8 Big Concerns Heading Into WWE Survivor Series 2017
A recipe for disaster.
WWE Survivor Series 2017 is the definition of an all-star wrestling pay-per-view.
Two weeks' of reshuffling have seen listless entities like Jason Jordan and Jinder Mahal fall off the card, replaced by two of the company's biggest names in AJ Styles and Triple H, the latter of which will be wrestling his first televised match since WrestleMania 33. 'The Phenomenal One,' meanwhile, is an infinitely more palatable Brock Lesnar opponent than 'The Maharaja,' whose ghastly WWE Championship reign is finally in the rear-view.
It'd be nice to have Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens on the card, but it's tough to complain about this cast. WWE, to their credit, have delivered a show that has fans salivating, and it's largely down to the names on the runsheet.
But Survivor Series isn't bulletproof. It's a strong card, but WWE rarely meet their audience's PPV expectations, and this show will be just as susceptible to falling apart as any other. Without pouring too much cold water on what should be an enjoyable event, let's take a look at everything that could go wrong when 2017's final 'big four' PPV hits the airwaves on Sunday...
8. A Premature Cash-In
SmackDown's women's division is finally on an upward trajectory. Plagued by faceless multi-person feuds all year long, it has been given a shot in the arm by Charlotte Flair and Natalya's on/off rivalry, and while crowded storylines aren't yet a thing of the past, their prominence is definitely decreasing at the moment (Survivor Series aside).
This is a pivotal time for the division. What Charlotte and her SmackDown Women's Championship really need is a long, competitive reign, full of compelling one-on-one rivalries, without the five and six-way feuds that have obliterated the division's personality in 2017.
Flair is the ideal personal to rebuild around, but there's a strong chance Carmella could bring her run to a premature end this weekend.
'The Princess Of Staten Island' has been carrying her Money In The Bank briefcase since June, and the clock is ticking on her inevitable cash-in. Doing so this weekend would be problematic on both a micro and macro level: it'd derail a potentially exciting bout between Flair and Alexa Bliss, and plunge the division back into the darkness, which is why we're praying it doesn't happen.