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Customer Reviews:- The True Return of 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin
At this point in time, WWF fans were getting pumped to see 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin get revenge for being put out of action at the 1999 SURVIVOR SERIES. Austin had finally "returned" in September, battled with Rikishi in October, and was coming for his true culprit - Triple H!
That little story is probably why most fans checked out the 2000 edition of the SURVIVOR SERIES. It's just a shame that HHH, Austin, and most of the wrestlers did a decent job on this PPV...and it still might not be enough.
1) T&A and Trish Stratus v.
Molly Holly, Crash Holly, & Steve Blackman (Hardcore champion)
---This opener was more about getting a crowd pumped than about telling an in-ring story. The match rarely slowed down, both teams used some neat double-team maneuvers, and the ladies did their Catfight antics all for Florida's viewing pleasure. This one-fall contest isn't anything to go out of your way to see, but if you get the PPV, it's a neat 5-minute diversion.
"6.0 / 10"
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2) Survivor Series Match
Road Dogg, K-Kwik, Chyna, & Billy Gunn
v. The Radicalz
---The first of two Elimination Matches for the evening reminded me a lot of the Four Horsemen. Chris Benoit, Perry Saturn, Dean Malenko, & Eddie Guerrero played the numbers often and effectively to keep their opponents down. The constant gang-ups and cheating might infuriate some viewers, but everyone else might have a good time with this one. Unfortunately, the match really suffered from a couple quick eliminations. K-Kwik (Ron Killings from TNA, now R-Truth in WWE) was easily the most exciting aspect of the match with his Cirque de Soleil performances, and got pinned with maybe two moves. Chyna & Eddie continued their funny couple-gone-bad routine, but "Latino Heat" looked more foolish than skilled. And it was nice to see The New Age Outlaws team up after being apart for so long. To make a long story short, this match is worth your time, but not nearly as great as it could've been.
"6.5 / 10"
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3) Chris Jericho v. Kane
---Wow...this was pretty bad. Never mind that the whole thing started over Y2J accidentally spilling a cup of coffee onto Kane a few weeks prior. Try not to groan as Jericho desperately tried to sell this grudge match as "being about something more than coffee." Well, storylines may age, but good wrestling is forever...sorry folks, but this is far from good. Kane has a very loyal fan base, but the year 2000 was a miserable year for him. His PPV showcases were often bad, as evidenced here. Jericho is a future Hall of Famer deserving of his podium moment, but all of his hard work went to waste. Their Last Man Standing rematch will be released on Kane's upcoming WWE DVD. Maybe give that one a look, first.
"4.5 / 10"
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4) European Championship
William Regal (champion) v. Hardcore Holly
---What we have here is a technician whose skills were ahead of their time, and a tough wrestler whose physicals skills are often undone by his lack of in-ring psychology. After Regal cut a very funny promo (he made fun of Florida's 2000 Election delays), Holly interrupted him to begin their scheduled contest. As I said before, Regal can be a great wrestler, but his old-school European style just wasn't exciting the crowd. Shame on them. Holly has always had athletic ability, but his non-Hardcore matches are often the most generic matches imaginable. Shame on Holly.
"5.5 / 10"
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5) Rikishi v. The Rock
---Be warned: If you think "The People's Champ" is an overrated phenomenon, you better just skip this one. I like to joke that Rock in 2000 was so invincible, that he might've just worn a bright red "S" on his chest. Unfortunately, the match consisted of Rikishi mercilessly beating an injured Rock, with Rock making an occasional comeback. If you enjoy underdog matches or injury angles, then this will be a good one. But if you want the explosive match these two might've been capable of, then I'm sorry to say that this wasn't it.
"6.0 / 10"
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6) Women's Championship
Ivory (champion) v. Lita
---Now pay attention, because this match is more important than you realize. I've loved the Divas in recent years, but the Attitude Era often used them for eye-candy, and most of the ladies back then couldn't perform. And then, the skilled Ivory and fast-rising Lita squared off in this solid match that the crowd got into. Rather than resort to pulling hair or tearing each other's clothes, Ivory & Lita improved the image of women in the WWF on this very night. Hell, Lita even took a nasty cut above her eye! Now don't get me wrong, this isn't a great match. It can get a tad sloppy and soft (women need to work on their kicks & punches). Not as good as I might've made it sound, but still a very significant match in the Women's division's history.
