Randy Orton (16 Eliminations)
- Number Of Survivor Series Elimination Matches: 11 (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017 & 2019)
- Wrestlers Eliminated: Rob Van Dam & Shawn Michaels (2003); Edge & Triple H (2004); Shawn Michaels (2005); Kofi Kingston & Batista (2008); Mark Henry & Christian (2009); Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger & Hunico (2011); Alberto Del Rio (2012); Chris Jericho (2016); Finn Balor (2017); Damian Priest (2019)
- Wins: 5 (2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2016)
- Losses: 6 (2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2017 & 2019)
- Was He Ever The Sole Survivor?: Yes (2003, 2004, 2005, 2008 & 2016)
Finally, the wrestler with the most eliminations in Survivor Series history is none other than Randy Orton. The 14-time world champion has competed in 11 traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team Matches throughout his legendary WWE career. While Orton has more losses (6) than wins (5), The Viper had his hand raised every single time his team won, which isn’t common.
Randy Orton eliminated eight wrestlers across those five winning efforts: Rob Van Dam & Shawn Michaels in 2003, Edge & Triple H in 2004, Shawn Michaels in 2005, Kofi Kingston & Batista in 2008, and Chris Jericho in 2016. The first time Orton didn’t win one of these matches was only in his fourth Survivor Series appearance, when DX’s team absolutely destroyed Team Rated-RKO.
Three years later, Kofi Kingston shocked everyone by eliminating both CM Punk and Randy Orton in a matter of seconds to give Orton his second loss. Despite losing, Orton still managed to pin both Mark Henry and then-ECW Champion Christian throughout the bout.
While Team Orton lost to Team Barrett in 2011, that was the only time Orton eliminated three wrestlers in the same match – Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger, and Hunico – only to get pinned by Barrett in the end.
Orton lost again in the end the next year, this time to Mr. Money in the Bank Dolph Ziggler, but had eliminated Alberto Del Rio halfway through the matchup. Randy Orton’s last eliminations took place in his last two Survivor Series elimination matches, pinning future Judgment Day partners Finn Balor (in 2017) and Damian Priest (in 2019) with the RKO.
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