As the fourth and final pillar of WWE's Big Four pay-per-views, Survivor Series should never be bumped from its usual spot during Thanksgiving week.
Needless to say, it hasn't been treated with any real importance for the better part of 15 years now, and it was almost junked by Vince McMahon in 2010 before he thought better of it.
Since 2016, Survivor Series has been touted as a battle for brand supremacy. The matches have typically been entertaining, but the theme holds no value considering we see Superstars swap shows and face off on a near-weekly basis.
That's why it's such a brilliant move on Triple H's part to introduce WarGames to the main roster audience to raise the stakes and switch things up. It adds more bad blood to personal feuds and gives viewers a real reason to want to invest in the storylines.
WWE last had the Tables, Ladders & Chairs PPV in December 2020. It wasn't used in 2021 or 2022, so it has been quietly dropped from the WWE calendar without explanation.
With the holidays and everything else going on so close to the end of the year, any event WWE does would be overshadowed and therefore it's not worth it. Doing an Armageddon-esque television special would be the way to go.
Graham Mirmina, aka Graham "GSM" Matthews, has specialized in sports and entertainment writing since 2010. Visit his website, WrestleRant, and subscribe to his YouTube channel for more wrestling-related content.