"6.5 / 10"
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7) WWF Championship
Kurt Angle (champion) v. The Undertaker
---Longtime WWE fans know that Taker & Angle are responsible for some terrific matches in SMACKDOWN history, but I remember not expecting this one to be any good. Their last PPV encounter was an enjoyable slugfest that ultimately made Angle look weak. But this time, Angle & Taker got it just right. If you liked any of their other technical showcases, then you're in for a real treat. Kurt Angle walked a very tight line between being an Olympic competitor and a total dweeb; I'm sure it's hard to look great and cowardly at the same time. And nay-sayers who think Taker's "biker gimmick" was terrible need to understand that this allowed him to open up his character, and compete in more mat-based performances like this. If this brief history lesson gets you excited, then the action won't disappoint you. And after watching these two rivals go at it for about 15 minutes, there's a clever twist ending that still holds up today. An excellent match between an underrated pairing of wrestlers.
"8.5 / 10"
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8) Survivor Series Match
Edge & Christian / Bull Buchanan & The Goodfather (Tag Team champions)
v. The Hardy Boyz & The Dudley Boyz
---Compared to the previous Elimination Match, this one might be the better of the two. It's a little longer, and the finishes were more sensible. Even though E&C, Dudleyz, & Hardyz had competed for over a year together, they still managed to put on a good show. And Right To Censor, in my opinion, was an underrated faction. RTC's characters were devilishly annoying, but their in-ring skills were solid for their time. All in all, this match was par for the course - enjoyable, but nothing special.
"6.5 / 10"
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9) No Disqualifications
Triple H v. 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin
---Thank God Mick Foley made this No-DQ earlier in the evening. It would've made no sense to see two rivals involved with vehicular assault compete in a standard one-fall contest. These two often had good matches together, and this was one of them. However, if you're hoping this will top their NO MERCY '99 or NO WAY OUT 2001 performances, then don't get too excited. The physiques, characters, & movesets between HHH & Austin complement each other very well. There are two main reasons I prefer their other PPV matches over this one. For starters, this one slowed down a bit more than I really cared for. Back in 2000, HHH sometimes was too calculating and dominating for his own good. His "Cerebral Assassin" moniker wasn't a good thing, at first. But the other reason I'd rather watch their other matches is because of how having no rules plays out. I really hate seeing brawls up the aisle and into the crowd, and I hate being able to call reverals & weapon counters seconds before they happen. For example, there's a spot where HHH attempts a Pedigree at ringside, and any viewer will be able to call that Austin is about to backdrop HHH through a table to counter it. Other than a shocking finish, there are few surprises in this match. It's a good showing from two of the most famous in pro wrestling history. But it's not as great as it looks on paper.
"7.0 / 10"
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OVERALL
---There's nothing really wrong with SURVIVOR SERIES 2000, other than very little is special about. The traditional Elimination Matches from these PPVs are usually fun to watch, but the two on this card aren't anything special, especially because E&C/Dudleyz/Hardyz have had much better matches elsewhere. Austin & HHH delivered a good main event worthy of their year-long buildup, but it wasn't their best showing. Lita & Ivory may have had an important contest in WWE history, but then so is Ultimate Warrior winning the IC Title in 15 seconds...Do you really want to pay money to see it if it's more interesting than great? Undertaker & Kurt Angle pulled off one of the best matches in their rivalry's history, and in SURVIVOR SERIES history.
You might still be curious enough to check this one out, but here's a suggestion: I wouldn't be surprised if the WWE releases a SURVIVOR SERIES anthology in the near-future. I suggest you either get this PPV at a cheap price, or try to catch some of these matches on other websites or DVDs....more info - The Rattlesnake's Revenge
Before I begin, there are a few statements that I want to address on to why this event seems to get a bad name here on Amazon. Survivor Series is usually the one night of the year where the matches that are focused are the elimination matches. This 2000 edition is focused around one storyline & that was the one between Stone Cold Steve Austin & Triple H.
Now that I got that out of the way, This Survivor Series had one mission & that was to make up for the previous year's weak showcase. While the 2001 & 2002 editions are much better than this one, this event had its moments but it is a shame that it may still not be enough.
Six Person Inter-gender Match: Steve Blackman, Crash & Molly Holly vs Test, Albert & Trish Stratus. One thing I did not understand about this one was that this simply could have been a Survivor Series elimination match with two competitors (you will see who later) that could have been added to this one & save some time. Anyways, this was a good opener for what it was but it was nothing special.
