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|date = November 24, 2013 |
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|attendance = 13,500<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-news/45243-recent-wwe-attendance-figures-survivor-series-ppv|title= Recent WWE attendance figures (Survivor Series PPV)|date= |
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|buyrate = 179,000<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_75214.shtml |
|buyrate = 179,000<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_75214.shtml|title= WWE NEWS: Prelim Survivor Series PPV buys released - fewest S. Series PPV buys of last four years|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|date=December 3, 2013|access-date=December 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222085808/https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_75214.shtml|archive-date=December 22, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|venue = [[TD Garden]] |
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The 2013 '''Survivor Series''' was the 27th 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 24, 2013, at the [[TD Garden]] in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]]. Eight matches were contested at the event, including one on the Kickoff pre-show. |
The 2013 '''Survivor Series''' was the 27th 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 Sunday, November 24, 2013, at the [[TD Garden]] in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]]. Eight matches were contested at the event, including one on the Kickoff pre-show. |
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The main event saw [[Randy Orton]] defeat [[Big Show]] to retain the [[WWE Championship]]. In other prominent matches, [[John Cena]] defeated [[Alberto Del Rio]] to retain the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)|World Heavyweight Championship]] and [[CM Punk]] and [[Bryan Danielson|Daniel Bryan]] defeated [[The Wyatt Family]]'s [[Luke Harper]] and [[Erick Rowan]]. |
The main event saw [[Randy Orton]] defeat [[Big Show]] to retain the [[WWE Championship]]. In other prominent matches, [[John Cena]] defeated [[Alberto Del Rio]] to retain the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)|World Heavyweight Championship]] and [[CM Punk]] and [[Bryan Danielson|Daniel Bryan]] defeated [[The Wyatt Family]]'s [[Luke Harper]] and [[Erick Rowan]]. |
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The pay-per-view was the worst-selling edition of Survivor Series since the event's inception in 1987; this was attributed to a weak buildup.<ref>Martin, Fin. "What's Going Down". ''[[Power Slam]]''. Issue 232/February 2014. p.5. |
The pay-per-view was the worst-selling edition of Survivor Series since the event's inception in 1987; this was attributed to a weak buildup.<ref>Martin, Fin. "What's Going Down". ''[[Power Slam]]''. Issue 232/February 2014. p.5.</ref> It received 179,000 buys, down from 212,000 for the [[Survivor Series (2012)|previous year's event]]; and attracted more than 100,000 fewer orders than the [[Survivor Series (2011)|2011 event]], which generated 281,000 buys. |
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==Production== |
==Production== |
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===Background=== |
===Background=== |
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[[File: TD Garden.JPG|thumb|The event was held at the [[TD Garden]] in [[Boston, Massachusetts]].]] |
[[File: TD Garden.JPG|thumb|The event was held at the [[TD Garden]] in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]].]] |
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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 2013 event was the 27th Survivor Series and was scheduled to be held on November 24, 2013, at the [[TD Garden]] in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]].<ref>{{cite web |
[[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 2013 event was the 27th Survivor Series and was scheduled to be held on November 24, 2013, at the [[TD Garden]] in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]]. Tickets went on sale on September 7 via [[Ticketmaster]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/2013/survivor-series-returns-to-boston|title=Survivor Series returns to Boston Sunday, Nov. 24|work=[[WWE]]|date=September 3, 2013|author=WWE.com Staff|access-date=October 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907023738/https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/2013/survivor-series-returns-to-boston-26146025|archive-date=September 7, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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===Storylines=== |
===Storylines=== |
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The event comprised eight matches, including one on the Kickoff pre-show, that resulted from scripted storylines. Results were predetermined by WWE's writers, while storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television shows, ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' and ''[[WWE SmackDown|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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The main [[Feud (professional wrestling)|feud]] heading into Survivor Series featured [[Randy Orton]] and [[Big Show]] over the former's [[WWE Championship]]. Since returning from an injury in mid-August, Big Show had been speaking out against COO and the on-screen regime of [[Triple H]] and [[Stephanie McMahon]] and their mistreatment of several [[List of WWE employees|Superstars]], especially [[Bryan Danielson|Daniel Bryan]]. This put him at odds with "The Authority", and as a result, Big Show was continuously humiliated by Triple H and McMahon throughout September, and was obliged to [[Hook (boxing)|knock out]] several other rebellious wrestlers, owing to a threat of being fired. At [[ |
The main [[Feud (professional wrestling)|feud]] heading into Survivor Series featured [[Randy Orton]] and [[Big Show]] over the former's [[WWE Championship]]. Since returning from an injury in mid-August, Big Show had been speaking out against COO and the on-screen regime of [[Triple H]] and [[Stephanie McMahon]] and their mistreatment of several [[List of WWE employees|Superstars]], especially [[Bryan Danielson|Daniel Bryan]]. This put him at odds with "The Authority", and as a result, Big Show was continuously humiliated by Triple H and McMahon throughout September, and was obliged to [[Hook (boxing)|knock out]] several other rebellious wrestlers, owing to a threat of being fired. At [[Battleground (2013)|Battleground]] on October 6, Big Show interfered in a match between Orton and Bryan for the vacant WWE Championship, and knocked both competitors out, ruling out the match a no contest. The next night on ''Raw'', he was fired from WWE by McMahon in storyline, but returned later that night to knock out Triple H in defiance. Big Show continued to "illegally" appear over the next several weeks on ''Raw'', assisting Bryan, knocking out ''Raw'' [[Professional wrestling authority figures#General Managers|general manager]] [[Brad Maddox]], and costing [[The Shield (professional wrestling)|The Shield]]'s [[Seth Rollins]] and [[Roman Reigns]] their [[WWE Raw Tag Team Championship|WWE Tag Team Championship]]. On the October 21 episode of ''Raw'', Big Show announced he was filing a lawsuit against WWE for wrongful termination from his contract, and two weeks later won an "out-of-court negotiation" with Triple H and Stephanie over his lawsuit, and was rehired by WWE on the condition he promised not to sue them further and received a match against Orton for the WWE Championship at Survivor Series. |
