Ranking Every WWE Survivor Series From Worst To Best

3. 2016

Survivor Series
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The Good: Brock Lesnar Vs Bill Goldberg was utterly sublime. Brave, bold and entirely without precedent, the manner in which the WCW icon polished off WWE's most protected entity was a peerless reintroduction of the future WWE Hall Of Famer. Vindicating the future over-use of the idea, the Raw Vs SmackDown men's main event was outstanding. The hour-long contemporary classic made use of all the key storylines and performers, and put over eventual winners Randy Orton and Bray Wyatt as genuine survivors. The Women's equivalent wasn't half bad either.

The Bad: Though it should have echoed the beloved tagged classics from 1987 and 1998, the rushed 2016 version failed to make the most of two loaded doubles divisions. A midcard match between The Miz and Sami Zayn underperformed on measured expectations.

The Ugly: Brian Kendrick and Kalisto shouldn't have been alloted 12 minutes for a match that didn't even end clean. The Cruiserweight Division was already in trouble, and this supposed showcase did it no favours.

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