History of WWE Survivor Series

[Mike]

Discuss anything to do with your favorite Survivor Series moments or anything about any of the history I'll be posting periodically. I haven't been able to finish the other two PPV histories but this one I will.

[Mike]

WWE Survivor Series 1987:

Thursday, November 27, 1987
Richfield Coliseum
Richfield, Ohio

Matches:

--Randy Savage w/ Miss Elizabeth, Jake "the Snake" Roberts, Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake, Ricky Steamboat, and Hacksaw Jim Duggan def. The Honkey Tonk Man w/ Jimmy Hart, Hercules, Danny Davis, Ron Bass, and Harley Race w/ Bobby "The Brain" Heenan in a Traditional 5 on 5 Elimination Survivor Series Match.
Survivors: Randy Savage, Ricky Steamboat, Jake Roberts

--The Fabulous Moolah, Rockin' Robin, Velvet McIntire, and the Jumping Bomb Angels def. Sensational Sherri, the Glamour Girls with Jimmy Hart, Donna Christanello, and Dawn Marie in a Traditional 5 on 5 Elimination Survivor Series Match.
Survivors: the Jumping Bomb Angels

--Strike Force, the Young Stallions, The Fabulous Rougeaus, the Killer Bees, and the British Bulldogs def. the Hart Foundation w/ Jimmy Hart, the Islanders w/ Bobby Heenan, Demolition w/ Mr. Fuji, The Bolsheviks w/ Slick, and the New Dream Team w/ Johnny Valiant in a Tag Team Survivor Series Match.
Survivors: Killer Bees and Young Stallions

--Andre the Giant, One Man Gang, Butch Reed, King Kong Bundy, and Rick Rude w/ Bobby Heenan and Slick def. Hulk Hogan, Paul Orndorf, Don Muraco, Ken Patera, and Bam Bam Bigelow w/ Oliver Humperdink in a 5 on 5 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Match.
Survivor: Andre the Giant

Match of the Night: The Main Event

Interesting Notes:

--Vince McMahon made this PPV due to the overwhelming success of WrestleMania III. He used it to enhance the Andre/Hogan feud.
--This event took place on Thanksgiving Day.
--Vince McMahon's Survivor Series went head to head with NWA Starrcade on Thanksgiving Day. Vince told the cable distributors that whoever chose to air NWA Starrcade instead of Survivor Series wouldn't be able to carry WrestleMania IV. Most people listened to his threats, and those who didn't couldn't air WM IV.

[Mike]

WWE Survivor Series 1988:

Thursday, November 24, 1988
Richfield Coliseum
Richfield, Ohio

Matches:

--The Ultimate Warrior, Brutus Beefcake, Jumping Jim Brunzell, Sam Houston, and the Blue Blazer def. the Honky Tonk Man, Danny Davis, Bad News Brown, Greg Valentine, and Ron Bass w/ Jimmy Hart in a Traditional Five on Five Survivor Series elimination tag match.
Sole Survivor: The Ultimate Warrior

--The Powers of Pain, The Rockers, The British Bulldogs, the Hart Foundation, and the Young Stallions def. Demolition, The Brain Busters, the Bolsheviks, the Rougeous, and the Conquistadors w/ Bobby Heenan, Slick, Jimmy Hart, and Mr. Fuji in a Tag Team Survivor Series Elimination Tag Match.
Survivors: the Powers of Pain

--Andre the Giant, Rick Rude, Mr. Perfect, Harley Race, and Dino Bravo w/ Bobby Heenan and Frenchie Martin def. Jim Duggan, Jake Roberts, Ken Patera, Scott Casey and Tito Santana in a Traditional Five on Five Survivor Series elimination tag match.
Survivors: Mr. Perfect and Dino Bravo

--The Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan and WWF Champion Macho Man) captained the team of Hercules, Koko B. Ware, and Hillbilly Jim w/ Elizabeth to def. the captains of the Twin Towers (Big BossMan and Akeem), Ted Dibiase, the Red Rooster, and Haku w/ Slick Bobby Heenan and Virgil in a Traditional Five on Five Survivor Series elimination tag match.
Survivors: Hulk Hogan and the Macho Man

Match of the Night: the Main Event.

