Survivor Series (2000)

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Survivor Series
Ice Palace
Attendance18,602
Buy rate400,000[1]
Tagline(s)The Rules Have Changed
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The 2000 Survivor Series was the 14th annual

event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It took place on November 19, 2000, at the Ice Palace in Tampa, Florida. The main event was a No Disqualification match between Stone Cold Steve Austin and Triple H. The match resulted in a no contest
when the action spilled to the backstage area.

The

Molly Holly versus T & A (Test and Albert) and Trish Stratus in a Six Person Mixed Tag match
.

Production

Background

tag team elimination matches that typically pits teams of four or five wrestlers against each other. The 2000 event was the 14th event in the Survivor Series chronology and was scheduled to be held on November 19, 2000, at the Ice Palace in Tampa, Florida.[4][5][6]

Storylines

Survivor Series featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing feuds, plots, and storylines that were played out on Raw is War and SmackDown!—WWF's television programs. 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.[7]

The main rivalry heading into the event was between Stone Cold Steve Austin and Triple H. The rivalry dated back to previous year's Survivor Series, when Austin was run down by a car in the backstage area and was sidelined for one year.[8] At No Mercy, Austin competed against Rikishi in a No Holds Barred match as it was Rikishi, who had run down Austin with the car at Survivor Series.[9][10] On the November 6 edition of Raw is War, Austin competed against Rikishi and Kurt Angle in a Handicap match. Austin was being double-teamed by Rikishi and Angle until Triple H came to his rescue and forced Angle and Rikishi to retreat. Triple H then assaulted Austin with the sledgehammer and was revealed as the mastermind behind Austin's attack as he wanted to protect his WWF Championship.[11] On the November 9 edition of SmackDown!, the WWF Commissioner Mick Foley announced that Austin and Triple H would compete in a match at Survivor Series.[12] At the event, the match was made a No Holds Barred match.[5]

Another predominant rivalry heading into the event was between Kurt Angle and The Undertaker over the WWF Championship. At No Mercy, Angle defeated The Rock in a No Disqualification match to win the WWF Championship.[13] Undertaker returned to WWF on the October 30 edition of Raw is War after being absent since Unforgiven.[14] On the November 9 edition of SmackDown!, Undertaker defeated Kane, Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho in a Four Corners match to become the #1 contender for the title at Survivor Series.[12]

At No Mercy, Rikishi's interference accidentally cost The Rock, the WWF Championship against Kurt Angle.[13] The next night on Raw is War, Rikishi apologized to Rock for costing him the title and told him that it was just accidental but Rock did not forgive Rikishi.[15] On the October 30 edition of Raw is War, Rikishi attacked Rock after Rock won his #1 contender's match against Chris Jericho. Following the assault, Rikishi revealed that Rock knew about the attack and had given Rikishi, the keys of the truck to run down Stone Cold Steve Austin at previous year's Survivor Series.[14] On the November 2 episode of SmackDown!, Rikishi cost Rock, a title shot for the WWF Championship against Angle.[16] On the November 9 edition of SmackDown!, the WWF Commissioner Mick Foley announced that Rikishi and Rock would wrestle in a match at Survivor Series.[12]

On the October 23 episode of Raw is War, Chris Jericho accidentally dropped his coffee on Kane. This angered Kane and he knocked down Jericho through a nearby placed table.[15] On the October 26 episode of SmackDown!, Kane interfered in Jericho's WWF Championship title shot against Kurt Angle and attacked Jericho, causing Angle to retain the title by getting disqualified.[17] Jericho retaliated by costing Kane a WWF Hardcore Championship match against Steve Blackman on the November 6 episode of Raw is War.[11] This eventually set up a match between Kane and Jericho at Survivor Series.

At No Mercy,

K-Kwik defeated Malenko and Saturn in a tag team match. After the match, WWF Commissioner Mick Foley announced that DX and K-Kwik would compete against Radicalz in a Survivor Series match.[18]

On the

WWF European Champion William Regal attempted to cut a promo to the crowd. However, he was interrupted by Hardcore Holly, who challenged Regal to a match that night.[19]
The match was then made official on the main card.

Event

Other on-screen personnel
Role: Name:
English commentators Jim Ross
Jerry Lawler
Spanish commentators Carlos Cabrera
Hugo Savinovich
Interviewers
 Kevin Kelly
Jonathan Coachman
Michael Cole
Ring announcer Howard Finkel
Referees Mike Chioda
Jim Korderas
Earl Hebner
Jack Doan
Tim White
Theodore Long
Chad Patton

Before the event aired live on pay-per-view,

Val Venis defeated Jeff Hardy in a standard wrestling match airing live on Sunday Night Heat
pre-show.