Classic Survivor Series Elimination Match: Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero, Dean Malenko, & Perry Saturn vs Chyna, Billy Gunn, Road Dogg, & K-Kwik. First of all, look at the talent that is in this match. We all know the quality that The Radicals can bring but everyone was able to contribute to the project (including Kwik, even though he was in there for 3 minutes). The problem was that this match was too short to turn into anything special & the only standout in that time was K-Kwik.
Kane vs Chris Jericho. If you can get over the stupid storyline going into this match, this was the first match of the night I was looking forward to. I think the highlight of this match was the cheers that Kane received, despite being a monster heel. This was better than their pitiful Armageddon encounter but this is still not very good. It is watchable but kinda sloppy as most of Kane's matches in 2000 were.
WWF European Champion William Regal vs Hardcore Holly. This was the match that I was referring to in the beginning that could have been added to the opening contest instead of wasting pay per view time. Regal does work hard here but not enough for us to care & the weak finish did nothing for this feud. This was the worst match of the night.
The Rock vs Rikishi. This was one of those "put over a storyline" matches as it was known to be Rikishi that had ran over Austin at last year's Survivor Series & claimed he did it for The Rock (in truth, he did it for Triple H). This was mostly Rikishi dominating the match with The Rock getting a shot here & there before making a comeback victory. The aftermath once again added to the storyline.
WWF Women's Champion Ivory vs Lita. This was the match that gave the women's division some credibility showed that Lita put on quite a performance that had not been seen in this division for quite some time (remember when Stephanie McMahon was champion or Harvey Whippleman, yes you read that right). The match was average but Lita's performance was something to see.
WWF Champion Kurt Angle vs The Undertaker. This was the first of the Angle/Taker series of matches that heavily made up for their Fully Loaded encounter from earlier in the year as it was just a great wrestling match with cameo appearances from Edge & Christian, along with the surprise ending involving Kurt Angle's brother. This was the match of the night for me & a forgotten classic that would have been a worthy edition for Undertaker's "This is My Yard" DVD set instead of their Fully Loaded 2000 contest.
Classic Survivor Series Elimination Match: The Hardyz & The Dudleyz vs Edge, Christian, The Goodfather & Bull Buchanan. This did not top the previous match but it was a fast paced electric contest that really got the crowd pumped up with the only negative comment being that since the match was quick, it felt kinda short. The aftermath was great to see as the RTC members were put through tables. Probably the best elimination match of the night.
No Disqualification Match: Stone Cold Steve Austin vs Triple H. Commissioner Mick Foley made the match, "No DQ" before the match started, as well as banned the Radicals from ringside. Even though Rikishi ran over Austin, Triple H was the man behind it as this feud heated up to another level in this match. The match was good quality between these two but this performance would be topped in their next encounter in their classic 3 Stages of Hell match at No Way Out 2001. This was more memorable for the ending where Triple H & his car fell off the top of a high lifted forklift. As a side note, for those who saw Austin's DVD, Benoit's involvement is here & you can see what happened between Austin & The Radicals.
DVD extras include a Sunday Night Heat match between Val Venis & Jeff Hardy, the Survivor Series wrap-up show & a few interviews including one with Kurt & Taker discussing about their Survivor Series match.
In the end, this event was better than the 1999 edition (that was not worth seeing) but there were really only two matches on the card that were worth going out of your way to see which were Undertaker/Angle & Stone Cold/Triple H. But, their best encounters are available on other DVDs well worth your money. I recommend if you can get this cheap or rental....more info - SS 2000
Kickass. It was non-stop action from top to bottom. one of the best dvds of that year....more info - It's all about Stone Cold.
Stone Cold Steve Austin broke his neck at Summerslam 97 after a botched piledriver by Owen Hart. Despite this, he kept performing, showing up constantly in late 97 and 98, until returning at the Royal Rumble and Wrestlemania to make it to the very top of the company.
Eventually that reckless pace would catch up to him. And it did in late 1999. So rather than admit the truth, the WWF wrote him off for a year with a storyline involving him breaking his neck again after being hit by a car at the 1999 Survivor Series.
