WWF / WWE Survivor Series Results
Thanksgiving Night
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Howard Finkel introducing Gorilla Monsoon & Jesse Ventura, who provided commentary for the show; included Craig DeGeorge conducting a backstage interview with WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man, King Harley Race, Ron Bass, Hercules, Danny Davis, Bobby Heenan, & Jimmy Hart regarding their upcoming match; during the interview, footage was shown of Honky smashing his guitar over Randy Savage’s head and then shoving Miss Elizabeth during Saturday Night’s Main Event; featured Gene Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Savage, Elizabeth, Ricky Steamboat, Jim Duggan, Brutus Beefcake, & Jake Roberts regarding their upcoming match; during the segment, footage was shown of Race attacking Duggan with his own 2×4; included DeGeorge conducting a backstage interview with Andre the Giant, King Kong Bundy, the One Man Gang, Rick Rude, Butch Reed, Slick, & Heenan regarding their match later in the show; during the segment, footage was shown of Andre falling on WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania III for a near fall; featured DeGeorge conducting a backstage interview with Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart, Demolition, the Islanders, Greg Valentine & Dino Bravo, Heenan, & Mr. Fuji; moments later, Jimmy Hart stepped in after being assaulted at the end of the women’s match; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Rick Martel, Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid, B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell, Jacques & Raymond Rougeau, Jim Powers & Paul Roma regarding their upcoming match; featured a vignette showing how Ted Dibiase spends his Thanksgiving, with Dibiase riding in his limo and cutting a promo on all the wrestlers that were spending the day beating each other up while he was spending the day relaxing; Dibiase then introduced footage of him offering kids money to do tasks for him but then failing to get the job done; Dibiase & Virgil were then shown in his home where he introduced footage of him forcing a woman to get down on all fours and bark like a dog for $300; Dibiase was then shown at his dining room table and showed footage of a kid kissing his bare feet after a recent match and then paying off a pool operator to kick all the kids out of a public pool so he could have it to himself; Dibiase was then shown driving a classic car and bragging about his purchases; included DeGeorge conducting a podium interview with Honky & Hart regarding Honky’s match earlier in the show, during which Honky bragged about not being defeated even when the odds were 3-on-1; Honky then challenged WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan and claimed Savage was nothing; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Hogan, Bam Bam Bigelow, Paul Orndorff, Don Muraco, Ken Patera, & Sir Oliver Humperdink regarding their upcoming match:
Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth), Jim Duggan, Jake Roberts, Ricky Steamboat, & Brutus Beefcake defeated WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart), King Harley Race (w/ Bobby Heenan), Danny Davis, Hercules, & Ron Bass in an elimination match at 23:38; Duggan fought Race to a double count-out at 4:33 when both began brawling on the floor; after the decision, both men were pulled apart by their team members; Beefcake pinned Bass with a high knee at 6:58 after Savage made a blind tag; Honky pinned Beefcake with the Shake, Rattle, & Roll at 10:47 after Davis hit Beefcake from behind as Beefcake ran the ropes; Roberts pinned Davis with the short clothesline and the DDT at 15:06; Savage pinned Hercules with the flying elbowsmash after a chop from Steamboat at 20:56; Honky was counted-out when he left ringside after sustaining an atomic drop from Savage which knocked him to the floor
The Fabulous Moolah, Velvet McIntyre, Rockin Robin, & the Jumping Bomb Angels defeated WWF Women’s Champion Sensational Sherri, WWF Women’s Tag Team Champions Lelani Kai & Judy Martin (w/ Jimmy Hart), Dawn Marie, and Donna Christianello in an elimination match at 20:17; McIntyre pinned Christianello with a victory roll at 1:57; Robin pinned Dawn Marie with a crossbody at 4:12; Sherri pinned Robin with a bodyslam and suplex at 6:55; Martin pinned Moolah at 10:55 after a double clothesline by she and Kai; McIntyre pinned Sherri at 14:56 with a victory roll; Kai pinned McIntyre at 17:24 by blocking a victory roll, dropping McIntyre throat-first over the top rope, and dropping backwards; Kai was pinned at 18:38 following a crossbody off the top after missing a splash off the top; Martin was pinned following a clothesline off the top after the other Bomb Angel dropkicked Hart off the apron
WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Rick Martel, Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid, Jacques & Raymond Rougeau, Jim Powers & Paul Roma, and B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart), the Islanders (w/ Bobby Heenan), Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov (w/ Slick), Demolition (w/ Mr. Fuji), and Dino Bravo & Greg Valentine (w/ Johnny V) in an elimination match at 37:14; prior to the bout, some of the lighting in the arena briefly went out; Santana pinned Zhukoff with the flying forearm at 1:45; Demoliltion Ax pinned Jacques at 5:49 after Jacques missed a reverse crossbody off the top; Demolition was disqualified at 9:11 after Smash shoved the referee to the mat; Neidhart pinned Santana at 12:04 after Bret hit Santana with a double axe handle to prevent Neidhart from being pinned following the flying forearm; Haku pinned Dynamite at 19:57 with a kick to the face after Dynamite hurt himself delivering a headbutt off the middle turnbuckle; Roma pinned Valentine at 23:39 with a sunset flip off the top as Valentine attempted to put the figure-4 on Powers; Brunzell pinned Bret at 30:27 after Tama dropkicked Hart onto Brunzell, with Brunzell rolling on top for the win; Blair, the illegal man, pinned Tama with a sunset flip into the ring after putting on one of the Killer Bees’ masks as Tama fought with Brunzell in the ring (Johnny V’s last appearance with Valentine & Bravo)
Andre the Giant (w/ Bobby Heenan), Rick Rude, King Kong Bundy, Butch Reed (w/ Slick), & the One Man Gang defeated WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan, Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Sir Oliver Humperdink), Paul Orndorff, Ken Patera, & Don Muraco in an elimination match at 24:07; prior to the bout, Hogan came out carrying the American flag; Hogan pinned Reed at 3:06 with the legdrop after a double clothesline from Hogan and Orndorff; the Gang pinned Patera at 8:45 after both men hit a clothesline, with OMG falling on top; Rude pinned Orndorff at 10:25 with a roll up and using the tights for leverage after Bundy attacked Orndorff from behind; Muraco pinned Rude with a powerslam at 11:20 after Rude jumped over Hogan; OMG pinned Muraco at 12:56 with a splash after a headbutt from Andre; Hogan was counted-out at 18:05 when Bundy and OMG prevented him from returning to the ring; Bigelow pinned Bundy at 20:32 with a slingshot splash into the ring after Bundy missed a splash in the corner; Bigelow pinned OMG at 22:52 after OMG missed a splash off the top; Andre pinned Bigelow with a butterfly suplex after Bigelow missed a splash in the corner; after the match, Hogan returned to the ring and blasted Andre in the head with the world title belt, sending him to the floor; moments later, Gene Okerlund conducted a backstage interview with Andre & Heenan in which they discussed a rematch against Hogan and bragged about the win (Andre’s in-ring return after a 7-month absence) (Survivor Series 06)
Thanksgiving Night
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Gorilla Monsoon & Jesse Ventura on commentary; included Sean Mooney conducting a backstage interview with Bad News Brown regarding his walking out on his team earlier in the show, during which Brown said Survivor Series meant nothing to him compared to the WWF World Title; Brown then said he had been undefeated and won the WrestleMania IV battle royal and didn’t know why he had not received a title shot already against WWF World Champion Randy Savage; featured Gene Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Mr. Fuji, the Warlord, & the Barbarian regarding their newfound partnership and plan to take the WWF Tag Team Titles from Demolition; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Andre the Giant, Rick Rude, Frenchy Martin, Bobby Heenan, Harley Race, & Curt Hennig regarding their upcoming match; featured Mooney conducting a backstage interview with Savage, Hulk Hogan, Elizabeth, Koko B. Ware, with Frankie, Hillbilly Jim, & Hercules regarding their upcoming match; included the announcement the 1989 Royal Rumble, featuring a 30-man Rumble match, would air on pay-per-view Jan. 15, 1989; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with the Big Bossman, Akeem, Slick, Heenan, the Red Rooster, Virgil, & King Haku regarding their upcoming match:
WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior, the Blue Blazer, Jim Brunzell, Sam Houston, and Brutus Beefcake defeated the Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart), Greg Valentine, Ron Bass, Bad News Brown, and Danny Davis in an elimination match at 17:51; Beefcake defeated Davis via submission with the sleeper at 1:17; Bad News pinned Brunzell with the Ghetto Blaster at 5:13 after Brunzell hit the corner; Bad News was counted-out at 7:52 when he walked out of the match after Valentine accidentally struck him, with the two then arguing; Bass pinned Houston at 10:12 by blocking a monkey flip out of the corner and hitting a running powerslam; Valentine defeated the Blazer via submission with the figure-4 at 11:22 after Honky pushed Blazer off the top behind the referee’s back; Beefcake and Honky were both counted-out at 15:42 when Beefcake applied the sleeper after both men fell out to the floor; Warrior pinned Bass with a running double axe handle at 17:28; Warrior pinned Valentine with a running double axe handle
The Barbarian & the Warlord, Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart, Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid, Jim Powers & Paul Roma, and Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition (w/ Mr. Fuji), the Conquistadors, Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard (w/ Bobby Heenan), Jacques & Raymond Rougeau (w/ Jimmy Hart), and Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov in an elimination match at 42:25; Slick was announced to be in the corner of Volkoff & Zhukov but did not appear; no mention was made as to why by the commentary team; Hart pinned Raymond at 5:37 by blocking a backdrop attempt and using an inside cradle; Zhukov pinned Powers at 15:35 when the momentum of a crossbody off the top put Zhukov on top; Jannetty pinned Zhukov at 17:19 with a sunset flip into the ring after a blow to the midsection by Michaels; Blanchard pinned Hart at 27:08 by lifting his shoulder out of a German suplex into a bridge, with Hart pinning himself; Michaels & Jannetty fought Anderson & Blanchard to a double disqualification at around the 29-minute mark at for brawling in the ring and shoving referees Tim White and Earl Hebner; following the decision, both teams brawled their way down the aisle; Smash pinned Dynamite with a clothesline at 36:18 after Dynamite missed a headbutt off the top; Demolition Smash was counted-out at 39:48 after Fuji pulled the rope down with his cane, causing Smash to fall out to the floor; after the decision, Demolition Ax argued with Fuji, with the two shoving each other until Fuji attacked Ax with the cane; Smash the grabbed Fuji, allowing Ax to slam him on the floor; moments later, after Demolition left ringside, the Warlord & the Barbarian tended to Fuji and helped him to their corner; the Barbarian pinned a Conquistador with a running headbutt off the ropes after Fuji tripped the Conquistador from the floor; after the bout, the Warlord & the Barbarian hoisted Fuji on their shoulders and celebrated until Demolition returned to the ring and cleared the other three from ringside (Dynamite’s last appearance; Smith’s last appearance for 2 years)
Andre the Giant (w/ Bobby Heenan), Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin), Mr. Perfect, Harley Race, and Rick Rude defeated Jake Roberts, Ken Patera, Jim Duggan, Tito Santana, and Scott Casey (sub. for B. Brian Blair) in an elimination match at 32:08; Rude pinned Patera at 8:20 with the Rude Awakening after kicking Patera in the face; Bravo pinned Casey with the side suplex at 9:29; Santana pinned Race with the flying forearm at 15:25; Andre pinned Santana at 16:49 by blocking a sunset flip and using a sit-down splash; Duggan was disqualified at 23:29 after hitting Bravo with the 2X4 after Martin attacked Duggan on the floor; Roberts pinned Rude at 30:52 with the DDT after pulling Rude’s tights down as Rude attempted to tag in Andre; Andre was disqualified at 31:46 for refusing to break a choke on Roberts; Hennig pinned Roberts; after the match, Roberts scared Andre, Hennig, Bravo, & Martin from ringside with Damien
Hulk Hogan, WWF World Champion Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth), Koko B. Ware, Hillbilly Jim, and Hercules defeated the Big Bossman (w/ Slick), Akeem, Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil), King Haku, and the Red Rooster (w/ Bobby Heenan) in an elimination match at 30:11; Savage pinned the Rooster with the flying elbowsmash at 6:10 after a slam by Hogan; after the decision, Heenan yelled at Rooster; Akeem pinned Hillbilly Jim with a clothesline and splash at 9:54; Bossman pinned Koko at 11:45 with the sidewalk slam after Koko missed a splash in the corner; Dibiase pinned Hercules at 16:35 with a knee to the back, roll up, and using the tights for leverage after Hercules became distracted by Virgil on the apron; Savage pinned Dibiase at 16:57 with a roll up as Dibiase was distracted by Hercules on the floor; the Bossman was counted-out at 23:17 as he and Akeem double teamed Hogan on the floor and handcuffed him to the bottom rope; Akeem was disqualified at 25:01 for pushing referee Earl Hebner as Akeem and Bossman double teamed Savage in the ring; Slick remained ringside until moments later when Haku accidentally kicked him off the apron to the floor; moments later, Elizabeth took the handcuff keys from slick and freed Hogan from the ring rope; Hogan pinned Haku with the boot to the face, bodyslam, and legdrop; after the match, Savage appeared to be upset for Hogan celebrating with Elizabeth (Hulk Still Rules)
Thanksgiving Night
Boris Zhukov pinned Paul Roma
Pay-per-view bouts – featured opening comments from WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan, Ted Dibiase with Virgil, Jake Roberts, WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition, Randy Savage with Sensational Sherri, Jim Duggan, Dino Bravo with Earthquake, Dusty Rhodes, the Big Bossman, Brutus Beefcake, Rick Martel, Rick Rude, Roddy Piper, the Genius, Mr. Perfect, the Bushwhackers, Bobby Heenan, and WWF IC Champion the Ultimore Warrior about what they are thankful for on Thanksgiving; included Gorilla Monsoon & Jesse Ventura on commentary, with Ventura dressed as a pilgrim; included Gene Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Jim Duggan, Bret Hart, Hercules, & Ron Garvin – all armed with 2x4s – regarding their upcoming elimination match against Randy Savage, Greg Valentine, Dino Bravo, & Earthquake; featured a backstage segment in which Okerlund was shown in a hallway saying Rhodes was being tended to and there was talk of bruised ribs but he would be back in action soon; included a segment in which the Genius read a poem from the podium in which he said the fans should give thanks for him being the world’s smartest man; featured Sean Mooney conducting a backstage interview with Savage, Sensational Sherri, & Zeus regarding the upcoming ‘No Holds Barred’ steel cage match against Hogan & Beefcake on Dec. 27; included Okerlund conducting a locker room interview with Hogan & Beefcake regarding the upcoming steel cage match and their respective wins earlier in the show; moments later, Sherri sneaked in and threw powder in Hogan & Beefcake’s face, with Savage & zeus then assaulting them; moments later, Bravo, Bret Hart, Ron Garvin, Jim Powers, and several others ran in to break up the fight; featured Sean Mooney conducting a backstage interview with Rick Rude, Mr. Perfect, the Genius, Jacques & Raymond Rougeau, & Jimmy Hart regarding their upcoming elimination bout against Roddy Piper, Jimmy Snuka, & the Bushwhackers; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Piper, Snuka, & the Bushwhackers about their upcoming bout, during which Snuka and the Bushwhackers were tearing up a turkey; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior, Jim Neidhart, Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty regarding their upcoming elimination bout against Andre the Giant, Haku, Arn Anderson, & Tully Blanchard; Shane McMahon served as the ringside second referee during the show:
Dusty Rhodes, Brutus Beefcake, Tito Santana, & the Red Rooster defeated the Big Bossman (w/ Slick), the Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart), Bad News Brown (sub. for Akeem), & Rick Martel in an elimination match at 22:04; Martel pinned Santana at 9:44 with a roll over and grabbing the tights for leverage; Bad News was counted-out at 15:27 when he walked out of the match after accidentally being struck by the Bossman; Beefcake pinned Honky at 17:26 with a high knee to the face; Beefcake pinned Martel at 20:15 with a roll up after the referee caught Martel trying to hold onto the ropes following a sunset flip into the ring by Beefcake; Bossman pinned the Rooster with the sidewalk slam at 21:00; Rhodes pinned Bossman with a crossbody after avoiding a clothesline; after the match, Bossman hit both Beefcake and Rhodes with his nightstick before handcuffing Rhodes to the middle ring rope and assaulting him with the weapon; moments later, Beefcake cleared the ring with his cutting shears; during the bout, the woman who would later be known as Sapphire was seen in the crowd cheering for Rhodes’ team; Sean Mooney conducted a backstage interview with Bossman & Slick moments after the match in which Bossman said he had more of the same for Rhodes (American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story)
Randy Savage (w/ Sensational Sherri), Dino Bravo (w/ Jimmy Hart), Greg Valentine, & the Earthquake (sub. for Barry Windham) defeated Jim Duggan, Bret Hart, Ron Garvin, & Hercules in an elimination match at 22:25; Earthquake pinned Hercules with the sit-down splash at 3:56 after Bravo threw Hercules into the corner; Duggan pinned Valentine at 7:31 with the running clothesline after Valentine avoided one from Garvin; Bravo pinned Garvin with the side suplex at 11:18; Savage pinned Hart with the flying elbowsmash at 19:07 following a shoulderbreaker by Bravo; Duggan was counted-out after Sherri pulled down the top rope and Earthquake attacked him on the floor; after the bout, Duggan cleared the ring with his 2X4 (Earthquake’s TV in-ring debut)
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan, Jake Roberts, & WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition defeated Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil), Zeus, & the Powers of Pain (w/ Mr. Fuji) in an elimination match at 27:32; following Hogan’s entrance, Roberts cleared Dibiase’s team from the ring with Damien; Zeus was disqualified at 3:22 for repeatedly choking Hogan and twice shoving referee Earl Hebner when Hebner tried to break the hold; moments later, Hogan’s team tried to make the save but were held back by the referee, with Dibiase then calming Zeus down enough to leave the ring; the Warlord pinned Ax at 9:51 with an elbow drop after Fuji tripped Ax from the floor; Barbarian pinned Smash at 13:44 with a clothesline off the top after Smash dropped Dibiase with a Hot Shot, not realizing Dibiase made a blind tag; Barbarian & Warlord were disqualified at 19:43 for dropping Hogan with a spike piledriver as Roberts fought Dibiase on the floor; Dibiase pinned Roberts at 23:52 with a fist drop and putting his feet on the ropes for leverage after Roberts hit the DDT on an interfering Virgil; Hogan pinned Dibiase with the boot to the face and legdrop
Rick Rude, Mr. Perfect (w/ the Genius), Jacques & Raymond Rougeau (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Roddy Piper, Jimmy Snuka, & the Bushwhackers in an elimination match at 21:30; prior to the bout, the commentary team made note that Bobby Heenan was not in Rude’s corner; Snuka pinned Jacques with the splash off the top at 4:03; Piper pinned Raymond at 7:41 with a piledriver after blocking a backdrop attempt; Perfect pinned Butch with a roll up at 10:47 as Butch was playing to the fans after biting Perfect in the butt; Rude pinned Luke at 11:17 with a kick to the mid-section and the Rude Awakening; Piper and Rude were both counted-out at 18:38 when they fell to the floor and brawled with each other up the aisle; Perfect pinned Snuka with the Perfect Plex as Snuka attempted a backdrop; after the match, Snuka attacked Perfect and the Genius and attempted to hit the top rope splash on the Genius but Perfect pulled his manager to safety; after the bout, Sean Mooney conducted a backstage interview with Rude, the Genius, the Rougeaus, Hart, & Perfect regarding their win, during which Rude refused to comment on why Heenan wasn’t ringside
WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior, Jim Neidhart, & Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated Andre the Giant, Haku, Arn Anderson, & Bobby Heenan (sub. for Tully Blanchard) in an elimination match at 20:28; following Neidhart, Michaels & Jannetty’s entrance, the three were attacked by Andre until the Warrior ran out to make the save; Andre was counted-out at the 26-second mark after being knocked to the floor by Warrior; Haku pinned Neidhart at 3:30 with a kick to the back of the head after Neidhart knocked Anderson to the floor; Heenan pinned Jannetty at 8:49 following several stomps and a kneedrop after Anderson & Haku double teamed Jannetty; Michaels pinned Haku at 12:51 with a crossbody off the top, with Warrior helping push him, after Haku missed a crossbody off the middle turnbuckle; Anderson pinned Michaels with the spinebuster at 15:38; Warrior pinned Anderson at 18:18 with the press slam and splash after Anderson collided with Heenan; Warrior pinned Heenan with a shoulder block and splash; after the bout, Warrior chased Heenan down the aisle and knocked him down on his way backstage (Anderson’s last WWF match)
Thanksgiving Night
Shane Douglas pinned Buddy Rose with a roll up
Pay-per-view bouts – included Gorilla Monsoon & Roddy Piper on commentary; featured Gene Okerlund conducting an interview with Randy Savage in the arena in which Savage issued a challenge to WWF World Champion the Ultimate Warrior; included a segment in which the Gobbledy Gooker hatched from a giant egg in the arena, with the Gooker then dancing in the ring with Gene Okerlund:
WWF World Champion the Ultimate Warrior, WWF IC Champion Kerry Von Erich, & the Legion of Doom defeated Mr. Perfect (w/ Bobby Heenan) & Demolition Ax, Smash, & Crush (w/ Mr. Fuji) at 14:20; Warrior pinned Ax with a shoulder block and splash at 3:23; Crush, Smash, and the LOD were disqualified at 7:36 after brawling in the ring and assaulting the referee; Perfect pinned Tornado with the Perfect Plex at 11:02 after Tornado hit his head on an unprotected turnbuckle; Warrior pinned Perfect with a shoulder block and splash; after the match, Warrior attacked Heenan (Demolition Ax’ last TV match in the WWF)
Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil), the Undertaker (w/ Brother Love) (mystery partner), Greg Valentine, & the Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Dusty Rhodes, Koko B. Ware, & WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart at 13:54; Taker pinned Koko with the tombstone at 1:39 after Koko was dropped throat first over the top rope; Jim Neidhart pinned HTM at 4:16 with a powerslam after Honky leaped over Bret Hart; Dibiase pinned Neidhart with a clothesline at 5:49 after Neidhart was tripped by Virgil; Taker pinned Rhodes at 8:26 with a double axe handle off the top; Taker was counted-out at 9:17 when he came to the aid of Brother Love against Rhodes; Bret Hart pinned Valentine by reversing a figure-4 attempt into an inside cradle at 9:57; Dibiase pinned Hart when the momentum of a crossbody by Hart put Dibiase on top
Rick Martel, the Warlord (w/ Slick), Paul Roma, & Hercules defeated Jake Roberts, Jimmy Snuka, & Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty at 17:42; the Warlord pinned Marty Jannetty at 5:03 by catching Jannetty coming off the middle rope and hitting a powerslam; Martel pinned Snuka at 9:28 when the momentum of a Snuka crossbody off the middle rope put Martel on top and Martel used the tights for leverage; Roma pinned Shawn Michaels at 15:40 following the Power Plex double team; Roberts was counted-out when he chased Martel backstage with Damien after Martel tried to spray Jake in the face with the Arrogance cologne after Roberts hit the DDT on the Warlord
Hulk Hogan, the Big Bossman, Tugboat, & Jim Duggan defeated Earthquake (w/ Jimmy Hart), Dino Bravo, Haku (w/ Bobby Heenan), & the Barbarian at 14:49; Bossman pinned Haku at 3:15 with the sidewalk slam; Duggan was disqualified at 6:12 when he chased Jimmy Hart into the ring with the 2X4 and then used it on Earthquake; Hogan pinned Bravo with an inside cradle at 7:59; Earthquake pinned Bossman at 9:08 with two elbow drops after Barbarian hit the Bossman from the apron; Tugboat fought Earthquake to a double count-out at 11:33; Hogan pinned the Barbarian with the legdrop after Hulking up following a clothesline off the top
Nikolai Volkoff, Tito Santana, & the Bushwhackers defeated Sgt. Slaughter (w/ Gen. Adnan), Boris Zhukoff, & the Orient Express (w/ Mr. Fuji) at 10:52; Santana pinned Zhukoff with the flying forearm at the 48 second mark; Butch pinned Sato at 1:46 following the battering ram; Santana pinned Tanaka at 2:13 with the flying forearm; Slaughter pinned Volkoff at 5:25 with an elbow drop; Slaughter pinned Luke at 6:30 with a gutbuster; Slaughter pinned Butch at 6:53 with a clothesline after Butch hit the corner; Slaughter was disqualified when Adnan hit Santana with the Iraqi flag
Ultimate Match of Survival: Hulk Hogan, Tito Santana, & WWF World Champion the Ultimate Warrior defeated Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil), Rick Martel, the Warlord (w/ Slick), Paul Roma, & Hercules at 9:07; Santana pinned the Warlord with the flying forearm at the 28 second mark; Dibiase pinned Santana at 1:51 after dropping Santana throat-first over the top rope; Hogan pinned Roma at 5:57 with a clothesline after Hulking up after the Power Plex; Martel was counted-out at 7:17 when he walked out of the match; Hogan pinned Dibiase at 8:30 with the legdrop; Warrior pinned Hercules with a shoulder block and splash; as the show came to a close, Hogan and Warrior posed in the ring
Thanksgiving Eve
Chris Chavis pinned Kato at 7:44
Pay-per-view bouts – featured an opening pre-taped announcement from WWF President Jack Tunney in which Tunney stated that due to the snake attack suffered days earlier as part of WWF Superstars, Randy Savage would not be able to compete; he then ordered that Jake Roberts be pulled from participating on the show as well as a result of his actions and that Savage would face Roberts in one-on-one action the following Tuesday in San Antonio; included Gene Okerlund conducting seperate interviews on the interview stage with both Randy Savage and Jake Roberts regarding their upcoming match at Tuesday in Texas; following the world title contest, Tunney ordered a rematch to take place the following Tuesday in San Antonio; note: managers were not allowed at ringside for the elimination matches:
Ric Flair, Ted Dibiase, the Mountie, & the Warlord defeated Roddy Piper, WWF IC Champion Bret Hart, Virgil, & the Davey Boy Smith at 22:48; Flair pinned Smith at 10:55 with a double axe handle off the top behind the referee’s back; Piper pinned the Warlord at 17:00 after Hart came off the top behind the referee’s back; Dibiase, the Mountie, Piper, Hart, and Virgil were disqualified for brawling in and out of the ring while Flair – who was thrown to the outside – was deemed the sole survivor; during the contest, Sensational Sherri was at ringside on behalf of Dibiase until she interfered and was sent backstage
Jim Duggan, Sgt. Slaughter, Tito Santana, & Kerry Von Erich defeated Col. Mustafa, the Bezerker, Hercules, & Skinner at 14:19; Slaughter pinned Mustafa with a clothesline at 7:57; Santana pinned Hercules with the flying forearm at 12:05; Slaughter pinned Skinner with a roll up at 13:31; Duggan pinned Bezerker
The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) pinned WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan at 12:45 to win the title following a tombstone onto a steel chair, placed in the ring by Ric Flair (Tombstone: The History of the Undertaker)
The Nasty Boys, Beau & Blake Beverly defeated Shawn Michaels, Marty Jannetty, & the Bushwhackers at 23:06; Bushwhacker Luke was pinned; Bushwhacker Butch was pinned; Michaels pinned Beau with a backslide; Michaels was pinned at 19:41 with a roll up after Jannetty went for a slam on a Nasty Boy – with the Nasty Boy’s legs nailing Michaels in the face midway through the slam (after the elimination, Michaels argued with Jannetty and stormed off); Jannetty was pinned when one of the Nasty Boys reversed an inside cradle attempt, putting his partner on top for the win
The Big Bossman & WWF Tag Team Champions the Legion of Doom defeated IRS & the Natural Disastrs at 15:21; IRS pinned Bossman at 6:23 after hitting him in the face with the steel briefcase; Typhoon was pinned at 9:37 after IRS accidentally hit him with the briefcase; Earthquake was counted-out when he helped his partner to the back after arguing with IRS over the miscommunication; IRS was pinned following the Doomsday Device after the Bossman returned to ringside to block IRS’ escape
Thanksgiving Eve
Crush defeated Repo Man via submission with the head vice
Pay-per-view bouts – included Vince McMahon & Bobby Heenan on commentary; featured a backstage segment where Sean Mooney spoke about the rules of the nightstick match before conducting an interview with Nailz; included Gene Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Ric Flair & Razor Ramon regarding their upcoming match against Randy Savage & Mr. Perfect, with the three then watching footage from Prime Time Wrestling before Flair & Razor cut promos on Savage & Perfect; featured Mooney conducting a backstage interview with Savage & Perfect regarding their upcoming match; included Mooney conducting a backstage interview with Savage & Perfect regarding their match, with Perfect bringing out two turkeys for Flair & Razor and then a small one for Heenan; featured a video package recapping the feud between the Undertaker and Kamala dating back to Summer Slam; included Mooney conducting a backstage interview with WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels regarding the recent loss of his manager Sensational Sherri, winning the title from Davey Boy Smith, and facing WWF World Champion Bret Hart later in the show; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Hart regarding his title win over Ric Flair, subsequent title defenses against Virgil, Papa Shango, Rick Martel, the Berzerker, and the Mountie, and defending against Michaels:
The Headshrinkers (w/ Afa) defeated Owen Hart & Koko B. Ware when Fatu pinned Owen with a splash off the top at 7:40 after Samu caught Hart in mid-air and hit a powerslam
The Big Bossman pinned Nailz in a nightstick match at 5:44 with the sidewalk slam; for the duration of the bout, a nightstick was hung on a pole in the corner which could be used freely by the participants; prior to the bout, Gene Okerlund conducted a backstage interview with the Bossman regarding Nailz’s comments earlier in the show and the upcoming nightstick match; late in the segment, Bossman ran out into the arena to stop Nailz from climbing after the nightstick
Tatanka pinned Rick Martel with the Samoan Drop at 11:07; during the bout, Doink the Clown made an appearance at ringside where he teased the fans; after the match, Tatanka reclaimed his stolen eagle feathers from Martel
Randy Savage & Mr. Perfect defeated Ric Flair & Razor Ramon via disqualification at 16:38 when both Flair and Ramon began illegally double teaming Perfect; prior to the match, Savage did the ring intro for his tag team partner; after the bout, Savage made the save and handed Perfect a steel chair, as Perfect was caught in Flair’s figure-4, with Perfect then using it to hit Flair in the throat and hit Razor across the back; after the bout, Gene Okerlund conducted a backstage interview with Flair & Razor in which they said they would make Perfect pay for double crossing them (Perfect’s return match after an absence of 15 months)
Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Virgil at 3:34 with the Bonzai Drop
The Nasty Boys & the Natural Disasters defeated the Beverly Brothers (w/ the Genius), WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS (w/ Jimmy Hart) at 15:50 in an elimination match; Earthquake pinned Beau Beverly at 9:25 with the sit-down splash; IRS pinned Typhoon at 15:45 with a roll up; Jerry Sags pinned IRS with a roll up as IRS was busy celebrating his win; pre-match stipulations stated that when a member of a tag team was eliminated, his partner would be eliminated as well
The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) pinned Kamala (w/ Kimchee & Harvey Wippleman) at 5:27 in a coffin match after hitting Kamala in the head with the urn; after the match, Taker rolled Kamala into the coffin at ringside and nailed it shut; moments later, Bearer rolled the casket backstage (1992 Year in Review, Best of the WWF: Most Unusual Matches, The Undertaker: His Gravest Matches, The Undertaker’s Most Dangerous Matches)
WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels via submission with the Sharpshooter at 26:40 after Michaels missed a dropkick off the top; after the bout, Santa Claus came to the ring to celebrate Hart’s victory as fake snow fell from the rafters (1992 Year in Review, Greatest Wrestling Stars of the 90s, Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart)
Thanksgiving Eve
Billy Gunn pinned the Brooklyn Brawler at 7:46 with a sunset flip off the top
Pay-per-view bouts – featured an opening pre-taped segment with Lex Luger, his wife, and two children at their home in which they wished the fans at home a happy Thanksgiving; included an unnamed performer singing the National Anthem; featured Vince McMahon & Bobby Heenan on commentary, with Gorilla Monsoon & Jim Ross on commentary for Radio WWF; included Todd Pettingill conducting a backstage interview with Shawn Michaels, during which Michaels said he was the undisputed WWF IC Champion, should be the WWF Superstar of the Year, and noted Michaels’ match the previous year against Bret Hart; Pettingill then showed a pre-taped backstage interview Ray Combs, of the Family Feud, conducted with Bret, Owen, Bruce, Keith, & Stu Hart regarding their match against Michaels & his Knights; after the interview, Michaels said he would have put his parents 6-feet under a long time ago if they looked like Stu & Helen Hart and noted he still had his gold a year later while Hart had nothing; Michaels then threatened to hit Stu if he interfered; featured the announcement WrestleMania X would be held March 20, 1994 at Madison Square Garden; included a video package recapping the recent attack on Tatanka by Ludvig Borga & WWF World Champion Yokozuna, the announcement of the Undertaker as the new member of the All Americans, Luger knocking out WWF Tag Team Champion Quebecer Pierre with his forearm and taking him out of the pay-per-view, and the announcement Crush would replace him in the match; featured Pettingill conducting a backstage interview with Yoko, Borga, Crush, WWF Tag Team Champion Jacques Rougeau, Jim Cornette, Mr. Fuji, & Johnny Polo regarding their upcoming match against Luger, Undertaker, Rick & Scott Steiner:
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon, Randy Savage (sub. for Mr. Perfect), the 1-2-3 Kid, & Marty Jannetty defeated IRS, Rick Martel, Adam Bomb (w/ Harvey Wippleman), & Diesel in an elimination match at 26:59; prior to the bout, IRS cut an in-ring promo saying the fans should be happy his team wasn’t going to their house to audit them; following Razor’s entrance, he took the mic and said Perfect tagged out before the match began and intrduced the replacement partner by saying he had as much machismo as himself, with Savage then appearing; Martel and Bomb argued at the 7-minute mark, during which Martel punched Wippleman and the teammates came to blows until Diesel and IRS intervened; Savage pinned Diesel with a bodyslam the flying elbowsmash at 10:20 after causing Bomb to collide with Diesel, then knocking Bomb to the floor with a running knee to the back; IRS pinned Savage at 16:48 with a scoop from the middle turnbuckle as Savage stood on the turnbuckle challenging Crush, who appeared ringside moments earlier, to come into the ring; moments earlier, Savage attempted to hit the flying elbowsmash on IRS, only for Crush to appear in the aisle and distract Savage; after the fall, Crush immediately returned backstage, with Savage then chasing after; Razor pinned IRS with the Razor’s Edge at 20:33; Razor was counted-out at 21:43 after IRS hit Razor in the gut with his briefcase behind the referee’s back as Razor set Martel up for the Razor’s Edge; moments later, IRS was seen bleeding from the eye area as he returned backstage; the Kid pinned Martel at 26:49 with a roll up out of the corner; Jannetty pinned Bomb with a sunset flip into the ring
Bret, Owen, Bruce, & Keith Hart (w/ Stu Hart) defeated Shawn Michaels, the Black, Blue, & Red Knight (Barry Horowitz, Greg Valentine, & Jeff Gaylord) in an elimination match at 30:56; Terry Funk was set to be one of the Knights but no-showed; Owen pinned the Black Knight with a missile dropkick at 10:49 after Bruce Irish whipped Keith into the Black Knight; Bret defeated the Red Knight via submission with the Sharpshooter after an inverted atomic drop at 18:10; Owen defeated the Blue Knight via submission with the Sharpshooter after a bulldog at 23:46; Michaels pinned Owen with a roll up at 27:16 after Owen collided with Bret on the apron, knocking Bret into the ring barrier; after the fall, Owen became visibly upset with Bret for having him be pinned before then leaving ringside; Michaels was counted-out after he walked out of the match; much of the Hart family was shown sitting ringside for the bout; prior to the bout, guest ring announcer Ray Combs – of The Family Feud – introduced several members of the Hart Family sitting ringside for the show before making jokes at Michaels’ expense; Combs provided guest commentary for the match as well; after the match, Owen returned ringside, seemingly to celebrate the win, but began shoving Bret until the other brothers intervened; moments later, after the other Harts returned backstage, Todd Pettingill conducted an interview in the aisle with Owen regarding his actions, with Owen refusing to comment (The Most Powerful Families of Wrestling, Hart & Soul: The Hart Family Anthology)
Tom Prichard & Jimmy Del Ray (w/ Jim Cornette) defeated SMW Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson to win the titles at around the 13-minute mark when Prichard pinned Gibson after Del Ray came off the top rope with Cornette’s tennis racquet behind the referee’s back; prior to the bout, Gorilla Monsoon thought about striking Bobby Heenan as the TV and radio commentary teams switched places, with Monsoon & Jim Ross providing commentary for the match; during the bout, Ross noted the feud between Cornette and the Rock ‘n’ Roll Express had been going 10 years, dating back to when Cornette managed the Midnight Express; late in the bout, Morton was thrown over the top rope to the floor, which would have resulted in a disqualification had the match not been wrestled under WWF rules
Men on a Mission (w/ Oscar) & the Bushwhackers (all dressed as Doink the Clown) defeated Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Luna Vachon), Bastion Booger, & the Headshrinkers (w/ Afa) in an elimination match at 10:58; prior to the match, footage was shown from WWF Superstars of Doink introducing his Doink tag team partners on the big screen as Bigelow & Luna watched on in the ring; moments later, Todd Pettingill conducted a backstage interview with Bigelow, the Headshrinkers, Luna, Afa, & Bastion Booger as they devoured a turkey and Bigelow discussed the upcoming match; during the entrances, Luke rode out on a scooter; Luke pinned Samu with a roll up at 3:01 after Samu bit into a water balloon and burst it; Mabel pinned Booger with a leg drop at 6:02 after Booger failed the sit-down splash and then sustained the Bushwhackers’ battering ram; moments later, Mo rode a scooter around the ring for several moments until Bigelow hit a dropkick from behind and threw the scooter to the floor; Butch pinned Fatu at 8:32 after Fatu tripped on a bannana peel while backing away from Butch, holding a pail in his hands; all four team members pinned Bigelow following a splash by Mabel; after the match, as Bigelow & Luna went to leave ringside, the real Doink appeared on the big screen, made fun of Bigelow, and barked at Luna (Most Unusual Matches Ever)
Lex Luger, the Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer), Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji & Jim Cornette), WWF Tag Team Champion Jacques Rougeau (w/ Johnny Polo), Ludvig Borga, & Crush in an elimination match at 27:59; Borga pinned Rick at 5:06 with a botched powerslam as Rick came off the top; after the fall, Luger and Scott tended to Rick on the floor; Crush was counted-out at 11:36 after Randy Savage twice came ringside – held back by the Smoking Gunns, referees, Pat Patterson, Blackjack Lanza, Chief Jay Strongbow, Rene Goulet, and other agents – with Crush then leaving the right and fighting with Savage in the aisle; Luger pinned Jacques with a forearm from the middle turnbuckle at 14:05; Yoko pinned Scott with a leg drop at 16:57 after holding onto the ropes to avoid the Frankensteiner; Taker and Yoko were both counted-out at 23:25 while fighting on the floor; Luger pinned Borga with the running forearm; after the bout, Luger waved the American flag before it began snowing in the arena; moments later, Santa Claus came to the ring to celebrate Luger’s victory as the show ended
Bob Holly defeated Kwang
Pay-per-view bouts – featured an opening segment showing the Survivor Series teams talking amongst themselves earlier in the day; included Vince McMahon & Gorilla Monsoon, wearing western wear, on commentary; featured a backstage segment in which Todd Pettingill showed footage from the Nov. 20 event at the Tokyo Dome in which Bull Nakano won the WWF Women’s Title from Alundra Blayze; moments later, Pettingill attempted to interview Nakano regarding her win but she gave all her answers in Japanese; included Pettingill conducting an interview with Bob Backlund, photographers taking photos, regarding his WWF World Title win, with Backlund saying he had held the title since 1978; Backlund then said he would be the champion of ‘sports education’ and would take on anybody:
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon, the 1-2-3 Kid, Davey Boy Smith, Fatu & Sionne (w/ Afa & Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Owen Hart, Jim Neidhart, Jeff Jarrett, WWF Tag Team Champions Shawn Michaels & Diesel in an elimination match at around 21:40; Diesel pinned Fatu with a clothesline and the powerbomb at 13:30; Diesel pinned the Kid with one foot on his chest after hitting a choke throw and the powerbomb at 14:13; Diesel pinned Sionne by blocking a backdrop attempt and hitting the powerbomb at 14:44; Smith was counted-out at 15:02 following a boot to the face by Diesel, with Jarrett, Owen, and Neidhart preventing him from returning to the ring; the entire team was counted-out when, after Michaels accidentally hit a superkick on Diesel, Diesel stalked Michaels backstage while at the same time fighting off his teammates who tried to intervene; prior to the bout, it was noted Razor would join Lex Luger, the Undertaker, Paul Bearer, Doink & Dink the Clown would be part of the following day’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade; after the bout, Razor used his title belt to keep Jarrett, Hart, & Neidhart from the ring; moments later, Todd Pettingill conducted a backstage interview with Michaels as Michaels took his bag and walked out of the arena, saying he was done with Diesel; moments later, as the two received word Diesel was on his way, Michaels sped out of the parking lot (The Kliq Rules)
Jerry Lawler, Queazy, Sleazy, & Cheezy defeated Doink the Clown, Dink, Pink, & Wink in a mixed tag team elimination match at 16:05; prior to the bout, WWF Tag Team Champion Diesel was shown speaking backstage on the Survivor Series Hotline with Stan Lane; Lawler pinned Doink at 10:35 when the momentum of a reverse crossbody by Doink put Lawler on top, with Lawler then using the tights for leverage; Queazy pinned Wink at 13:08 when Lawler prevented a monkey flip out of the corner and pushed Queazy during the cover for extra leverage; Cheezy pinned Pink at 14:29 after Lawler, behind the referee’s back, tossed Cheezy on top for the win; after the fall, Pink was shown hiding underneath the ring; Sleazy pinned Dink after Queazy came in behind the referee’s back and rolled Sleazy on top after a flying crossbody from Dink; after the match, Lawler took the mic, berated his team, and said he did all the work to get them the win; eventually, Lawler chased after his men until the clown midgets came out from under the ring and helped gang up on Lawler; moments later, Lawler ran up the aisle until Doink sneaked up behind him and put a pie in Lawler’s face
Bob Backlund (w/ Owen Hart) defeated WWF World Champion Bret Hart (w/ Davey Boy Smith) to win the title at 34:44 in a match where the participants’ seconds would have to throw in the towel to end the match; Stu & Helen Hart were shown sitting ringside before the bout; during the contest, Bret’s wife Julie and their kids were shown watching on from their balcony seat; at the 25-minute mark, Smith was knocked out while chasing an interfering Owen around the ring; moments later, Owen appeared to cry as Bret was caught in the Crossface Chicken Wing; Owen then pleaded with his parents, sitting ringside, to stop the match or Bret’s arm would be broken; Owen eventually opened the barricade, with Stu & Helen standing ringside for several more minutes before Helen threw in the towel to end the match; immediately after the match ended, Owen slid in the ring, held up Bret’s towel in celebration, and then ran backstage, quickly revealing that his emotion for Bret’s health was fake; moments later, Bret was helped backstage by his parents, Pat Patterson, and other officials as Backlund was awarded the title; Todd Pettingill then conducted a backstage interview with Owen, who said it was the greatest Thanksgiving of his life because Bret was no longer the champion; Owen then said he would go on to be a WWF Tag Team, IC, and World Champion and, unlike Bret, he would never surrender
Tatanka (w/ Ted Dibiase), Bam Bam Bigelow, King Kong Bundy, Tom Prichard & Jimmy Del Ray defeated Lex Luger, Adam Bomb, Mabel (w/ Oscar), & the Smoking Gunns in an elimination match at 23:22; during the ring introductions, Jim Cornette was said to be with Prichard & Del Ray but he did not appear and no mention was made by the commentary team; Mabel pinned Prichard at 3:59 with a crossbody off the middle turnbuckle; Mabel was counted-out at 7:12 when, after a clothesline knocked both Mabel and Bigelow over the top to the floor, Mabel struck his head on the barricade; Bigelow pinned Bomb with a bulldog and moonsault at 9:10 after Bundy hit Bomb from behind as Bomb ran the ropes; Luger pinned Del Ray with the running forearm at 10:56; Tatanka pinned Bart Gunn at 14:28 by reversing an attempted crucifix into the Samoan Drop; Bundy pinned Billy Gunn at 17:14 with the Avalanche and an elbow drop; Luger pinned Tatanka with an inside cradle at 23:13; Bundy pinned Luger with a splash before Luger could get off the mat; after the bout, Luger was triple teamed by Bigelow, Tatanka, & Bundy until Bomb & the Smoking Gunns made the save; moments later, Mabel appeared ringside and easily fought off Prichard & Del Ray when they tried to interfere; Dibiase and his entire team then celebrated on the floor as the referee and Luger’s team tended to him; Luger then pulled himself up under his own power
The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) defeated Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji & Jim Cornette) in a casket match at 15:36 after kicking Yoko in the face, knocking him into the casket, then snapping the Japanese flag in half and tossing it in the casket as well; prior to the bout, Howard Finkel introduced Chuck Norris as the guest troubleshooting referee, with Vince McMahon then mistakenly saying Norris was from Texas when he is actually from Oklahoma; during Yoko’s entrance, the winner of a Paul Bearer lookalike contest was shown sitting in the crowd; during Taker’s entrance, Bearer pushed the casket ringside with the urn sitting on top; late in the bout, Bam Bam Bigelow & King Kong Bundy appeared in the aisle and confronted Norris, with IRS then coming out of the crowd, attacking Taker, putting him in the sleeper, and putting him in the casket; moments later, Jeff Jarrett came out and confronted Norris only to be kicked and knocked to the ground (Yoko’s last appearance for 5 months)
WWF Tag Team Champions the Smoking Gunns defeated Public Enemy
Pay-per-view bouts – featured an opening segment in which Howard Finkel introduced Mr. Perfect, who joined Vince McMahon and Jim Ross on commentary (Perfect’s surprise return after an 18-month absence); included Todd Pettingill conducting a backstage interview with Jim Cornette, Mr. Fuji, Owen Hart, Yokozuna, & Dean Douglas regarding the mindset of WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon and their match later in the show; featured Pettingill conducting an interview with “Bill Clinton” in the crowd, during which Clinton spoke with Bob Backlund and asked whether he would throw his name into the presidential race; included an ad for In Your House 5; included pre-taped backstage comments from Bret Hart and WWF World Champion Diesel regarding their match later in the show and the winner defending against Davey Boy Smith the following month in Hershey, PA; featured Pettingill conducting a backstage interview with Cornette, Smith, Psycho Sid, & Ted Dibiase regarding the upcoming Wild Card match, during which Shawn Michaels and Ahmed Johnson walked in; included Pettingill conducting an interview with “Clinton,” as Sunny sat on his lap:
Skip (w/ Sunny), Rad Radford, Tom Prichard, & the 1-2-3 Kid (w/ Ted Dibiase) (sub. for Jean Pierre Lafitte) defeated Hakushi, Barry Horowitz, Bob Holly (sub. for Avatar), & Marty Jannetty at 19:07; Holly pinned Prichard at 5:39 with a crossbody off the top after Prichard missed a moonsault; Skip pinned Holly with a roll up at 5:45 as Holly was celebrating; Radford pinned Hakushi at 8:30 by using the tights for leverage after the Kid kicked Hakushi in the back of the head as he ran the ropes; Horowitz pinned Radford with a half nelson cradle at 11:47 as Radford was doing push-ups; the Kid pinned Horowitz at 12:46 with a knee to the back and a legdrop; Jannetty pinned Skip with a powerbomb off the top at 15:23 after Skip attempted a superplex; the Kid pinned Jannetty after Psycho Sid interfered and dropped Jannetty throat-first across the top rope while Dibiase distracted the referee; after the Kid made his entrance prior to the match, WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon came out to confront the Kid but was held back by referees, Tony Garea, Gerald Brisco, and Rene Goulet, and sent backstage; during the bout, Razor was shown watching the match on a moniter backstage, alongside Savio Vega, Fatu, and Henry Godwinn; after the bout, Razor went berzerk backstage and destroyed the moniter
Bertha Faye (w/ Harvey Wippleman), Aja Kong, Lioness Asuka, & Tomoko Watanabe defeated WWF Women’s Champion Alundra Blayze, Kyoko Inoue, Sakie Hasegawa, & Chaparita Asari at 10:01; Blayze pinned Asuka at 1:41 by avoiding a chop and hitting the German suplex into a bridge; Kong pinned Hasegawa with a back suplex at 3:55 after kicking Hasegawa in the midsection as she came off the top; Kong pinned Asari with a splash off the top at 4:24; Kong pinned Inoue by blocking a sunset flip and hitting a sit-down splash at 5:00; Blaye pinned Watanabe with a piledriver at 6:23; Blayze pinned Bertha with the German suplex into a bridge at 7:11 after Bertha collided with Kong in the ring; Kong pinned Blayze with a spinning fist blow after dropping Blayze as she ran the ropes; prior to the bout, Dok Hednrix was shown in the audience advertising the Survivor Series T-shirt (Bertha’s last appearance)
Goldust pinned Bam Bam Bigelow with a bulldog at 8:19 after Bigelow missed a splash in the corner and hit his head on the top turnbuckle; prior to the bout, Todd Pettingill conducted an interview in the crowd with “Bill Clinton,” surrounded by Secret Service agents; during Bigelow’s pyro, “Clinton” was covered by the Secret Service agents; during his entrance, a pretaped promo from Goldust was shown (Bigelow’s last appearance)
The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer), Fatu, Henry Godwinn, & Savio Vega defeated King Mabel (w/ Sir Mo), Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Jerry Lawler, & Isaac Yankem DDS at 14:24; the Undertaker pinned Lawler at 12:18 with the tombstone; the Undertaker pinned Yankem 12:49 with the tombstone following the flying clothesline; the Undertaker pinned Helmsley at 13:34 with a chokeslam from the apron into the ring after Godwinn prevented Helmsley from leaving ringside by scaring him with a bucket of slop; Mabel was counted-out when he walked out of the match after becoming frustrated that his offense on the Undertaker wasn’t working; after the bout, Taker hit the chokeslam on Sir Mo; prior to the bout, Taker debuted a facemask he was wearing to protect his face which was injured weeks earlier by Mabel (Taker’s in-ring return after a month’s absence; his first appearance wearing the face mask)
Shawn Michaels, Ahmed Johnson, Davey Boy Smith (w/ Jim Cornette), & Psycho Sid (w/ Ted Dibiase) defeated WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon, Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji), Owen Hart, & Dean Douglas in the Wildcard match at 27:23; Michaels pinned Douglas at 7:29 with a roll up after Razor struck his partner in the face; Razor pinned Sid at 16:17 after Michaels accidentally superkicked his partner and Smith accidentally hit Sid while attempting to break the cover; after the elimination, Sid hit the powerbomb on Michaels as Smith fought with Razor; Ahmed pinned Owen at 21:47 with the Tiger Bomb; Smith pinned Razor at 24:06 with the running powerslam after Razor knocked the 1-2-3 Kid off the ring apron, moments after the Kid, Sid, and Ted Dibiase came ringside; Ahmed pinned Yoko with a splash following the superkick from Michaels after Ahmed and Michaels hit a double clothesline on Smith, sending him to the floor; during the match, it was noted Michaels would face Hart the following night on Monday Night Raw (Johnson’s TV in-ring debut; Michaels’ return after a month’s absence)
Bret Hart pinned WWF World Champion Diesel in a No DQ, No Count-Out, No Time Limit match to win the title at 24:51 with an inside cradle as the champion attempted the powerbomb; moments earlier, Diesel sent the challenger from the ring apron into the Spanish commentary table, breaking it in half; after the match, Diesel knocked down referee Earl Hebner and hit the powerbomb on Hart; moments later, Diesel struck a number of officials and hit a second powerbomb on the new champion; before leaving the ring, the former champion could be heard saying, “I’m back!” (The Bret Hart Story: The Best There Is, Was, and Ever Will Be)
Free For All:
Bart Gunn, Jesse James, Aldo Montoya, & Bob Holly defeated Billy Gunn, Justin Bradshaw (w/ Zebakiah), the Sultan (w/ the Iron Sheik), & Salvatore Sincere in an elimination match at around 9:45; the Sultan defeated Aldo via submission with the Camel Clutch at 2:59; Bart pinned Salvatore with a side slam at around 5:50; Bradshaw pinned Holly with the lariat at around 7:30; James pinned Bradshaw with a roll up at around 7:40, even though Bradshaw’s shoulders were clearly not down for 3; James pinned the Sultan with an inside cradle at around 8:41; Billy pinned James with the Rocker Dropper at around 8:56; Bart pinned Billy with a forearm to the face after Billy missed a splash in the corner and hit his head on the turnbuckle; during the bout, Vince McMahon & Jim Ross announced that the winner of the Bret Hart / Steve Austin match later in the show would face the WWF World Champion at In Your House “It’s Time”; moments later, Dok Hendrix attempted to interview Austin backstage but was chased out (Free For All)
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Vince McMahon, Jim Ross, & Jerry Lawler on commentary; included Kevin Kelly conducting an interview with Mankind & Paul Bearer in the lower level of the arena regarding Mankind’s upcoming match with the Undertaker and the fact Bearer would be suspended above the ring in a cage for the duration of the bout; featured a look at Doug Furnas & Phil LaFon fielding questions on the WWE AOL website following their debut win; included Dok Hendrix conducting a backstage interview with WWF IC Champion Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Goldust, Marlena, Jerry Lawler, & Crush regarding the recent injury to Mark Henry and facing only three opponents instead of four; featured Todd Pettingill conducting a backstage interview with Steve Austin regarding his upcoming match with Bret Hart and the fact the winner would challenge the WWF World Champion at In Your House; Austin recieved a mixed reaction during his promo; included Hendrix conducting a backstage interview with Psycho Sid regarding his upcoming match against WWF World Champion Shawn Michaels, during which he said he would do anything in his power to win the title:
Doug Furnas, Phil LaFon, Henry & Phinneas Godwinn (w/ Hillbilly Jim) defeated Marty Jannetty, Leif Cassidy, WWF Tag Team Champions Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith (w/ Clarence Mason) in an elimination match at 20:42; Henry pinned Jannetty with the Slop Drop at 8:12; Hart pinned Henry with a leg lariat at 8:19; Smith pinned Phinneas with the running powerslam at 9:04 after Owen made the blind tag and was then knocked to the floor; LaFon pinned Cassidy with a reverse suplex off the top at 13:43; LaFon pinned Smith with a crucifix at 17:22; after the fall, Smith clipped LaFon in the leg before leaving the ring; Furnas pinned Hart with a release German suplex; Harvey Wippleman served as the second ringside referee for the bout (Furnas & LaFon’s debut)
The Undertaker pinned Mankind (w/ Paul Bearer) with the tombstone at 14:54; Bearer was suspended above the ring in a cage for the duration of the bout; during his entrance, Taker was lowered down from the ceiling, then scaring Bearer into the cage; after the bout, Taker waited in the ring as Bearer’s cage was lowered; moments later, the Executioner ran out and attacked Taker, allowing Bearer to escape the ring; Taker quickly sent the Executioner to the floor after a flying clothesline (Taker’s first TV appearance in a month; his first appearance in all leather, rather than his traditional wardrobe; Terry Gordy’s one-time return to MSG after a 12-year absence)
Marc Mero (w/ Sable), Barry Windham, Rocky Maivia, & Jake Roberts (sub. for Mark Henry) defeated WWF IC Champion Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Goldust (w/ Marlena), Crush, & Jerry Lawler in an elimination match at 23:44; Sunny provided guest commentary for the bout, subbing for Lawler; during Helmsley’s entrance, the commentary team noted he was without an escort and Jim Ross added, “He’s more than perfect,” subtly referring to the fact Mr. Perfect was no longer with Helmsley; after Mero’s team made their entrance, Mero took the mic and introduced Roberts as the replacement for Henry; during the match, Sunny said HHH was tired of Perfect taking all the credit, explaining why Perfect wasn’t ringside; it was also noted Don Muraco was in attendance; Harvey Wippleman served as the second ringside referee for the bout; Roberts pinned Lawler at 10:01 with the DDT after avoiding a slam attempt; Goldust pinned Windham with the Curtain Call at 12:44; Mero pinned Helmsley at 19:19 with a moonsault onto a standing Helmsley; Crush pinned Mero with the heart punch at 20:30 after Mero missed a crossbody to the floor when Goldust pushed Crush out of the way; Crush pinned Roberts with the heart punch at 20:53; Maivia pinned Crush with a crossbody at 23:12 after Crush accidentally hit the heart punch to Goldust; Maivia pinned Goldust with a running shoulderbreaker (Maivia’s TV in-ring debut; Roberts’ return after a month absence) (The Epic Journey of Dwayne The Rock Johnson)
Bret Hart pinned Steve Austin at 28:34 by kicking off the top turnbuckle as he was caught in the Million $ Dream; following Austin’s entrance, Todd Pettingill conducted a backstage interview with Hart regarding his return, with Hart noting MSG wasn’t a church but it’s holy ground and that he wasn’t greedy for money but for respect and Austin would respect him; stipulations stated the winner would challenge the WWF World Champion at the following month’s In Your House; during the bout, it was noted Austin would face Vader the next night on Monday Night Raw in a toughman contest; both men were heavily cheered during the bout; after the match, Hart spent several moments greeting ringside fans, during which time he was congratulated by Vince McMahon at the commentary table (Hart’s in-ring return after a 2-month absence; his TV in-ring return after an 8-month absence) (The Legacy of Stone Cold Steve Austin)
Savio Vega, Yokozuna, Flash Funk, & Jimmy Snuka (mystery partner) fought Farooq (w/ Clarence Mason), Vader (w/ Jim Cornette), Razor Ramon II, & Diesel II to a draw in an elimination match at 9:45; prior to the bout, Capt. Lou Albano came out to provided guest commentary at the Spanish announce table; Farooq was escorted to the ring by the Nation of Domination, including PG-13; Funk was escorted to the ring by the Funkettes; Cornette provided guest commentary for the match; Vader was legit injured early in the bout after sustaining a uranage from Yoko; Jack Doan served as the ringside referee for the bout; Diesel pinned Savio with the powerbomb at 8:32 after Farooq rammed Vega into the ringpost on the floor; Snuka pinned Razor at 9:28 with a knee drop and the top rope splash; the remaining participants were disqualified when Diesel repeatedly struck Snuka with a steel chair, prompting the other wrestlers to brawl in the ring and Vega to return to the ring and hit Diesel with his own steel chair; moments later, Vega’s team cleared their opponents from the ring (Farooq’s first appearance with the ‘Nation of Domination’ theme music and with an entourage; PG-13’s surprise return after a year absence; Flash’s debut; Snuka’s one-match return after a 3-year absence; Yokozuna’s last appearance)
Psycho Sid pinned WWF World Champion Shawn Michaels (w/ Jose Lothario) to win the title at 20:00 with the powerbomb after hitting the champion with a video camera on the floor; moments prior, Sid hit Lothario with the same video camera; after the match, Lothario was taken backstage on a stretcher with Michaels close behind; Sid was heavily cheered and Michaels booed during the match (Shawn Michaels: The Heartbreak Express Tour)
Survivor Series 97 – Montreal, Quebec – Molson Centre – November 9, 1997 (20,593; 18,101 paid; sell out)
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary; French-speaking Albert Defrusia provided ring announcing for the show; included pre-taped comments from fans in attendance on who they thought would win the main event match between WWF World Champion Bret Hart and WWF European Champion Shawn Michaels; featured footage from earlier in the day of fans, sponsors, and employees of Milton Bradley Karate Fighters meeting and eating with WWF talent; included Michael Cole conducting a backstage interview with Vader, Steve Blackman, Marco Mero, Sable, and Goldust regarding their upcoming match against Davey Boy Smith, Jim Neidhart, Doug Furnas & Phil LaFon; featured Cole conducting a backstage interview with Smith, Neidhart, Furnas & LaFon regarding the upcoming match; included Ross & Lawler speaking with Jacqueline Cook in Columbia, SC after she was announced as the winner of the Super Supper Sweepstakes, during which she said she wanted to have dinner with Steve Austin; featured Cole conducting a backstage interview with Vince McMahon and WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter regarding the main event and extra security backstage to make sure the match does take place; included Dok Hendrix conducting a backstage interview with Ken Shamrock, Ahmed Johnson, WWF Tag Team Champions the Legion of Doom regarding their upcoming match against the Nation of Domination; featured Cole in the crowd speaking with fans about who they thought would win the main event:
The Road Dogg, Billy Gunn, Henry & Phinneas Godwinn defeated Blackjack Windham, Blackjack Bradshaw, & the Headbangers in an elimination match at 15:26; Bradshaw pinned Henry with an abdominal stretch into a roll up at 3:52; Phinneas pinned Windham with an elbow to the face and clothesline at 5:13; Gunn pinned Mosh at 8:40 after reversing a bulldog attempt into a face-first slam; Thrasher pinned Phinneas with the Stage Dive at 12:38; Road Dogg pinned Bradshaw with a roll up at 13:45 after Bradshaw attacked Gunn on the ring apron; Gunn pinned Thrasher following a legdrop off the top after Thrasher reversed Road Dogg’s pumphandle slam attempt and fell onto Dogg for a cover
The Interrogator, Recon, Sniper, & the Jackyl defeated Crush, Chainz, Skull, & 8-Ball in an elimination match at 9:59; the Interrogator pinned Chainz with a sidewalk slam at 1:18; Skull pinned the Jackyl with a sidewalk slam at 2:51; after the elimination, the Jackyl joined the commentary team for the remainder of the match; Skull pinned Recon at 5:19 with a clothesline after Skull and 8-Ball switched places in the ring; Sniper pinned Skull with a bulldog at 6:29 after the Interrogator hit Skull from behind on the ring apron; the Interrogator pinned 8-Ball with a sidewalk slam at 8:49; Crush pinned Sniper with a tilt-a-whirl slam at 9:46; the Interrogator pinned Crush with a sidewalk slam (Crush’s last appearance for 4 years)
Davey Boy Smith, Jim Neidhart, Doug Furnas & Phil LaFon defeated Vader, Marc Mero (w/ Sable), Steve Blackman, & Goldust in an elimination match at 17:46; Blackman was counted-out at 5:45 while fighting Smith, Neidhart, and Furnas on the floor; Vader pinned Neidhart at 7:32 with a splash; Vader pinned LaFon with a splash off the middle ropes at 9:08; Furnas pinned Mero at 11:58 with a roll over and grabbing the tights for leverage; Goldust was counted-out at 16:57 when, after being slapped in the face by Vader for refusing to tag in and thus being the legal man in the match, Goldust walked out on the match; Vader pinned Furnas with a Vader Bomb at 17:33; Smith pinned Vader after hitting him in the head with the timekeeper’s bell; prior to the bout, it was announced Vader paid to bail Blackman out of jail the previous Monday and asked WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter to allow Blackman to be part of his team; Vader’s team used the Patriot’s theme song, despite the Patriot not appearing; Goldust wore facepaint for the match which read “FU” for “Forever unchanged” and “Alive again” (Blackman’s debut) (Smith’s last match for two years)
Kane (w/ Paul Bearer) pinned Mankind with a tombstone at 9:30; prior to the bout, Jim Ross spoke with Mankind, backstage, from the broadcast table regarding the upcoming match; the match was fought under Kane’s red entrance lighting (Kane’s in-ring debut) (The Twisted, Disturbed Life of Kane)
Ken Shamrock, Ahmed Johnson, & WWF Tag Team Champions the Legion of Doom defeated Farooq, Rocky Maivia, Kama, & D-Lo Brown in an elimination match at 20:33; Maivia pinned Road Warrior Hawk with the Rock Bottom at 2:15 after Hawk sustained a knee to the back from Kama as he ran the ropes; Ahmed pinned Farooq with the Pearl River Plunge at 4:38 after avoiding the Dominator; Maivia pinned Ahmed at 6:18 after Farooq tripped Ahmed at ringside and held his leg down during the cover; after the elimination, Ahmed chased Farooq down the aisle and battled him backstage; Road Warrior Animal pinned D-Lo with a roll up at 10:52 after dropkicking him into Rocky, knocking Rocky off the apron; Road Warrior Animal was counted-out at 15:00 after he had powder thrown in his face by the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn who appeared ringside, with Gunn wearing facepaint like Animal’s and Road Dogg wearing a pair of stolen LOD shoulderpads; Shamrock defeated D-Lo via submission with the ankle lock at 17:09 after a belly to belly suplex; Shamrock defeated Maivia via submission with the ankle lock after a hurricanrana
Steve Austin pinned WWF IC Champion Owen Hart with the Stunner at 4:02; prior to the bout, Hart was escorted to the ring by Davey Boy Smith, Jim Neidhart, Doug Furnas & Phil LaFon, with Austin then hitting the Stunner on Neidhart; after the match, Austin hit the Stunner on both Furnas and LaFon when they returned ringside (Smith’s last appearance for 2 years)
WWF European Champion Shawn Michaels defeated WWF World Champion Bret Hart to win the title at 12:18 when referee Earl Hebner called for the bell – under orders of Vince McMahon – as Michaels had Hart in his own version of the Sharpshooter, however there was no submission from Hart; prior to the match, Michaels was escorted to the entrance by Triple H, Chyna, and Rick Rude while Hart was escorted by Davey Boy Smith, Owen Hart, Jim Neidhart, and Bret’s son Blade; the planned finish called for the Hart Foundation to interfere, causing a disqualification and involving Degeneration X in a post-match brawl, however Vince McMahon had secretly planned this alternative ending with Michaels and Triple H since Bret was unwavering in his refusal to lose the heavyweight title to Michaels in this match; only the world title was on the line; after the match, Hart spat in McMahon’s eye at ringside as Michaels and Triple H, who appeared after the match, were escorted backstage by officials (Hart’s last appearance for 9 years) (Best of Confidential Vol. 1, Greatest Rivalries: Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart Blu-ray, History of WWE)
Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy
Sunday Night Heat – included Kevin Kelly conducting an in-ring interview in which Sable, distracted by Marc Mero, was assaulted from behind by WWF Women’s Champion Jackie and the title belt; featured a backstage segment in which the New Age Outlaws, Mark Henry & D-Lo Brown, and the Headbangers engaged in a brawl as the Outlaws were being interviewed by Kevin Kelly:
Scorpio & Bob Holly defeated Road Warrior Animal & Droz when Scorpio pinned Droz after Al Snow interfered and hit Droz with Head
Val Venis pinned Tiger Ali Singh with the fisherman’s suplex after the Godfather attacked Singh
Gangrel pinned Steve Blackman with the DDT after the Brood came ringside and Edge hit a dropkick on Blackman; after the bout, the Blue Blazer came down from the rafters but couldn’t get unhooked from his harness – thus allowing Blackman to attack him
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary; included footage from Heat, earlier in the night, in which Sable was attacked from behind in the ring by WWF Women’s Champion Jacqueline; featured Kevin Kelly conducting a backstage interview with Sable in which she said she was pissed off and more determined to win the women’s title:
WWF World Title Touranment Opening Round: WWF Hardcore Champion Mankind pinned Duane Gill (mystery opponent) with a half nelson after a double arm DDT at the 31-second mark; prior to the bout, Vince McMahon, accompanied by the Big Bossman, Gerald Brisco, Pat Patterson, and Sgt. Slaughter, came ringside and introduced Mankind’s opponent as a former cornerstone of the WWF who had jumped to WCW and was returning from injury; during the segment, many fans chanted “HBK” in hopes it would be Shawn Michaels; Gill received pyro during his entrance, which scared him; after introducing Gill, McMahon and his officials went backstage
WWF World Title Touranment Opening Round: Al Snow pinned Jeff Jarrett (w/ Debra) at 3:32 after stealing Head away from Jarrett, who attempted to use it as a weapon, and hitting Jarrett in the face with it
WWF World Title Touranment Opening Round: Steve Austin defeated the Big Bossman via disqualification at 3:19 when Bossman began assaulting Austin on the floor with his nightstick; after the bout, Bossman continued to attack Austin for several minutes with the weapon, both hitting him with it and choking; immediately following the match, Michael Cole interviewed Vince McMahon backstage, who had been watching the contest, with McMahon making it clear that Bossman’s actions were calculated and that Austin would have more of the same in store later in the tournament
WWF World Title Touranment Opening Round: WWF European Champion X-Pac fought Stephen Regal to a double count-out at 8:10 when the two began brawling on the floor; moments later, Vince McMahon ordered Sgt. Slaughter to ringside to announce that the two would continue in a 5-minute sudden death period but X-Pac continued to walk backstage, appearing to be legitimately hurt
WWF World Title Touranment Opening Round: WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock defeated Goldust via submission with the ankle lock at 5:57 after hitting a belly to belly suplex
WWF World Title Touranment Opening Round: The Rock pinned the Big Bossman (sub. for Triple H) at the 4 second mark with an inside cradle immediately after Bossman ran into the ring; prior to the bout, Triple H’s entrance video and music played but Gerald Brisco & Pat Patterson came out instead, with Brisco stating that Triple H was not here and thus would not compete and Patterson introducing Rock’s opponent as the Bossman
WWF World Title Tournament Quarter Finals: The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) pinned Kane at 7:15 with the tombstone and Bearer holding down Kane’s foot for leverage moments after Kane was distracted by Bearer on the ring apron
WWF Hardcore Champion Mankind defeated Al Snow via submission with the Mandible Claw at 3:56; earlier in the match, Mankind regained possession of Mr. Socko from around Head’s forehead and briefly attacked Head
WWF World Title Tournament Quarter Finals: The Rock pinned WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock at 8:20 after intercepting the Big Bossman’s nightstick and hitting Shamrock with it as Bossman distracted the referee; mid-way through the bout, the Bossman came ringside in hopes of costing Rock the match
Sable pinned WWF Women’s Champion Jackie (w/ Marc Mero) to win the title at 3:13 with the powerbomb after avoiding the tornado DDT and throwing the champion to the mat
WWF World Title Touranment Semi-Finals: WWF Hardcore Champion Mankind pinned Steve Austin at 10:27 after Sgt. Slaughter and Gerald Brisco interfered, with Brisco hitting Austin in the head with a steel chair as Slaughter held him; during the opening moments of the contest, Vince McMahon was wheeled out to ringside accompanied by Pat Patterson, Gerald Brisco, and Sgt. Slaughter; late in the bout, Austin hit the Stunner on Mankind but referee Mike Chioda was pulled to the floor, with Vince McMahon getting out of his wheelchair and knocking Chioda out cold; moments later, after hitting a second Stunner, Shane McMahon came out to take over the officiating but instead of giving Austin a 3-count, he gave him the finger; immediately after the bout, the McMahons and their cohorts ran backstage and drove out of the arena; moments later, Austin took off after them in a stolen vehicle
WWF World Title Touranment Semi-Finals: The Rock defeated the Undertaker via disqualification at 8:23 after Kane came out and hit a chokeslam on the Rock to cost Taker the match; earlier in the contest, the Big Bossman came out to distract Rock from ringside; after the contest, Taker and Kane battled their way into the crowd
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg defeated D-Lo Brown & Mark Henry and the Headbangers at 10:10 when Gunn pinned Mosh following a Rocker Dropper from Gunn, a splash from Henry, and a piledriver from Gunn
WWF World Title Touranment Finals: The Rock defeated WWF Hardcore Champion Mankind at 17:15 when Vince McMahon called for the bell as Mankind was caught in Rock’s Sharpshooter, even though Mankind did not submit, moments after Rock hit the Rock Bottom and then gave the People’s Eyebrow to McMahon; prior to the bout, the McMahons and their officials were shown backstage, making it clear they had returned to the arena; early in the contest, Vince & Shane McMahon came to ringside; immediately after the bout, the McMahons presented Rock with the world title belt and all three hugged in the ring; Vince then grabbed the microphone, saying “the people screwed the people”, and said he would elaborate further the following night on Raw; moments later, a confused Mankind confronted Vince, with Rock assaulting Mankind from behind and eventually hitting the Rock Bottom; Steve Austin then appeared in the aisle before running into the ring, fighting off Rock as the McMahons ran backstage, hitting the Stunner, and tossing Rock to the floor; moments later, Austin hit the Stunner on Mankind as well; before going backstage, Austin briefly kicked and pounded on Rock on the floor (The Rock: The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment, The Atittude Era)
Sunday Night Heat – included an in-ring segment in which WWF World Champion Triple H called out the Rock and Steve Austin, with both men coming to the ring until X-Pac and the Road Dogg came out to attempt to attack the challengers in the night’s main event; Rock eventually chased X-Pac and Road Dogg from ringside while Austin cleared Triple H from the ring; featured the Big Show attacking his three tag team partners – Kaientai and the Blue Meanie – backstage in the locker room
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary; included Triple H interrupting a backstage interview with the Rock, with the two men having to be separated by officials; featured Triple H interrupting a backstage interview with Steve Austin, with Austin chasing Triple H into the parking lot where he was hit by a car; moments later, Austin was attended to by paramedics while Vince McMahon, Jim Ross, Stephanie McMahon, Shane McMahon, and Test looked on; during the segment, Vince accused Triple H, X-Pac, and Road Dogg, who said they had nothing to do with it; Austin was eventually taken away in an ambulance, with Vince going to the hospital as well:
The Godfather, D-Lo Brown, & the Headbangers defeated the Acolytes & the Dudley Boyz in an elimination match at 9:36; Bradshaw pinned Thrasher with the Clothesline from Hell at 3:11 after Thrasher hit the corner; Bubba Ray pinned Mosh following the 3D at 4:58; Bradshaw was disqualified at 5:50 after bringing a steel chair into the ring and hitting both D-Lo and Bubba Ray over the head with the weapon; Farooq and D-Von were both counted out at 6:48 when the began brawling with each other in the ring and on the floor after arguing over who should make the cover on D-Lo; D-Lo pinned Bubba Ray with the Frog Splash after the Godfather hit the Ho Train
Kurt Angle pinned Shawn Stasiak with the Olympic Slam at 5:56 after avoiding a crossbody off the top (Angle’s TV debut)
Val Venis, Mark Henry, Gangrel, & Steve Blackman defeated WWF European Champion Davey Boy Smith, Pete Gas, Rodney, & Joey Abs in an elimination match at 9:10; Blackman pinned Gas with a pump kick at 2:58; Gangrel pinned Rodney with the DDT at 4:26 after Abs accidentally hit his partner; Henry pinned Abs with a splash at 6:03; Smith pinned Gangrel with a superplex at 6:47; Smith pinned Blackman with a kick to the midsection and a fisherman suplex at 7:32; Venis pinned Smith with the Money Shot after Smith sustained a splash in the corner, a bodyslam, and a regular splash from Henry
The Fabulous Moolah, Mae Young, Tori, & Debra defeated WWF Women’s Champion Ivory, Jackie, Luna Vachon, & Terri when Moolah pinned Ivory with a splash at 1:52 following a double clothesline from Moolah and Young; after the bout, Moolah continued to attack Ivory on the floor until she was pulled away by officials
Kane defeated X-Pac via disqualification at 4:15 when Triple H interfered and hit Kane in the face with the world title belt as Kane attempted the tombstone; after the bout, Tori came out to try to help Kane against the Road Dogg, Triple H, and X-Pac but sustained a spin kick from X-Pac, not realizing it was her; moments later, paramedics came out to check on Tori
The Big Show defeated WWF Hardcore Champion the Big Bossman, Albert, Mideon, & Viscera in a handicap elimination match at 1:24; Show pinned Mideon with the chokeslam at the 19-second mark; Show pinned Albert with the chokeslam at the 30-second mark; Show pinned Viscera with a bodyslam and the chokeslam at the 55-second mark; Bossman was counted-out after walking out of the match
WWF IC Champion Chyna (w/ Miss Kitty) pinned Chris Jericho with a low blow and a Pedigree off the top at 13:45
Grandmaster Sexay, Scotty 2 Hotty, Hardcore & Crash Holly defeated Edge, Christian, Matt & Jeff Hardy (w/ Terri) in an elimination match at 14:27; Hardcore pinned Edge with a roll up at 6:07 after Scotty 2 Hotty shoved Jeff into Edge; Scotty 2 Hotty pinned Matt with a flying DDT at 6:22; Jeff pinned Scotty with a 450 splash at 10:13 after Christian hit a low blow on Grandmaster Sexay & Scotty 2 Hotty as they attempted a double superplex on Jeff; Grandmaster Sexay pinned Jeff with the Tennessee Jam after Hardcore hit a missile dropkick to block Jeff flying off Christian’s back; Christian pinned Sexay with the reverse DDT at 11:46; Christian pinned Crash with the Unprettier at 13:58; Hardcore pinned Christian by blocking a victory roll
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Mankind & Al Snow at 13:59 when Gunn pinned Mankind with a spike piledriver after Road Dogg tripped Mankind from the outside
The Big Show (surprise sub. for Steve Austin) defeated WWF World Champion Triple H and the Rock to win the title at 16:15 by pinning Triple H with the chokeslam after Vince McMahon, who was scheduled to be the guest referee but was unable to because he was at the hospital with Austin, came out and hit the champion in the face with the world title belt; Shane McMahon took over as referee mid-way through after referee Earl Hebner was knocked out; Triple H later assaulted Shane and hit the Pedigree when Shane took the title belt away as the champion attempted to use it as a weapon; late in the contest, X-Pac, the Road Dogg, and Billy Gunn came out and attacked both challengers (The Big Show: A Giant’s World)
Sunday Night Heat: Val Venis (w/ the RTC, Edge & Christian) pinned Jeff Hardy (w/ Matt Hardy, Lita, & the Dudley Boyz) when Steven Richards interfered and hit the Steven Kick on Jeff; after the bout, the Hardyz, Dudleyz, and Lita cleared the ring (Survivor Series 00 DVD)
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary; included pre-taped footage of D-Lo Brown, Chaz, & Tiger Ali Singh trying to get in backstage but were denied because they weren’t on the list; featured Raven at WWF New York; included Mick Foley telling Triple H & the Radicalz backstage that not only would the Radicalz not be allowed at ringside during the main event but that the match would be No DQ; featured a XFL cheerleader promo:
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman, Crash & Molly Holly defeated Test, Albert, & Trish Stratus at 5:03 when Molly pinned Trish with a sunset flip off the top
Chris Benoit, WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko, WWF IC Champion Eddie Guerrero, & Perry Saturn (w/ Terri) defeated Billy Gunn, the Road Dogg, Chyna, & K-Kwick in an elimination match at 12:41; Saturn pinned Chyna at 2:32 after Guerrero hit her in the back with the IC title belt; Gunn pinned Guerrero with a modified cobra clutch slam at 6:02; Benoit pinned Kwick with a German suplex into a bridge at 7:18 after avoiding a spin kick; Saturn pinned Road Dogg with a northern lights suplex at 8:49 after avoiding a punch; Gunn pinned Malenko with a kick to the midsection and the Fameasser at 10:58; Benoit pinned Gunn when Saturn swept Gunn’s leg out from under him as he attempted a suplex into the ring and held the leg down during the cover
Kane pinned Chris Jericho at 12:33 with the chokeslam immediately after sustaining the Lionsault; late in the broadcast, Jericho assaulted Kane backstage, repeatedly hitting him with a steel chair and various other objects before being pulled away by officials
WWF European Champion William Regal defeated Hardcore Holly via disqualification at 5:47 after Holly brought the title belt into the ring and hit Regal in the face with it; after the bout, Holly continued to assault the champion until Regal could escape the ring
The Rock pinned Rikishi with the spinebuster and People’s Elbow at 11:18; after the bout, Rikishi hit a superkick and followed with four Bonzai Drops before leaving the ring
WWF Women’s Champion Ivory pinned Lita at 4:53 after blocking the challenger’s moonsault by lifting the title belt as Steven Richards distracted the referee; mid-way through the bout, the challenger began bleeding profusely near her left eye; late in the bout, Richards came ringside to be in the champion’s corner
WWF World Champion Kurt Angle pinned the Undertaker at 16:03 with a roll up and grabbing the tights for leverage; moments earlier, Angle hid underneath the ring, with Taker pulling who he thought was Angle out from underneath, powerbombing him inside the ring, and making the cover; the real Angle slid out the other side and in the ring as Taker argued with referee Earl Hebner over not making the 3-count; after the bout, Angle ran backstage and drove out of the parking lot; the mystery individual was later revealed to be Kurt’s brother Eric
Matt & Jeff Hardy and the Dudley Boyz defeated Edge, Christian, WWF Tag Team Champions Bull Buchanon & the Goodfather (w/ Val Venis), at 10:06 in an elimination match; Edge pinned Matt with the Edge-o-matic at 4:00 after Venis dropped Matt throat-first across the top rope; Christian pinned D-Von with the Unprettier at 5:09 after avoiding a clothesline, moments after Buchanon hit D-Von from behind on the ring apron; Bubba Ray pinned Buchanon after Edge accidentally hit the spear on his partner at 7:33; Bubba Ray pinned Edge at 8:01 after Christian with an elbow drop after Christian accidentally splashed his partner from the top while attempting to break a cover; the Goodfather pinned Bubba Ray with the DVD at 8:42 after Christian shoved Bubba towards his partner; Jeff pinned Christian with the Swanton at 9:41; Jeff pinned the Goodfather after Venis and the Goodfather accidentally clotheslined each other as Venis was on the ring apron; after the bout, Jeff was attacked by Steven Richards, Venis, Goodfather, and Buchanon until the Dudley Boyz and Matt Hardy made the save, with Goodfather sustaining the 3D and Venis sustaining the Whazzzup Drop; moments later, Matt put Venis through a table with a legdrop off the top as Bubba Ray did the same to Richards with a powerbomb off the top
