5 reasons the 2016 Survivor Series was a huge success

#1 GOOOOLLLLLLLLLDBERG

Not bad...for an old man.

This is where a lot of fans got salty. The time was 1 minute, 25 seconds. That was the entire duration between the opening bell for the main event, and the closing bell when Goldberg’s hand was raised in victory.

While this was way shorter than what one would expect for such a big match, it was plenty of time to prove to the world that Bill Goldberg was the right person to get the win.

Look, I know there's a lot of belly-aching over the finish, but I'd like to ask you to just examine the facts and look at all the variables in play. First of all, the whole world expected Lesnar to overpower, dominate and conquer Goldberg. Not only that but most thought we would get a rather slow, lengthy match.

Having Goldberg come out of the gate, and finish Lesnar so quick, was wise on behalf of the WWE creative team. By doing so, they were able to hide the ring rust that Goldberg most likely had. Plus, this gave Goldberg the opportunity to evaluate himself to determine if, at nearly 50 years old, he wanted to make this more than just a one-off type of thing.

At the end of the night, there may very well be questions, but in the midst of all of the controversy, there was plenty to be excited about and lots to build off of. Some of the most notorious "experts" in wrestling journalism are bashing this year's Survivor Series, calling it the worst of all-time.

As for me, I'm far from being considered an expert. In fact, I'm just a common fan. But in my opinion, WWE officials delivered a stellar performance in Toronto. The 2016 WWE Survivor Series was indeed one of the best of its kind, that this writer has ever seen.

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