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WWE Survivor Series 2004

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I really didn't think I was going to enjoy this PPV very much, but it actually turned out to be my favorite PPV of 2004! How's that for a shocker? Here's the scoop...

Cruiserweight Championship
Rey Mysterio vs. Billy Kidman vs. Chavo Guerrero vs. Spike Dudley (champion)
---An energizing crowd-pleaser. Basically, the action never stops, which is exactly what you expect from the WWE's Cruiserweight division. I usually don't care for Spike Dudley, but he did some good work here. In fact, all four men delivered a fast-paced opener that any kind of fan will like.
"8.0 out of 10"
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Intercontinental Championship
Christian vs. Shelton Benjamin (champion)
---I love Shelton Benjamin; he's a phenomenal athlete and if used right could go onto great things. I really hope he makes it big in his career. Christian is up to his usual heel tricks, and almost always delivers good IC Title matches. This is more of a methodically-paced match instead of a faster-paced type you might expect from either man. But, it's slow in a way that keeps your attention. A worthy entry in the card.
"7.0 out of 10"
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Survivor Series Match
Kurt Angle, Luther Reigns, Mark Jindrak, & Carlito vs.
Big Show, Rob Van Dam, Eddie Guerrero, & John Cena
---Some may frown at Carlito's early departure. While I hated the Cena/Carlito feud, tonight's storytelling of that rivalry was effective and cool. This is one of the better Classic Elimination matches I've seen in a while. The only complaint I have is that there are moments where the action goes so fast that the cameras and the commentary aren't in synch. See RVD's elimination as an example. Also, I wish Kurt Angle would be given a little more respect on WWE TV lately. Still, a good match. If you think SMACKDOWN delivered a good Elimination Match, wait 'till you get a load of RAW's!
"7.0 out of 10"
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Heidenreich vs. The Undertaker
---Am I the only one a little disappointed with this one? When I hear Tazz and Cole talk about Heidenreich is giving Taker a run for his money, I don't see that on the screen. Heidenreich's a weird character, and his in-ring performances are hard to describe. I guess I just can't buy that Taker would have such a hard time putting this particular opponent away. Not a bad match, but Heidenreich needs a little tune-up before The Undertaker can make him famous.
"6.0 out of 10"
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Women's Championship
Trish Stratus (champion) vs. Lita
---I'm not even going to write a grade for this one, because the match ends within 2 minutes! Lita and Stratus are the two of the best women athletes in WWE, but this was a pitiful way to reward fans for the all of the sweet buildup.
"No Grade"
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WWE Championship
JBL (champion) vs. Booker T
---I really do not like this match that much. Booker T and Layfield work too slow to keep things going. I actually liked Orlando Jordan's interference, because it kept the match going at a smoother pace than JBL and Booker were. Maybe I need to watch this one again, but I wasn't hooked at all, and couldn't wait for the end to come.
"4.0 out of 10"
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Survivor Series Match
Winners Gain Control of RAW
Batista, Triple H, Gene Snitsky, & Edge vs.
Chris Jericho, Chris Benoit, Randy Orton, & Maven
---Thank God this is the main event instead of Booker/JBL! I honestly didn't know if Maven would show up. I'm glad he did so that the Handicap cliches didn't start showing their ugly faces. This match is out of control! Even HHH's team can't keep things going; their tense egos get themselves into deep trouble. Even when it's down to a handicap situation, the match never slows down. A very good finish to a surprisingly good SURVIVOR SERIES PPV.
"8.0 out of 10"
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You might wonder how I can call this the best PPV of the year when I have a below-average score, plus a match that isn't graded. Well, the positives outweight the negatives by a longshot, so I stopped caring about the sore spots. 2004 was not a good year for WWE, especially because SMACKDOWN had a terrible year overall, and RAW was doing good TV but mediocre PPV. But on this night, the WWE was in top form. SURVIVOR SERIES was a pleasant surprise back in November, and it holds up very well.

WWE Cruiserweight Championship
Fatal Four Way
Spike Dudley vs Chavo Guerrero vs Rey Mysterio vs Billy Kidman 9/10- great way to kick off the ppv. high flying action galore. brings back memories of WCW days.

