Because of the tournament, it marked the first time in the event's history that there wasn't a traditional Survivor Series match on the card. This event was mostly centered the Deadly Game tournament, a 14-man, single-elimination tournament to decide a new WWE Champion, which was vacated at In Your House: Judgment Day.

Back in 1998, it was known as the Kiel Center.

This year's event will even take place in the same building. Coincidently this was the last Survivor Series to take place in the city of St. WWE Championship (Deadly Game tournament final) – The Rock def. D'Lo Brown & Mark Henry & The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher) WWE Tag Team Championship – The New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg & Billy Gunn) def. Deadly Game tournament semifinal – The Rock def. Deadly Game tournament semifinal – Mankind def. Deadly Game tournament quarterfinal – The Rock def. Deadly Game tournament quarterfinal – Mankind def. Deadly Game tournament quarterfinal – The Undertaker def.

Deadly Game tournament first round – The Rock def. Deadly Game tournament first round – Ken Shamrock def. Deadly Game tournament first round - X-Pac fought Steven Regal to a double count out Deadly Game tournament first round – Steve Austin def. Deadly Game tournament first round – Al Snow def. Deadly Game tournament first round – Mankind def.