2002 Survivor Series Review

The elimination what?

Jeff Hardy, Bubba Ray Dudley and Spike Dudley defeated 3 Minute Warning (Rosey and Jamal) and Rico in an Elimination Tables match (14:22)
Rosey and Jamal eliminated Spike with a Double Flapjack (4:25)
Hardy eliminated Rosey with a Swanton Bomb (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)
***1/4
Really dug this match.

Billy Kidman defeated Jamie Noble (w/Nidia) to win the WWE Cruiserweight Championship (7:29)
Kidman pinned Noble after a Shooting star press.
***1/4
Suprised Kidman got the title but it was still good and stuff.

Victoria defeated Trish Stratus in a Hardcore match to win the WWE Women's Championship (7:01)
Victoria pinned Stratus after a spraying her with a fire extinguisher followed by a Snap suplex.
**1/2
Great for a Womens match.

The Big Show defeated Brock Lesnar (w/Paul Heyman) to win the WWE Championship (4:19)
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.
*3/4
Good for only being 4 minutes.

Los Guerreros (Eddie and Chavo) 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)
Edge pinned Benoit after a Spear (13:09)
Eddie forced Mysterio to submit with the Lasso from El Paso (19:25)
***3/4
Very dissapointing compared to the other matches. I tend to like it more than others.

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)

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 and a Lionsault
17:43

3
Kane
5
Chris Jericho
Pinfall after a Sweet Chin Music, Pedigree, and Lionsault
22:53

4
Chris Jericho
3
Shawn Michaels
Pinfall after a Sweet Chin Music
30:43

5
Triple H
2
Shawn Michaels
Pinfall after a Sweet Chin Music
39:20

WINNER
Shawn Michaels
6
****
I thought this match was like ****1/2 on 1st viewing. But my stupidity has worn off. Too boring when it was Y2J and HHH vs HBK.

~ Nothing great, but nothing bad. Overall a good show with no classic matches.

~ November 18 – RVD beat Jericho & Booker T to become #1 contender for the World Title. ***1/2

~ November 21 – Kurt Angle beat Eddie Guerrero. ***

~ November 25 – RVD and Shawn Michaels fought to a No-Contest. ***1/4

~ November 28 – Los Guerreros beat Angle and Benoit to retain the tag titles. ****

~ December 5 – Kidman beat Chavo to retain the Cruiserweight title. ***

~ December 5 - Angle defeats Edge, Benoit and Guerrero in a Fatal Four Way Elimination Match to become number 1 contender for the WWE Title an Armageddon. ****1/2