Raw meets Smackdown moment: Heidenreich & Gene Snitsky

Intercontinental Championship
Shelton Benjamin vs Christian 8.5/10- a very good match. these 2 have improved greatly. Tyson Tomko is at ringside. Benjamin is quick as a cat. the future of Raw.

Raw meets Smackdown moment: Kurt Angle, Edge & Eugene

Survivor Series Elimination Match
Team Angle(Kurt Angle, Luther Reigns, Mark Jindrak & Carlito Carribean Cool) vs Team Guerrero(Eddie Guerrero, Rob Van Dam, Big Show & John Cena) 9.5/10- awesome match. perhaps the best match of the night. goes a long time without an elimination, then they start dropping like flies. a must see beginning before the match ever begins.

Maven is brutally attacked during an interview.

Heidenreich vs Undertaker 7/10- a fairly decent match from these 2. Heiden is still a little too green. he needs some seasoning. Taker carries the big guy well. Paul Heyman is at ringside.

Women's Championship
Trish Stratus vs Lita 6/10- the return to the ring for Lita after a 6 month absence. this match is very short but intense and brutal. best ladies match in a long while.

WWE Championship
John Bradshaw Layfield vs Booker T 9.5/10- a much better match than i anticipated. Orlando Jordan is at ringside. Booker's best match ever in WWE. he was on top of his game. JBL gets better and better each time. this would have gotten a 10 except for the screwjob ending. this should have been the main event.

Survivor Series Elimination Match
Winning Team Runs Raw For A Month
Team Evolution(Triple H, Batista, Edge & Gene Snitsky) vs Team RKO(Randy Orton, Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho & Maven) 9/10- an excellent match. surprised to see Maven get a big push so quickly. Snitsky plays the monster role better than Heidenreich. Ric Flair is at ringside. the action is excellent in this one. a must see.

overall, Survivor Series was very good. better than the previous year. The extras are good. they include a Smackdown match after the ppv. 2nd best PPV of 2004.

I'm a big fan of Survivor Series it's my 2nd favorite PPV(Wresltmain of course being first)

1.Fatal Four-Way Match For The Cruiserweight Championship
Spike Dudley(champ) vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Chavo Guerrero vs. Billy Kidman

O.K. match. I hate it how Spike wins though. He picks up the scraps of someone(can't remember who for sure) and gets the pin(7*) 10 being most

2.WWE Intercontinental Championship
Shelton Benjamin(Champ) vs. The SLB Chistian

Good match. Shelton and Christian do a good job in this match. Shelton retains.(8*)

3.Smackdown! Classic Survivor Series Match
Eddie Guerrero, Big Show, Rob Van Dam, and John Cena vs. Kurt Angle, Carlito Caribbean Cool, Mark Jindrak, and Luther Reigns

Good match, but of course the Raw classic match is better. It gets down to Eddie, Show, and Cena, vs. Angle. Cena F-U's him and get the pinfall.(8*)

4.Undertaker vs. Heidenreich with Paul Heyman

Good match. Both do awesome though I hate Heidenreich. He's retarded. Right now the Royal Rumble is coming up and they are having another match, a Casket Match. Thats the match I want to see of them. Undertaker wins this match but does look pretty freaked out after the match.(7*)

5.WWE Women's Championship
Trish Stratus(Champ) vs. Lita

Good match for like the minute it lasted. Lita gets Tris outside and slams her against the baricade. Then smashes her nose several time with a chaor and is disqualified. These two have a rematch for the title 3 or 4 weeks after this on Raw and its a classic Divas match. Lita wins the title(not tonight but on Raw a couple weeks later).(no stars... not really a real match.

6.WWE Championship Match
JBL(Champ) vs. Booker T

Good match till JBL cheats, yet again, top regain the title. Booker T should have won though. But now the Royal Rumble is coming up and JBL has to defend his title in a Triple Threat Match against Kurt Angle and The Big Show. I hope Big Show kills em both(not litterally lol).(7*)

7.Raw Classic Survivor Series Match
Randy Orton, Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, and Maven vs. Triple H, Edge, Batista, and Gene Snitsky

Awesome match! Best on the card. It gets down to Randy Orton fighting Triple H, and Edge I think. In the end, Edge goes to spear Orton but he moves and Edge spears HHH by accident. Edge turns around and is laid with an RKO and then a pin. Triple H also eventually gets RKO'ed out of no where and Ortons team wins. During the 4 weeks they control Raw, Eugene and William Regal become Tag Team Champs, Lita wins the Womans Title, and their becomes no World Heavyweight Champion after Edge taps to the crippler at the same time Benoit is pinned in a Triple Threat match against Triple H so there is no World Heavyweight Champion.

For the first time in a while, wwe has had a survivor sereis that wasnt five stars. There were some good matches though. Now, every year, there are some really cool and unexpected meetings backstage. Of two people, on different shows who carry the same persona. Last year, it was Goldberg and Brock Lesnar, which led up to their match at Wrestlemania XX. (It sucked unfortunately.) This year, there were two. A meeting between JBL and Triple h was the first. This was very intresting, though I don't think it will lead up to anything but if triple h doesn't win the elimanation chamber at New Years Revolution, and if JBL loses the wwe title in the barbed wire cage match at no way out, (that match has been rumored to happen.) they might face each other at Wrestlemania with Evolution in Triple H's corner and JBL with his "cabinet" in his corner.
The other cool meeting was the one between Snitsky and Heidenreich. Now this one is a little more clear. They were getting along, with Snitsky bragging about how hes better than Kane (untrue) and Heidenreich bragging about how hes better than Undertaker (DEFINETLY untrue). This will probaly lead up to a match at Mania 21 were Taker and Kane have to put their differences aside and fight Snitsky and Heidenreich in a tag team match.
Also, will it be HBK vs. angle at Mania? THat would be awesome.

this was a good show

rey mysterio vs billy kidman vs chavo guerrero vs spike dudley (c) - fatal 4-way for cruiserweight title.

good match.nice moves by rey.wrong winner

shelton benjamin (c) vs christian (intercontinental title)

long match here.its pretty good.shelton will be a big star someday

kurt angle, luther reigns, mark jindrak, carlito caribbean cool vs big show, john cena, rob van dam, eddie guerrero

carlito chickened out in the very beginning because he couldn't compete due to an injury during a house show.this match wasn't all that good.

heidenreich vs undertaker

nice match.taker seemed to be kinda hurt.

lita vs trish stratus (c) for womens title

not even a match.DUD

jbl (c) vs booker t for wwe title

boring

triple, edge, gene snitsky, batista vs randy orton, chris jericho, chris benoit, maven

good match.snitsky was busted up pretty badly

bonus match:
john cena vs carlito on smackdown
this was a one minute match where cena regained his title
where they say "bonus matches" its a lie,theres only one bonus match in the extras.the extras are pretty bad.the only good thing is the meeting of jbl and hhh backstage.

You other kids are terrible writers. I cant understand a word your saying! How old are you 6?well maybe you are but now im gonna review the tape

WWE CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
REY MYSTERIO VS. BILLY KIDMAN VS. CHAVO GUERRERO VS. SPIKE DUDLEY
This was a fantastic opener!!Its a pity though that rey has out grew the cruiserweight division.But thankfully we have Paul London to take his place and wwe has been contemplating bring back Essa Rios!! (if you dont remember him he is the one Lita used to accompany to ringside and he is a fantastic athlete)
Anyway Fantastic match.5 stars

WWE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
SHELTON BENJAMIN VS. CHRISTIAN
my favourite wrestler takes on one of my other favourite wrestlers.In what was a great match for the IC title!I Missed the first bit of the PPV Live because SKY TV company F***** up and wqhen i ordered it it never came on but i saw the end of this match and i watched the Cruiserweight match the next day.
4 Stars

SMACKDOWN! 8 MAN ELIMINATION MATCH
KURT ANGLE, LUTHER REIGNS AND MARK JINDRAK, CARLITO COOL
VS.
BIG SHOW, EDDIE GUERRERO, JOHN CENA, ROB VAN DAM
First of all they could have easily had a 10 man tag here with
rey mysterio still on eddies team(nunzio fills in for rey in fatal fourway) and Jesus on Angles team. Also another review said that carlito didnt have the balls to get in the ring well would you get in the ring with s seperated shoulder?Anyway this match was good but they could have made it better by having Kurt Angle overcome the odds but in the end eddie pins him to get revenge?Oh Yeah and It made RVD look really, really weak to be the only one on his team eliminated.
3 1/2 stars

