Survivor Series (2011)
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Promotion WWE | | ||
Date | November 20, 2011 | ||
City | New York City, New York | ||
Venue | Madison Square Garden | ||
Attendance | 16,749[1] | ||
Buy rate | 281,000[2] | ||
Tagline(s) | The Most Charismatic Tag Team of All Time... Never Before. Never Again. | ||
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The 2011 Survivor Series was the 25th annual
Seven matches were contested at the event, six of which were broadcast
The event garnered 281,000 pay-per-view buys, up from 244,000 buys the previous year's event.
Production
Background
The 2011 event was hyped in New York City by a huge fan interaction event outside of Madison Square Garden two days before the event, which included the first look at the new
Storylines
Survivor Series featured professional wrestling matches involving different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines that developed on WWE's television programs, Raw and SmackDown. Wrestlers portrayed heroes or villains as they followed a series of events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[12][13]
The main event involved
Three months prior at SummerSlam, Alberto Del Rio cashed in his Money in the Bank contract against WWE Champion CM Punk to win the title.[17] Punk got a rematch at Hell in a Cell but it was a Triple Threat match and John Cena was the champion going into the match. Punk requested to have another one-on-one rematch for the championship. Del Rio objected[15] but accepted the challenge after Punk locked him into an Anaconda Vise.[16]
The event also included World Heavyweight Champion Mark Henry defending his title against Big Show. The two had wrestled each other the previous month at Vengeance, but during the match the ring had collapsed, leaving both men unable to continue.[18] A rematch was scheduled for Survivor Series, with a reinforced ring being set up.[19]
A Survivor Series elimination match pitting Team Orton, consisting of
Event
Role: | Name: |
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English Commentators | Michael Cole |
Jerry Lawler | |
Booker T | |
Spanish Commentators | Carlos Cabrera |
Marcelo Rodriguez
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Backstage interviewer | Josh Mathews |
Ring announcers | Justin Roberts |
Tony Chimel | |
Howard Finkel (Punk vs. Del Rio) | |
Referees | Charles Robinson |
Mike Chioda | |
John Cone | |
Scott Armstrong | |
Chad Patton |
Preliminary matches
In the first match, Dolph Ziggler defended the
Next,
In the third match, Team Barrett (Wade Barrett, Cody Rhodes, Hunico, Jack Swagger, and Dolph Ziggler) faced Team Orton (Randy Orton, Sheamus, Kofi Kingston, Mason Ryan, and Sin Cara). Ziggler was the first man eliminated after an RKO. Sin Cara was eliminated after sustaining a legitimate injury. Ryan was then eliminated after Cross Rhodes by Rhodes. Kingston was eliminated by Wasteland by Barrett. Sheamus was disqualified after not breaking the referee's 5 count near the ropes. In frustration, Sheamus Brogue Kicked Swagger, who was then pinned by Orton. Hunico was next eliminated after Orton executed a RKO in mid-air on him. Following a distraction by Rhodes, Orton was pinned by Barrett, giving Team Barrett the win and leaving Rhodes and Barrett as the survivors.[9]
Next, Mark Henry defended the World Heavyweight Championship against Big Show. During the match, Henry tackled Big Show through the barricade, but Big Show got into the ring before the 10-count. Big Show then performed a diving elbow drop to Henry. Big Show then attempted his finisher, the WMD but Henry performed a low blow to Big Show, causing a disqualification. After the match Big Show placed a steel chair over the leg of Henry and gave him a leg drop onto the chair.[9]
In the penultimate match, Alberto Del Rio defended the WWE Championship against CM Punk. Howard Finkel was the special ring announcer for Punk. During the match, there were many reversals and counters to the two men's various finishers and submission holds. The match resulted in Punk winning via submission with Del Rio submitting to the Anaconda Vice. Punk celebrated with the crowd after the match. This would be the start of Punk's reign that would last for 434 days.[9]
Main event
The main event saw John Cena and The Rock face The Miz and R-Truth. Throughout the match, Cena was targeted and was almost pinned many times. After R-Truth and John Cena took each other out of the match, The Rock performed a spinebuster followed by the People's Elbow to pin the Miz. After the match, The Rock performed the Rock Bottom on Cena.[9]
Reception
Dave Meltzer wrote that the main event had "The biggest big match feel in WWE since the John Cena vs CM Punk encounter from Money in the Bank earlier that year".[20] The event was released December 20, 2011, on DVD by WWE Home Video, and went on to be the highest selling pay-per-view on DVD that year behind Wrestlemania.[21]
Results
No. | Results dark match |
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- The lumberjills were: .
Survivor Series elimination tag team match
Eliminated | Wrestler | Eliminated by | Method | Times[9] |
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1 | Dolph Ziggler | Randy Orton | Pinfall
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1:32 |
2 | Sin Cara | N/A | Unable to continue after suffering an injury | 3:44 |
3 | Mason Ryan | Cody Rhodes | Pinfall
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08:52 |
4 | Kofi Kingston | Wade Barrett | 14:06 | |
5 | Sheamus | N/A | Disqualification
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18:30 |
6 | Jack Swagger
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Randy Orton | Pinfall
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19:33 |
7 | Hunico
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Randy Orton | 21:38 | |
8 | Randy Orton | Wade Barrett | 22:10 | |
Survivor(s): | Wade Barrett and Cody Rhodes (Team Barrett) |
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- ^ Nemer, Paul (August 30, 2011). "Raw Results – 8/29/11". WrestleView. Archived from the original on November 6, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ^ "Survivor Series is SOLD OUT". WWE. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
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- ^ a b Murphy, Ryan (October 31, 2011). "WWE Raw SuperShow results: It's time to meet The Muppets!". WWE. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
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- ^ Burdick, Michael (October 10, 2011). "World Heavyweight Champion Mark Henry vs. Big Show ended in a No contest". WWE. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
- ^ Passero, Mitch (November 4, 2011). "SmackDown results: Big Show gets another chance at Mark Henry". WWE. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
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