5 biggest disappointments from the Survivor Series

#4 No appearance by The Undertaker

The Undertaker’s absence was felt after his appearance on SmackDown.

After his appearance on this past SmackDown, it seemed almost guaranteed, or at the worst very reasonable, that The Undertaker would make his presence felt in some way during the event he debuted in 26 years ago.

His warning to the Monday Night Raw roster all but cemented that he would make his presence felt in the 5-on-5 match pitting the best from each show. But despite a match, and really an entire event, that could have really benefitted from The Deadman being a part of it, the Man from the Dark Side was nowhere to be found.

The decision is one that is bound to make some people scratch their heads for quite some time. Why give the roster of the red team a warning if there wasn’t going to be a follow-up at the Survivor Series?

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#3 Nia Jax and Braun Strowman

The unceremonious eliminations of Raw’s resident monsters

Since both being drafted to Monday Night Raw in the summer, Raw broadcasts have included the uncanny Nia Jax and monstrous Braun Strowman easily handling wrestling talent from across the United States, sometimes multiple up-and-comers at the same time, easily triumphing in each encounter.

While they had started competing against members of the main roster in their respective divisions in recent weeks, the Survivor Series was the first real chance to see the two against their peers as opposed to local and enhancement talent. Given the dream match status of the main event, this was the first time that some people even saw Jax or Strowman.

They both fell unceremoniously. When Jax submitted to the reigning SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch, it effectively killed any momentum Jax had gained from the matches against local talent, Alicia Fox and Bayley in the recent weeks and months.

Strowman, though incapacitated and left dazed after a splash through the table, courtesy of Shane McMahon, was eliminated due to interference by James Ellsworth grabbing Strowman’s ankles, as the latter was attempting to re-enter the ring.

In effect, the 7-foot-tall, 400-pound mammoth was given one of the first blemishes on his record, by a non-competitor and someone in the match as a “mascot.”