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Canadian Bulldog Presents... 25 Wrestlers That Aren't Survivors
This weekend, WWE presents its 25th annual Survivor Series. To commemorate the event, I've crunched some numbers and looked at the roughly 330 competitors that have participated in the event over the years, including dark matches and bouts that aren't traditional elimination style. First of all, would you like to know who has the best record at Survivor Series? It's crowd-pleasing youngster John Cena, who has gone an incredible 6 and 0 over the years (and probably 7 and 0 by the time he and The Rock have made mincemeat out of The Miz and R-Truth). But how about the worst track records? Glad you asked. I've compiled a list of 25 wrestlers you may not want to include on your fantasy all-time great Survivor Series teams. Here's how I did the math:
With that out of the way, let's round us up some Survivor Series losers! A-Train (0-4)
TAFKAPA (The artist formerly known as Prince Albert) hasn't had much luck at in his Survivor Series efforts, teaming with scrubs like Nathan Jones, Test and Mideon over the years. Big Boss Man (1 - 7)
Well, if you ever take a trip down to Cobb County, Georgia, you may want to try your luck against this (albeit deceased) enforcer, who once lost two matches on the same pay-per-view! His single victory came at the hands of Nailz in a 1992 "nightstick" match. Booker T (1-5)
Tell me I didn't just say that? Well, it's true. King Booker wasn't able to win in most of his Survivor Series efforts over the years, including a humiliating loss as one of 2001's Team WCW. His only victory came in a match over Chris Benoit, who was so embarassed with the loss, he went out and killed himself (um, two years later). Bret Hart (4-7)
Bret got screwed at the Survivor Series? Say it ain't so! While The Hitman managed to do better than most of his counterparts on this list, he still lost seven friggin' times, including a submission loss to you-know-who in his home country of Canada. (Author's note: I find it funny that I mention a child murderer by name, yet I refer to HBK as "you-know-who". Only in wrestling.) Chavo Guerrero (1-5)
Ooooh, Chavo - why the hell can't you win a match in November? Sure, you and your Uncle Eddy defeated the teams of Edge and Rey Mysterio and Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit in one of the best tag team matches in SS history, but it's all been downhill from there. Chris Jericho (0-8)
The best in the world at what he does? Hmmm, that must not apply where Survivor Series is involved. And sure, some of them can be excused -- a 2008 loss to Cena in a supporting role in Team WWF vs. Team WCW battle in 2001 are great examples -- but losing in 1999 to Chyna??? That happened more than a decade ago, and I still need a code-breaker to figure that bad boy out. Make no mistake about it, Y2J has the single-worst record in Survivor Series history, and no one, not even another Canadian, will likely evvvvvvvvvvvver do as poorly... agayne. Christian (1-5)
Jericho's one-time partner hasn't fared a hell of a lot better than his fellow Canuck, though he at least has a 2001 victory over Al Snow to trumpet to his peeps.
Davey Boy Smith (2-6)
The British Bulldog (no relation) has seen his share of tag team action over the years, mostly resulting in eating canvas thanks to partnerships with Marty Jannetty and The Mean Street Posse. His two victories over the years weren't much to write home (to England) about. Demolition (0-4)
Both Ax and Smash have done equally lousy in their SS outings (always as a duo), including a confusing loss to The Powers of Pain in 1988 in which manager Mr. Fuji changed allegiances. On the bright side, that gave birth to the term "Fuj ya stooge!" Edge (2-5-1)
ANOTHER Canadian on the list? Dammit. To be fair, The Rated R Superstar was on his share of losing teams, so it's not like he was going to be able to stand out anyways. But he should have at least been able to topple Kane in 2009, instead of going to an embarassing draw. Hercules (1-5)
Hercules? More like Jerkules the way he was booked on various tag teams over the years. Still, at least he and the "Visionairies" Paul Roma, Rick Martel and The Warlord had some minor success in 1990, winning their match against Jake Roberts's "Vipers", before being jobbed out in the aforementioned "Match of Survival". Jacques Rougeau (0-5)
The Mountie apparently doesn't always get his man, judging by the amount of losses he's had teaming with his brother Raymond Rougeau, his Non-Mountie friend Pierre, and various others. Canadian conspiracy, anyone? Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart (0-6)
Old ZZ Top-beard has the third-worst record on this list, failing to win alongside what were actually some pretty good partners over the years, including his brother-in-law Bret, Ultimate Warrior and Dusty Rhodes. John Bradshaw Layfield (1-6)
To be fair, JBL spent most of his career as the mid-carder Bradshaw, so it's not shocking his track record would be less than stellar. But certainly I would have expected more than a single victory over Booker T in 2004 to be on the great man's record. Kane (4-9-1)
What's so funny, Big Red Machine? Sure, you got the better of dudes like Shane McMahon and Mankind over the years, but that hardly excuses nearly a dozen losses on your record. Lita (0-5)
It Just Feels Right to lose at the Survivor Series for Lita, apparently, after being defeated by the likes of Trish Stratus, Ivory and Molly Holly. According to some, those are hardly the only people she's ever lied down for.... Matt Hardy (1-5)
Speaking of Lita, her Huge Douche Canoe of an ex-boyfriend hasn't fared much better over the years. The only time he won was when he was backed by the all-star team of Triple H, Shawn Michaels, CM Punk and his brother Jeff Hardy (who has a respectable 4-3 record, for those who are curious). Montel Vontavious Porter (0-5)
SmackDown's hottest free agent? Hmmm, I'd probably prefer someone who didn't lose in a wide variety of tag team matches. Owen Hart (0-7)
I realize the poor guy has probably been through enough, what with him being killed by the wrestling industry and what have you, but The King of Harts also boasts the second-worst track record in SS history. Maybe Vince McMahon just hates Canadians? From his earliest days of needing testicular surgery after botching a spot in a 1988 elimination match (true story) to being the one Hart family member that didn't survive the franchise that was Shawn's Knights in 1993, Owen wasn't at his true Slammy award-winning form come November each year. Rick Martel (1-5)
Yup, another Canadian joins the Survivor Series Hall of Shame. At least his "Visionairies" fared well at first in 1990, before teaming with Ted DiBiase and being fed to Hulk Hogan, Ultimate Warrior and Tito Santana. Rob Van Dam (0-5)
Apparently Mr. PPV hasn't been counting Survivor Series on his list. Not sure how RVD landed in WWE's bad books, other than possibly crushing Triple H's throat during the 2002 Elimination Chamber match, but.... oh, wait. There it is. Shawn Michaels (5-12)
Earlier this year, I made the somewhat-interesting point that, despite being called "Mr. WrestleMania" Shawn Michaels actually has a 6-11 track record at the Showcase of the Immortals. Amazingly, his Survivor Series record is even worse. Between getting in a fight with his buddy Diesel and doing the job for the likes of Randy Orton, HBK certainly wasn't the showstopper here. Triple H (3-8)
Perhaps it's a good thing that Triple H is "injured" this time around, because history suggests he probably would have lost yet again. Between losses to Bill Goldberg, The Big Show, Edge and John Cena, The Game doesn't appear quite as tough as he is the rest of the year. And he's not even Canadian! The Undertaker (8-8)
This pick is a tad controversial, given The Phenom does have an impressive SS wins to his name. But hey, when you're a zillion-and-0 at WrestleMania, you'd figure The Dead Man could at least do better than batting .500, you know? He didn't even win his 1990 debut match (where he was part of Ted DiBiase's "Million Dollar Team"), and subsequent losses to the likes of Vince McMahon and Mr. Kennedy haven't really helped perpetuate the legend.
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