5 Ups & 9 Downs From WWE Survivor Series 2021

4. Losing The Crowd For Pointless Match

The women’s Survivor Series match wasn’t bad, but man, the Brooklyn crowd wasn’t having any of it.

Fans broke out in a wave during the bout, clearly disengaged in what was happening. It probably didn’t help that we were being treated to Chapter 47 of “Can They Co-Exist?” as Sasha Banks and Shotzi had started fighting outside the ring and things were just breaking down into a mess.

These Survivor Series matches have just devolved into nothingness since the brand split came back, as the teams are not really about “brand supremacy” – 8 of the 10 men and 7 of the 10 women weren’t on their current brands before October 1. So rather than it being two teams with a real, singular purpose and being allies, it’s people wearing the same colored shirt who probably don’t like each other, and thus becomes about whether they can get along.

That’s what leads to fans doing the wave during the women’s Survivor Series match, which forced Sasha and Bianca Belair to come in and go all-out to get the crowd back. It’s really just sad. WWE’s second-oldest PPV has become a show where fans who paid good money for their seats actively tune out and entertain themselves.