Back سرفايفر سيريس Arabic Survivor Series BAR Серии Оцеляване Bulgarian সার্ভাইভার সিরিজ Bengali/Bangla Survivor Series Catalan Survivor Series Czech Survivor Series Danish WWE Survivor Series German Survivor Series Greek Survivor Series English
| Survivor Series | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Other name(s) | Survivor Series: WarGames (2022–present) |
| Created by | Vince McMahon |
| Promotion(s) | WWE |
| Brand(s) | Raw (2002–2010, 2016–present) SmackDown (2002–2010, 2016–present) NXT (2019) 205 Live (2018) ECW (2006–2009) |
| First event | 1987 |
| Event gimmick | Competition between brands (2016–2021) WarGames (2022–present) |
| Signature match types | Survivor Series match (1987–2021) WarGames match (2022–present) |
Survivor Series, also known as Survivor Series: WarGames since 2022, is a yearly professional wrestling pay-per-view and livestreaming event made by WWE. It takes place in November around the American Thanksgiving. The pay-per-view is part of WWE's "Big Four", along with WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and the Royal Rumble.[1]
The event's signature match originally was the Survivor Series elminination match, where teams of four or five wrestlers (sometimes up to seven) competed under elimination rules. All other standard rules applied, and team members were able to tag in and out in any order.[2] From 2016 to 2021, this match took place between wrestlers of the Raw and SmackDown brands, with the NXT brand also competing at the 2019 event.[3][4] The 2002 event also featured the first ever Elimination Chamber match.[5]
Since 2022, the event is based around the WarGames match, a team-based steel cage match where the cage surrounds two rings next to each other.[6] This type of match was previously featured in the National Wrestling Alliance, World Championship Wrestling, and on the NXT TakeOver shows before Survivor Series. The change was announced by Triple H on September 19. Each event featured a men's and a women's WarGames match since.[7]
- ↑ Ian Hamilton. Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens to an Industry Without Competition (p.160)
- ↑ The Doctor Chris Mueller (November 16, 2019). "Ranking the Best Traditional Match Teams in WWE Survivor Series PPV History". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on September 14, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- ↑ Brookhouse, Brent (November 21, 2021). "2021 WWE Survivor Series card, matches, date, rumors, predictions, match card, start time, location". CBSSports. Archived from the original on November 5, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- ↑ Satin, Ryan (October 31, 2019). "NXT Will Be Part of Survivor Series This Year". TheSportster. Archived from the original on October 31, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- ↑ McAvennie, Mike (21 May 2007). "The painful process of Elimination". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
- ↑ Messano, Tommy (November 2, 2017). "WWE announces official WarGames match rules for NXT TakeOver and it doesn't feel like WCW War Games at all". Cageside Seats. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
- ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (September 19, 2022). "WWE Survivor Series 2022 Will Feature Two WarGames Matches". Fightful. Archived from the original on September 19, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2022.