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The event included two traditional Survivor Series elimination matches, the first of which saw the five-man team of |
The event included two traditional Survivor Series elimination matches, the first of which saw the five-man team of The Shield ([[WWE United States Championship|United States Champion]] [[Dean Ambrose]], Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns) and The Real Americans ([[Antonio Cesaro]] and [[Jack Swagger]] with manager [[Dutch Mantel|Zeb Colter]]) face off against [[WWE Raw Tag Team Championship|WWE Tag Team Champions]] [[Cody Rhodes and Goldust]], [[The Usos]] ([[Jey Uso]] and [[Jimmy Uso]]), and [[Rey Mysterio]], who made a surprise return on the November 18 episode of ''Raw''. The second elimination match pitted [[Natalya Neidhart|Natalya]], [[The Bella Twins]] ([[Nikki Bella]] and [[Brie Bella]]), [[The Funkadactyls]] ([[Naomi (wrestler)|Naomi]] and [[Cameron (wrestler)|Cameron]]), [[Eva Marie]], and [[JoJo (wrestling)|JoJo]] against [[WWE Divas Championship|Divas Champion]] [[AJ Lee]], [[Tamina Snuka]], [[Kaitlyn (wrestler)|Kaitlyn]], [[Alicia Fox]], [[Rosa Mendes]], [[Aksana (wrestler)|Aksana]], and [[Summer Rae]]. This match stems from AJ insulting Natalya and the rest for taking part in the ''[[Total Divas]]'' reality show. |
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The other [[Championship (professional wrestling)#World championships|world title]] in the company was also on the line at Survivor Series, as [[John Cena]] defended his [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)|World Heavyweight Championship]] against [[Alberto Del Rio]]. After suffering an elbow injury in August, Cena was to be sidelined from action for a minimum of four months. Despite this, SmackDown general manager [[Vickie Guerrero]] surprised then-World Heavyweight Champion Del Rio on the October 7 episode of ''Raw'', by naming Cena as his opponent at the [[Hell in a Cell (2013)|Hell in a Cell]] pay-per-view. At the event, Cena defeated Del Rio to win his [[List of World Heavyweight Champions (WWE)|third]] World Heavyweight title, and his fourteenth World title overall. A rematch between the pair was announced for Survivor Series in early November. |
The other [[Championship (professional wrestling)#World championships|world title]] in the company was also on the line at Survivor Series, as [[John Cena]] defended his [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)|World Heavyweight Championship]] against [[Alberto Del Rio]]. After suffering an elbow injury in August, Cena was to be sidelined from action for a minimum of four months. Despite this, SmackDown general manager [[Vickie Guerrero]] surprised then-World Heavyweight Champion Del Rio on the October 7 episode of ''Raw'', by naming Cena as his opponent at the [[Hell in a Cell (2013)|Hell in a Cell]] pay-per-view. At the event, Cena defeated Del Rio to win his [[List of World Heavyweight Champions (WWE)|third]] World Heavyweight title, and his fourteenth World title overall. A rematch between the pair was announced for Survivor Series in early November. |
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[[File:Punk and Bryan.jpg|thumb|left|[[CM Punk]] (left) and [[Bryan Danielson|Daniel Bryan]] allied together to feud with [[The Wyatt Family]] heading into Survivor Series.]] |
[[File:Punk and Bryan.jpg|thumb|left|[[CM Punk]] (left) and [[Bryan Danielson|Daniel Bryan]] allied together to feud with [[The Wyatt Family]] heading into Survivor Series.]] |
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Another major rivalry pitted [[CM Punk]] and [[Bryan Danielson|Daniel Bryan]] against [[The Wyatt Family]], an enigmatic [[Woodland|backwoods]] [[cult]] composed of [[Luke Harper]] and [[Erick Rowan]], led by the faction's namesake, [[Bray Wyatt]]. Since their debut in July, The Wyatt Family had been targeting and attacking several wrestlers, including [[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]], [[Kofi Kingston]] and [[The Miz]], all in cause of Bray Wyatt exalting his character's preachings and ideals. On the October 28 episode of ''Raw'', the Wyatt Family attacked Bryan backstage, and later attacked Punk in the ring. With Punk and Bryan aiding each other and showing resistance, their altercations with The Wyatts continued over the next several weeks on ''Raw'' and ''SmackDown'', until an official match between the teams was announced for Survivor Series. |
Another major rivalry pitted [[CM Punk]] and [[Bryan Danielson|Daniel Bryan]] against [[The Wyatt Family]], an enigmatic [[Woodland|backwoods]] [[cult]] composed of [[Luke Harper]] and [[Erick Rowan]], led by the faction's namesake, [[Bray Wyatt]]. Since their debut in July, The Wyatt Family had been targeting and attacking several wrestlers, including [[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]], [[Kofi Kingston]], and [[The Miz]], all in cause of Bray Wyatt exalting his character's preachings and ideals. On the October 28 episode of ''Raw'', the Wyatt Family attacked Bryan backstage, and later attacked Punk in the ring. With Punk and Bryan aiding each other and showing resistance, their altercations with The Wyatts continued over the next several weeks on ''Raw'' and ''SmackDown'', until an official match between the teams was announced for Survivor Series. |
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Also confirmed prior to the event was a match between [[Kofi Kingston]] and [[The Miz]] for the Survivor Series Kickoff pre-show. On the November 18 episode of ''Raw'', during a match with The Real Americans ( |
Also confirmed prior to the event was a match between [[Kofi Kingston]] and [[The Miz]] for the Survivor Series Kickoff pre-show. On the November 18 episode of ''Raw'', during a match with The Real Americans (Antonio Cesaro and Jack Swagger), The Miz turned against his tag team partner, Kofi Kingston, and walked out of the match. This action allowed Swagger to apply the Ankle Lock on Kingston which he tapped out of giving the win to the Real Americans. |
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Also on the November 18 |
Also on the November 18 episode of ''Raw'', [[Big E Langston]] defeated [[Curtis Axel]] to win the [[WWE Intercontinental Championship|Intercontinental Championship]], and a rematch was later confirmed for the pay-per-view. |
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==Event== |
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===Pre-show=== |
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The Survivor Series Kickoff pre-show included the panel of [[Josh Mathews]], [[Bret Hart]], [[Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T]] and [[Mick Foley]] previewing the matches. Also on the pre-show, The Miz defeated Kofi Kingston after a [[Pin (professional wrestling)|Roll-up]]. |
The Survivor Series Kickoff pre-show included the panel of [[Josh Mathews]], [[Bret Hart]], [[Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T]], and [[Mick Foley]] previewing the matches. Also on the pre-show, The Miz defeated Kofi Kingston after a [[Pin (professional wrestling)|Roll-up]]. |
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===Preliminary matches=== |
===Preliminary matches=== |
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The pay-per-view began with |
The pay-per-view began with Triple H and Stephanie McMahon coming to the stage, with the two declaring they were allowing no interference in any match tonight. |
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In the first match, |
In the first match, Cody Rhodes, Goldust, The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) and Rey Mysterio faced The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, and Seth Rollins) and The Real Americans (Antonio Cesaro and Jack Swagger) in a traditional Survivor Series elimination match. Ambrose was eliminated by Rhodes with a roll up. Swagger was eliminated by Jey after a 619 by Mysterio, a Superkick by Jimmy and a Samoan Splash by Jey. Cesaro was eliminated by Rhodes with a roll up. Jimmy was eliminated by Reigns after a Spear. Rhodes was eliminated by Reigns after a Spear. Jey was eliminated by Rollins after a Curb Stomp. Rollins was eliminated by Mysterio with a Roll Up. Goldust was eliminated by Reigns after a Spear. Mysterio was eliminated by Reigns after a Spear, leaving Reigns as the sole survivor. |
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Next, Big E Langston defended the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Curtis Axel. Big E pinned Axel after a ''Big Ending'' to retain the title. |
Next, Big E Langston defended the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Curtis Axel. Big E pinned Axel after a ''Big Ending'' to retain the title. |
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After that, Team Total Divas ( |
After that, Team Total Divas (Natalya, Nikki Bella, Brie Bella, Cameron, Naomi, JoJo, and Eva Marie) faced Team True Divas (Divas Champion AJ Lee, Tamina Snuka, Kaitlyn, Alicia Fox, Aksana, Rosa Mendes, and Summer Rae) in a traditional Survivor Series elimination match. Fox was eliminated by Naomi after a Split-Legged Moonsault. Cameron was eliminated by Mendes after Mendes tripped Cameron into a Turnbuckle. Mendes was eliminated by Nikki after a Bella Buster. Rae was eliminated by Nikki after a Running Single Leg Dropkick. Marie was eliminated by Kaitlyn after a Fireman's Carry Gutbuster. Naomi was eliminated by Kaitlyn after a Fireman's Carry Gutbuster. Kaitlyn was eliminated by Brie after a Missile Dropkick. Brie was eliminated by Aksana after a Divo Drop. Aksana was eliminated by Nikki after a Rack Attack. JoJo was eliminated by AJ after a Samoan Drop by Tamina. Tamina was eliminated by Natalya after submitting to the Sharpshooter. AJ was eliminated by Natalya after submitting to the Sharpshooter, leaving Natalya and Nikki as the survivors. Despite this, it was announced that Natalya was the sole survivor after commentator JBL said that Nikki had been eliminated. |
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[[Ryback]] came to the ring issuing an open-challenge, with [[Mark Henry]] answering the challenge. Henry pinned Ryback after a World's Strongest Slam to win the match. |
[[Ryback]] came to the ring issuing an open-challenge, with [[Mark Henry]] answering the challenge. Henry pinned Ryback after a World's Strongest Slam to win the match. |
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In the fifth match, John Cena defended the World Heavyweight Championship against Alberto Del Rio. During the match, Cena attempted a Five Knuckle Shuffle on Del Rio but Del Rio performed a DDT on Cena for a near-fall. Cena attempted an Attitude Adjustment on Del Rio but Del Rio countered the move and performed a Bridging German Suplex on Cena for a near-fall. The match ended when Del Rio applied the Cross Armbreaker on Cena but Cena escaped the hold and pinned Del Rio after an Attitude Adjustment to retain the title. |
In the fifth match, John Cena defended the World Heavyweight Championship against Alberto Del Rio. During the match, Cena attempted a Five Knuckle Shuffle on Del Rio but Del Rio performed a DDT on Cena for a near-fall. Cena attempted an Attitude Adjustment on Del Rio but Del Rio countered the move and performed a Bridging German Suplex on Cena for a near-fall. The match ended when Del Rio applied the Cross Armbreaker on Cena but Cena escaped the hold and pinned Del Rio after an Attitude Adjustment to retain the title. |
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After that, |
After that, CM Punk and Daniel Bryan faced Luke Harper and Erick Rowan. During the match, Punk and Bryan performed a double Belly to Back Suplex on Rowan for a near-fall. Punk and Bryan performed a Hart Attack on Harper for a nearfall. Rowan performed a Running Splash on Bryan for a nearfall. Punk performed a Diving Elbow Drop on Harper for a nearfall. In the end, Bryan performed a Running Knee on Rowan and Punk pinned Harper after a GTS to win the match. |
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===Main event=== |
===Main event=== |
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In the main event, Randy Orton defended the WWE Championship against Big Show. During the match, Orton attempted an RKO but Big Show countered and performed a Chokeslam on Orton for a nearfall. After the referee was knocked down, Big Show performed a KO Punch on Orton. [[The Authority (professional wrestling)|The Authority]] distracted Big Show, allowing Orton to perform an RKO on Big Show. Orton pinned Big Show after a Punt Kick to retain the title. After the match, John Cena confronted Orton. Cena raised the World Heavyweight Championship whilst Orton raised the WWE Championship as the event ended. |
