WWE Survivor Series 2002 (2002)

The Survivor Series has been known for moments you would never seen coming. And this Survivor Series has everything you would want as a wrestling fan. This is one of the best Survivor Series Events every match is worth watching. While it does lack the Survivor Series Elimination Matches it makes up for it for all the matches feature also Saliva performs their song "Always" which was the theme song for Survivor Series 2002 from Madison Square Garden in New York City Now let's get onto the review 1. The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and Spike Dudley) and Jeff Hardy vs 3- Minute Warning (Rosey and Jamal) and Rico Six-man elimination tables match. The fans were still getting inside the arena as the match started. And this was a great way to start the Survivor Series and also show what was in store for that night also we see the return of D- Von. All the spots in this match were awesome this match was a very good opening match.Rating: 8 out of 102.Billy Kidman vs Jamie Noble with Nidia for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship. Now the Cruiserweight division at this time was red hot rarely were you not given your money's worth but this match worth your time both men gave us a very good match to watch.Rating: 8 out of 103.Victoria Vs Trish Stratus Hardcore match for the WWE Women's Championship. This remains one of my favorite women wrestling match both Trish and Victoria just beat the heck out of each other with the weapons they used and the fans respected them for their battle. Both women did really well together and prove that hardcore matches can also be for the women.Rating: 9 out of 104.The Big Show vs Brock Lesnar with Paul Heyman for the WWE Championship Now the build up for this match was smart and it gave Brock a chance to prove the doubters wrong in this match he did everything they say he could do. While this match started off slow the climax of the match was shocker city and you wouldn't have never thought it would happen.Rating: 8 out of 105.Los Guerreros (Eddie and Chavo Guerrero) vs Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit vs Edge and Rey Mysterio Three-way elimination match for the WWE Tag Team ChampionshipThis match feature many great spots and it contain some of the best wrestlers to ever enter the ring so this match is really worth your time it is just gold.Rating: 9 out of 10 6.Shawn Michaels vs Triple H (with Ric Flair) vs Rob Van Dam vs Booker T vs Kane vs Chris Jericho Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight ChampionshipIt's always a gamble when you debut a new gimmick match but this match is really worth all the hype and all the build up that went into it. This match combine of Hell IN a Cell with War games. This match feature extreme and excellent spots through out the whole match. All six men gave it all they had to survive in this match there are a lot of great spots along with RVD doing the five star frog splash onto Triple H from one of the cages and Shawn Michaels second match since his return and it prove that he still had what made him the showstopper the head liner the main event Rating: 10 out of 10This is one of the rarest times in a wrestling show on Pay Per View when all the wrestling matches is worth watching together because this was a excellent Survivor SeriesI give WWE Survivor Series 2002 an 9 out of 10

This introduced the Elimination Chamber to wrestling fans. An amazing structure which made Hell In The Cell look like a toy. You can tell that the wrestlers were trying to get use to it, because things did seem to move slow at the beginning. RVD was the most impressive in the Chamber. The Womens Division takes one more step ahead with a hardcore title match with Trish and Victoria. The post match interviews on DVD are amazing, because the wrestlers are telling the truth and it gives matches like the two i just mentioned a little more flare, because it cannot be easy on these athletes to take so much pain and yet still hear people say it is fake. Overall, 9 stars, this event deserves it.

The IMDB user who first reviewed this event-luke_bannon-said that Survivor Series 2002 was the best PPV of the year. I have to agree one hundred percent with those comments. It really was the best. It had great matches from start to finish and a couple of surprises. I would have liked an appearance from Hulk Hogan but after viewing this event, I forgot that minor fact. ***SPOILERS AHEAD***The opening match pitted Spike, Bubba Ray and Jeff Hardy in a tables match against 3 Minute Warning and Rico. This was just fantastic and funny in parts. At certain points throughout the match, Rosie and Jamal looked like Humpty Dumpty falling off the wall. Bubba Ray got the win for his team.Billy Kidman defeated Jamie Noble in a fantastic match for the cruiserweight title despite the best efforts of Nidia (who I believe has a future in the WWE).The beautiful but mysterious Victoria beat the gorgeous Trish Stratus in a hardcore match for the Women's Title. Okay, I would have preferred a lingerie match but it was a decent match and the second title switch of the night.Then, the Big Show challenged Brock Lesnar for the WWE Title. This match was quite short but good nonetheless. Brock put up a real fight against the Big Show. In a shocker, Paul Heyman turned on Brock and helped the Big Show take the belt in the third consecutive title switch. This is the way wrestling should be-unpredictable and full of surprises. No doubt Brock will get his revenge on Heyman and the Big Show at some point.Los Guerreros won the tag titles by beating Chris Benoit & Kurt Angle and Edge & Rey Mysterio Jr. in a superb match from start to finish. This was the fourth consecutive title switch.Big Poppa Pump made a surprise appearance before the main event wasting Matt Hardy and Nowinski. I knew Steiner had signed with WWE but his appearance was totally unexpected and exciting because he no doubt has some exciting matches ahead with the likes of Brock, Triple H and the rest.Then came the Elimination Chamber match featuring Shawn Michaels, Rob Van Dam, Kane, Booker T, Triple H and Chris Jericho. I wasn't expecting much from this match because I had watched similar themed matches in WCW at their Fall Brawl and WrestleWar events. In WCW, they had WarGames cage matches which on occasion were abysmal. However, the Elimination Chamber match was phenomenal and the guys just risked their health to entertain us fans. I had a feeling lightning would strike for the fifth time that night and that a title would switch hands. There were some great moments throughout the match. Towards the end, Chris Jericho and Triple H-who had been teaming throughout the event-turned on each other like rabid wolves and fought. The end battle was between Shawn Michaels and Triple H. Credit really must go to Michaels. His back isn't 100 percent better and he's 37 years of age (which IS NOT OLD except for wrestlers)but he still put on a performance which blew us away and he won the WWE championship.A great event not only for the matches but because of the knock-on effect it will have for future WWE events. Who will Womens Champion Victoria defend against next? Will Brock get his hands on that worm Heyman? Who will Big Poppa Pump target first? And where does Shawn Michaels go from here? You can bet I-and many others-will be tuning in to find out.

