Ranking Every WWE Survivor Series Main Event From Worst To Best

22. Triple H Vs The Rock Vs The Big Show (1999)

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And from the grand vehicular payoff, we move to the set-up a year earlier and a contest that some escaped universal disdain simply by being considered the unfortunate victim of Vince McMahon's cynical bait-and-switch.

With injured main eventer Stone Cold Steve Austin written out earlier in the night The Big Show's inclusion and victory was McMahon's attempt to use a surprise to mask his shady decision to promote the match as-was in the first place. The Triple Threat wasn't a total catastrophe, but the booking of the whole thing was undeniably crass.

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