Real Reason WWE Hasn't Built ANYTHING For Survivor Series 2021

Survivor Series 2021 is just over two weeks away, but WWE haven't teased a thing. Here's why...

by Andy H Murray
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WWE's next big pay-per-view, Survivor Series 2021, takes place in Brooklyn, New York on Sunday 21 November, though you could be forgiven for forgetting all about it considering the lack of attention it has been given on WWE television.

The promotion is yet to announce or even tease a single bout for the event. If something doesn't happen on tonight's episode of SmackDown, WWE will have just two episodes of Raw and the blue brand to go before 2021's last 'Big Four' show.

Dave Meltzer writes in this week's Wrestling Observer Newsletter that WWE's mentality when it comes to Survivor Series is that Crown Jewel 2021 was pushed so heavily, and that their current focus is getting fresh feuds over with the new post-Draft rosters, that they are content to leave the build until the final few weeks.

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Survivor Series typically takes on the maligned Brand Warfare format, with Raw wrestlers meeting their SmackDown counterparts. In theory, this would mean bouts like Big E vs. Roman Reigns and Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair, though there's currently no word on either.

Perhaps something will spark on SmackDown tonight.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.