WWE Survivor Series was a show that focused on brand dominance, there were no championships up for grabs and many of the matches on last night’s undercard had been very few, as the stars have been popping up on independent brands.
Despite the current restrictions that WWE has been forced to adapt to, which could be the main reason why there was no invasion on the final episode of SmackDown before Survivor Series, the company was able to make the show work.
RAW prevailed with a 4-3 victory, while the SmackDown champions reigned supreme, all except Sami Zayn. While the penultimate pay-per-view of 2020 lived up to the hype, there are still several booking decisions that WWE could have made differently.
# 5. Why did former WWE Champion Seth Rollins sacrifice himself?
Seth Rollins had no reason to be in that Survivor Series match. The Messiah ended his issues with Murphy on SmackDown and could have started his paternity leave early, giving a star like Big E a chance to shine on Survivor Series.
Rollins obviously didn’t want to be a part of the match as his issues with Matt Riddle have been well documented in recent weeks, but that still doesn’t explain why he sacrificed himself for Sheamus.
What does the RAW brand that wins at Survivor Series do for Rollins now that he’s on SmackDown? If Rollins is ready to take a hiatus from WWE in the future, the WWE Universe may never get an answer as to why The Messiah felt the need to cost his team the victory.
This was something that could have been avoided by not including Rollins in the match and allowing the former world champion to miss out on this year’s show.
Posted Nov 23, 2020, 9:09 p.m. IST
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