In the main event, Randy Orton defended the WWE Championship against Big Show. During the match, Orton attempted an RKO but Big Show countered and performed a Chokeslam on Orton for a nearfall. After the referee was knocked down, Big Show performed a KO Punch on Orton. [[The Authority (professional wrestling)|The Authority]] distracted Big Show, allowing Orton to perform an RKO on Big Show. Orton pinned Big Show after a Punt Kick to retain the title. After the match, John Cena confronted Orton. Cena raised the World Heavyweight Championship whilst Orton raised the WWE Championship as the event ended. |
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==Aftermath== |
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The following night on ''Raw'', WWE Champion Randy Orton came out to talk to The Authority (Triple H and Stephanie McMahon) about causing a distraction in his title defense against Big Show when he was interrupted by World Heavyweight Champion John Cena, who proposed a match against Orton to unify both world titles to determine the undisputed WWE world champion. Triple H agreed and made it a [[Tables, Ladders and Chairs match]] at [[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2013)|TLC]]. Orton won the match and became the first |
The following night on ''Raw'', WWE Champion Randy Orton came out to talk to The Authority (Triple H and Stephanie McMahon) about causing a distraction in his title defense against Big Show when he was interrupted by World Heavyweight Champion John Cena, who proposed a match against Orton to unify both world titles to determine the undisputed WWE world champion. Triple H agreed and made it a [[Tables, Ladders and Chairs match]] at [[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2013)|TLC]]. Orton won the match and became the first WWE World Heavyweight Champion, which kept the lineage of the WWE Championship while the World Heavyweight Championship was retired. |
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Also later that night, The Shield (United States Champion Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns) faced three members of the opposing survivor series team members in Rey Mysterio and the WWE Tag Team Champions The Rhodes Brothers and were victorious after Ambrose pinned Cody Rhodes. Later that night, The Shield attacked CM Punk after Punk and Daniel Bryan won a match by disqualification against all three members of The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper, and Erick Rowan), who would drag Bryan off before Punk was attacked by The Shield. As a result, two 3-on-1 handicap matches were set at TLC. Punk defeated The Shield while Bryan lost to The Wyatt Family. |
Also later that night, The Shield (United States Champion Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns) faced three members of the opposing survivor series team members in Rey Mysterio and the WWE Tag Team Champions The Rhodes Brothers and were victorious after Ambrose pinned Cody Rhodes. Later that night, The Shield attacked CM Punk after Punk and Daniel Bryan won a match by disqualification against all three members of The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper, and Erick Rowan), who would drag Bryan off before Punk was attacked by The Shield. As a result, two 3-on-1 handicap matches were set at TLC. Punk defeated The Shield while Bryan lost to The Wyatt Family. |
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On the December 2 episode of ''Raw'', Natalya pinned AJ, to secure a victory for her team in a six-Diva tag team match. After this string of non-title wins, Natalya was officially announced to challenge |
On the December 2 episode of ''Raw'', Natalya pinned AJ Lee, to secure a victory for her team in a six-Diva tag team match. After this string of non-title wins, Natalya was officially announced to challenge Lee for the Divas Championship at the TLC event. |
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Another rematch was the 7-on-7 Divas Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team match would happen. |
Another rematch was the 7-on-7 Divas Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team match would happen. |
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The 2013 Survivor Series was the last Survivor Series to include the |
The 2013 Survivor Series was the last Survivor Series to include the World Heavyweight Championship, as at the following month's TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs event, the title was unified with the WWE Championship, which was renamed to the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.<ref>{{cite web|last=Murphy|first=Ryan|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwetlc/2013/john-cena-randy-orton|title=WWE Champion Randy Orton def. World Heavyweight Champion John Cena (Tables, Ladders & Chairs Match)|work=[[WWE]]|date=November 25, 2013|access-date=December 3, 2013}}</ref> |
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==Results== |
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|times = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2013/11/25/dull-survivor-series-proves-it-isnt-what-it-used-to-be/|title=Dull Survivor Series proves it isn't what it used to be| |
|times = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2013/11/25/dull-survivor-series-proves-it-isnt-what-it-used-to-be/|title=Dull Survivor Series proves it isn't what it used to be|first=Dale|last=Plummer|access-date=October 13, 2022|website=Slam Wrestling|date=November 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311224806/https://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2013/11/25/21291726.html|archive-date=March 11, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|match1 = [[The Miz]] defeated [[Kofi Kingston]] by [[pinfall]] |
|match1 = [[The Miz]] defeated [[Kofi Kingston]] by [[pinfall]] |
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|stip1 = [[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles match]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/2013/kofi-kingston-the-miz-kickoff-match|title=The Miz def. Kofi Kingston (Survivor Series Kickoff Match)|work=[[WWE]]|first=Michael|last=Burdick|date=November 18, 2013|access-date=November 18, 2013}}</ref> |
|stip1 = [[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles match]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/2013/kofi-kingston-the-miz-kickoff-match|title=The Miz def. Kofi Kingston (Survivor Series Kickoff Match)|work=[[WWE]]|first=Michael|last=Burdick|date=November 18, 2013|access-date=November 18, 2013}}</ref> |
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|time1 = 8:39 |
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|match2 = [[The Shield (professional wrestling)|The Shield]] ([[Dean Ambrose]], [[Roman Reigns]], and [[Seth Rollins]]) and The Real Americans ([[Antonio Cesaro]] and [[Jack Swagger]]) (with [[Zeb Colter]]) defeated [[Cody Rhodes and Goldust]], [[Rey Mysterio]], [[Jey Uso]] |