2000 saw the rise of Triple H and The Rock as the top competitors in the industry, until Stone Cold returned on September 25, 2000. The ensuing storyling revolved around a "whodunnit?" in which finally Rikishi---seemingly a random pick---admitted hitting Stone Cold, for The Rock to be the top guy in the business. Seemingly out of the blue, Triple H was brought up as the "mastermind" after talk of an accomplice was made.
For the sake of convenience, Rikishi and The Rock would feud, just because, and Stone Cold and Triple H would feud, completely defying sane logic by having Austin focus solely on Triple H and apparently not give a damn about Rikishi. After all, he WAS the guy driving the car that hit Austin, right?
As a result, we get this. Austin sets his sight on revenge, The Rock aims to exact revenge on Rikishi, and to hell with everything else.
To quote another reviewer, this event was quite literally "45 minutes of entertainment, and two hours of fluff"
The matches:
T&A and Trish Stratus vs Steve Blackman and Crash Holly and Molly Holly
I think they should have put Hardcore Holly with the rest of his kayfabe family, just for the sake of gimmicks. Still, the match was something of a dud. There was little excitement, and the only real talented male performer---Blackman---got very little ring time. (3/10)
Survivor Series Match
The Radicals vs Road Dogg and K-Kwik and "The One" Billy Gunn and Chyna
This was a spectacular match. Everything good about the WWF was represented here, with veteran brawling skills of Road Dogg and Billy Gunn, the surprising high-flying reckless antics of K-Kwik, and the very skilled, great to watch Chyna, wrestling like, or even better, than a man. The Radicalz, also, were at the top of their game. While it was sad to see the likes of Dean Malenko and Eddie Guerrero cut back on their technical prowess, they still got to show off plenty, and this sort of match solidified them as a solid heel stable with excellent chemistry together. (10/10)
Kane vs Chris Jericho
I think the whole provocation for this feud was absolutely ridiculous. What's even worse, it was REUSED recently on Smackdown! Someone spills liquid on Kane, causing a feud that lasts longer than it should. It happened with Finlay recently on Smackdown, it happened here with Jericho. The match wasn't too great, but it certainly isn't as terrible as the Kane/Finlay feud being reused now. (5/10)
WWF European Championship
William Regal (C) vs Hardcore Holly
Rather than be matched with his kayfabe family, Holly is wasted in another dud of a matchup we come to expect from the likes of Bob Holly. Any Hardcore Holly match you watch that isn't a hardcore one, this is just like it. (0/10)
The Rock vs Rikishi
Despite these two's talents with wrestling ability and charisma, this one wasn't entertaining. Rikishi doesn't work well as a heel, and The Rock seemed blindly furious at Rikishi, so much so he just ran to the ring as fast as possible when his entrance hit and started battering Rikishi recklessly. Even Stone Cold had the presence of mind to wait, and size up Triple H. And Stone Cold was the real victim of that car-hit! The match itself was little more than Rikishi dominating The Rock, The Rock getting the upper hand, and Rikishi dominating him after losing. (2/10)
WWF Women's Championship
Lita vs Ivory (C)
The Right to Censor needs to die. Luckily it does some time later, but at this point it had moved beyond Steven Richards and his hooligans being the obvious heels trying to spoil the fun, and more like a cult of Christian fanatics trying to kill people not like them. I don't know if it was storyline driven, or a genuine mistake, but Ivory punched Lita in the face and legitimately caused her to bleed from the cheek. Other than the fun bloodshed, the match was a typical Diva's dud. (1/10)
WWF Championship
The Undertaker vs Kurt Angle (C)
Because the event is all about Stone Cold, the main event gets pushed back two matches. Probably for good reason, as this match had very little going for it. I cannot even remember any major moves being used by either superstars. The only real motivation for the match's existance, other than it being obligatory for the champion to defend at every pay per view, is the trick Angle pulled off, using his brother as a body double for the Undertaker to pin, then get tricked when Angle shows up from under the ring. (1/10)
Survivor Series Match
The Dudley Boys and The Hardy Boys vs Bull Buchanan and The Goodfather and Edge and Christian
This match was simply awful. And I think everyone involved knew it. At the last minute, people started randomly being pinned, just to end the match mercifully. Jeff Hardy was then left against The Goodfather and Christian, and finally won. The end consisted of the Hardys and Dudleys putting Steven Richards and Val Venis through tables on opposite sides of the ring. (0/10)
The Entire Reason for the Pay Per View
Stone Cold Steve Austin vs Triple H
It's all about Stone Cold was the theme for the night. For 25 minutes, Triple H and Austin brawled, in typical old WWF style, and it was not great wrestling, but it was great entertainment. As usual, Triple H bladed easily, and Stone Cold shocked me by taking a beer out of his beer cooler, using the cooler to hit Triple H into the corner where the timekeeper usually sits, then sitting on the ringsteps and taking a beer break! The brawl made its way out back, where the Radicalz jumped Austin, and Triple H ran into a car, using Benoit to try and lure him out to get hit. You pretty much know what happens from there. (9/10)
All in all, this pay per view was pretty much all about Stone Cold Steve Austin. That's really a shame, since they had great potential to do more with their other talent here....more info - WHOA!
