Shawn Michaels (12 Eliminations)
- Number Of Survivor Series Elimination Matches: 11 (1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2003, 2005, 2006 & 2008)
- Wrestlers Eliminated: Haku (1989); Beau Beverly (1991); Owen Hart (1993); Dean Douglas (1995); Christian & Chris Jericho (2003); Bobby Lashley, Rey Mysterio & JBL (2005); Mike Knox & Edge (2006); John Morrison (2008)
- Wins: 5 (1988, 1989, 1995, 2006 & 2008)
- Losses: 6 (1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 2003 & 2005)
- Was He Ever The Sole Survivor?: Yes (1995, 2006 & 2008)
The legendary Shawn Michaels made his Survivor Series debut at the second edition of the show all the way back in 1988, competing in the 20-man bout as part of The Rockers. Michaels scored his first elimination in the main event of the following year’s show, pinning Haku just a couple of minutes before getting pinned by Arn Anderson.
After adding a few more eliminations to his list in losing efforts in 1991 (Beau Beverly) and 1993 (Owen Hart), Michaels finally stood tall in a traditional Survivor Series match in 1995. HBK saw off Dean Douglas with a roll-up in the first elimination of the match, and he stood tall alongside British Bulldog and Ahmed Johnson.
Shawn Michaels would only compete in another Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team Match in 2003, joining Team Austin in their battle against Eric Bischoff’s fivesome.
The Heartbreak Kid found himself at a three-on-one disadvantage. Despite getting absolutely destroyed and busted open, Michaels eliminated both Christian and Chris Jericho in a matter of minutes, and it all came down to him versus Randy Orton. However, just as Shawn Michaels was about to pull off a miracle, fellow Evolution member Batista ran in and delivered a massive Batista Bomb to Michaels, allowing Orton to win the match for Eric Bischoff’s team.
While Shawn Michaels would never top that Survivor Series performance, he had another great showing a couple of years later when he captained Team Raw. After eliminating three SmackDown opponents (Bobby Lashley, Rey Mysterio, and JBL), he stood face-to-face with Randy Orton yet again… but the result ended up being the same when Orton RKO’d him.
Michaels added three more eliminations in his last two traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team Matches, pinning ECW’s Mike Knox and Edge during Team DX’s clean-sweep victory over Team Rated-RKO in 2006, and eliminating John Morrison a couple of years later to pick up the win for his team against the group led by John Bradshaw Layfield.
