Top 5 Thanksgiving Survivor Series 

#1 Survivor Series 1987

The best Thanksgiving Survivor Series is the original Survivor Series which took place on Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 1987. WWE packed in all the punch with this stacked card. The card featured all traditional Survivor Series Elimination Matches.

The first match featured Brutus Beefcake, Jake Roberts, Jim Duggan, Randy Savage, and Ricky Steamboat vs. Dangerous Danny Davis, Harley Race, Hercules, The Honky Tonk Man, and Ricky Steamboat.

The second match was a traditional five on five women’s Survivor Series Match which featured The Fabulous Moolah, The Jumping Bomb Angels, Rockin Robin and Velvet McIntyre vs. Dawn Marie, Donna Christanello, The Glamour Girls and Sensational Sherri.

This is a match many forget happened but it such a classic wrestling match that demonstrates that women have been fighting for WWE Evolution for decades.

The next match on the card featured the British Bulldogs, The Killer Bees, The Fabulous Rougeaus, Strike Force, and The Young Stallions against The Bolsheviks, Demolition, The Dream Team, The Hart Foundation, and the Islanders. This match is a who’s who of tag team wrestling featuring the top tag team specialists at the time.

Finally, the main event featured Andre the Giant, Butch Reed, King Kong Bundy, One Man Gang, and Rick Rude vs. Bam Bam Bigelow, Don Muraco, Hulk Hogan, Ken Patera, and Paul Orndorff.

Survivor Series 1987 was a culmination of strategic planning to create one of the WWE’s best annual traditions. It is full of stars, great matches, and continuances of great feuds. One of the best Survivor Series ever.

Survivor Series’ connection with Thanksgiving started with its first seven events taking place on either Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving Eve. Over its 31-year history Survivor Series has evolved to be merely another pay-per-view but early in its inception, Survivor Series was a part of Thanksgiving tradition providing entertainment and fellowship for fans.