| I agree, 3D. I've thought that WWE was stupid to not have the classic Survivor Series matches at that PPV the past few years. I do agree with Papa Shango, though, in that today's fans don't see what's so special about these matches relative to the fans when the PPV was created. Back in those days, there were no tag team matches booked unless the guys on a team were marketed and pushed as a team. They'd never have Hulk Hogan & Ultimate Warrior vs. Macho Man & Ted DiBiase on Superstars of Wrestling back in the day. That'd be unheard of. In fact, they'd probably use that kind of match to headline a PPV. Now, these types of pairings are so commonplace on a weekly basis that they have little to no drawing power. So, seeing a team of 4 to 5 big names team up to take on another team of 4 to 5 big names means little these days.
This is where I agree with narc that they should evolve this somehow to fit today's fans' standards, while integrating other gimmicks, especially the Lethal Lottery. For example, at next year's SS, they put every guy on Raw & Smackdown's name into a "hat" and draw random teams of 4-5 guys - mixed and matched. The sole survivors of the resulting matches could go on to some type of big, free-for-all match in which the winner (survivor) gets a title shot against his brand's champion at Royal Rumble. This keeps the importance of the matches high, makes for some "dream" pairings, and has a big prize to shoot for.
I also like that the Elimination Chamber debuted at SS last year, and I was hoping that it'd be a SS-exclusive match, but they screwed that up by booking one at Summerslam. Stupid. The EC at least had a survivor aspect to it, which fit into the PPV's name well. But, they screwed that up, so whatever.
Regardless, I can't wait to see Team Austin vs. Team Bischoff, as well as Team Angle vs. Team Lesnar. Both should be solid matches. |