|match2 = [[The Shield (professional wrestling)|The Shield]] ([[Dean Ambrose]], [[Roman Reigns]], and [[Seth Rollins]]) and The Real Americans ([[Antonio Cesaro]] and [[Jack Swagger]]) (with [[Zeb Colter]]) defeated [[Cody Rhodes and Goldust]], [[Rey Mysterio]], and [[The Usos]] ([[Jey Uso]] and [[Jimmy Uso]]){{Ref|1|1}} |
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|stip2 = 5-on-5 [[Survivor Series elimination match]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/2013/traditional-survivor-series-elimination-tag-team-match|title=The Shield & The Real Americans def. WWE Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Goldust, The Usos & Rey Mysterio (Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team Match)|work=[[WWE]]|first=Alex|last=Giannini|date=November 15, 2013|access-date=November 18, 2013}}</ref> |
|stip2 = 5-on-5 [[Survivor Series elimination match]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/2013/traditional-survivor-series-elimination-tag-team-match|title=The Shield & The Real Americans def. WWE Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Goldust, The Usos & Rey Mysterio (Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team Match)|work=[[WWE]]|first=Alex|last=Giannini|date=November 15, 2013|access-date=November 18, 2013}}</ref> |
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|time2 = 23:23 |
|time2 = 23:23 |
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|stip3 = [[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles match]] for the [[WWE Intercontinental Championship]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/2013/big-e-langston-curtis-axel|title=Intercontinental Champion Big E Langston def. Curtis Axel|first=Kevin|last=Powers|date=November 20, 2013|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=November 20, 2013}}</ref> |
|stip3 = [[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles match]] for the [[WWE Intercontinental Championship]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/2013/big-e-langston-curtis-axel|title=Intercontinental Champion Big E Langston def. Curtis Axel|first=Kevin|last=Powers|date=November 20, 2013|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=November 20, 2013}}</ref> |
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|time3 = 7:02 |
|time3 = 7:02 |
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|match4 = [[Total Divas]] ([[The Bella Twins]] ([[Brie Bella]] and [[Nikki Bella]]), [[Eva Marie]], [[The Funkadactyls]] ([[Cameron (wrestler)|Cameron]] and [[Naomi (wrestler)|Naomi]]), [[JoJo |
|match4 = [[Total Divas]] ([[The Bella Twins]] ([[Brie Bella]] and [[Nikki Bella]]), [[Eva Marie]], [[The Funkadactyls]] ([[Cameron (wrestler)|Cameron]] and [[Naomi (wrestler)|Naomi]]), [[JoJo (wrestling)|JoJo]], and [[Natalya Neidhart|Natalya]]) defeated True Divas ([[AJ Lee]], [[Aksana (wrestler)|Aksana]], [[Alicia Fox]], [[Kaitlyn (wrestler)|Kaitlyn]], [[Rosa Mendes]], [[Summer Rae]], and [[Tamina Snuka]]){{Ref|2|2}} |
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|stip4 = 7-on-7 [[Survivor Series elimination match]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/2013/divas-traditional-survivor-series-elimination-match|title=Natalya, The Bellas, The Funkadactyls, JoJo & Eva Marie def. Divas Champion AJ Lee, Tamina Snuka, Kaitlyn, Rosa Mendes, Summer Rae, Aksana & Alicia Fox|work=[[WWE]]|first=Zach|last=Linder|date=November 18, 2013|access-date=November 18, 2013}}</ref> |
|stip4 = 7-on-7 [[Survivor Series elimination match]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/2013/divas-traditional-survivor-series-elimination-match|title=Natalya, The Bellas, The Funkadactyls, JoJo & Eva Marie def. Divas Champion AJ Lee, Tamina Snuka, Kaitlyn, Rosa Mendes, Summer Rae, Aksana & Alicia Fox|work=[[WWE]]|first=Zach|last=Linder|date=November 18, 2013|access-date=November 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212185955/https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/2013/divas-traditional-survivor-series-elimination-match-26164462|archive-date=December 12, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|time4 = 11:29 |
|time4 = 11:29 |
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|match5 = [[Mark Henry]] defeated [[Ryback]] by [[pinfall]] |
|match5 = [[Mark Henry]] defeated [[Ryback]] by [[pinfall]] |
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|stip5 = [[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles match]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Mark Henry def. Ryback|work=[[WWE]]|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/2013/mark-henry-vs-ryback|first=Mitch|last=Passero|date=November 24, 2013|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131127233956/https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/2013/mark-henry-vs-ryback-26166010|archive-date=November 27, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|stip5 = [[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles match]] |
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|time5 = 4:46 |
|time5 = 4:46 |
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|match6 = [[John Cena]] (c) defeated [[Alberto Del Rio]] by [[pinfall]] |
|match6 = [[John Cena]] (c) defeated [[Alberto Del Rio]] by [[pinfall]] |
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|[[Dean Ambrose]] |
|[[Dean Ambrose]] |
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|[[Cody Rhodes]] |
|[[Cody Rhodes]] |
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|[[ |
|rowspan=9|[[Pinfall]] |
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|02:13 |
|02:13 |
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|[[Jack Swagger]] |
|[[Jack Swagger]] |
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|[[Jey Uso]] |
|[[Jey Uso]] |
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|[[Pinfall (professional wrestling)|Pinfall]] |
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|08:13 |
|08:13 |
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|[[Antonio Cesaro]] |
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|[[Cody Rhodes]] |
|[[Cody Rhodes]] |
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|[[Pinfall (professional wrestling)|Pinfall]] |
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|09:58 |
|09:58 |
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|{{sort|04|4}} |
|{{sort|04|4}} |
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|[[Jimmy Uso]] |
|[[Jimmy Uso]] |
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|[[Roman Reigns]] |
|rowspan=2|[[Roman Reigns]] |
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|[[Pinfall (professional wrestling)|Pinfall]] |
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|14:33 |
|14:33 |
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|{{sort|05|5}} |
|{{sort|05|5}} |
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|[[Cody Rhodes]] |
|[[Cody Rhodes]] |
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|[[Roman Reigns]] |
