Ranking Every Raw Vs SmackDown WWE Survivor Series Match From Worst To Best
9. Team Raw Vs Team SmackDown Women (2018)
The chorus of boos that rained down on Nia Jax as she joined Team Raw's Women's Division on the stage ahead of their elimination clash against their SmackDown equivalents may not have been for traditional storyline reasons, but both company and performer could have conspired to make a tale of real heartbreak the new kayfabe narrative.
Jax was cast from the off as the spoiler - she'd spoiled this show's heated headliner by smashing Becky Lynch in the face just days earlier. That had a butterfly effect that ultimately spoiled AJ Styles 371+ day reign. She spoiled the potential for a babyface victory on the night for Sasha Banks by needlessly chucking her from the top rope and into the waiting arms of Asuka. She even spoiled the hopeful pop the SmackDown fans gave 'The Empress Of Tomorrow' by flattening her with a series of legrops and a match-winning samoan drop.
Her smiles were insincere, but for a change she was actually performing the role required. For one of the first times in her career, Nia Jax was excellent at something, and admirably unafraid of the heat in the process. Injuries and booking indifference ultimately kiboshed the best ever being made of her at her evil peak.