/=]The Great Khali[=/=][[Characters/WWETagTeams Cryme Tyme [Shad Gaspard and JTG]]][[/note]]-Team Bradshaw[[note]]JBL[=/=]Wrestling/TheMiz[=/=]Wrestling/JohnMorrison[=/=]Wrestling/{{Kane}}[=/=]MVP JTG]]])[[/note]]-Team Bradshaw[[note]](JBL[=/=]Wrestling/TheMiz[=/=]Wrestling/JohnMorrison[=/=]Wrestling/{{Kane}}[=/=]MVP [Montel Vontavious Porter][[/note]] Porter])[[/note]] match, 2008.



** MVP, via Drew [=McIntyre=], in the Team Mysterio[[note]]Rey[=/=]Wrestling/TheBigShow[=/=]Wrestling/KofiKingston[=/=]MVP[=/=]Chris Masters[[/note]]-Team Del Rio[[note]]Wrestling/AlbertoDelRio[=/=]Drew [=McIntyre=][=/=]Wrestling/CodyRhodes[=/=]Wrestling/JackSwagger[=/=]Tyler Reks[[/note]] match, 2010.

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** MVP, via Drew [=McIntyre=], in the Team Mysterio[[note]]Rey[=/=]Wrestling/TheBigShow[=/=]Wrestling/KofiKingston[=/=]MVP[=/=]Chris Masters[[/note]]-Team Mysterio[[note]](Rey[=/=]Wrestling/TheBigShow[=/=]Wrestling/KofiKingston[=/=]MVP[=/=]Chris Masters)[[/note]]-Team Del Rio[[note]]Wrestling/AlbertoDelRio[=/=]Drew Rio[[note]](Wrestling/AlbertoDelRio[=/=]Drew [=McIntyre=][=/=]Wrestling/CodyRhodes[=/=]Wrestling/JackSwagger[=/=]Tyler Reks[[/note]] Reks)[[/note]] match, 2010.
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* ThanksgivingEpisode: From 1987-1994, the show always aired on Thanksgiving. With the rise of the Wrestling/MondayNightWars, the show, like most [=PPVs=], was moved to Sundays.

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* ThanksgivingEpisode: From 1987-1994, 1987-1990, the show always aired on Thanksgiving, and from 1991-1994, it aired on the night before Thanksgiving. With the rise of the Wrestling/MondayNightWars, the show, like most [=PPVs=], was moved to Sundays.

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* TheBadGuysWin: While admittedly an OverlyNarrowSuperlative, as it was only WWE's fifth [=PPV=] at that point, Wrestling/AndreTheGiant's team winning in the main event of the first ''Survivor Series'' was the first time a {{Heel}} had won in the main event.

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* TheBadGuysWin: [[TheBadGuyWins The Bad Guys Win]]: While admittedly an OverlyNarrowSuperlative, as it was only WWE's fifth [=PPV=] at that point, Wrestling/AndreTheGiant's team winning in the main event of the first ''Survivor Series'' was the first time a {{Heel}} had won in the main event.



* DavidVersusGoliath: Subverted, as Wrestling/{{Batista}} d. Wrestling/ReyMysterioJr in 2009.



* GimmickMatches:

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* GimmickMatches: As a sampling:


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* GrandFinale: 1990 saw the "Grand Finale of Survival," where all the surviving faces teamed up against all of the surviving heels from the previous matches. Hulk Hogan, the Ultimate Warrior and Wrestling/TitoSantana d. Ted [=DiBiase=] and the Visionaries (Rick Martel, the Warlord and Power and Glory [Hercules and Paul Roma]), with Hogan and Warrior surviving.

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** Wrestling/RonSimmons, via countout, in the Team Flair[[note]]Wrestling/RicFlair[=/=]Simmons[=/=]Wrestling/DustyRhodes[=/=]Wrestling/SgtSlaughter[[/note]]-Spirit Squad[[note]]Kenny [Ken Doane aka Kenny Dykstra][[=/=][[Wrestling/DolphZiggler Nicky [Nick Nemeth aka Dolph Ziggler]]][=/=]Johnny [Jeter][=/=]Mikey [Mike Mondo][[/note]] match, 2006.

