{"id":147305,"date":"2025-11-29T01:05:38","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T06:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=147305"},"modified":"2025-11-29T22:39:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T03:39:27","slug":"superstars-with-the-most-eliminations-in-wwe-survivor-series-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/11\/29\/superstars-with-the-most-eliminations-in-wwe-survivor-series-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Superstars With the Most Eliminations in WWE Survivor Series History"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Survivor Series is one of WWE&#8217;s biggest events. For many years, elimination tag team matches were a big part of Survivor Series; in fact, the first four editions featured nothing but traditional Survivor Series elimination tag bouts. The match type became an attraction because of how unique the concept was, forcing unlikely partners to rely on each other in order to win.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>RELATED<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/11\/27\/5-years-the-wwe-survivor-series-main-event-was-better-than-wrestlemanias\/\" target=\"_self\">5 Years The WWE Survivor Series Main Event Was Better Than WrestleMania&#8217;s<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>At the heart of these elimination matches is the elimination itself. Whether it&#8217;s via pinfall, submission, count-out, or disqualification, an elimination can change the entire balance of that particular match. Let&#8217;s find out who the five WWE wrestlers are who have eliminated more people in the entire history of traditional Survivor Series elimination tag team matches.<\/div>\n<h2>Braun Strowman (9 Eliminations)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Number Of Survivor Series Elimination Matches<\/strong>: 5 (2016-2020)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wrestlers Eliminated<\/strong>: Dean Ambrose (2016); Shinsuke Nakamura, Bobby Roode &amp; Randy Orton (2017); Jeff Hardy, Rey Mysterio, The Miz &amp; Shane McMahon (2018); Otis (2020)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wins<\/strong>: 4 (2017-2020)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Losses<\/strong>: 1 (2016)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Was He Ever The Sole Survivor?<\/strong>: Yes (2017, 2018, 2020)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>Despite only competing in his very first traditional Survivor Series elimination tag bout in 2016, Braun Strowman finds himself on this list by scoring a whopping nine eliminations in just five matches. In 2016, The Monster Among Men competed in the match as a part of Team Raw. Strowman eliminated former WWE Champion Dean Ambrose during the match, getting counted out moments later thanks to James Ellsworth&#8217;s interference.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HpqHxoYJ-sQ\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Strowman got a major push in 2017<\/a>, beating Roman Reigns numerous times throughout the year. Braun represented Raw yet again at that year&#8217;s Survivor Series, eliminating three SmackDown wrestlers &#8211; Shinsuke Nakamura, Bobby Roode, and Randy Orton &#8211; before standing tall alongside Triple H in the end. Strowman was even more dominant the following year as he pinned Jeff Hardy, Rey Mysterio, The Miz, and Shane McMahon, and helped Raw win again.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Braun Strowman&#8217;s push slowed down from there, scoring no eliminations in 2019&#8217;s unique SmackDown vs. Raw vs. NXT Triple Threat Elimination Tag Team Match. Braun&#8217;s last elimination at Survivor Series would come a year later when he pinned Otis during Raw&#8217;s clean sweep win over the blue brand.<\/div>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Rey Mysterio (9 Eliminations)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Number Of Survivor Series Elimination Matches<\/strong>: 7 (2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013 &amp; 2018)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wrestlers Eliminated<\/strong>: Big Show &amp; Chris Masters (2005); Kane &amp; The Miz (2008); Jack Swagger (2010); Primo &amp; Darren Young (2012); Seth Rollins (2013); Finn Balor (2018)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wins<\/strong>: 5 (2005, 2007, 2008, 2010 &amp; 2012)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Losses<\/strong>: 2 (2013 &amp; 2018)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Was He Ever The Sole Survivor?<\/strong>: Yes (2008, 2010 &amp; 2012)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>Rey Mysterio is probably a name you didn&#8217;t expect to see on this list, as he&#8217;s not someone who gets to eliminate a series of wrestlers in the same match. While the underdog has never eliminated more than two wrestlers in the same year, his longevity allows him to join the list of wrestlers with the most eliminations in Survivor Series history.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Mysterio was part of the victorious Team SmackDown in 2005, eliminating both Big Show and Chris Masters before getting kicked out (literally) by Shawn Michaels.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Speaking of The Heartbreak Kid, three years later, the two legends teamed up as Team HBK faced Team JBL. Michaels, Mysterio, and The Great Khali got their hands raised in the end, and Mysterio contributed with two eliminations: his rival Kane and a young The Miz.