23. "Listen, you pencil-necked geeks." Classy Freddie Blassie
22. "You're dismissed, maggot." Sgt. Slaughter
21. For the benefie of those with flash photogaphy..." Edge & Christian
WHAT INSPIRED IT? "Edge and I were sitting in the stands and we decided that we weren't going to come down through the crowd anymove. That was our way of getting close to the fans and we still wanted to give the fans their time with us. We thought, 'Maybe we should pose for them, for five seconds. Yeah, just for people with flash photography.' Hadn't flash photography been around for years? We thought it would be so ridiculous." Christian
20. "Viva la raza!" Eddie Guerrero
19. "I have wined and dined with kings and queens and I've slept in alleys and dined on pork and beans." Dusty Rhodes
18. "Say hello to the bad guy." Razor Ramon
17. "Ahhhhhhhh, what a rush!" Legion of Doom
16. "Oh yeah, dig it!" Randy Savage
15. "Finally, The Rock has come back to (insert city here)." The Rock
14. "I am the Game and I am that damn good." Triple H
13. "To be the man, you've got to beat the man..." Ric Flair
12. "Everybody's got a price." Ted DiBiase
11. "Hoooo!" Hacksaw Jim Duggan
WHAT INSPIERED IT? "Back when I was in Mid-South Wrestling, I wanted to have some sort of interaction with the crowd. I just hollered at them and they hollered back at me. I knew about Ric Flair's 'Whoooo,' and that was always a little too high-pitched fr me. I've alwys ribbed Ric about that and said that his trunks are too tight. So my voice just came outa little deeper. One time I was in my hometown of Glens Falls, NY, and I went to a Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve. I walked inside the church and people were hooo-ing. You'd figure a church would be quiet. Jim Duggan
10. "Whatcha gonna do, when Hulkamania runs wild on you?" Hulk Hogan
9. "You can't see me!" John Cena
8. "You're fired!" Mr. McMahon
7. "The best there is, the best there was, the best there ever will be." Bret Hart
6. "What?" Stone Cold Steve Austin
5. "Do you smell what The Rock is cooking?" The Rock
4. "Rest. In. Peace." Undertaker
3. "Woooo!" Ric Flair
2. "And that's the bottom line, 'cause Stone Cold said so." Steve Austin
1. "We've got two words for you... Suck It!" DX
WHAT INSPIRED IT? "It was about 100 years ago, and Triple H, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Sean Waltman and myself were in Europe. Sean started doing that gesture, and then we started saying that phrase to each other. It slowly evolved from there. We were all from that generation where if you beat something over the head long enough, it becomes funny. It started with him doing the gesture to us saying, 'Suck It!' and then, before you knew it, someone was saying 'I got two words for you.' It grew from an inside joke. I am surprised everyday that people still enjoy it. Hunter and I are always waiting for that other show to drop, to see people grow tired of it. But now it's like the KISS farewell tour. ...If not for those two words, I think we would have found something that was equally as offensive. I don't think anything or anyone here became popular because of just one thing, certainly not just a catchphrase. If there's a career that's built around just one catchphrase, then that career is not going to last very long." Shawn Michaels
We give thanks to Survivor Series by breaking down the Thanksgiving classic.
10,560: Length, in feet, of the steel chains that cover the Elimination Chamber. This stip debuted at 2002's Survivor Series, with Shawn Michaels winning the inaugural bout by plowing through Superstars like Triple H and Chris Jericho. That's more than two miles of soul-smashing steel.
5: Years before Survivor Series ever featured a one-on-one match. It happened in 1991, when Undertaker defeated Hulk Hogan for his first WWE Championship.
35:14: Length of the longest-ever singles bout held at a Survivor Series. In 1994, Bret Hart nd Bob Backlund rocked the Freeman Coliseum in a Submission Match that blazed past the half-hour mark. Through Bret Hart has the British Bulldog in his corner, it was Backlund (who had Owen watching his back) who snagged the win at last. So much for family ties.
30: Feet that Stone Cold Steve Austin dropped Triple H at 2000's Survivor Series...using a forklift, Triple H had fled to his car at the end of his No DQ Match against Austin-presumably to run over The Rattlesnake like he did Rikishi the year before.
580: Weight difference, in pounds, between Team Triple H (Triple H, Rey Mysterio, Kane & Jeff Hardy) and Team Umaga (Umaga, Big Daddy V, Finlay, Mr. Kennedy & MVP) during a 4-on-5 Match at 2007's Survivor Series. Triple H's team was short a whole 238 pounds due to Matt Hardy's injury.
20: Superstars involved in the largest Survivor Series contest, a 10-Team Tag Match in 1987 featuring: Strike Force (Tito Santana & Rick Martel), The Young Stallions (Paul Roma & Jim Powers), The Fabulous Rougeaus, The Killer Bees and The British Bulldogs, who defeated The Hart Foundation, The Islanders (Haku & Tama), Demoliton, The Bolsheviks and The New Dream Team (Greg Valentine & Dino Bravo).
