Survivor Series (2002)

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Survivor Series (2002)
Details
Promotion	World Wrestling Entertainment
Brand (s)	Raw SmackDown!
Date	November 17, 2002
Venue	Madison Square Garden
City	New York, New York
Attendance	17,930[1]
Pay-per-view chronology
Rebellion (2002)	Survivor Series (2002)	Armageddon (2002)
Survivor Series chronology
Survivor Series (2001)	Survivor Series (2002)	Survivor Series (2003)

Survivor Series (2002) was the sixteenth annual Survivor Series professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It took place on November 17, 2002 from Madison Square Garden in New York, New York and featured talent from both the Raw and SmackDown! brands.^[2] The official theme song was "Always" by Saliva,^[3] who performed the song and Chris Jericho's entrance music live from The World.^[4]

The main match on the Raw brand was an Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship involving reigning champion Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Chris Jericho, Booker T, Rob Van Dam and Kane. Michaels won the match after last eliminating Triple H, pinning him after executing Sweet Chin Music.^[2] The predominant match on the SmackDown! brand was Brock Lesnar versus The Big Show for the WWE Championship, which Big Show won by pinfall after chokeslamming Lesnar on a steel chair.^[2] The featured matches on the undercard was a Triple Threat Elimination match for the WWE Tag Team Championship involving Edge and Rey Mysterio, Los Guerreros (Eddie and Chavo Guerrero), and Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit. Los Guerreros won the match and became WWE Tag Team Champions after last eliminating Edge and Mysterio.^[2]

Contents 1 Report 1.1 Background 1.2 Event 1.3 Aftermath 2 Results 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Report

[edit] Background

The main feud heading into Survivor Series on the Raw brand was between Triple H, Rob Van Dam, Booker T, Kane, Chris Jericho and Shawn Michaels over the World Heavyweight Championship. The feud started on the October 21 edition of Raw when Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff announced that the first ever Elimination Chamber would take place at Survivor Series.^[5][6] Bischoff did this, as he wanted the Elimination Chamber match to be better than SmackDown!'s Hell in a Cell main event at No Mercy.^[7] On the October 28 edition of Raw, Bischoff stated that the Elimination Chamber would be combinations of WWE's Royal Rumble, Survivor Series, and WCW's War Games matches, in that a countdown timer comes from the Rumble and War Games, the enclosed cage format from War Games, and the elimination process from the Rumble and Series.^[8][9] Bischoff also added that the match will involve six superstars.^[8][9] This led to Bischoff revealing the six participants for the contest; Triple H, Chris Jericho, Booker T, Rob Van Dam, Kane and Shawn Michaels.^[8][9]

The main feud on the SmackDown! brand was between Brock Lesnar and The Big Show, with the two feuding over the WWE Championship. Lesnar won the title three months prior at SummerSlam by defeating then-champion The Rock.^[10][11] Two months later at No Mercy, Lesnar defeated The Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell match to retain the title, pinning him after an F-5.^[12][13] On the October 24 edition of SmackDown!, after claiming nobody on SmackDown! could defeat him, Big Show issued a challenge to WWE Champion Brock Lesnar, who accepted later that night.^[14][15] The next week on SmackDown!, Lesnar faced off against Rey Mysterio, which ended in a no-contest after Big Show interfered and tossed Mysterio into the crowd.^[16][17] Shortly after the match ended, Big Show slammed Lesnar through the announce table.^[16][17] On the November 8 edition of SmackDown!, after Lesnar defeated Eddie Guerrero in a non-title match, Big Show attacked Lesnar and slammed him off the stage.^[18][19]

The other main feud on the card was between three tag teams, Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit, Edge and Rey Mysterio, and Los Guerreros (Eddie and Chavo Guerrero), with the three teams battling over the WWE Tag Team Championships. At the previous pay-per-view, No Mercy, Angle and Benoit defeated Edge and Mysterio in the finals of a tournament to determine the first WWE Tag Team Champions.^[20][21][22]

[edit] Event

Other on-screen talent^[4]

Role:	Name:
Commentator	Jim Ross (Raw)
	Jerry "The King" Lawler (Raw)
	Michael Cole (SmackDown!)
	Tazz (SmackDown!)
	Carlos Cabrera (Spanish)
	Hugo Savinovich (Spanish)
Interviewer	Jonathan Coachman
	Terri Runnels
Ring announcer	Howard Finkel (Raw)
	Tony Chimel (SmackDown!)
Referee	Earl Hebner
	Jim Korderas
	Brian Hebner
	Mike Chioda
	Charles Robinson
	Jack Doan
	Nick Patrick
	Mike Sparks
	Chad Patton