What Stone Cold did to Triple H at the end was TOTALLY INSANE!!!!. One of WWE's better PPV....more info - One Of The Best PPV'S Of 2000
The Event Features Two Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Matches The First The Radicalz Vrs Chyna,K-Quik,Road Dogg And The "One" Billy Gunn,And The Second The Hardyz And Dudleys Vrs RTC's Bull Buchanan And Godfather And Edge & Christian,Both Matches Are Fairly Decent Same Goes For The Opening Match Where Molly & Crash Holly And Steve Blackman Take On Trish And T & A.The Womens Match Isn't A Let Down Ivory Puts Her Title On The Line Against Lita.Rock Vrs Rikishi Is Pure And Utter (...).The WWF Title Match Was Another Screw Job And There Was An Excellent Ending To The Main Event....more info - The Rules Have Changed!!
This event has some high spots and some low spots. I personally like the opening promo with triple h the best myself. hHh's 40 ft drop inside of a car (courtesy of Stone Cold) was amazing. Stone Cold finally got his revenge from one year earlier. I think that storyline could'hve been better if the WWF would have just come out and said it was Triple h and instead of using Rikishi as the culprit. I mean Rikishi wasn't even ready to be a top performer in the WWF. Anyways were talkin about the DVD here. The Rock vs. Rikishi (which is mid card and also proves that Rikishi can't be a main eventer) is cool. So is the WWF Title Match between Undertaker and Kurt Angle. That match has a great Survivor Series traditional ending. Someof the Xtras on the disk are-
---what happened leading up to certain matches
---backstage interviews
---highlights from Heat
---Wrap Up show (which can also be found on VHS)
A pretty good DVD but to tell you the truth, I'd tell you to just rent it first before you buy it....more info - WWF Survivor Series
Six Person Tag Team Match Test, Albert, Trish vs. Crash, Steve Blackman, Molly - Overall a pretty horrid match much like all intergender matches. Crash Holly is the only wrestler in the match with any true skill but he couldn't save this one. (**)Survivor Series Match The Radicalz vs. Billy Gunn & Chyna, K-Kwik, Road Dogg - I like the fact that the WWF returned to the classic Survivor Series matches. I like all four of the Radicalz because I've followed their entire career in ECW-WCW-and now the WWF. Road Dogg (I hate), K-Kwik (Got some potential but makes a lot of rookie mistakes), Chyna (Good for a woman... that's all I'll say), and Billy Gunn (um...). Not bad match, saved by the Radicalz though. (***) Chris Jericho vs. Kane - I like both men and hope Jericho can win the title again but for real this time and Kane can hold it for more than a day. Both men looked sloppy but the veterans were able to pull out a decent match. (***) WWF European Championship Steve Regal (c) vs. Hardcore Holly - I like Regal, I'm not a fan of Holly. Brutal match and both of these men weren't getting much of a reaction out of the crowd. (**) The Rock vs. Rikishi - I hate the Rock, absolutely hate him. I don't like wrestlers who are good on the mike and have wrestling skills worse than Hulk Hogan. I was rooting for Rikishi but... oh my god! The Rock won can you believe it! Complete waste of pay per view time, count the Rock's moves I counted 5, that might be a record for him! Remember the People's elbow doesn't count. (**) WWF Womens Championship Lita (c) vs. Ivory - I don't like women wrestling unless it's a mud wrestling match, Bra and Panties match, etc. I don't believe their bodies were built to seriously wrestle as they can't take bumps without taking long breaks. Pure Sloppy. (*) WWF World Heavyweight Championship Kurt Angle (c) vs. the Undertaker - I loved the ending, I think Kurt Angle is hilarious and a good wrestler and I don't like the Undertaker. Seriously, what is so good about him? He's a senseless brawler and can't even do the Tombstone anymore since it was outlawed. Senseless brawl. (**) Survivor Series Match The Dudley Boyz, The Hardy Boyz vs. The RTC, Edge & Christian - I like three of the four teams (Can anyone guess which three?) and the team I don't like ruined the match. The WWF rushed this match too much and didn't give it any time. I would got rid of one of the D-Von and Matt Hardy and RTC to let the good wrestlers get things going. But no they did it completely different and I can't believe they got rid of Edge so quickly. (**) 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin vs. Triple H - A senseless brawl but great psychology. Both men are veterans of the ring and have my respect... more so, Triple H. But the ending... does the WWF take us for idiots. We all know that in real life a fall like that would kill a man. But if most of you are watchers of the WWF you know that Triple H came back two weeks later without a scratch, come on. (***)...more info - NOTHING TO SPECIAL
