10 Fascinating WWE Survivor Series 2013 Facts
Is Big Show the man fans clamored to see in the main event? NO! NO! NO!
The first two-thirds of 2013 felt like one corner-turner after another for WWE. The upper card was filled with fresher faces like The Shield, Cesaro, Damien Sandow, Ryback, Fandango, and others. Events like Payback, Money in the Bank, and SummerSlam were some of the finer cards WWE had ever produced. The Royal Rumble and WrestleMania 29 were boosted by the presence of The Rock as WWE Champion one more time. The main event push of Daniel Bryan had captivated WWE crowds like few before him. It seemed as though 2013, from a product standpoint, was due to be one of WWE's strongest years in a long time.
Then the Authority came along. And the dragged out "abeyance" nonsense. And the attempt to transplant the Bryan effect into a long-in-the-tooth Big Show ("YES" chants and all). WWE wasn't exactly the same once September rolled around, the optimistic sheen wearing away like the enamel in a hobo's mouth.
Then came a dismal trio of pay-per-views: a historically-bad Battleground, a mediocre Hell in a Cell, and this: a dull, colorless Survivor Series. The flavor had turned sour, and those aboard the Daniel Bryan bandwagon didn't like the direction things were headed.
Here are ten facts about the 2013 Survivor Series you may not have known.
10. All Of The Results Were Leaked Out Early
WWE fare is sometimes far too predictable as it is, but even more so when an "insider" spells everything out. Notorious Redditor Dolphins1925 had come into prominence at the time, as a mystery man with an inside track to WWE goings-on. Survivor Series 2013 was no exception.
Dolphins1925 correctly predicted the winner to each match (sans Mark Henry vs. Ryback, since that was an impromptu match). As a result of his word, the betting odds on each match started to increase, some astronomically. By the time the odds closed, John Cena was a 325-to-1 favorite to defeat Alberto Del Rio.
Because of Dolphins1925, and perhaps other leaks from within, WWE has sometimes resorted to changing results to selected matches the day of the show. This is done in order to try and hurt the credibility of the leakers, even if the match result change makes zero sense.