10 Fascinating WWE Survivor Series 2016 Facts

10. It Was The First Time Brands Were Pitted Against Each Other At The Event Since 2005

The brand extension existed (in theory) up until late-summer 2011, when it was announced that wrestlers could wrestle on any brand that they pleased. The talent was kinda/sorta doing that for some time beforehand, rendering the split moot many times over.

The 2005 Survivor Series, prior to 2016, was the last Survivor Series that reinforced the alleged hatred that Raw and SmackDown had for each other, featuring three different matches where the warring brands went at it. In subsequent years, through some sort of unspoken and unreferenced detente, elimination matches at the event would see Raw, SmackDown, and ECW talents mingling together, with no sign of brand-rooted distaste for one another.

The 2016 show brought back the concept, with three elimination matches and two championship bouts where lines were drawn between the combatants. As a result, the matches felt just a little bit more important.