The Usos d. Gold & Stardust
The idea that absence makes the heart grow fonder only really works if we get the feeling that the thing we are supposed to miss is actually gone. And while the Usos and Gold/Stardust always put on an entertaining show, there’s only so many episodes of Family Matters you can watch before Steve Urkel starts to piss you off. At least we know that Gold and Stardust are going to be leaving Survivor Series with the titles? It’s hard to imagine a more exhausting existence than splitting your time between the never-ending abyss of space and … the never-ending abyss of WWE’s main roster midcard/tag title programs.
Alicia Fox d. Paige
Speaking of never-ending abysses, Alicia Fox and Paige’s extended series of matches, while exciting in the sense that they are both competent performers who work well enough together, is a black hole of crowd excitement.
Renee Young backstage w/ Adam Rose & the Rosebuds.
Obviously, Adam Rose = cult leader and The Bunny = drunk in a bunny suit who was “saved” by Rose is way better than “we’re planning on having The Bunny be an openly gay performer, so let’s also make him a sexual deviant” that everyone feared it would be after Monday. But, it’s also important remember that a pile of crap with a nice bow on it is still a pile of crap.
Tyson Kidd and Natalya d. The Bunny and Adam Rose
All four people in this match can work, but how well will two separate break-up storylines mix to make anything approaching compelling? Surprisingly well, based on reports (and spoiler alert, watching it) and Tyson Kidd continues to be the kind of revelation that eventually wins Intercontinental titles and Money in the Bank contracts.
Bray Wyatt d. Jack Swagger
While your correspondent (this week) isn’t one to complain about continuity all that much — it, like, ice cream, is a treat, not a nutritional necessity when it comes to the half-naked man circus — having Jack Swagger too hurt to be in the Survivor Series elimination match but healthy enough to lose to Bray Wyatt on Main Event is pretty much the dumbest thing ever. Unless the implication is, of course, that he was invited to Team Cena then replaced over concerns regarding his potential availability for …. ZZZZZZ…. sorry, I just got Kayfabeitis from all that convoluted storytelling. Wouldn’t it just have been easier to have … oh right, there’s no one left on the roster. Please come back, literally everyone who is on the sidelines, we need you.
You should probably WATCH this show, because while the action is somewhat predictable and not terribly exciting on paper, everyone on the show is somewhere between extremely exciting (Tyson Kidd) and definitely-better-than-serviceable (Adam Rose).