Before the event aired live on pay-per-view, Lance Storm and William Regal defeated The Hurricane and Goldust in a match that aired on Sunday Night HEAT.^[1][2][23] The first match of the event was a Elimination Tables match as Jeff Hardy, Bubba Ray Dudley and Spike Dudley faced 3-Minute Warning (Rosey, Jamal) and Rico. Spike was eliminated first as Rosey and Jamal performed a Double Flapjack on him. Rosey was next to go, as he was eliminated by Jeff Hardy with a Swanton Bomb. With Hardy laying on the ground, outside of the ring, the remaining 3-Minute Warning member, Jamal, splashed off the top rope, eliminating Hardy from the match. At this point it was down to Jamal and Rico against Bubba Ray. As Bubba Ray fought for his team, he eliminated Jamal after performing a Top-Rope Powerbomb. D-Von Dudley hit the ring, and along with Bubba Ray, they performed the 3D onto Rico for the win.^[1][2][23]

The next match was for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship, with reigning champion Jamie Noble taking on Billy Kidman. Nidia accompanied Noble to the ring, and interfered with many parts of the match, including slapping Kidman across the face. Noble went after Kidman, but missed, and knocked Nidia off the apron. Kidman managed to hit the Shooting star press for the win. Billy Kidman was named Cruiserweight Champion.^[1][2][23]

The third match was for the WWE Women's Championship. It was a Hardcore match with reigning champion Trish Stratus taking on Victoria. With Trish hanging from the top rope, Victoria took a broomstick, and put it around Trish's neck, chocking her. Trish then recovered, and hit Victoria with a Singapore cane. Victoria (with a bloody nose), went under the ring, and came back out with a mirror, and a fire extinguisher. Victoria hit a suplex, and captured the Women's title.^[1][2][23]

The fourth match was the encounter of The Big Show and Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship. Lesnar came into the match with injured ribs, which Big Show took advantage of earlier into the match. However, Lesnar gained control over Big Show, and hit him with an F-5, which was a near pinfall, but the referee would be pulled out of the ring by Paul Heyman, who was managing Lesnar in the match. Show would however grab a steel chair, hit Lesnar in the ribs, and chokeslam Lesnar onto it and pinning Lesnar, winning the match and the WWE Championship.^[1][2][23]

The final match on the undercard was a Triple threat Tag team match for the WWE Tag Team Championship between the team of Los Guerreros (Eddie and Chavo Guerrero), Edge and Rey Mysterio, and Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit. A back and forth match between the three teams, until Edge attacked Benoit with a Spear, eliminating the team of Angle and Benoit. The final elimination was the team of Edge and Mysterio, when Eddie forced Mysterio to submit to the Lasso from El Paso, thus Los Guerreros winning the match and the WWE Tag Team Championship.^[1][2][23] After the match, Scott Steiner made his return to WWE, and attacked Christopher Nowinski and Matt Hardy after they had given an insulting promo about New York City and its citizens.^[2]

The main event was an Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship between Rob Van Dam, Kane, Triple H, Chris Jericho, Booker T, and Shawn Michaels. The match started off with Triple H facing off against Rob Van Dam, while the remaining four superstars were locked in the four chambers. Superstars entered the match at five minute intervals; the first elimination was made by Booker T after he pinned Rob Van Dam. However, Booker T would be the next elimination after Jericho pinned him. The third elimination was made by Jericho when he pinned Kane, but Jericho would be the next elimination after Michaels pinned him. The final elimination was made by Michaels when he pinned Triple H, thus winning the match and the World Heavyweight Championship.^[1][2][23]

[edit] Aftermath

Shawn Michaels and Triple H continued their feud over the World Heavyweight Championship. On the November 25 edition of Raw, Michaels defended the World title against Rob Van Dam; however, Michaels retained the title with help from Triple H.^[24][25] The following week on Raw, Van Dam faced off against Triple H, with Michaels as Special Guest referee, to determine the number one contender to the World Heavyweight Championship at Armageddon.^[26][27] Michaels awarded the win to Triple H and the two brawled with one another.^[26][27] The next week, on the December 9 edition of Raw, Michaels attacked Triple H and Ric Flair with an iron shovel outside the arena.^[28][29] Michaels then smashed Triple H with a trash can, causing him to fall inside a dumpster.^[28][29] Shortly after, Michaels climbed to the top of a trailer and jumped off onto Triple H.^[28][29] At Armageddon, Triple H defeated Michaels in a Three Stages of Hell match to win the title.^[30][31] The first match was a Street fight, which Triple H won.^[30][31] The match that followed was a Steel Cage match, which Michaels won.^[30][31] The third and final match was a Ladder match, which was won by Triple H.^[30][31]

