WWE Survivor Series 2015: Worst Event Cards in PPV's History

Since 1987, Survivor Series has been one of WWE's most prestigious annual pay-per-views, best known for its traditional elimination tag team matches. Although it has lost its luster over the years, the 2015 installment will look to bring back the magic with what's currently on tap.

Not every Survivor Series has been exceptional, however; in fact, there have been quite a few stinkers since the event's inception that are better left forgotten.

But with the November classic right around the corner, it's only fitting we look back at some of the worst cards in the history of the event. One can only assume this year's Survivor Series will have no trouble topping these awful extravaganzas.

Survivor Series 1991

If you're not a fan of the traditional elimination tag team matches at Survivor Series, odds are the early installments aren't for you. The first three to four shows consisted of nothing but tag team matches, but airing on Thanksgiving, it was a fun night filled with the furthering of feuds and combustible tag team action.

The 1991 Survivor Series was the first show in the PPV's history to feature a championship match, pitting then-WWE champion Hulk Hogan against the undefeated Undertaker. One year removed from his debut at the same event, Undertaker had ascended the ranks in a short span of time, but his match with Hogan was far from pretty.

Simply put, the two had zero chemistry. In addition to the match being dreadfully boring, Hogan was legitimately hurt when he took the Tombstone the wrong way, but that didn't stop WWE from doing a rematch just a few days later at This Tuesday in Texas.

The main event tag team match wasn't much better. The Legion of Doom and Big Boss Man were an odd trio, and their opponents, I.R.S. and the Natural Disasters, didn't belong in the final slot on the show.

Although the event's opener showed promise, everything that followed fell flat. None of the tag team matches were particularly memorable—at least not for the right reasons—and the championship match was a complete bust.

Survivor Series 2006

For a show that had as many monumental moments as this one did, one would think it would have been better received by fans than it was. Evidently, that wasn't the case.

Because of there being three tag team elimination matches, none of them were given enough time to stand out. The Legends versus Spirit Squad bout was relatively limited, as expected, but both Team DX versus Team Rated-RKO and Team Cena versus Team Big Show were rushed beyond belief.

None of the feuds featured in those aforementioned matchups were all that compelling to begin with, but the main event between Batista and Booker T for the World Heavyweight Championship was at least half-decent. Although it saw the Animal finally take home the title, the match wasn't enough to salvage the show.

Chris Benoit versus Chavo Guerrero for the United States Championship was barely anything of note, and the First Blood match between Mr. Kennedy versus the Undertaker was too gimmicky and plodding.

If nothing else, Mickie James and Lita contested a nice match for the Women's Championship, but it sadly spelled the end of Lita's WWE run. After she dropped the strap, Cryme Tyme stole her personal belongings and gave them away to the audience.

What a way to go out.

Survivor Series 2013

If you think the WWE product is unexciting at the moment, you must not have been watching when it was at one of its all-time lows in late 2013. From the WWE Championship vacancy storyline to the demotion of Daniel Bryan, it wasn't a fun time to be a fan.

Among the few highlights of WWE programming back then was the ongoing rivalry between the Rhodes brothers and the Shield, which was properly showcased in the night's opening elimination tag team match. Roman Reigns shone as he knocked off four of his five opponents to win the match for his team.

But that was where the enjoyment ended. Big E and Curtis Axel's Intercontinental Championship match was a repeat from Raw, Mark Henry versus Ryback was mediocre at best and the two world championship matches were predictable and lame.

Seriously, who thought Big Show posed a threat to the WWE Championship in the main event of a pay-per-view in 2013? The match he and Randy Orton contested was negatively received by the Boston crowd, and John Cena versus Alberto Del Rio was no different to their past encounters.

CM Punk, Daniel Bryan and the Wyatt Family tried their best to save the show from dying a death, but all it took was the awful Divas elimination tag team match for it to be solidified as the worst Survivor Series in recent memory.

Graham Mirmina, aka Graham "GSM" Matthews, is a journalism major at Endicott College. Visit his website, Next Era Wrestling, and "like" his official Facebook page to continue the conversation on all things wrestling.

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