Preliminary matches

The first match that took place was a

Molly Holly against T & A (Test and Albert) and Trish Stratus. Test and Albert controlled the match by using their power. However, Crash used his quickness against the big men to keep pace of the match. The action eventually occurred between Molly and Stratus. Test tried to interfere, causing Blackman and Crash to fight Test for Molly's aid. Blackman and Crash battled Test and Albert outside the ring, allowing Molly to perform a Diving Sunset Flip on Stratus to win the match.[4][5][6]

The second match was a

K-Kwik. The two teams battled it out as the match started. Radicalz scored the first elimination when Guerrero hit Chyna with the WWF Intercontinental Championship belt, allowing Saturn to pin her for the elimination. The next elimination was Gunn performing a Sleeper Slam on Guerrero. Radicalz then took control of the match as Benoit eliminated K-Kwik by performing a Bridging German Suplex and then Saturn eliminated Road Dogg by performing a Northern Lights Suplex. Gunn tried to take control when he eliminated Malenko by performing a Legdrop Bulldog, which he called Fameasser. However, Gunn could not control the match for longer as Benoit and Saturn double-teamed him. Gunn tried to perform a Vertical Suplex on Benoit but Benoit countered it and attempted a pinfall. Saturn held Gunn's foot, allowing Benoit to score the pinfall. As a result, Benoit and Saturn survived the match.[4][5][6]

The next match was a standard wrestling match between Kane and Chris Jericho. Jericho controlled the earlier part of the match by using his quickness against Kane's power but Kane eventually controlled his high-flying with his high-impact power moves. The action went back and forth as both men countered each other and battled each other's quickness and power. Kane eventually tried to perform a Tombstone Piledriver, but Jericho used his quickness by pushing Kane into the exposed corner of the ring. Kane's face was slammed into the steel pole and Jericho got a near-fall. Jericho then applied the Walls of Jericho, until Kane broke the hold. Jericho performed a Bulldog and tried to perform a Lionsault. However, Kane grabbed the flying Jericho by the neck and performed a Chokeslam to win the match.[4][5][6]

The fourth match was a standard wrestling match for the WWF European Championship. William Regal defended the title against Hardcore Holly. The two superstars battled each other as the match went back and forth. Regal eventually started focusing on Holly's injured arm and mainly attacked his arm. This angered Holly and he hit Regal with the European Championship. As a result, Regal won the match and retained the title by disqualification. Holly continued to attack Regal after the match, until Regal finally escaped with the title.[4][5][6]

The next match was a standard wrestling match between

Clothesline, a Samoan Drop and an Spinebuster and followed up with a People's Elbow on Rikishi to win the match. However, Rikishi attacked The Rock after the match as he performed a Savate Kick and four consecutive Banzai Drops.[4][5][6]

The sixth match was a standard wrestling match for the WWF Women's Championship. Ivory defended the title against Lita. Early on in the contest, during an enziguri kick by Lita, one of Ivory's boots struck Lita's cheek, causing it to bleed heavily throughout the match. Ivory dominated much of the match, and towards the end Steven Richards came out and interfered on Ivory's behalf. But when Richards and Ivory consulted outside the ring, Lita attacked both of them by flying over the top rope. Back in the ring, Lita tried to perform a Moonsault, which she called Litasault on Ivory but Richards dragged Ivory out of the ring. The referee was distracted by Richards. Ivory took advantage and grabbed the Women's Championship, trying to hit Lita with it but Lita ducked and suplexed Ivory. She tried to perform a Litasault but Ivory used the title and Lita instead landed on the title. With the referee dealing with Richards, Ivory hit Lita with the Women's title belt and covered her for the pinfall. After the match, the crowd gave Lita a standing ovation due to her effort.[4][5][6]

Main event matches

The next match was a standard wrestling match for the

Edge and Christian interfered in the match and distracted the referee. The referee eventually ejected them from ringside, allowing Angle to focus on Undertaker's leg and mainly attacked his leg. Undertaker, however dominated Angle and eventually sent him over the top rope outside to the ring. Angle crawled under the ring to protect himself. Undertaker eventually pulled him out and dragged him into the ring to perform the Last Ride and attempted a pinfall. The referee started counting but stopped it at 2 after recognizing that it was actually Kurt's brother Eric Angle. Kurt took advantage as he attacked Undertaker from behind and pinned Undertaker with a roll-up.[4][5][6]

