WWE Survivor Series (2005 TV Special) User Reviews

Survivor Series

[Ikepoiyen668894 · 8/10 · 28 November 2005]

A very enjoyable Pay per View, not once match that i felt i was being ripped off for.

1. Booker T Vs. Chris Benoit.

7/10 Quite a slow match and quite long too, I'm not into slow matches, even though when for instance these two are involved it is technically good, slow but a good old fashioned wrestling match. crap predictable finish though.

2. Trish(WOMENS CHAMPION) Vs. Melina.

6/10 A good womens match, Melina was funny, she kept screaming. Trish showed her usual class and melina looked good for her first championship match.

MID MATCH - VERY FUNNY PROMO BETWEEN VINCE, BISCHOFF AND CENA.

3. Triple H Vs. Ric Flair. LAST MAN STANDING 7/10 A good match but too similar to there taboo tuesday meeting, except no cage this time, lots of blood spills from ric flair, triple h surprisingly didn't cut in this match.

EDGE CUTS A GREAT PROMO

4. John Cena(WWE CHAMPION) Vs. Kurt Angle. DAIVARI REFEREE 8/10 Very similar to Cena Jericho Summerslam, not just the match but the crowd as well, crowd were dead 50 50, Lets go Cena, Lets go Angle , and at times there was Cenangle sucks chants lol it sounded funny, crowd were competing so much they drained each other out. I think when a crowd is 50 50 the match tends to be better, it tends to be faster just like this one was, Cena slaps daivari across the face a few times after dodgy refereeing, that was funny, got cheers from everyone as well. A very good match, Cena was allowed a lot more offence then he normally is. As a Cena fan i admit you could hear the boos, but you could also the cheers, though when Cena wins i think even his haters appreciate it was a top match and they actually applaud him.

5. Bischoff Vs. Long

4/10 As expected a woeful match, boring chants break out, but at least theodore long was funny, he was dancing during the match, the crowd found it amusing as well. Boogeyman finally gets in the ring.

6. Batista,Orton,Mysterio,Lashley,JBL Vs. HBK,Masters,Carlito,Kane,Show.

9/10 best Match of the night, also an indication of he future of wwe. Lashley is given about 5 minutes to show his skills(FUTURE) Masters gets to the last 2 for RAW whereas Kane and Show are long gone. Randy Orton scores the win, showing that he is indeed the future, Batista surprisingly as the champ was eliminated very early, maybe an indication that his dominance is coming to an end. The match was great very equal crowd, i was most impressed with JBL and Orton, i thought they did great in this. Undertaker of course returned spectacularly again, but for goodness sake enoughs enoughs, this whole deadman coming back from dead thing is getting over used.

all in all a very good pay per view, a pay per view which i believes indicates the future of the wwe, with huge wins for Orton and Cena, coupled with Batista's early exit.

WWE Survivor Series 2005

[wrestlingsitewebmaster · 8/10 · 17 December 2005]

In the past we've had Survivor Series were WWE have produced stunning PPV's and this is no exception, but two disappointments:

• Only one traditional Survivor Series Match

• The Eric Bischoff vs Teddy Long match.

Results from the PPV:

• Booker T defeated Chris Benoit in a very good match, but what would you expect from two veterans?

• John Cena defeated Kurt Angle to retain the WWE Championship with Daivari as referee.

• Trish Stratus retained the Women's Championship by defeating Melina in a good match.

• Teddy Long defeated Eric Bischoff in a p*ss poor match.

• Triple H defeated Ric Flair in a good match.

• Team Smackdown! (Batista, Rey Mysterio, Lashley, JBL and Randy Orton) defeated Team Raw (Shawn Michaels, Kane, Carlito, Chris Masters and Big Show). Orton nailed HBK with the RKO for the win.

Overall not bad and this Raw vs SD! feud has me glued to my seat.

Overall Grade - A

Starts out slow but picks up steam

[gridoon · 7/10 · 9 April 2006]

1) Chris Benoit vs. Booker T. Not a very good choice for an opener. Too long and too standard. Benoit deserves better than US title feuds, and hopefully he'll get it again in the future. **

2) Trish vs. Melina (women's title). The execution (by both women) is sloppy in parts, but Melina definitely has potential, she is aggressive and at one point does a nice surfboard submission. **

3) HHH vs. Ric Flair. Last Man Standing Match. OK, I have a few complaints about this: it is the longest match on the card, even though no title is on the line; the pace is draggy and plodding; the blood looks fake; most of the "big spots" (back body drop on the Spanish announce table anyone?) are predictable; and why is Ric Flair still wrestling? Other than that, it's fine! **

