WWE Survivor Series 2021 Post Examination
WWE Survivor Series 2021
Brooklyn, New York—Barclays Center
November 21, 2021
Becky Lynch Def. Charlotte Flair
Very intense and all action, no apparent psychology or purpose to propel it to a higher rating. Pat McAfee belched out his worst JBL impression with this gem, “They’re gonna talk about this match 20 years later and make documentaries about it.” Silly ending with Becky and Charlotte trading roll-ups and leverage by grabbing the ropes, with Becky getting the them last for the victory. The crowd was not interested in Becky being a heel. The build via social media made it seem like they would do a WCW-esque worked shoot. Perhaps you got what you expected in the worked shoot angle with Charlotte continuously smirking and bowing to the crowd after the match. ***
Team Raw (Seth Rollins, Finn Balor, Kevin Owens, Bobby Lashley, and Austin Theory) Def. Team Smackdown (Drew McIntyre, King Woods, Jeff Hardy, Happy Corbin, and Sheamus)
It took 12 minutes for all the guys to enter the ring. The WWE production truck astounds me. They insisted on guys getting knocked down from their team’s respective corners to make the ring/view seem less chaotic, yet there is no consistency and rhythm for how often they cut between diminishing camera angles which make the in-ring action indecipherable. Seth Rollins curb stomped Jeff Hardy to be the sole survivor. **
Omos won a 25 Man Battle Royal
The Street Prophets shilled for Pizza Hut like assholes, then R-Truth fed Otis a slice. Such a shame that found revenue did nothing to help that beleaguered budget responsible for cutting 80 performers from the roster. Omos couldn’t even run into the ropes without looking rough before tossing out Ricochet. Was Omos’s character supposed to be mad that he didn’t get pizza at ringside as opposed to the pile of free pizza in the entranceway? After the match, the Street Prophets, with the highest standards of sanitation in mind during a global health criss, frisbee-tossed slices of goo into the crowd, all so Michael Cole could meet their contractual obligations and say Pizza Hut’s catch-phrase. Who the fuck is this for? * (the lowest our scale goes is one star, I’m sorry.)
RK-Bro (Randy Orton and Riddle) Def. The Usos
We’ve all seen it before. **
Team Raw (Bianca Belair, Rhea Ripley, Liv Morgan, Carmella, Queen Zelina) Def. Team Smackdown (Sasha Banks, Shayna Baszler, Shotzi, Natalya, and Toni Storm)
We’ve all seen a sloppy women’s Survivor Series elimination match before. *
Roman Reigns Def. Big E
Roman is such a wonderful heel. His facial gestures, grimaces to the crowd, selling are all phenomenal. Roman was able to impressively dead-lift Big E for a one-armed, sit-down tiger-bomb. Nothing else was worth noting. **
Post Examination:
I don’t want to loathe WWE. Honestly. I watched this show because we bought tickets for WrestleMania and I want to get more invested in the WWE product after not being able to get back into it following the pandemic. You can still have a product geared towards children and PG without it being undeniably rancid like this was. Why was there a long video about Bobby Lashley before the main event? It wasn’t even promoting anything. It took 13 minutes between the women’s Survivor Series match and the main event. Why would they make all these video tributes to The Rock if they knew he wasn’t going to show up and cause disappointment among their hardcore fanbase? This is supposed to be one of WWE’s premier events and they waste it with an hour of videos, commercials, entrances, and Vince with Gobbledy Golden Gooker, yet they have nothing for nearly a hundred people released this year to do? Again, who the fuck is this for?
The Street Profits enjoy a deep dish delicacy.
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