10 Fascinating WWE Survivor Series 1996 Facts

10. The Pre-Show Match Was A Who's Who Of Attitude's Future

WWE tacked on one extra Survivor Series elimination match for the pre-show "Free For All", and what a doozy it was. Badd Ass Billy Gunn, JBL, Rikishi, and Salvatore Sincere did battle with Bart Gunn, Road Dogg, Hardcore Holly, and Justin Credible. That's some pretty serious names for a pre-show match, don't you agree?

It wasn't as special in 1996. With the exceptions of Sincere and Bart, everybody else was playing much different characters, ones that were far less impressive than what their futures had in store for them.

Instead, heel cowboy Billy Gunn, Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw, The Sultan, Double J Jesse James, Bob "Spark Plug" Holly, and Aldo Montoya took part in a throwaway pre-show match at the 1996 Survivor Series. Makes much more sense. Nonetheless, that's still a pretty impressive group of guys who were a gimmick change or two away from their greatest career runs.