10 Fascinating WWE Survivor Series 2008 Facts

6. Randy Orton Became The First Man To Survive At Four Different Events

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This series of lists has documented Orton's Survivor Series history, and for good reason: he's been booked to dominate at the event. After surviving three times from 2003-05, Orton survived once more in 2008 after pinning former Evolution ally Batista.

The survival allowed Orton to join Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior as the only men to survive four times at the event. However, Orton is the first to survive on four different cards - Hogan and Warrior each survived twice at the 1990 show, due to the night-closing "Grand Finale" match.

Additionally, 2008 was also the first time that Orton survived alongside another wrestler, as Legacy sidekick Cody Rhodes managed to make it to the end of the match alongside 'The Viper'.

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