WWE Survivor Series 2002
November. 17,2002 NRSurvivor Series (2002) was the sixteenth annual Survivor Series PPV. It took place on November 17, 2002 from Madison Square Garden in New York, New York and featured talent from both the Raw and SmackDown! brands. The main event was from the Raw brand the first ever Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship involving reigning champion Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Chris Jericho, Booker T, Rob Van Dam and Kane. The predominant match on the SmackDown! brand was Brock Lesnar versus The Big Show for the WWE Championship. The featured matches on the undercard were a Triple Threat Elimination match for the WWE Tag Team Championship involving Edge and Rey Mysterio, Los Guerreros, and Kurt Angle with Chris Benoit.
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1. 6 tag Elimination Table Match:Buh-Buh ray Dudley/Spike Dudley/Jeff Hardy Vs. 3minutes of bad wrestling - Oh God, I forgot how TERRIBLE that 3 minute warning were. Rosie even cannot catch Jeef, what he should at one time. Awful. But Spike and Jeff highed that match up. D-Von arrived at the end and help Babba won. 7/10 - only for Jeff's sommersaults.2. Cruiserweight title Championship: Champ-Jamie Knoble Vs. Billy Kidman - Now that was really something, Perfect moves, awesome wrestlers, never forget that DDT from Turnbuckle by Knoble or Inside bomb by Billy Kidman from turnbuckle as Well. I'm not afraid and give a 10/10 - New champ!3. Women's title Championship Hardcore Match: Champ-Trish Stratus Vs. Victoria - For women - they put some solid effort and took it really hardcore! Victoria bleed. 8/104. WWE Heavyweight title Championship:Champ-Brock Lesnar Vs. Big Show - Short match with Heyman's screw on Lesnar. Brock 3 times slammed Big Show in a great way. So new champ is here. 7.5/105. Triple Threat elimination Tag Team WWE Championship: Champs:Rey Mysterio/Edge Vs. Eddie Guerrero/Chavo Guerrero Vs. Chris Benoit/Kurt Angle - Great match. After Benoit and Angle where eliminated it quite lost breath, but again new champs - Eddie and Chavo and it still has breathtaking moments. 9.5/10Scott Steiner debuted.6. Chamber Elimination World Heavyweight Title Match: Shawn Michaels Vs. Chris Jericho Vs. Kane Vs. Booker T. Vs. RVD Vs. Champ-HHH - Pretty obvious all the time that Shawn will won. 7/10
"Survivor Series 2002" will always be remembered chiefly for introducing the "Elimination Chamber" match; we take it for granted today, but back then it was, as Jim Ross says, uncharted territory. Yet I found the most entertaining match of the show to be the opener, a 6-man tag team elimination table match, which features a lot of high-impact, high-risk moves and a crowd-pleasing ending. The cruiserweight match that follows gets a little overshadowed by what preceded it. The "hardcore rules" match between Trish and Victoria gives a shot in the arm of the women's division; Victoria plays crazy very well, her body is awesome and her outfit is killer, and Trish is at her most flexible, but the ending is unfortunately abrupt. The WWE title match is more of a storyline setup, but seeing Brock Lesnar deliver an F-5 to the mighty Big Show is impressive indeed. The tag team match is no match for the classic in "No Mercy 2002" - considering the names involved, it is strangely subdued. There is too much talk on the whole (there is actually a 30-minute stretch with no wrestling at all!), and the primary camera position is distracting - it faces straight into the entrance of the wrestlers instead of on the crowd like it usually happens. Sounds like a petty thing to complain about, but the green of the Survivor Series logo really is distracting.
