WWE has announced WWE Survivor Series 2023 will be held at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, on November 25th. SmackDown will also take place at the same venue one night earlier on November 24th.
This will be the third time Survivor Series happens in the Chicago area, with the last time being in 2019 when Raw, SmackDown, and NXT had cross-branded matches.
Survivor Series is known for its traditional elimination matches where teams of four or five Superstars compete until every member of one team is eliminated. Last year, it was renamed Survivor Series: WarGames.
| Year | Champion | Brand | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Hulk Hogan | WWF | The Undertaker |
| 1992 | Randy Savage | WWF | Ric Flair |
| 1993 | Bret Hart | WWF | Diesel |
| 1994 | Diesel | WWF | Bob Backlund |
| 1995 | Shawn Michaels | WWF | Diesel |
| 1996 | Stone Cold Steve Austin | WWF | Shawn Michaels |
| 1997 | Bret Hart | WWF | Shawn Michaels |
| 1998 | None | No title match | |
| 1999 | Triple H | WWF | The Rock |
| 2000 | Kurt Angle | WWF | The Rock |
| 2001 | Stone Cold Steve Austin | WWF | Kurt Angle |
| 2002 | None | No title match | |
| 2003 | Brock Lesnar | Raw | The Rock |
| 2004 | John Cena | Raw | Kurt Angle |
| 2005 | John Cena | Raw | Triple H |
| 2006 | Edge | SmackDown | John Cena |
| 2007 | Randy Orton | Raw | Shawn Michaels |
| 2008 | Triple H | Raw | Randy Orton |
| 2009 | Sheamus | Raw | John Cena |
| 2010 | The Miz | Raw | Randy Orton |
| 2011 | Alberto Del Rio | SmackDown | CM Punk |
| 2012 | CM Punk | Raw | The Rock |
| 2013 | Randy Orton | Raw | Big Show |
| 2014 | Seth Rollins | Raw | John Cena |
| 2015 | Roman Reigns | Raw | Dean Ambrose |
| 2016 | Roman Reigns | Raw | Dean Ambrose |
| 2017 | AJ Styles | SmackDown | Brock Lesnar |
| 2018 | Brock Lesnar | Raw | AJ Styles |
| 2019 | Seth Rollins | Raw | Drew McIntyre |
| 2020 | Drew McIntyre | Raw | Roman Reigns |
| 2021 | Roman Reigns | SmackDown | Big E |
Triple H, who was WWE head creative honcho back then, moved the WarGames idea from NXT to the main roster. They did both men’s and women’s WarGames matches. The women’s match had Bianca Belair, Becky Lynch, Alexa Bliss, Asuka, and Mia Yim against Bayley, Iyo Sky, Dakota Kai, Rhea Ripley, and Nikki Cross. And for the main event, the whole Bloodline gang – Roman Reigns, The Usos, Solo Sikoa, and Sami Zayn – took on Drew McIntyre, Sheamus, Butch, Ridge Holland, and Kevin Owens.
They’re not saying Survivor Series 2023 is gonna be called WarGames, but last year’s show went over well, so maybe they’ll do it again. Even if they drop the WarGames stuff, WWE’s been putting on great live events lately, so Survivor Series should be a big one.