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|[[Pinfall (professional wrestling)|Pinfall]] |
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|15:43 |
|15:43 |
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|[[Jey Uso]] |
|[[Jey Uso]] |
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|[[Seth Rollins]] |
|[[Seth Rollins]] |
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|[[Pinfall (professional wrestling)|Pinfall]] |
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|16:47 |
|16:47 |
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|[[Seth Rollins]] |
|[[Seth Rollins]] |
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|[[Rey Mysterio]] |
|[[Rey Mysterio]] |
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|[[Pinfall (professional wrestling)|Pinfall]] |
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|19:43 |
|19:43 |
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|[[Goldust]] |
|[[Goldust]] |
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|[[Roman Reigns]] |
|rowspan=2|[[Roman Reigns]] |
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|[[Pinfall (professional wrestling)|Pinfall]] |
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|22:58 |
|22:58 |
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|{{sort|09|9}} |
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|[[Rey Mysterio]] |
|[[Rey Mysterio]] |
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|rowspan=2|23:23 |
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|[[Roman Reigns]] |
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|[[Pinfall (professional wrestling)|Pinfall]] |
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|23:23 |
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| colspan="3" |[[Roman Reigns]] (Team Shield & Real Americans) |
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|[[Alicia Fox]] |
|[[Alicia Fox]] |
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|[[Naomi (wrestler)|Naomi]] |
|[[Naomi (wrestler)|Naomi]] |
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|01:24 |
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|[[Cameron (wrestler)|Cameron]] |
|[[Cameron (wrestler)|Cameron]] |
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|[[Rosa Mendes]] |
|[[Rosa Mendes]] |
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|[[Pinfall (professional wrestling)|Pinfall]] |
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|02:28 |
|02:28 |
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|{{sort|03|3}} |
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|[[Rosa Mendes]] |
|[[Rosa Mendes]] |
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|[[Nikki Bella]] |
|rowspan=2|[[Nikki Bella]] |
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|[[Pinfall (professional wrestling)|Pinfall]] |
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|02:45 |
|02:45 |
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|[[Summer Rae]] |
|[[Summer Rae]] |
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|[[Nikki Bella]] |
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|[[Pinfall (professional wrestling)|Pinfall]] |
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|03:27 |
|03:27 |
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|{{sort|05|5}} |
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|[[Eva Marie]] |
|[[Eva Marie]] |
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|[[Kaitlyn (wrestler)|Kaitlyn]] |
|rowspan=2|[[Kaitlyn (wrestler)|Kaitlyn]] |
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|[[Pinfall (professional wrestling)|Pinfall]] |
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|04:01 |
|04:01 |
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|{{sort|06|6}} |
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|[[Naomi (wrestler)|Naomi]] |
|[[Naomi (wrestler)|Naomi]] |
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|[[Kaitlyn (wrestler)|Kaitlyn]] |
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|04:34 |
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|[[Brie Bella]] |
|[[Brie Bella]] |
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|05:12 |
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|[[Brie Bella]] |
|[[Brie Bella]] |
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|[[Aksana (wrestler)|Aksana]] |
|[[Aksana (wrestler)|Aksana]] |
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|05:42 |
|05:42 |
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|[[Aksana (wrestler)|Aksana]] |
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|[[Nikki Bella]] |
|[[Nikki Bella]] |
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|[[Pinfall (professional wrestling)|Pinfall]] |
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|06:04 |
|06:04 |
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|[[JoJo ( |
|[[JoJo (wrestling)|JoJo]] |
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|[[AJ Lee]] |
|[[AJ Lee]] |
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|[[Pinfall (professional wrestling)|Pinfall]] |
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|09:28 |
|09:28 |
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|[[Tamina Snuka]] |
|[[Tamina Snuka]] |
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|[[Natalya Neidhart|Natalya]] |
|rowspan=2|[[Natalya Neidhart|Natalya]] |
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|[[Submission (professional wrestling)|Submission]] |
|rowspan=2|[[Submission (professional wrestling)|Submission]] |
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|10:51 |
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|[[AJ Lee]] |
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|rowspan=2|11:29 |
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|[[Natalya Neidhart|Natalya]] |
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| Promotion | WWE | ||
| Date | November 24, 2013 | ||
| City | Boston, Massachusetts | ||
| Venue | TD Garden | ||
| Attendance | 13,500[1] | ||
| Buy rate | 179,000[2] | ||
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The 2013 Survivor Series was the 27th annual Survivor Series professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE. It took place on Sunday, November 24, 2013, at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Eight matches were contested at the event, including one on the Kickoff pre-show.
The main event saw Randy Orton defeat Big Show to retain the WWE Championship. In other prominent matches, John Cena defeated Alberto Del Rio to retain the World Heavyweight Championship and CM Punk and Daniel Bryan defeated The Wyatt Family's Luke Harper and Erick Rowan.
The pay-per-view was the worst-selling edition of Survivor Series since the event's inception in 1987; this was attributed to a weak buildup.[3] It received 179,000 buys, down from 212,000 for the previous year's event; and attracted more than 100,000 fewer orders than the 2011 event, which generated 281,000 buys.
