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|date = November 18, 2012 |
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|venue = [[Gainbridge Fieldhouse|Bankers Life Fieldhouse]] |
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|attendance = 8,500<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-news/37749-recent-wwe-attendance-figures-11-18-and-11-20/|title= Recent WWE attendance figures (11/18 and 11/20)|first=Adam|last=Martin|date=November 22, 2012|access-date=June 9, 2013|work=WrestleView}}</ref> |
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|buyrate = 212,000<ref name=financial>{{cite press release|url= |
|buyrate = 212,000<ref name=financial>{{cite press release|url=https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2012/12/wwe-survivor-series-2012-pay-per-view-buys-show-a-drop-from-558953/|first=Marc|last=Middleton|title=WWE Survivor Series 2012 Pay-Per-View Buys Show A Drop From Previous Two Years|work=Wrestling Inc.|date=December 22, 2012|access-date=January 25, 2013}}</ref> |
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|city = [[Indianapolis]], [[Indiana]] |
|city = [[Indianapolis]], [[Indiana]] |
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The 2012 '''Survivor Series''' was the 26th annual [[Survivor Series]] [[professional wrestling]] [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) [[List of WWE pay-per-view |
The 2012 '''Survivor Series''' was the 26th annual [[Survivor Series]] [[professional wrestling]] [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) [[List of WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming supercards|event]] produced by [[WWE]]. It took place on November 18, 2012, at [[Gainbridge Fieldhouse|Bankers Life Fieldhouse]] in [[Indianapolis, Indiana]], which was the first Survivor Series held in [[Indiana]]. The event received 212,000 pay-per-view buys, down from 281,000 buys [[Survivor Series 2011|the previous year]]. |
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The event was originally planned to be held at the [[ |
The event was originally planned to be held at the [[Consol Energy Center]] in [[Pittsburgh]], Pennsylvania, but the WWE relocated the event to Indianapolis as it was conflicted with the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] and the [[Baltimore Ravens]] ''[[NBC Sunday Night Football|Sunday Night Football]]'' game of the [[2012 NFL season]]. The WWE would later give Pittsburgh its infamous and controversial [[Royal Rumble]] pay-per-view event that was held in [[Royal Rumble (2014)|2014]]. |
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Seven matches |
Seven matches took place at the event, including one on the pre-show. In the main event, [[CM Punk]] defeated [[John Cena]] and [[Ryback]] to retain the [[WWE Championship]]. In other prominent matches, [[Eve Torres]] retained the [[WWE Divas Championship|Divas Championship]] against [[Kaitlyn (wrestler)|Kaitlyn]], and [[Antonio Cesaro]] retained the [[WWE United States Championship|United States Championship]] against [[R-Truth]]. |
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The event is notable for the onscreen main roster debut of [[Dean Ambrose]], [[Roman Reigns]], and [[Seth Rollins]], who would collectively be known as [[The Shield (professional wrestling)|The Shield]]. |
The event is notable for the onscreen main roster debut of [[Dean Ambrose]], [[Roman Reigns]], and [[Seth Rollins]], who would collectively be known as [[The Shield (professional wrestling)|The Shield]]. |
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==Production== |
==Production== |
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[[File:Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianápolis, Estados Unidos, 2012-10-22, DD 02.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Gainbridge Fieldhouse|Bankers Life Fieldhouse]], the home of the NBA's [[Indiana Pacers]], hosted the 2012 Survivor Series event.]] |
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===Background=== |
===Background=== |
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| ⚫ | [[Survivor Series]] is an annual [[Gimmick (professional wrestling)|gimmick]] [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) |
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| footer = The event was planned to be held at the [[Consol Energy Center]] in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]], before being relocated to the [[Bankers Life Fieldhouse]] in [[Indianapolis, Indiana]]. |
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| ⚫ | [[Survivor Series]] is an annual [[Gimmick (professional wrestling)|gimmick]] [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) produced every November by [[WWE]] since 1987. The second longest running pay-per-view event in history (behind WWE's [[WrestleMania]]), it is one of the promotion's original four pay-per-views, along with WrestleMania, [[Royal Rumble]], and [[SummerSlam]], referred to as the "Big Four".<ref>Ian Hamilton. ''Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens to an Industry Without Competition'' (p. 160)</ref> The event is traditionally characterized by having [[Survivor Series match]]es, which are [[tag team elimination match]]es that typically pits teams of four or five wrestlers against each other. The 2012 event was the 26th Survivor Series and was scheduled to be held on November 18, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/events/wwe-survivor-series|title=WWE Survivor Series|access-date=August 19, 2012|work=[[WWE]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804015600/https://www.wwe.com/events/wwe-survivor-series|archive-date=August 4, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bankerslifefieldhouse.com/events/2012/11/18/wwe_survivor_series/|title=WWE Survivor Series presented by Kmart|access-date=September 1, 2012|work=[[Bankers Life Fieldhouse]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120827091948/https://www.bankerslifefieldhouse.com/events/2012/11/18/wwe_survivor_series/|archive-date=August 27, 2012}}</ref> |
