10 Incredibly Dumb Things That Happen In WWE Every Year
2. Last-Minute Title Changes Before PPV Events
In a more recent tradition, WWE tends to hot-potato championships every year in the weeks leading up to Survivor Series. The PPV isn't alone, as straps have swapped hands mere weeks before other events, but history shows there is an unusual frequency of title changes just slightly before WWE's fourth-biggest PPV of the year.
Typically, the last-minute change receives a pop from live audiences, but even without the response, the WWE Universe saw Drew McIntyre dethrone Randy Orton as World Champion leading up to November's PPV.
In 2019, The New Day replaced The Revival after defeating them for the Tag Team Championship on a November 8 episode of SmackDown.
Daniel Bryan faced Brock Lesnar at the 2018 Survivor Series after winning against AJ Styles, which played into how 'The Phenomenal One' beat Jinder Mahal prior to the 2017 Survivor Series after he confronted the then-GM, who was no other than 'The Leader of the Yes Movement.'
While it's not the wisest financial decision to bet on the wacky world of sports entertainment, it has almost become a guarantee that WWE fans will see a big title change as a tradition before Survivor Series.