Interesting Notes:
--Don Muraco was supposed to be on the Warrior's team, but he quit the WWF and was replaced by Jim Brunzell.
--Junk Yard Dog was supposed to be on Jake "The Snake" Roberts' team but he too left. His replacement, Brian Blair, also left leaving Scott Casey to fill the void.
--Like the initial Survivor Series, this event took place on Thanksgiving night.

[Mike]

Survivor Series 1989

Thursday, November 23, 1989
Rosemont Horizon
Rosemont, Illinois

Matches:

--The Dream Team (Captain Dusty Rhodes, Brutus Beefcake, Tito Santana, and the Red Rooster) def. The Enforcers (Captain Big Bossman, Bad News Brown, the Honky Tonk Man, and Rick Martel w/ Slick and Jimmy Hart) in a 4 on 4 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Match.
Survivors: Rhodes and Beefcake

--The King's Court (Captain Macho Man, Earthquake, Dino Bravo, and Greg Valentine w/ Jimmy Hart and Sensational Sherri) def. the 4x4s (Captain Jim Duggan, Bret Hart, Ronnie Garven, and Hercules) in a 4 on 4 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Match.
Survivors: Randy Savage, Earthquake, and Dino Bravo

--The Hulkamaniacs (Captain Hulk Hogan, Ax and Smash of Demolition, and Jake "The Snake" Roberts) def. the Million Dollar Team (Captain Ted Dibiase, Warlord and Barbarian the Powers of Pain, and Zeus w/ Virgil and Mr. Fuji) in a 4 on 4 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Match.
Survivor: Hulk Hogan

--the Rude Brood (Captain Rick Rude, Mr. Perfect, and Jaques and Ramon the Rougeou Brothers w/ Jimmy Hart and the Genius) def. Roddy's Rowdies (Captain Rowdy Roddy Piper, Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka, and Luke and Butch the Bushwhackers) in a 4 on 4 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Match.
Survivor: Mr. Perfect

--The Ultimate Warriors (Captain Ultimate Warrior, Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty the Rockers, and Jim Neidhart) def. the Heenan Family (Captain Bobby Heenan, Andre the Giant, Haku, and Arn Anderson) in a 4 on 4 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Match.
Survivor: the Ultimate Warrior

Match of the Night: Hulkamaniacs vs. Million Dollar Team

Interesting Notes:

--Like the other 2, this one took place on Thanksgiving Night.
--This was the first Survivor Series with team names.
--This was the first Survivor Series to have 4 on 4 matches rather than 5 on 5.
--Earthquake replaced the Widowmaker on the King's Court.
--Tully Blanchard was supposed to be on the Heenan Family's team, but he was fired the day of the event for failing a drug test. Due to this, Heenan joined the match himself.
--For unknown reasons, Akeem was taken off the Bossman's Survivor Series team and replaced by Bad News Brown.

[Mike]

Survivor Series 1990

Thursday, November 22, 1990
Hartford Civic Center
Hartford, Connecticut

Matches:

--The Warriors (Captain Ultimate Warrior Legion Of Doom [Hawk and Animal] and the Texas Tornado) def. the Perfect Team (Captain Mr. Perfect and Demolition [Axe, Smash, and Crush] w/ Mr. Fuji and Bobby Heenan in a 4 on 4 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Match.
Survivor: the Ultimate Warrior

--The Million Dollar Team (Captain Ted Dibiase, the Undertaker, and Rythm and Blues [Honky Tonk Man and Greg "The Hammer" Valentine] w/ Jimmy Hart, Brother Love, and Virgil] def. the Dream Team (Captain Dusty Rhodes, Koko B. Ware, and the Hart Foundation [Bret Hart and Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart) in a 4 on 4 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Match.
Survivor: the Million Dollar Man Ted Dibiase

--The Visionaries (Captain Rick Martel, the Warlord, and Power and Glory [Hercules and Paul Roma] w/ Slick) def. The Vipers (Captain Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka, and the Rockers [Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannety]) in a 4 on 4 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Match.
Survivors: The Entire Visionaries Team