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The 2012 event was originally scheduled to be held at the [[PPG Paints Arena|Consol Energy Center]] in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mandatory.com/wrestlezone/news/252755-exclusive-wwe-survivor-series-2012-location-a-date|title=Exclusive: WWE Survivor Series 2012 Location & Date|date=April 6, 2012|website= |
The 2012 event was originally scheduled to be held at the [[PPG Paints Arena|Consol Energy Center]] in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mandatory.com/wrestlezone/news/252755-exclusive-wwe-survivor-series-2012-location-a-date|title=Exclusive: WWE Survivor Series 2012 Location & Date|access-date=September 29, 2014|first=Justin|last=Labar|date=April 6, 2012|website=WrestleZone|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180419183950/https://www.mandatory.com/wrestlezone/news/252755-exclusive-wwe-survivor-series-2012-location-a-date|archive-date=April 19, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> However, this booking inadvertently conflicted with the [[National Football League]]'s schedule for the [[2012 NFL season|2012 season]], which pitted the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] against the [[Baltimore Ravens]] in a home game that same night. Despite Pittsburgh being a strong WWE market dating from the [[List of National Wrestling Alliance territories|territorial days]] of professional wrestling, WWE decided to make no attempts to locally compete against the [[Steeler Nation|fanbase]] of the Steelers (especially since the game was against the team's [[Ravens–Steelers rivalry|archrival]]) and moved Survivor Series to the [[Bankers Life Fieldhouse]] in [[Indianapolis, Indiana]], marking the first Survivor Series held in the state.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=September 29, 2014|url=https://www.wrestlenewz.com/wrestling/wwe-news/huge-change-expected-for-survivor-series-pay-per-view/|title=Huge Change Expected for Survivor Series Pay-Per-View|work=WrestleNewz|date=May 31, 2012|first=Steve|last=Carrier|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602090705/https://www.wrestlenewz.com/wrestling/wwe-news/huge-change-expected-for-survivor-series-pay-per-view/|archive-date=June 2, 2012}}</ref> WWE compensated Pittsburgh by having a double ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' and ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'' taping in December, before giving the city a "Big Four" pay-per-view with the [[Royal Rumble (2014)#Reception|now-infamous]] [[Royal Rumble (2014)|2014 Royal Rumble]]. |
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===Storylines=== |
===Storylines=== |
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The |
The event comprised seven matches, including one on the pre-show, that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed [[Face (professional wrestling)|heroes]], [[Heel (professional wrestling)|villains]], or [[Tweener (professional wrestling)|less distinguishable characters]] in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results were predetermine by WWE's writers, while storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television shows, ''Raw'' and ''SmackDown''.<ref>{{cite web|title=How Pro Wrestling Works|url=https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/pro-wrestling.htm|last=Grabianowski|first=Ed|work=HowStuffWorks|date=January 13, 2006|publisher=[[Discovery Communications]]|access-date=March 5, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131129050844/https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/pro-wrestling.htm|archive-date=November 29, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Live & Televised Entertainment|url=https://corporate.wwe.com/company/events.jsp|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=March 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218142749/https://corporate.wwe.com/company/events.jsp|archive-date=February 18, 2009}}</ref> |
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On the October 29 |
On the October 29 episode of ''Raw'', a [[Survivor Series]] elimination match between a team managed by [[Mick Foley]], and a team led by [[CM Punk]] was scheduled. Originally Punk captained the team which also included [[The Miz]], [[Cody Rhodes]], [[Damien Sandow]], and [[Alberto Del Rio]], whereas Foley's team was to consist of [[Ryback]], [[Kofi Kingston]], [[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]], [[Bryan Danielson|Daniel Bryan]], and [[Randy Orton]]. The team members were involved in many feuds: [[Hell in a Cell (2012)|Hell in a Cell]], Team Rhodes Scholars (Rhodes and Sandow) had unsuccessfully challenged [[Team Hell No]] ([[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]] and [[Bryan Danielson|Daniel Bryan]]) for the [[WWE Raw Tag Team Championship|Tag Team Championship]] and The Miz had failed to win the [[WWE Intercontinental Championship|Intercontinental Championship]] from Kingston. Del Rio had also lost to Orton at the event. However, the main feud was between the [[WWE Champion]] CM Punk and Ryback. Ryback had lost a title match at Hell in a Cell after the referee [[Brad Maddox]] low-blowed him, before a fast count to give Punk the pinfall victory. Ryback then took out his frustration on Punk and Maddox, first press-slamming Maddox out of the ring into the side of the cell, then chasing Punk to the top of the cell, where Ryback caught him and performed his finishing move, Shell Shocked. There were many changes: on the November 5 episode of ''Raw'', The Miz quit the team due to Punk abandoning his team in an attack by Team Foley and was replaced by [[Wade Barrett]], who Paul Heyman had recruited. Furthermore, [[Professional wrestling authority figures#WWE authority figures|WWE Chairman]] [[Vince McMahon]] questioned [[Vickie Guerrero]]'s decision to place Punk in an elimination match instead of letting him defend his title, and forced Vickie Guerrero to remove Punk and Ryback from the elimination match. [[Dolph Ziggler]] replaced Punk as captain of the team, which was now renamed Team Ziggler. Ryback's replacement was to be chosen by a Raw active poll, with the choices The Miz, [[Santino Marella]], and [[Zack Ryder]] being candidates. Rhodes was replaced by [[David Otunga]] at the event due to an injury sustained in the lead-up to the event. |
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Instead of competing in the Survivor Series elimination match, CM Punk was scheduled to defend his |
Instead of competing in the Survivor Series elimination match, CM Punk was scheduled to defend his WWE Championship in a triple threat match against Ryback and [[John Cena]], whom Punk had wrestled to a draw at [[Night of Champions (2012)|Night of Champions]]. |
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Survivor Series also included a rematch from Hell in a Cell between [[Sheamus]] and [[Big Show]] for the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)|World Heavyweight Championship]]. |
Survivor Series also included a rematch from Hell in a Cell between [[Sheamus]] and [[Big Show]] for the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)|World Heavyweight Championship]]. |
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At Night of Champions, [[Kaitlyn (wrestler)|Kaitlyn]] was attacked by an unknown woman moments before she was set to face off against [[Layla El|Layla]] for the [[WWE Divas Championship]], which led to [[Eve Torres]] replacing Kaitlyn and winning the title. In the weeks that followed, the evil [[Aksana (wrestler)|Aksana]] was eventually revealed as Kaitlyn's attacker, doing so under Eve's orders. As a result, a Triple Threat Match took place at Hell In A Cell, with Eve defeating Layla and Kaitlyn to retain the title. On the November 12 |
At Night of Champions, [[Kaitlyn (wrestler)|Kaitlyn]] was attacked by an unknown woman moments before she was set to face off against [[Layla El|Layla]] for the [[WWE Divas Championship]], which led to [[Eve Torres]] replacing Kaitlyn and winning the title. In the weeks that followed, the evil [[Aksana (wrestler)|Aksana]] was eventually revealed as Kaitlyn's attacker, doing so under Eve's orders. As a result, a Triple Threat Match took place at Hell In A Cell, with Eve defeating Layla and Kaitlyn to retain the title. On the November 12 episode of ''Raw'', Kaitlyn defeated Layla to earn a Divas Championship match at Survivor Series. |
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[[Justin Gabriel]] and [[Tyson Kidd]] were initially scheduled to face 3MB in the pre-show available free on YouTube, but were replaced with Team Co-Bro ( |
[[Justin Gabriel]] and [[Tyson Kidd]] were initially scheduled to face 3MB ([[Heath Slater]] and [[Jinder Mahal]], with [[Drew McIntyre]]) in the pre-show available free on YouTube, but were replaced with Team Co-Bro (Santino Marella and Zack Ryder) due to being placed in a different match at the event. |
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==Event== |
==Event== |
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===Pre-show=== |
===Pre-show=== |
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On the pre-show 3MB ( |
On the pre-show, 3MB (Heath Slater and Jinder Mahal, with Drew McIntyre) faced Team CoBro (Santino Marella and Zack Ryder). Though Ryder was able to execute the Broski Boot and Rough Ryder on Slater, he missed the tag made by Mahal who pinned Ryder resulting in a victory for 3MB.<ref name="SSeries2012"/> |
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===Preliminary matches=== |
===Preliminary matches=== |
