Survivor Series 2006 Thoughts
Survivor Series 2006 was the 20th annual Survivor Series PPV event produced by the WWE. It took place on November 26, 2006, at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with an attendance of 15,400 and a buyrate of 383,000. Despite being the 4th most brought PPV of the year, I also like to mention the buyrate starting at this Survivor Series got lower and lower every year. Many believed the concept was just outdated or Vince just didn't care about this PPV like he did of the other big 4. This would also be the first ever Survivor Series PPV event to feature the ECW brand.
The show featured 7 matches on the card. The main event had Batista face King Booker for the World Heavyweight Championship in which would be Batista's last chance of attempting to win back the belt he never lost. A stipulation was added before the bell that if Booker were to be disqualified or counted out, then he would lose the belt. We had 3 traditional survivor series matches and 2 other championship matches as well. Undertaker also continued a feud against Mr. Kennedy in a first blood match.
The Good - Only match I think I would consider a thumbs up is survivor series match lead by John Cena against Team Big Show. It wasn't a spectacular match and not even close but it was enjoyable and really the only match that went where it needed to be for a good match. John Cena & Bobby Lashley being the sole survivors was a perfect booking choice for the top face and the other being a star they were looking to build. Some of the combo moves used by Lashley & Cena looked really good.
Ths Meh - Majority of the card is just disappointing. We had no match go over 15 minutes and a few matches based on the competitors involved would look great on paper but turned out to be forgettable or letdown. Chris Benoit vs. Chavo Guerrero had that issue the way the crowd started getting invested only for the ending to happen so fast. Lita vs. Mickie James I guess was okay but it ages even worse knowing it was Lita's last match for years and she didn't get a proper goodbye. Interview from Lita mentioned how much she felt disrespected for having this way to get written off. I mean was the segment after really worth it? The sweep by Team DX against Rated-RKO was kind of a unique way to put over the babyface team in a dominating way as prior to this, no team has ever done this against anyone at Survivor Series. When you look at the heel team though, you would agree they could have maybe given them one or two eliminations. The main event I was alright but I don't think many were that interested in it considering how Smackdown by this period wasn't much of a favored show let alone the World Heavyweight Championship being looked down as a second rate title.
The Bad - Our only pure bad match was the opening. I mean for what it was, you couldn't expect something great from the older legends. It was really a typical match to get rid of that terrible stable and start a feud for Ric Flair against the only member WWE creative cared about on that team, Kenny (later known as Kenny Dykstra).
Overall - Not a good show. I don't think at the time they gave people their moneys worth spending with no match being more than 15 minutes or even having an instant classic in my opinion. One of the more disappointing survivor series PPVs of the 2000s.
Score - 4 out of 10: Boring
0 = Terrible : 1 =Bad/Lackluster : 2 = Decent : 3 = Good : 4 = Awesome : 5 = One of the Best of all Time :
1. Team Flair (Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes, Ron Simmons & Sgt. Slaughter) vs. The Spirit Squad (Johnny, Nicky, Kenny & Mikey) (Elimination Tag) - 1/5
2. Chris Benoit vs. Chavo Guerrero: WWE United States Championship - 2.5/5
3. Lita vs. Mickie James: WWE Women's Championship - 2/5
4. Team DX (Triple H, Shawn Michaels, CM Punk, Matt & Jeff Hardy) vs. Team Rated RKO (Randy Orton, Edge, Gregory Helms, Johnny Nitro & Mike Knox) (Elimination Tag) - 2.5/5
5. Undertaker vs. Mr. Kennedy (First Blood) - 2/5
6. Team Big Show (Big Show, MVP, Test, Umaga & Finlay) vs. Team Cena (John Cena, Bobby Lashley, Kane, Rob Van Dam & Sabu) (Elimination Tag) - 3/5
7. King Booker vs. Batista: World Heavyweight Championship - 2/5
Best Match - Team Big Show vs. Team Cena
Worst Match - Team Flair vs. The Spirit Squad
Most Memorable Moment - Nothing really
Top 5 Performers
1. John Cena - Good Performance
2. Bobby Lashley - Good Performance. Looked strong for a push.
3. CM Punk - Didn't too much. Just so darn over.
4. Batista - Career Highlight
5. Undertaker - Putting over Kennedy.
Survivor Series 2006 was the 20th annual Survivor Series PPV event produced by the WWE. It took place on November 26, 2006, at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with an attendance of 15,400 and a buyrate of 383,000. Despite being the 4th most brought PPV of the year, I also like to mention the buyrate starting at this Survivor Series got lower and lower every year. Many believed the concept was just outdated or Vince just didn't care about this PPV like he did of the other big 4. This would also be the first ever Survivor Series PPV event to feature the ECW brand.