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Two years later, Mysterio captained his own team against Team Del Rio; while the masked star only pinned one opponent, he ultimately stood tall alongside Big Show, who knocked out three heels that night.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Mysterio had another great showing in the opener of Survivor Series 2012, eliminating the last two opponents left standing to give his team the victory. Mysterio competed in the last Survivor Series match of his first WWE run the following year, pinning The Shield&#8217;s Seth Rollins before getting speared by Roman Reigns in the end.<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_147353\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-147353\" style=\"width: 365px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-147353 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/West_Pop.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of Rey Mysterio, one of the superstars with the most eliminations in WWE Survivor Series history.\" width=\"365\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/West_Pop.jpg 365w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/West_Pop-300x275.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-147353\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: By <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:West_Pop.jpg#\/media\/File:West_Pop.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andrea90<\/a> &#8211; Own work, Public Domain,<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Rey Mysterio returned to WWE in 2018, and that year would mark his final appearance in a traditional Survivor Series Elimination Team Match. Mysterio might&#8217;ve been one of Braun Strowman&#8217;s four SmackDown victims that night, but the former world champion managed to eliminate Raw&#8217;s Finn Balor 12 minutes into the bout.<\/div>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Shawn Michaels (12 Eliminations)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Number Of Survivor Series Elimination Matches<\/strong>: 11 (1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2003, 2005, 2006 &amp; 2008)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wrestlers Eliminated<\/strong>: Haku (1989); Beau Beverly (1991); Owen Hart (1993); Dean Douglas (1995); Christian &amp; Chris Jericho (2003); Bobby Lashley, Rey Mysterio &amp; JBL (2005); Mike Knox &amp; Edge (2006); John Morrison (2008)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wins<\/strong>: 5 (1988, 1989, 1995, 2006 &amp; 2008)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Losses<\/strong>: 6 (1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 2003 &amp; 2005)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Was He Ever The Sole Survivor?<\/strong>: Yes (1995, 2006 &amp; 2008)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>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&#8217;s show, pinning Haku just a couple of minutes before getting pinned by Arn Anderson.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>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.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>RELATED<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/11\/28\/wwe-survivor-series-which-has-been-greatest-era-in-ever-evolving-show\/\" target=\"_self\">Which Has Been The Greatest Era Of WWE Survivor Series?<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Shawn Michaels would only compete in another Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team Match in 2003, joining Team Austin in their battle against Eric Bischoff&#8217;s fivesome.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>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&#8217;s team.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>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&#8230; but the result ended up being the same when Orton RKO&#8217;d him.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Michaels added three more eliminations in his last two traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team Matches, pinning ECW&#8217;s Mike Knox and Edge during Team DX&#8217;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.<\/div>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Big Show (13 Eliminations)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Number Of Survivor Series Elimination Matches<\/strong>: 8 (1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010 &amp; 2014)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wrestlers Eliminated<\/strong>: Mideon, Prince Albert &amp; Viscera (1999); Bradshaw (2003); Luther Reigns &amp; Kurt Angle (2004); Batista (2005); Sabu &amp; Kane (2006); Alberto Del Rio, Cody Rhodes &amp; Drew McIntyre (2010); Mark Henry (2014)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wins<\/strong>: 5 (1999, 2001, 2004, 2010 &amp; 2014)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Losses<\/strong>: 3 (2003, 2005 &amp; 2006)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Was He Ever The Sole Survivor?<\/strong>: Yes (1999, 2004 &amp; 2010)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>The Big Show couldn&#8217;t have asked for a better Survivor Series debut. In 1999, the World&#8217;s Largest Athlete wrestled a group of four heels all by himself&#8230; and won in less than two minutes! Big Show eliminated Mideon, Prince Albert, and Viscera without breaking a sweat; before he could get his hands on his rival Big Bossman, the latter chose to walk away and get counted out.