text: survivor series ( 2007 ) survivor series ( 2007 ) was a professional wrestling pay - per - view ( ppv ) event produced by world wrestling entertainment ( wwe ) , which took place on november 18 , 2007 , at the american airlines arena in miami , florida . it was presented by thq 's wwe smackdown vs. raw 2008 . it was the 21st annual survivor series and starred wrestlers from the raw , smackdown ! , and ecw brands . the show 's seven matches showcased prominent wwe wrestlers , who acted out the franchise 's stories in and out of the ring . the main event featured smackdown wrestlers in a hell in a cell match , in which the ring was surrounded by a roofed steel structure . in this match , world heavyweight champion batista defeated the undertaker to retain his title . in raw 's main match , randy orton defeated shawn michaels in a singles match , while in ecw 's prime match , ecw champion cm punk defeated john morrison and the miz in a triple threat match to retain the title . two matches were on the undercard . the first was a singles match , in which the great khali defeated hornswoggle . the other featured team triple h ( triple h , jeff hardy , rey mysterio and kane ) defeating team umaga ( umaga , mr. kennedy , montel vontavious porter , finlay and big daddy v ) in an inter - brand five - on - four survivor series elimination tag team match . survivor series helped wwe increase its pay - per - view revenue by $ 1 . 2 million , through ticket sales and pay - per - view buys . it received mixed critical reviews by various independent sources , including canadian online explorer and the pro wrestling torch . after its release on dvd , the event peaked at number five on billboard 's video sales chart , before it fell off the chart after ten weeks . background survivor series was the culmination of various scripted plots and storylines . for three months before the event , several professional wrestling matches and scripted plots were played out on wwe programming ( raw , friday night smackdown ! , and ecw on sci fi ) to create feuds between various wrestlers , casting them as villains and heroes . raw , smackdown ! , and ecw were also the names of wwe 's televised brands – a storyline division in which wwe assigned its employees to a specific program , thus each brand promoted distinct matches . the main narrative for survivor series from the smackdown brand continues the events that unfolded at wrestlemania 23 , wwe 's april pay - per - view , in which the undertaker defeated batista for the world heavyweight championship . over the course of several months , the two wrestlers fought in various matches over the title , which eventually involved edge . the undertaker was billed as having been injured in one of these matches in may , in which edge had won the title . during the undertaker 's absence , edge was legitimately injured , and the great khali won the championship in a battle royal , in which wrestlers were eliminated until one remained as the winner . at unforgiven , wwe 's september pay - per - view event , the undertaker returned to wwe , while batista won the world heavyweight title from the great khali . afterwards , the original feud between the two wrestlers was restarted and culminated into a standard wrestling match , known in professional wrestling as a singles match , at wwe 's october pay - per - view event cyber sunday ; batista won this match and retained his title . on the november 2 , 2007 episode of friday night smackdown ! , a rematch was advertised in a hell in a cell match , in which both wrestlers would fight in a ring surrounded by a roofed steel structure at survivor series . the prime rivalry scripted from the raw brand continued a storyline that extended from cyber sunday , between wwe champion randy orton and shawn michaels over orton 's title . at cyber sunday , michaels was chosen by the wwe fans , via online voting , to face orton for the title , though , orton retained his title via disqualification . a rematch was promoted for survivor series on the october 29 , 2007 edition of raw , in which michaels would face orton for his title . afterwards , michaels and orton fought in different match types over the weeks leading to survivor series . on the episode of raw before survivor series , michaels and orton met " face to face " in a scripted confrontation , in which orton attacked michaels . the prime storyline on the ecw brand featured ecw champion cm punk , john morrison , and the miz . morrison and punk 's rivalry revolved over the outcome of their match at vengeance : night of champions , wwe 's june pay - per - view event , in which morrison defeated punk to win the ecw title . punk sought revenge , but morrison defeated punk in two championship matches ; however , punk won the title from morrison on the september 4 , 2007 episode of ecw on sci fi . at cyber sunday , the miz was voted online by fans to challenge punk for the ecw title , though , punk defeated miz to retain his title . a triple threat match was announced for survivor series on the november 13 , 2007 episode of ecw on sci - fi , in which punk would defend his title against morrison and miz , and the first wrestler to gain a pinfall or submission would win the match and the title . in a narrative extending to the september 10 , 2007 episode of raw , in which hornswoggle , a dwarf , was announced as vince mcmahon 's illegitimate son . in this storyline , mcmahon did not like the fact that hornswoggle was his son , and as a result , he promoted matches in which hornswoggle faced much larger opponents . as part of this storyline , mcmahon announced that the great khali , who was billed as standing at 7 feet 4 inches ( 2 . 24 m ) , would face hornswoggle at survivor series . in a promotional in - ring segment on the episode of friday night smackdown ! before the pay - per - view event , khali and hornswoggle weighed in for their match , in which khali weighed double the weight of hornswoggle ; this was a segment created by mcmahon to humiliate his son . as a survivor series tradition , every event features an inter - brand 5 - on - 5 survivor series elimination tag team match . announced via wwe.com , wwe 's official website , team triple h ( triple h , the hardy boyz ( matt and jeff ) , rey mysterio , and kane would face team umaga ( umaga , montel vontavious porter ( mvp ) , finlay , big daddy v , and mr. kennedy ) . event preliminary matches the pay - per - view began with the ecw championship triple threat match , in which cm punk defended his title against john morrison and the miz . throughout the match , the miz and morrison double - teamed punk , however , miz turned his back on morrison by attacking him . after miz tossed morrison over the top ring ropes onto ringside , punk lifted miz onto his shoulders and hit the go to sleep . he then pinned miz to retain his ecw title . the next scheduled match was an inter - brand 10 - diva