WWF Survivor Series 2000: The Rules Have Changed Review By Aero
Live from Tampa, FL, it's WWF Survivor Series 2000
Commentators: JR & The King
Opening Six-Person Tag Team Match- T&A & Trish Stratus vs. Steve Blackman, Crash & Molly Holly
Well, the story here is that Molly just debuted a few weeks before, and she's feuding with Trish. And, Crash & Steve Blackman respect each other in the Hardcore division, so they're teaming up. T&A are in T&APA mode here. Blackman & Albert start. Albert throws him around. Blackman counters all of the moves and tags Crash, who hits a cross body off the top. Trish tags in. She goes for the low blow, but Crash moves, and she hits Albert. Molly tags, but Trish runs away before tagging in Test. Crash manages a hurricanrana for two. Test hits the big boot, and tags in Albert. T&A double-team him. Albert catapults him into the ropes, and tags Test. Pumphandle attempt, but Crash goes over and knocks Test into Albert. Test comes off of his bump and nails Crash, triggering the double KO. Trish gets a blind tag, but Crash hits her down and tags Molly. Molly hits consecutive elbows. Molly goes off the ropes, but Test hits her down. Molly counters a suplex and hits one of her own. Blackman gets the tag, but the ref doesn't see it. Meanwhile, Trish gets her kicks in on 
Molly while T&A hold her. Albert holds Molly up in press slam position while Test goes up. Crash saves by crotching Test, and Blackman legsweeps Albert. Trish throws Molly around, and chokes her. Bulldog from the second rope gets two. Kicks in the corner, and Molly goes up. She hits a sunset flip from the top,
to get the win, at 5:03. *3/4
Backstage, Kurt Angle and Edge & Christian talk about their matches. Christian's come down with mono, so they can't help Kurt during his match with the Undertaker. Kurt claims that he owns Taker though, so they plan a celebration party for later. Kurt says, "What do you guys drink Molsens?" E&C shrug, and Kurt says, "Well, they have that in a non-alcoholic drink, right?" Everyone's happy.
Earlier today, LoDown & Tiger Ali Singh tried to get into the arena, but were refused entry. Discrimination!
Survivor Series Elimination Match- "The One" Billy Gunn, Chyna, Road Dogg, & K-Kwik vs. The Radicalz: Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero, Perry Saturn, & Dean Malenko
Saturn & Billy Gunn start. Grapple, and Gunn corners him. Saturn comes back, pummeling him in the corner. Gunn makes the comeback. Chyna comes in for the double-suplex. Chyna gets her shots in. Irish whip, and Chyna powerslams him for two. Flapjack gets two. Handspring elbow attempt, but Saturn catches her. Suplex attempt, but Chyna lowblows, hits Guerrero, and DDTs Saturn for two, as Malenko saves. Everyone comes in for the brawl. Guerrero nails Chyna with the Intercontinental belt, and Saturn pins her to eliminate her. Road Dogg comes in, slamming Saturn, for two. Road Dogg pummels away, but Saturn back suplexes him. Guerrero gets the tag, and hammers away. Triple team by the Radicalz. Road Dogg goes for the Shake Rattle n' Roll, but Guerrero counters and tags Malenko, who works the knee. Tag to Guerrero, who hits a flipping splash into the ring. Scoop slam, and he goes up. Road Dogg superplexes him off. Road Dogg tags Gunn in, and he jumps right into the Radical corner and manages to clean house. Press slam on Guerrero, and the One & Only finish Guerrero. Malenko comes in, as does K-Kwik, who jumps around the ring, countering most of Malenko's moves. Benoit tags in, but gets spin kicked. Rana and an armdrag by Kwik. Benoit hits the German suplex to eliminate him, though. 