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** Wrestling/RonSimmons, via countout, in the Team Flair[[note]]Wrestling/RicFlair[=/=]Simmons[=/=]Wrestling/DustyRhodes[=/=]Wrestling/SgtSlaughter[[/note]]-Spirit Squad[[note]]Kenny [Ken Doane aka Kenny Dykstra][[=/=][[Wrestling/DolphZiggler Dykstra][=/=][[Wrestling/DolphZiggler Nicky [Nick Nemeth aka Dolph Ziggler]]][=/=]Johnny [Jeter][=/=]Mikey [Mike Mondo][[/note]] match, 2006.



* {{Crossover}}: The Heavenly Bodies ("The Doctor of Desire" Tom Prichard and "Gigolo" Jimmy Del Ray, w[=/=]Wrestling/JimCornette) d. [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/e/smw/smw-t.html SMW Tag Team Champions]] the Rock N Roll Express (Ricky [=Morton=] and Robert Gibson) for the titles at Survivor Series 1993.



** Wrestling/TheGobbledyGooker in 1990 not so much.



* GimmickMatches:
** 1992 saw the Big Bossman defeat Nailz in a "Nightstick on a pole match," and the Undertaker d. Wrestling/{{Kamala}} in a casket match.
** [[Wrestling/BobBacklund Mr. Bob Backlund]] (w[=/=]Wrestling/OwenHart) d. [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE World Heavyweight Champion]] Bret Hart for the title in a "submission" match, and Undertaker d. Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}} in a casket match in 1994.



* TokenWhite: Wrestling/{{Christian}}, on Team Kingston (Wrestling/KofiKingston[=/=]Wrestling/MarkHenry[=/=][[Wrestling/RonKillings R-Truth]][=/=]MVP [Montel Vontavious Porter]) in their successful match against the all-white Team Orton (Wrestling/RandyOrton[=/=]Wrestling/CMPunk[=/=]Wrestling/WilliamRegal[=/=]Wrestling/CodyRhodes[=/=][[Wrestling/TedDiBiaseJr Ted [=DiBiase=] Jr.]]) at ''Survivor Series 2009.''

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* TokenWhite: Wrestling/{{Christian}}, on Team Kingston (Wrestling/KofiKingston[=/=]Wrestling/MarkHenry[=/=][[Wrestling/RonKillings R-Truth]][=/=]MVP [Montel Vontavious Porter]) in their successful match against the all-white Team Orton (Wrestling/RandyOrton[=/=]Wrestling/CMPunk[=/=]Wrestling/WilliamRegal[=/=]Wrestling/CodyRhodes[=/=][[Wrestling/TedDiBiaseJr Ted [=DiBiase=] Jr.]]) at ''Survivor Series 2009.''''
* TournamentArc: ''Survivor Series 1998,'' where the Rock d. Mankind in a rehashing of the Montreal Screwjob for the vacated [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE World Heavyweight Title]].

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** Wrestling/RandyOrton may be the TropeCodifier, as he was the sole survivor for his team ''three'' years in a row (2003-2005.)

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** Wrestling/RandyOrton [[Wrestling/UltimateWarrior The Ultimate Warrior]] may be the TropeCodifier, as he was the sole survivor for his team for ''three'' straight years in a row (2003-2005.)(1988-90.)
* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: 1991 and 1992 showed that WWE was experimenting with the format. Along with featuring the first ever 3-on-3 match, with Team Bossman ([[Wrestling/BigBossman The Big Bossman]] and [[Wrestling/TheRoadWarriors the Legion of Doom]]) vs. Team IRS (IRS and the Natural Disasters ([[Wrestling/JohnTenta Earthquake]] and Typhoon), it also featured the first ever singles match in ''Survivor Series'' history, with Wrestling/TheUndertaker defeating [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE World Heavyweight Champion]] Wrestling/HulkHogan for the title.
** 1992 was almost entirely regular singles and tag matches, with only one proper elimination match. In a tag team elimination (meaning two tag teams on each side and if one guy from a tag team gets pinned/submitted/etc. then that team has to leave), Wrestling/TheNastyBoys and the Natural Disasters d. Money Inc. ([[Wrestling/TedDiBiase "The Million Dollar Man" Ted [=DiBiase=]]] and IRS) and the Beverly Brothers (Beau and Blake), with the Nasties being the survivors for their side.
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** MVP, via Drew [=McIntyre=], in the Team Mysterio[[note]]Rey[=/=]Wrestling/TheBigShow[=/=]Wrestling/KofiKingston[=/=]MVP[=/=]Chris Masters[[/note]]-Team Del Rio[[note]]Wrestling/AlbertoDelRio[=/=]Drew [=McIntyre=][[=/=]Wrestling/CodyRhodes[=/=]Wrestling/JackSwagger[=/=]Tyler Reks[[/note]] match, 2010.

