5 Ups & 5 Downs From WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024 (Results & Review)

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5. Missed Opportunities

WWE has its formulas, and they rarely deviate from them. In some ways, this means a stable, more logical product that has been on the upswing for the past couple of years, but in others, they’re predictable and safe to the point of being boring.

WarGames matches during Survivor Series provide a unique opportunity to break the mold a bit with the regular matches. It’s the one time of the year when there are two rings set up alongside each other. While only one ring is the “legal” ring for the regular matches, there’s still a second squared circle just sitting there that could be used. Someone could have gotten tossed over both sets of ropes into the other ring. A wrestler could have leapt over both sets of ropes. Even something simple like Bron Breakker racing around both rings to build up speed for his spear on the floor would have been a tremendous visual

During the actual WarGames matches, there were a few visually impressive moments – Bronson Reed attempting a Tsunami off the cage, Iyo Sky moonsaulting off the cage wearing a trash can, Jacob Fatu flattening both Usos with a moonsault – but there wasn’t much in terms of a new, innovative spot we’ve never seen before. Iyo’s bin-wearing has become an expected spot by now, and the splashes off the top of the cage have been done repeatedly – though that doesn’t mean they were boring.

It's just to say that there wasn’t really anything truly revolutionary here that will make a fan’s “greatest spots” throughout Survivor Series' 37-year history.