Survivor Series (2011)
The 2011 Survivor Series was the 25th annual Survivor Series professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE. It took place on November 20, 2011, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It was also the first one to take place in Madison Square Garden since the 2002 event, as well as the first Survivor Series held following the end of the first brand extension in August.
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| Promotion | WWE | ||
| Date | November 20, 2011 | ||
| City | New York City, New York | ||
| Venue | Madison Square Garden | ||
| Attendance | 16,749 | ||
| Buy rate | 281,000 | ||
| Tagline(s) | The Most Charismatic Tag Team of All Time... Never Before. Never Again. | ||
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Seven matches were contested at the event, six of which were broadcast live on pay-per-view. The main events from this installment of Survivor Series pay-per-view would have a lasting effect on the next year in the WWE. In the main event, The Rock, in his first WWE in-ring match since March 2004, teamed up with his WrestleMania XXVIII opponent John Cena to defeat The Miz and R-Truth. A predominant match 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.
The event garnered 281,000 pay-per-view buys, up from 244,000 buys the previous year's event.