Underpinned by the simple catchphrase, 'Teams Of Five Strive To Survive', the original Survivor Series concept was exclusively team-based, and it was extremely memorable as a consequence. Fans lapped up the idea of seeing wrestlers team together who rarely interacted on-screen, and when tuning into the event, people were guaranteed to see something different to what was normally available on television. Somewhere along the line, Vince McMahon lost faith that the team-based dynamic was one which could draw fans in. The decision was made to make Survivor Series more of a standard Pay-Per-View, one with title bouts and a more standard format. Right then and there, the event lost a lot of what had made it so unmissable to begin with. The 5-on-5 and 4-on-4 matches were so tremendous because there was the potential for so much to come out of them. Feuds could be started, teams could be formed, breakups could occur, not to mention the excitement of seeing a wrestler attempt to overcome the odds and become the 'Sole Survivor'. This is one idea that deserves a second chance to make a first impression, it'd freshen up what has become one of the most stale traditional events on the calendar.
Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.