--The Hulkamaniacs (Captain Hulk Hogan, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, the Big Bossman, and Tugboat) def. the Natural Disasters (Captain Earthquake, Dino Bravo, Haku, and the Barbarian w/ Jimmy Hart and Bobby Heenan) in a 4 on 4 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Match.
Survivor: Hulk Hogan

--The Alliance (Captain Nikolai Volkoff, Tito Santana, and Luke & Butch the Bushwhackers) def. the Mercenaries (Captain Sgt. Slaughter, Boris Zhukov, and the Orient Express [Sato and Tanaka] w/ Mr. Fuji and General Adnan) in a 4 on 4 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Match.
Survivor: Tito Santana

--Hulk Hogan, the Ultimate Warrior, and Tito Santana def. Ted Dibiase, Rick Martel, the Warlord, and Power and Glory w/ Slick and Virgil in a Grand Finale Match of Survival pitting the Survivors of the preceding matches against each other.
Survivors: Hulk Hogan and the Ultimate Warrior.

Match of the Night: Hulkamaniacs vs. Natural Disasters

Interesting Notes:
--Like the other 3 before it, this event took place on Thanksgiving Day.
--The Undertaker made his WWF debut as Ted Dibiase's mystery partner for the Million Dollar Team.
--This was the only Survivor Series to have all the survivors compete in the main event to crown Sole Survivors.

[Mike]

WWE Survivor Series 1991

Wednesday, November 27, 1991
Joe Louis Arena
Detroit, Michigan

Matches:

--Captain Ric Flair, the Mountie, Ted Dibiase, and the Warlord (w/ Jimmy Hart, Sensational Sherri, and Harvey Wippleman) def. Captain Rowdy Roddy Piper, Bret Hart, the British Bulldog, and Virgil in a 4 on 4 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Match.
Survivor: Ric Flair

--Captain Sgt. Slaughter, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Tito Santana, and the Texas Tornado def. Captain Col. Mustafa, the Berzerker, Skinner, and Hercules w/ Gen. Adnon and Mr. Fuji in a 4 on 4 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Match.
Survivors: The entire Slaughter team.

--The Undertaker w/ Paul Bearer def. Hulk Hogan to win the WWF Championship.

--Co-Captains The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) and the Beverly Brothers (Beau and Blake) def. Co-Captains the Rockers (Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty) and the Bushwhackers (Luke and Butch) in a 4 on 4 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Match.
Survivors: Knobs, Sags, and Blake.

--Co-Captains The Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal) and the Big Bossman def. Co-Captains The Natural Disasters (Earthquake and Typhoon) and IRS w/ Jimmy Hart in a 3 on 3 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Match.
Survivors: the Legion of Doom

Match of the Night: Hogan vs. Taker

Interesting Notes:
--This was the first Survivor Series to not take place on Thanksgiving, but rather the eve of Thanksgiving. It started the Thanksgiving Eve tradition that lasted for years.
--The Undertaker vs. Hogan was the first singles match in Survivor Series history, as well as the first World Title match in Survivor Series history, or any singles match for that matter.
--The main event was the first ever 3 on 3 traditional SS match. Macho Man was supposed to be on the face team, but Jake the Snake had Damian bite him to get him out of the match. Sid was to replace Macho, but he got injured. They then kicked Jake out of the match due to what he did to Savage, leaving a 3 on 3.
--Sgt. Slaughter replaced Neidhart on their team due to him being injured in storyline in a match with Ric Flair.
--Tito Santana replaced Ricky Steamboat on Duggan's team due to Steamboat leaving the WWE.
--Hercules replaced a wrestler by the name of Big Bully Busick on Col. Mustafa's team because he had left the WWE.
--During the Rockers' match, Marty Jannetty scooped up Sags for a slam and Sags' feet hit Michaels in the face inadvertently causing Michaels' elimination. This was the beginning of the rift that led to the Rockers splitting up.
--The Undertaker's World Title win was important because it was a year anniversary at the very event he debuted.
--Ric Flair gave Taker a chair to tombstone Hogan on, costing Hogan the match and the Championship.

[Sadie]

That dead guy gimmick will never last in the WWF.

Awesome job on the history, reading these gets me pumped for the November classic.