i didnt watch this live. i hired this one...and i am sort of glad because when i watched it ,it was nothing special...... the austin vs hhh match could have been more hardcore and more action. a funny and confusing match with taker and kurt angle and his brother. higlights in this ppv was the ending of the chapionship match with the car...pretty amazing...dont know how they did it. i would strongly suggest to hire this out before spending your money....if you want to see hhh in some hardcore action...do get the royal rumble 2000.....it was amazing!...more info - Sucked Completely
They focused too much on one storyline and didn't give any Slack for the elimination matches which what this Pay-Per-View was originally showing.The Individual Matches ... but the Elimination ones were well done.If you want to see some great Survivor series,get the first 9.they were awesome because they had no women and no sex appeal,just wrestling which is what it should have always been the focus.Give me the first 9 any day compared to this garbage.Even tho they've been in the WWF since 95,HHH has been in 2 elimination matches and Austin none....more info - nothing
one line. This movie kicks @ss...more info - Austin's Revenge Or The Greatest Survivor Series
• Six-Person Intergender Tag Team Match **** star match • Elimination Match: Radicalz vs. "The One" Billy Gunn, Chyna, Road Dogg, and K-Kwik**** star match • Chris Jericho vs. Kane**** star match • European Championship *1/2 star match • The Rock vs. Rikishi ***** star match • Women's Championship Match: Ivory vs. Lita ***1/2 star match • Championship Match: Kurt Angle vs. Undertaker **** star match • Elimination Match: Hardy Boyz and Dudley Boyz vs. Edge & Christian and RTC ***** star match • Stone Cold vs. Triple H ***** star match The Intergender match was cool because it showed how tough Molly is. Trish shouldn't wrestle. She is not too good. The Radicalz Vs. The One, Chyna, K-Kwik, and Road Dogg was a great match which showed the Radicalz great team work.. Jericho and Kane was a great match where Jericho put up the fight of his life, but the Big Red Machine was just too much. The European Title match was the only DUD and it was a major DUD. Rock Vs. Rikishi was a great match and even know Rock won the fight Rikishi won the war with four consecutive Banzani Drops on the Rock’s already injured chest. The Women's Title match showed a mean streak in Ivory. Lita had the match if it wasn't for that white socks nerd Steven Richards. The WWF title match was a screw job to the extreme. The Undertaker must have had the title won 3 times, but thanks to Eric, Kurt's brother, there was no new champ. The second Elimination match was better then the first one. Jeff Hardy survived than afterward the RTC got some wood compliments of the Hardyz and Dudleyz. The Main Event was great and the Game fell 40+ feet, which was Austin's revenge. Great Pay-Per-View....more info - WWF Survivor Series 2001
This Pay per View Event Was Very Good In my Eyes. Some things could have been better, but it was a very soild ppv with a lot of entertaining matches. The DVD has some great "Xtras" like the Sunday Night Heat which was broadcast before the event, a video that showed what lead up to the major matches and much more. the best matches were: The Undertaker vs. Kurt Angle for the WWF Title, Rikishi -VS- The Rock, and A Traditional Survivor Match which pitted The Hardyz and The Dudleyz -VS- bull Buchanan, The Goodfather, Edge and Christian. Some of the matches that arent as good are: William Regal -VS- Hardcore Holly For The WWF European Title, Kane -VS- Y2J...amnd thats it. Also see a bloody battle for the WWF Womens title when Lita locks up with Ivory. Another traditonal Survivor Match was Billy Gunn, Road Dogg, Chyna, and K-Kwik -VS- The 4 Radicalz. ALSO! In the main event- Austin takes on the man that plotted to run him down last year...TRIPLE H! You wont beleive the ending of that match! The only way to find out is to order it off Amazon.com!...more info - Not many superstars SURVIED