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** MVP, via Drew [=McIntyre=], in the Team Mysterio[[note]]Rey[=/=]Wrestling/TheBigShow[=/=]Wrestling/KofiKingston[=/=]MVP[=/=]Chris Masters[[/note]]-Team Del Rio[[note]]Wrestling/AlbertoDelRio[=/=]Drew [=McIntyre=][[=/=]Wrestling/CodyRhodes[=/=]Wrestling/JackSwagger[=/=]Tyler [=McIntyre=][=/=]Wrestling/CodyRhodes[=/=]Wrestling/JackSwagger[=/=]Tyler Reks[[/note]] match, 2010.
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** Bobby Lashley, via Wrestling/ShawnMichaels, in the Team [=SmackDown=][[note]]Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield[=/=]Wrestling/RandyOrton[=/=]Wrestling/{{Batista}}[=/=]Wrestling/ReyMysterioJr[=/=]Lashley[[/note]] vs. Team [=Raw=][[note]]Michaels[=/=]Wrestling/{{Kane}}[=/=]Wrestling/TheBigShow[=/=]Carlito[=/=]Chris Masters[=/=][[/note]] match, 2005.

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** Bobby Lashley, via Wrestling/ShawnMichaels, in the Team [=SmackDown=][[note]]Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield[=/=]Wrestling/RandyOrton[=/=]Wrestling/{{Batista}}[=/=]Wrestling/ReyMysterioJr[=/=]Lashley[[/note]] vs. Team [=Raw=][[note]]Michaels[=/=]Wrestling/{{Kane}}[=/=]Wrestling/TheBigShow[=/=]Carlito[=/=]Chris Masters[=/=][[/note]] Masters[[/note]] match, 2005.



** JTG of Cryme Tyme, in the Team Shawn Michaels[[note]]Michaels[=/=]Mysterio[=/=]The Great Khali[=/=][[Characters/WWETagTeams Cryme Tyme [Shad Gaspard and JTG]]][[/note]]-Team Bradshaw[[note]]JBL[=/=]Wrestling/TheMiz[=/=]Wrestling/JohnMorrison[=/=]Wrestling/{{Kane}}[=/=]MVP [Montel Vontavious Porter][[/note]] match, 2008.
** Wrestling/MarkHenry, in the Team Kofi Kingston-Team Randy Orton match (see TokenWhite below), 2009.
** MVP, in the Team Mysterio[[note]]Rey[=/=]Wrestling/TheBigShow[=/=]Wrestling/KofiKingston[=/=]MVP[=/=]Chris Masters[[/note]]-Team Del Rio[[note]]Wrestling/AlbertoDelRio[=/=]Drew [=McIntyre=][[=/=]Wrestling/CodyRhodes[=/=]Wrestling/JackSwagger[=/=]Tyler Reks[[/note]] match, 2010.

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** JTG of Cryme Tyme, via MVP, in the Team Shawn Michaels[[note]]Michaels[=/=]Mysterio[=/=]The Great Khali[=/=][[Characters/WWETagTeams Cryme Tyme [Shad Gaspard and JTG]]][[/note]]-Team Bradshaw[[note]]JBL[=/=]Wrestling/TheMiz[=/=]Wrestling/JohnMorrison[=/=]Wrestling/{{Kane}}[=/=]MVP [Montel Vontavious Porter][[/note]] match, 2008.
** Wrestling/MarkHenry, via Randy Orton, in the Team Kofi Kingston-Team Randy Orton match (see TokenWhite below), 2009.
** MVP, via Drew [=McIntyre=], in the Team Mysterio[[note]]Rey[=/=]Wrestling/TheBigShow[=/=]Wrestling/KofiKingston[=/=]MVP[=/=]Chris Masters[[/note]]-Team Del Rio[[note]]Wrestling/AlbertoDelRio[=/=]Drew [=McIntyre=][[=/=]Wrestling/CodyRhodes[=/=]Wrestling/JackSwagger[=/=]Tyler Reks[[/note]] match, 2010.