The following month, at Armageddon, Kurt Angle defeated The Big Show to end his near one month reign as WWE Champion.^[32] At the Royal Rumble, in January, Angle defeated Chris Benoit to retain the title, and Brock Lesnar won the Royal Rumble match by last eliminating The Undertaker.^[33][34] Lesnar went on to defeat Angle for the WWE Championship two months later at WrestleMania XIX, pinning him after an F-5.^[35] Two months later, at Judgment Day, Lesnar defeated Big Show in a Stretcher match to retain the WWE Championship.^[36] Later that year, at Vengeance, Angle defeated Lesnar and Big Show in a No Disqualification Triple Threat match to become new WWE Champion. Angle won the match after pinning Lesnar following an Angle Slam.^[37] Angle went on to defeat Lesnar and retain the WWE Championship the next month at SummerSlam, forcing him to submit with the Ankle lock.^[38]

[edit] Results

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.

• Sunday Night HEAT match: Lance Storm and William Regal defeated Goldust and The Hurricane (3:01)^[1][2][23]
  • Storm pinned Goldust with roll up after Regal hit Goldust from behind.
• Jeff Hardy, Bubba Ray Dudley and Spike Dudley defeated 3-Minute Warning (Rosey and Jamal) and Rico in an Elimination Tables match (14:22)^[39]
  • Rosey and Jamal eliminated Spike with a Double Flapjack (4:25)
  • Hardy eliminated Rosey with a Swanton Bomb off the crowd entrance way (7:59)
  • Jamal eliminated Hardy with a Splash from the top rope to the outside (11:12)
  • Bubba Ray eliminated Jamal with a Top-Rope Powerbomb (12:50)
  • Bubba Ray eliminated Rico when D-Von Dudley came out and they hit the 3D (14:22)
• Billy Kidman defeated Jamie Noble (w/Nidia) to win the WWE Cruiserweight Championship (7:29)^[39]
  • Kidman pinned Noble after a Shooting star press.
• Victoria defeated Trish Stratus in a Hardcore match to win the WWE Women's Championship (7:01)^[39]
  • Victoria pinned Stratus after a spraying her with a fire extinguisher followed by a Snap Suplex.
• The Big Show defeated Brock Lesnar (w/Paul Heyman) to win the WWE Championship (4:19)^[39]
  • Big Show pinned Lesnar after a Chokeslam onto a chair.
  • During the match, Heyman turned on Lesnar after he interrupted the second referee who counted Lesnar. Lesnar chased after Heyman until Big Show hit him with a steel chair.
• Los Guerreros (Eddie Guerrero and Chavo Guerrero) defeated Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit, and Edge and Rey Mysterio (c) in a Triple Threat Elimination match to win the WWE Tag Team Championship (19:25)^[39]
  • Edge pinned Benoit after a Spear (13:09)
  • Eddie forced Mysterio to submit with the Lasso from El Paso (19:25)
• Shawn Michaels defeated Booker T, Rob Van Dam, Kane, Chris Jericho and Triple H (c) in the first Elimination Chamber match to win the World Heavyweight Championship (39:20)^[39]

Elimination #	Wrestler	Entrance	Eliminated by	Elimination move	Time
1	Rob Van Dam	1	Booker T	Pinfall after a Missile Dropkick	13:37
2	Booker T	4	Chris Jericho	Pinfall after a Chokeslam from Kane and a Lionsault from Jericho	17:43
3	Kane	5	Chris Jericho	Pinfall after Sweet Chin Music from Michaels, a Pedigree from Triple H, and a Lionsault from Jericho	22:53
4	Chris Jericho	3	Shawn Michaels	Pinfall after Sweet Chin Music	30:43
5	Triple H	2	Shawn Michaels	Pinfall after Sweet Chin Music	39:20
WINNER	Shawn Michaels	6

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• "2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts", Wrestling’s Historical Cards, Kappa Publishing, 2007, pp. 112. 
• hoffco-inc.com - Survivor Series 2002 review
• Official 2002 Survivor Series website