Road Dogg comes in. Benoit & Saturn double-team. Saturn comes in and elbows him for two. Malenko tags in and scoop slams him for two. Saturn tags in again and pummels away. Road Dogg gets a forearm shot, but Saturn hits a Northern Lights suplex, to eliminate him. It's 3-on-1, as Billy faces Benoit, Malenko, & Saturn. Gunn hits everyone down, but Saturn chokes him with his boot. Malenko comes in and stomps in the corner. Saturn chokes him behind the referee's back. Irish whip, and Benoit low bridges Gunn out. Outside, Saturn accidentally superkicks Benoit, instead of Gunn. Back inside, Gunn hits eliminates Malenko with a FameAsser. Saturn comes in and elbows him to the face. Jackhammer by Gunn, gets two, as Benoit saves. Tag to Benoit, who slams him, and goes up top. Diving Headbutt gets two. Gunn ducks an elbow, and hits Benoit down. He knocks Saturn off the apron. Gunn attempts to suplex Benoit back inside, but Saturn trips him, forcing Benoit on top. Saturn holds his legs down, as Benoit covers him to get the win, at 12:41. Benoit & Saturn survive. **1/2
In the parking lot, The Rock arrives. Lillian Garcia tries to interview him about his match with Rikishi, but he just walks by ignoring her.
Backstage, Michael Cole interviews Chris Jericho, who's ready for his match with Kane. The feud was based on coffee... they're running out of ideas.
Chris Jericho vs. Kane
Slugfest to start, and Jericho dropkicks Kane outside. Baseball slide follows. Jericho runs and then dives over the top into Kane. Kane pumels him outside, and tosses him into the steel steps. Kane's on the apron, and Jericho's inside. Jericho hits the springboard dropkick to send Kane back out. More brawling, and Jericho picks up the steps and dropkicks them into him. Back inside, and Jericho goes up. Cross body attempt, but Kane catches him and powerslams him for two. Kane uppercuts him and sends him off the ropes, but Jericho kicks him. Jericho goes off the ropes, but Kane slams him face-first into the mat. 
Kane pounds away and chokes in the corner. Irish whip to the corner. Back suplex attempt, but Jericho counters. Kane comes back with a clothesline. Kane misses a charge in the corner but still hits Jericho down. Kane hangs Jericho by his chin and crushes him in the corner.
Kane takes off the turnbuckle pad, exposing the steel. He goes to ram his face into it, but Jericho counters. Kane maintains control, constantly knocking Jericho down. Kane tosses him outside and follows. Jericho gets thrown into the guard rail and gorilla presses him back into the ring. Kane goes up top, but Jericho crotches him. They're both up top, and Kane slams him down to the mat. Kane goes for the flying lariat, but Jericho dropkicks him on the way down! Slugfest, and criss cross. Jericho hits a dropkick to the face and goes up top to hit the missile dropkick for two. Kane catches him on a crossbody by Jericho breaks free and throws him into the exposed turnbuckle. Roll-up gets two. Jericho locks in the Walls, but Kane gets to the ropes after a while. Jericho drags him back to the center, but Kane breaks free. Jericho has a leg lock and goes for the Walls again. Kane pushes out of it. Jericho hits a bulldog. He attempts a Lionsault,
but Kane catches him for the chokeslam to end it, at 12:35. Not too bad.. **1/2
In the Radicalz locker room, Terri comes in to tell them that Triple H is here and that he'd meet up with them later.
WWF European Championship- William Regal (c) vs. Hardcore Holly
On Heat, Hardcore Holly interrupted Regal during an interview, so they're having a match. Well, it's better than coffee. Hardcore is just returning to action following that Kurt Angle botched moonsault. Holly ducks a punch and kicks away in the corner. Regal makes a comeback and sends him off the ropes, but gets knocked down. Holly hits an armdrag. Grapple, and Holly forces him to the corner and pummels him. Regal sends him shoulder-first into the ring post. He starts to work Holly's injured arm. Holly punches his way out of an armbar. Suplex attempt, but Regal counters into another armbar. He continues working the 
arm while doing the "Regal Wave". Holly is sent outside, as Regal poses inside. Back inside, Regal hooks a wristlock.
Holly punches out of it and hits a crossbody for two. Regal stomps away. Regal gets out of a grapple by lowblowing him. Holly gets caught in the ropes, but Regal can't take advantage, as Holly gets loose. He throws him outside. Holly bashes his face into the steps and grabs the European title. Inside, he nails him with the title, to give Regal the DQ win, at 5:48. Holly pummels away after the bell. Bad ending. *
XFL Cheerleader ad. Hey, what ever happened to season two?
