10 Fascinating WWE Survivor Series 1995 Facts

10. It Was The First Sunday Survivor Series

And so the Thanksgiving night/eve tradition comes to a close. Before 1995, SummerSlam solely took place on Monday nights, while Survivor Series skewed closer to the mid-week Thanksgiving holiday. Everything changed when both events were moved to Sundays in 1995, in total alignment with the rest of the pay-per-view calendar.

At the time, WWE was running monthly marathon tapings for Raw and Superstars on the Monday and Tuesday following pay-per-views, and was able to save money by filming so much at one time. Having Survivor Series on a Wednesday or Thursday would probably put a dent into this formula, so syncing up the pay-per-views to Sundays seemed wise.

Since then, only three WWE pay-per-views have taken place outside of Sundays: part of the May 1996 In Your House (which was compromised by a power outage due to a severe storm), and two Taboo Tuesday events in 2004 and 2005.