Survivor Series (1987)

Survivor Series
VHS flyer featuring the two teams competing in the main event
PromotionWorld Wrestling Federation
DateNovember 26, 1987[1][2][3]
CityRichfield Township, Ohio[1][2][3]
VenueRichfield Coliseum[1][2][3]
Attendance21,300[1]
Tagline(s)The Biggest Event Since WrestleMania III!
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1988

The 1987 Survivor Series was the inaugural Survivor Series professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It took place on Thanksgiving Night on November 26, 1987, and was held at the Richfield Coliseum in Richfield Township, Ohio. It was one of the first four annual pay-per-view events produced by the WWF, along with WrestleMania, introduced in 1985, and Royal Rumble and SummerSlam, introduced in 1988, referred to as the "Big Four".

The main event was a Survivor Series match where André the Giant's team defeated Hulk Hogan's team when André eliminated Hogan's team member Bam Bam Bigelow to become the first lone survivor in the history of the Survivor Series. The entire undercard featured Survivor Series matches which included Macho Man Randy Savage's team defeating The Honky Tonk Man's team and The Fabulous Moolah's team defeating Sensational Sherri's team. The event also featured a 10 tag team elimination match in which Strike Force and their teammates defeated The Hart Foundation's team.

  1. ^ a b c d "Survivor Series 1987 results". Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. Retrieved May 27, 2008.
  2. ^ a b c "Survivor Series 1987 review". Complete WWE. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved May 27, 2008.
  3. ^ a b c "Survivor Series 1987 results". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on June 16, 2008. Retrieved May 27, 2008.