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The main show opened with an unannounced Survivor Series elimination match between the team of [[Brodus Clay]], [[Tyson Kidd]], [[Justin Gabriel]], [[Rey Mysterio]] and [[Místico|Sin Cara]] and the team of [[Matt Bloom|Tensai]], [[Primo & Epico]] and The [[Prime Time Players]] ([[Darren Young]] and [[Titus O'Neil]]). Clay was eliminated by Tensai after a Gomennasai. Tensai was eliminated by Gabriel with a Crucifix Pin. O'Neil was eliminated by Kidd with a Roll Up. Epico was eliminated by Kidd after submitting to the Sharpshooter. Primo was eliminated by Mysterio with La Magistral. Young was eliminated by Mysterio after a 619 followed by a Diving Splash, leaving Kidd, Gabriel, Mysterio and Sin Cara as the survivors. |
The main show opened with an unannounced Survivor Series elimination match between the team of [[Brodus Clay]], [[Tyson Kidd]], [[Justin Gabriel]], [[Rey Mysterio]], and [[Místico|Sin Cara]] and the team of [[Matt Bloom|Tensai]], [[Primo & Epico]], and The [[Prime Time Players]] ([[Darren Young]] and [[Titus O'Neil]]). Clay was eliminated by Tensai after a Gomennasai. Tensai was eliminated by Gabriel with a Crucifix Pin. O'Neil was eliminated by Kidd with a Roll Up. Epico was eliminated by Kidd after submitting to the Sharpshooter. Primo was eliminated by Mysterio with La Magistral. Young was eliminated by Mysterio after a 619 followed by a Diving Splash, leaving Kidd, Gabriel, Mysterio and Sin Cara as the survivors.<ref name="SSeries2012"/> |
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Next, |
Next, Eve defended the Divas Championship against Kaitlyn. Eve pinned Kaitlyn after the Heart Breaker to win the match.<ref name="SSeries2012"/> |
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In the third match [[Antonio Cesaro]] defended the [[WWE United States Championship|United States Championship]] against [[ |
In the third match, [[Antonio Cesaro]] defended the [[WWE United States Championship|United States Championship]] against [[R-Truth]]. Cesaro pinned R-Truth after a Neutralizer to win the match.<ref name="SSeries2012"/> |
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===Main event matches=== |
===Main event matches=== |
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In the |
In the next match, World Heavyweight Champion Big Show was challenged by former champion, Sheamus. The match ended when Big Show intentionally used the referee as a shield, causing Sheamus to inadvertently performed a Brogue Kick on the referee. With Sheamus distracted and attending to the official, Big Show performed the Knockout Punch on Sheamus, after which another referee counted the fall and awarded Big Show the victory. The referee reversed the decision and disqualified Big Show, who nevertheless retained the title. After the match, Big Show argued with the referee John Cone, before Sheamus assaulted Big Show with a chair, and setting up a rematch at next month's [[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2012)|TLC]] pay-per-view.<ref name="SSeries2012"/> |
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The fifth match was a Survivor Series match between Team Foley ( |
The fifth match was a Survivor Series match between Team Foley (Randy Orton, The Miz, Kane, Daniel Bryan, and Kofi Kingston, with Mick Foley at ringside) and Team Ziggler (Dolph Ziggler, Wade Barrett, Alberto Del Rio, Damien Sandow, and David Otunga). Sandow was eliminated by Kane after a Chokeslam. Kane was eliminated by Ziggler after a Zig Zag. Otunga was eliminated by Bryan after submitting to the No Lock. Kingston was eliminated by Barrett after a Bull Hammer. Bryan was eliminated by Del Rio after submitting to the Cross Armbreaker. Barrett was eliminated by The Miz after a Skull Crushing Finale. The Miz was eliminated by Del Rio after a Step Up Enziguri on the Top Rope. Del Rio was eliminated by Orton after an RKO. After Orton kicked out of a Zig Zag, Orton attempted to perform a Punt Kick on Ziggler but Ziggler performed a Superkick on Orton to eliminate him, leaving Ziggler as the sole survivor.<ref name="SSeries2012"/> |
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The |
The main event of the night was a triple threat match for the WWE Championship between reigning champion CM Punk and challengers Ryback and John Cena. The match came to an end when the debuting trio of [[Seth Rollins]], [[Dean Ambrose]], and [[Roman Reigns]] - later known as [[The Shield (professional wrestling)|The Shield]] - approached the ring from the crowd and [[Professional wrestling double-team maneuvers|triple-powerbombed]] Ryback through the broadcast table, allowing Punk to retain the title by pinning Cena, who had received a Shell Shock from Ryback. As a result, Punk became only the seventh wrestler in history to hold the WWE Championship consecutively for one full year.<ref name="SSeries2012"/> |
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==Results== |
==Results== |
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| ⚫ | |times = <ref name="SSeries2012">{{cite web|url=https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_66714.shtml|title=Caldwell's WWE Survivor Series PPV Report 11/18: Complete "virtual time" coverage of live PPV - Punk-Cena-Ryback|last=Caldwell|first=James|date=November 18, 2012|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|access-date=November 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121129235749/https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_66714.shtml|archive-date=November 29, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|match1 = 3MB ([[Heath Slater]] and [[Jinder Mahal]]) (with [[Drew McIntyre]]) defeated Team Co-Bro ([[Santino Marella]] and [[Zack Ryder]]) by pinfall |