Steve Austin fought Triple H to a no contest in a No DQ match at around the 25 minute mark; late in the bout, Triple H goaded Austin backstage where Austin was attacked by all four members of the Radicalz until referees and officials intervened; after Triple H ran into the parking lot and hid in his car, waiting for Austin to follow him out so he could run him over, Chris Benoit tricked Austin into the parking lot but Austin quickly disappeared; after Benoit ran back inside to find Austin, Triple H’s car was picked up by a forklift, with Austin operating it; Austin then lifted the car high into the air before dropping it, with the car tipping over onto its hood and smashing to the ground (The Legacy of Stone Cold Steve Austin)
Sunday Night Heat – included a segment in which Al Snow, who was co-hosting Heat, challenged Christian to a European title shot during an interview segment in the arena:
Raven, Lance Storm, & Justin Credible defeated Albert, Scotty 2 Hotty, & Spike Dudley
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Jim Ross & Paul Heyman on commentary; included WWF Commissioner Mick Foley at WWF NY in which he said Vince McMahon ordered him to be there, instead of in Greensboro, and that Mick thought his job was a joke as long as he was taking orders from Vince; Mick finished by saying he would be in Charlotte the following night and had some choice words for McMahon:
WWF European Champion Christian pinned Al Snow with the Unprettier at 6:31 after kicking the challenger in the face as he came back into the ring; Snow came to the ring to the Tough Enough theme song
William Regal pinned Tajiri with a reversal into a double underhook powerbomb at 2:58; early in the match, Regal sustained a very bloody nose; after the bout, Regal hit the move a second time; moments later, Regal left ringside and Torrie came out to check on Tajiri, with Regal returning to the ring and hitting the powerbomb on Torrie
WCW US Champion Edge pinned WWF IC Champion Test in a unification match at 11:20 by reversing Test’s attempt at a full nelson slam into a forward roll up (Edge: A Decade of Decadence)
WCW Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz (w/ Stacy Keibler) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Matt & Jeff Hardy in a unification steel cage match at 15:46 when Bubba Ray pinned Jeff after Jeff failed a Swanton from the top of the cage onto D-Von, crashing through a table set up in the ring; Matt had already escaped the cage by going over the top and Jeff had the opportunity to do the same but wanted to hit the Swanton instead; after the bout, Matt, Lita, and several officials helped Jeff out of the cage and onto a stretcher (Allied Powers, The Greatest Cage Matches of All Time)
Test (sub. for Scotty 2 Hotty) won a 22-man battle royal at 7:39 by last eliminating Billy Gunn with the boot to the face as Gunn ran off the ropes attempting the Fameasser; other participants included: Albert, Bradshaw, Farooq, Perry Saturn, Billy Gunn, Chuck Palumbo, Sho Funaki, Crash Holly, Spike Dudley, Test, Shawn Stasiak, Diamond Dallas Page, Raven, Steven Richards, the Hurricane, Lance Storm, Tommy Dreamer, Justin Credible, Billy Kidman, Hugh Morrus, Chavo Guerrero Jr., & Tazz; Order of elimination: Stasiak by the Acolytes 2 seconds before the bout officially began; Hurricane by Bradshaw via the Clothesline from Hell after Farooq caught Hurricane coming off the top and dropped him across the top rope at 1:42; Saturn by Albert via a press slam at 1:59; Farooq by Test at 2:05; DDP by Palumbo via a clothesline from behind at 2:27; Palumbo by Storm via a superkick at 2:35; Credible by Morrus & Chavo at 2:52; Funaki by Morrus & Chavo at 2:58; Raven by Morrus at 3:06; Morrus by Albert via a double choke throw at 3:27; Chavo by Gunn via a press slam to the floor, onto Morrus, at 3:40; Dreamer & Crash by Tazz as Dreamer attempted to eliminate Crash at 3:54; Spike by Storm via an enzuiguri at 4:06; Richards by Bradshaw moments after hitting the Clothesline from Hell at 4:37; Tazz by Gunn when Tazz began calling out Paul Heyman at the commentary table at 4:51; after the elimination, Tazz started to go for Heyman but Heyman hid behind Jim Ross; Albert by Test & Kidman at 5:18; Kidman by Bradshaw after catching him attepting a crossbody and hitting a fall away slam at 5:39; Bradshaw & Storm by Test as Storm was on the ring apron, avoiding elimination from Bradshaw, at 7:25; the Alliance members came to the ring to Drowning Pool’s “Let the Bodies Hit the Floor” while the WWF wrestlers came out to “Control” by Puddle of Mudd; Tazz came out about 30 seconds into the match to no music; Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Hugh Morrus showed up at around the 2:45 mark; Test was not scheduled to compete in the match but took over Scotty 2 Hotty’s spot after attacking Scotty backstage; due to pre-match stipulations, Test was granted a year of immunity in which he could not be fired or suspended regardless of what team emerged victorious in the main event
Trish Stratus defeated Lita, Jackie, Ivory, Molly Holly, and Jazz (mystery participant) to win the vacant WWF Women’s at 4:23 by pinning Ivory with the bulldog (Jazz’ surprise debut)
Team WWF – WCW World Champion the Rock, Chris Jericho, the Big Show, Kane, & the Undertaker defeated Team Alliance – WWF World Champion Steve Austin, Shane McMahon, Kurt Angle, Booker T, & WWF Hardcore Champion Rob Van Dam in an elimination match at 44:51; Shane pinned the Big Show at 12:42 with an elbow drop off the top after Show suffered the Angle Slam, the scissors kick, and the five star frogsplash; Jericho pinned Shane at 14:31 with the Lionsault after Shane suffered a chokeslam from Kane and the tombstone from the Undertaker; RVD pinned Kane at 18:20 with a kick off the top rope; Angle pinned the Undertaker at 20:03 after Austin hit the Stunner on the Undertaker; Rock pinned Booker T with a roll up at 22:33 after sending Booker into RVD on the apron; Jericho pinned RVD with the Break Down at 24:51 after lifting his knees to block a split-legged moonsault; Rock defeated Angle via submission with the Sharpshooter at 31:53; Austin pinned Jericho at 34:32 with a roll over; after the fall, Jericho hit the Break Down on the Rock and remained ringside until the Undertaker returned to berate him for his actions and sent him backstage; Rock pinned Austin with the Rock Bottom after Angle returned ringside and hit Austin with the WWF world title belt before leaving with the belt; due to pre-match stipulations, the Alliance was forced to disband and all championships that were decided earlier in the night were reverted to WWF titles; all Alliance members aside from title-holders and Test were forced out of the company, only to return in the coming weeks; had the WWF team lost, the WWF would have disbanded
Matt Striker was in attendance for the show
Sunday Night Heat – shown live:
Lance Storm & William Regal defeated Goldust & the Hurricane at 3:02 when Storm pinned Goldust with a cradle after Regal hit Goldust from behind; after the bout, Tommy Dreamer assaulted both Storm & Regal with his Singapore cane, clearing them from the ring (Survivor Series 02)
Pay-per-view bouts – included Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary for the Raw matches and Michael Cole & Tazz on commentary for the Smackdown! matches; featured Saliva performing “Always,” the show’s theme song, at The World; during the performance, clips were shown promoting the WWE Women’s Title, Smackdown! Tag Team Title, WWE World Title, and World Heavyweight Title matches later in the show; Stacy Keibler introduced the band at The World; included Kurt Angle speaking with Chris Benoit backstage, with Angle saying if Billy Kidman could win the Cruiserweight title then there was no doubt they could regain the Smackdown! Tag Team Titles; featured a backstage camera showing Victoria looking in the mirror, before the smashed it and then tore the head off a cardboard cutout of Trish Stratus; included Jonathan Coachman interviewing Eric Bischoff backstage until the Big Show interrupted and said Bischoff would be sorry for trading him since he would be leaving MSG with the WWE World Title; featured Paul Heyman speaking with WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar backstage about the match against Show later in the night; Al Wilson & Dawn Marie were shown sitting in the crowd; included an in-ring segment by Christopher Nowinski in which he insulted the crowd for not being as smart as him, with the crowd chanting “Shut the fuck up;” moments later, Matt Hardy appeared as well and said New Yorkers were not stupid, but losers; after both continued to insult the crowd, debating as to whether the fans were stupid or losers, Scott Steiner appeared and easily beat down both men, eventually gorilla pressing Hardy onto Nowinski on the floor before doing push ups in the ring and then cutting his own in-ring promo (Steiner’s surprise debut after a 9-year absence); featured Terri interviewing Shawn Michaels backstage regarding the Elimination Chamber, which was interrupted by a pre-taped RNN segment in which Randy Orton discussed his road to recovery and urged fans to continue sending well wishes to GetwellRandy@wwe.com; included Coachman interviewing World Heavyweight Champion Triple H, with Ric Flair, regarding his Elimination Chamber title defense later in the night:
Jeff Hardy, Bubba Ray & Spike Dudley defeated Rosey, Jamal, & Rico in an elimination tables match at 13:53; Spike was eliminated following a double flapjack through a table by Rosey & Jamal at 4:23; Hardy eliminated Rosey with a Swanton off an EXIT ramp through a table set up underneath at 7:42; Jamal eliminated Hardy with a splash off the top through a table on the floor at 10:31; Bubba eliminated Jamal with a powerbomb off the top through a table at 11:42; after the elimination, Rosey & Jamal attacked Bubba until D-Von Dudley made the save and cleared them from the ring; Bubba eliminated Rico following the 3D through a table by Bubba & D-Von (Bubba & D-Von’s surprise reunion after 7 months)
Billy Kidman pinned WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble (w/ Nidia) with the Shooting Star Press at 7:29 to win the title after kicking Nidia off the apron and knocking Noble off the middle turnbuckle; after the bout, Kidman left through the crowd (the debut of Kidman’s “You Can Run” theme song)
Victoria pinned WWE Women’s Champion Trish Stratus in a hardcore match to win the title at 7:01 with a suplex after spraying a fire extinguisher in the champion’s face
The Big Show pinned WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) to win the title at 4:19 after hitting the champion in the midsection with a chair followed by a chokeslam onto the chair; moments before the finish, Heyman turned on Lesnar by pulling the referee out of the ring and knocking him out after Lesnar hit the F5 on the challenger; immediately after the match, Heyman & Show drove out of the arena (Lesnar’s first TV pinfall loss) (The Big Show: A Giant’s World)
Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Edge & Rey Mysterio Jr. and Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit in an elimination match to win the titles at 19:20; Edge pinned Benoit with the spear at 13:04 after avoiding a clothesline; after the elimination, Angle & Benoit attacked their opponents and then argued with one another as they left ringside; Eddie forced Mysterio to submit to the El Passo Lasso after Chavo hit Rey in the leg with one of the title belts as the champion attempted the West Coast Pop (Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story)
Shawn Michaels defeated World Heavyweight Champion Triple H, Booker T, Rob Van Dam, WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Chris Jericho, and Kane in an Elimination Chamber match to win the title at 39:21; Booker pinned RVD with a missile dropkick at 13:38 immediately after RVD hit the Five Star Frog Splash off the top of one of the chambers, with one of RVD’s knees landing across Triple H’s throat as he landed; Jericho pinned Booker with the Lionsault at 17:41; Jericho pinned Kane with the Lionsault after Kane sustained both Michaels’ superkick and the Pedigree at 22:54; Michaels pinned Jericho with the superkick at 30:43 as Jericho had the Walls of Jericho applied on Triple H; Michaels pinned Triple H with the superkick after reversing the Pedigree into a backdrop; prior to the bout, Eric Bischoff came out and cut an in-ring promo inside the chamber, detailing what the chamber was created of and the rules of the match; during Jericho’s entrance, Saliva performed “King of My World” live from The World; Ric Flair escorted Triple H to the ring prior to the match (Michaels’ in-ring return to MSG after a 4 year absence) (debut of the Elimination Chamber) (Satan’s Prison: The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber)
Sunday Night Heat: WWE Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri pinned Jamie Noble at 4:13 with the kick to the head after kicking the challenger as he came off the top rope; moments earlier, Noble fought off an interfering Akio and Sakoda (Survior Series 03)
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary for the Raw matches and Michael Cole & Tazz on commentary for the Smackdown! matches; included a backstage interview with WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar following his team’s loss in which he was confronted by World Heavyweight Champion Bill Goldberg; featured an in-ring promo by Jonathan Coachman in which he thanked the fans for their concern over his neck injury sustained at the hands of Steve Austin; moments later, Coachman spoke to Dallas Mavericks’ owner Mark Cuban at ringside in which Cuban said he was most looking forward to seeing Austin kick Eric Bischoff’s ass; Bischoff then came out and confronted Cuban, daring him to get in the ring; Cuban cleared Bischoff from the ring but turned around to sustain the RKO from Randy Orton:
Kurt Angle, Chris Benoit, John Cena, Hardcore Holly, & Bradshaw defeated WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar, WWE US Champion the Big Show, Matt Morgan, Nathan Jones, & Albert in an elimination match at 13:17; Holly was disqualified for shoving the referee on the floor as a brawl ensued before the bell rang; Bradshaw pinned Albert with the Clothesline from Hell at the 28-second mark; Show pinned Bradshaw with the chokeslam at the 50-second mark after Jones hit Bradshaw from behind as he attempted the Clothesline from Hell; Angle pinned Morgan with the Olympic Slam at 9:06; Jones submitted to Angle’s ankle lock at 9:31; Lesnar pinned Angle with the F5 at 9:44; Lesnar submitted to Benoit’s Crippler Crossface at 11:51; Cena pinned Show with the FU after hitting him with a steel chain
WWE Women’s Champion Molly Holly pinned Lita at 6:48 after the challenger hit an unprotected middle turnbuckle face-first; moments prior, Lita kicked out of the Molly-Go-Round
Kane defeated Shane McMahon in an Ambulance Match at 13:31 after hitting the tombstone on the concrete floor (The Twisted, Disturbed Life of Kane)
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Doug & Danny Basham (w/ Shaniqua) defeated Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr. at 7:30 when Danny pinned Chavo with a roll up and using the tights for leverage as Chavo tended to Eddie after accidentally kicking him in the head while executing a tornado DDT; after the match, Eddie complained about the miscommunication
Team Bischoff: Chris Jericho, Christian, Scott Steiner (w/ Stacy Keibler), Randy Orton, & Mark Henry (w/ Teddy Long) defeated Team Austin: Booker T, WWE IC Champion Rob Van Dam, Shawn Michaels, & WWE Raw Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz in an elimination match at 27:39; Booker pinned Steiner at 7:27 with the Book End following a reverse 3D after Steiner became distracted by Stacy on the ring apron; Henry pinned Booker with the powerslam at 7:50 as Booker attempted a crossbody; Bubba Ray, D-Von, & RVD pinned Henry at 10:07 following the 3D and Five Star Frog Splash; Orton pinned RVD with the RKO at 12:19 after Jericho pushed RVD off the top, with RVD falling throat-first across the top rope; Jericho pinned D-Von with the modified neckbreaker at 14:01; Christian pinned Bubba Ray with the Unprettier at 17:04 after Bubba Ray sustained a low blow from Jericho; Michaels pinned Christian at 20:41 with the superkick as Christian charged towards him; Michaels pinned Jericho at 24:07 with an inside cradle as Jericho attempted the Walls of Jericho – immediately after being pinned, Jericho hit the already bloody Michaels over the head with a steel chair; Orton pinned Michaels after Batista came out of the crowd and hit a sit-down powerbomb as Steve Austin attacked Eric Bischoff in the aisle; after the match, Austin helped Michaels to his feet and walked him backstage before coming back out to say goodbye to the fans – hitting the Stunner on Jonathan Coachman in the process; due to pre-match stipulations, Austin was fired from the WWE; had Austin’s team won, he would have been allowed to become physical with WWE talent at his discretion
Vince McMahon defeated the Undertaker in a Buried Alive Match at 11:58 when Kane attacked the Undertaker, knocked him into the grave, and allowed Vince to dump a massive amount of dirt into the grave via machinery at the gravesite (Tombstone: The History of the Undertaker, Mr. McMahon)
World Heavyweight Champion Bill Goldberg pinned Triple H (w/ Ric Flair) at 11:43 with the spear / Jackhammer combo after using Triple H’s own sledgehammer on an interfering Flair, Batista, and Randy Orton (Goldberg: The Ultimate Collection)
Sunday Night Heat: WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Rob Conway & Sylvian Grenier defeated the Hurricane & Rosey in a non-title match at 4:57 when Conway pinned Hurricane following the Aur Reviour
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary for Raw and Michael Cole & Tazz on commentary for Smackdown!; included a backstage segment with John Heidenreich & Paul Heyman in which they discussed his match later in the night against the Undertaker; moments later, Gene Snitsky appeared and told Heidenreich he liked his poetry, with Heidenreich saying he liked what Snitsky does to babies; featured a backstage segment in which Kurt Angle confronted Edge about what he wrote about him in his autobiography, with Angle then making fun of Edge for never having won the world title; during the confrontation, when Edge brought up his attack on Shawn Michaels, Angle said he would make Michaels tap in seconds if given the chance; moments later, Angle bumped into Eugene, who started a “You Suck” chant before Angle angrily walked off; included a WWE 24/7 commercial highlighting WWE, NWA, AWA, and ECW; featured Jonathan Coachman conducting a backstage interview with Maven regarding his participation in the main event, during which he was attacked from behind by Gene Snitsky and assaulted around the interview area; moments later, Fit Finlay and Steve Keirn tended to the bloody Maven; included Maria conducting a backstage interview with Eric Bischoff in which Bischoff said Maven was unable to compete and the match would go on with or without him being involved; featured a backstage segment with John Cena, Eddie Guerrero, the Big Show, and Rob Van Dam in which Teddy Long appeared, congratulated them on their win, and asked to speak with Cena in private; moments later, Long told Cena he would challenge Carlito for the US title the following week on Smackdown!; included an ad for the upcoming “Christmas in Iraq” Raw special; featured a backstage segment with World Heavyweight Champion Triple H, Ric Flair, and Batista about working with Edge and Snitsky in the main event:
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Spike Dudley defeated Billy Kidman, Rey Mysterio Jr., and Chavo Guerrero Jr. at 9:03 by pinning Chavo after Kidman hit a springboard legdrop into the ring onto Chavo, after Chavo dropped Spike with the Gory Bomb, with Rey then dragging Kidman to the floor
WWE IC Champion Shelton Benjamin pinned Christian (w/ Tyson Tomko) with the Exploder suplex at 13:25 after knocking Tomko off the ring apron and reversing the Unprettier
Eddie Guerrero, the Big Show, John Cena, & Rob Van Dam defeated Kurt Angle, WWE US Champion Carlito Caribbean Cool (w/ Jesus), Mark Jindrak, & Luther Reigns in an elimination match at 12:26; Carlito, his arm in a sling, was never officially involved in the match after Cena chased he and Jesus backstage before the match began and the two drove off in a stolen car; Angle pinned RVD with a roll up and using the ropes for leverage at 8:45; Guerrero pinned Jindrak with a roll up and using the ropes for leverage at 9:10; Show pinned Reigns with the chokeslam at 10:20; Show pinned Angle after Angle, scared back inside the ring by RVD who blocked Angle’s exit from the ring, sustained Cena’s FU and Guerrero’s frog splash
The Undertaker pinned John Heidenreich (w/ Paul Heyman) with a chokeslam and the tombstone at 15:58
WWE Women’s Champion Trish Stratus defeated Lita via disqualification at 1:22 after Lita threw the champion to the floor and assaulted her with a steel chair; after the match was stopped, Lita continued to attack Trish on the floor, bloodying her nose and sending her into the steel ring post until she was pulled away by referees; as a result of the attack, Trish was forced to wear a face protector for several weeks to cover up her broken nose
WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield (w/ Orlando Jordan) pinned Booker T at 14:45 following a belt shot to the head after Booker caught an interfering Jordan with the Bookend; moments prior to the finish, Josh Matthews came in the ring to knock Jordan to the floor but was quickly met with a boot to the face and a short arm clothesline from the champion; had JBL lost the title, he would have left Smackdown!
