10 Best Team Players In Survivor Series History
Who've been the most reliable teammates when it comes to the Survivor Series pay-per-view?
With Goldberg returning to face Brock Lesnar for his first WWE match in 12-and-a-half years, as well as multiple inter-promotional SmackDown vs. Raw matches to look forward to on the card, it’s easy to see why WWE has rolled with the “fantasy warfare just got real” tagline for this year’s Survivor Series.
So in keeping with this idea of fantasy warfare, as well as the Survivor Series theme of team-based action, who do we reckon would be our top picks for an all-time all-star Survivor Series team? In other words, who do we think are the greatest team players in the history of the pay-per-view?
By my humble calculations, we’ve seen a total of 75 elimination matches in the 29 years since 1987, with more than 300 names participating in those bouts. Obviously some have had more success than others though, as we’ll soon see in the coming slides.
Based on factors such as win-loss records, appearances as captain, sole survivals and total eliminations, this article takes a stab at listing ten of the very best team players in Survivor Series history.
10. Christian
With nine Tag Team Championships to his name, it’s fair to say that Christian is something of an expert when it comes to working in a team. And the success he enjoyed in two-man action seemed to translate fairly well to these multi-man Survivor Series bouts.
Christian’s featured in four elimination matches at the PPV over the years, helping himself to a handy six eliminations in the process.
Two eliminations in 1999 were followed by another one the following year, and he’d be back in the mix in 2003 before picking up another pair in 2009. However, it’s noticeable that in each of those appearances he actually ended up on the losing side. Every single time.
Ultimately, it looks like Christian could be a good guy to have around to consistently score some eliminations along the way, but he’s arguably not the greatest omen for success. Think of him as the wrestling equivalent of Gareth Bale during those early days at Tottenham.