Backstage, Trish Stratus offers Kurt Angle some special assistance, but Kurt obliges, saying that he doesn't need any help from Test & Albert.
Video package for Rock-Rikishi. Rikishi turned heel by revealing that he ran down Steve Austin at Survivor Series 1999, claiming he did it for The Rock. At No Mercy, Rikishi accidentally cost Rock the title, so Rock finally Rock Bottomed him.
Rikishi vs. The Rock
The Rock is pretty far down the card today, huh? The Rock runs right to the ring and pummels away. Irish whip and Samoan Drop! Rock goes outside and grabs a chair, but the referee pulls it away. Rock 
turns back around to a superkick from Rikishi. Rikishi hits him down and nails a leg drop. Rock's selling an injured chest here. Rikishi works the chest. Rock quickly tosses Rikishi into the corner, but Rikishi takes back control with a sidewalk slam for two. Rikishi stomps awau and sends him off the ropes. Rock reverses and tosses him out. Outside, Rock bashes Rikishi's head into the steel steps, but Rikishi slams Rock's head into the timekeeper's table. Rikishi drops Rock over the guard rail. Rikishi whips Rock into the guard rail, but the referee gets bumped along the way. Rikishi goes under the ring and grabs the dreaded sledgehammer. Rock fakes being hurt as he gets to his feet, and he hits an unsuspecting Rikishi with a Rock Bottom! 
Meanwhile, the referee struggles to make it into the ring. Rock covers, but only for two. Rock hits his signiture right hands, but Rikishi hits him right into his chest, sending the Brahma Bull down. Headbutt sends Rock down again. Rock makes a comeback, but Rikishi hits a Samoan drop! Sit-down splash gets two. Butt splash in the corner sets him up for a Stinkface. JR sells the humiliation factor, as Rock gets Stinkfaced. Rikishi slowly approaches, and suddenly, Rock explodes with a clothesline, with Rikishi doing the 360 of course. Slugfest, and Rock hits the spinebuster! People's Elbow finishes, at 11:20. Rikishi attacks him after the bell with a superkick. He then hits not one, not two, not three, but FOUR Banzai Drops! Rikishi finally leaves, leaving Rock on the mat. Match was decent enough. ***
At WWF New York, Raven's there... standing in the.. stands doing... nothing.
WWF Armageddon 2000, live from Birmingham, AL... Sunday, December 10!
Steve Austin finally manages to make it to the arena.
Backstage, Triple H & The Radicalz talk, when Commissioner Mick Foley enters to tell Triple H that the Radicalz are banned from ringside. Oh yeah, and it's No DQ now, of course.
WWF Women's Championship- Ivory (c) vs. Lita
Lita immediately hits a hair grab takeover. Ivory is still wearing that long skirt here. Lita charges into Ivory's boot in the corner. Ivory misses a several elbows, and Lita hits an enzuiguri. Ivory Irish whips her, but it's countered. Lita hits a big lariat for two. Ivory pounds away in the corner. Choke 
on the ropes. Leg drop & elbow get two. Stomp, stomp, and more stomp. Ivory punches Lita in the face to bust her open. Armbar and hits, followed by a suplex get two for Ivory. Lita manages a hurricanrana. Steven Richards comes down as Lita tosses Ivory through the ropes. Steven consoles her, so Lita goes up top and nails both of them with a crossbody. 
Inside, Lita hits a crossbody for two. She goes for the moonsault, but Steven pulls Ivory out of the way! Ivory grabs the Women's title, but swings and misses. Lita hits a back suplex, but Steven has the referee distracted. Lita goes for the moonsault, but Ivory pulls the title into the way, and she covers her to retain, at 4:52. Steven carries Ivory to the back, and Lita is helped to the back by referees. Pretty good womens match, actually. *
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Backstage, The Coach stands outside The Rock's locker room. He says that Rock is really injured after Rikishi's attack earlier.
In the parking garage, Chris Jericho assaults Kane with a chair, aluminum pipes, and a wooden 2x4. Referees break it up.