Fantastic stuff from this year's Survivor Series. Absolutely excellent- this is setting the bar for what all their PPVs should be like. Here are the matches on the card:MATCH 1- Bubba, Spike & Jeff Hardy vs Rico & 3 Minute Warning--TABLES MATCH. Pretty good table match, which thankfully ditches the tag format and goes for mayhem. Good choice. Spike's the first eliminated getting a double flapjack, of sorts, through a table. Rosey goes next after Jeff hits a Swanton bomb off the balcony. Jeff is splashed through a table by Jamal to be elimnated, but Jamal falls victim to a second-rope powerbomb through a table by Bubba. Down to Bubba & Rico, and D-Von makes the save for Bubba, helping him 3D Rico to win. OK. Fairly decent match- watch out for a major flub, as Rico is waiting AGES on the top rope prepping a moonsault for Jeff to push him off and yells "C'MON JEFF, GODDAMMIT!!" (7.5)MATCH 2- Billy Kidman vs Jamie Noble--CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE MATCH. Brilliant action here. Some great moves by both men- Noble's falcon arrow, suicide dive and vicious DDT from the turnbuckle, plus Kidman's fireman's carry neckbreaker, a back suplex swung into a facebuster, a top rope facebuster and the shooting star press, which picks up the win for Kidman, and the Cruiserweight title. Really enjoyable match. (9)MATCH 3- Victoria vs Trish Stratus--WOMEN'S TITLE, HARDCORE RULES. Decent stuff here- good use of the broom in the opening moments. Victoria's 'mirror, mirror' promo backstage was quite funny- what a psycho! Anyway, Victoria wins w/ a snap suplex (??) to win the Women' s title. Much better than their No Mercy match. (7)MATCH 4- Big Show vs Brock Lesnar--WWE UNDISPUTED TITLE MATCHThis match is only about 4 and a half minutes long (due to Lesnar's broken rib) which is a good thing if you ask me. Amazing power by Lesnar as he hits three suplexes on Big Show (back, german and belly to belly) and a brilliant F-5. Incredible. Heyman turns on Lesnar, though, allowing Show to win w/ a chokeslam on a chair. The last time Big Show was champion it was an utter failure (Bossman was #1 contender!!) I hope they know what they're doing. Good match, anyhow- its brevity works in its favour. (8)MATCH 5- Los Guerreros vs Edge & Mysterio vs Angle & Benoit--3 WAY TAG FOR THE WWE TAG BELTS. Some great action here as usual. Particularly memorable here is the crossface/anklelock double sumission on Edge and a brilliant double pin attempt where Eddy Guerrero sunset flips Benoit, who german suplexes Edge simultaneously. Edge spears Benoit to eliminate his team, after a great misunderstanding between Angle & Benoit. Guerreros make it the 3rd title to change hands as Eddy makes Mysterio tap out to his cloverleaf/sharpshooter hybrid, the Lasso from El Paso. Another fine match from these men. (9)SCOTT STEINER SEGMENT- Christopher Nowinski & Matt Hardy (Version 1.0) rip on New York until Steiner comes out and destroys both men with suplexes and press slams. Good segment.MATCH 6- Rob Van Dam vs Triple H vs Kane vs Booker T vs Chris Jericho vs Shawn Michaels--ELIMINATION CHAMBER MATCH FOR THE WORLD TITLE. Brilliant main event- the structure looks fantastic and the set-up of the match (the separate pods) is a great idea. RVD & HHH started out, then Jericho, Booker T, Kane & HBK were released within 5 mins of each other. RVD is first out after a terrible frog splash off one of the pods (he injured HHH landing his knee on his trachea) and a missile dropkick from Booker T. Jericho gets rid of Booker T and Kane w/ Lionsaults, but falls victim to some Sweet Chin Music as he has Triple H in the Walls. HBK wins the title w/ the Sweet Chin Music on Triple H, capping off an amazing number of title changes at the PPV. (10)OVERALL-- No terrible matches on the card at all. The elimination chamber was outstanding and the tag & cruiserweight matches were very exciting. The only bad things about the event were the end of the women's title match and RVD's elimination. Both a bit weak. Aside from that though, this is the strongest PPV in a good while.