Survivor Series (1996)

Survivor Series (1996)
Information
Promotion	World Wrestling Federation
Date	November 17, 1996
Venue	Madison Square Garden
City	New York City, 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 a professional wrestling pay-per-view show made by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on on November 17, 1996 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It was the tenth Survivor Series event held by the WWF.

In he main event, Sycho Sid defeated Shawn Michaels to win his first WWF Championship. Another main match saw Bret Hart defeat Stone Cold Steve Austin to become the number one contender for the WWF Championship. The show also featured the WWF debut of Rocky Maivia, who would later become famous as The Rock. He teamed with Marc Mero, Jake Roberts, and The Stalker to defeat Crush, Jerry Lawler, Hunter Hearst Helmsley, and Goldust in a four-on-four Survivor Series elimination match.

Matches

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1F	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
2	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
3	The Undertaker defeated Mankind	Singles match	14:54
4	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 tag team elimination match3	23:44
5	Bret Hart defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin	Singles match to become the number one contender for the WWF Championship	28:36
6	Faarooq, Vader, "Razor Ramon", and "Diesel" (with Clarence Mason) vs. Flash Funk, Jimmy Snuka, Savio Vega, and Yokozuna ended in a no contest	Four-on-four Survivor Series tag team elimination match4	9:48
7	Sycho Sid defeated Shawn Michaels (c) (with Jose Lothario)	Singles match for the WWF Championship	20:02
(c) - is the champion(s) going into the match F - This match aired before the pay-per-view on Free for All

Survivor Series elimination matches

^1

Eliminated	Wrestler	Eliminated by	Method	Time
1	Aldo Montoya	The Sultan	Submission	3:55
2	Salvatore Sincere	Bart Gunn	Pinfall	6:55
3	Bob Holly	Justin Bradshaw		8:35
4	Justin Bradshaw	Jesse James		8:46
5	The Sultan			9:44
6	Jesse James	Billy Gunn		9:59
7	Billy Gunn	Bart Gunn		10:46
Survivor:	Bart Gunn

^2

Eliminated	Wrestler	Eliminated by	Method	Time
1	Marty Jannetty	Henry O. Godwinn	Pinfall	8:12
2	Henry O. Godwinn	Owen Hart		8:18
3	Phineas I. Godwinn	The British Bulldog		9:04
4	Leif Cassidy	Phil Lafon		13:43
5	The British Bulldog			17:22
6	Owen Hart	Doug Furnas		20:41
Survivors:	Doug Furnas and Phil Lafon

^3

Eliminated	Wrestler	Eliminated by	Method	Time
1	Jerry Lawler	Jake Roberts	Pinfall	10:01
2	The Stalker	Goldust		12:44
3	Hunter Hearst Helmsley	Marc Mero		19:20
4	Marc Mero	Crush		20:36
5	Jake Roberts			20:54
6	Crush	Rocky Maivia		23:12
7	Goldust			23:44
Survivor:	Rocky Maivia

^4

Eliminated	Wrestler	Eliminated by	Method	Time
1	Savio Vega	"Diesel"	Pinfall	8:39
2	"Razor Ramon"	Jimmy Snuka		9:28
3	Faarooq	N/A	Disqualification	9:48
4	Vader
5	Fake Diesel
6	Flash Funk
7	Jimmy Snuka
8	Yokozuna
Survivors:	None

Other websites

• Official Survivor Series 1996 website