5 reasons why SmackDown vs RAW should not happen at Survivor Series 2019

#3 It detracts from ongoing storylines

Authenticity is key

Every November, since 2016, WWE has focused mainly on the brand warfare storyline, more often than not. In fact, the only non-SmackDown vs RAW matches on the Survivor Series main card since then have been Buddy Murphy vs Mustafa Ali for the Cruiserweight Championship and Brock Lesnar vs Goldberg.

Every other feud has taken a backseat, delaying worthy pay-per-view matches for many hot storylines. And while WWE does well to incorporate the brand warfare factor into various storylines, it doesn't always become a hit with the fans. Last year, it looked like we would get a Survivor Series match of some sort between Kurt Angle and Baron Corbin, but it wasn't to be.

Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose were in a similar position, as a match between the two at the November pay-per-view probably would have helped their feud. However, Rollins, who was the Intercontinental Champion at the time, faced Shinsuke Nakamura at Survivor Series and his story with Ambrose became ice-cold by the time they had a match at TLC in December.

The worst part is that, nothing ever comes of this month of putting storylines on hold, after the show is over. WWE should allow some of its developing storylines to grow instead of lazily throwing together Champion vs Champion matches.