7 Ups And 9 Downs From WWE Survivor Series 2018

1. ‘Brand Supremacy’ Means Nothing

The battle for “brand supremacy” was over before it started.

Raw annihilated SmackDown, winning all six PPV matches (the kickoff show apparently didn’t count), which at least was something different, but it really rendered the whole “which brand is superior” gimmick really pointless.

As mentioned before, it’s far from the only time of the year wrestlers from the two brands square off, and with nothing other than bragging rights on the line, what’s the point? Maybe Stephanie McMahon will fire you if you lose?

The forced conflict really came to light in the champion versus champion matches for the secondary and tag titles, and the 5-on-5 matches were poorly conceived, as the teams that had the most internal strife still handily won.

It’s time for WWE to retire this “brand supremacy” concept for Survivor Series and figure something else out, like recruiting across brands, or putting something on the line, like #30 in the Royal Rumble matches.