4) John Cena vs. Kurt Angle (WWE title). Daivari is the special guest referee. Angle is excellent as usual and Cena is better than usual here, and the very enthusiastic 50-50 crowd helps the match even more, but the suggestion that Angle can't beat Cena even with cheating is kind of insulting. ***

5) Eric Bischoff vs. Theodore Long. Undeserving of further comments. Oh, maybe I should add that the Boogeyman makes a guest appearance. 0

6) Team Raw vs. Team Smackdown. This is the real reason to watch the PPV. Fast-paced and highly enjoyable. Everyone looks good here, but special kudos must go to Lashley and Rey Mysterio. ***

Overall, despite one complete dud of a match, the rest of the show is generally enjoyable.

Smackdown! prevails at disappointing Survivor Series

[stitch_1981 · 7/10 · 19 December 2005]

As good as Survivor Series 2005 was it should have been a lot better. Sure, Ric Flair and Triple H had a brutal Last Man Standing match but the finish was practically given away when The Coach told us during the introductions that the Intercontinental Championship would not be on the line. My hats off to Ric Flair, after his performance at Taboo Tuesday and now Survivor Series he has proved that on the right night, with the right opponent he can still produce a great match.

The rest of the card I felt was disappointing. I remember back in 1998 with the best of seven series between Booker T and Benoit was going down in WCW. They produced one of the most memorable feeds of the year. This match was nowhere near as good as they produced seven years ago.

Malina and Trish was as good as could be expected and Kurt Angle and John Cena produced perhaps their best match so far in their feud.

The main event should have been a colossal collision of the brands in true Survivor Series fashion. It wasn't.

Don't get me wrong the match was fairly solid but I felt it lacked the emotion and intensity a top line main event such as this needed. The ending also seemed rushed. Michaels and Orton should have been able to go at it for an extra 5-10 minutes at least. Maybe if the writers hadn't given any airtime to the pointless and embarrassing mess that was the "Battle of the General Managers" then this match could have reached it's potential.

Over all a good, solid pay-per-view from WWE. But unlike 2002 when HBK won the Elimination Chamber and 1998 when The Rock won the Deadly Game tournament, there was nothing really special to report on this night from Detroit.

A very fun Survivor Series PPV.

[morantjavonte · 7/10 · 26 June 2023]

Survivor Series 2005

Survivor Series 2005 was the 19th annual Survivor Series PPV event produced by the WWE. It took place on November 27, 2005 for the 3rd time (1991, 1999) at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. Attendance was set at 15,000 with buyrate from home being 400,000. The major unfortunate thing about this PPV is it took place 2 weeks after the loss of the late-great Eddie Guerrero. It was a rough month for the wrestling world losing such a beloved wrestler gone way too soon. After his death, shortly WWE would invent the Wellness Policy.

6 matches were on the main card with our biggest hype of the show being our Smackdown vs. Raw feud that featured 5 Raw superstars against 5 Smackdown superstars in a Survivor Series elimination match. The feud began during a special episode of Monday Night Raw that saw Smackdown invade Raw and over course would continue to take jabs at each other both in and out of the ring. One major thing I should add was that Eddie Guerrero was suppose to be representing Smackdown unfortunately after his death was replaced by Randy Orton. Eddie Guerrero was also suppose to be taking the World Title off Batista some time as the Animal was suppose to take time off due to an injury but that ended up being delayed. Batista unfortunately had an injury later which forced him to be out of action longer than intended. John Cena also continued his feud with Kurt Angle for the WWE Championship but this time a special guest referee added into the mix and Triple H & Ric Flair closed out their feud in a last man standing match.

The Good - The Smackdown vs. Raw feud was very entertaining. Sure it was no where near as a classic as the Monday Night Wars but people don't realized how much this was a golden part of people's childhood. The main event was fun. I feel Raw had a much weaker team in terms of star power rate but some of their top guys were in other feuds so it makes sense and you had Edge being protected since his feud with Matt Hardy ended as everyone looking back now knows why when one of the greatest moments in Edge's career pops up over a month later. It again was overall a fun main event. The last man standing was the best match of the night. Flair at his age was still a great performer when he straight out needed to be. Him and HHH had a brutal but awesome last man standing match. The only thing that stops it from being an instant classic is how long it was as I feel it could have been cut about 5 minutes shorter. Opening match was also good for the start of the BOS series (something WWE has never managed to finish off properly sadly).