1.T&A and Trish Stratus vs. Crash, Molly Holly, Steve Blackman- This was a good match to open up the show, although it wasint the best its good to get over with. Molly performed some of her flying moves and showed that she could fight against the men, Prince Albert gave a lot of power house moves especcialy to Crash. 2.Road Dogg, K-Kwik, Chyna, The One Billy Gunn vs. Radicals I thoght this match good it had a lot of signature moves, The one billy gun showed alot of effort and at one point had to face three of his opponets at once, although he lost he still took Makenko with him. 3.Chris Jericho vs. Kane This match has been building up for some time now and both superstars were madder than ever, Chirs Jericho was very quick in this match but Kane strength over powered him, at the end Kane gives one of the most visious chokeslams ever for the win. 4.William Regal vs. Hardcore Holly (European Title) This was by far the slepper of the night, both of the superstars did not seem to show any effort, the match was slow and there is not one thing that will make you stand out of your seat or for that matter theres nothing that will even make you say wow. most of the match was just regal working on hardcores injured arm. 5.Rikishi vs. Rock This was an excellant match and he didnt start this match talking about how he was going to be Rikishi, this match showed that the rock could fight a man nearly twice his weight and that rikishi could fight one of the top WWF superstars. 6.Ivory vs. Lita (Women's Title) This was an other good match for the womens championship, at one point Lita lita suffered a bad injury and started to bleed but besides that lita gave a couple of tilt a whirl head scissors and hurricaranas which are both really cool moves especcially for a girl. 7.Kurt Angle vs. Undertaker (WWF Title) This was an excellant match maybe even the best on the card, it featured lots of technical wrestling which showed that the undertaker isnt some other giant like the big show, Undertaker gave an last ride to Kurt, but then Kurts twin who looks nothing like him came in and confused Undertaker which helped Kurt Angle pull of and retain the WWF championship. 8.Edge & Christian and Bull Buchanan & Goodfather vs. Hardy Boyz. Now this was and excellant survivors seris match, at one point the hardyz and dudleys helped each other pull of there signature moves like Matt, Jeff and Buh Buh and held down Val so that Devon could get the Whassup head butt, at the end of the match Buh Buh Ray powerbombed steve richards threw a table and Matt Legdroped Val Venis threw an other Table, great match and the team that should have won did. 9.Triple H vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin (No Holds Barred) This was a pretty good match to, Triple H and Austin both beat each other untill they were almost dead, Steve Austin drove Triple H threw the announce table but for triple h that was the least of his worries because at the end of the match triple h got in his car to left run over Austin but Austin got in a crane and lifted Triple H up in his car 20 feet in the air and droped him straight on his head, this was one of the most craziest ending ive ever seen. Special Features: The extras are great, you get to look at past history on how the matches started, you get to see the superstars feedback from after the match and you even get to see most of the sunday night heat that was right before the show. Overall: This DVD is a must buy, There are many matches that you will want to watch more than once and the special features makes it almost twice as good. Overall Mark 9/10...more info - Tha New Is ¡éoo But Wut About Tha Old Skoo
Survivor Series On DVD Like Whoa! Its Off Tha Hook But Wut About Tha Old Skoo. They Also Needs To Be Put Out On DVD. There Was Alot Of Good Survivor Series Mat¡éhes Ba¡ék In Tha Days. Remember Tha Old Skoo Wit The Elimination Style Matches. Thats Tha Type Of Survivor Series I Wanna See Again. I Was A Little Dissapointed When tha Format Of The Mat¡éhes ¡éhanged, But Im Not Mad Its Tha WWF .Ba¡ék Then The Survivor Series Was More Ex¡éiting. Please Take ¡éonsideration And Put Tha Old Skoo Royal Rumbles Out On DVD Fa Tha Old Skoo Fan That Grew Up On WWF. One Mo Gin Fa Tha Blo¡ék....more info - incredible
this is an awesome pay-per-view. this is exciting and is filled with lots of blood. the last match stone cold vs. triple h has a strange but exciting twist at the end. the last match is worth the tape alone. all the matches were great. the storyline was cool two. i think every wwf fan should own a copy off this tape....more info - Wrong PPV for these matches.
