WWE Survivor Series 2016: 5 things we learned

#3 The titles are staying on the same brands

The Miz and Brian Kendrick retained their titles, so things are set to stay the same

Heading into Survivor Series, fans speculated that there could be the possibility of a double switch for the Cruiserweight Championship and the Intercontinental Championship.

Both matches allowed the titles to switch brands, and it was entirely possible that WWE thought the Cruiserweights and the division’s championship could fare better on Smackdown Live, while the Intercontinental Championship could prosper on Raw.

However, that was not the case, and WWE decided that both titles were perfectly fine where they are. Brian Kendrick retained his Cruiserweight title through dubious circumstances (a double DQ?), while the Miz used his wife Maryse to screw Raw’s Sami Zayn, retaining his IC title.

Although it would’ve been cool to see the double switch or even just the Cruiserweights on Smackdown Live, it was probably the right decision from WWE to keep everything the way it has been.

The Miz and Dolph Ziggler have arguably had the best feud of the year over the Intercontinental Title on SD Live, and although the Cruiserweights have been struggling on Raw, they have barely gotten up and running on the red brand and could flourish, given enough time.

While it would’ve been a shock to see the double switch at Survivor Series, we learned that WWE saw it as the wrong decision.