5 Survivor Series moments that changed the course of WWE

#3 WWE’s future decided in a ‘Winner take all’ match

The culmination of The Alliance was WWF

After Vince McMahon’s buyout of WCW in the spring of 2001, the entire year was dotted with storylines of WCW and ECW wrestlers trying to lock horns with WWE Superstars. This led to the long-running Invasion saga, where one saw the McMahons' grapple for control of the company. It came down to a ‘winner take all’ 5-on-5 traditional Survivor Series match with a heavy dose of star power.

However, the build-up was dotted with defection from Team WWF to the Alliance, in-fighting within Team WWF (The Rock and Chris Jericho) and a possible mole within the WCW/ECW combine.

The match in itself was highly entertaining and it came down to Rock vs Austin, arguably the biggest wrestlers on the roster over the previous five years. Angle interfered to cost Austin the match, and Vince earned the right to retain the business.

The next night on RAW saw Ric Flair return after 8 years and announce himself as co-partner with Vince which sowed the seeds of a brand split with different rosters, in early 2002.