10 Fascinating WWE Survivor Series 2009 Facts
Triple-threats, elimination matches, and Chris Jericho confirming his native city.
The 2009 Survivor Series is one of those shows that could stand to enjoy a little more love. After a summer and fall filled with one awful Monday Night RAW guest host after another, the company managed to string together a few pretty dang good pay-per-views, perhaps as a "make-good" for the insipid weekly programming. Survivor Series 2009 was part of that care package.
Today, the most memorable part of the show was a bit of improv on the part of Chris Jericho. After a ringsider grunts, "Go back to Toronto!" at Y2J, Jericho responds, "I'm from Winnipeg, you idiot!", all the while dragging Undertaker like a heavy piece of furniture. Welcome to the age of fleeting amusement taken to extremes.
In addition to that sassy comeback, the 2009 show boasted much enjoyment, from Kofi Kingston's greatest moment of shine (pre-New Day), to Batista devouring Rey Mysterio like a wounded woodland creature. The elimination matches featured teams that made sense, and the classic Survivor Series flavor was evident. The WWE and World Title triple threats solidified the 2009 Survivor Series as a thumbs-up event, even if the show is sadly lost to history for one reason or another.
Here are ten facts about the 2009 Survivor Series you may not have known.
10. It Was The Last Survivor Series With At Least Three Elimination Matches, Until 2016
One of the reasons that Survivor Series 2009 was such an enjoyable show (at least in the minds of WhatCulture writers who kneel in gratitude before the classic Survivor Series format, anyway) was the fact that half of the card consisted of throwback elimination bouts. Six total matches took place at Survivor Series, and three of them were five-on-five battles of attrition.
Between 2010 and 2015, there was never more than two elimination matches on any Survivor Series show. The 2010 and 2011 events each produced only one, while 2015 had only one main-show elimination match. Not exactly true "Survivor Series" showcases, wouldn't you agree?
The matches in question at the 2009 show were augmented by putting over freshly-pushed talent, particularly in the men's bouts. Using a WWE standard to build tomorrow's stars? Truly a novel concept.