The show featured 7 matches on the card. The main event had Batista face King Booker for the World Heavyweight Championship in which would be Batista's last chance of attempting to win back the belt he never lost. A stipulation was added before the bell that if Booker were to be disqualified or counted out, then he would lose the belt. We had 3 traditional survivor series matches and 2 other championship matches as well. Undertaker also continued a feud against Mr. Kennedy in a first blood match.
The Good - Only match I think I would consider a thumbs up is survivor series match lead by John Cena against Team Big Show. It wasn't a spectacular match and not even close but it was enjoyable and really the only match that went where it needed to be for a good match. John Cena & Bobby Lashley being the sole survivors was a perfect booking choice for the top face and the other being a star they were looking to build. Some of the combo moves used by Lashley & Cena looked really good.
Ths Meh - Majority of the card is just disappointing. We had no match go over 15 minutes and a few matches based on the competitors involved would look great on paper but turned out to be forgettable or letdown. Chris Benoit vs. Chavo Guerrero had that issue the way the crowd started getting invested only for the ending to happen so fast. Lita vs. Mickie James I guess was okay but it ages even worse knowing it was Lita's last match for years and she didn't get a proper goodbye. Interview from Lita mentioned how much she felt disrespected for having this way to get written off. I mean was the segment after really worth it? The sweep by Team DX against Rated-RKO was kind of a unique way to put over the babyface team in a dominating way as prior to this, no team has ever done this against anyone at Survivor Series. When you look at the heel team though, you would agree they could have maybe given them one or two eliminations. The main event I was alright but I don't think many were that interested in it considering how Smackdown by this period wasn't much of a favored show let alone the World Heavyweight Championship being looked down as a second rate title.
The Bad - Our only pure bad match was the opening. I mean for what it was, you couldn't expect something great from the older legends. It was really a typical match to get rid of that terrible stable and start a feud for Ric Flair against the only member WWE creative cared about on that team, Kenny (later known as Kenny Dykstra).
Overall - Not a good show. I don't think at the time they gave people their moneys worth spending with no match being more than 15 minutes or even having an instant classic in my opinion. One of the more disappointing survivor series PPVs of the 2000s.
Score - 4 out of 10: Boring
0 = Terrible : 1 =Bad/Lackluster : 2 = Decent : 3 = Good : 4 = Awesome : 5 = One of the Best of all Time :
1. Team Flair (Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes, Ron Simmons & Sgt. Slaughter) vs. The Spirit Squad (Johnny, Nicky, Kenny & Mikey) (Elimination Tag) - 1/5
2. Chris Benoit vs. Chavo Guerrero: WWE United States Championship - 2.5/5
3. Lita vs. Mickie James: WWE Women's Championship - 2/5
4. Team DX (Triple H, Shawn Michaels, CM Punk, Matt & Jeff Hardy) vs. Team Rated RKO (Randy Orton, Edge, Gregory Helms, Johnny Nitro & Mike Knox) (Elimination Tag) - 2.5/5
5. Undertaker vs. Mr. Kennedy (First Blood) - 2/5
6. Team Big Show (Big Show, MVP, Test, Umaga & Finlay) vs. Team Cena (John Cena, Bobby Lashley, Kane, Rob Van Dam & Sabu) (Elimination Tag) - 3/5
7. King Booker vs. Batista: World Heavyweight Championship - 2/5
Best Match - Team Big Show vs. Team Cena
Worst Match - Team Flair vs. The Spirit Squad
Most Memorable Moment - Nothing really
Top 5 Performers
1. John Cena - Good Performance
2. Bobby Lashley - Good Performance. Looked strong for a push.
3. CM Punk - Didn't too much. Just so darn over.
4. Batista - Career Highlight
5. Undertaker - Putting over Kennedy.