Welcome back to Pro Wrestling Review, today I'm going to be giving my review of Wwe Survivor Series 2013.
Pre Show: The Miz vs Kofi Kingston
This match had somewhat of a build from the episode of raw where The Miz turned heel by not accepting the tag from his partner Kofi Kingston. That came off very strange to me, Miz was standing there with a really weird looking smile.
It seems that they're continuing this feud with the two having a rematch on this weeks raw, hopefully they keep the feud going. Unfortunately the Miz was involved in another segment on raw, Miz tv, my gosh, that show is usually really bad, but this week it was really really bad. They had Titus O'Neil and the special guest host out there and it went on for way too long. Most of raw really dragged on this week and segments like that go to show why raw should not be three hours long. There was just so much pointless stuff on this weeks show.
Back to the Miz though, I'm really glad they turned him heel and I was actually a fan of him when he used to be a heel. This face character was really not working so it was definitely time for a change. Although so far the execution hasn't been very good. What Miz needs is the wwe to get behind him again, I prefer him as a heel but I think he could have been successful as a face if they had given him good storylines. Hopefully this time around they won't let him slide down the card.
Survivor Series Match: The Shield and The Real Americans vs Cody Rhodes, Golddust, The Usos and Rey Mysterio
This was a very good match, I love the resurgence that the tag team division has gotten recently. Like all the other matches involving the tag team division this was great and it just goes to show how good a tag team division can be. Cody Rhodes had a lot of cool spots and he's becoming very very good in the ring not to mention that he's super over. If wwe handles him right I see him becoming a huge star and I have to complement them on what they've been doing with him so far.
This match was mainly about Roman Reigns, the numbers were against him most of the match but he still found a way to pull out the win. It seems as though this is the beginning of a huge push for him. I'm a big fan of Reigns, as well as the other shield members and I see him being a huge star in the wwe.
This match was very entertaining and I'm looking forward to where they go with Roman Reigns.
Big E Langston vs Curtis Axel
I'm quickly becoming a Big E Lanston fan and I'm really glad to see that he's getting this push. As I've heard other people point though, why didn't he just win the title at Survivor Series. Once again wwe gives away a ppv match the week before on raw and with it the big moment of Big E winning. So which sounds better "Big E finally won the Intercontinental title at the historic event of Survivor Series", or "Big E won the title on a random episode of raw".
The match though was entertaining and I'm exited to see where Langston goes from here. Also I'll have an another article coming out soon talking about how wwe handled Curtis Axel.
The Divas vs The Total Divas
I finally watch the divas match and this is what I get. This was by far the worst match of the night, it was really really bad. They gave it a little bit more time than they usually give divas matches but it still wasn't enough though to have good have a good 14 on 14 survivor series match. Not that I'm complaining though because I don't think I could've taken much more it. The thing was though they had to get everybody eliminated in time so they'd bounce someones head off the ring post and eliminate her, or do one kick and the person was gone. The fans could've probably thrown something at them and it would have knocked them out. I don't know if the divas were taking lessons from the referees or what, cause if you even bump into those refs they're usually completely knocked out. This was so stupid it was almost funny. In the end Natalia wins with a sharpshooter.
Also the build up for the match, which was basically just one week of raw, was a complete disaster. They did that musical chairs thing which was really dumb and then they had quick fight and were done. That segment came off really really weird but it's not unlike anything else we've come to expect from the divas division. It was hilarious how even the announcers were saying it was stupid.
WHC Match: John Cena vs Alberto Del Rio
For the first time in months the world heavyweight championship match actually has a feud going in to it. It may not have been a great feud but at least there was one. I was disappointed that Damien Sandow wasn't in this match, they've really dropped the ball with him and it looks that money in the bank briefcase meant nothing.
I've heard a lot of people say that this match was bad but I really enjoyed it. People will say that it was the same match from Hell in a Cell, but heck I liked that one and liked this one too. I've been enjoying John Cena ever since he came back, I think the arm injury has made his character much more interesting.