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* [[BlackDudeDiesFirst Black Dude Gets Eliminated First]]:
** Butch Reed, via Hogan, in the Team Hulk[[note]]Hulk[=/=]Paul Orndorff[=/=]Don Muraco[=/=]Ken Patera[=/=]Wrestling/BamBamBigelow[[/note]]-Team Andre[[note]]Andre[=/=]The One Man Gang[=/=]King Kong Bundy[=/=]Reed[=/=][[Wrestling/RickRude "Ravishing" Rick Rude]][[/note]] match, 1987.
** Zeus, via DQ, in the Hulkamaniacs[[note]]Hogan[=/=][[Wrestling/JakeRoberts Jake "The Snake" Roberts]][=/=]Wrestling/{{Demolition}}[[/note]] vs. the Million Dollar Team[[note]][[Wrestling/TedDiBiase "The Million Dollar Man" Ted [=DiBiase=]]][=/=]Zeus[=/=]The Powers of Pain [The Warlord and the Barbarian][[/note]] match, 1989.
** Bobby Lashley, via Wrestling/ShawnMichaels, in the Team [=SmackDown=][[note]]Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield[=/=]Wrestling/RandyOrton[=/=]Wrestling/{{Batista}}[=/=]Wrestling/ReyMysterioJr[=/=]Lashley[[/note]] vs. Team [=Raw=][[note]]Michaels[=/=]Wrestling/{{Kane}}[=/=]Wrestling/TheBigShow[=/=]Carlito[=/=]Chris Masters[=/=][[/note]] match, 2005.
** Wrestling/RonSimmons, via countout, in the Team Flair[[note]]Wrestling/RicFlair[=/=]Simmons[=/=]Wrestling/DustyRhodes[=/=]Wrestling/SgtSlaughter[[/note]]-Spirit Squad[[note]]Kenny [Ken Doane aka Kenny Dykstra][[=/=][[Wrestling/DolphZiggler Nicky [Nick Nemeth aka Dolph Ziggler]]][=/=]Johnny [Jeter][=/=]Mikey [Mike Mondo][[/note]] match, 2006.
** JTG of Cryme Tyme, in the Team Shawn Michaels[[note]]Michaels[=/=]Mysterio[=/=]The Great Khali[=/=][[Characters/WWETagTeams Cryme Tyme [Shad Gaspard and JTG]]][[/note]]-Team Bradshaw[[note]]JBL[=/=]Wrestling/TheMiz[=/=]Wrestling/JohnMorrison[=/=]Wrestling/{{Kane}}[=/=]MVP [Montel Vontavious Porter][[/note]] match, 2008.
** Wrestling/MarkHenry, in the Team Kofi Kingston-Team Randy Orton match (see TokenWhite below), 2009.
** MVP, in the Team Mysterio[[note]]Rey[=/=]Wrestling/TheBigShow[=/=]Wrestling/KofiKingston[=/=]MVP[=/=]Chris Masters[[/note]]-Team Del Rio[[note]]Wrestling/AlbertoDelRio[=/=]Drew [=McIntyre=][[=/=]Wrestling/CodyRhodes[=/=]Wrestling/JackSwagger[=/=]Tyler Reks[[/note]] match, 2010.



* NonIndicativeName: At ''Survivor Series 1994,'' [[Wrestling/ScottHall Razor Ramon]] captained the Bad Guys (Razor[=/=]The 1-2-3 Kid[=/=]Wrestling/DaveyBoySmith[=/=][[WildSamoan the Headshrinkers [Fatu [[=Rikishi=]] and Sionne [[=The Barbarian=]]]]), who were actually the ''{{Face}}s''

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* NonIndicativeName: At ''Survivor Series 1994,'' [[Wrestling/ScottHall Razor Ramon]] captained the Bad Guys (Razor[=/=]The 1-2-3 Kid[=/=]Wrestling/DaveyBoySmith[=/=][[WildSamoan the Headshrinkers [Fatu [[=Rikishi=]] and Sionne [[=The Barbarian=]]]]), who were actually the ''{{Face}}s''''{{Face}}s''.
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* FaceHeelDoubleTurn:
** The Powers of Pain (The Warlord and the Barbarian) and Wrestling/{{Demolition}}, respectively, 1988.
** [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] and [[Wrestling/MickFoley Mankind]], respectively, in a rehash of the Montreal Screwjob, 1998.