|match1 = 3MB ([[Heath Slater]] and [[Jinder Mahal]]) (with [[Drew McIntyre]]) defeated Team Co-Bro ([[Santino Marella]] and [[Zack Ryder]]) by [[pinfall]] |
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|stip1 = [[Tag team match]]<ref name="3MBCoBro">{{cite web|url= |
|stip1 = [[Tag team match]]<ref name="3MBCoBro">{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/2012/3mb-santino-marella-zack-ryder|title=3MB def. Team Co-Bro|work=[[WWE]]|date=November 14, 2012|first=Zach|last=Linder|access-date=November 18, 2012}}</ref> |
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|time1 = 06:11 |
|time1 = 06:11 |
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|match2 = [[Brodus Clay]], [[Justin Gabriel]], [[Rey Mysterio]], [[Místico|Sin Cara]] and [[Tyson Kidd]] (with [[Cameron (wrestler)|Cameron]] and [[Naomi (wrestler)|Naomi]]) defeated [[The Prime Time Players]] ([[Darren Young]] and [[Titus O'Neil]]), [[Primo and Epico]] and [[Tensai]] (with [[Rosa Mendes]]){{Ref|1|1}} |
|match2 = [[Brodus Clay]], [[Justin Gabriel]], [[Rey Mysterio]], [[Místico|Sin Cara]], and [[Tyson Kidd]] (with [[Cameron (wrestler)|Cameron]] and [[Naomi (wrestler)|Naomi]]) defeated [[The Prime Time Players]] ([[Darren Young]] and [[Titus O'Neil]]), [[Primo and Epico]], and [[Tensai]] (with [[Rosa Mendes]]){{Ref|1|1}} |
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|stip2 = 5-on-5 [[Survivor Series elimination match]]<ref name="MysterioPrimeTime">{{cite web|url= |
|stip2 = 5-on-5 [[Survivor Series elimination match]]<ref name="MysterioPrimeTime">{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/2012/team-mysterio-vs-team-prime-time|title=Rey Mysterio, Sin Cara, Brodus Clay, Justin Gabriel & Tyson Kidd def. The Prime Time Players, Tensai, Primo & Epico (Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team Match)|date=November 18, 2012|first=Mitch|last=Passero|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=November 18, 2012}}</ref> |
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|time2 = 18:27 |
|time2 = 18:27 |
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|match3 = [[Eve Torres]] (c) defeated [[Kaitlyn (wrestler)|Kaitlyn]] by pinfall |
|match3 = [[Eve Torres]] (c) defeated [[Kaitlyn (wrestler)|Kaitlyn]] by [[pinfall]] |
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|stip3 = [[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles match]] for the [[WWE Divas Championship]]<ref name="EveKaitlyn">{{cite web|url= |
|stip3 = [[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles match]] for the [[WWE Divas Championship]]<ref name="EveKaitlyn">{{cite web|first=Bobby|last=Melok|date=November 12, 2012|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/2012/eve-kaitlyn|title=Divas Champion Eve def. Kaitlyn|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=November 18, 2012}}</ref> |
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|time3 = 07:01 |
|time3 = 07:01 |
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|match4 = [[Antonio Cesaro]] (c) defeated [[R-Truth]] by [[pinfall]] |
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|stip4 = [[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles match]] for the [[WWE United States Championship]]<ref name="CesaroTruth">{{cite web|url= |
|stip4 = [[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles match]] for the [[WWE United States Championship]]<ref name="CesaroTruth">{{cite web|date=November 12, 2012|first=Kevin|last=Powers|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/2012/antonio-cesaro-r-truth|title=United States Champion Antonio Cesaro def. R-Truth|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=November 18, 2012}}</ref> |
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|time4 = 06:57 |
|time4 = 06:57 |
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|match5 = [[Sheamus]] defeated [[Big Show]] (c) by [[ |
|match5 = [[Sheamus]] defeated [[Big Show]] (c) by [[Disqualification (professional wrestling)|disqualification]] |
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|stip5 = [[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles match]] for the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)|World Heavyweight Championship]]<ref name="SheamusBigShow">{{cite web|url= |
|stip5 = [[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles match]] for the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)|World Heavyweight Championship]]<ref name="SheamusBigShow">{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/2012/big-show-sheamus|title=Sheamus def. World Heavyweight Champion Big Show by disqualification|date=October 30, 2012|last=Clapp|first=John|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=November 18, 2012}}</ref> |
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|time5 = 14:44 |
|time5 = 14:44 |
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|match6 = Team Ziggler ([[Alberto Del Rio]], [[Damien Sandow]], [[David Otunga]], [[Dolph Ziggler]] and [[Wade Barrett]]) (with [[Ricardo Rodriguez (wrestler)|Ricardo Rodriguez]]) defeated Team Foley ([[Bryan Danielson|Daniel Bryan]], [[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]], [[Kofi Kingston]], [[The Miz]] and [[Randy Orton]]) (with [[Mick Foley]]){{Ref|2|2}} |
