OK, the WWE hyperbole machine was turned up to 11 when JBL said that this was the most important Survivor Series elimination match in WWE history. In storyline terms, wouldnt the 2001 elimination match between Team WWF and Team Alliance be more critical? Nonetheless, WWE has gone all-in on this Team Cena versus Team Authority feud. If the Authority wins, theyll make life miserable for the five men who stood up to them. If Cenas team wins, then Triple H and Stephanie are no longer in power (but does that mean they go back to the boardroom, or are they out on the curb?) and the inmates are running the asylum. Still, give WWE credit for trying to make this match a big deal. And they found a way to add some drama to a Raw that started out with Team Cena needing just one member. Having the others systematically beaten down helped build the tension, especially when they announced that Sheamus went the way of Jack Swagger (remember how he was on Team Cena for a hot minute?). Cena talking about the order in which he was going to eliminate each member of the Authority was amusing enough, despite the usual bad jokes. But the really good part was the surprise of Erick Rowan joining Team Cena, and then having Cesaro pull off an awesome tease before Ryback did the obvious and joined Cenas squad. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF5hdFrLHgc&list Does all of this make fans want to watch Survivor Series on Sunday? The answer is pretty easy: The price is right. Whether they are still watching the WWE Network when its once again just $9.99 remains to be seen.
Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.