THE UNDERTAKER VS. HEIDENREICH
Heidenreich wasnt as bad as expected in this match IMO. I like his finisher as Bossmans old move and he took some quite big bumps for a big guy(Last ride)Also there where alot of near falls in this match which could have been more exciting if the crowd was more involved in the match.
3 stars

WWE WOMENS CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
TRISH STRATUS VS. LITA
What a rip off? alot of people where looking forward to this match actually and they where all let down by this! It lasted under a minute becaus eLita went Psycho.
1 star

WWE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
JOHN BRADHSAW LAYFIELD VS. BOOKER T
This was a hell of a match i was really into it. I do not mind JBl as champion anymore because eveytime he faces someone i allways think there is a chance he will lose the title. I just have one problem though and that is JBl or Big Show going into WM as Champion. I expect it will be JBl and i dont like that at all.(also it has been rumoured that these two will face each other in a barbed wire cage match at No Way Out?Whats up wit Dat!)4 stars

RAW 10 MAN ELIMINATION MATCH
RANDY ORTON, CHRIS JERICHO, CHRIS BENOIT, MAVEN
VS.
TRIPLE H, GENE SNITSKY, EDGE, BATISTA
what a great way to top of a great night! I Love these type of matches and this was alot better than the SD! one earlier.But my only problem is i would have had Orton and HHH as the last two last a bit longer.I liked maven returning after being beat up by Snitsky that really added to the excitement of the match and i liked HHH and Edge agaisnt Orton bit at the end.
5 stars

This was a great event and just forget about the trish and lita bit of the event after all it only lasts a minute but get this tape for the rest of the event.

WWE Cruiserweight Championship ***
Spike Dudley VS. Billy Kidman VS. Rey Mysterio VS. Chavo Gurrero
A Great opener but spike dudley once again was there to pick up the pieces.

WWE Intercontinental Championship ****
Shelton Benjamin VS. Christian with Tyson Tomko
A Great Match it was like a handicap match because of Tyson Tomko But Shelton Benjamin Pulled it off.

WWE Smackdown Classic Survivor Series Elimination Match *****
John Cena,Eddie Gurrero,RVD & Big Show VS. Kurt Angle,Mark Jindrak,Luther Reigns & Carlito Carribean Cool
A Awsome elimination Match But Carlito Did not even Have the balls to Compete. In The End Team Gurrero Deminated Team Angle.

WWE Women's Championship ***
Lita VS. Trish Stratus
The Match lasted 2 minutes tops. The match was only so great because Lita used a chair & The Stairs To break Trish's Nose.

The Undertaker VS. Heidenreich *****
A Great High Impact very entertaining match. It Took A Last Ride Powerbomb, A Choke Slam & Finally the tombstone Piledriver to put down Heidenreich. But The Undertaker still Beat Heidenreich.

WWE Championship ****
Booker T VS. John Bradshaw Layfield
A good match the only reason we didn't Crown a New WWE Champion is because orlando jordan distracted Booker T So when he turned around he got nailed in the face with the Championship belt.

WWE Raw Classic Elimination Match ***** Main Event
Randy Orton ,Chris Jericho,Chris Benoit & Maven VS.
Triple H,Batista,Edge & Gene Snitsky
This was the best match of the night, But in the end Ortons Team Overcame Triple H's Team.

This PPV is the best one of 2004 I strongly recommend you buy this.

I am one of the biggest WWE fans around but even I am dissapointed with the ppv's lately. Seem I love wrestling they are still worth the 30 bucks to see live but I wish WWE would actually put in an effort to create a good ppv every month. The mid card is the real let down for WWE ppv's in the last year and it should be worked on in the coming months. Anyway here are my Armageddon predictions in predicted order.