tag team match , in which the team of kelly kelly , torrie wilson , mickie james , maria , and michelle mccool faced victoria , beth phoenix , melina , layla , and jillian hall . phoenix 's team had the advantage over james ' team , until james was tagged into the match . she attacked melina with her forearm and kissed her before kicking her in the head . james then pinned her to earn the victory for her team . next was a tag team match for the world tag team championship , in which the champions , lance cade and trevor murdoch defended against hardcore holly and cody rhodes . at one point , holly hit cade with his forearm , and sent cade and himself onto ringside . in the ring , murdoch flipped over rhodes ' back and pulled him down to the mat to perform the " ace of spades " . successfully pinning rhodes , murdoch retained the world tag team championship for his team . the fourth match was the five - on - five survivor series elimination tag team match between team triple h and team umaga . before the event , it was announced that matt hardy would be unable to compete in the match due to a scripted injury . kane was the first wrestler eliminated off of team triple h , after a big daddy v elbow drop . umaga then pinned rey mysterio after the " samoan spike " . only jeff and triple h remained for their team , while mvp was team umaga 's first elimination ; jeff hardy eliminated him after a " twist of fate " . team umaga 's second elimination occurred after big daddy v accidentally dropped an elbow on mr. kennedy , which led to a pinfall by triple h. big daddy v was team umaga 's third elimination , which occurred after hardy and triple h hit a double ddt . finlay and umaga were then eliminated via pinfall , after a " pedigree " to finlay , and a " swanton " to umaga . as a result , team triple h won . the great khali versus hornswoggle was the next scheduled match . at one point , hornswoggle tried to hit khali with a shillelagh , but khali slapped hornswoggle down to the mat . the match ended via disqualification , after finlay , hornswoggle original caretaker , entered the ring and hit khali in the head with his own shillelagh . main event matches the sixth match was raw 's main match , in which randy orton faced shawn michaels for orton 's wwe championship . in this stipulated match , michaels was banned from using his signature move , " sweet chin music " , while orton was unable to get disqualified , and if either man broke those stipulations he would have lost the wwe championship match . because michaels was banned from using the superkick , his signature maneuver , michaels attempted various submission moves , such as the sharpshooter , crossface , and ankle lock . eventually , michaels , attempted to perform his superkick , but to prevent himself from losing the match , he stopped , which then allowed orton to hit an rko . successfully pinning michaels , orton retained his wwe title . the main event from smackdown was the event 's final match , in which world heavyweight champion batista defended his title against the undertaker in a hell in a cell match . at one point , batista hit the the undertaker with a batista bomb through a table . batista then attempted to pin the undertaker but he only got a two count . the undertaker then hit batista with a tombstone piledriver . he pinned batista but batista kicked out at two . the undertaker then hit another tombstone piledriver on top of the steel ring steps . the undertaker pinned batista , and as the referee counted the pin , edge , dressed as a cameraman , pulled the referee out of the ring , and hit the undertaker with the camera he was holding and then positioned undertaker 's head on top of the steel steps . edge then slammed a folding chair across the back of the undertaker 's head . while the referee re - entered the ring , edge dragged batista onto the undertaker , and as a result , batista pinned the undertaker and retained his world heavyweight title . after the match edge came back into the ring and struck the undertaker in the head as he was sitting up . aftermath after survivor series , randy orton was scripted into a feud with chris jericho , who made his return to wwe after a two - year hiatus . the following night on raw , the evolving feud culminated into a match being promoted for armageddon , wwe 's december pay - per - view . at armageddon , orton retained his wwe title . after batista retained his world heavyweight championship , edge was scripted into a rivalry with him over his title . eventually , the undertaker was also placed in feud , which led to the advertising of a triple threat match at armageddon for the title . at armageddon , edge won the world heavyweight championship . due to the events that occurred at survivor series , a match was announced between finlay and the great khali for armageddon . finlay prevailed at armageddon via pinning the great khali . after surviving their elimination tag team match , triple h and jeff hardy were promoted into a match for armageddon , in which the winner would win the opportunity to challenge for the wwe championship . at armageddon , hardy defeated triple h. because beth phoenix and mickie james were the leaders of their teams at survivor series , a feud evolved from this , which culminated into a match at armageddon over phoenix 's wwe women 's championship . phoenix retained her title at armageddon . reception the american airlines arena usually has a capacity of 19 , 600 , which was reduced for survivor series due to production purposes . from an approximate attendance of 12 , 000 and 341 , 000 pay - per - view buys , survivor series helped wwe earn $ 19 . 9 million in pay - per - view revenue versus $ 18 . 7 million the previous year ; this was confirmed by wwe in its 2007 fourth quarter financial report . although survivor series helped wwe 's revenue , it earned 42 , 000 less buys than the previous year 's survivor series . in addition , the pay - per - view received mixed reviews . dale plummer and nick tylwalk of canadian online explorer 's slam ! sports – wrestling rated the entire event 7 . 5 out of 10 points . they also rated raw and smackdown 's main event an 8 out of 10 points . j.d. dunn of 411mania stated that the event was " the best wwe ppv since backlash . " wade keller of the pro wrestling torch , a professional wrestling newsletter operated since 1987 , reported that the main event was " disappointing " and that " wwe set expectations too high for the cell . " he rated the raw main event 3 out of 5 points , while rating the smackdown main event 2 . 25 out of 5 points . survivor series was released on dvd on december 26 , 2007 by wwe home video , and it was distributed by genius products . the dvd debuted on billboard 's video sales chart on january 19 , 2008 at number five . it spent nine more weeks on the chart , before it fell off the chart at number 20 . results survivor series elimination match