|match6 = Team Ziggler ([[Alberto Del Rio]], [[Damien Sandow]], [[David Otunga]], [[Dolph Ziggler]], and [[Wade Barrett]]) (with [[Ricardo Rodriguez (wrestler)|Ricardo Rodriguez]]) defeated Team Foley ([[Bryan Danielson|Daniel Bryan]], [[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]], [[Kofi Kingston]], [[The Miz]], and [[Randy Orton]]) (with [[Mick Foley]]){{Ref|2|2}} |
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|stip6 = 5-on-5 [[Survivor Series elimination match]]<ref name="ZigglerFoley">{{cite web|url= |
|stip6 = 5-on-5 [[Survivor Series elimination match]]<ref name="ZigglerFoley">{{cite web|first=Anthony|last=Benigno|date=November 5, 2012|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/2012/team-foley-team-ziggler|title=Team Ziggler (Dolph Ziggler, Alberto Del Rio, Wade Barrett, Damien Sandow & David Otunga) def. Team Foley (Randy Orton, WWE Tag Team Champions Team Hell No, The Miz & Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston)|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=November 18, 2012}}</ref> |
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|time6 = 23:43 |
|time6 = 23:43 |
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|match7 = [[CM Punk]] (c) (with [[Paul Heyman]]) defeated [[John Cena]] and [[Ryback]] by pinfall |
|match7 = [[CM Punk]] (c) (with [[Paul Heyman]]) defeated [[John Cena]] and [[Ryback]] by [[pinfall]] |
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|stip7 = [[Triple threat match]] for the [[WWE Championship]]<ref name="Punk defeats Ryback">{{cite web|last=Murphy|first=Ryan|title=WWE Champion CM Punk def. John Cena and Ryback (Triple Threat Match)|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/2012/cm-punk-john-cena-ryback|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=November 24, 2012|date=November 5, 2012}}</ref> |
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|stip7 = [[Triple threat match]] for the [[WWE Championship]] |
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|time7 = 17:58 |
|time7 = 17:58 |
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|[[Rey Mysterio]] |
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| Promotion | WWE | ||
| Date | November 18, 2012 | ||
| City | Indianapolis, Indiana | ||
| Venue | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | ||
| Attendance | 8,500[1] | ||
| Buy rate | 212,000[2] | ||
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The 2012 Survivor Series was the 26th annual Survivor Series professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE. It took place on November 18, 2012, at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, which was the first Survivor Series held in Indiana. The event received 212,000 pay-per-view buys, down from 281,000 buys the previous year.
The event was originally planned to be held at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but the WWE relocated the event to Indianapolis as it was conflicted with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens Sunday Night Football game of the 2012 NFL season. The WWE would later give Pittsburgh its infamous and controversial Royal Rumble pay-per-view event that was held in 2014.
Seven matches took place at the event, including one on the pre-show. In the main event, CM Punk defeated John Cena and Ryback to retain the WWE Championship. In other prominent matches, Eve Torres retained the Divas Championship against Kaitlyn, and Antonio Cesaro retained the United States Championship against R-Truth.
The event is notable for the onscreen main roster debut of Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, and Seth Rollins, who would collectively be known as The Shield.
Production
[edit]Background
[edit]
The event was planned to be held at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, before being relocated to the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Survivor Series is an annual gimmick pay-per-view (PPV) produced every November by WWE since 1987. The second longest running pay-per-view event in history (behind WWE's WrestleMania), it is one of the promotion's original four pay-per-views, along with WrestleMania, Royal Rumble, and SummerSlam, referred to as the "Big Four".[3] The event is traditionally characterized by having Survivor Series matches, which are tag team elimination matches that typically pits teams of four or five wrestlers against each other. The 2012 event was the 26th Survivor Series and was scheduled to be held on November 18, 2012.[4][5]
The 2012 event was originally scheduled to be held at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[6] However, this booking inadvertently conflicted with the National Football League's schedule for the 2012 season, which pitted the Pittsburgh Steelers against the Baltimore Ravens in a home game that same night. Despite Pittsburgh being a strong WWE market dating from the territorial days of professional wrestling, WWE decided to make no attempts to locally compete against the fanbase of the Steelers (especially since the game was against the team's archrival) and moved Survivor Series to the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, marking the first Survivor Series held in the state.[7] WWE compensated Pittsburgh by having a double Raw and SmackDown taping in December, before giving the city a "Big Four" pay-per-view with the now-infamous 2014 Royal Rumble.