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* NonIndicativeName: At ''Survivor Series 1994,'' [[Wrestling/ScottHall Razor Ramon]] captained the Bad Guys (Razor[=/=]The 1-2-3 Kid[=/=]Wrestling/DaveyBoySmith[=/=][[WildSamoan the Headshrinkers [Fatu [[=Rikishi=]] and Sionne [[=The Barbarian=]]]]), who were actually the ''{{Face}}s''
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* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: ''Survivor Series 1999'' featured wrestling porn star Val Venis leading his team of [[Wrestling/MarkHenry "Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry]], wrestling vampire Gangrel and martial arts expert "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman to victory over [[Wrestling/DaveyBoySmith the British Bulldog]] and [[Wrestling/TheCorporation the Mean Street Posse]].
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'''Survivor Series''' is Wrestling/{{WWE}}'s annual November pay-per-view event. It is one of the "Big Four" events, along with ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}}'', the ''Wrestling/RoyalRumble'' and ''Wrestling/{{SummerSlam}}'', as it is one of the original four pay-per-views produced by WWE.

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'''Survivor Series''' '''''Survivor Series''''' is Wrestling/{{WWE}}'s annual November pay-per-view event. It is one of the "Big Four" events, along with ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}}'', the ''Wrestling/RoyalRumble'' and ''Wrestling/{{SummerSlam}}'', as it is one of the original four pay-per-views produced by WWE.



** ContinuityNod: From 1998-2009, it's almost a tradition for a match to end in a screwjob.

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** ContinuityNod: ContinuityNod[=/=]RunningGag: From 1998-2009, it's almost a tradition for a match to end in a screwjob.



* TokenWhite: Wrestling/{{Christian}}, on Team Kingston (Wrestling/KofiKingston[=/=]Wrestling/MarkHenry[=/=][[Wrestling/RonKillings R-Truth]][=/=]MVP [Montel Vontavious Porter]) in their successful match against the all-white Team Orton (Wrestling/RandyOrton[=/=]Wrestling/CMPunk[=/=]Wrestling/WilliamRegal[=/=]Wrestling/CodyRhodes[=/=][[Wrestling/TedDiBiaseJr Ted [=DiBiase=] Jr.]]]) at ''Survivor Series 2009.''

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* TokenWhite: Wrestling/{{Christian}}, on Team Kingston (Wrestling/KofiKingston[=/=]Wrestling/MarkHenry[=/=][[Wrestling/RonKillings R-Truth]][=/=]MVP [Montel Vontavious Porter]) in their successful match against the all-white Team Orton (Wrestling/RandyOrton[=/=]Wrestling/CMPunk[=/=]Wrestling/WilliamRegal[=/=]Wrestling/CodyRhodes[=/=][[Wrestling/TedDiBiaseJr Ted [=DiBiase=] Jr.]]]) ]]) at ''Survivor Series 2009.''

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-->"''Teams of five strive to survive''"
-->--'''{{Tagline}}''', ''Survivor Series 88''.



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!!'''This event has examples of:'''
!!! "Tropes of five strive to survive":



* TheBadGuysWin: While admittedly an OverlyNarrowSuperlative, as it was only WWE's fifth [=PPV=] at that point, Wrestling/AndreTheGiant's team winning in the main event of the first ''Survivor Series'' was the first time a {{Heel}} had won in the main event.



* SoleSurvivor: In some occasions.

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* SoleSurvivor: In some occasions. In fact, Wrestling/AndreTheGiant is the UrExample here, being the sole survivor for his team against Wrestling/HulkHogan's team in the main event of the first ''Survivor Series'' in 1987.
** Wrestling/RandyOrton may be the TropeCodifier, as he was the sole survivor for his team ''three'' years in a row (2003-2005.)



* TokenEvilTeammate[=/=]TokenGoodTeammate: In a few occasions.

