10 Best WWE Pay-Per-Views: 2000 - 2002

Some incredible events
Some incredible events

#4 Survivor Series 2002

WrestleMania like atmosphere
WrestleMania like atmosphere

Survivor Series 2002 was an epic event. It was promoted as perhaps the biggest Survivor Series ever and rightly so, as it felt like a WrestleMania. WWE also had several objectives on this night, and I think they accomplished them all.

The opening match was a Six-Man Tag Team elimination Tables match, pitting Jeff Hardy, Bubba Ray Dudley and Spike Dudley against 3 Minute Warning.

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It was a very exciting match, although did feature some notable botches, such as Rico waiting for what felt like forever for Jeff Hardy to knock him off the turnbuckle. Bubba Ray was the sole survivor of his team after a returning D-Von Dudley aided his brother in victory.

Billy Kidman lifted the Cruiserweight Championship from Jamie Noble in a short but decent match. Victoria took the Women's Championship from Trish Stratus in a Hardcore match, a very rare match for women at that time. It was a good effort in the short time they had.

Up next, The Big Show became the first Superstar in WWE to pin Brock Lesnar. Show pinned Lesnar in just over five minutes to become WWE Chamion, after Paul Heyman shockingly turned heel on his client.

Other than the heel turn, the match was good for showing Lesnar's incredible strength, as he suplexed Show several times and hit him with an F-5.

Scott Steiner returned to WWE for the first time in 10 years and hammered Matt Hardy and Christopher Knowinski in a segment. The fans gave this an earth shaking reception.

Eddie and Chavo Guerrero defeated Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit and Champions Edge and Rey Mysterio to become WWE Tag Team Champions. An exciting battle from start to finish, they proved why they were the 'SmackDown Six'.

The best match of the night was the main event, they first ever Elimination Chamber match. Shawn Michaels won the World Heavyweight Championship in this epic contest, last pinning Triple H.

The match also featured Chris Jericho, Booker T, Kane and Rob Van Dam. It was one of the most incredible and emotional victories in WWE history.

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