Storylines
[edit]The event comprised seven matches, including one on the pre-show, that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results were predetermine by WWE's writers, while storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television shows, Raw and SmackDown.[8][9]
On the October 29 episode of Raw, a Survivor Series elimination match between a team managed by Mick Foley, and a team led by CM Punk was scheduled. Originally Punk captained the team which also included The Miz, Cody Rhodes, Damien Sandow, and Alberto Del Rio, whereas Foley's team was to consist of Ryback, Kofi Kingston, Kane, Daniel Bryan, and Randy Orton. The team members were involved in many feuds: Hell in a Cell, Team Rhodes Scholars (Rhodes and Sandow) had unsuccessfully challenged Team Hell No (Kane and Daniel Bryan) for the Tag Team Championship and The Miz had failed to win the Intercontinental Championship from Kingston. Del Rio had also lost to Orton at the event. However, the main feud was between the WWE Champion CM Punk and Ryback. Ryback had lost a title match at Hell in a Cell after the referee Brad Maddox low-blowed him, before a fast count to give Punk the pinfall victory. Ryback then took out his frustration on Punk and Maddox, first press-slamming Maddox out of the ring into the side of the cell, then chasing Punk to the top of the cell, where Ryback caught him and performed his finishing move, Shell Shocked. There were many changes: on the November 5 episode of Raw, The Miz quit the team due to Punk abandoning his team in an attack by Team Foley and was replaced by Wade Barrett, who Paul Heyman had recruited. Furthermore, WWE Chairman Vince McMahon questioned Vickie Guerrero's decision to place Punk in an elimination match instead of letting him defend his title, and forced Vickie Guerrero to remove Punk and Ryback from the elimination match. Dolph Ziggler replaced Punk as captain of the team, which was now renamed Team Ziggler. Ryback's replacement was to be chosen by a Raw active poll, with the choices The Miz, Santino Marella, and Zack Ryder being candidates. Rhodes was replaced by David Otunga at the event due to an injury sustained in the lead-up to the event.
Instead of competing in the Survivor Series elimination match, CM Punk was scheduled to defend his WWE Championship in a triple threat match against Ryback and John Cena, whom Punk had wrestled to a draw at Night of Champions.
Survivor Series also included a rematch from Hell in a Cell between Sheamus and Big Show for the World Heavyweight Championship.
At Night of Champions, Kaitlyn was attacked by an unknown woman moments before she was set to face off against Layla for the WWE Divas Championship, which led to Eve Torres replacing Kaitlyn and winning the title. In the weeks that followed, the evil Aksana was eventually revealed as Kaitlyn's attacker, doing so under Eve's orders. As a result, a Triple Threat Match took place at Hell In A Cell, with Eve defeating Layla and Kaitlyn to retain the title. On the November 12 episode of Raw, Kaitlyn defeated Layla to earn a Divas Championship match at Survivor Series.
Justin Gabriel and Tyson Kidd were initially scheduled to face 3MB (Heath Slater and Jinder Mahal, with Drew McIntyre) in the pre-show available free on YouTube, but were replaced with Team Co-Bro (Santino Marella and Zack Ryder) due to being placed in a different match at the event.
