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Whilst Survivor Series this past Sunday wasn't the most fruitful of nights for Randy Orton, it was still a landmark match for him. The Viper's appearance as part of Team RAW saw him enter the top 5 for most matches in the history of the PPV.
It is a fitting career achievement for a man often described as 'Mr Survivor Series', given his past accomplishments on the show. He joins an illustrious list of Survivor Series mainstays over the years.
Here are the Superstars who have wrestled the most matches in Survivor Series history.
#5 Randy Orton
We kick things off with the aforementioned Orton, whose appearance this past weekend was his 14th overall. His elimination at the hands of NXT's Matt Riddle put his record at 8 wins and 6 losses.
'The Apex Predator' first appeared at the event in 2003 where he made up part of Team Bischoff as they fought Team Austin in a battle for control of Monday Night RAW.
With things coming down to Orton and Shawn Michaels, 'The Legend Killer' used the help of Evolution stablemate Batista to end the night as the sole survivor.
It kicked off a run of three straight years in which Orton would be one of the last men standing in Survivor Series match-ups. His streak would end though in comprehensive style as Team Rated RKO were clean swept by Team DX in 2006.
While he is most associated with multi-man match-ups at the event, Orton can also boast of three successful world championship defenses at Survivor Series on his CV.
2007 saw him once against best Shawn Michaels whilst Wade Barrett was put to the sword in 2010. His most recent defense at the event was in 2013 when he got the better of Big Show in the last title match before the WWE Championship was unified with the World Heavyweight Title.
#4 Big Show
You can question whether or not we will see Big Show wrestle at Survivor Series again, but with a 8-7 win record, it's safe to say he's done pretty well at the event.
Show's first appearance in 1999 was impressive for the fact that he amassed two victories in the one night. After taking out the entirety of his own team pre-match, he successfully beat the quartet of Big Boss Man, Prince Albert, Mideon and Viscera on his own.
He would top that achievement just a few hours later when he replaced an injured Stone Cold Steve Austin to defeat both Triple H and The Rock to win his first ever WWF Championship.
Whilst his involvement in the years since have mostly been bit-part roles in multi-man matches, he's still managed some decent scalps along the way.
The pick of which came in 2002 at Madison Square Garden where, with the help of Paul Heyman, he became the first wrestler to defeat Brock Lesnar, dethroning him clean-as-a-whistle to win the Undisputed Championship.
Show's last appearance at Survivor Series was five years ago back in 2014, where, despite turning his back on his colleagues in Team Cena, he was technically still a part of the winning squad with Dolph Ziggler pulling off the shock victory.
#3 Shawn Michaels
With a grand total of 17 matches under his belt, Shawn Michaels comes in third on this list purely on the grounds of his inferior win-loss record.
Having made his first appearance back in 1988, Michaels is the most tenured wrestler on this list. His first Survivor Series venture would prove to be a success as he was on the winning side in a 10-on-10 match-up.
A record of 7-10 over the course of his career shows that the event represented both the major highs and ultimate lows of an all-time great run in the wrestling industry.
One such low came in 1997 when Michaels defeated Bret Hart in Montreal in one of wrestling's most controversial moments: The Montreal Screwjob.
That fateful night looked at one point to be his last at the event, but the Showstopper's big comeback in 2002 would soon become his Survivor Series highlight.
In the first ever Elimination Chamber match, Michaels outlasted five of the best superstars on the roster to win the World Heavyweight Championship, his last singles title in WWE.
Whilst it was once thought that 1997 would be his swansong, his actual final match came in 2008, when, along with Triple H, he was unsuccessful in dethroning John Cena in a match most remembered for its shock opening.
As DX looked set to double up on Cena, Michaels proceeded to instead super kick 'The Game', proving to the fans that this match would have plenty of twists and turns.
#2 Kane
Unlike any of the other five on this list, Kane's appearances at Survivor Series have been under the guise of three different gimmicks.
His first matches in 1995 and 1996 saw him portray Isaac Yankem and Fake Diesel respectively.
It wasn't until 1997 where we saw the 'The Big Red Machine' truly make his presence felt, as he defeated Mankind.
Kane's record stands at 8 wins, 7 losses and 2 draws. Unlike the others on this list, Kane doesn't have very many standout moments from the event.
He went into the 2010 Survivor Series as World Heavyweight Champion, but his match with Edge ended in a disappointing no-contest draw. His most significant storyline of note would arguably come in 2015 where he played a major part in the celebrations-of-sort for The Undertaker's 25th anniversary show.
Alongside his kayfabe brother, he would get the better of The Wyatt Family in a victory which avenged weeks of attacks prior to the show by Bray Wyatt and Luke Harper.
Like with Big Show before him, it is unknown whether or not Kane will compete at Survivor Series again, as his mayoral and political commitments are taking up all of his time these days.
#1 The Undertaker
Was there really any doubt?
Whilst some call Randy Orton 'Mr Survivor Series', no one is more synonymous with this event than The Undertaker.
It was at Survivor Series where 'The Phenom' first graced the WWE all the way back in 1990 as the surprise final member of Team Dibiase.
Exactly one year later, it would be the same place where he would win his first ever WWF Championship, defeating Hulk Hogan thanks to some help from Ric Flair. In his 18 matches, The Undertaker has only suffered defeat on five occasions.
Two of these came in successive years where both Mr Kennedy and Batista were able to get the better of 'The Deadman'.
The 2003 edition of Survivor Series also marked a landmark moment of Undertaker's career. Despite losing out to Vince McMahon in a Buried Alive match thanks to Kane, this would be his last appearance under The American Badass gimmick - a refresh which allowed him to achieve more success for a more sustained period of time.
A further Buried Alive match and three Casket matches can be found on Taker's Survivor Series CV, proving that this is the event in which his gimmick matches shine.
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