Survivor Series (2006) - Event

Event

Prior to the event, Lauren Hart sang the United States national anthem. The first match was a non-televised match between Carlito and Charlie Haas. Carlito won the match with a Backcracker. The first match of the night was a 4-on-4 Survivor Series match between Team Spirit Squad and WWE Legends. Team Spirit Squad included Kenny, Johnny, Nicky, and Mikey, with Mitch overseeing the match and managing team. WWE Legends, a term used for veterans who are still involved with the company today, consisted of Ric Flair, Sgt. Slaughter, Dusty Rhodes, and Ron Simmons. They were accompanied by Arn Anderson. The first man eliminated from the match was Ron Simmons, because he was counted out. The referee immediately kicked out Arn Anderson and Mitch following the elimination. The next men eliminated were, Sgt. Slaughter (WWE Legends), Dusty Rhodes (WWE Legends), and Nicky (Spirit Squad). This left Ric Flair to deal with three Spirit Squad members, Mikey, Kenny, and Johnny. Flair eliminated all of them, giving the WWE Legends team a victory. After the match, all members of the Spirit Squad attacked Flair.

The following match was a singles match between Chris Benoit and Chavo Guerrero for the United States Championship. During the match, Vickie Guerrero was knocked off the apron when Chavo kicked Benoit away who was attempting a Sharpshooter. Benoit defeated and retained the title by making Chavo submit to the Crippler Crossface. Next on the card, was Lita's last match as a wrestler. She faced challenger Mickie James in a Women's title bout. James got the victory with a Tornado DDT. After the match, Cryme Tyme came out and sold Lita's personal belongings to the Philly audience which they stole in an earlier backstage segment.

The next match was another traditional Survivor Series match between Team DX (Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy, and CM Punk) versus Team Rated-RKO (Edge, Randy Orton, Johnny Nitro, Gregory Helms, and Mike Knox). Mike Knox was the first superstar eliminated, as he was pinned by Shawn Michaels, after Michaels performed Sweet Chin Music while Knox was distracted by his then exhibitionist girlfriend, Kelly Kelly. Johnny Nitro was then eliminated by CM Punk, after Nitro submitted to the Anaconda Vice. Gregory Helms was then eliminated by Matt Hardy, after a Twist of Fate by Matt and a Swanton Bomb from Jeff Hardy. Edge was eliminated from the match, after Michaels performed Sweet Chin Music. Randy Orton was the final member eliminated from his team, after Sweet Chin Music by Michaels and a Pedigree by Triple H, which led to the pinfall victory for Team DX. Team DX completed a clean sweep of Team RKO, meaning that all five men from Team DX were still left standing at the conclusion of the match. This was the second match (first in Survivor Series 1995) in Survivor Series history.

The fifth match was a First blood match between Mr. Kennedy and The Undertaker. During the match, Kennedy started to cough up blood, but Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP) came and gave Kennedy a towel and cleaned the mess it had made in the ring. Referee Charles Robinson did not notice that Kennedy was bleeding, so the match continued. The finishing moment occurred when interference by MVP caused The Undertaker to bleed, this losing the match. Afterwards, The Undertaker took revenge by hitting Kennedy with a steel chair and performing a Tombstone piledriver on him.

The following match was the third traditional Survivor Series match and the second 5-on-5 match of the night. Team Cena (John Cena, Rob Van Dam, Sabu, Kane, and Bobby Lashley) faced Team Big Show (The Big Show, Test, Umaga, Finlay, and Montel Vontavious Porter). In less than a minute, Umaga was disqualified when he used a television monitor to attack Team Cena. Then, MVP got the boot after a chokeslam by Kane and a Frog Splash by RVD. Test immediately attacked RVD and pinned him, making it 4-on-3. Test got eliminated following a big DDT by Sabu six minutes into the match. The Little Bastard ran though and was a distraction, causing Finlay to hit Kane with the shillelagh. Big Show pinned Kane to make the match 2-on-2. Lashley eliminated his first man, Finlay with a spear. Cena and lashley teamed up on Show. They delivered a DDT, and the match finished with John Cena giving his finisher, the FU to Big Show, eliminating him. Team Cena therefore won the final Survivor Series match of the night.

The final match of the night was a World Heavyweight Championship match between King Booker and the challenger, Batista. The stipulation was that if Batista lost, he would not have another chance as long as Booker was the champion. Theodore Long announced before the match, if Booker had been disqualified or counted out, he would lose the championship. Batista went after Booker right when he was entering the ring. Batista nearly powerbombed King Booker's wife, Queen Sharmell, but tossed her aside instead. Booker was about to use the belt, but Batista ended up using the belt and hitting Booker in the face with it. Batista made the pin and was the new World Heavyweight Champion.