Official Survivor Series logo as of 2007

The Survivor Series is an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view event held in November by World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment. Some fans of WWF/E call it one of the "Big Four", as along with WrestleMania, Royal Rumble and SummerSlam, it was one of the original four annual WWF/E pay-per-views. For the video game, see Pro Wrestling (video game). ... Pay-per-view is the name given to a system by which television viewers can call and order events to be seen on TV and pay for the private telecast of that event to their homes later. ... Computer and video games redirects here. ... “GBA” redirects here. ... WWE Survivor Series is a video game released on the Game Boy Advance handheld console by THQ, based on World Wrestling Entertainment (WWEs) annual pay-per-view of the same name. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For the video game, see Pro Wrestling (video game). ... Pay-per-view is the name given to a system by which television viewers can call and order events to be seen on TV and pay for the private telecast of that event to their homes later. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... Official WrestleMania logo WrestleMania is an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment since 1985. ... This article is about the professional wrestling pay-per-view event. ... Official SummerSlam logo as of 2007 SummerSlam is an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event held in August by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). ...

Survivor Series is the second longest running pay-per-view event in WWF/E history, behind WrestleMania. The first Survivor Series, held in 1987, came on the heels of the incredible success of WrestleMania III, as the WWF began to see the lucrative potential of the pay-per-view market. WrestleMania III was the third annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). ...

Survivor Series is often referred to as the all-star game of professional wrestling, where the most elite of two divisions (or, in the case of the 2005 Series, the two divisions themselves) go head-to-head. Survivor Series' feature match is the Classic Survivor Series Match, a four-on-four or five-on-five elimination tag team match, usually asembled by a captain, or co-captains. An all-star game is an exhibition game played by the best players in their respective sports league. ...

In 2006, Survivor Series celebrated its 20th anniversary.

Original concept

The Survivor Series 2005 stage setup

The original concept for the Survivor Series was to have an annual pay-per-view event that focused on tag team wrestling. Another contributing factor to the birth of the Survivor Series was to captailize on the big time feud between Hulk Hogan and André the Giant, who wrestled each other at that year's WrestleMania. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 794 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1632 × 1232 pixel, file size: 529 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)Photo I snapped during the 2005 Survivor Series PPV This image may not have the proper copyright or licensing information. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 794 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1632 × 1232 pixel, file size: 529 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)Photo I snapped during the 2005 Survivor Series PPV This image may not have the proper copyright or licensing information. ... Survivor Series 2005 was the nineteenth annual Survivor Series pay-per-view professional wrestling event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). ... A professional wrestling tag-team consists of two or occasionally three wrestlers who are working together as a team. ... Terrence Gene Bollea (born on August 11, 1953) is an American actor and semi-retired professional wrestler better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan. ... André the Giant was the stage name of André René Roussimoff, (May 19, 1946 – January 27, 1993) a French professional wrestler and actor. ... WrestleMania III was the third annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). ...

It was originally created to be the "Thanksgiving event" as the first four Survivor Series events took place on Thanksgiving Day in November. The art of diplomacy, painted by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (1863-1930). ...

"Survivor Series matches"

The event is usually characterized by having four on four (or sometimes five on five) tag-team elimination matches. These matches are generally referred to simply as "Survivor Series matches". The 1987-1991 and 1993-1997 Survivor Series events featured multiple Survivor Series style matches. The 1992 event had only one 4 on 4 tag team elimination match, but featured the first WWF casket match. The 1998 edition featured an elimination tournament for the WWF Championship, not seen since WrestleMania IV. The 2002 Survivor Series featured the debut of the Elimination Chamber match. This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Championship is a professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. ... WrestleMania IV was the fourth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation. ... The Elimination Chamber at New Years Revolution 2006. ...

Survivor Series dates and venues

Survivor Series 1987 was the first annual Survivor Series pay-per-view professional wrestling event for the World Wrestling Federation. ... is the 330th day of the year (331st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Location within Summit County, Ohio Richfield is a village in Summit County, Ohio, United States. ... The Coliseum at Richfield was an arena formerly located in Richfield, Ohio. ... Survivor Series 1988 was the second annual Survivor Series pay-per-view professional wrestling event for the World Wrestling Federation. ... is the 328th day of the year (329th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Location within Summit County, Ohio Richfield is a village in Summit County, Ohio, United States. ... 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Survivor Series 1992 was the sixth annual Survivor Series pay-per-view professional wrestling event for the World Wrestling Federation. ... is the 329th day of the year (330th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Location within Summit County, Ohio Richfield is a village in Summit County, Ohio, United States. ... The Coliseum at Richfield was an arena formerly located in Richfield, Ohio. ... Survivor Series 1993 was the seventh annual Survivor Series pay-per-view professional wrestling event for the World Wrestling Federation. ... is the 328th day of the year (329th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Boston redirects here. ... The Boston Garden was a famous arena built in 1928 in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Survivor Series 1994 was the eighth annual Survivor Series pay-per-view professional wrestling event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). ... is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... San Antonio redirects here. ... The Joe and Harry Freeman Coliseum, built in 1949, has been host to thousands of events including the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, concerts, trade shows, motor sports, circus, professional sports including professional bull riding, basketball, hockey, boxing and wrestling. ... Survivor Series 1995 was the ninth annual Survivor Series pay-per-view professional wrestling event for the World Wrestling Federation. ... is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 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External links

• Official Survivor Series website