The final match on the

Spear on Buchanan, allowing Bubba Ray to pin him for the elimination. Bubba Ray then eliminated Edge by performing a Bubba Bomb and an accidental Diving Splash from Christian. Goodfather stopped the domination of the opposing team as he eliminated Bubba Ray by performing a Death Valley Driver. Jeff controlled the match as he eliminated Christian by performing a High Angle Senton Bomb, which he calls Swanton Bomb. Jeff controlled Goodfather until Val Venis interfered in the match and accidentally clotheslined Goodfather, allowing Jeff to pin him for the victory and thus became the sole survivor of the match. After the match, Richards and Buchanan returned to the ring to help Venis and Goodfather beat up Jeff, only for Matt and the Dudleyz to make the save, as Matt took out Buchanan and Richards with the Twist of Fate and the Dudleyz took out Goodfather with the 3D, and Venis with the Whassup Drop. Matt then put Venis through a table with a legdrop, as Bubba did the same to Richards with a top rope powerbomb.[4][5][6]

The main event was a No Disqualification match between Stone Cold Steve Austin and Triple H. Both wrestlers attacked each other with several foreign objects and took advantage of no disqualification stipulation. After assaulting Triple H for much of the match, Austin tried to perform a Stone Cold Stunner but Triple H countered it into a neckbreaker. The action spilled to the outside of the ring where Triple H tried to perform a Pedigree on Austin, but Austin backdropped Triple H through the announce table. The two returned to the ring where Austin performed a Stone Cold Stunner but continued to attack Triple H with a steel chair. The two wrestlers continued to fight each other and their action spilled to the backstage area, where The Radicalz interfered in the match. Triple H escaped in a car while Chris Benoit ran away but Austin did not follow him. Eventually, Benoit met up with Triple H where the two tried to find Austin. Triple H sent Benoit to find Austin. Suddenly, Austin appeared in a forklift, and he picked up Triple H's car and dropped it off the forklift from 30 feet in the air. The car landed on its top with Triple H trapped inside. The match resulted in a no contest as Austin celebrated.[20][4][5][6][21]

Reception

Survivor Series received 400,000 buys, the least buys received by a WWE pay-per-view in 2000. It was met with mixed to negative reviews, and was one of the weaker shows of the year, with no match crossing 3.25 stars. Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter rated The Rock vs. Rikishi 3 stars, 0.25 stars to Ivory vs. Lita, 0.5 stars for the European Championship match, 2.75 stars for the Survivor Series elimination match between The Hardy Boyz, Edge & Christian and the Right to Censor, which was the same rating received by the WWF Championship match between Kurt Angle and The Undertaker. Kane vs. Chris Jericho was rated 1.75 stars, The Radicalz vs. Billy Gun, Chyna, K-Kwik and The Road Dogg was rated 1.5 stars and Crash, Molly Holly and Steve Blackman vs. Trish Stratus and T&A was rated 1.25 stars. Meltzer rated the main event as the highest-rated one of the event, with 3.25 stars.[citation needed]

Results

No.Results
No Disqualification match
35:09
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
H – the match was broadcast prior to the pay-per-view on Sunday Night Heat

Survivor Series elimination matches

^1

Eliminated Wrestler Eliminated by Method Time[21]
1 Chyna Perry Saturn
Pinfall
 2:30
2 Eddie Guerrero Billy Gunn
Pinfall
 6:01
3
K-Kwik
 Chris Benoit
Pinfall
 7:18
4 Road Dogg Perry Saturn
Pinfall
 8:48
5 Dean Malenko Billy Gunn
Pinfall
 10:58
6 Billy Gunn Chris Benoit
Pinfall
 12:41
Survivors: Chris Benoit and Perry Saturn

^2

Eliminated Wrestler Eliminated by Method Time[21]
1 Matt Hardy Edge
Pinfall
 3:59
2 D-Von Dudley Christian
Pinfall
 5:08
3 Bull Buchanan Bubba Ray Dudley
Pinfall
 7:32
4 Edge Bubba Ray Dudley
Pinfall
 7:59
5 Bubba Ray Dudley
The Goodfather
Pinfall
 8:40
6 Christian Jeff Hardy
Pinfall
 9:39
7
The Goodfather
 Jeff Hardy
Pinfall
 10:04
Sole Survivor: Jeff Hardy

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