2. Vince McMahon Nearly Removed Survivor Series In 2010
During a February 2010 conference call to investors, Vince McMahon said this about Survivor Series after the 2009 event had a poor PPV buyrate.
We think that Survivor Series is obsolete, as far as that title is concerned. It was something that worked many, many years ago, in terms of a creative standpoint, various teams competing. That really is not advantageous as the consumer now looks as what actually they are buying. Survivor Series yes, many years ago, was one of the original four pay-per-views, but its outlasted its usage and it is one of the things in terms of re-branding, this year and going forward, that will be re-branded. No longer will we have that title, Survivor Series
Obviously, his opinion from February changed later in the year because WWE kept Survivor Series on the schedule and will likely continue to do so for many years to come. It would be hard to imagine a WWE without Survivor Series, although McMahon's comments clearly show that WWE strongly considered removing the event entirely.