On Sunday, November 18, WWE held it`s major fall PPV, Survivor Series. There were a few memorable moments and quite a few cringe-worthy moments as well. This was an evening where wrestlers from WWE`s premiere shows, Raw and Smackdown, would face each other in numerous matches to determine who is the dominant brand.There were three Survivor Series elimination matches: men`s, women`s, and tag team. Additionally, there were three champion vs. champion matches--four if you count Ronda Rousey vs. Charlotte. According to commentator Michael Cole, Raw swept the evening, with Smackdown losing all its matches. However, Smackdown`s tag team match on the Kickoff Show beat Raw`s, so Cole`s ability to count is subpar at best.The evening delivered some thrills, chills, and yawns. That may not rhyme, but that`s all I`ve got after watching an almost 6 hour long PPV. Like every human on the internet, I have opinions about how everything went down at the Staples Center in Los Angeles during Survivor Series. Here are the rankings of all the Survivor Series matches, presented in the order they aired on the PPV.Match Card:Tag Team Survivor Series Match [Kickoff Match]Women`s Survivor Series MatchIntercontinental Champion Seth Rollins vs. United States Champion Shinsuke NakamuraRaw Tag Team Champions AOP vs. SmackDown Tag Team Champions The BarBuddy Murphy (c) vs. Mustafa Ali (Cruiserweight Championship)Men`s Survivor Series MatchRaw Women´s Champion Ronda Rousey vs. CharlotteUniversal Champion Brock Lesnar vs. WWE Champion Daniel Bryan Tag Team Survivor Series Match (Kickoff Show)I completely forgot about how long it takes to kick off each Survivor Series match, as everyone gets an entrance. I`m all about the luchas having a tag team, but the team name `Lucha House Party` is pretty awful. Then, there`s The Ascension. I feel bad for them. Remember when they were this really dominant force in NXT, then when they came up they were repackaged as a poor man`s Legion of Doom and buri ...
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