WWE Survivor Series 2001
WWE Survivor Series 2001
| 18 November 2001 (USA)
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Survivor Series (2001) was the fifteenth annual Survivor Series PPV and was presented by Microsoft's Xbox. It took place on November 18, 2001 at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. This PPV marked the end of The Invasion angle. The main event was a 10 Man Elimination Tag Team Match featuring The Rock, Chris Jericho, Kane, The Big Show and The Undertaker vs. Steve Austin, Kurt Angle, Rob Van Dam, Booker T and Shane McMahon Several titles were put on the line in unification matches. The WWF Intercontinental/WCW U.S. Title had Edge vs. Test, the WWF/WCW Tag Team Titles were unified in a Steel Cage match with The Dudley Boyz vs. The Hardy Boyz, the WWF European Title was defended by Christian vs. Al Snow, and there was an "Immunity Battle Royal" to get protection from being fired by which-ever brand came out on top.

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Libramedi

Intense, gripping, stylish and poignant

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Doomtomylo

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

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Marva-nova

Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

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Edwin

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

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bljonathan

The Invasion Angle sucked. Not only did they not get the WCW top stars but what we got was 4-5 months of 50-50 booking and WCW stars, like Booker T, get humiliated. The McMahons were also sickeningly over the product, making nearly every match end with an overbooked ending. The post WM 17 product became an annoying McMahon soap opera and the fans didn't like it one bit hence the sharp ratings decline at this point. This PPV opens with a really really good opening hype video with the song "The End". Christian v Al Snow (European title):Not horrible but nobody cared about Al Snow. Slow paced. No energy. No intensity and screamed of filler. Skippable.William Regal v Tajiri:I'm fairly sure that this was the debut of Regal's darker/serious theme. Tajiri is just so fun to watch and hearing his kicks connect and the crowd awwing. Regal got a bloody nose very early on. Short match and probably not a classic but crowd into it and Regal looked good.Test v Edge (IC and US title unification):Edge and Christian haven't impressed me this year at all. Edge is obviously technically a very good wrestler and with work ethic but there is something about his matches which just put me to sleep and its the same with this match, too. I think Edge just lacks that bit of interplay transitions that guys like Daniel Bryan had/have. The crowd seemed a bit bored until the final 1/4th where it picks up. Best match so far. Dudleys v Hardys cage match (WCW/WWF tag tile unification):This has been a great year for the Hardys, especially Jeff who stole the show at Invasion and salvaged what would have been a dreadful PPV. The Dudleys have done well for a tag team but seemed typecast as one dimensional heels and would struggle as singles competitors. Strangely despite being a no DQ match tags are still needed but then they seemed to completely forget about the rules and it becomes tornado tag rules. Go figure. The crowd were real into it as you'd expect. Both teams are really in tune with each other and we see some really good spots without the match feeling like a spot fest. Really good match and definitely worth a watch.ECW v WWF Battle Royal:Complete filler match. The announcer cant even be bothered announcing the names of the low carders. Complete dud. Womens 6 woman title match:Like the cage match I have no idea what the rules if any were for this but its actually a really good womens match. Probably the best of the year. Alliance v the WWFI doubt when WWF bought WCW they expected to see the WCW/ECW team led by Austin, Kurt Angle and a non wrestler Shane McMahon (eye roll). This match was a disappointment before it began. No prizes for guessing who the moles in the teams are. It begs the question if X and Y were moles why did they not just tag themselves out of the match? Why did Austin not tap out of the Rock's sharpshooter when he did in the cage match the RAW after Mania? Why did Austin try to his Rock with the belt when DQ's do matter? Why did Taker lose to a stunner but he has kicked out of it before in his feud with Austin? Why did the Alliance not break pinfall attempts like Shane did....speaking of whichShane McMahon breaks up many pinfalls in this match (like five at least) and the referee of course does nothing because screw the rules Shane has money I guess. Good God was he annoying and not in the good way. He really inserted himself into many story lines and shouldn't have been on that team because HE IS NOT A WRESTLER. If Shane comes back I hope its not in a wrestling capacity. Anyway the match itself was fine. Personally I am not a fan of these matches because guys get eliminated too quickly and in ways they wouldn't in any other match. That being said everybody got time to do something and it went on for a good amount of time as it should. The crowd were really into it and it told a good story and that is all that matters. The ending feels epic, as it should, like the ending to Rocky movies. It doesn't matter if it made no sense. Match of the night and maybe the year. Heyman's reaction was Godly. Overall. A good way to end a really poor storyline. Best matches are the main event followed by the Hardy v Dudleys and the womens wrestling match.

