Survivor Series (1987)

Survivor Series (1987)
VHS flyer featuring the Two teams competing in the main event
Tagline(s)	The Biggest Event Since WrestleMania III!
Information
Promotion	World Wrestling Federation
Date	November 26, 1987
Attendance	21,300
Venue	Richfield Coliseum
City	Richfield Township, Ohio
Pay-per-view chronology
WrestleMania III Survivor Series (1987) WrestleMania IV
Survivor Series chronology
First Survivor Series (1987) Survivor Series (1988)

Survivor Series (1987) was the first Survivor Series pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 1987, and was held at the Richfield Coliseum in Richfield Township, Ohio.

The main event was a Survivor Series match where André the Giant's team defeated Hulk Hogan's team when André eliminated Hogan's team member Bam Bam Bigelow to become the first lone survivor in the history of the Survivor Series. The entire undercard featured Survivor Series matches which included Randy Savage's team defeating The Honky Tonk Man's team and The Fabulous Moolah's team defeating Sensational Sherri's team. The event also featured a 10 tag team elimination match in which Strike Force and their teammates defeated The Hart Foundation's team.

The event was added after WrestleMania III, to market the success from Hulk Hogan and André the Giant's rivalry. Vince McMahon threatened cable companies who aired the NWA's Starrcade (which was going head-to-head with Survivor Series on Thanksgiving night, 1987) instead of Survivor Series would not be allowed to broadcast WrestleMania IV. Most cable providers gave into McMahon's threat and only a handful aired Starrcade.