Survivor Series (2005)

Infobox Wrestling event
name=Survivor Series (2005)


theme="Lights Out" (P.O.D.) [cite web|url= http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/2005/|title=Survivor Series 2005|publisher=WWE|accessdate =2008-01-02]
tagline=The Beginning of the End
promotion=World Wrestling Entertainment
brand=Raw
SmackDown!
date=November 27 2005
venue=Joe Louis Arena
city=Detroit, Michigan
attendance=15,000 [cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/survivor.html#2005|title=Survivor Series 2005 results|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|accessdate=2008-05-19]
lastevent=Taboo Tuesday (2005)
nextevent=Armageddon (2005)
event=Survivor Series
lastevent2=Survivor Series (2004)
nextevent2=Survivor Series (2006)

Survivor Series (2005) was the nineteenth annual Survivor Series professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It took place on November 27 2005 at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan and featured talent from both the Raw and SmackDown! brands. [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/07282006/articles/arenareportjla|title= Arena Report-Joe Louis Arena|first=Steven|last=Schiff|publisher=WWE|date=2006-07-28|accessdate=2008-01-02]

The main event was an interpromotional 5-on-5 Survivor Series match between Team SmackDown! (Batista, Rey Mysterio, John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL), Bobby Lashley, and Randy Orton) and Team Raw (Shawn Michaels, Kane, The Big Show, Carlito, and Chris Masters). Orton last eliminated Michaels to win the match for Team SmackDown!, and become the sole survivor in his Survivor Series match for the third straight year.cite web|url= http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2005/11/28/1327445.html|title=Smackdown wins, but Undertaker the real survivor| first=Dale|last=Plummer|coauthors=Tylwalk, Nick|publisher=SLAM! Sports|accessdate=2008-01-02] cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/2005/matches/134645811/results/|title=Team SmackDown def. Team Raw in a Classic Survivor Series Match|publisher=WWE|date=2005-11-27|accessdate=2008-01-02] One of the predominant matches on the card was John Cena versus Kurt Angle for the WWE Championship, which Cena won by pinfall after executing an FU.cite web|url= http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/2005/matches/13464581/results/|title=WWE Champion John Cena def. Kurt Angle| publisher=WWE|date=2005-11-27|accessdate=2008-01-02] Another primary match on the undercard was Triple H versus Ric Flair in a Last Man Standing match, which Triple H won after Flair was unable to answer the referee's ten-count.cite web|url= http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/2005/matches/1346458/results/|title=Triple H def. Ric Flair in a Last Man Standing Match|publisher=WWE|date=2005-11-27|accessdate=2008-01-02]

Background

The main feud going into Survivor Series was between the Raw and SmackDown! brands. Eric Bischoff and Theodore Long, the general managers of Raw and SmackDown! respectively, began an angle on the October 3 edition of "Raw", a special edition billed as "WWE Homecoming"." A special match featuring SmackDown! superstars was scheduled for the show; but as it began, Bischoff came out and ended the match by turning the lights off. Long came out later in the show to interrupt a Raw match in return, and started a brawl between both brands.cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/10032005/ |title=A Stunning Homecoming |publisher=WWE |date=2005-10-03 |accessdate=2008-01-02 ] The two brands interfered in the other's show before facing each other in a tag team match at Taboo Tuesday, which SmackDown! won. [cite DVD-notes|title=Taboo Tuesday 2005 [DVD] |titlelink=Taboo Tuesday (2005)|titleyear=2005|year=2005|publisher=WWE Home Video|location=Stamford, Connecticut|publisherid= WWE56091] cite web|url= http://www.wwe.com/shows/cybersunday/history/2005/results/|title=Taboo Tuesday 2005 Results|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2008-01-02 ] Afterwards, Bischoff and Long decided on a 5-on-5 elimination match and a singles match between the two at Survivor Series. [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/11042005/ |title=Hollywood Blockbuster| publisher=WWE|date=2005-11-04|accessdate=2008-01-02] The teams feuded on both shows, and Batista, the captain of the SmackDown! team, suffered an injury after being beat down several times.cite DVD-notes|title=Survivor Series 2005 [DVD] |titleyear=2005|year=2005|publisher=WWE Home Video|location=Stamford, Connecticut|publisherid= WWE56088] Eddie Guerrero was originally scheduled to be on Team SmackDown!, [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/11112005/|title=Raw ambushes SmackDown|date=2005-11-11|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2007-11-11] but he died on November 13 2005, and was replaced by Randy Orton.

John Cena and Kurt Angle feuded over the WWE Championship. Their feud began in August, when Bischoff chose Angle as the number one contender to the WWE Championship. [cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/08222005/ |title=Jericho Fired; Angle No. 1 Contender |publisher=WWE |date=2005-08-22 |accessdate=2008-01-02 ] Angle failed to win the title the proceeding months at Unforgiven and Taboo Tuesday. [cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/unforgiven/history/2005/mainevent/ |title=Unforgiven 2005 Main Event |publisher=WWE |accessdate=2008-01-02 ] [cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/cybersunday/history/2005/mainevent/ |title=Taboo Tuesday 2005 Main Event |publisher=WWE |accessdate=2008-01-02 ] On the November 7 edition of "Raw", Angle refused to compete due to the "you suck" chants from the audience.cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/11072005/ |title=A Chance to Shine |publisher=WWE |date=2005-11-07 |accessdate=2008-01-02 ] Angle finally agreed to compete when Bischoff censored the crowd and let him have a special guest referee, whom Angle chose to be Daivari. Daivari's officiating was unfair and biased towards Angle's opponents.

The feud between Triple H and Ric Flair began at "WWE Homecoming", when Triple H returned to WWE television after three months. The two had been aligned since 2002, as members of Evolution, and were partners in a tag team match on the show. After they won the match, Triple H turned on Flair, and attacked him with a sledgehammer. The week after, Triple H explained his actions, saying that he realized Flair was no longer the legend he was, and he needed to stop Flair. [cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/10102005/|title=You're fired |publisher=WWE|date=2005-10-10|accessdate=2008-01-02 ] Flair defeated Triple H in a steel cage match at Taboo Tuesday. A Last Man Standing match was made between the two for Survivor Series.

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External links

* [http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/2005/ Official 2005 Survivor Series website]