10 Best WWE Survivor Series’ EVER - According To Dave Meltzer
2. Survivor Series 2016 (3.67)
The excitement around the 2017 Survivor Series is well-earned by WWE and not just because of the seat-of-the-pants booking that has crafted such a chaotic card.
Last year's Raw Vs SmackDown Live! supercard was a frenetic four hour masterclass of suspense and shock. The narrative around warring brands may only exist as a credible reason to fight in Vince McMahon's head, but there's never been such a high level of talent to pull the concept off.
The blue vs red battle helped completely reinvent the possibilities of a five-on-five elimination clash overspilling with main event stars. Eliminations themselves were believable and often relatively clean, with a selection of high spots littered throughout that keep the action exciting. It's set an incredibly high standard for future iterations of the contest.
Shorter but almost as enjoyable, the ten team tag encounter between the brands did much the same, whilst Goldberg and Brock Lesnar proved that run-time doesn't necessarily guarantee greatness. Big Bill battered 'The Beast' in blistering fashion to the shock and awe of live and television crowds alike. Instantly exorcising ghosts of WrestleMania 20, it was an unvarnished squash and went well enough to convince Goldberg to stick around all the way to WrestleMania. There, they'd assemble an even better effort.