[Mike]

haha lasted forever. He was so scary at this Survivor Series. His promo before the match he says in the creepiest voice possible: "Hulk Hogan you must face your reality. I am the reality of death." Lol used to scare the shit out of me.

Anyways, thanks it gets me pumped too I love posting history especially for the major PPVs. I love looking at the old school posters and seeing the interesting notes of people who were supposed to be in certain matches but couldn't.

[Mike]

WWE Survivor Series 1992

Wednesday, November 25, 1992
Richfield Coliseum
Richfield, Ohio

Matches:

--The Headshrinkers (Samu and Fatu) w/ Afa def. High Energy (Owen Hart and Koko B. Ware.)

--The Big Bossman def. Nailz in a Nightstick on a Pole match.

--Tatanka def. Rick Martel

--Randy Savage and Mr. Perfect def. Razor Ramon and Ric Flair via DQ.

--Yokozuna w/ Mr. Fuji def. Virgil.

--The Nasty Boys (Knobbs and Sags) and The Natural Disasters (Earthquake and Typhoon) def. Money Incorporated (the Million Dollar Man Ted Dibiase and IRS) and the Beverly Brothers (Beau and Blake) w/ Jimmy Hart and the Genius in a 4 on 4 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Match.
Survivors: the Nasty Boys

--The Undertaker w/ Paul Bearer def. Kamala w/ Kim Chee and Harvey Wippleman in a Coffin Match.

--Bret Hart def. Shawn Michaels to retain the WWF Championship.

Match of the Night: Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels

Interesting Notes:
--This Survivor Series took place at the same venue as the original one did in 1987 as well as the 88 SS.
--Like the year prior, this Survivor Series was held on Thanksgiving Eve.
--This was the first Survivor Series to focus mainly on standard matches rather than traditional matches.
--The British Bulldog was supposed to defend the IC Title against the Mountie, but HBK beat him for the title at Saturday Night's Main Event and he left the WWF.
--The Ultimate Warrior (as seen in the poster) was supposed to team up with Macho Man but he got fired. Due to this, they had Mr. Perfect turn on Bobby Heenan on Prime Time Wrestling and join forces with the Macho Man as a baby face.

[Mike]

WWE Survivor Series 1993

Wednesday, November 24, 1993
Boston Garden
Boston, Massachusetts

Matches:

--Captain Razor Ramon, Marty Jannetty, the 1-2-3 Kid and Macho Man Randy Savage def. Captain IRS, Diesel, Adam Bomb, and Rick Martel w/ Harvey Wippleman in a 4 on 4 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Match.
Survivors: 1-2-3 Kid and Marty Jannetty

--The Hart Family (Captain Bret Hart, Owen Hart, Keith Hart, and Bruce Hart) w/ Stu Hart def. Shawn Michaels and his Three Knights (The Black Knight, the Red Knight, and the Blue Knight) in a 4 on 4 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Match dubbed as the Family Feud Match.
Survivors: Bret, Keith, and Bruce.

--The Heavenly Bodies ("Jiggelow" Jimmy Del Ray and Tom Prichard) w/ Jim Cornette def. the Rock 'N Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) to capture the Smoky Mountain Wresting Tag Team Championships.

--The Bushwhackers (Luke and Butch) and Men on a Mission (Mo and Mable) w/ Oscar def. The Headshrinkers (Samu and Fatu), Bam Bam Bigelow, and Bashtion Booger w/ Luna and Afa in a 4 on 4 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Match.
Survivors: The entire team of the Bushwhackers/Men on a Mission.

--The All Americans (Captain Lex Luger, the Undertaker, and Rick and Scott Steiner) w/ Paul Bearer def. the Foreign Fanatics (Captain Yokozuna, Crush, Ludvig Borga, and Jaques of the Quebecers) w/ Mr. Fuji, Jim Cornette, and Johnny Polo. in a 4 on 4 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Match.
Survivor: Lex Luger

