Survivor Series (1996)

Survivor Series (1996)
Promotional poster featuring Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Sycho Sid, and Steve Austin
Tagline(s)	Back to Attack
Information
Promotion	World Wrestling Federation
Date	November 17, 1996
Attendance	18,647
Venue	Madison Square Garden
City	New York, New York
Pay-per-view chronology
In Your House 11: Buried Alive Survivor Series (1996) In Your House 12: It's Time
Survivor Series chronology
Survivor Series (1995) Survivor Series (1996) Survivor Series (1997)

Survivor Series (1996) was the tenth annual Survivor Series professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on November 17, 1996 at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York.

The main event was a standard wrestling match for the WWF Championship. Shawn Michaels defended the title against Sycho Sid. Sid won the title by pinning Michaels after hitting him with a television camera and performing a Powerbomb.

The undercard featured Faarooq, Vader, Razor Ramon and Diesel versus Flash Funk, Jimmy Snuka, Savio Vega and Yokozuna in a four-on-four Survivor Series elimination match, Bret Hart versus Stone Cold Steve Austin in a standard wrestling match to determine the #1 contender for the WWF Championship, Marc Mero, Rocky Maivia, Jake Roberts and The Stalker versus Crush, Jerry Lawler, Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Goldust in a four-on-four Survivor Series elimination match, The Undertaker versus Mankind in a standard wrestling match and The Godwinns, Doug Furnas and Phil LaFon versus The New Rockers, Owen Hart and The British Bulldog.

Results

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
Free for All	Jesse James, Aldo Montoya, Bob Holly, and Bart Gunn defeated The Sultan, Justin Bradshaw, Salvatore Sincere, and Billy Gunn (with The Iron Sheik and Uncle Zebekiah).	Four-on-four Survivor Series elimination match1	10:46
1	Doug Furnas, Phil Lafon, Henry Godwinn, and Phineas Godwinn (with Hillbilly Jim) defeated Owen Hart, The British Bulldog, Marty Jannetty, and Leif Cassidy (with Clarence Mason).	Four-on-four Survivor Series elimination match2	20:41
2	The Undertaker defeated Mankind.	Singles match	14:52
3	Marc Mero, Rocky Maivia, Jake Roberts, and The Stalker (with Sable) defeated Crush, Jerry Lawler, Hunter Hearst Helmsley, and Goldust (with Marlena)	Four-on-four Survivor Series elimination match3	23:44
4	Bret Hart defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin.	#1 contender's match for the WWF Championship	28:36
5	Faarooq, Vader, Razor Ramon, and Diesel (with Clarence Mason) fought Flash Funk, Jimmy Snuka, Savio Vega, and Yokozuna to a no contest.	Four-on-four Survivor Series elimination match4	09:48
6	Sycho Sid defeated Shawn Michaels (c) (with Jose Lothario).	Singles match for the WWF Championship	20:02
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

Survivor Series elimination matches

¹

Elimination No.	Wrestler	Team	Eliminated by	Elimination move	Time
1	Aldo Montoya	Team #1	The Sultan	Submission by Camel Clutch	03:55
2	Salvatore Sincere	Team #2	Bart Gunn	Pinfall after side slam	06:55
3	Bob Holly	Team #1	Justin Bradshaw	Pinfall after clothesline	08:35
4	Justin Bradshaw	Team #2	Jesse James	Pinfall by schoolboy	08:46
5	The Sultan	Team #2	Jesse James	Pinfall by small package	09:44
6	Jesse James	Team #1	Billy Gunn	Pinfall after a top-rope Famouser	09:59
7	Billy Gunn	Team #2	Bart Gunn	Pinfall after a Flying Forearm Smash	10:46
Survivor:	Bart Gunn (Team #1)

²

Elimination No.	Wrestler	Team	Eliminated by	Elimination move	Time
1	Marty Jannetty	Team #2	Henry Godwinn	Pinfall after slop drop	08:12
2	Henry Godwinn	Team #1	Owen Hart	Pinfall after a spinning heel kick	08:18
3	Phineas Godwinn	Team #1	The British Bulldog	Pinfall after running powerslam	09:04
4	Leif Cassidy	Team #2	Phil Lafon	Pinfall after suplex from second rope	13:43
5	The British Bulldog	Team #2	Phil Lafon	Pinfall by schoolboy	17:22
6	Owen Hart	Team #2	Doug Furnas	Pinfall after a release German suplex	20:41
Survivors:	Doug Furnas and Phil Lafon (Team #1)

³

Elimination No.	Wrestler	Team	Eliminated by	Elimination move	Time
1	Jerry Lawler	Team #2	Jake Roberts	Pinfall after DDT	10:01
2	The Stalker	Team #1	Goldust	Pinfall after Curtain Call	12:44
3	Hunter Hearst Helmsley	Team #2	Marc Mero	Pinfall after Merosault	19:20
4	Marc Mero	Team #1	Crush	Pinfall after heart punch	20:33
5	Jake Roberts	Team #1	Crush	Pinfall after heart punch	20:54
6	Crush	Team #2	Rocky Maivia	Pinfall after flying bodypress	23:12
7	Goldust	Team #2	Rocky Maivia	Pinfall after shoulderbreaker	23:44
Survivor:	Rocky Maivia (Team #1)

⁴

Elimination #	Wrestler	Team	Eliminated by	Elimination move	Time
1	Savio Vega	Team #2	Diesel	Pinfall after Jackknife Powerbomb	08:39
2	Razor Ramon	Team #1	Jimmy Snuka	Pinfall after Superfly Splash	09:28
3	Faarooq, Vader, Diesel, Flash Funk, Jimmy Snuka, Yokozuna	Team #1 and Team #2	No One	DQ, the remaining wrestlers were disqualified for brawling in the ring	09:48
Survivors:	None

Other on-screen talent

Commentators Vince McMahon Jim Ross Jerry Lawler - opening match Sunny - second elimination match Jim Cornette - third elimination match Spanish Commentators Carlos Cabrera Hugo Savinovich Interviewers Kevin Kelly Dok Hendrix Todd Pettengill Ring Announcer Howard Finkel

Referees Earl Hebner Jack Doan Harvey Wippleman Mike Chioda

References

• "2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts". Wrestling’s Historical Cards (Kappa Publishing): pp. 96–97. 2007. 
• hoffco-inc.com - Survivor Series '96 review
• 1996 Survivor Series Results

External links

• Official 1996 Survivor Series website