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Post by msc on May 19, 2019 14:58:51 GMT -5
I'd keep it AND bring back King of the Ring.
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Post by Sponsored by Groose Wipes on May 19, 2019 15:04:22 GMT -5
I'd miss it but it would not be the end of the world if they got rid of it.
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2019 15:18:20 GMT -5
Bray Wyatt showing up on Raw wearing a SDL shirt. Never forget.
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nisidhe
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Post by nisidhe on May 19, 2019 15:20:07 GMT -5
I recall the first Survivor Series and appreciated the concept at the time. The way it is presented now renders it utterly meaningless: in the beginning, it was faces vs. heels and occasionally teased turns in either direction, which usually culminated at the Rumble. The Survivor Series were a set up for some of the feuds to come into view at the Rumble that were resolved or had their climaxes at Wrestlemania.
With the Wildcard rules in play, the opportunity opens up to rehabilitate Survivor Series into that old-school booking framework, _if_ they're willing to take it. The problem I see is that creative laziness and the ongoing cultural issues at WWE will prevent this from happening in any meaningful way.
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Post by TheMediocreWarrior on May 19, 2019 15:34:55 GMT -5
I guess overall it wouldn't be a big deal if Survivor Series was discontinued.
However, I would hate it because it would mean another distinct event is gone and will be replaced with more bland, cookie cutter WWE events.
I think the elimination tag team matches are a lot of fun. Having someone outlast multiple wrestlers on the other team has been a good way to put someone over in the past. If the matches should have more meaning, then WWE should move Elimination Chamber to December and the winners of the Survivor Series main event become challengers in the Elimination Chamber. It would combine the November and December PPVs into a last ditch effort by the wrestlers to end the year as champion.
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Post by Jake, The Jake, Jake on May 19, 2019 15:36:44 GMT -5
I like it because hearing “Survivor Series” makes me think of back when wrestling was fun and shit like “Battleground” or “Stomping Ground” mean nothing to me.
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2019 15:37:18 GMT -5
They should bring back elimination matches with the survivors in a battle royale at the end with the winner of that getting #30 in the Rumble or something. There should be more gimmick PPVs instead of the same guys having the same singles matches over and over and over again.
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Post by Kalmia on May 19, 2019 16:14:46 GMT -5
As it's been over the last few years? It wouldn't be a big deal at all.
But if they used it properly, it could be really worthwhile for the WWE. Instead of the same-old, same-old every month, they can legitimately make a card that can be different and advance storylines without relying on rematches all of the time. The 5 on 5 (or 4 on 4) concept is perfect for that; they just need to book it right.
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Post by northernmonkey on May 19, 2019 16:48:26 GMT -5
Keep it, drop the stupid Raw v Smackdown feud every year, book proper survivor series matches
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Post by Spider2024 on May 19, 2019 16:51:50 GMT -5
Yes and no. At this point it wouldn't be the biggest loss in terms of good annual wrestling content, but it's an institution and a historic PPV. So in that sense, what use would it be to replace it, and what would you replace it with? The only thing I could think of that wouldn't land backlash from long time fans would be to replace Survivor Series with War Games (because a lot of people think that would still be pretty awesome to see with a main WWE roster every year).
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Post by fw91 on May 19, 2019 17:01:09 GMT -5
If it’s going to continue to be raw vs smackdown, then not really.
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Post by Tenshigure on May 19, 2019 17:09:39 GMT -5
If they treated Survivor Series the same way they did the Royal Rumble, we wouldn't even have this conversation. For years now, they've turned into a bastardization of 'Bragging Rights' and treat the actual Survivor Series matches themselves as worthless fodder for a 'Red vs Blue' storyline that literally had no payoff this last year.
It aggravates me so much because Survivor Series itself should be a fun unique event that separates itself from the others not unlike the aforementioned Royal Rumble.
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Post by GuyOfOwnage on May 19, 2019 17:22:55 GMT -5
The forced brand loyalty crap--though it did give us a few hilarious old man Kurt moments--can go away. That's the one part I hate about it, and now with this Wild Card bullshit, it'll be even dumber this year. Other than that, though, I've been watching the WWE for close to 29 years now, and I do have a soft spot for the original Big 4. It would suck to see it go.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on May 19, 2019 17:53:21 GMT -5
I actually like the brand feud matches. It makes it feel like a real sport kinda. I don't care that people say the brand loyalty makes no sense. I enjoyed that dynamic.
Without the brand split they have shown themselves these days to be dead against booking remotely worthwhile angles for it, so if they do get rid of it I hope they get rid of Survivor Series too.
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Sam Punk
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Post by Sam Punk on May 19, 2019 18:16:53 GMT -5
To me survivor series is a great opportunity to create new storylines. They just seem to be too lazy to take advantage of it.
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Post by ERON on May 19, 2019 18:30:24 GMT -5
If they get rid of it, they're just going to replace it with another generic show with a crappy name like Payback or Super Showdown or Great Balls of Fire. So I say keep it.
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Post by Hickster on May 19, 2019 18:47:08 GMT -5
Only get rid of it if they bring back Halloween Havoc and put something else in November.
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