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amanwhorocks

1. European Title Match: Champ-Christian Vs. Al Snow - Nice little opener. Great wrestlers equals great match. 8/10 2. William Regal Vs. Tajiri - Tajiri broke Regal's nose. Match was short and fresh, Regal cleanly won! 8/10 3. U.S. & Intercontinental Title Match Unification: IC Champ-Test Vs. U.S. Champ-Edge - End was exiting. Another super match 8/10 4. WCW & WWF Tag Team Championship Unification Cage Match: WWF Champs- Dudley Boyz Vs. WCW Champs-Hardy Boyz - Jeff could won, instead of it, he performed a suicidal jump from top cage, then Dudleyz hit the pin. Weird booking, decent match. 7/10 5. Battle Royal - Test nicely won that. 7.5/10 6. WWF Women's Championship: Mighty Molly Vs. Lita Vs. Jacqueline Vs. Trish Stratus Vs. Jazz Vs. Ivory - Guys! For Women's match it was perfect, full of nice moves! Trish won. 8.5/10 7. Survivor Series Match: Shane McMahon/Booker T./Stone Cold/Kurt Angle/Rob Van Dam/ Vs. Y2J/The Rock/Undertaker/Big Show/Kane - Superb thing, it has everything you need, symbiosis in match between Y2J and RVD was fine. All stars and last few minutes between Austin and Rock was the best between them two. In my opinion - Rock's greatest moment in WWF and I know it was unsanctioned. Alliance finally lost in this terrible feud. 10/10

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righttocensor12

This whole PPV was full of great wrestling, aside from the womens match. I loved the Immunity Battle Royal, but Test shouldn't have won, I would have liked to see Tommy Dreamer, Lance Storm, Justin Credible, Hurricane, or DDP win. But anyway, Christian vs Al Snow was a great match, and Al should be on TV much more often. The Winner Take All Match of Survival was great. I think everyone knew WWF would win over WCW/ECW, but thats not the point. I mean, with talent like RVD, Kane, Jericho, Booker T, and Angle in one match, how could WWF even screw it up? Well they didnt, and Undertaker brought back the Tombstone Piledriver and delivered it to Shane McMahon. Poor Shane, he got every finisher from team WWF. Oh well, I still cant wait for Royal Rumble 2001 :)

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hashley

This was allocated to the fans as the "winner takes all" match occurred between two separate "companies" (the World Wrestling Federation and the "Alliance": an amalgamation of former WCW and ECW superstars. Because the final match to duduce the superior company was a tag-team match, the wrestlers were confined to tossing opponents from each side of the ring to another; each wrestler concludes that in order to debiliate their opponents and to intensify the match, interfernce is necessary. Each wrestler merely pummels an opponent with punches, executes a special move, and tags in a partner. The storyline had previously been tarnished by the subterfuge of Vince that a member of the Allance would be fradulent and join the WWF. It was obvious, with that statement, that the WWF would prevail. Overall: very innovative storyline but poor execution, which is not the scarcity of the wrestlers because the match format is tag-team. The remaining matches are just revolting:Edge versus Test: potent "big boot" by Test, but this did not display the true talents of both starsAl Snow Versus Christian: good match but superflous to the pay-per-viewTaji versus William Regal: the worst match of the nightImmunity Battle Royal: This was an outstandingly fun match to watch, but because the main stars of both companies were involved in the main event, only a wrestler who characteristically appears on "Heat" and is probably a WCW light-heavyweight reject (i.e. the Hurricane who is merely hired as an entertainer)Hardy Boyz Versus Dudley Boyz: The best match of the night: Jeff Hardy executed a "Swanton Bomb" from the summit of a cage and through a wooden table and Matt was wedged into the cage, which appeared to be extremely painful.Because Stone Cold was the WWF champion, Rob Van Dam was the Hardcore Champion, and Kurt Angle was a "mole" in the alliance, all fundamental stars in the main event on the faction of "the Alliance" were granted work after the match's outcome, except for Booker T., who recently attacked a wrestler on "Raw" and will inevitably be given work. Shane McMahon will return to television somehow, and everyone desired to witness the downfall and demise of "the Alliance" to see Stone Cold out of work. The WWF has done much better. A match in which all tiltes were brought to one faction would have been better, and what ever became of Casket and Iron Man matches?

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