10 Most Shocking WWE Survivor Series Moments

6. The Corporate Champion - 1998

The 1998 Survivor Series was built around a tournament to declare a new WWE Champion after the title had been vacated. 

It wasn't a great show as far as the quality of the matches (far from it), but the show-long story was captivating and, I hate to say it, a rare triumph from the mind of Vince Russo. 

There were plenty of twists and turns leading into the final between The Rock and Mankind. The Great One was starting to catch on as a babyface in a big way, while Mick Foley's alter-ego was being favoured by the villainous Mr. McMahon and being groomed for the top. 

The match was the best on the show but, once again, it was the finish that everyone remembers. 

In it, McMahon 'screwed' Mankind, as The Rock had him locked in the Sharpshooter. It was a replay of the infamous Montreal Screwjob from the year before, the first time it had been done (before WWE decided to dust it off seemingly every other year). 

Yes, it was a setup all along! McMahon was actually in cahoots with Rock, while poor Mankind had been played like a sock-wielding puppet. 

A genuinely great surprise and a fitting conclusion to the show as well.