Austin vs. HHH, Angle vs. Taker, Rock vs. Rikishi, Jericho vs. Kane. These feuds were so damn intense leading up to this ppv, but this was the wrong ppv to hold these matches. if this had all happened one month earlier at NO MERCY, this ppv would have been more believeable and brutal, but no. this is one of the top 5 WWF PPVS of the year, yet it was weak. Only for Austin-HHH match....more info - WWF SURVIVOR SERIES 2000
THIS WAS WITHOUT A SHADOW OF A DOUGHT THE BEST WWF PAY-PER-VIEW OF ALL TIME. THIS SHOULD CLEARLY B A SIX STAR EVENT. THERE WERE THREE OUSTANDING MATCHES IN THIS EVENT. THE FIRST WAS THE WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH BETWEEN KURT ANGLE AND THE UNDERTAKER. THE ROCK VS. RIKISHI WAS EVEN BETTER THEN THE ANGLE/UNDERTAKER MATCH. THE BEST MATCH OF THE NIGHT WAS THE MATCH BETWEEN STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN AND TRIPLE H. THE ENDING TO THAT MATCH WAS UNBELIEVABLE.THE OTHER SIX MATCHES WERE PRETTY GOOD TOO. THIS WAS BY FAR THE BEST WWF PAY-PER-VIEW OF THE YEAR 2000 AND POSIBLY THE BEST OF ALL TIME. YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS OUT ON THIS ONE....more info - WWF Survivor Series 2000
When you think of the WWF Survivor Series 2 names come to mind. Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels. Well that is old news and I am tired of hearing about it. Here is my review of the 2000 Survivor Series. Opening match- T & A and Trish Stratus vs. Crash & Molly Holly and Steve Blackman- this was basically a raw or smackdown match, decent opener. It gets *1/2. 2nd, Chyna, Billy Gunn, Road Dogg & K-Kwik vs. Radicalz- this was better than the 1st match but nothing special, **. 3rd, Chris Jericho vs. Kane- match was better than I expected, both guys really tried here. There is just too big of a contrast of styles with these two, **1/4. 4th, William Regal vs. Hardcore Holly for the European title- too many submission holds from Regal really makes this a boring match, *1/2. 5th, Rikishi vs. The Rock- surprisingly good match here, can't complain with this, ***1/4. 6th, Ivory vs. Lita for the Women's title- Lita gets busted wide open via Ivory's right hand. Nothing to see here, 1/4*. 7th, Undertaker vs. Kurt Angle for the WWF title- this match was alot better than their match at Fully Loaded. Great effort from both, ***. 8th, Edge & Christian and Bull Buchanan & Goodfather vs. Dudley Boyz & Hardy Boyz- match was a little rushed, it could have been better, *3/4. Main event- Triple H vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin- there is alot of mixed feelings about this match. I personally liked the match, but hated the ending. The ending takes so much away from the match. It gets **1/2 from me. Overall the show wasn't bad, it just wasn't that great with any standout matches. It is reccomended from me for a piece of HHH-Austin history....more info - The Rules Have Changed
Yes, needles to say, this Survivor Series went above and beyond the average norm, and this DVD "rocks!"The main event pitted "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, one of the largest personas ever to enter the "squared circle" against Triple H, arguably the best in the business at the moment. These two athletes thrive off of each other, and the main event on this card shows that. The ending of the match is unbelievable, and is truly worth the entire price of this amazing DVD. In other highlights, the Rock vs. Rikishi match was excellent, as Mr. Stinky Face himself had his coming out party in a "large" way. Rikishi showed that he could raise the level of his performance. Kurt Angle vs. the Undertaker was another outstanding match. These two superstars layed it all on the line in a fierce battle, and the ending was somewhat surprising. Haven't heard enough to buy this yet? Check out Kane vs. Chris Jericho. Two wrestlers that have completely different styles match up in an excellent bout. Overall, this is an excellent DVD. The post-card wrap-up is a really nice addition. Besides that, this card has the first Stone Cold vs. HHH match, which is sure to be a classic rivalry in the future. Seeing as how Survivor Series is one of the original four Pay-Per-Views, owning this DVD is a must for all wrestling fans....more info
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