Match of the Night: The opening math Team Razor vs. Team IRS

Interesting Notes:
--Mr. Perfect was supposed to be on Team Razor, but due to not being able to appear, Macho appeared as a mystery partner on the night of the event.
--On Shawn Michael's team, the Knights were masked but their identities are as follows: Greg Valentine was the blue one, Barry Horowitz was the red one, and Jeff Gaylord was the black one.
--Owen Hart was the only Hart eliminated from the Family Feud match, hosted by Ray Combs. He then returned after the match to turn heel and yell at his brother Bret, blaming him for the elimination.
--Men on a Mission and the Bushwhackers all dressed up in facepaint and green wigs to represent the four Doinks. The crowd was disappointed Doink wasn't in the match, but they eventually warmed up to the four Doinks. After Bam Bam was eliminated to end the match, Doink appeared on the screen to taunt him much to the crowds delight.
--Tatanka was supposed to be on the All Americans, but he was taken out in storyline by Borga. To recipricate, the All Americans took out Pierre of the Quebeckers so he couldn't be on the Foreign Fanatics. The F.F. took Borga on their team for getting rid of Tatanka to replace Pierre. The A.A. announced that Undertaker was their new partner to replace Tatanka. he opened his jacket to reveal an American Flag on the show before the PPV.
--After the match, they had Santa Claus come down to celebrate with Lex Luger.

[Mike]

WWE Survivor Series 1994

Wednesday, November 24, 1994
Freeman, Coliseum
San Antonio, Texas

Matches:

--The Bad Guys (Captain Razor Ramon, the 1-2-3 Kid, the British Bulldog, Fatu, and Sionne) w/ Afa and Capt. Lou Albano def. the Teamsters (Captain Shawn Michaels, Diesel, Owen Hart, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, and Jeff Jarret) in a 5 on 5 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Match.
Survivor: Razor Ramon

--The Royal Family (Captain Jerry Lawler, Sleazy, Cheesy, and Queasy) def. Clowns 'R Us (Captain Doink, Dink, Pink, and Wink) in a 4 on 4 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Match.
Survivors The entire Royal Family team.

--Bob Backlund w/ Owen Hart def. Bret Hart w/ the British Bulldog in a Submission Match to win the WWE Championship.

--The Million Dollar Team (Captain King Kong Bundy, Tatanka, Bam Bam Bigelow, "Jigellow" Jimmy Del Ray, and Tom Prichard) w/ Ted Dibiase def. Guts and Glory (Captain Lex Luger, Mabel, Adam Bomb, Billy Gunn, and Bart Gunn) in a 5 on 5 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Match.
Survivors: Bam Bam Bigelow and King Kong Bundy.

--The Undertaker w/ Paul Bearer def. Yokozuna w/ Mr. Fuji and Jim Cornette in a Casket Match.

Match of the Night: The Opener and the Casket Main Event.

Interesting Notes:
--This was the final Survivor Series to take place on Thanksgiving Eve.
--Jerry Lawler and Doink had been feuding. Lawler brought in 3 little people and Doink did the same. The elimination match was then booked for Survivor Series.
--The submission match between Backlund and Bret Hart had a special rule. The match couldn't end until the cornerman threw the towel in. Bret's cornerman was Bulldog, and Backlund's was Owen. Bulldog was knocked out and Bret's Mom took over cornerman duties. Backlund put Bret in the Crossface Chicken Wing, and Owen pleaded with his mother to throw the towel in. Owen was fake crying and when she threw the towel in he jumped around celebrating that Backlund had beaten his brother for the title.
--Chuck Norris was the guest enforcer for the Casket Match to avoid the outside interference that cost the Undertaker the original Casket Match and Royal Rumble '94.
--Razor Ramon came back from 5 on 1 odds to be the soul survivor in the opening match. This is because Diesel had the match won but HBK demanded he hold Razor up for the sweetchin. Michaels accidentally kicked Diesel which caused them to argue on the outside. The other three team members tried to break it up and all 5 were counted out. HBK then told an interviewer that he's vacating the tag titles and his tag team with Diesel was disbanded.
--Lawler yelled at his team for taking credit for the win and then all six midgets turned on him, followed by Doink hitting him in the face with a pie.

[Mike]

WWE Survivor Series 1995:

Sunday, November 19, 1995
US Air Arena
Washington D.C.

