This day in Pro Wrestling history - 27th November

Lou Thesz

#3 Eric Bischoff and Teddy Long stink Survivor Series – 27th November 2005

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Survivor Series 2005 had one of the most eagerly anticipated and well-promoted elimination tag team matches featuring Team Raw against Team SmackDown. But the match that took place before the main event threatened to drive people out of the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan.

The next to last match on the card saw Raw GM Eric Bischoff taking on SmackDown GM Teddy Long in a match that nobody wanted to see. Six minutes of clumsy in-ring action was accompanied by interferences from Palmer Cannon and the Boogeyman, resulting in Long picking up the victory.

The match, classified as the ‘Worst worked match of the year’ by Wrestling Observer Magazine in 2005, could have sunk the PPV had it not been for the stellar elimination match that happened next with the return of the Undertaker to close the show.


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