Production
[edit]Background
[edit]
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".[4] 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 2013 event was the 27th Survivor Series and was scheduled to be held on November 24, 2013, at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Tickets went on sale on September 7 via Ticketmaster.[5]
Storylines
[edit]The event comprised eight matches, including one on the Kickoff pre-show, that resulted from scripted storylines. Results were predetermined by WWE's writers, while storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television shows, Raw and SmackDown.[6][7]
The main feud heading into Survivor Series featured Randy Orton and Big Show over the former's WWE Championship. Since returning from an injury in mid-August, Big Show had been speaking out against COO and the on-screen regime of Triple H and Stephanie McMahon and their mistreatment of several Superstars, especially Daniel Bryan. This put him at odds with "The Authority", and as a result, Big Show was continuously humiliated by Triple H and McMahon throughout September, and was obliged to knock out several other rebellious wrestlers, owing to a threat of being fired. At Battleground on October 6, Big Show interfered in a match between Orton and Bryan for the vacant WWE Championship, and knocked both competitors out, ruling out the match a no contest. The next night on Raw, he was fired from WWE by McMahon in storyline, but returned later that night to knock out Triple H in defiance. Big Show continued to "illegally" appear over the next several weeks on Raw, assisting Bryan, knocking out Raw general manager Brad Maddox, and costing The Shield's Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns their WWE Tag Team Championship. On the October 21 episode of Raw, Big Show announced he was filing a lawsuit against WWE for wrongful termination from his contract, and two weeks later won an "out-of-court negotiation" with Triple H and Stephanie over his lawsuit, and was rehired by WWE on the condition he promised not to sue them further and received a match against Orton for the WWE Championship at Survivor Series.
The event included two traditional Survivor Series elimination matches, the first of which saw the five-man team of The Shield (United States Champion Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns) and The Real Americans (Antonio Cesaro and Jack Swagger with manager Zeb Colter) face off against WWE Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes and Goldust, The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso), and Rey Mysterio, who made a surprise return on the November 18 episode of Raw. The second elimination match pitted Natalya, The Bella Twins (Nikki Bella and Brie Bella), The Funkadactyls (Naomi and Cameron), Eva Marie, and JoJo against Divas Champion AJ Lee, Tamina Snuka, Kaitlyn, Alicia Fox, Rosa Mendes, Aksana, and Summer Rae. This match stems from AJ insulting Natalya and the rest for taking part in the Total Divas reality show.
The other world title in the company was also on the line at Survivor Series, as John Cena defended his World Heavyweight Championship against Alberto Del Rio. After suffering an elbow injury in August, Cena was to be sidelined from action for a minimum of four months. Despite this, SmackDown general manager Vickie Guerrero surprised then-World Heavyweight Champion Del Rio on the October 7 episode of Raw, by naming Cena as his opponent at the Hell in a Cell pay-per-view. At the event, Cena defeated Del Rio to win his third World Heavyweight title, and his fourteenth World title overall. A rematch between the pair was announced for Survivor Series in early November.
Another major rivalry pitted CM Punk and Daniel Bryan against The Wyatt Family, an enigmatic backwoods cult composed of Luke Harper and Erick Rowan, led by the faction's namesake, Bray Wyatt. Since their debut in July, The Wyatt Family had been targeting and attacking several wrestlers, including Kane, Kofi Kingston, and The Miz, all in cause of Bray Wyatt exalting his character's preachings and ideals. On the October 28 episode of Raw, the Wyatt Family attacked Bryan backstage, and later attacked Punk in the ring. With Punk and Bryan aiding each other and showing resistance, their altercations with The Wyatts continued over the next several weeks on Raw and SmackDown, until an official match between the teams was announced for Survivor Series.
Also confirmed prior to the event was a match between Kofi Kingston and The Miz for the Survivor Series Kickoff pre-show. On the November 18 episode of Raw, during a match with The Real Americans (Antonio Cesaro and Jack Swagger), The Miz turned against his tag team partner, Kofi Kingston, and walked out of the match. This action allowed Swagger to apply the Ankle Lock on Kingston which he tapped out of giving the win to the Real Americans.
Also on the November 18 episode of Raw, Big E Langston defeated Curtis Axel to win the Intercontinental Championship, and a rematch was later confirmed for the pay-per-view.
Event
[edit]| Role: | Name: |
|---|---|
| English commentators | Michael Cole |
| Jerry Lawler | |
| John "Bradshaw" Layfield | |
| Spanish commentators | Carlos Cabrera |
| Marcelo Rodriguez | |
| Ricardo Rodriguez | |
| Backstage interviewer | Renee Young |
| Ring announcers | Lilian Garcia |
| Justin Roberts | |
| Referees | Charles Robinson |
| John Cone | |
| Chad Patton | |
| Ryan Tran | |
| Marc Harris | |
| Jason Ayers | |
| Pre-show panel | Josh Mathews |
| Booker T | |
| Mick Foley | |
| Bret Hart |
Pre-show
[edit]The Survivor Series Kickoff pre-show included the panel of Josh Mathews, Bret Hart, Booker T, and Mick Foley previewing the matches. Also on the pre-show, The Miz defeated Kofi Kingston after a Roll-up.
Preliminary matches
[edit]The pay-per-view began with Triple H and Stephanie McMahon coming to the stage, with the two declaring they were allowing no interference in any match tonight.
In the first match, Cody Rhodes, Goldust, The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) and Rey Mysterio faced The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, and Seth Rollins) and The Real Americans (Antonio Cesaro and Jack Swagger) in a traditional Survivor Series elimination match. Ambrose was eliminated by Rhodes with a roll up. Swagger was eliminated by Jey after a 619 by Mysterio, a Superkick by Jimmy and a Samoan Splash by Jey. Cesaro was eliminated by Rhodes with a roll up. Jimmy was eliminated by Reigns after a Spear. Rhodes was eliminated by Reigns after a Spear. Jey was eliminated by Rollins after a Curb Stomp. Rollins was eliminated by Mysterio with a Roll Up. Goldust was eliminated by Reigns after a Spear. Mysterio was eliminated by Reigns after a Spear, leaving Reigns as the sole survivor.
Next, Big E Langston defended the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Curtis Axel. Big E pinned Axel after a Big Ending to retain the title.
