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Thanksgiving: The biggest night in wrestling photos( T% N' N$ r( j- i7 ]. K: M
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A Thanksgiving time tradition, WWE's Survivor Series has been going on strong for 26 years.( k& F- I: {$ T( b7 y& O9 B1 e
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The first Survivor Series took place on Thanksgiving Night 1987 in Richfield, Ohio.
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, s/ X" J2 j- y9 n2 O) nHulk Hogan led a squad of five against Andre the Giant's team in a massive main event.
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0 ?6 o+ p. ~: XIn 1988, The Mega Powers collided with a team that included The Million Dollar Man and The Twin Towers.& q" n4 E" C% i5 @% h; h/ m/ @$ ~
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Shawn Michaels delivers a big left hand to Boris Zukhov during a 20-man Survivor Series Elimination Match.% Z$ x$ \$ c4 h2 o, y7 N
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Referees had to forcibly remove Zeus from Hulk Hogan at the 1989 edition of WWE's Fall Classic.
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Even Bobby Heenan got in on the Survivor Series action." z# s a/ O0 q& ^$ G' K! r
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The Undertaker made his debut as a surprise member of The Million Dollar Man's team at Survivor Series 1990.' {; H/ Z5 G1 x* L
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$ D) V; V4 E3 H" w8 c9 j7 XThe rivalry between Ric Flair and Harley Race culminated at the first Starrcade on Thanksgiving Night, 1983.' l0 Y. X: E$ u
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* s; r! F7 U9 O* i# q: e; QIn a Steel Cage Match, Flair emerged victorious as the new NWA World Champion. |
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