Randy Orton, Chris Benoit, Maven, & Chris Jericho defeated World Heavyweight Champion Triple H, Batista, Gene Snitsky, & Edge in a handicap elimination match at 24:33; Edge pinned Benoit after Triple H hit the Pedigree behind the referee’s back at 7:27; Jericho pinned Batista at 10:42 with an enzuiguri after Orton hit Batista in the face with Triple H’s title belt; Snitsky was disqualified at 16:02 after hitting Maven over the head with a steel chair, then doing the same to Jericho and Orton before leaving ringside; Triple H pinned Maven at 16:50 following Snitsky’s chair shot; Edge pinned Jericho with the spear at 18:07 after Jericho blocked Triple H’s Pedigree with a backdrop; Orton pinned Edge at 23:01 with the RKO after Edge accidentally speared Triple H; Orton pinned Triple H by reversing the Pedigree into the RKO; Ric Flair was in Evolution’s corner before being sent backstage for interfering at around the 9-minute mark; Maven did not appear at ringside until around the 15-minute mark due to being assaulted backstage earlier in the night by Snitsky; due to pre-match stipulations, each member of Orton’s team won control of Raw for a week; had Triple H’s team won, each member of that team would have won control of Raw for a week
Sunday Night Heat – included Michael Cole & Tazz on commentary: WWE Cruiserweight Champion Juventud Guerrera (w/ Psychosis & Super Crazy) pinned Simon Dean in a non-title match with a kick to the midsection and the Juvi Driver at 4:10 after Psychosis & Crazy stole away Dean’s fitness bag as he attempted to grab an item out of it
Pay-per-view bouts – included Joey Styles, Jerry Lawler, & Jonathan Coachman on commentary for the Raw matches and Michael Cole & Tazz on commentary for the Smackdown! bouts; featured a backstage segment in which Eric Bischoff told Vince McMahon he would screw WWE World Champion John Cena like Vince screwed Bret Hart; moments later, Cena appeared and scared Bischoff off; Cena then shook McMahon’s hand, with McMahon saying “Keep it up, mah niggah;” as Vince walked off, he passed Booker & Sharmell, with Booker then saying “Tell me he didn’t just say that;” featured a preview of Edge’s “The Cutting Edge” interview segment, during which he made comments towards Dmitri Young of the Detroit Tigers who was sitting ringside, said all baseball players are addicted to amphetamines and take steroids, and at one point accidentally referred to Young as Mark Henry; Lita then went to the floor with a mic to allow Young to respond, with Young listing all the various world championships Detroit sports teams had won and then asked Edge where his world title was, with Edge & Lita then leaving:
Best of Seven Series for the US Title: Booker T (w/ Sharmell) pinned Chris Benoit with an Oklahoma side roll at 14:39 with his feet on the ropes for leverage, and Sharmell grabbing Booker’s leg’s for added leverage, after Benoit failed a diving headbutt; Benoit: 0, Booker: 1
WWE Women’s Champion Trish Stratus (w/ Mickie James) pinned Melina at 6:30 with a bulldog off the top after Mickie saved the champion from a tackle; WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Johnny Nitro & Joey Mercury were in the challenger’s corner early on but were ejected from ringside after the referee caught them trying to drop Trish with the Snapshot; Joey Styles & Tazz provided commentary for the match
Triple H defeated WWE IC Champion Ric Flair at 26:57 in a non-title last man standing match when Flair failed to meet the referee’s standing 10-count after sustaining the Pedigree and a sledgehammer blow to the back of the head; after the contest, a bloody Flair was attended to by medics and taken backstage on a stretcher (Triple H: The King of Kings)
WWE World Champion John Cena pinned Kurt Angle with the FU at 13:56 after the challenger tried to prevent Smackdown! referee Charles Robinson from taking over the officiating duties, with Robinson then counting the pinfall; Daivari was the original referee for the bout but was knocked out early on, with Raw referees Chad Patton and Micky Henson taking over but both were later knocked out as well; during the closing moments of the bout, Cena dropped Daivari, who finally reentered the ring, with a DDT
Teddy Long (w/ Palmer Canon) pinned Eric Bischoff at 5:25 after the Boogeyman interfered and dropped Bischoff with the pumphandle slam; there was both a Raw and Smackdown! referee for the bout but Bischoff sent them to the floor when the Boogeyman’s music played to block the Boogeyman’s entrance, with the Boogeyman then appearing from behind Bischoff and choking him
World Heavyweight Champion Batista, Randy Orton, John Bradshaw Layfield, Bobby Lashley, & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Shawn Michaels, Chris Masters, Carlito Caribbean Cool, WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Kane & the Big Show in an elimination match at 24:01; Michaels pinned Lashley at 7:17 after Lashley sustained a chokeslam from Kane; Batista pinned Kane at 11:41 with a spinebuster after Kane sustained Mysterio’s 619; Show pinned Batista at 12:27 after a chokeslam and, alongside Kane, a double chokeslam; Mysterio pinned Show at 14:28 with a springboard sit-down splash after Show sustained a Clothesline from Hell from JBL, the 619 from Mysterio, the RKO from Orton, and a second Clothesline from Hell from JBL; JBL pinned Carlito at 17:35 with the Clothesline from Hell; Mysterio pinned Masters at 19:12 with the 619 and a springboard legdrop; Michaels pinned Mysterio with the superkick, blocking Mysterio’s attempted springboard, at 20:30; Michaels pinned JBL with the superkick at 20:44; Orton pinned Michaels with the RKO after Michaels superkicked a steel chair into an interfering JBL; after the bout, several Smackdown! stars came out to congratulate Orton on the victory; moments later, the Undertaker’s music hit and a coffin was brought ringside; lightning then hit the coffin, setting it on fire, and the Undertaker emerged from inside; Taker then assaulted several of the Smackdown! wrestlers as Orton and Bob Orton Jr. escaped ringside; all five commentators provided commentary for the match (Taker’s return after a 6-week absence)
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Michael Cole & John Bradshaw Layfield on commentary for the Smackdown! matches and Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary for the Raw bouts; included Todd Grisham interviewing WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Edge & WWE Women’s Champion Lita backstage, with Lita saying she hadn’t changed her mind about retiring after her match later in the show; moments later, as Edge cut a promo on his match later in the show, Cryme Tyme snuck in behind him and into Lita’s lockerroom, taking a box out with them; featured a pre-taped sit-down interview earlier in the evening between Cole and Batista about Batista’s last shot at the world title later in the show, the fact he gave up the title in the very same arena 10 months before, and the assault he sustained from Booker Friday night, with Batista not answering any of the questions but saying he would leave the building as the new champion; included MVP speaking with Ken Kennedy backstage as Kristal attempted to interview Kennedy about his first blood match against the Undertaker, with MVP saying he had Kennedy’s back; featured a video package promoting the Extreme Elimination Chamber at ECW’s December to Dismember:
Ric Flair, Ron Simmons (sub. for Roddy Piper), Dusty Rhodes, & Sgt. Slaughter (w/ Arn Anderson) defeated Kenny, Mikey, Nicky, & Johnny (w/ Mitch) in an elimination match at 10:34; Simmons was counted-out at around 1:45 when he confronted an interfering Mitch on the floor after Mitch attempted to trip Simmons as he ran the ropes, with Anderson then coming up behind Mitch and throwing him into the steel ringpost; after the elimination, Simmons hit a spinebuster on Mitch inside the ring before dragging him backstage; moments later, referee Chad Patton ejected Anderson from ringside as well due to his interference; Nicky pinned Slaughter at 6:29 after Johnny hit a spin kick to the back of the head behind the referee’s back as Nicky was caught in the Cobra Clutch; Rhodes pinned Nicky with the Bionic Elbow at 6:57; Kenny pinned Rhodes with a roll up and grabbing the jeans for leverage at 8:26 after avoiding an elbow in the corner; Flair pinned Mikey with his feet on the ropes for leverage at 9:16 following an inverted atomic drop; Flair pinned Kenny with an inside cradle at 9:51; Johnny submitted to Flair’s figure-4; after the bout, the Spirit Squad reversed Flair’s hold on Johnny, putting the pressure on Flair, and attacked him with Kenny finishing with the legdrop off the top
WWE US Champion Chris Benoit defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. (w/ Vickie Guerrero) via submission at 8:23 with the Crippler Crossface after Chavo kicked Benoit away as the champion attempted the Sharpshooter, with Benoit falling into Vickie on the apron knocking her to the floor
Mickie James pinned WWE Women’s Champion Lita to win the title with the jumping DDT at 8:20; after the bout, Lita called Lillian Garcia into the ring so she could announce her as the greatest women’s champion of all time; Lita then grabbed the mic away and said she was disgusted by the crowd’s lack of respect for her; Cryme Tyme then appeared with the box stolen from Lita’s lockerroom earlier in the night, said it was her stuff, and they were going to have a ho-sale; moments later, they started selling all her clothes and an empty box of Monistat, with JBL attempting to buy a pair of her used panties but they stole his money and gave the panties to someone else; they then sold what appeared to be a dildo and then sold the box itself (Lita’s last match)
Triple H, Shawn Michaels, CM Punk, Matt Hardy, & WWE IC Champion Jeff Hardy defeated WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Edge & Randy Orton, Mike Knox (w/ Kelly Kelly), WWE Crusierweight Champion Gregory Helms, & Johnny Nitro (w/ Melina) in an elimination match at 11:33; Michaels pinned Knox with the superkick at the 41-second mark; Nitro submitted to Punk’s Anaconda Vice at 4:57 after Matt dropped Nitro throat-first across the top rope and Punk followed with the uranage; Matt pinned Helms at 9:26 following the Twist of Fate / Swanton combo; Michaels pinned Edge with the superkick at 10:39 following a running knee to the head by Punk and a leapfrog splash in the corner by Jeff; Triple H pinned Orton with the Pedigree following the superkick from Michaels; Ross & Lawler did commentary for the bout (The New & Improved DX)
Ken Kennedy defeated the Undertaker in a first blood match at 9:24 when referee Charles Robinson stopped the bout after Taker began bleeding after an interfering MVP accidentally hit Taker over the head with a steel chair; Kennedy was seen bleeding from the mouth several minutes earlier but MVP appeared and wiped off the blood with a towel before turning on Kennedy and throwing him back in the ring with Taker; after the bout, Kennedy repeatedly stomped and punched Taker over the opening until Taker fought back, hit Kennedy over the head with a chair busting him open as well, and hit the tombstone; Taker then took off his glove and repeatedly punched Kennedy in the head (The Undertaker’s Most Dangerous Matches)
WWE World Champion John Cena, Kane, Bobby Lashley, Rob Van Dam, & Sabu defeated ECW World Champion the Big Show, Umaga (w/ Armando Allejandro Estrada), Finlay, MVP, & Test in an elimination match at 12:36; Umaga was disqualified at the 56-second mark after hitting RVD and Cena with one of the commentary table monitors; RVD pinned MVP at 5:31 with the Five Star Frog Splash after a chokeslam from Kane; Test pinned RVD with the boot to the face at 5:41; Sabu pinned Test with a somersault legdrop into the ring and a springboard DDT at 6:20; Show pinned Sabu with the chokeslam at 6:37; Show pinned Kane with the chokeslam after Finlay hit Kane with a second shillalaugh at 7:26 (the first was taken from him before the match and brought backstage); Lashley pinned Finlay with the spear at 10:30 as Finlay attempted to throw his midget onto Lashley and Cena; Cena pinned Show with the FU following a spear from Lashley; Ross & Lawler did commenary for the bout
Batista pinned World Heavyweight Champion Booker T (w/ Sharmell) to win the title at 13:58 after hitting Booker with the title belt behind the referee’s back after Booker attempted to knock the challenger out with the weapon; prior to the bout, Teddy Long came out and said – in addition to the prior stipulation where this would be Batista’s last shot at the title – if Booker got himself counted-out or disqualified then he would be stripped of the belt and it would be awarded to Batista (Batista: I Walk Alone)
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary for Raw, Michael Cole & John Bradshaw Layfield on commentary for Smackdown!, and Joey Styles & Tazz on commentary for ECW; included Anastasia conducting a backstage interview with WWE US Champion MVP regarding his attack on Matt Hardy on Smackdown!, with MVP saying Hardy would not be competing due to the injuries he sustained; featured an ad for WrestleMania 24 tickets being on sale; included a backstage segment with William Regal, Jonathan Coachman, and Hornswoggle; featured pre-taped comments from both WWE World Champion Randy Orton and Shawn Michaels regarding their match later in the show; included Todd Grisham conducting a backstage interview with Triple H, WWE IC Champion Jeff Hard, Rey Mysterio Jr., & Kane regarding their match later in the night against Umaga’s team, during which Kane mentioned Katie Vick and Jeff mentioned Triple H once putting him in the hospital; featured a clip of Batista vs. Undertaker from the Raw vs. Smackdown! 2008 video game; Alfonso Soriano of the Chicago Cubs, Johnny Damon of the New York Yankees, and Shaquille O’Neal were shown in attendance; included a backstage segment with William Regal, Jonathan Coachman, Hornswoggle, and Vince McMahon in which McMahon sent Regal and Coachman away before giving Hornswoggle a pep talk before his match with the Great Khali later in the bout; featured a vignette in which “BREAK THE CODE,” “23 HOURS,” and “32 MINUTES” appeared on the screen:
ECW World Champion CM Punk defeated WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion John Morrison and WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Mike Mizanin at 7:59 by pinning Mizanin with the Go To Sleep after Mizanin and Morrison collided, knocking Morrison to the floor
Maria, Torrie Wilson, Michelle McCool, Kelly Kelly, & Mickie James defeated WWE Women’s Champion Beth Phoenix, Layla, Melina, Jillian Hall, & Victoria at 4:42 when Mickie pinned Melina with a spin kick to the face after kissing her lips; during her entrance, Melina initially missed her leg split, falling off the apron, but laughed it off and did it again successfully
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch defeated Hardcore Holly & Cody Rhodes when Murdoch pinned Rhodes at 7:19 with a modified powerbomb / sunset flip
Smackdown! – 12/28/07: Triple H, WWE IC Champion Jeff Hardy, Kane, & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Umaga, Ken Kennedy, Big Daddy V (w/ Matt Striker), Finlay, & WWE US Champion MVP in a handicap elimination match at 22:12; V pinned Kane with a Samoan Drop and elbow drop at 5:28; Umaga pinned Mysterio with a spinning sidewalk slam and thumb strike to the throat at 9:18; Hardy pinned MVP with the Twist of Fate at 12:52 after avoiding the boot to the face; Triple H pinned Kennedy at 14:26 after V accidentally hit an elbow drop on his partner and then fell to the floor; Triple H pinned V following a double DDT at 15:30 after V missed a charge in the corner; Triple H pinned Finlay with the Pedigree at 21:20 after avoiding the Celtic Cross; Hardy pinned Umaga with the Swanton after the Pedigree from Triple H; all three commentary teams provided play-by-play for the bout
The Great Khali (w/ Runjin Singh) defeated Hornswoggle (w/ Vince & Shane McMahon) via disqualification at 3:16 when Finlay appeared and repeatedly hit Khali with the shallalagh to save Hornswoggle; prior to the bout, Shane introduced both Vince and Hornswoggle; just before the bell, the crowd chanted “We want Shaq” towards Khali, prompting Vince to grab the mic and say “I don’t give a damn what you want”
WWE World Champion Randy Orton pinned Shawn Michaels at 17:49 with the RKO after Michaels stopped himself from hitting the superkick; pre-match stipulations stated Michaels would be disqualified for using the superkick and would not get a rematch and that Orton would lose the title if he himself was disqualified; during the bout, Michaels used the Sharpshooter, Crippler Crossface, and ankle lock / heel hook in an attempt to make Orton submit; after the bout, Orton climbed back in the ring, positioned Michaels in the corner, slapped him, and tried to get him to say he was the best; when Orton turned around to grab his title belt, Michaels dropped him with the superkick (Shawn Michaels: His Journey)
World Heavyweight Champion Batista pinned the Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell match at 21:26 when, after Taker dropped the champion with a tombstone onto the ringsteps, Edge – disguised as a cameraman – pulled referee Mickey Henson out of the ring, hit Taker with his video camera, and hit a Con-Chair-Two onto the steps before pulling Batista on top for the win; after the cage was raised, Edge slid back in the ring and hit Taker in the face with the chair (Edge’s surprise return after a 4-month absence) (Hell in a Cell)
The Brian Kenrick (w/ Ezikial Jackson) defeated Sho Funaki
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Jim Ross & Tazz on commentary for Smackdown!, Michael Cole & Jerry Lawler on commentary for Raw, and Todd Grisham & Matt Striker on commentary for ECW; included opening comments from Ross regarding Jeff Hardy being found unconscious earlier in the day at his hotel room and being hospitalized and released; Ross said various news sources including CNN, AOL, and TMZ had reported the news and that WWE officials were investigating the matter; featured Eve conducting a backstage interview with WWE World Champion Triple H regarding Hardy’s situation and possibly facing Vladimir Kozlov in a one-on-one match; included Grisham conducting a backstage interview with ECW World Champion Matt Hardy regarding Jeff’s situation in which Matt said Jeff was struck in the back of the head with a blunt object but knew nothing more than that and didn’t know whether he could compete later in the night; featured a backstage segment with WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo Colon and Brie & Nikki Bella in which the Colons hit on the Bellas until the Gobbeldy Gooker interrupted; the Colons thought it was Charlie Haas in disguise until Haas walked in; moments later, the Gooker unmasked himself as the Boogeyman; included a backstage segment with Randy Orton, Mark Henry, WWE IC Champion William Regal, WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin, & Cody Rhodes in which Orton said he didn’t ask to be the team captain but they could beat Batista’s team if they just followed his lead; during the segment, Orton and Rhodes traded words until Benjamin and Henry stepped between them; featured an ad for the following month’s Armageddon; included Eve conducting a backstage interview with Kozlov regarding the WWE World Title match later in the night and whether Hardy would compete, with Kozlov saying it didn’t matter if Hardy participated because he would win the title; it was announced moments later that Hardy would not be able to take part in the title match:
Shawn Michaels, Cryme Tyme, Rey Mysterio Jr., & the Great Khali (w/ Runjin Singh) defeated John Bradshaw Layfield, John Morrison, Mike Mizanin, Kane, & MVP in an elimination match at 18:14; MVP pinned JTG at 1:40 with a kick to the face; Khali pinned MVP with one boot on his chest following the chop to the head at 1:55; Mysterio pinned Kane at 3:26 following a dive off Khali’s shoulders after Khali hit Kane with the chop to the head; Mizanin pinned Shad with the Reality Check at 6:41; Mysterio pinned Mizanin at 11:46 with the 619 and splash off the top; JBL received chants of “You can’t wrestle” after the fall; JBL was counted-out after brawling on the floor with Michaels (17:55); Michaels pinned Morrison with the superkick after avoiding Morrison’s superkick; prior to the bout, it was announced MVP might collect some of his incentive package if his team won