After that, Team Total Divas (Natalya, Nikki Bella, Brie Bella, Cameron, Naomi, JoJo, and Eva Marie) faced Team True Divas (Divas Champion AJ Lee, Tamina Snuka, Kaitlyn, Alicia Fox, Aksana, Rosa Mendes, and Summer Rae) in a traditional Survivor Series elimination match. Fox was eliminated by Naomi after a Split-Legged Moonsault. Cameron was eliminated by Mendes after Mendes tripped Cameron into a Turnbuckle. Mendes was eliminated by Nikki after a Bella Buster. Rae was eliminated by Nikki after a Running Single Leg Dropkick. Marie was eliminated by Kaitlyn after a Fireman's Carry Gutbuster. Naomi was eliminated by Kaitlyn after a Fireman's Carry Gutbuster. Kaitlyn was eliminated by Brie after a Missile Dropkick. Brie was eliminated by Aksana after a Divo Drop. Aksana was eliminated by Nikki after a Rack Attack. JoJo was eliminated by AJ after a Samoan Drop by Tamina. Tamina was eliminated by Natalya after submitting to the Sharpshooter. AJ was eliminated by Natalya after submitting to the Sharpshooter, leaving Natalya and Nikki as the survivors. Despite this, it was announced that Natalya was the sole survivor after commentator JBL said that Nikki had been eliminated.
Ryback came to the ring issuing an open-challenge, with Mark Henry answering the challenge. Henry pinned Ryback after a World's Strongest Slam to win the match.
In the fifth match, John Cena defended the World Heavyweight Championship against Alberto Del Rio. During the match, Cena attempted a Five Knuckle Shuffle on Del Rio but Del Rio performed a DDT on Cena for a near-fall. Cena attempted an Attitude Adjustment on Del Rio but Del Rio countered the move and performed a Bridging German Suplex on Cena for a near-fall. The match ended when Del Rio applied the Cross Armbreaker on Cena but Cena escaped the hold and pinned Del Rio after an Attitude Adjustment to retain the title.
After that, CM Punk and Daniel Bryan faced Luke Harper and Erick Rowan. During the match, Punk and Bryan performed a double Belly to Back Suplex on Rowan for a near-fall. Punk and Bryan performed a Hart Attack on Harper for a nearfall. Rowan performed a Running Splash on Bryan for a nearfall. Punk performed a Diving Elbow Drop on Harper for a nearfall. In the end, Bryan performed a Running Knee on Rowan and Punk pinned Harper after a GTS to win the match.
Main event
[edit]In the main event, Randy Orton defended the WWE Championship against Big Show. During the match, Orton attempted an RKO but Big Show countered and performed a Chokeslam on Orton for a nearfall. After the referee was knocked down, Big Show performed a KO Punch on Orton. The Authority distracted Big Show, allowing Orton to perform an RKO on Big Show. Orton pinned Big Show after a Punt Kick to retain the title. After the match, John Cena confronted Orton. Cena raised the World Heavyweight Championship whilst Orton raised the WWE Championship as the event ended.
Aftermath
[edit]The following night on Raw, WWE Champion Randy Orton came out to talk to The Authority (Triple H and Stephanie McMahon) about causing a distraction in his title defense against Big Show when he was interrupted by World Heavyweight Champion John Cena, who proposed a match against Orton to unify both world titles to determine the undisputed WWE world champion. Triple H agreed and made it a Tables, Ladders and Chairs match at TLC. Orton won the match and became the first WWE World Heavyweight Champion, which kept the lineage of the WWE Championship while the World Heavyweight Championship was retired.
Also later that night, The Shield (United States Champion Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns) faced three members of the opposing survivor series team members in Rey Mysterio and the WWE Tag Team Champions The Rhodes Brothers and were victorious after Ambrose pinned Cody Rhodes. Later that night, The Shield attacked CM Punk after Punk and Daniel Bryan won a match by disqualification against all three members of The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper, and Erick Rowan), who would drag Bryan off before Punk was attacked by The Shield. As a result, two 3-on-1 handicap matches were set at TLC. Punk defeated The Shield while Bryan lost to The Wyatt Family.
On the December 2 episode of Raw, Natalya pinned AJ Lee, to secure a victory for her team in a six-Diva tag team match. After this string of non-title wins, Natalya was officially announced to challenge Lee for the Divas Championship at the TLC event.
Another rematch was the 7-on-7 Divas Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team match would happen.
The 2013 Survivor Series was the last Survivor Series to include the World Heavyweight Championship, as at the following month's TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs event, the title was unified with the WWE Championship, which was renamed to the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.[8]
Results
[edit]Survivor Series elimination matches
[edit]| Eliminated | Wrestler | Eliminated by | Method | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Ambrose | Cody Rhodes | Pinfall | 02:13 |
| 2 | Jack Swagger | Jey Uso | 08:13 | |
| 3 | Antonio Cesaro | Cody Rhodes | 09:58 | |
| 4 | Jimmy Uso | Roman Reigns | 14:33 | |
| 5 | Cody Rhodes | 15:43 | ||
| 6 | Jey Uso | Seth Rollins | 16:47 | |
| 7 | Seth Rollins | Rey Mysterio | 19:43 | |
| 8 | Goldust | Roman Reigns | 22:58 | |
| 9 | Rey Mysterio | 23:23 | ||
| Sole Survivor: | Roman Reigns (Team Shield & Real Americans) | |||
| Eliminated | Wrestler | Eliminated by | Method | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alicia Fox | Naomi | Pinfall | 01:24 |
| 2 | Cameron | Rosa Mendes | 02:28 | |
| 3 | Rosa Mendes | Nikki Bella | 02:45 | |
| 4 | Summer Rae | 03:27 | ||
| 5 | Eva Marie | Kaitlyn | 04:01 | |
| 6 | Naomi | 04:34 | ||
| 7 | Kaitlyn | Brie Bella | 05:12 | |
| 8 | Brie Bella | Aksana | 05:42 | |
| 9 | Aksana | Nikki Bella | 06:04 | |
| 10 | JoJo | AJ Lee | 09:28 | |
| 11 | Tamina Snuka | Natalya | Submission | 10:51 |
| 12 | AJ Lee | 11:29 | ||
| Survivor(s): | Natalya and Nikki Bella (Total Divas) | |||
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