Survivor Series Preview (Part 2)

Survivor Series Elimination Match
Team Orton vs Team Barrett

Dolph Ziggler Stats:
Last 10 PPV Matches: 5-5
At Survivor Series: 2-0
Survivor Series Elimination Matches: 1-0
vs Kofi Kingston: 3-0-3
Teaming with Jack Swagger: 1-0


United States Championship Match
Dolph Ziggler (c) vs John Morrison

Last 10 PPV Matches:
Ziggler: 5-5
Morrison: 4-6

At Survivor Series:
Ziggler: 2-0
Morrison: 1-4

United States Championship Matches:
Ziggler: 3-0
Morrison: 0-2

As Opponents:
Ziggler: 1 win
Morrison: 2 wins


Diva's Championship
Beth Phoenix (c) vs Eve Torres

Last 10 PPV Matches:
Phoenix: 5-5
Torres: 3-4

At Survivor Series:
Phoenix: 1-2
Torres: 1-0

Diva's Championship Matches:
Phoenix: 2-2
Torres: 2-3

As Opponents:
Phoenix: 1 win
Torres: 1 win



Champions Stats

World Heavyweight Champion:
Last 10 PPV Matches: 6-3-1 (Champion hasn't won since Capitol Punishment)
At Survivor Series: 3-4-1

WWE Champion:
Last 10 PPV Title Defenses: 4-6
At Survivor Series: 7-8

United States Champion:
Last 10 PPV Title Defenses: 7-3
At Survivor Series: 2-0


Survivor Series Elimination Match Stats

Total Number of Survivor Series Elimination Matches: 65
Average Number of Survivors: 1.8
Number of times Team Captain survived: 48
Most times as Sruvivor: Hulk Hogan, Ultimate Warrior, Randy Orton (4 times each)

Times Entire Team Survived:
1990: Rick Martel, Hercules, Paul Roma, Warlord
1991: Sgt. Slaughter, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Kerry Von Erich, Tito Santana
1993: Bushwackers & Men on a Mission
1994: Jerry Lawler, Sleazy, Queasy, Cheesy
1995: Undertaker, Fatu, Henry Godwin, Savio Vega
2006: Triple H, Shawn Michaels, CM Punk, Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy (only 5-man team to survive)

Number of Sole Survivors: 31 matches (22 different superstars)
Number of times Team Captain was sole Survivor: 20
2-Time Sole Survivors: Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, The Rock
3-Time Sole Survivors: Ultimate Warrior ('88, '89, '90), Randy Orton ('03, '04, '05)

Survivor Series Preview

John Cena & The Rock vs Miz & R-Truth

Last 10 PPV Matches:

Cena: 5-5

The Rock: 5-5

Miz: 4-6

R-Truth: 3-7

At Survivor Series:

Cena: 6-0

Rock: 7-1

Miz: 1-2

R-Truth: 1-2

Opponents/Partners:

Cena: 3-1 vs The Miz

Cena: 2-0 vs R-Truth

Miz & R-Truth: 1-2 as a team

                                                                                         

World Heavyweight Championship

Mark Henry (c) vs Big Show

Last 10 PPV Matches:

Mark Henry: 6-3-1

Big Show: 6-3-1

At Survivor Series:

Mark Henry: 4-1

Big Show: 6-5

World Heavyweight Championship:

Mark Henry: 2-1-1

Big Show: 1-5-1

Opponents:

Mark Henry: 3-1-1 vs Big Show

                                                                                           

WWE Championship

Alberto Del Rio (c) vs CM Punk

Last 10 PPV Matches:

Alberto Del Rio: 6-4

CM Punk: 3-7

At Survivor Series:

Alberto Del Rio: 0-1

CM Punk: 2-2

WWE Championship:

Alberto Del Rio: 3-1

CM Punk: 2-2

Opponents:

Alberto Del Rio: 3-0 vs CM Punk

                                                                                        

Randy Orton, Sheamus, Kofi Kingston, Mason Ryan, Sin Cara vs

Wade Barrett, Christian, Jack Swagger, Cody Rhodes, Hunico

Last 10 PPV Matches:

Orton: 6-4

Sheamus: 2-8

Kingston: 6-4

Ryan: 0-1

Sin Cara: 2-1

Barrett: 2-8

Rhodes: 4-6

Swagger: 2-8

Christian: 3-7

Hunico: 0-1

At Survivor Series:

Orton: 6-2

Sheamus: 1-1

Kingston: 2-1

Barrett: 0-1

Rhodes: 1-3

Swagger: 1-1

Christian: 3-3

Survivor Series Elimination Matches:

Orton: 4-2

Sheamus: 1-0

Kingston: 2-1

Rhodes: 1-2

Swagger: 1-1

Christian: 2-2

Opponents:

Orton: 2-1 vs Barrett

Orton: 2-0 vs Rhodes

Orton: 0-1 vs Swagger

Orton: 1-3 vs Christian

Sheamus: 0-0-2 vs Barrett

Sheamus: 0-0-1 vs Rhodes

Sheamus: 0-1 vs Swagger

Sheamus: 2-0 vs Christian

Kingston: 1-0 vs Barrett

Kingston: 3-1-2 vs Swagger

Kingston: 2-1 vs Rhodes

Sin Cara: 0-0-1 vs Barrett

Sin Cara: 0-0-1 vs Rhodes

Sin Cara: 1-0 vs Hunico

Teammates:

Cody Rhodes & Jack Swagger: 0-2

Daniel Bryan, Money in the Bank, Cody Rhodes, and more...

Money in the Bank

Everyone has a different opinion on when a Money in the Bank winner should cash it in.  Daniel Bryan said that he was going to cash it in at WrestleMania, but I have a better idea.  The best time to cash it in is at the Elimination Chamber PPV.  The Elimination Chamber Match is one of the most brutal matches in wrestling.  In some cases the winner may compete for 30 minutes or more.  In addition to a worn out champion, cashing in at Elimination Chamber has another advantage: timing.  Elimination Chamber is the last PPV before WrestleMania.  Whoever is champion after Elimination Chamber goes to the main event of WrestleMania.

Daniel Bryan

Lately, WWE has been holding Daniel Bryan back.  This is not good if he does become World Champion using his Money in the Bank.  This situation reminds me of Jack Swagger.  Swagger had no momentum going into his Money in the Bank Ladder Match at WrestleMania.  He had not had a PPV singles match since Summerslam the previous year.  His Money in the Bank win and subsequent title win were surprising, but he was not a believable World Champion.  His title reign was a flop.  If WWE is counting on the same surprise factor with Daniel Bryan, his title reign could meet the same fate as Swagger’s.

Jim Ross Getting Fired

I hate to say it, but Jim Ross should have known that something bad was going to happen to him on Raw in Oklahoma.  Every time WWE goes to Oklahoma, something bad happens to Jim Ross.  Either he gets fired or has to wrestle or just gets attacked.  The purpose is usually to get someone over as a heel.  In this case it was John Laurinitis.  The reason JR gets chosen is for two reasons.  Number one: he is not only popular, but very much beloved by WWE fans.  The second reason is that Jim Ross has one of the top hometown followings of anybody in wrestling.  His following in Oklahoma is much like Rey Misterio in San Diego and Mick Foley in New York.  WWE needs to take it easy on Good Ol’ JR.  While the firing may have accomplished what is was meant to, get Laurinitis further over as a heel and provided a reason to get Jim Ross off of television, it wasn’t handled properly.  WWE should have told JR that he would be fired.  Jim Ross has been loyal to WWE for years, so for him to be humiliated on national TV in front of his hometown crowd without even being informed of the move ahead of time was un-called for.  Shame on WWE.

Cody Rhodes and…

I’m begging WWE to give Cody Rhodes a manager, valet, girlfriend, ANYTHING, as long as Cody never has to speak again.  His dad may have been one of the greatest talkers ever, but that gene has not been passed on to Cody.  While on the topic of Cody Rhodes I find his recent feud with Randy Orton is somewhat ironic.  Cody’s current gimmick is that he wears a protective face mask due to a legitimate injury.  He is frequently using his mask as a weapon.  This is very similar to Randy Orton’s father Cowboy Bob Orton’s arm cast which he used as a weapon for much of 1985.