Survivor Series (2001)
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The 2001 Survivor Series was the 15th annual Survivor Series professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It took place on November 18, 2001, at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex in Greensboro, North Carolina. It was the last Survivor Series to be produced under the WWF name, as the company would be forced to change its name several months later as the result of a verdict in the World Wildlife Fund's lawsuit against the company; the company became World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in May 2002. It was also the last Survivor Series held before the introduction of the brand extension in March 2002.
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Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | ||
Date | November 18, 2001 | ||
City | Greensboro, North Carolina | ||
Venue | Greensboro Coliseum Complex | ||
Attendance | 13,142 | ||
Buy rate | 450,000[1] | ||
Tagline(s) | "Winner Take All!" | ||
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8 matches were contested at the event. In the main event, Team WWF (The Undertaker, Chris Jericho, Kane, Big Show and The Rock) defeated The Alliance (Stone Cold Steve Austin, Kurt Angle, Rob Van Dam, Booker T and Shane McMahon) in a Winner Takes All 5-on-5 Survivor Series match. In other prominent matches, The Dudley Boyz (D-Von Dudley and Bubba Ray Dudley) defeated The Hardy Boyz (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy) in a Steel Cage WCW World Tag Team Championship and WWF World Tag Team Championship unification match, Edge defeated Test in an WWE Intercontinental Championship and WCW United States Heavyweight Championship unification match and in the opening contest, Christian defeated Al Snow to retain the WWF European Championship.
The event marked the end of The Invasion angle, which had dominated WWF storylines since March when Vince McMahon purchased World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW).