WWE Survivor Series 2016: 10 Reasons To Be Concerned

4. Uninspiring Cruiserweight Title Match

The Cruiserweight Classic was a mouthwatering proposition because everything about it was novel.

The real sports presentation was antithetical to the contrived RAW layout, where feuding opponents just happen to have gathered around the Gorilla Position minutes before show time. Eclectic and often unprecedented ring styles (for WWE) were celebrated for their diversity. There were so many new talents involved that the company had to produce a show (a gripping one, at that), Bracketology, to introduce them.

Fast forward to Survivor Series, and WWE decides to book its most overexposed talents under the 205 lbs weight limit in a feature match at their most hyped show since SummerSlam.

The feel-good factor surrounding Brian Kendrick's winningly relatable CWC redemption arc has fast dissipated. He exists now as another example of WWE's favoured chickensh*t heel trope. WWE has ignored the shelf life and left the milk to curdle. His dull and botched Hell In A Cell match with TJ Perkins doesn't bode well for match quality, either. Kalisto meanwhile was selected because he was the only guy on the SmackDown roster who looked sufficiently Cruiserweight-y.

That the brand split afterthought has been pushed to the forefront is symbolic of the laziness inherent to the Pay Per View.