Video package for Kurt Angle-Undertaker. Kurt just won the WWF Title for The Rock at No Mercy. Meanwhile, Undertaker returned and won the No. 1 Contenders spot in four-way match between him, Chris Benoit, Kane, & Chris Jericho. Taker's promoting his "Decade of Destruction" now, not to mention "Deadman Inc."
Michael Cole interviews Undertaker. 10 Years ago at Survivor Series, Undertaker debuted. Undertaker says Kurt Angle is going to take his Last Ride.
WWF Championship- Kurt Angle (c) vs. Undertaker
Kurt gets on the mic before the match, ripping on Florida's voting problems. "Normally, I'd ask each and every one of you to vote on your favorite Kurt Angle moment of 2000, but I don't want you to blow this one, too!" (Of course referring to the 2000 Presidential Election.) What the hell is Undertaker wearing? Snake skin pants are they? Angle stalls outside for a minute, so Undertaker grabs a chair and brings it inside. Angle hides behind the referee, but Taker gives Kurt the chair. Taker turns his back, so Kurt uses the chair. The bell hasn't rung yet, so it's all good. The bell rings, and Kurt is a house of fire on Taker. Taker clutches Kurt around the neck with both hands and tosses him to the corner. Slam and a leg drop get two. Scoop slam and elbow get two, as Taker pulls him up. "Old School!" he screams, as he walks 
the ropes for the armbar shot. Whip off the ropes, but Angle holds on and bails outside. Taker follows, as they head back in. Kurt unloads. Angle manages a German suplex for two. Angle clotheslines him outside. He goes on the apron for the axehandle, but Taker catches him and slams him into the post, twice. Back inside, Taker works Kurt's lower back, and continues the assault with elbows in the corner. Cross corner whip, but Angle catches Taker with a shot and starts to work the knee. Taker hooks a chinlock, but Angle breaks free with some shots. Slugfest, and Angle wins. Taker takes him down with an armbar. Suddenly, Edge & Christian run down to distract the referee. Meanwhile, Kurt taps out to the armbar. Juh? Taker sets up for the chokeslam, but Kurt counters into a leg lock. Edge & Christian look on from outside. Taker breaks loose, but Angle hits a takedown for two. He continues to work the legs. Another leg lock. Taker fights his way out of it with punches and face rakes. Angle covers for two. Chinlock by Taker. Taker jams his leg into Kurt's face to break free from the submission. Taker suddenly falls out of the ring, landing on his feet, to attack Edge & Christian, who the referee sends to the back. Inside, Taker hits a chokeslam, and the ref comes back to count three. Angle gets a roll-up for two. Taker hits a Russian legsweep for two. Angle goes outside to rest. When Taker approaches from inside, Angle trips him and continues to work the leg by slamming it on the ring's apron. Inside, Angle locks in the figure-four! The crowd starts an "Angle sucks!" chant. Taker manages to turn it around, but Kurt gets to the ropes. Powerslam gets two for Taker. Angle hits a leg takedown and works the legs, some more. Ring post figure-four! Of course, not as good as Bret Hart, but cool and good, nevertheless. Inside, Taker makes a comeback with the quick body shots. Taker slams the champ's face into the turnbuckle for two. Angle lowblows out of desperation. Angle goes for a scoop slam, but Taker uses his weight over him to turn it around into Tombstone position. Angle manages to go over onto the apron, where Taker hits him off to the floor. Angle crawls under the ring, so Taker grabs him and throws him back in. Last Ride!
Taker covers, but suddenly Hebner stops the count. Taker backs him into the corner. Another Kurt Angle, apparently the real one, runs in from under the ring and rolls Taker up, while grabbing the tights, to get the win to retain his title, at 16:17. Angle runs to the back, as Taker gets to his feet. Cameras zoom in on the imposter, who turns out to be Kurt's brother, Eric Angle. Lame ending, but at least it didn't hurt either guy's credibility, other than Taker's ability of sight as he couldn't tell the real Kurt Angle from a fake one. Match was alot better than I expected. ***1/4
Cameras catch Kurt Angle running out the back door and driving away in his car.
WWF Fanatic Series, in Novemer.. Steve Austin's Hell Yeah!
