Every WWE Survivor Series Ranked - From Worst To Best
4. 1988
The second Survivor Series is an immensely fun show to go back and watch, and a lot of credit for this must fall at the feet of the 20 men involved in the 'let's put the entire tag division in one match' elimination bout. That match goes 42 minutes and is actually 42 minutes of wonderfully put together wrestling, impressive when you consider there was a confusing double turn and notable donkeys such as The Warlord, Boris Zhukov, and Jim Powers involved.
The main event saw further seeds sown in the Hulk Hogan/Randy Savage rivalry, as the two overcame four men to win the right to celebrate with Elizabeth at the end of the show.
The Ultimate Warrior announced his arrival on the big stage too, ending up as the sole survivor in the opening match of the show.
3. 2001
Talking about how WWE fluffed up the Invasion storyline makes all references to flogging dead horses redundant, but the event that ended it all still stands up as a great show to this day. The main event match, ostensibly for control of 'it all' but in reality a match full of WWF superstars (plus Booker T and RVD), met expectations and then some.
It was star power that was the seller here, and whilst the outcome was never in doubt if you throw Steve Austin, The Rock, The Undertaker, Kurt Angle, Chris Jericho, Kane and the rest into a main event match you are guaranteed a damn good time.
The Dudley Boyz and the Hardy Boyz continued their rivalry too, this time inside a steel cage. Test won an immunity battle royal that contained such, erm, legends as Shawn Stasiak, Justin Credible, and Hugh Morrus, while Trish Stratus won a six-pack-challenge to become WWF Women's Champion for the very first time.