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* TokenEvilTeammate[=/=]TokenGoodTeammate: In a few occasions.occasions.
* TokenWhite: Wrestling/{{Christian}}, on Team Kingston (Wrestling/KofiKingston[=/=]Wrestling/MarkHenry[=/=][[Wrestling/RonKillings R-Truth]][=/=]MVP [Montel Vontavious Porter]) in their successful match against the all-white Team Orton (Wrestling/RandyOrton[=/=]Wrestling/CMPunk[=/=]Wrestling/WilliamRegal[=/=]Wrestling/CodyRhodes[=/=][[Wrestling/TedDiBiaseJr Ted [=DiBiase=] Jr.]]]) at ''Survivor Series 2009.''

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SurvivorSeries is the second longest running pay-per-view event in WWE history, behind WrestleMania. The first SurvivorSeries, 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.

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'''Survivor Series''' is Wrestling/{{WWE}}'s annual November pay-per-view event. It is one of the "Big Four" events, along with WrestleMania, RoyalRumble ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}}'', the ''Wrestling/RoyalRumble'' and SummerSlam, ''Wrestling/{{SummerSlam}}'', as it is one of the original four pay-per-views produced by WWE.

SurvivorSeries ''Survivor Series'' is the second longest running pay-per-view event in WWE history, behind WrestleMania. ''[=WrestleMania=]''. The first SurvivorSeries, ''Survivor Series'', held in 1987, came on the heels of the incredible success of WrestleMania III, ''[=WrestleMania=] III'', as the WWF began to see the lucrative potential of the pay-per-view market.



* DebutQueue: TheUndertaker in 1990, [[DwayneJohnson Rocky Maivia]] (later [[TookALevelInBadass The Rock]]) in 1996 and KurtAngle in 1999 are notable examples.

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* DebutQueue: TheUndertaker [[Wrestling/JohnTenta Earthquake]] in 1989, Wrestling/TheUndertaker in 1990, [[DwayneJohnson [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson Rocky Maivia]] (later [[TookALevelInBadass The Rock]]) in 1996 and KurtAngle Wrestling/KurtAngle in 1999 are notable examples.



* EnemyMine: This is common in ''[[WWESmackdown Smackdown]]'' vs ''[[WweRaw Raw]]'' Survivor Series matches, where teams may consist of both Faces and Heels.
* FiveManBand / FiveBadBand: What characterized the event, which features the face and heel teams who compete against the other.
* FourTemperamentEnsemble / FourPhilosophyEnsemble: If the teams weren't five man/bad bands.

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* EnemyMine: This is common in ''[[WWESmackdown ''[[Wrestling/WWESmackdown Smackdown]]'' vs ''[[WweRaw ''[[Wrestling/WWERaw Raw]]'' Survivor Series matches, where teams may consist of both Faces and Heels.
* FiveManBand / FiveBadBand: FiveManBand[=/=]FiveBadBand: What characterized the event, which features the face and heel teams who compete against the other.
* FourTemperamentEnsemble / FourPhilosophyEnsemble: FourTemperamentEnsemble[=/=]FourPhilosophyEnsemble: If the teams weren't five man/bad bands.



* [[{{Wrestling/MontrealScrewjob}} Montreal Screwjob]]: The infamous incident that happened in 1997 involving BretHart, ShawnMichaels and VinceMcMahon.

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* [[{{Wrestling/MontrealScrewjob}} Montreal Screwjob]]: Wrestling/MontrealScrewjob: The infamous incident that happened in 1997 involving BretHart, ShawnMichaels Wrestling/BretHart, Wrestling/ShawnMichaels and VinceMcMahon.[[Wrestling/VinceMcMahon Vince [=McMahon=]]].



* SquashMatch: The first shutout was in 1990, when the Visionaries (Rick Martel[=/=]The Warlord[=/=]Power and Glory [Hercules and Paul Roma]) d. the Vipers (Wrestling/JakeRoberts[=/=]Wrestling/JimmySnuka[=/=]The Rockers [Wrestling/ShawnMichaels and Marty Jannetty]), with all four of the Visionaries surviving.
** The fastest example was in 1999, when Wrestling/TheBigShow, after beating up his intended partners the Blue Meanie and Kaientai (TAKA Michinoku and Shoichi Funaki) backstage, singlehandedly defeated [[Wrestling/BigBossman the Big Bossman]]'s entire team (Prince Albert, Mideon and Viscera), with Bossman taking the hint and getting himself counted out, in a mere '''1:27'''.



