PPV Rewind - WWE Survivor Series (2012)

#6 (Traditional Survivor Series Match) - *Team Ziggler* (Dolph Ziggler, Damien Sandow, Alberto Del Rio, Wade Barrett and David Otunga) vs *Team Foley* (Randy Orton, Kane, Daniel Bryan, The Miz and Kofi Kingston).

(Traditional Survivor Series Match) - *Team Ziggler* (Dolph Ziggler, Damien Sandow, Alberto Del Rio, Wade Barrett and David Otunga) vs *Team Foley* (Randy Orton, Kane, Daniel Bryan, The Miz and Kofi Kingston).

The match was set up through an ongoing feud between Mick Foley and Dolph Ziggler, that quickly escalated into the two agreeing to a Traditional 5-on-5 Survivor Series match. Foley chose his team of five, as Ziggler chose his partners to participate in the match.

In the weeks leading up to Survivor Series, Cody Rhodes, who was originally slated to participate for Team Ziggler was injured after a botched Back Body Drop by Kane on WWE Main Event. With Cody out of action, David Otunga was chosen to be his replacement.

Kofi Kingston and David Otunga start out the match. Kofi sends Otunga to the arena floor then delivers a crossbody block. Kofi tags in Daniel Bryan. The crowd immediately erupted with “YES!” chants, as Bryan went after Otunga. Otunga would eventually tag into Damien Sandow. Sandow would take control and nail a Russian Leg Sweep, followed by the Elbow of Disdain.

Bryan would get back in control of the match as he Irish whipped Sandow to the corner, then nails him with a Flying Turnbuckle Missile Dropkick, followed by a series of YES! Kicks to the chest and abdomen. Sandow exits the ring and tries to get counted out, but Kane sends him back inside the ring. Kane is tagged in by Daniel Bryan. “The Big Red Machine” delivers a Chokeslam to Sandow and covers him for the pinfall.

Damien Shadow has been eliminated

Kane and Daniel Bryan begin arguing over who is legal in the match. This distraction leads to Dolph Ziggler coming in and drops Kane from behind with the Zig Zag. He covers Kane for the quick pinfall victory.

Kane has been eliminated

Randy Orton comes into the match. After he and Ziggler exchange blows, he tags in Kofi Kingston. Kofi sends Ziggler flying in the air with a huge Monkey Flip (which Ziggler sells hilariously!). Kofi tags in Daniel Bryan. After a few moments, Ziggler regains the upper hand and tags in Wade Barrett. After a few punches, Daniel Bryan attempts a turnbuckle dropkick but misses as Wade takes advantage and tags in David Otunga.

Otunga uses his power and strength to throw Daniel Bryan into the corner, then clotheslines Daniel Bryan, followed up by a Running Shoulder Block. As David Otunga goes in for the pin, Bryan reverses the attempt and applies the YES! Lock. Otunga immediately taps out.

David Otunga has been eliminated

Alberto Del Rio comes next in the match. He drills Daniel Bryan with a Tilt-A-Whirl Backbreaker. A few moments later, Daniel Bryan counters an Irish whip attempt and sends Barrett out to the arena floor with a Back Body Drop. As Barrett comes back into the ring, Bryan tags in Kofi Kingston.

The crowd pops, as Kofi delivers a series of chops and dropkicks to set up Wade Barrett for the BOOM Drop. He then catches Barrett with a Springboard Crossbody Block for a near fall. Not long after this, Wade gets the advantage and hits a Spinning Tilt-A-Whirl Sideslam, followed by the Bullhammer. Wade pins Kofi Kingston and eliminates him from the competition.

Kofi Kingston has been eliminated

Randy Orton comes into the match once again. Orton counters a Vertical Suplex by Barrett into a suplex of his own, then hits Barrett with a knee drop. He tags Daniel Bryan in. Bryan delivers a series of YES! Kicks to Wade Barrett in the corner, followed by a Front Missile Dropkick. Wade would regain some offence and clotheslines Bryan to the arena floor.