With the third elimination chamber match coming up in 6 days, i'd like to look back at the event that featured the first EC match. At the time my thoughts on this event were that it was very good. The Main Event was awesome and the undercard featured some good matches. Fast-Forward 2 years later and the question pops up: Has it aged very well?Match #1: Bubba Ray/Spike/Jeff Hardy vs. 3-minute warning/RicoThis is a tables match. Forget about actual wrestling, this is a spotfest, and a decent one. Guys are flying through tables left and right. In the End, D-Von comes to the rescue to eliminate Rico and reunite the Dudleyz. Not Bad. 7/10Match #2: Jamie Noble vs. Billy KidmanCruiser Title is on the line here. This is a fine little match that shows the talent these guys have. Good wrestling and a clean finish that sees Kidman pick up the win with the SSP. 7/10Match #3: Trish vs. VictoriaHardcore rules and offcourse the women's championship is on the line. This is as good as the Women's Division will ever be, as the spots are well worked out and the Match has a decent flow. 6.5/10 however its 9.5/10 by female standards.Match #4: Brock Lesnar vs. Big ShowWWE Title Match. Paul Heyman turns on Brock and Show wins the Title in a bad match that never got started. When you have a Title match on PPV that people pay to see, at least you could make your title matches last longer than 4 minutes. 2/10Match #5: Edge/Mysterio vs. Angle/Benoit vs. Los GuerrerosThis match disappointed me back then, and it still does. The Match is good, but after all the GREAT matches these combinations had about 2 months prior, the expectations were so high, that you could wonder if they could ever live up to them. Still a solid performance by everybody, but that magical level is never reached. 8/10Match #6: Elimation Chamber Okey, my opinion on the matches hasn't really changed much, if nothing at all. Save this match. I gave it 10/10 upon first viewing, now i give it 6/10. Yes, the first time it was unique, never seen before and original. It still is original in some degree, only the match feels so slow. (Especially after RVD is eliminated) I think Triple H's injury really hurt this match. The last 12 minutes the match just fell apart. Its a shame, cause it started off great. 6/10SS 02 still is a good event. Nothing crazy-good but really decent and with stellar performances overall. 7/10
The IMDB user who first reviewed this event-luke_bannon-said that Survivor Series 2002 was the best PPV of the year. I have to agree one hundred percent with those comments. It really was the best. It had great matches from start to finish and a couple of surprises. I would have liked an appearance from Hulk Hogan but after viewing this event, I forgot that minor fact. ***SPOILERS AHEAD***The opening match pitted Spike, Bubba Ray and Jeff Hardy in a tables match against 3 Minute Warning and Rico. This was just fantastic and funny in parts. At certain points throughout the match, Rosie and Jamal looked like Humpty Dumpty falling off the wall. Bubba Ray got the win for his team.Billy Kidman defeated Jamie Noble in a fantastic match for the cruiserweight title despite the best efforts of Nidia (who I believe has a future in the WWE).The beautiful but mysterious Victoria beat the gorgeous Trish Stratus in a hardcore match for the Women's Title. Okay, I would have preferred a lingerie match but it was a decent match and the second title switch of the night.Then, the Big Show challenged Brock Lesnar for the WWE Title. This match was quite short but good nonetheless. Brock put up a real fight against the Big Show. In a shocker, Paul Heyman turned on Brock and helped the Big Show take the belt in the third consecutive title switch. This is the way wrestling should be-unpredictable and full of surprises. No doubt Brock will get his revenge on Heyman and the Big Show at some point.Los Guerreros won the tag titles by beating Chris Benoit & Kurt Angle and Edge & Rey Mysterio Jr. in a superb match from start to finish. This was the fourth consecutive title switch.Big Poppa Pump made a surprise appearance before the main event wasting Matt Hardy and Nowinski. I knew Steiner had signed with WWE but his appearance was totally unexpected and exciting because he no doubt has some exciting matches ahead with the likes of Brock, Triple H and the rest.Then came the Elimination Chamber match featuring Shawn Michaels, Rob Van Dam, Kane, Booker T, Triple H and Chris Jericho. I wasn't expecting much from this match because I had watched similar themed matches in WCW at their Fall Brawl and WrestleWar events. In WCW, they had WarGames cage matches which on occasion were abysmal. However, the Elimination Chamber match was phenomenal and the guys just risked their health to entertain us fans. I had a feeling lightning would strike for the fifth time that night and that a title would switch hands. There were some great moments throughout the match. Towards the end, Chris Jericho and Triple H-who had been teaming throughout the event-turned on each other like rabid wolves and fought. The end battle was between Shawn Michaels and Triple H. Credit really must go to Michaels. His back isn't 100 percent better and he's 37 years of age (which IS NOT OLD except for wrestlers)but he still put on a performance which blew us away and he won the WWE championship.A great event not only for the matches but because of the knock-on effect it will have for future WWE events. Who will Womens Champion Victoria defend against next? Will Brock get his hands on that worm Heyman? Who will Big Poppa Pump target first? And where does Shawn Michaels go from here? You can bet I-and many others-will be tuning in to find out.