5 fascinating facts you may not know about Survivor Series

Survivor Series is the final WWE main roster pay-per-view for the year 2021. Taking place at The Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, on Sunday night.

This year's Survivor Series is set to see Randy Orton break the record for the most pay-per-view matches in a WWE career overtaking Kane.

Randy Orton holds several records at Survivor Series, but he isn't the only star to have made an impact as part of the annual event.

The following list looks at five fascinating facts you probably didn't know about Survivor Series.

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#5. Natalya currently holds the record for female appearances at Survivor Series

Natalya has already been added to this year's SmackDown Women's Survivor Series team, which continues the former champion's record at the event.

The male record for appearances is currently held by The Undertaker with 18, but Natalya has already made eight appearances without this weekend coming into play.

The former Women's Tag Team Champion made her debut at Survivor Series back in 2008 and has since appeared as part of almost every women's match over the past decade.

Nattie wasn't part of Survivor Series in 2009, 2012, and 2015 and was removed from the match in 2018 following a brawl with Ruby Riott.

The former Champion has a record that will probably never be broken at Survivor Series. The only women that are close to her record are Bayley, Sasha Banks, Naomi, and Charlotte on just five appearances.

Alicia Fox, Mickie James, Lita, and Trish Stratus have all also made five appearances at the show but have since left WWE.

Asuka and Carmella are on four appearances, but the latter will be moved up to five following this weekend's event.

Nattie survived alongside Nikki Bella in 2013 and was then part of a clean sweep for Team RAW in 2014. Nattie has since lost all matches that she has been part of at Survivor Series, which includes the last two Survivor Series traditional elimination matches.

#4. Roman Reigns wrestled three matches at Survivor Series 2015

Several wrestlers have wrestled more than one match at Survivor Series. This is more commonly called "pulling double duty."

This has happened a number of times at other events as well, with Daniel Bryan doing it at WrestleMania and Seth Rollins being able to wrestle two Championship matches at Night of Champions 2015.

When Rollins was injured and forced to relinquish the World Championship back in 2015, WWE announced a tournament that concluded at Survivor Series that year.

Reigns was victorious against Alberto Del Rio in the semi-final before later defeating Dean Ambrose in the final. Ambrose defeated Kevin Owens in his semi-final match earlier in the night before stepping into the final.

After winning the World Championship, Reigns believed that his night was over before Sheamus cashed in his Money in the Bank contract. The Celtic Warrior then went on to defeat Reigns in just 37 seconds.

Roman Reigns is currently the only Superstar in WWE history who has wrestled three matches at Survivor Series.

#3. The Undertaker currently holds the appearance record for Survivor Series

The Undertaker may be famously linked to WrestleMania and his streak, but he'll also be remembered for his contributions at Survivor Series as well.

The Deadman made his debut at Survivor Series in 1990 and then officially said farewell to the company 30 years later in 2020. Throughout those three decades, the former world champion appeared 18 times as part of the event.

The Undertaker has had several huge matches at Survivor Series over the years and has even played his part in several traditional elimination matches.

The Deadman's record is only one appearance ahead of his "brother" Kane as well as WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels, both on 17.

The Big Show is on 15 appearances, whilst current WWE Superstar Randy Orton is on 14, which will be 15 following this year's Survivor Series match.

At present, this record could only realistically be broken by The Viper but he'd have to make four more appearances.

#2. Braun Strowman, Roman Reigns, and Aja Kong hold an impressive record at Survivor Series

Over the years, several WWE Superstars have been able to make a statement at Survivor Series. Some of the biggest stars have stepped into the traditional Survivor Series matches. But few have been able to hold special records at the pay-per-view.

Roman Reigns, Aja Kong and Braun Strowman have all eliminated four of their opposition as part of the match. Strowman's feat was the most recent back in 2018 when he was able to eliminate The Miz, Jeff Hardy, Shane McMahon, and Rey Mysterio.

Aja Kong remains the only female to have achieved this feat from her appearance at the show in 1995. Kong eliminated Kyoko Inoue, Chaparita Asari, Sakie Hasegawa, and Alundra Blayze en route to becoming the sole survivor for her team.

Roman Reigns dominated in 2013 when he eliminated Jimmy Uso, Cody Rhodes, Goldust, and Rey Mysterio en route to becoming the sole survivor for The Shield's team.

Strowman holds the record for eliminating his opposition the quickest since he managed to take out four men in a span of four minutes.

#1. If you're going to make your WWE debut, then do it at Survivor Series

Survivor Series may not be the pay-per-view that comes to mind when it comes to debuts, but it has been the venue for some of the best in the history of WWE.

The likes of Kurt Angle, The Shield, The Rock, Sting, The Undertaker and even Jazz have all made their debut at Survivor Series over the years.

The Undertaker's debut is easily the most famous since his appearance back in 1990 has become one of the most talked about over the past three decades.

The Shield's appearance is the most notable debuts in recent history as Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, and Dean Ambrose all made their mark at Survivor Series in 2012 before going on to become the biggest stars in the company.

Sting's debut was the most shocking, appearing in WWE for the first time back in 2014. He helped Team Cena defeat Team Authority forcing Triple H and Stephanie McMahon out of power.