Cruiserweight Title
Spike Dudley(c) vs. Chavo Guerrero TIME-10 minutes 7/10
This match hasn't been added to the Armageddon PPV yet but I think a cruiserweight title match will be added and this is my choice. This won't be a classic but will be okay and hopefully Chavo will win the title setting up a Chavo vs. Kidman match at WM 21.
WINNER-Chavo Guerrero

Special Guest Referee-Charlie Haas
Miss Jackie vs. Dawn Marie TIME-4 minutes 4/10
Here it comes, A Haas heel turn. This will be one of the worst matches of the year but atleast it gives Haas the chance to turn heel and get a huge push. I think Haas will cost Jackie the match.
WINNER-Dawn Marie

U.S Championship-Street Fight
John Cena(c) vs. Jesus TIME-12 minutes 7/10
To be honest I can care less about this match. It will be given some time and probably will be decent but I know who's going to win anyway. Cena won't lose on his 1st title defence. The street fight stipulation makes it alot more interesting though and hopefully we will get lots of weapon use. Cena will win with the F.U at around the 12 minute mark.
WINNER-John Cena

3 0n 1 handicapped Match
Big Show vs. Kurt Angle, Luther Reigns,Mark Jindrak TIME-12 minutes 7.5/10
I thought this would be Show vs. Luther but now the Big Show has to take on all three members of Kurt Angles group. Even though the single wrestler normally wins Handicapped matches I think Kurt Angle,Reigns and Jindrak will win this 10-15 minute match after cheating.
WINNER-Kurt Angle,Luther Reigns and Mark Jindrak

Tough enough final 2 match-Dixie Dog Fight
Daniel Puder vs. Mike Mizanin TIME-4 minutes 5/10
This will be a squash match with Puder winning to set up him winning the TE competition.
WINNER-Daniel Puder

WWE Tag Team Titles
Dupree/Suzuki(c) vs. RVD/Rey Mysterio TIME-15 minutes 9/10
This is going to be a great high flying match and probably about 15 minutes long which I am happy about. I think Mysterio/RVD will have to wait until WM 21 to get the titles against the Dudley Boyz as Dupree and Suzuki will cheat to win here.
WINNER-Dupree/Suzuki

WWE Championship
JBL(c) vs. The Undertaker vs. Eddie Guerrero vs. Booker T TIME-25 minutes 10/10
I am looking forward to this match so much. It is so unpredictable and should be entertaining being a whirlwind fatal fourway match. Everyone thinks Taker will win but I don't think he will because that will be his 5th title win and I think he will do that in a more special moment. I am tipping Eddie to win the title by picking up the crumbs. JBL will get a finisher from Booker T followed by Taker then Undertaker will get taken over the top rope by Booker T which leaves Eddie to hit the frogsplash on JBL and win the title.
WINNER-Eddie Guererro

Overall the main event should be a match of the year contender and the tag title match, the handicapped Match and Cena vs. Jesus in a streetfight should be all decent. I think it will be much better than last years event and I am looking forward to it more aswell.

I have been very disappointed with the PPVs lately, and this just added to my disappointment...

Match #1: Rey Mysterio vs. Chavo Guererro vs. Billy Kidman vs. Spike Dudley (c) for the Cruiserweight Championship: I really thought Kidman was gonna take this, but in the end Spike retained! Great match with awesome performances by all. Kidman hits a MEAN standing dropkick on Spike early in the match! AWESOME! 9/10

Heidenreich and Snitsky have a weird run in with eachother. Two of the dumbest characters in the WWE meet up to talk about punting babies and writing poetry...odd yet hilarious at the same time!

Match #2: Shelton Benjamin (c) vs. Christian w/ Tomko for the Intercontinental Championship: Great match! Shelton proves just how great he is and Christian does too. I thought these two wouldn't have good chemistry, but I was deinitely wrong! Shelton pulls out the victory even after constant interference from Tomko! 8/10

Kurt runs into Edge backstage and they talk a little smack to eachother. Kurt throws the fact that Edge wasn't picked at Taboo Tuesday, instead it was Shawn Micheals. Edge then says that he took Michaels out, which is something Kurt has never done...Could this be hinting a possible interpromotional match between Kurt and Michaels at WM 21? We'll just have to ait and see...

