Survivor Series (1996)
| Survivor Series | |||
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New York City, New York | |||
| Venue | Madison Square Garden | ||
| Attendance | 18,647[1] | ||
| Tagline(s) | Back to Attack | ||
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| Survivor Series chronology | |||
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The 1996 Survivor Series was the 10th annual
event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It was presented by Milton Bradley's Karate Fighters, and took place on November 17, 1996, at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. The event is notable for seeing the debut of Dwayne Johnson
, who wrestled under the name of Rocky Maivia in this event, and would later become known as The Rock.
The
Sycho Sid. Sid won the title by pinning Michaels after hitting him with a television camera and performing a Powerbomb
.
The
Owen Hart and The British Bulldog
.
Production
Background
tag team elimination matches that typically pits teams of four or five wrestlers against each other. The 1996 event was the 10th event in the Survivor Series chronology and was scheduled to be held on November 17, 1996, at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York.[4]
Storylines
Survivor Series consisted of professional wrestling matches involving wrestlers from pre-existing feuds and storylines that played out on Monday Night Raw — WWF's primary television program. Wrestlers portrayed a hero or a villain as they followed a series of events that built tension, and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[5]
Results
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times Free for All |
|---|
Survivor Series elimination matches
| Eliminated | Wrestler | Eliminated by | Method | Time[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aldo Montoya
|
The Sultan
|
Submission
|
3:55 |
| 2 | Salvatore Sincere | Bart Gunn | Pinfall
|
6:55 |
| 3 | Bob Holly
|
Justin Bradshaw
|
Pinfall
|
8:35 |
| 4 | Justin Bradshaw
|
Jesse James
|
Pinfall
|
8:46 |
| 5 | The Sultan
|
Jesse James
|
Pinfall
|
9:44 |
| 6 | Jesse James
|
Billy Gunn | Pinfall
|
9:59 |
| 7 | Billy Gunn | Bart Gunn | Pinfall
|
10:46 |
| Sole Survivor: | Bart Gunn | |||
| Eliminated | Wrestler | Eliminated by | Method | Time[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marty Jannetty | Henry O. Godwinn | Pinfall
|
8:12 |
| 2 | Henry O. Godwinn | Owen Hart | Pinfall
|
8:18 |
| 3 | Phineas I. Godwinn
|
The British Bulldog
|
Pinfall
|
9:04 |
| 4 | Leif Cassidy
|
Phil Lafon | Pinfall
|
13:43 |
| 5 | The British Bulldog
|
Phil Lafon | Pinfall
|
17:22 |
| 6 | Owen Hart | Doug Furnas | Pinfall
|
20:41 |
| Survivors: | Doug Furnas and Phil Lafon | |||
| Eliminated | Wrestler | Eliminated by | Method | Time[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry Lawler | Jake Roberts | Pinfall
|
10:01 |
| 2 | The Stalker
|
Goldust
|
Pinfall
|
12:44 |
| 3 | Hunter Hearst Helmsley
|
Marc Mero | Pinfall
|
19:20 |
| 4 | Marc Mero | Crush
|
Pinfall
|
20:36 |
| 5 | Jake Roberts | Crush
|
Pinfall
|
20:54 |
| 6 | Crush
|
Rocky Maivia | Pinfall
|
23:12 |
| 7 | Goldust
|
Rocky Maivia | Pinfall
|
23:44 |
| Sole Survivor: | Rocky Maivia | |||
| Eliminated | Wrestler | Eliminated by | Method | Time[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Savio Vega | Fake Diesel | Pinfall
|
8:39 |
| 2 | Fake Razor Ramon | Jimmy Snuka | Pinfall
|
9:28 |
| 3 | Faarooq
|
N/A | Disqualification
|
9:48 |
| 4 | Vader
| |||
| 5 | Fake Diesel | |||
| 6 | Flash Funk
| |||
| 7 | Jimmy Snuka | |||
| 8 | Yokozuna | |||
| Survivors: | None | |||
Other on-screen personnel
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References
- ^ a b c d e f "Survivor Series 1996". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
- ^ Ian Hamilton. Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens to an Industry Without Competition (p. 160)
- ISBN 9781439193211.
At the time, SummerSlam was one of WWE's "big five" Pay-Per-Views (Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, King of the Ring, and Survivor Series were the others), ...
- World Wrestling Entertainment. November 17, 1996. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
- ^ "Live & Televised Entertainment of World Wrestling Entertainment". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on March 19, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2010.
- World Wrestling Entertainment. November 17, 1996. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
Sources
- "2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts". Wrestling's Historical Cards. Kappa Publishing. 2007. pp. 96–97.
- hoffco-inc.com - Survivor Series '96 review Archived December 16, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
- 1996 Survivor Series Results