Overview

Survivor Series (2010) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by WWE on November 21, 2010. The show took place at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida and represented the 24th edition of the long-running Survivor Series chronology. As with other entries in this November tradition, the event combined standard singles matches with the promotion's hallmark multi-competitor elimination bouts.

Format and card characteristics

Survivor Series is best known for team elimination matches in which competitors are removed by pinfall, submission, countout or disqualification until one team remains. The 2010 card blended those traditional team eliminations with singles championship contests and featured a mixture of established stars and rising talent. Matches were built from television storylines and often used to conclude rivalries or launch new directions for characters.

Build-up and storylines

The event's matches were the culmination of angles presented on weekly WWE programs. Typical build-up included backstage segments, in-ring confrontations, and multi-man tag bouts that set the stage for the eliminations and title fights on the pay-per-view. Promoters emphasized stakes such as championships, personal grudges and brand supremacy in promotional material and announcements published ahead of the show on event resources.

Reception and significance

Survivor Series is one of WWE's traditional major events and is often discussed alongside WrestleMania, SummerSlam and the Royal Rumble. Reception of the 2010 edition focused on match quality, crowd engagement and the extent to which results furthered television narratives for the following months. Reviews typically examined in-ring performance, booking decisions and standout eliminations that fans remembered afterward.

Venue and production

The American Airlines Arena in downtown Miami hosted the event, providing a large venue and regional media coverage. Production elements—lighting, staging, entrance music and broadcast presentation—followed WWE's established pay-per-view standards and were intended to deliver a televised spectacle for both the live audience and viewers at home.

Legacy and context

  • Part of an annual November tradition that began in the late 1980s, Survivor Series emphasizes elimination-style team competition.
  • The 2010 show formed one entry in a long-running chronology and contributed to subsequent television storylines and pay-per-view bookings.
  • For official company context and historical material consult WWE profiles and corporate archives at WWE or reference pages listed on pay-per-view resources.

For further research on match results, individual performers and subsequent storyline developments, consult event summaries and archival reports available through official promotion materials and contemporary press coverage. Local reporting and venue information can provide additional historical perspective; see general venue details at venue resources and regional coverage at local press.