* TokenEvilTeammate / TokenGoodTeammate: In a few occasions.

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* TokenEvilTeammate / TokenGoodTeammate: ThanksgivingEpisode: From 1987-1994, the show always aired on Thanksgiving. With the rise of the Wrestling/MondayNightWars, the show, like most [=PPVs=], was moved to Sundays.
* TokenEvilTeammate[=/=]TokenGoodTeammate:
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* DuelingShows: The kayfabe ''Raw'' and ''Smackdown'' rivalry was often brought to the forefront at Survivor Series during the Brand Extension era, moreso than on any other pay per view. At the 2005 installment even the announcers were at each other's throats, spending more time insulting one another than commentating the final match (but it was admittedly hilarious to listen to regardless).
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* PartySchedulingGambit: The first aired on Thanksgiving Night 1987, the same night as the [[Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance NWA]]'s first PPV, ''Starrcade.'' Vince forced the PPV companies of the time to choose between either ''Survivor Series'' or ''Starrcade.'' Most chose ''Survivor Series.''

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'''Survivor Series'''
is Wrestling/{{WWE}}'s annual November pay-per-view event. It is one of the "Big Four" events, along with WrestleMania, RoyalRumble and SummerSlam, as it is one of the original four pay-per-views produced by WWE.
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* EnemyMine: Can sometimes tear teams apart. This is common in ''[[WWESmackdown Smackdown]]'' vs ''[[WweRaw Raw]]'' Survivor Series matches, where teams may consist of both Faces and Heels.

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* EnemyMine: Can sometimes tear teams apart. This is common in ''[[WWESmackdown Smackdown]]'' vs ''[[WweRaw Raw]]'' Survivor Series matches, where teams may consist of both Faces and Heels.



* TeethClenchedTeamwork: In many occasions when EnemyMine just won't work.

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* [{{Wrestling/MontrealScrewjob}} Montreal Screwjob]]: The infamous incident that happened in 1997 involving BretHart, ShawnMichaels and VinceMcMahon.

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'''SurvivorSeries''' is Wrestling/{{WWE}}'s annual November pay-per-view event. It is one of the "Big Four" events, along with WrestleMania, RoyalRumble and SummerSlam, as it is one of the original four pay-per-views produced by WWE.

SurvivorSeries is the second longest running pay-per-view event in WWE history, behind WrestleMania. The first SurvivorSeries, 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.

The event is usually characterized by having [[FiveManBand five]] on [[FiveBadBand five]] (or sometimes [[FourTemperamentEnsemble four]] on [[FourGirlEnsemble four]] or six man) TagTeam elimination matches. These matches are generally referred to simply as "Survivor Series matches".

!!'''This event has examples of:'''

* AlliterativeName
* AllOrNothing: The "winner takes all" match between teams WWF and Alliance during the 2001 event.
* DebutQueue: TheUndertaker in 1990, [[DwayneJohnson Rocky Maivia]] (later [[TookALevelInBadass The Rock]]) in 1996 and KurtAngle in 1999 are notable examples.
** The [[GimmickMatches Elimination Chamber]] in 2002.
* EnemyMine: Can sometimes tear teams apart. This is common in ''[[WWESmackdown Smackdown]]'' vs ''[[WweRaw Raw]]'' Survivor Series matches, where teams may consist of both Faces and Heels.
* FiveManBand / FiveBadBand: What characterized the event, which features the face and heel teams who compete against the other.
* FourTemperamentEnsemble / FourPhilosophyEnsemble: If the teams weren't five man/bad bands.
* TheIndexTeam
* LongRunners: It's been around since 1987.
* MontrealScrewjob: The infamous incident that happened in 1997 involving BretHart, ShawnMichaels and VinceMcMahon.
** ContinuityNod: From 1998-2009, it's almost a tradition for a match to end in a screwjob.
* SoleSurvivor: In some occasions.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: In many occasions when EnemyMine just won't work.
* TokenEvilTeammate / TokenGoodTeammate: In a few occasions.

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