Survivor Series (1998)

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The 1998 Survivor Series, also promoted as Survivor Series: Deadly Game, was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It was the 12th annual Survivor Series and took place on November 15, 1998, at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The event's promotional title was a reference to it hosting a 14-man single-elimination tournament for the vacant WWF Championship, called the Deadly Game. As a result, it was the first Survivor Series event not to feature the eponymous Survivor Series match. In the main event, which was the tournament final, The Rock defeated Mankind with assistance from Mr. McMahon, who in similar fashion to the "Montreal Screwjob" from last year's Survivor Series, ordered the referee to end the match as The Rock held Mankind in a Sharpshooter, even though he had not submitted, to claim the title. Two other championships were also defended on the undercard, with Sable defeating Jacqueline in the first...

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