WWE Women’s Champion Beth Phoenix (w/ Santino Marella), Candice Michelle, Mickie James, Kelly Kelly, & Jillian Hall (Raw) defeated WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool, Maryse, Natalya Neidhart, Maria, & Victoria (Smackdown!) in an elimination match at 9:40; within the opening minute, Michelle and Maryse briefly brawled after Maryse shoved Michelle off the ring apron to the floor; Kelly pinned Victoria with a hurricanrana at 2:55; Maryse pinned Kelly with a backbreaker at 3:23; Mickie pinned Michelle with the DDT at 5:07 after Maria accidentally struck Michelle while attempting to break Mickie’s pin attempt; Maryse pinned Mickie with a roll up and grabbing the tights for leverage at ; Candice pinned Natalya with a spear and roll up at 6:46 after Jillian broke Natalya’s Sharpshooter; Maria pinned Jillian with a victory roll at 7:44; Candice pinned Maria with a northern lights suplex at 7:56; Maryse defeated Candice via submission with a modified figure-4 at 8:36; Phoenix pinned Maryse with the Glam Slam
The Undertaker defeated the Big Show in a casket match at 12:45 after throwing Show into the casket, set upright, with the casket falling down and the lid shutting; prior to the bout, several druids brought the casket ringside; late in the match, Show destroyed the casket and attempted to walk out of the contest until he was blocked by flames at the entranceway; moments later, the druids brought another casket out
Randy Orton, Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas), WWE IC Champion William Regal (w/ Layla), WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin, & Cody Rhodes (w/ Manu) defeated Batista, ECW World Champion Matt Hardy, R Truth, WWE Raw Tag Team Champions CM Punk & Kofi Kingston in an elimination match at 16:14; Punk pinned Regal with the Go To Sleep at the 12-second mark; after the fall, Layla threw her shoe at Punk’s head; Benjamin pinned Truth with the Paydirt at 6:39 after avoiding the scissors kick; Orton pinned Kingston at 10:45 with a DDT as Kingston’s feet were hooked on the middle rope; Rhodes pinned Punk with the DDT at 13:11 after throwing Punk off the top as Punk was distracted by Manu on the ring apron; Henry pinned Hardy at 14:22 by catching him in mid-air and hitting the powerslam; Batista pinned Henry at 14:33 with the spear; Batista pinned Benjamin at 15:07 with the sit-down powerbomb; Orton pinned Batista with the RKO after Batista dropped Rhodes with the sit-down powerbomb, not realizing Rhodes made a blind tag to Orton
Edge (sub. for Jeff Hardy) defeated WWE World Champion Triple H and Vladimir Kozlov to win the title in a No DQ match at 14:22 by pinning Triple H moments after Jeff Hardy ran out to attack Edge and hit both Triple H and Kozlov with a steel chair before Edge dropped Hardy with the spear; the match was to have included Hardy but it was announced just before the match that he could not compete due to injury, with Triple H and Kozlov then wrestling a one-on-one match; within the last two minutes of the match, Vickie Guerrero came out and said that it would be a triple threat match as promised, with Edge then coming out; after the contest, Edge and Vickie celebrated at the entrance stage as referees tended to Triple H and Hardy in the ring (Edge’s surprise return after a 3-month absence)
John Cena pinned World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho to win the title at 21:21 with the FU after lifting Jericho off the mat from an inside cradle position; after the bout, Cena hugged his father at ringside and celebrated with friends and family (The History of the World Heavyweight Championship)
Santino Marella defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, & Matt Striker on commentary; members of the National Guard were shown in attendance; included a backstage segment with Kofi Kingston, MVP, R-Truth, Mark Henry, & ECW World Champion Christian in which they discussed their match later in the night, during which they made light of the fact Christian was the only white guy on the team; featured a backstage segment with Randy Orton, Ted Dibiase Jr., Cody Rhodes, William Regal, & CM Punk, during which Orton called out his teammates until Punk replied by noting Orton was embarassed the previous Monday by Kingston; included an ad for the following night’s 3-hour Thanksgiving themed Raw with guest host Jesse Ventura; featured a “Don’t try this at home” PSA; included Josh Matthews conducting a backstage interview with WWE US Champion Mike Mizanin, Sheamus, & Drew McIntyre regarding their win earlier in the show; featured an ad promoting TLC; included footage from earlier in the show of Todd Grisham conducting a backstage interview with Batista regarding his match earlier in the show, with Batista saying he was embarassed for Rey Mysterio Jr.:
WWE US Champion Mike Mizanin, Jack Swagger, Sheamus, Drew McIntyre, & Dolph Ziggler defeated WWE IC Champion John Morrison, Evan Bourne, Matt Hardy, Finlay, & Shelton Benjamin in an elimination match at 20:54; Bourne pinned Ziggler with the Shooting Star Press (3:58); McIntyre pinned Bourne with the double arm DDT (4:12); Sheamus pinned Finlay with the boot to the face (5:13); Morrison pinned Swagger with Starship Pain (12:08); moments earlier, referee Scott Armstrong accidentally suffered an injury at the hands of Sheamus and was replaced by another referee; Mizanin pinned Benjamin with the Skull Crushing Finale after Sheamus hit Benjamin behind the referee’s back (14:59); McIntyre pinned Hardy with the double arm DDT after Hardy failed a moonsault off the top (17:12); Sheamus pinned Morrison with a kick to the knee as Morrison attempted the Flying Chuck and followed with a crucifix powerbomb (WWE’s Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2009-2010)
Batista defeated Rey Mysterio Jr. at 6:49 when referee Jack Doane stopped the match after Mysterio sustained three consecutive sit-down powerbombs; after the match, Mysterio was tended to by trainers until Batista came back in the ring, sat in a folding chair, and stared at Mysterio; moments later, as the crowd chanted “Batista,” Batista hoisted Mysterio up and dropped him with a spinebuster onto the chair; the crowd then chanted “One more time” before Batista left the ring; Mysterio was then put in a neckbrace and backboard and taken backstage
Kofi Kingston, MVP, Mark Henry, ECW World Champin Christian, & R-Truth defeated Randy Orton, Ted Dibiase Jr., Cody Rhodes, William Regal, & CM Punk in an elimination match at 20:50; during Kingston’s entrance, footage was shown of him putting Orton through a table with the Boom Drop the previous week on Raw; Orton pinned Henry with the RKO (0:51); Punk pinned R-Truth with the Go To Sleep (3:12); Christian pinned Dibiase with a reverse sunset flip off the middle turnbuckle (5:08); MVP pinned Regal with a Mafia Kick after Kingston made a blind tag (6:50); Rhodes pinned MVP with Crossroads (10:10); Christian pinned Rhodes with a reversal into the Killswitch (11:34); Orton pinned Christian with the RKO after Christian struck his shoulder on the ringpost (13:26); Kingston pinned Punk with a roll over and grabbing the tights for leverage (20:40); Kingston pinned Orton with the spin kick to the head
World Heavyweight Champion the Undertaker defeated WWE Unified Tag Team Champion Chris Jericho and WWE Unified Tag Team Champion the Big Show in a No DQ match at 13:39 when Show submitted to the Hell’s Gate; following the challengers’ entrance, the crowd chanted “Undertaker;” both the world title belt and the mic were used as weapons in the match
Mickie James, WWE Divas Champion Melina, Kelly Kelly, Eve, & Gail Kim defeated WWE Women’s Champion Michelle McCool, Layla, Beth Phoenix, Jillian Hall, & Alicia Fox in an elimination match at 10:41; Kelly pinned Layla with a legdrop to the back of the head (1:16); McCool pinned Kim with the Faith Breaker (2:06); Eve pinned Hall with a sunset flip off the top after blocking the handspring elbow in the corner (3:36); Phoenix pinned Eve with the Glam Slam (3:53); Phoenix pinned Kelly with the Glam Slam (4:10); James pinned Phoenix with a crucifix (4:44); after the decision, Phoenix clubbed Mickie before leaving the ring; James pinned Fox with a Thesz Press off the top (6:28); Melina pinned McCool with the sunset flip / powerbomb
WWE World Champion John Cena defeated Triple H and Shawn Michaels at 21:14 by pinning Triple H after Michaels hit Triple H with the superkick and Cena dropped Michaels with the FU onto Triple H; Cena came out wearing a new T-shirt and hat; the champion received a mixed reaction upon his entrance and throughout the match; during the bout, Michaels used the Crippler Crossface on Cena; late in the contest, there were dueling chants of “Cena sucks” and “Let’s go Cena;” after the match, Cena autographed his new shirt for the National Guard soldiers at ringside (The John Cena Experience, WWE Superstar Collection: John Cena)
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, & Matt Striker on commentary; included Josh Matthews conducting a backstage interview with Sheamus regarding his upcoming match with John Morrison, saying Morrison was jealous Sheamus was a former WWE World Champion and Morrison never would be; featured an ad promoting ‘Knucklehead’ on DVD; included a backstage segment with John Cena and R-Truth in which Truth said he might have a way to help Cena, noting Nexus was banned from ringside but Truth wasn’t and offered to make sure WWE World Champion Randy Orton lost the title; Cena said he wouldn’t be able to look himself in the mirror and turned down the offer; featured Todd Grisham conducting a backstage interview with Jack Swagger regarding the upcoming elimination match, with Swagger taking exception to being on ‘Team Alberto;’ moments later, Cody Rhodes walked in and made fun of Swagger, with Alberto Del Rio walking in with Drew McIntyre and Tyler Reks and telling Swagger and Rhodes that they were all there to destroy Rey Mysterio Jr. and his friends and make their little fans cry; Del Rio said he would buy them beers if they won; included an ad promoting the following month’s TLC; featured Matthews conducting a backstage interview with Orton regarding Cena and his title defense later in the show against Wade Barrett; included a Paper Jamz ad featuring the Miz; featured an ad promoting WrestleMania 27 tickets; included a backstage segment with Cena and Barrett in which Barrett noted it was the same arena that the Nexus made their statement by assaulting Cena in June and said he chose not to fire Cena after Cena attacked him the previous week on Raw, with Cena saying he knows exactly what he’ll do in the main event:
WWE US Champion Daniel Bryan defeated Ted Dibiase Jr. (w/ Maryse) via submission with the LeBell Lock at 9:58, moments after hitting a back suplex off the top; early in the bout, the lights in the arena briefly went out; after the bout, Mike Mizanin, alongside Alex Riley, jumped Bryan from behind on the entrance stage; moments later, Miz cut an in-ring promo comparing the Miami Heat to the Nexus, saying they were hated by millions and mediocre; Miz then called LeBron James a traitor before saying he was tired of carrying his Money in the Bank briefcase and implied he would soon cash in his title shot; the lights continued to cut in and out during his promo
John Morrison pinned Sheamus at 11:12 with a running knee to the head after Sheamus missed a boot to the face and sustained the Flying Chuck
WWE IC Champion Dolph Ziggler (w/ Vickie Guerrero) pinned Kaval at 9:34 with a roll over and grabbing the tights for leverage
Rey Mysterio Jr., the Big Show, Kofi Kingston, MVP, & Chris Masters defeated Alberto Del Rio, Cody Rhodes, Drew McIntyre, Jack Swagger, & Tyler Reks in an elimination match at 18:12; Ricardo Rodriguez served as Del Rio’s ring announcer for the bout; MVP received several chants before the match and immediately following his elimination; McIntyre pinned MVP at 5:35 after Del Rio grabbed MVP’s leg as MVP attempted a suplex into the ring, with McIntyre falling on top and Del Rio holding the leg down during the cover; Masters submitted to Del Rio’s armbreaker at 6:45; after the fall, Show knocked Del Rio out with a punch, with Del Rio being helped backstage moments later; Show pinned Rhodes with the right hand punch at 10:57; Kingston pinned Reks at 15:08 with a roll up after kicking Reks in the face as he attempted a charge in the corner; Kingston submitted to Swagger’s ankle lock at 15:55 after Swagger blocked the spin kick to the face; Mysterio pinned Swagger at 17:34 with a splash from Show’s shoulders after hitting the 619; Show pinned McIntyre with the chokeslam after Mysterio hit the 619
Natalya Neidhart defeated WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool & WWE Divas Champion Layla to win the title in a handicap match at 3:37 when McCool submitted to the Sharpshooter after colliding with Layla on the ring apron; after the bout, Natalya cried as she celebrated the title win; moments later, McCool & Layla attacked Natalya as the fans chanted “You tapped out;” Beth Phoenix then ran out, cleared McCool from the ring, and dropped Layla with the Glam Slam before hugging Natalya and hoisting her up on her shoulders in celebration (Phoenix’s surprise return after a 6-month absence)
Edge fought World Heavyweight Champion Kane to a draw at 12:50 when both men’s shoulders were counted down after Edge hit the champion with the spear; prior to the bout, Edge appeared to go backstage to return with Paul Bearer, who he had kidnapped, but instead returned with an empty wheelchair; immediately after the match, Edge was announced as the new champion until the referee explained his decision; moments later, Kane knocked Edge to the floor, with Edge then knocking Kane into two ringposts and then ramming him through the barricade with the wheelchair
WWE Tag Team Champions Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel (w/ Husky Harris, David Otunga, & Michael McGillicutty) defeated Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov at 5:11 when Slater pinned Marella with the modified Zig Zag after Marella went after the other Nexus members on the ring apron; after the bout, the Nexus members ganged up on Marella until Michael Cole received an e-mail from the Raw GM which reminded Nexus they would be banned from ringside for the next match and they all would be suspended if any of them interfered
WWE World Champion Randy Orton pinned Wade Barrett in a No DQ, no count-out match at 15:16 with the RKO after guest referee John Cena shoved the challenger, moments after Barrett shoved Cena; Nexus was banned from ringside for the bout; late in the contest, there were dueling chants of “Cena sucks” and “Let’s go, Cena;” stipulations stated Cena would be fired from WWE if Orton won but would be free of Nexus if Barrett won the title; after the contest, Cena and Orton fought off Nexus when they tried to rush the ring; moments later, Cena took the title belt, gave it to Orton, and hugged him; after Orton left ringside, Cena took off his wristbands and left them in the center of the ring before saluting the crowd, hugging Michael Cole and Rich Achberger at ringside, and going through the crowd meeting with fans as the show ended
Santino Marella pinned Jinder Mahal with the Cobra
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, & Booker T on commentary; included an opening segment in which John Laurinaitis walked out and noted it was the 25th anniversary of Survivor Series and his 10th anniversary with WWE; featured an ad promoting WWE 12; included a backstage segment with CM Punk and David Otunga in which Otunga said Laurinaitis ordered Punk to apologize to Michael Cole before his WWE World Title match later in the show, with Punk responding he would think about it after he wins the belt; featured a backstage promo by the Rock in which he talked about being in the crowd in 1977 to see Peter Maivia face Superstar Billy Graham, then hanging out with Andre the Giant years later as his dad Rocky Johnson defended the WWF (instead of WWE) tag team titles; Rock then noted his 1996 TV debut, despite his haircut and outfit, and said it started a legacy before running down his classic catchphrases; Rock continued by saying he would put boots to asses in regards to Mike Mizanin & R-Truth before then discussing John Cena, prompting massive boos and chants of “Cena sucks;” Rock went on to rant about Cena, prompting a chant of “lady parts” from the crowd, and then led the crowd in singing Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New York;” included a backstage segment with ADR speaking with Nikki & Brie Bella, with Laurinaitis walking in and reminding ADR of the importance of his title defense; after ADR said it would be one of his many MSG title defenses and walked off, Laurinaitis was shown texting on his phone; featured anti-bullying comments from Ariel Winter, Miz, Cena, David Arquette, Chelsie Hightower, Alicia Fox, Jordin Sparks, Sheamus, Eve, WWE Tag Team Champion Evan Bourne, and Angus T. Jones; included Matt Striker conducting a backstage interview with Wade Barrett in which he said he wanted to be World Heavyweight Champion, with Miz & Truth interrupting and Barrett walking off; Miz then said not enough people were paying attention to Miz & Truth, with Truth complaining about Cena and Rock getting a billboard and then ranting about pigeons he saw earlier in NYC; they then said Cena and Rock were a load of crap and were about to get got; several National Guard soldiers were shown on camera, prompting a “USA” chant; featured an ad promoting ‘Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line from the Most Popular Superstar of All Time’:
WWE US Champion Dolph Ziggler pinned John Morrison at 10:44 with the Zig Zag after avoiding the Starship Pain; Vickie Guerrero was in Ziggler’s corner until she was ejected from ringside late in the bout; there were numerous chants of “We want Ryder” and “Woo woo woo” during the bout; Morrison was noticably booed during his entrance and the match; after the contest, Vickie ran back out to the ring and Ziggler took the mic, responding to the “We want Ryder” chants, saying Ryder wasn’t there; Ziggler went on to say he wasn’t a show off because he was just really, really good at what he does; Ryder then ran out to the ring, hit the Rough Ryder on Ziggler, and cleared Ziggler from the ring
WWE Divas Champion Beth Phoenix (w/ Natalya Neidhart) pinned Eve with a Glam Slam off the top at 4:34 in a lumberjill match; lumberjills for the match included Natalya, Kelly Kelly, AJ, Alicia, Kaitlyn, Aksana, Nikki & Brie Bella, Tamina, Rosa Mendes, and Maxine
Wade Barrett, Jack Swagger, WWE US Champion Dolph Ziggler, Hunico, & WWE IC Champion Cody Rhodes defeated Randy Orton, Sheamus, Sin Cara, Mason Ryan, & WWE Tag Team Champion Kofi Kingston in an elimination match at 22:11; Orton pinned Ziggler at 1:34 with the RKO; Sin Cara was eliminated at around the 3-minute mark when he injured himself doing a move to the floor, with trainers then tending to him on the floor and taking off his boot; following the injury, the crowd chanted “We want Ryder;” Rhodes pinned Ryan with the Beautiful Disaster and Crossroads at 8:52 after Hunico made the blind tag; after the fall, the crowd chanted “Cody;” Barrett pinned Kingston with a boot to the face and Wasteland at 14:06; Sheamus was disqualified at 18:26 when he didn’t abide by the referee’s 5-count while assaulting Swagger in the corner; after the decision, Sheamus kicked Swagger in the head; Orton pinned Swagger after the boot from Sheamus at 19:34; Orton pinned Hunico with a RKO as Hunico came off the top at 21:39; Barrett pinned Orton with the Wasteland after Orton dropped Rhodes with an RKO; late in the match, it was noted by the commentary team that Sin Cara sustained a torn patella (Rhodes’ debut wearing knee pads; Kingston’s tights featured the Stay Puff Marshmallow Man from Ghostbusters)
The Big Show defeated World Heavyweight Champion Mark Henry via disqualification at 13:04 when Henry kicked Show in the groin after avoiding the punch to the face; prior to the bout, crew members were shown reinforcing the ring; the crowd chanted “Boring,” “Daniel Bryan,” and “Undertaker” during the bout; late in the match, Henry knocked Show through the timekeeper’s barricade with a tackle; Show later hit a superkick, prompting a “HBK” chant, and an elbow drop off the top, prompting a “Randy Savage” chant; after the bout, Henry locked Show’s ankle in a steel chair but missed a bomb off the ropes, with Show then knocking Henry out with a punch; as Henry was knocked out, the crowd chanted “Daniel Bryan,” with Show then locking Henry’s ankle in the chair and hitting a legdrop onto it; Henry was then tended to by medics as Show left the ring, with Henry later yelling at the medics not to touch him