Now John Cena is going into a feud for the world heavyweight and Wwe championship. That makes the match a very big deal but I'm a little bit skeptical. If wwe was serious about doing a title unification match I think they would do it at wrestlemania. I'm wondering if they'll do a finish where they each get their own title down. Also if they're going to have someone unify the titles they should give it to a younger star like Daniel Bryan or even Roman Reigns or Dean Ambrose. Not two of the most established stars in wwe, John Cena and Randy Orton.
The Best and The Beard: Daniel Bryan and CM Punk vs They Wyatt Family's Rowen and Harper
I had originally really wanted that 8 man Tag match from raw to be on this show, while that would have been good I'm kind of glad that they didn't do it because I don't think they would have had the match focus as much on Roman Reigns.
This match was actually really good and was possibly the match of the night. Out of the Wyatt family it's clear now that in ring wise, Luke Harper is best, Eric Rowens second and Bray is third. I'm becoming a big fan of Harper, that crocodile role that he does is pretty cool and he reminds me a lot of Sheamus, big guys that are still good in the ring. I really like matches with big guys when the two are good in the ring. Luke Harper and Sheamus had a match on nxt a while ago that was entertaining but I can't wait until Sheamus gets back and they lock up on main roster.
At first I was wondering why they weren't putting Bray Wyatt in the ring more often but I think I've figured out why. It seems like he isn't very good in it. He's one of the best mic workers in the company but in the squared circle not so much. Hopefully he get better as time goes on and eventually becomes great both mic work in wrestling. He is very good at having that unorthodox style, but not much after that. I still think the Wyatt family works very well because Harper and Rowen can do the majority of the in ring work and Bray Wyatt can do the majority of the mic work. Also we haven't seen a whole lot of Bray Wyatt matches so you never know he may be better than it seems, not all of his matches have been bad. Hopefully he eventually gets to the point where he's as good as the other members in the stable.
I'm really glad that they're giving the Wyatts a good storyline, most of the time that they've been on the main roster it seemed like wwe was just pushing them to the side, I think it's a great idea for stable and I hope they're handled properly from now on.
I'm kind of glad that they didn't win because I don't think they're ready to yet. At TLC though I think they will be, it looks like that's the direction wwe is going with this and a huge built up win at TLC would do wonders for the Wyatt family.
Also it's been great to see the team of CM Punk and Daniel Bryan. I'm a huge Daniel Bryan fan, and even though I think he should have been winning the wwe championship on this ppv, I'm glad to see that they're still using him in a good role. I'm looking forward to see where storyline goes, especially now that we the Shield has been added to the mix on this weeks raw.
WWE Title: Randy Orton vs The Big Show
Like I said I think this should have been the match where Daniel Bryan finally overcame it all and finally won the wwe championship. They really dropped the ball with Bryan and that storyline. Now apparently Summerslam's buy rates didn't do that well and since Bryan was headlining the show, he's taking the blame.
I wish they would've at least waited until Survivor Series to make a decision about him. I'm not sure what the other ppvs buy rates were but I wouldn't count Battleground, Hell in a Cell, and maybe even Night of Champions as good indicators of Bryan's drawing ability, because they were so close together that most of the matches seemed pointless. Also one thing I want to point out is that when CM Punk was WWE champion in December 2011, raw was getting it's worst rating since 1997 and he got to keep the championship for over a year longer, just sayin.
That being said though I did like the feud between Big Show and the Authority. It reminded me of Stone Cold vs the McMahons and it was very entertaining. I'm not sure why they have the authority and Orton being at odds though, it doesn't really make scene seeing as they're probably not going to split up for a while.
The match was alright, I didn't think it was as bad as most are saying but it still wasn't all that good. I would've made it a no dq like their match at Extreme Rules. It ended when Big Show was distracted by the Authority coming out and he then got an RKO and then a punt.
I'm glad that they played up the punt being such a big deal on raw when Big Show nearly passed out in the main event. A few years ago Orton would take people out commission for months with that move so it was nice to see them play that up on raw.
Overall I thought this ppv was fairly good, it definitively better than the last three. We had a good opening survivor series match, a very good match with Cena and Del Rio, and then maybe the match of the night Punk and Bryan vs the Wyatt family. Overall not too bad of a ppv.
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