Match #3: Team Guererro vs. Team Angle in a Classic SS match: This is where I got disappointed. Eventhough Cena came back, I thought for sure Kurt's team was gonna win. Turns out Kurt's team got their butts handed to them and the only one they eliminated was RVD (the best wrestler on Eddie's team). Garbage! Cena didn't even have a scar! 2/10

Match #4: Heidenreich vs. The Undertaker: Not great, but better then I thought it was gonna be. Undertaker wins with the Tombstone. 5/10 cuz I'm really starting to hate the Undertaker!

Match #5: Trish (c) vs. Lita for the Women's Championship: No Contest cuz Lita destroyed Trish, by busting her against the wall with a steel chair breaking her nose!!! AWESOME! Lita DQed, Trish retains! I can't wait for Lita to totally destroy her next week on Jericho's RAW! 5/10 only cuz there should have still been a match!

Match #6: JBL (c) vs. Booker T for the WWE Championship: JBL is a great champ, but Booker should have won this match. It looked like he was gonna overcome the odds, but Orlando interferred too much! Even Josh Matthews came out to help Booker but he was destroyed! JBL retains in a decent match! 7/10

Match #7: Team Orton vs. Team HHH in a Classic SS match for Complete Control of RAW: Good match, but had a lot of bad points...First of all, Benoit was eliminated first after putting on the best performance in the whole match (why they are screwing over the best wrestler on RAW, I'll never understand). Then after we thought Maven was taken out, he makes a miraculous come back only to be drilled by Gene Snitsky yet again. Atleast he messed Snitsky up bad before we was completely eliminated. Orton is the sole survivor after taking on Edge and HHH and putting them down with RKOs!!! 8/10

Not as good as SS 2003, but decent. Watch it for the first 2 matches and to see Lita destroy Trish!

Survivor Series was amazing! Every match on this card was fantastic except for the Womens Title match.

Fatal 4-Way Match for the Cruiserweight Championship
Spike Dudley vs Chavo Guerrero vs Rey Mysterio vs Billy Kidman
Best opener to a ppv this year!!!! The missile dropkick Kidman landed was SICK!!!!! Great match poor ending though 9/10

Intercontinental Championship
Shelton Benjamin vs Christian
Great great match! This is Shelton's best match in WWE next to his match at Bad Blood w/ Orton. Shelton gave it everything he had and prevailed in the end. 9/10

Classic Survivor Series Match
Team Eddie vs Team Angle
Eddie had RVD, Big Show, and Cena on his team, and Angle had Luther, Jindrak, and Carlito on his team.Awesome match. Seeing Cena return coming for Carlito had me on my feet. This was a great match. The RAW survivor series match was better but still this was great. 10/10

Undertaker vs Heidenreich
I was SHOCKED at this match. This was a fantastic match. Never in a million years did I think these 2 would put on a great match but they proved me wrong. Great ending w/ Taker using the Chokeslam, Last Ride, and Tombstone to put away the monster Heidenreich. 9.5/10

Womens Championship
Trish Stratus vs Lita
I was expecting A LOT from this match. For the first time ever I thought a womens match would actually be interesting, but they dissappointed me again. However the beat down by Lita on Trish was entertaining. 5/10

WWE Championship
John "Bradshaw" Layfield vs Booker T
I was also surprised at how great this match was. WOW!! What a match. Orlando Jordan contstantly interfered but still the match was great!! JBL may have cheated this time but at Armageddon your time is up JBL!!!!!! 9/10

Classic Survivor Series Match (Winner controls RAW for 1 month)
Team Orton vs Team Triple H
Triple H had Edge, Batista, and Gene Snitsky on his team, and Orton had Jericho, Maven, and Benoit on his team. This was the match of the night hands down. Not as good as the RAW SS match from last year but this was an amazing match nonetheless. In the end, Orton was faced up against HHH and Edge but hit RKO's out of nowhere on both of them to pick up the win, and tomorrow night there will be a over the top battle royal for the World Title on RAW since Orton is the GM. I cant wait. 10/10

This was one of the best Survivor Series ever. Definitely pick it up when it comes out.