2008 PPV - Survivor Series Reults

Team HBK Vs. Team JBL

This was a traditional Survivor Series elimination match. On Shawn Michaels side we had Rey Mysterio, Cryme Tyme and the great Khali. On John Bradshaw's side we had the Miz, John Morrison, MVP and Kane. In the match MVP eliminated JTG but then MVP wa eliminated by the man who ha been a pain in the *** to him as of late, the great Khali. Khali and Mysterio then double teamed on Kane to eliminate him via pinfall. The heels ended up at a disadvantage during the match as only JBL and John Morrison remained. Shawn Michaels was still in the match for his team and he still had Mysterio and Khali with him. For quite a while, JBL and Morrison isolated Mysterio, punishing him around the ring. Rey finally escaped using the Hurricanrana and HBK was in. HBK and JBL went to the outside, with HBK doing a flip off the apron. The two continued to battle as the ref counted. Michaels attempted to Superkick JBL who ducked away. HBK then managed to slip into the ring and escape the countout. JBL was eliminated and angrily left backstage. As Michaels got in the ring, Morrison was ready and tried to mock him with a Superkick. Michaels ducked it and gave Morrison the Superkick, then pinned him for the win. Michaels, Khali and Mysterio are the final survivors! The three final competitors celebrated together, with Khali hoisting Mysterio up on his shoulders.

Smackdown Divas Vs. Raw Divas

This was a traditional Survivor Series elimination match. Representing Raw in this match was Womans Champion Beth Phoenix, Candice Michelle, Jillian, Kelly Kelly and Mickie James. On Smackdowns side you had Michelle McCool, Maria, Natalya, Victoria and Maryse. Strange to see rivals teaming up together to represent their brand but would they not turn on each other during the match is what I was wondering. Early on it seemed the Smackdown divas couldn't work together as Michelle and Maryse had a shoving match, until their partners pulled them apart. Once the dust finally settled, Kelly Kelly was able to get a surprise pinfall on Victoria for the 1st elimination. Maryse came in and managed to deliver a backbreaker to grab a pinfall on Kelly near the ropes. Mickie and Maria had a spirited face off, but a distraction by Maria allowed Mickie to DDT Michelle and pin her. Right after the elimination, a distraction from Beth Phoenix allowed Maryse to roll up Mickie and eliminate her. Candice was able to escape Natalya's Boston Crab submission thanks to Jillian getting into the ring. Candice speared Natalya down then made the quick rollup pin. Next it was Maria vs. Jillian. Maria managed to steal the pin on Jillian after some fighting, but quickly Candice came in and dropped Maria for the next elimination. Maryse got in quickly and ran over to knock Beth Phoenix off the apron a second time during the match. Maryse applied a figure four leglock and Candice tapped out. The Glamazon came in to finally confront Maryse as the last diva for Raw vs the last Smackdown diva. Maryse seemed to dominate impressively, even delivering a serious kick to the back of Beth's head. But Beth soon overcame it and delivered her finisher, "the Glam Slam" on Maryse. Afterwards, Santino came in to celebrate the victory.

Big Show Vs. Undertaker (Casket Match)

The Undertaker's druids delivered the Casket to the ring, before Big Show and then the Undertaker each made their entrances. In what was the 18th anniversary of the Casket Match, Undertaker seemed to have his much larger opponent beat, but the Casket wouldn't hold him. Taker tried to slam the lid shut, but Show prevented him from doing so. The Big Show got out of the casket, chokeslammed Undertaker down, and then set the casket upside down. Big Show began to back down the ramp, smiling as an angry Undertaker got up and followed him. The Big Show's exit was blocked as pyro flames shot up at the top of the ramp. Undertaker's druids brought a second casket out. Undertaker & Show began to beat on each other back and forth at the top of the ramp. After knocking Taker down, Show stood up the second casket and slammed Taker head first off it. Show propped the casket up again, and attempted to go for the knockout, punching away at Taker. Taker countered finally and threw Big Show into the casket, which then fell and the lid shut.

Team Batista Vs. Team Orton

This was a traditional Survivor Series match. Representing Batista's team was Batista of course, CM Punk, Matt Hardy, R-Truth and Kofi Kingston. On Randy Orton's team were Shelton Benjamin, William Regal, Cody Rhodes and Mark Henry. CM Punk got into the ring against Regal and started things off by quickly hoisting up Regal into the GTS, then eliminating him. The match saw most of the competitors go at it, with Shelton and R-Truth squaring off. Truth hit an axe kick at one point, but Shelton responded with the Pay Dirt, then eliminated Truth by pinfall. Kofi Kingston came in next and was punished by Shelton, then Mark Henry, and then Randy Orton, who each tagged in. Orton was able to finish off Kofi with a DDT and three count. Later still in the match, it was CM Punk vs. Cody Rhodes. Punk was in control after a bulldog. He went to the top rope, but Manu got on the apron causing a distraction. Rhodes took advantage, hitting a DDT on Punk, then pin him to eliminate CM Punk. It came down to Matt Hardy & Batista vs. Shelton, Mark Henry, Rhodes & Orton. Hardy was eliminated by Mark Henry using the World's Strongest Slam. Batista quickly entered and Speared Mark Henry down. After pinning Henry, Batista hit Shelton with a Spinebuster and Batista Bomb to eliminate his 2nd straight opponent. Batista went up against Rhodes next, with a 2 on 1 situation (Orton the other remaining opponent). Batista knocked Manu off the apron and was ready with a Batista Bomb on Rhodes. Batista had Rhodes up close by Orton, allowing Orton to make a blind tag. Batista delivered the Batista Bomb on Rhodes, but since Orton was legal he couldn't pin Rhodes. As Batista argued this with the ref, Orton was in and quickly stole the win with an RKO on Batista.

Jeff Hardy Vs. Vladimir Koslov Vs. Triple H (WWE title triple threat match)

Leading up to this match, it had been discussed that Jeff Hardy had been attacked by a mysterious assailant. According to Jim Ross, the story was picked up on TMZ.com, CNN and other media outlets. Definitely the surprise of the night as the main event started off with just Kozlov vs. HHH for the WWE title. The two fought furiously and Kozlov eventually overpowered The Game. Kozlov used a barrage of submission holds, prompting the crowd to grow restless. Kozlov was able to used a high belly-to-belly suplex, but Triple H responded with a quick Pedigree. Both men were layed out on the mat as the ref started to count them down. Suddenly, Smackdown GM Vickie Guerrero appeared to announce that this will be a Triple Threat as originally planned. Then she introduced the Rated R Superstar, Edge. Edge charged to the ring wearing a new beard and speared Triple H down. Suddenly, Jeff Hardy rushed out and grabbed a steel chair from ringside. In the ring, Hardy bashed the chair over Edge and Kozlov. Edge was able to recover and delivered a quick spear to take Hardy down. Edge then stole the winning pinfall on Triple H and becomes new WWE champion! Surprise! Surprise!

John Cena Vs. Chris Jericho (World Heavyweight Championship match)

Cena made his return from injury in his hometown of Boston, MA, to face Chris Jericho for the title. Would Cena deliver? He had the hype behind him as he battled with the tough champion, Chris Jericho, over the belt. Both men tried to bring their A game in this one, as they battled outside the ring near the crowd barrier and avoided a double countout. Each wrestler also hit their finisher on the other, but only managed to get a 2 count. Jericho locked the Walls of Jericho in on Cena twice, but was unable to make the returning star tap out. The two competitors continued to battle it out. As the match went on, a busted open Jericho delivered a huge clothesline on Cena, and taunted him on the mat. As Cena finally got up, Jericho dropped him down with another huge clothesline. Cena tripped Y2J down to get Jericho into the STFU, and Jericho struggled to get near the ropes. Jericho kept going for the ropes and Cena finally broke the hold. Jericho raked Cena in the eye and tried to steal the match with a roll-up pinfall. Suddenly, Cena countered Jericho's pin attempt with the F-U and pinned Jericho. John Cena is your new World Heavyweight Champion!