CM Punk defeated WWE World Champion Alberto Del Rio to win the title at 17:16 via submission with the Anaconda Vice; Ricardo Rodriguez served as ADR’s ring announcer for the bout while Howard Finkel served as Punk’s ring announcer; early in the bout, the crowd chanted “We want ice cream” and “Colt Cabana” at Punk; at the 16-minute mark, Punk hit an elbow drop off the top, prompting a “Randy Savage” chant; after the contest, and Finkel announcing him as the new champion, Punk jumped into the crowd to celebrate
John Cena & the Rock defeated Mike Mizanin & R-Truth at 21:33 when Rock pinned Miz with the People’s Elbow; prior to his entrance, the crowd chanted “Cena sucks;” following the ring entrances, Cena gave his shirt to Arnold Skaaland’s widow at ringside; early in the bout, after Rock outwrestled Miz & Truth by himself, the crowd chanted “You’ve still got it;” moments later, the crowd chanted “Fruity Pebbles,” “You can’t wrestle,” and “You still suck” at Cena; a dueling chant later broke out of “Let’s go, Cena” and “Cena sucks;” Rock’s mom was shown in the crowd following the finish; after the contest, Rock celebrated in the ring as Cena watched from the aisle, with Rock then calling for Cena to get back into the ring and pose for the fans, which Cena did to loud boos; Rock then posed again to loud applause, then dropped Cena with the Rock Bottom as he went to leave the ring (Rock’s first match after a 7-year absence)
Heath Slater & Jinder Mahal defeated Santino Marella & Zack Ryder at 6:10
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, & John Bradshaw Layfield on commentary; included a backstage segment in which Kaitlyn was shown getting ready for her match, only to be jumped by a woman wearing a blonde wig; Kaitlyn fought her off and took off the wig, revealing her to be Aksana; moments later, WWE Divas Champion Eve appeared and wanted to make sure Kaitlyn was OK, with Kaitlyn shoving her to the floor; featured a backstage segment in which Mick Foley and Randy Orton watched Mike Mizanin, WWE IC Champion Kofi Kingston, WWE Tag Team Champions Daniel Bryan & Kane argue among themselves; Foley then broke up the fight and said the men were survivors and needed to learn to work together or they would be beaten; Foley then prompted the four wrestlers to put their hands in so he would go “Bang Bang,” with all doing so except Orton; Foley then spoke to Orton, who said “I hate you” to Foley; included an ad promoting TLC 2012; featured a look at recent tweets from the Rock about who he would challenge for the WWE World Title at the Royal Rumble; included an in-ring promo by AJ about the accusations against her from Vickie Guerrero and said Vickie came up with it because she had her own secret; moments later, Vickie interrupted, with AJ showing doctored photographs on the big screen of Vickie eating burritos with Ricardo Rodriguez, barbecue sauce with Jim Ross, and dancing in a bedroom with Brodus Clay; AJ then said she showed her evidence because it was as fake as what Vickie had been showing; the two continued to have words before Tamina appeared, dropped AJ with a Samoan Drop, and a splash off the top; featured an ad promoting ‘The Attitude Era’ on DVD; included Matt Striker conducting a backstage interview with Paul Heyman regarding WWE World Champion CM Punk’s title defense later in the night; featured an ad promoting the Rolling Stones pay-per-view concert Dec. 15; included an ad promoting The Vortex on The CW; featured an ad promoting ‘The Day’ on DVD; included a sample of Touts from fans as to who they think will face the Rock for the title at the Rumble:
Rey Mysterio Jr., Sin Cara, Tyson Kidd, Justin Gabriel, & Brodus Clay (w/ Cameron & Naomi) defeated Tensai, Darren Young, Titus O’Neil, Epico & Primo Colon (w/ Rosa Mendes) in an unadvertised elimination match at 18:28; during the bout, Jerry Lawler accidentally referred to Primo as Carlito; Tensai pinned Clay with a splash in the corner and back splash at 8:25; Gabriel pinned Tensai at 10:23 with a crucifix as Tensai attempted a cover; Kidd pinned O’Neil at 13:51 with a leg roll up into the ring; Epico submitted to Kidd’s Sharpshooter at 15:00; Mysterio pinned Primo with a la magistral cradle at 17:31; Mysterio pinned Young after hitting the 619, Sin Cara hitting the Swanton, Gabriel hitting a springboard moonsault, Kidd hitting a springboard elbow drop into the ring, and Mysterio hitting the splash off the top
WWE Divas Champion Eve pinned Kaitlyn with the neckbreaker at 7:02 after yanking the challenger off the apron to the floor
WWE US Champion Antonio Cesaro pinned R-Truth with the European uppercut and Neutralizer at 6:57; during his entrance, Cesaro cut a promo about what America had to be thankful for, joking about the economy, infrastructure, and obesity rate
Sheamus defeated World Heavyweight Champion the Big Show via disqualification; Show initially won the match via pinfall at 14:45 after punching Sheamus in the face; late in the bout, Show shoved referee Scott Armstrong in the way of the challenger’s boot to the face, with Sheamus and other referees tending to Armstrong befoe Show punched Sheamus; after the initial decision, another referee changed the call because of Show grabbing Armstrong; after the bout, Show confronted the referee before Sheamus assaulted Show with a steel chair at ringside, repeatedly hitting him with the weapon; moments later, Sheamus tossed the chair aside and kicked Show in the face; after Sheamus went backstage and Show staggered to his feet, the crowd chanted “We want Ziggler”
Dolph Ziggler, Alberto Del Rio, Damien Sandow, David Otunga (sub. for Cody Rhodes), & Wade Barrett defeated Randy Orton, WWE IC Champion Kofi Kingston, Mike Mizanin, WWE Tag Team Champions Daniel Bryan & Kane (w/ Mick Foley) in an elimination match at 23:43; Ricardo Rodriguez served as ADR’s ring announcer for the show; Kane pinned Sandow at 3:06 with the chokeslam after Bryan kicked Sandow in the head; after the fall, Bryan argued with Kane and shoved him before Kane shoved Bryan over the top rope to the floor; Ziggler pinned Kane with the Zig Zag at 3:48; Otunga submitted to Bryan’s No Lock at 7:10 after Bryan reversed a pin attempt; Barrett pinned Kingston with the Bull Hammer at 9:43 after a spinning sidewalk slam; Bryan submitted to ADR’s cross armbreaker at 12:36; Miz pinned Barrett with the Skull Crushing Finale at 16:05 after avoiding the Wasteland; ADR pinned Miz at 17:15 with a running kick to the head after Miz missed a charge; at the 20-minute mark, Foley prevented Rodriguez from interrupting and applied the Mr. Socko Mandible Claw on the floor; Orton pinned ADR with the RKO at 20:59 after avoiding the cross armbreaker
WWE World Champion CM Punk (w/ Paul Heyman) defeated John Cena and Ryback at 18:00 by pinning Cena after Cena sustained Shellshocked by Ryback, with Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, and Roman Reigns ran into the ring, triple teamed Ryback, and then put him through the Spanish commentary table with a powerbomb; during the bout, there were dueling chants of “Let’s go, Cena” and “Cena sucks” (Rollins, Ambrose, & Reigns’ surprise debuts)
Pre-show – featured Josh Matthews, Mick Foley, Bret Hart, and Booker T as part of the panel; included a backstage segment in which Jimmy & Jey Uso were shown painting their faces, and then talking with Rey Mysterio Jr., WWE Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Goldust about their upcoming Survivor Series match; featured Renee Young in the social media lounge talking about dream Survivor Series teams; included Young conducting a backstage interview with CM Punk & Daniel Bryan about their upcoming match against Luke Harper & Erick Rowan:
Mike Mizanin pinned Kofi Kingston with a roll over at 8:36; prior to the match, Miz and Kofi shook hands; after the bout, Miz extended his hand to Kingston but Kingston slapped Miz and left the ring
Pay-per-view bouts – included an opening segment in which Triple H & Stephanie McMahon appeared near the entrance stage and announced there would not be any interference in any match and that the show would open with the 5-on-5 elimination match; featured Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, & John Bradshaw Layfield on comentary; Ricardo Rodriguez joined the Spanish announce team for the show; included an ad promoting WWE 2K14; featured a backstage segment with Triple H, Stephanie, Kane, and WWE World Champion Randy Orton; included a backstage segment in which WWE Divas Champion AJ insulted her Survivor Series team, with Kaitlyn questioning why any of the divas should trust AJ after everything she has done to them; AJ responded that all of her team members were overlooked for Total Divas but they could have their own show by stealing the show at Survivor Series; featured a backstage segment in which Orton confronted referee Charles Robinson and tried to convince him to watch his back, with Robinson saying he would do whatever the Authority told him to do; included an ad featuring WWE merchandise at Kmart; featured a backstage segment in which World Heavyweight Champion John Cena was tended to by the trainer on the condition of his elbow and tricep; included an ad promoting Michael Straham on Raw the next night; featured a backstage segment in which R-Truth and Santino Marella played with WWE toys until Los Matadores & El Torito appeared, with Fandango, and John Laurinaitis then joining; included an ad promoting ABC Family’s “Christmas Bounty;” featured a backstage segment in which Orton took exception to Cena meeting with Triple H and Stephanie:
WWE US Champion Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns, Jack Swagger & Antonio Cesaro (w/ Zeb Colter) defeated Rey Mysterio Jr., Jimmy & Jey Uso, WWE Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Goldust in an elimination match at 23:24; during his entrance, Colter cut a promo about the history of Boston and said the fans now are only worried about twerking, with Rhodes taking the mic and saying no one paid to hear Colter talk or twerk; Rhodes pinned Ambrose with a roll up as Ambrose argued with the referee; Jey pinned Swagger with the splash off the top at 8:13; Rhodes pinned Cesaro with a sunset flip at 9:58; Reigns pinned Jey with the spear at 14:34; Reigns pinned Cody with the spear at 15:43 after Cody hit Crossroads on Rollins; Rollins pinned Jimmy with the curb stomp at 16:47; Mysterio pinned Mysterio with a reversal into a roll up at 19:43; after the fall, Rollins & Reigns attacked Mysterio before Rollins left ringside; late in the match, there were some cheers for Reigns; Reigns pinned Goldust with the spear at 22:59; Reigns pinned Mysterio with the spear as Mysterio attempted the 619 (Destruction of the Shield)
WWE IC Champion Big E Langston pinned Curtis Axel with the Big Ending at 5:57; prior to the bout, it was noted the Dynamite Kid sustained a stroke earlier in the weekend; after the match, Renee Young conducted an in-ring interview with Langston about his win, with Langston comparing winning the title to the Red Sox winning the World Series
Natalya Neidhart, Brie & Nikki Bella, Naomi, Cameron, Eva Marie, & JoJo defeated WWE Divas Champion AJ, Kaitlyn, Summer Rae, Tamina, Aksana, Rosa Mendes, & Alicia Fox in an elimination match at 11:29; prior to the bout, it was noted it was the Bellas birthday; during the entrances, footage was shown of Fox and Eva Marie volunteering at a food bank in Boston the previous day; Naomi pinned Fox with a split legged moonsault at 1:24; Rosa pinned Cameron at 2:28 after sending her face-first into the bottom turnbuckle; Nikki pinned Rosa with the facebuster at 2:46; Nikki pinned Summer with the facebuster at 3:28; Kaitlyn pinned Eva Marie at 4:02; Kaitlyn pinned Naomi with a fireman’s carry into gutbuster at 4:34; Brie pinned Kaitlyn with a missile dropkick at 5:12; Aksana pinned Brie with a spinebuster at 5:42; Nikki pinned Aksana with a backbreaker at 6:05; AJ pinned JoJo at 9:28; Tamina submitted to Natalya’s Sharpshooter at 10:51; AJ submitted to Natalya’s Sharpshooter
Mark Henry pinned Ryback with the powerslam in an impromptu match at 4:48; prior to the bout, Ryback interrupted the discussion panel and issued an open challenge to anyone backstage (Henry’s surprise return)
World Heavyweight Champion John Cena pinned Alberto Del Rio at 18:48 via the FU; during the match, it was noted WWE Hall of Famer Mad Dog Vachon recently passed away; there were dueling chants of “Let’s go, Cena” and “Cena sucks;” after the contest, Cena was shown celebrating with his family at ringside
CM Punk & Daniel Bryan defeated Luke Harper & Erick Rowan (w/ Bray Wyatt) at 16:52 when Punk pinned Harper with the GTS, moments after Bryan hit the knee to the head to Rowan; prior to their entrance, Wyatt cut a pretaped promo on the big screen; after the contest, Wyatt climbed on the apron but eventually backed off
WWE World Champion Randy Orton pinned the Big Show at 11:11 with the RKO and punt to the head; stipulations stated there would be no interference; late in the contest, Triple H, Stephanie McMahon, and Kane appeared at the entrance stage, distracting the challenger; after the contest, World Heavyweight Champion John Cena came out to the ring, passing Triple H and Stephanie, and confronted Orton while pointing to his own title belt; during the bout, there were chants of “Daniel Bryan” and “Boring”
Kickoff – featured Renee Young, Booker T, Alex Riley, & Paul Heyman as the panelists, with Tom Phillips in the social media lounge; included Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, & John Bradshaw Layfield on commentary; featured a backstage segment in which Mike Mizanin, with Damien Sandow, discussed his and Sandow’s upcoming WWE Tag Team Title shot, with Sandow acting as Miz’s shadow; included a segment in which Wade Barrett walked out to a podium at the entrance stage and cut a promo against both Team Cena and Team Authority, noting he would lead the WWE in the Authority’s absence (Barrett’s return after a 5-month absence); featured Byron Saxton conducting a backstage interview with WWE Divas Champion AJ about her upcoming title defense against Nikki Bella; included footage of Vince McMahon arriving to the arena; featured an ad promoting ‘Before They Were Superstars: The Usos’ on the WWE Network; included an ad promoting WCW Monday Nitro on the WWE Network:
Fandango (w/ Rosa Mendes) pinned Justin Gabriel with the legdrop off the top at 3:21 (Fandango’s return, first appearance with Rosa, debut with new entrance music)
Jack Swagger (w/ Zeb Colter) defeated Antonio Cesaro in an unadvertised match via submission with the Patriot Lock at 5:33; prior to the bout, Cesaro cut a promo in which he noted Switzerland’s neutrality before giving his support to Team Authority; moments later, Swagger & Colter interrupted, with Colter cutting a promo supporting Team Cena
Pay-per-view bouts – featured an opening segment in which Vince McMahon walked out, took the mic and said it would be a Survivor Series the fans would never forget; McMahon then introduced Stephanie McMahon and Triple H to join him, with Stephanie saying she wouldn’t let her father down and Team Authority was ready; McMahon then introduced John Cena, the captain of Team Cena, with Cena, Stephanie, and Triple H trading words before Vince clarified the stipulation against the Authority, adding if they lost then Stephanie and Triple H would still have their desk jobs but would have no power over the daily lives of the superstars; Vince went on to add only Cena would have the power to bring them back; included an ad promoting Larry the Cable Guy appearing on Raw the next night; featured an ad promoting a live Steve Austin podcast on the WWE Network with Vince McMahon on Nov. 30; included a backstage segment in which Adam Rose and the Bunny played with new WWE action figures, with the Bunny winning; moments later, Titus O’Neil & Heath Slater interrupted, leading to Rose challenging the two to face he and the Bunny later in the show; featured an ad promoting TLC 2014; included the panel of Renee Young, Booker T, Paul Heyman, & Alex Riley discussing the show thus far; featured a WWE Kmart ad; included a backstage segment with Team Authority in which Triple H reminded them of what was at stake in their match, adding those on the team with belts wouldn’t keep the belts if they lose power and those without belts never would win them; featured an ad promoting WWE Stackdown; included an ad promoting ‘Jingle All the Way 2;’ featured the commentary team speaking, live via satellite, with Roman Reigns about his return to the ring; included a backstage segment in which Team Cena discussed what they had on the line; featured the announcement Dean Ambrose would face Bray Wyatt at TLC in a TLC match:
Mike Mizanin & Damien Sandow defeated Jimmy & Jey Uso, Los Matadores (w/ El Torito), and WWE Tag Team Champions Goldust & Stardust at 15:25 when Sandow pinned Goldust after one of the Usos hit the splash off the top before being tossed to the floor; Sandow was heavily cheered throughout the match (Stardust’s first appearance with a red, gold, and black color scheme)
Natalya Neidhart (w/ Tyson Kidd), Emma, Naomi, & Alicia Fox defeated Paige, Cameron, Summer Rae, & Layla in an elimination match; Naomi pinned Cameron via roll up into a bridge at 6:19; Fox pinned Layla; Summer submitted to the Emma Lock; Naomi pinned Paige with a legscissors driver; Eden was the ring announcer for the match
Bray Wyatt defeated Dean Ambrose via disqualification at 13:59 when Ambrose took a steel chair, tossed in the ring by Wyatt, and struck Wyatt with it; late in the match, Wyatt took the mic and said he and Ambrose could have ruled the WWE but Ambrose made his choice; after the contest, Ambrose dropped Wyatt with Dirty Deeds onto the chair before laying him onto a table and hitting an elbow drop off the top; moments later, Ambrose repeatedly struck Wyatt with a steel chair before pulling a ladder out from under the ring, scaling it, and his music playing as he looked down at Wyatt below, covered by chairs and pieces of the table; eventually, several referees came out to prevent Ambrose from doing more damage
Adam Rose & the Bunny defeated Heath Slater & Titus O’Neil in an unadvertised match at 2:35 when the Bunny pinned Slater
Nikki Bella (w/ Brie Bella) pinned WWE Divas Champion AJ to win the title at the 35-second mark with the Rack Attack, moments after Brie distracted AJ by kissing her on the ring apron
John Cena, Dolph Ziggler, the Big Show, Ryback, & Erick Rowan defeated Seth Rollins (w/ Joey Mercury & Jamie Noble), WWE IC Champion Luke Harper, WWE US Champion Alexander Rusev (w/ Lana), Mark Henry, & Kane (w/ Triple H & Stephanie McMahon) in an elimination match at 43:07; stipulations stated Ziggler, Show, Ryback, & Rowan would be fired if Team Cena lost and the Authority would lose their power if their team lost; Show pinned Henry with the punch to the face at the 50-second mark; Rusev pinned Ryback with a kick to the face after Rollins hit the curb stomp behind the referee’s back at 8:10; Rusev was counted out at 21:00 after attempting a running splash onto Ziggler, laid out on the Spanish announce team, but Ziggler moved and Rusev crashed through it; Harper pinned Rowan with the discuss clothesline at 24:14 after Rollins hit the Drive By off the top; Rollins pinned Cena at 25:13 after Show punched his partner in the face and shook hands with Triple H, then leaving ringside; Ziggler pinned Kane with the Zig Zag at 29:33; Ziggler pinned Harper with a reversal into a roll up at 31:34; at the 36-minute mark, Ziggler hit the Zig Zag on Rollins but Triple H pulled the referee to the floor and punched him out; Triple H did the same to a replacement referee, with Sting then walking out; after Sting and Triple H had a staredown, during which the crowd chanted “This is awesome,” Triple H attacked Sting but quickly received the Scorpion Death Drop; Sting then put Ziggler on top of Rollins, as Triple H had put Rollins on top of Ziggler moments earlier after hitting the Pedigree, and left the ring; after the match, Cena came out to the entrance stage to hug Ziggler; moments later, the crowd chanted “You got fired” at Triple H and Stephanie as Stephanie began screaming
