5 WWE Superstars who surprisingly got the win for their team at Survivor Series

Survivor Series 2021 is scheduled to start in less than 24 hours amid excitement galore at the Barclays Center in New York.

The pay-per-view will showcase a host of exhilarating matches, with the latest addition being the 25-Man Dual Battle Royal to commemorate The Rock's silver anniversary in WWE.

With that being said, one of the biggest draws for the event as always will be the traditional Survivor Series elimination match. Men and women from both RAW and SmackDown will go head-to-head in this five-on-five classic for brand supremacy.

These elimination matches since the inception of the event in 1987 have served as the DNA of this pay-per-view. They have given fans plenty of surprises, making them edge-of-the-seat affairs.

In this article, we take a walk down memory lane to look at five WWE Superstars who surprisingly got the win for their team in these classic bouts at Survivor Series:

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#5 The Rock - Survivor Series 1996

Rocky Maivia (The Rock's former in-ring name) made his WWE debut at the Survivor Series 1996.

The People's Champion was part of Team Mero in a traditional four-on-four elimination match against Team Helmsley. The youngster put up a praise-worthy showing when he defied all expectations and eliminated established names in Crush and Goldust to emerge as the sole survivor, thus winning the bout for Team Mero.

This win would serve as a stepping stone for The Great One to become one of the most popular names in WWE during the Attitude Era.

After 25 years, The Rock is still a force to be reckoned with in the ring and one would surely hope to see him return to the squared circle sooner rather than later.

#4 Jeff Hardy - Survivor Series 2000

Jeff Hardy is a legend in the business and has always punched above his weight at major events including the Survivor Series.

At Survivor Series 2000, a young Jeff teamed up with his brother Matt and The Dudley Boyz to take on the team of Edge & Christian and The Right to Censor (Bull Buchanan and The Goodfather) in a traditional four-on-four elimination match.

The Charismatic Enigma was simply brilliant as he defied all odds to eliminate Christian and The Goodfather and emerge as the sole survivor, thus winning the contest for his team.

He is still going strong and will be part of the upcoming Survivor Series event representing Team SmackDown. His fans will surely hope the high-flying athlete will be able to make the Blue Brand's flag fly high.

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#3 Lana - Survivor Series 2020

Former WWE Superstar Lana has certainly been one of the popular names in the business.

At Survivor Series 2020, she was part of Team RAW in the traditional five-on-five elimination match against Team SmackDown. As the match progressed, Lana and Bianca Belair were the two members left for the Red Brand against Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler, who were the remaining members for the Blue brand.

Baszler locked the Kirifuda Clutch on Belair, who got to the ropes, but the former refused to let go of the hold as the referee counted to five, thus getting herself eliminated through disqualification. The EST of WWE and Jax then began fighting outside the ring and couldn't answer the referee's ten-count to come back and in the process got eliminated.

This surprisingly left Lana as the sole survivor in the ring, winning the bout for Team RAW, which was their fourth victory on the night, thus anointing them as the dominant brand.

#2 Dolph Ziggler - Survivor Series 2014

At Survivor Series 2014, one of the most experienced members of the current WWE roster, Doph Ziggler was part of Team Cena as they faced Team Authority in a traditional five-on-five elimination match.

To everyone's surprise, Team Authority dominated Team Cena as Ziggler was the only superstar left up against Kane, the late Luke Harper and Seth Rollins.

The Showoff against all odds stood tall for his team as he eliminated Harper and Kane with only Seth Rollins left. He had the match won with the Zig Zag on Rollins but Triple H interfered and the match continued.

The Game nailed the Pedigree on Ziggler behind the referee's back. Seth Rollins was about to secure the win but Sting appeared and prevented it by knocking the referee out.

The WWE Hall of Famer nailed Triple H with the Scorpion Death Lock and then put Ziggler over Rollins as the referee gained consciousness to count the 1-2-3. Dolph Ziggler secured the win for Team Cena much to the delight of the fans in attendance.

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#1 Randy Orton - Survivor Series 2003

Having debuted in WWE in 2002, a young Randy Orton entered his first Survivor Series event in 2003.

The Viper was part of Team Bischoff who faced off against Team Austin. Orton made an immediate impact on the match, eliminating Team Austin's Rob Van Dam.

As the contest progressed, Shawn Michaels was the only member left on Team Austin against a young Randy Orton who valiantly stood tall for Team Bischoff, much to the surprise of everyone in attendance.

The Apex Predator managed to pin The Heartbreak Kid with some help from his Evolution team-mate Batista after he nailed Michaels with a devastating Batista Bomb. As a result, Team Bischoff won the match with Orton being the sole survivor.

Having made his mark on this pay-per-view with the win, he soared to become Mr. Survivor Series in the coming years.

As testament to the longevity of this legend, he will be part of the upcoming event as his Team RK-Bro will face The Usos in a match to determine the superior tag team in WWE.