Survivor Series (2011) | ||||
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Tagline(s) | Never Before. Never Again. | |||
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"Good Feeling" by Flo Rida | |||
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Promotion | WWE | |||
Sponsor(s) | WWE '12 | |||
Date | November 20, 2011 | |||
Attendance | 16,749 | |||
Venue | Madison Square Garden | |||
City | New York City | |||
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Survivor Series (2011) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE that took place on November 20, 2011 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It was the 25th annual Survivor Series event and the first one to take place in Madison Square Garden since the 2002 event. Tickets were sold out in only 90 minutes.
Seven matches took place at the event, six of which were broadcast live on pay-per-view. The Main events from this installment of Survivor Series would have a lasting effect on the next year in the WWE. In the main event from the Raw brand, The Rock, in his first match since WrestleMania XX in 2004, teamed with John Cena and defeated The Miz and R-Truth. The main event from the SmackDown brand saw Big Show defeat World Heavyweight Champion Mark Henry by disqualification. In another predominant match on the card, CM Punk was victorious over Alberto Del Rio by submission to win the WWE Championship, a reign that would continue until January 27, 2013 and become the sixth longest in the company's history.