5 Best Survivor Series Team of the 21st Century

Ever since its first showing in 1987, Survivor Series has been a fan favorite. As the second longest-running pay-per-view behind WrestleMania, Survivor Series is one of WWE's Big Five shows.

On Survivor Series, we've seen teams with some of the best talents in history, like Andre' the Giant, Hulk Hogan, Lex Luger, and Bret Hart. In the 21st century, WWE has put together some amazing teams.

In this article, we'll rank the five best Survivor Series teams of the 21st century.

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5. Survivor Series 2004

Team Guerrero (Eddie Guerrero, Big Show, John Cena, Rob Van Dam)

Team Accolades – 69 total championships, 2 Royal Rumble wins, 2 WWE Hall of Fame inductions

At Survivor Series 2004, Team Guerrero took on Team Angle (Angle, Carlito, Luther Reigns, and Mark Jindrak). After an FU by Cena and a Frog Splash by Guerrero, Big Show pinned Angle, giving Team Guerrero the win. Team Guerrero was stacked with some of the best talents in WWE history.

Big Show will eventually be inducted into the Hall of Fame if WWE isn't upset with him joining AEW. Rob Van Dam is in the WWE Hall of Fame and is one of the best ECW originals of all time.

Then there's John Cena, the 16-time WWE Champion. 2004 was a coming-out party for Cena. He held the United States Championship four separate times in 2004, and was well on his way to being the star he is today.

4. Survivor Series 2005

Team SmackDown! (Batista, Bobby Lashley, JBL, Randy Orton, Rey Mysterio)

Team accolades – 76 total championships, 5 Royal Rumble wins, 1 WWE Hall of Fame inductions

The main event of Survivor Series 2005 saw Team SmackDown! take on Team Raw (Big Show, Carlito, Chris Masters, Kane, and Shawn Michaels).

This team featured some great talent starting with captain Batista, who has won two Royal Rumbles and is a six-time World Champion. Randy Orton is a 14-time World Champion and a 2-time Royal Rumble winner. Rey Mysterio is the best luchador ever in WWE who won the 2006 Royal Rumble.

Bobby Lashley left the WWE three years after the 2005 Survivor Series and, despite being absent from the WWE for 10 years, still has a great-looking resume. JBL probably has the worst resume of the lot but was a huge part of WWE at the time. JBL has the fourth most WWE Hardcore title reigns at 18.

3. Survivor Series 2007

Team Triple H (Triple H, Jeff Hardy, Kane, Rey Mysterio)

Team accolades – 80 total championships, 3 Royal Rumble wins, 2 WWE Hall of Fame inductions

Team Triple H went up against Team Umaga (Umaga, Big Daddy V, Finlay, Mr. Kennedy, and Montel Vontavious Porter) at Survivor Series 2007.

All four competitors on Team Triple H are not only Triple Crown Champions but also Grand Slam Champions. All four are responsible for some of the most memorable moments in WWE history. Triple H has been part of two of the best stables in the company's history in DX and Evolution. Triple H and Jeff Hardy alone have 46 title reigns during their time in WWE.

Kane has made an impact since day one, with his character being one of the scariest in WWE history. Kane has also been a part of 17 Survivor Series over the years, the second-most in WWE history. This team is one for the ages.

2. Survivor Series 2006

Team D-X (Shawn Michaels, Triple H, CM Punk, Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy)

Team accolades – 83 total championships, 4 Royal Rumble wins, 3 WWE Hall of Fame inductions

Survivor Series 2006 had two traditional matches. The first one was Team DX vs. Team Rated-RKO (Edge, Randy Orton, Gregory Helms, Johnny Nitro, and Mike Knox).

D-Generation X is one of the greatest groups in WWE history, and both Triple H and Shawn Michaels are two of the greatest of all time. CM Punk made his WWE PPV debut as he was involved in a feud with Mike Knox. Punk went on to become one of the most beloved WWE Superstars and is now wrestling in AEW.

Since joining the company in 1998, The Hardy Boyz have been fan favorites, putting on classics with Edge and Christian and The Dudley Boyz. They've held nine tag team championships in their WWE careers.

1. Survivor Series 2001

Team WWF (The Rock, Chris Jericho, The Undertaker, Kane, Big Show)

Team accolades – 93 total championships, 2 Royal Rumble wins, 1 WWE Hall of Fame inductions

The best Survivor Series team of the 21st century has all the accolades. All five wrestlers are either in the WWE Hall of Fame or eventually will be inducted.

Both teams in the 2001 Survivor Series match are stacked, with Team WWF taking on The Alliance (Stone Cold, Kurt Angle, Rob Van Dam, Booker T, and Shane McMahon). The Rock took the wrestling world by storm around 1998 and was a huge part of the WWE surviving the Monday Night Wars. Chris Jericho is one of the most innovative and creative talents in wrestling history.

Kane and The Undertaker helped WWE become what it is today. Big Show is currently in AEW but, despite the constant heel/face turns, he was beloved by fans.

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