WWE Announces Tradition 5-on-5 “Survivor Series” Elimination Match

WWE.com posted the following statement about “Survivor Series” this Sunday:

One of the hallmarks of WWE’s fall classic — the Traditional 5-on-5 Survivor Series Elimination Match — will take place this Sunday, live on WWE Network at Survivor Series, WWE.com has learned. The match participants are not yet known at this juncture.

A staple of Survivor Series since the inaugural event in 1987, the Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Match is the ultimate battle of survival. Superstars can be eliminated individually via pinfall, submission, count-out or disqualification, and once a competitor is ousted, he must abandon his teammates and return to the locker room. The bout can only end when an entire team has been eliminated.

With the semifinals of the WWE World Heavyweight Championship Tournament now set, the WWE Universe is left to wonder which 10 Superstars will forge alliances and enter Atlanta’s Philips Arena to compete in Survivor Series’ namesake match this Sunday.

Stick with WWE.com for more details on this huge Survivor Series match announcement as updates become available.

It was rumored for some time that The Wyatt Family vs. The Brothers of Destruction was going to be the traditional “Survivor Series” match.

However, after that feud was announced as a tag team match and now that the tournament semifinals have been set, WWE needed to find a way to get the talent that lost in the tournament onto the “Survivor Series” card. This is a great idea even if it ends up on the pre-show.

Source: WWE.com