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Show would later replace Stone Cold Steve Austin in the main event of the evening and left Detroit&#8217;s Joe Louis Arena with the WWE Championship after beating Triple H and The Rock in a Triple Threat Match.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Two years later, Big Show made his second Survivor Series appearance as a member of Team WWF against The Alliance. While the World Wrestling Federation won to put an end to the <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.thesportster.com\/wwe-invasion-alliance-ecw-wcw-positives-booker-t-rvd-paul-heyman-austin\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">infamous invasion storyline<\/a>, Show was the first wrestler eliminated courtesy of Shane McMahon, of all people.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>At Survivor Series 2002, Big Show beat Brock Lesnar to win his second WWE Championship. One year later, the two were now allies as Big Show was a member of Team Lesnar against Team Angle. Big Show, the then-United States Champion, got rid of Bradshaw a minute into the match and eventually was the last member of Team Lesnar to get eliminated.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Big Show wrestled against Kurt Angle&#8217;s team once again the following year, this time as a member of Eddie Guerrero&#8217;s team; Show eliminated Luther Reigns and Kurt Angle himself, becoming a survivor for the second time in his career.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Big Show found himself on the losing teams in the next two years, but still managed to eliminate three people during that time (Batista in 2005, and both Sabu and Kane in 2006).<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Big Show&#8217;s last two Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team Matches happened in the early 2010s. The first was in 2010 as a member of Team Mysterio against Team Del Rio. After knocking out Alberto Del Rio and forcing him to leave the match, Show pinned Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre, winning the match alongside Rey.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>His last was in 2014 as a member of Team Cena against Team Authority. Big Show eliminated Mark Henry with a KO Punch mere seconds into the bout, but would later turn heel and walk out on his teammates. Team Cena still picked up the win in the end, thanks to Dolph Ziggler&#8217;s superb performance and <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=W1CYdkK5CdQ\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sting&#8217;s iconic WWE debut<\/a>.<\/div>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Randy Orton (16 Eliminations)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Number Of Survivor Series Elimination Matches<\/strong>: 11 (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017 &amp; 2019)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wrestlers Eliminated<\/strong>: Rob Van Dam &amp; Shawn Michaels (2003); Edge &amp; Triple H (2004); Shawn Michaels (2005); Kofi Kingston &amp; Batista (2008); Mark Henry &amp; Christian (2009); Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger &amp; Hunico (2011); Alberto Del Rio (2012); Chris Jericho (2016); Finn Balor (2017); Damian Priest (2019)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wins<\/strong>: 5 (2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2016)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Losses<\/strong>: 6 (2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2017 &amp; 2019)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Was He Ever The Sole Survivor?<\/strong>: Yes (2003, 2004, 2005, 2008 &amp; 2016)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>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&#8217;t common.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Randy Orton eliminated eight wrestlers across those five winning efforts: Rob Van Dam &amp; Shawn Michaels in 2003, Edge &amp; Triple H in 2004, Shawn Michaels in 2005, Kofi Kingston &amp; Batista in 2008, and Chris Jericho in 2016. The first time Orton didn&#8217;t win one of these matches was only in his fourth Survivor Series appearance, when DX&#8217;s team absolutely destroyed Team Rated-RKO.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>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.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>While Team Orton lost to Team Barrett in 2011, that was the only time Orton eliminated three wrestlers in the same match &#8211; Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger, and Hunico &#8211; only to get pinned by Barrett in the end.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>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&#8217;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.<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><i>Header photo \u2013 WWE\u00a0\u2013 Stay tuned to the\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\"><em><u><i>Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i> for more on WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2025 and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. 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