Event
[edit]| Role: | Name: |
|---|---|
| English commentators | Michael Cole |
| Jerry Lawler | |
| John Bradshaw Layfield | |
| Pre-show commentators | Scott Stanford |
| Matt Striker | |
| Spanish commentators | Marcelo Rodríguez |
| Carlos Cabrera | |
| Interviewers | Josh Mathews |
| Ring announcers | Tony Chimel |
| Justin Roberts | |
| Referees | Mike Chioda |
| John Cone | |
| Charles Robinson | |
| Rod Zapata | |
| Scott Armstrong | |
| Darrick Moore | |
| Chad Patton |
Pre-show
[edit]On the pre-show, 3MB (Heath Slater and Jinder Mahal, with Drew McIntyre) faced Team CoBro (Santino Marella and Zack Ryder). Though Ryder was able to execute the Broski Boot and Rough Ryder on Slater, he missed the tag made by Mahal who pinned Ryder resulting in a victory for 3MB.[10]
Preliminary matches
[edit]The main show opened with an unannounced Survivor Series elimination match between the team of Brodus Clay, Tyson Kidd, Justin Gabriel, Rey Mysterio, and Sin Cara and the team of Tensai, Primo & Epico, and The Prime Time Players (Darren Young and Titus O'Neil). Clay was eliminated by Tensai after a Gomennasai. Tensai was eliminated by Gabriel with a Crucifix Pin. O'Neil was eliminated by Kidd with a Roll Up. Epico was eliminated by Kidd after submitting to the Sharpshooter. Primo was eliminated by Mysterio with La Magistral. Young was eliminated by Mysterio after a 619 followed by a Diving Splash, leaving Kidd, Gabriel, Mysterio and Sin Cara as the survivors.[10]
Next, Eve defended the Divas Championship against Kaitlyn. Eve pinned Kaitlyn after the Heart Breaker to win the match.[10]
In the third match, Antonio Cesaro defended the United States Championship against R-Truth. Cesaro pinned R-Truth after a Neutralizer to win the match.[10]
Main event matches
[edit]In the next match, World Heavyweight Champion Big Show was challenged by former champion, Sheamus. The match ended when Big Show intentionally used the referee as a shield, causing Sheamus to inadvertently performed a Brogue Kick on the referee. With Sheamus distracted and attending to the official, Big Show performed the Knockout Punch on Sheamus, after which another referee counted the fall and awarded Big Show the victory. The referee reversed the decision and disqualified Big Show, who nevertheless retained the title. After the match, Big Show argued with the referee John Cone, before Sheamus assaulted Big Show with a chair, and setting up a rematch at next month's TLC pay-per-view.[10]
The fifth match was a Survivor Series match between Team Foley (Randy Orton, The Miz, Kane, Daniel Bryan, and Kofi Kingston, with Mick Foley at ringside) and Team Ziggler (Dolph Ziggler, Wade Barrett, Alberto Del Rio, Damien Sandow, and David Otunga). Sandow was eliminated by Kane after a Chokeslam. Kane was eliminated by Ziggler after a Zig Zag. Otunga was eliminated by Bryan after submitting to the No Lock. Kingston was eliminated by Barrett after a Bull Hammer. Bryan was eliminated by Del Rio after submitting to the Cross Armbreaker. Barrett was eliminated by The Miz after a Skull Crushing Finale. The Miz was eliminated by Del Rio after a Step Up Enziguri on the Top Rope. Del Rio was eliminated by Orton after an RKO. After Orton kicked out of a Zig Zag, Orton attempted to perform a Punt Kick on Ziggler but Ziggler performed a Superkick on Orton to eliminate him, leaving Ziggler as the sole survivor.[10]
The main event of the night was a triple threat match for the WWE Championship between reigning champion CM Punk and challengers Ryback and John Cena. The match came to an end when the debuting trio of Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, and Roman Reigns - later known as The Shield - approached the ring from the crowd and triple-powerbombed Ryback through the broadcast table, allowing Punk to retain the title by pinning Cena, who had received a Shell Shock from Ryback. As a result, Punk became only the seventh wrestler in history to hold the WWE Championship consecutively for one full year.[10]
Results
[edit]Survivor Series elimination matches
[edit]| Eliminated | Wrestler | Eliminated by | Method | Times[10] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brodus Clay | Tensai | Pinfall | 8:25 |
| 2 | Tensai | Justin Gabriel | 10:23 | |
| 3 | Titus O'Neil | Tyson Kidd | 13:51 | |
| 4 | Epico | Submission | 15:02 | |
| 5 | Primo | Rey Mysterio | Pinfall | 17:32 |
| 6 | Darren Young | 18:27 | ||
| Survivor(s): | Rey Mysterio, Sin Cara, Justin Gabriel, and Tyson Kidd | |||
| Eliminated | Wrestler | Eliminated by | Method | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damien Sandow | Kane | Pinfall | 03:08 |
| 2 | Kane | Dolph Ziggler | 03:47 | |
| 3 | David Otunga | Daniel Bryan | Submission | 07:11 |
| 4 | Kofi Kingston | Wade Barrett | Pinfall | 09:43 |
| 5 | Daniel Bryan | Alberto Del Rio | Submission | 12:40 |
| 6 | Wade Barrett | The Miz | Pinfall | 16:05 |
| 7 | The Miz | Alberto Del Rio | 17:14 | |
| 8 | Alberto Del Rio | Randy Orton | 21:00 | |
| 9 | Randy Orton | Dolph Ziggler | 23:43 | |
| Sole Survivor: | Dolph Ziggler (Team Ziggler) | |||
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