Comparing WWE Survivor Series 2016 To NXT TakeOver: Toronto

As previously mentioned, the Women’s 5-on-5 Elimination match suffered slightly due to the inexperience of some of the competitors, leading to some sloppy spots. However, all ten women involved worked hard and put on a fun opener for the WWE event.

One thing I must mention, though, is how Nia Jax was treated for her elimination. She was being (correctly) portrayed as a monster throughout most of the match, dominating the opposite team and single-handedly restoring order when things started to break down. However, she was eliminated by tapping out much too quickly to Becky Lynch’s DisArmHer submission. I don’t think she should have squashed the SmackDown team, but perhaps a better way to protect her aura would have been for one of her team mates to make one too many blind tags, angering her, before Jax snapped and laid waste to every participant she could get her hands on, before walking away from the match, effectively eliminating herself. After all, there was no real reward at stake (a common theme in the elimination matches), so why should she worry about being a team player?

By contrast, the Asuka vs Mickie James match was a great showing for both women, as Mickie was out to prove that they could do far worse than to offer her a permanent spot on any show to round out the Women’s Divisions. It was a different kind of match for Asuka, as we are accustomed to seeing her knocking her opponent around the ring like a rag doll, but the story told was that Mickie’s experience and toughness was a match for the Empress of Tomorrow. As such, we got to see some vulnerability from Asuka, which does not happen too often. A good, physical match all around.

Winner: NXT