10 Modern WWE PPV Matches Allocated Far Too Much Time
6. The Usos, Lucha Dragons & Ryback Vs. The New Day, Sheamus & Wade Barrett - Survivor Series 2015
Match length: 17:50
Why it was too long: It indirectly lessened the impact and quality of the more important matches on the card.
Provided of course that the guys involved can go, a WWE title match on Pay Per View with a clean finish should never run shorter than ten minutes. This is supposed to be the biggest prize in the industry - if you're deemed worthy of getting a shot at it, and fail in less than the time it takes a run of the mill RAW match to conclude, what does that say about the title?
There's nothing wrong with this match in itself, but it's played almost entirely for laughs, from Xavier Woods' classic 80's hairdo to Barrett's gyrating alongside the twerking Kingston. Beyond that, with the exception of Ryback's implausible top-rope splash on the heel team, there isn't a great deal distinguishing it from a TV bout.
Not only was Reigns Vs. Ambrose (just 09:03) a WWE title match, there was a massive amount of scope for the two 'brothers' to have worked a emotionally-fuelled epic, playing into their storied shared history.
Instead, Ambrose was swatted away handily, making way for Sheamus to cash-in his Money In The Bank contract...the same Sheamus who'd been dancing during the aforementioned elimination match just over an hour earlier.