Survivor Series Elimination Match- Edge, Christian, Bull Buchanan, & The Goodfather vs. Hardy Boyz & Dudley Boyz
This is 2000's answer to a tag team Survivor Series match. In fact, Bull & Goodfather are actually Tag Team Champions at this point. Hey, anyone remember that? I sure didn't until watching this! Bull Buchanan & Bubba Ray start. Bull pounds away, working the back. Whip to the corner, but Bubba counters, and tags in D-Von. Bull misses a clothesline, so D-Von hits a flying shoulderblock for two. Bull tags in Goodfather, and they take down D-Von with running knees. Rope choke, and tag to Christian. D-Von
reverses a whip and slams Christian to the mat. Tag to Matt Hardy, who cleans house of Edge & Christian. Everyone comes in for a big brawl. Quadrupal DDT by the Hardys & Dudleys! Hey, at least the referee isn't calling for a DQ here, right? The Hardys take off their shirts to reveal.. camouflage, just like the Dudleys! Hardys hit Edge with Poetry in Motion. Matt goes for the screaming leg drop, but Val Venis hits him off, and Edge hits the Edge-o-Matic to finish Matt. D-Von comes in with a swinging neckbreaker on Edge. Clothesline gets two. Blind tag to Christian, but D-Von still takes both Edge & Christian down. D-Von gets hit with a cheapshot by Bull Buchanan, allowing Christian to hit the Unprettier for the elimination. It's 4-on-2. Bubba Ray comes in to hit Christian with a big clothesline. Back drop and tag to Jeff Hardy. Jeff hits a springboard legdrop, but Christian tosses him outside. Buchanan gets the tag and nails a press slam. Buchanan stomp. Bull misses a corner charge to send him out, and Jeff tags to Bubba Ray. Bubba cleans house of the entire team. Edge accidentally hits Bull with a spear, so Bubba covers him to eliminate him. Bubba Bomb and sidewalk slam finish Edge, to make it 2-on-2. Goodfather and Jeff come in. Bubba comes back in, but Goodfather hits the Death Valley Driver to eliminate him. Christian whips Jeff into a Goodfather big boot. Jeff gets knocked into Goodfather. Christian charges, but Jeff tosses him to the ring post. One Swanton Bomb later, and Christian is out.
Goodfather misses the formerly-named Ho-Train and Val Venis accidentally nails him with a clothesline from the apron upon the collision. Jeff covers to become the sole-survivor, at 10:05. Those last eliminations were quite rushed, no? After the bell, Right to Censor reform in the ring to take down Jeff. Val hits the Money Shot, as Matt & The Dudleys come out to the rescue. RTC gets whiped out. Both Matt & Bubba shove D-Von and yell "Get the Tables!" Matt holds Val on a table for Jeff to hit a leg drop through, while Bubba powerbombs Steven Richards through a table. Same old.. same old. Match was too rushed. *3/4
Once again... Armageddon, on December 10!
Steve Austin heads to the curtain.
Triple H & The Radicalz go over last minute plans outside their room.
Video package for Austin-HHH. At Survivor Series 1999, Austin was run down and injured for nearly a year. After Rikishi was revealed as the driver, it was clear that he had an accomplice. During a tag team match on RAW, it seemed as though Triple H came out to help Austin, but suddenly, he nailed him with a sledgehammer. Triple H explained his actions by saying that he ran the WWF in his absense. It's personal!