Matches:

--The Body Donnas (Captain Skip, Zip, Rad Radford, and the 1-2-3 Kid) w/ Sunny and Ted Dibiase def. the Underdogs (Captain Marty Jannetty, Barry Horowitz, Hakushi, and Bob Holly) in a 4 on 4 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Match.
Survivor: The 1-2-3 Kid

--Captain Bertha Faye, Aja Kong, Tomoko Watanabe, and Lioness Asuka w/ Harvey Wippleman def. Captain Alundra Blayze, Kyoko Inoue, Sakie Hasegawa, and Chaparita Asari in a 4 on 4 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Match.
Survivor: Aja Kong

--Goldust def. Bam Bam Bigelow

--The Darkside (Captain Undertaker, Savio Vega, Fatu, and Henry Godwin) w/ Paul Bearer def. The Royals (Captain King Mabel, Jerry Lawler, Hunter Hearst, Helmsley, and Isaac Yankem) w/ Sir Mo in a 4 on 4 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Match.
Survivors: The entire Darkside team.

--Captain Shawn Michaels, the British Bulldog, Syco Sid, and Ahmed Johnson w/ Jim Cornette and Ted Dibiase def. Captain Yokozuna, Owen Hart, Razor Ramon, and Dean Douglas w/ Mr. Fuji and Jim Cornette in a Wild Card 4 on 4 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Match.
Survivors: Shawn Michaels, Ahmed Johnson, and the British Bulldog.

--Bret Hart def. Diesel in a No DQ Match to win the WWE Championship.

Match of the Night: Bret vs. Diesel.

Interesting Notes:
--This is the first Survivor Series event to not take place on either Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving Eve, and the first to take place on a Sunday ending the T.G. Tradition.
--The Undertaker eliminated all 3 members of King Mabel's team, leaving him by himself. Mabel got intentionally counted out to secure the win for the Darkside.
--The last of the Survival Matches was the first ever Wild Card Match, meaning that heels and faces had to co-exist on the same team which is why HBK and Ahmed were paired with Sid/Bulldog and Ramon was paired with three heels in Yoko, Owen, and Dean Dougals.

[Mike]

WWE Survivor Series 1996:

Sunday, November 17, 1996
Madison Square Garden
New York, New York

Matches:

--Doug Furnas, Phil Lafon, Henry Godwinn, and Phineous Gonwinn def. Owen Hart, the British Bulldog, Marty Jannetty, and Lief Cassidy w/ Clarence Mason in a 4 on 4 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Match.
Survivors: Doug Furnas and Phil Lefon

--The Undertaker def. Mankind

--Mark Mero, Rocky Maivia, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, and the Stalker (Barry Windom) w/ Sable def. Crush, Jerry Lawler, Hunter Hearst Helmsley, and Goldust w/ Marlena in a 4 on 4 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Match.
Survivor: Rocky Maivia

--Bret Hart def. Stone Cold Steve Austin.

--Farooqu, Vader, Fake Razor Ramon, and Fake Diesel w/ Clarence Mason fought Flash Funk, Savio Vega, Jimmy Snuka, and Yokozuna to a No Contest.

--Sycho Sid def. Shawn Michaels w/ Jose Lothario to win the WWE Championship.

Match of the Night: Sid vs. HBK.

Interesting Notes:
--During the Stone Cold/Bret Hart match, Vince comments that Austin should put Bret in the sharpshooter, Bret's own hold, and make him tap. The next year HBK would do that and Vince would screw Bret at this very PPV.
--This was the Rock's WWE debut and he was the sole survivor for his team.
--Jimmy Snuka was a mystery partner for his team.

[Mike]

WWE Survivor Series 1997

Sunday, November 9, 1997
Molson Centre
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Matches:

--The New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg and Billy Gunn) and the Godwinns (Henry and Phineas) def. The Headbangers (Mosh and Thrasher) and The BlackJacks (Blackjack Windham and Black Jack Bradshaw) in a 4 on 4 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Match.
Survivors: the New Age Outlaws

--The Truth Commission (Jackal, the Interrogator, Snipe, and Recon) def. the Disciples of Apocolypse (Crush, Chainz, Skull, and 8-Ball) in a 4 on 4 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Match.
Survivor: The Interrogator.

--Team Canada (Captain British Bulldog, Jim Neidhart, Doug Furnas, and Phil Lafon) def. Team USA (Captain Vader, Goldust, Marc Mero, and Steve Blackman) w/ Sable in a 4 on 4 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Match.
Survivor: The British Bulldog.

