10 Pay-Per-View Concepts WWE Needs To Bring Back

8. Survivor Series - Grand Finale

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In 1990, WWE experimented with the tried and tested but tired Survivor Series format (they abandoned it almost entirely two years later) by having the survivors from each of the five 4-on-4 elimination matches compete again in the ‘Grand Finale’. In that bout, the babyfaces who survived united against a union of heels who had won earlier in the night, which on this occasion meant a 3-on-5 elimination match. To the surprise of no-one, Hulk Hogan and WWF Champion the Ultimate Warrior emerged victorious.

The concept is often maligned, but it shouldn’t be. The Grand Finale gave all of the other elimination matches a purpose, and it ultimately produced a winner (or winners) who had done what the name of the show suggests: survived.

Booked right, the Grand Finale could be an excellent way of giving someone new a taste of rubbing shoulders with main event talent, or be used as a way of strapping a rocket to someone and giving them a super-push.

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The author of the highly acclaimed 'Titan' book series, James Dixon has been involved in the wrestling business for 25 years as a fan, wrestler, promoter, agent, and writer. James spent several years wrestling on the British independent circuit, but now prefers to write about the bumps and bruises rather than take any of them. His past in-ring experience does however give a uniquely more "insider" perspective on things, though he readily admits to still being a "mark" at heart. James is the Chief Editor and writer at historyofwrestling.co.uk and is responsible for the best-selling titles Titan Sinking, Titan Shattered, and Titan Screwed, as well as the Complete WWF Video Guide series, and the Raw Files series.