Triple H vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin
As Commissioner Mick Foley stated earlier, the match is No Holds Barred, and The Radicalz are banned from ringside. Immediate slugfest to start. Austin wins and sends HHH off the ropes, hitting an elbow. Austin rams his face into the turnbuckle a few times and chokes him on the second rope. HHH pokes his eyes and turns the tide by throwing Austin into the corner. Austin right hands him to the mat and works the lower back. He stomps away at HHH's face. Irish whip, but HHH hits the knee-facebuster. Austin comes back with a Lou Thesz Press and an elbow before tossing HHH out. Austin rams HHH into the guard rail and pounds away. HHH tries crawling away, but Austin catches him, as they get closer to the entrance set. Austin grabs one of the steel structures from the ground, but HHH hits it back at him, and... nothing happens, as Austin just drops it. HHH takes the advantage and rams him into the tech area's table. They fight further into the tech area. They fight out, and Austin hits a clothesline. Kick to the abdomen, and Austin goes for a vertical suplex in the aisle, but HHH reverses it. Both guys are out. HHH throws Austin over the steel steps and over the Spanish announce table. Austin reverses a whip, sending HHH into the other steps. Austin gets rid of the timekeeper table for more room to fight. Austin stomps and mudhole and tears apart the commentary table. He takes a TV monitor and hits HHH with it, busting him open. Austin hits some more right hands. Austin uses the beer cooler on him and drinks a beer in the process. HHH gets to his feet, but Austin nails him with the beer can. Yet another beer, before bashing HHH's head into the table. Lousy alcoholic. Austin's now working the cut by bashing his head into the steps. He grabs the ring bell and brings it inside, but HHH jumps him as he crawls in. HHH lowblows him out of desperation and rests in the corner. Slugfest, and HHH whips him off the ropes. Austin goes for the Stunner, but HHH counters and hits a neckbreaker. HHH hangs his neck over the apron and elbows it several times. He then even... presses his head against the ring post! HHH clotheslines him from the apron and heads inside for the first cover of the match, which gets two. Whip, but Austin kicks him in the head and starts to make a comeback, but HHH hits another neckbreaker for two. HHH mounts in position and pounds away. Criss cross, and Austin hits a spinebuster. He misses the second rope elbow, and both are out. HHH gets up first and stomps a mudhole. Back outside, and Austin nearly throws him into the crowd. HHH goes over Austin's shoulders and drops him over the railing. Bash to the timekeeper table. The bottom of the steel stairs are set up near the commentary table, so HHH gets on top to set up for the Pedigree, but Austin backdrops him through the table! Austin scoop slams him on all the rubble and works the cut some more. They head inside, where HHH begs for mercy. HHH goes for the kick, but Austin catches it and sends him into the corner. Mudhole stomping... how many times have we seen that tonight? HHH turns around into 
a Stunner! Rather than cover him, Austin goes outside to grab a chair. He sets it up on his knee and sets up for the Pillmanizer. He reconsiders, but sets it up on his face! Second rope, but HHH gets up and starts to crawl to the back. Austin fights him all the way down the aisle. HHH stumbles to the back with Austin following. In a hallway, HHH throws Austin into a steel box, but Austin throws HHH into a soda machine! Suddenly, all four Radicalz jump Austin, as HHH escapes. Referees try to separate the Radicalz & Austin.
Meanwhile, in the parking lot, HHH gets into his car. Backstage, Austin chases Chris Benoit into the parking lot. HHH is waiting in his car. Benoit runs away, seemingly luring Austin into the trap that HHH has waiting. HHH & Benoit have no idea where he is, so Benoit runs back into the building. HHH opens the door to look around but goes back inside. Suddenly, a forklift picks up the car with HHH inside! Austin raises the car some 20-30 feet into the air. Why HHH didn't escape when the car was still on the ground is beyond me. We hear HHH pleading with Austin. Finally, the forklift begins to let go, and the car starts to fall, just as HHH yells, "Holy shit!" The car drops all the way to the 
concrete upside down, smashing the entire top of the car. Austin simply walks away, as the PPV comes to an end.
Of course, the preceeding segment was obviously pretaped, as HHH would never go for that bump. But then again, HHH would most likely be dead or out of a career at least. But this is the WWF, and he returned a few weeks before Armageddon, which is December 10, of course. The whole bump was pretty stupid and unbelieveable. The match went to about 25: 00 or so, and wasn't too good. I give it **1/4, as most of it was just brawling.
The whole PPV is basically a mixed bag, with some good and some bad. But, it seems that the bad just weighs out the good. The two best matches are the Undertaker-Kurt Angle and Rock-Rikishi, along with a decent Survivor Series match in the Radicalz-Former DX. The show basically set up for Armageddon, which in turn set up for the Royal Rumble. In fact, the first three PPVs of 2001 were amazing, so it's all good. As for this show...
Mildly Recommended
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