--Kane w/ Paul Bearer def. Mankind.

--Ahmed Johnson, Ken Shamrock, and the Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal) def. The Nation of Domination (Captain The Rock Farooqu, Kama, and D'Lo Brown) in a 4 on 4 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Match.
Survivor: Ken Shamrock

--Steve Austin def. Owen Hart w/ the British Bulldog, Jim Neidhart, and Doug Furnas & Phil Lafon for the Intercontinental Championship.

--Shawn Michaels def. Bret Hart to win the WWE Championship.

Match of the Night: Bret vs. Shawn

Interesting Notes:
--This was Bret Hart's final WWE match as this is the place of the infamous Montreal Screwjob which saw Vince call for the bell when Michaels had Bret in his own hold, the Sharpshooter. Bret then spit on the chairman, broke equipment, and punched him backstage before leaving for WCW.
--This was the second time in Survivor Series history that Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels fought in the main event for the World Title. Back in 1992, the two fought in a Champions vs. Champions match. Shawn's IC title was not on the line. Bret won the match cleanly, ironically, with the sharpshooter.
--5 out of 7 matches ended with a heel victory.
--3 out of 4 of the Survival matches ended with just one soul survivor from their team.
--This was the first Survivor Series to not take place anywhere near Thanksgiving, as the previous two at least took place the Sunday before.

[Mike]

WWE Survivor Series 1998

Sunday, November 15, 1998
Kiel Center
St. Louis, Missouri

Matches:

Deadly Games WWF Title Tournament First Round:

--Mankind def. Duane Gill
--Al Snow w/ Head def. Jeff Jarrett w/ Debra
--Steve Austin def. the Big Bossman by DQ
--X-Pac and Steven Regal fought to a Double DQ
--Ken Shamrock def. Goldust
--The Rock def. the Big Bossman

Deadly Games WWF Title Tournament Quarter Final Round:
--Undertaker w/ Paul Bearer def. Kane
--Mankind def. Al Snow w/ Head
--the Rock def. Ken Shamrock

--Sable def. Jacquelin w/ Marc Mero to win the Women's Championship.

Deadly Games WWF Title Tournament Semi-Finals:
--The Rock def. the Undertaker
--Mankind had a bye into the finals.

--The New Age Outlaws (Roadogg and Billy Gunn) def. D'Lo and Mark Henry and the Headbangers (Mosh and Thrasher) in a Triple Threat Tag Match to retain the Tag Titles.

Deadly Games WWF Title Tournament Finals:
--The Rock def. Mankind to win the vacant WWF Championship.

Match of the Night: Tournament Final between Rock/Mankind

Interesting Notes:
--The Undertaker and Kane both pinned Austin in a Triple Threat Match for the title. No Champion was declared so the two fought at Judgment Day with Austin as ref. Austin counted a fall that didn't exist and thusly the title was still vacant, setting up the Deadly Games tournament.
--This was the first tournament for the WWE Championship since WrestleMania IV ten years prior to this event.
--This was the first Survivor Series to not have any Traditional Survival matches. They figured the survival tournament was enough of a survival theme.
--The Bossman was in the tournament twice. After getting eliminated for beating Austin with his nightstick, causing a DQ, he was then thrown in as Triple H's replacement vs. the Rock. The Rock rolled him up and pinned him in what was the shortest match in WWE history, 4 seconds.
--Undertaker and Kane both got byes in the first round and kicked off the second round against each other, since they were both the reasons for the tournament.
--The swerve of the event was when Corporate Mankind got screwed by Vince McMahon and the Rock. The Rock turned heel and won the World Title. If you look back, the Bossman interfered in all of the Rock's matches seemingly to screw him out of a win, but he actually aided the Rock to victory. First, he got rolled up in 4 seconds against the Rock. Second, he threw a nightstick to Shamrock in the ring, but the Rock intercepted it and used it to win. Third, he interupted the Rock's People's Elbow long enough for Kane to come in and chokeslam him, giving him the win by DQ. Too add to the screwjob from the year prior, the Rock put Mankind in the sharpshooter as Vince called for the bell.