The Meh - John Cena vs. Kurt Angle was a bit of a mess with it being just a complete overbooked match. All the ref walk ins and repeated fails by Kurt got a bit too crazy. Angle leaving the next year for TNA though makes you wonder what a match between him and Cena would be like later as Cena became a much better performer just about right after Kurt Angle left but at this time, he was one of those who needs a great in-ring opponent to have a great match. Women's match was also pretty okay. Won't crap on it as it was one of Melina's early WWE matches but she did fine in the ring with a great legend like Trish.

The Bad - The only abomination we had that really was a waste of time was Eric Bischoff vs. Theodore Long. IMO it was failed comedy that didn't work. I believe something like a Cruiserweight Championship match or something would have been a much more relevant spot than this. Also unfunny was the segment backstage of Vince using the "N" word. I'm not sure what it was suppose to be but it clearly wasn't funny and more cringy. Apperently most viewed it as more of a thing of Vince showing how he can get away with just about anything.

Overall - Not much to complain about. It was a fun PPV. I would also give props to them working hard just 2 weeks after the passing of Eddie as it was very hard for a lot to recover from such a beloved legend gone way too soon. It's not one of the best Survivor Series PPVs ever but a great show to just sit and watch.

Score - 7 out of 10: Good

0 = Terrible : 1 = Bad/Lackluster : 2 = Decent : 3 = Good : 4 = Awesome : 5 = One of the Best of all Time

1. Booker T vs. Chris Benoit: Best of Seven Series United States Championship - 3/5

2. Trish Stratus vs. Melina: WWE Women's Championship - 2.5/5

3. Triple H vs. Ric Flair (Last Man Standing) - 4/5

4. John Cena vs. Kurt Angle: WWE Championship - 2/5

5. Eric Bischoff vs. Theodore Long - 0/5

6. Team Smackdown (Batista, JBL, Randy Orton, Bobby Lashley & Rey Mysterio) vs. Team Raw (Shawn Michaels, Carlito, Chris Masters, Big Show & Kane) (Elimination Tag) - 3/5

Best Match - Triple H vs. Ric Flair

Worst Match - Eric Bischoff vs. Theodore Long (probably one of the worst of that year)

Most Memorable Moment - Undertaker's Return. Truth, mostly because it's a meme now.

Top 5 Performers

1. RIc Flair - Guy still had it at this time. Woooo!

2. Triple H - Great Performance

3. Shawn Michaels - Good Performance

4. Randy Orton - Good Performance

5. JBL - Oddly, Good Performance.

The best Survivor Series ever

[kliko400 · 10/10 · 11 January 2007]

This was definitely unbelievable, this was the best Survivor Series that I have ever watched, & this is the best PPV of 2005.

FIRST MATCH- CHRIS BENOIT VS. BOOKER T W/ SHARMELL IN MATCH 1 OF THE BEST OF 7 SERIES FOR THE WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP Even though this match was slow mostly. It was still alright & enjoyable. Too bad Booker T had to win after getting a roll-up on Benoit using the ropes to get the win in the first match of the Best Of 7 Series for the WWE United States Title. 4/10 SECOND MATCH- TRISH STRATUS W/ MICKIE JAMES VS. MELINA W/ MNM FOR THE WWE WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP Boring to say the truth. Even with MNM at ringside, Trish was still able to get the win against Melina with a Chick Kick to retain her WWE Women's Title against a Smackdown Diva. 3/10 THIRD MATCH- TRIPLE H VS. RIC FLAIR IN A LAST MAN STANDING MATCH Definitely brutal, crazy & violent. Flair definitely put up a very good fight, but it wasn't enough as HHH nailed him on the back with a sledgehammer to knock him out for the 10 count & to win the brutal violent match. {By the way Flair was busted open very badly in this match}. 5/10 FOURTH MATCH- THEODORE LONG VS. ERIC BISCHOFF IN A GENERAL MANAGER VS. GENERAL MANAGER MATCH It's the battle of the GM's in a pretty boring match. After the referee accidentally gets knocked out which leads the Boogeyman to come during the match & nail Bischoff with the Boogeyman. While the groggy referee gets up, Teddy Long covers Bischoff for the win & gets the 3 count to win. 2/10 FIFTH MATCH- JOHN CENA VS. KURT ANGLE FOR THE WWE CHAMPIONSHIP SPECIAL GUEST REFEREE: DAIVARI After Daivari tries many attempts to screw Cena. The plan comes to a fail as Cena overcomes Daivari & is able to nail the F-U on Angle. After Daivari was knocked out, same as the second referee, then the third. The fourth referee comes & counts the cover to 3 as Cena has won & overcame the odds to beat Angle & retain his WWE Title. 5/10 SIXTH MATCH- TEAM SMACKDOWN {BATISTA, JBL, RANDY ORTON, REY MYSTERIO & BOBBY LASHLEY} VS. TEAM RAW {SHAWN MICHAELS, CHRIS MASTERS, BIG SHOW, KANE & CARLITO} IN A 5-5 ELIMINATION MATCH What can I say. This match was just off the hook. I'd go so far to say that this was the best elimination match I have ever watched. The last remaining are Orton & Michaels. Michaels nails a couple of clothesline, a scoop slam & a elbow off the top & is ready to nail Sweet Chin Music on Orton. Just as Michaels is about to nail the move, JBL tries to interfere with a steel chair but gets knocked down by Michaels after Sweet Chin Music. Michaels turns around only to get an RKO by Orton who covers for the 3 count to make Team Smackdown beat Team Raw. After the match, the whole Smackdown Locker Room comes in & celebrates their win when suddenly Undertaker comes & knocks out all the Smackdown Superstars while Orton with his dad escapes the ring. Undertakers stares at the shocked Orton while the PPV goes off the air. 10/10 This is unbelievably the best Survivor Series I have ever watched, & the elimination match between Team Smackdown & Raw is just unbelievable. The best Survivor Series & the best PPV of 2005.

