This might be one of the most frustrating events of the year, because on paper it's a solid card even though not all of the build was that great. The one match that needed a convincing build was Goldberg/Lesnar because their first and only match that happened 12 years ago was straight garbage. They did a surprisingly good job at building that match up, because I guess Goldberg is good at promos now. Who knew? Everything else was... ehhhh. The three Survivor Series matches boasted a huge amount of talent, but we weren't given anything to go on besides "The McMahons don't like each other and want their team to beat the other one." That's weak. Give them something to fight for aside from bragging rights.
Normally I'd cover the pre-show matches but neither was really special. We got yet another cruiserweight six-man tag team match, and Kane beating Luke Harper, because you gotta keep Kane looking strong. Let's get onto the main card.
Team RAW Women (Bayley, Sasha Banks, Charlotte, Nia Jax & Alicia Fox w/ Dana Brooke) def. team Smackdown Women (Becky Lynch, Alexa Bliss, Naomi, Natalya & Carmella)
Before the match happens, it's revealed that Nikki Bella was *mysteriously* attacked before the match, and now Smackdown team "coach" Natalya has to fill in, much to her dismay I'm sure.
All three Survivor Series matches had some glaring issues, but the women's match was deeply flawed. This is the deepest women's division the WWE main roster has had... ever, but the booking of the match was lazy and tired. Nobody really looked good in this match. The best performer on the roster, Sasha Banks, got taken out early. Nia Jax should be booked like a monster, but she looked like a chump going out to a Disarm-Her like it was nothing. Eventually it comes down to Charlotte and Bayley against Becky Lynch, and Bayley wins. Charlotte acts like she's happy for two second before turning on Bayley, which everybody in the building saw a mile away. The match overall was just sloppy and made it hard to care about anybody, which is a shame because everybody involved (aside from maybe Alicia and Dana) have been doing some fantastic work lately even if their stories haven't been the best. C.