He tags in Alberto Del Rio. Del Rio goes to attack Daniel Bryan, who has reentered the ring, but is countered by Bryan into the YES! Lock. Del Rio fights out of the hold and hits a side thrust kick to the chest of Bryan, before sending Bryan to the corner and hitting him with a Running Enziguiri Kick. Following this Del Rio applies the Cross Armbreaker to Daniel Bryan, as Bryan has no choice but to tap out.

Daniel Bryan has been eliminated

The Miz comes into the match for the first time. He catches Del Rio with a Running Forearm Shot to the face. He quickly tags in Randy Orton. Orton methodically stomps on Del Rio, then hits him with a well-placed uppercut. Del Rio eventually fights back and hits Orton with a Double Knee Arm Breaker, then tags in Dolph Ziggler. Dolph hits a Jumping Elbow Drop to Orton for a near fall.

Orton throws Ziggler high in the air and lets him come crashing down to the mat, flapjack style. Moments later, both The Miz and Wade Barrett are tagged in to the match. The Miz comes off the hot tag and gets the crowd excitedly. He delivers a Big Boot to Ziggler on the apron, then nails Barrett with a corner dropkick. Wade Barrett counters with a thrust kick to the midsection to slow The Miz down. Wade Barrett sets up for the Wasteland but has the move countered into the Skull Crushing Finale. Miz covers Barrett for the pinfall victory.

Wade Barrett has been eliminated

The Miz plants Alberto Del Rio with a DDT for a near fall. Del Rio would recover and counter this with a German Suplex for a near fall of his own. Del Rio takes a bad bump off the turnbuckle and lands awkwardly on his head. Del Rio can recover and hits The Miz with a Corner Enziguiri Kick to get the pinfall victory.

The MIZ has been eliminated

Randy Orton comes in as the sole remaining member left for Team Foley. Orton takes out both Ziggler and Del Rio with clotheslines. Ziggler would attack Orton afterwards, as both men double teamed Orton to take advantage of the situation at hand. Del Rio hit a double stomp to Orton.

With Orton and Del Rio as the legal men, Orton with a big dropkick as the crowd erupts in excitement. One clothesline after the other, as Orton would finish off the offensive onslaught by Irish whipping Del Rio off the ropes and then catching him with a big powerslam.

Ricardo Rodriguez would get involved to distract Orton. Mick Foley takes care of Rodriguez quickly, pulling out “ Mr Socko” and applying the Mandible Claw to Rodriguez to neutralize him. The crowd breaks out into “Foley!” chants. Meanwhile, Del Rio grabs Orton from behind and holds Orton for Ziggler to dropkick him. Ziggler accidentally hits Del Rio instead, gets taken down by Orton, allowing for Orton to turn around and drop Del Rio with an RKO for the pinfall victory.

Alberto Del Rio gets eliminated

We are now down to Randy Orton and Dolph Ziggler, the final two men left for each team. Orton quickly goes for the RKO on Del Rio but has the move countered into the Zig Zag for a near fall. Shortly thereafter, Orton counters the Rocker Dropper by Ziggler and sets Ziggler up for a mid-rope DDT, sending Ziggler crashing to the mat headfirst.

This leads to Orton setting up his prey for the Punt Kick. As Orton charges after Ziggler, Dolph delivers a thunderous Super Kick. Knocking out Randy Orton, allowing for Ziggler to get the winning pinfall.

Randy Orton has been eliminated

Team Ziggler wins the match, with Dolph Ziggler being the sole survivor as both Randy Orton and Mick Foley look on in complete disbelief. This match delivered the goods in terms of being a good Traditional Survivor Series match. Lots of match drama, excitement and crowd interaction. The spots were pretty good as well, everyone was given the chance to shine and put their thumbprint in this contest.

With Orton’s past victories at Survivor Series, many felt that Team Foley would be the odds-on favourite to win based on that statistic alone, but Ziggler had other plans as he was able to steal a clean hard-fought victory for his team.

Match Rating: 3 ½ Stars