Overall: I'll give it 10/10 & a A+

PS: R.I.P Eddie Guerrero, you were an all-star entertainer

This is one great WWE show compared to some others.

[Steveman27 · 9/10 · 31 December 2006]

One of the main reasons I got this DVD is because of getting to listen to Jonanthan Coachman commentate. Besides that though, this had some great matches and some entertaining cross-brand commentating with cross-brand matches.

1. Chris Benoit vs. Booker T with Sharmell (6 stars) It looked OK. There was some decent back and forth and action.

2. Cross-Brand Women's Title Match, Trish vs. Melina (4 stars) It was hard to believe that Melina still didn't beat Trish given that she had Mercury and Nitro at ringside for a while. It was fun listening to Tazz and Joey Styles argue.

3. Triple H vs. Ric Flair in a Last Man Standing Match (10 stars) This was the best match of night. It was a long and it was full of action both inside the ring and outside of the ring. They both showed a lot of potential.

Edge bashing Detroit, classless and pointless. Was all that really necessary?

4. WWE Championship Match Kurt Angle vs. John Cena with Daivari as the Special Guest Referee. (7 stars) The outcome was rather insulting since Kurt Angle should've definitely had it in the bag given that Daivari favored Kurt the entire time until other referees came in there.

5. General Manager vs. General Manager of Eric Bischoff with Teddy Long (3 stars) Neither one are regular full-time wrestlers. It was great though, listening to the cross-commentating of Michael Cole and Jonathan Coachman. That made it it entertaining.

6. Team RAW vs. Team Smackdown (9 stars) This was a fun, variety-filled, action packed match with up to 0 wrestlers and all 5 commentators calling the action all at the same time.

Brands Hatch.

[southdavid · 5/10 · 28 September 2021]

Playing my DVD's almost at random, on their way to eBay/Charity shops, and I landed on the Survivor Series from 2005. This was an interesting show for me, as I'd been to see "Raw" and "Smackdown" tapings in Sheffield the week before this show took place. Despite that personal connection though, I thought the show was flat, only really coming to life in the Flair vs. HHH Match and bits of the main event.

This event took place during one of the Smackdown vs. Raw storylines that happened every so often after the brand split. The rivalry was played out between General Managers, Eric Bischoff and Teddy Long - both in a (frankly horrible) match between the pair and in the only traditional 5 vs 5 Elimination match in the main event. Elsewhere, Chris Benoit and Booker T began the recreation of their classic WCW best of seven series, with another series for the United States title. John Cena and Kurt Angle fought for the WWE Championship and Trish Stratus and Melina battled for the WWE Womens Championship. My favourite though was the lengthy Last Man Standing match between Triple H and Ric Flair, in which Flair was bleeding after only a few minutes and proceeded to gush for most of the next 27 minutes.

Despite that HHH vs. Flair match, it was mostly a night of misses for me. Seeing Chris Benoit is always a jarring experience these days, and his match with Booker wasn't the classic I might have expected it to be - they are looking to do it 7 more times though, so I suppose it makes sense. They immediately followed that with the notorious segment when Mr. McMahon comedically used the 'N Word', with John Cena which again, would not play today.

The worst aspect of the show though, without question, is the commentary. There are 5 commentators, all forced to hype up a cross brand rivalry which, quite simply, nobody in the audience ever cared about. They talk over each other and 'banter' backwards and forwards and it's horrible.

One really good match, a couple more that were acceptable and a whole lot of rubbish.