This PPV does not live up to its title, as there is only ONE traditional elimination match! Instead, it is centered almost exclusively around John Cena, who is the special guest referee in the main event, a WWE title match between Wade Barrett and Randy Orton; if Barrett wins, Cena will be free from the Nexus, if Orton wins, Cena will be fired. Will Cena play fair, or will he try to ensure Barrett's victory? It's an interesting stipulation, and the ending is fairly unconventional, though with no long-standing consequences, of course. The other matches, all of which are treated as secondary, are: Ted Di Biase vs. Daniel Bryan for the USA title, Sheamus vs. John Morrison, Dolph Ziggler vs. Kaval (who is pretty impressive) for the Intercontinental title, Team Rey Mysterio vs. Team Alberto Del Rio (who makes a good heel) in the only traditional survivor series elimination match, Michelle McCool & Layla vs. Natalya in a non-match for the Divas title that's only notable for Natalya's sharpshooter submission victory and the return of Beth Phoenix, Kane vs. Edge in a rather boring match for the World Heavyweight title, and the Nexus vs. Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov for the Tag Team titles. None of these are terrible, but none are outstanding, either.
3 Reviews
Not recommended. Very weak show.
morantjavonte16 January 2024
Warning: Spoilers
Survivor Series 2010 Thoughts
Survivor Series 2010 was the 24th annual Survivor Series PPV event produced by the WWE. It was held at the American Airlines Center in Miami, Florida on November 21, 2010. Attendance was at 18,000 with the buyrate from home being 244,000. This was the last Survivor Series of the original brand split which by this point was barely cared about.
8 matches were held on the card. It's the end of 2010 which in retrospect for me, was my slow decline of nostalgia days of wrestling. Everyone has their own era and periods where they loved wrestling the most. Me loving the Ruthless Agreesion stars and majority of the legends across the 2000s would put this as a regressed year. The WWE was not quite great on star power and tried to push a bunch of rookies into a stable called the Nexus in hoping to create a new generation. It didn't go well due to someone refusing to have some names on the top with him. That someone would have his career (kayfabe) put on the line should then-WWE Champion Randy Orton successfully retained his belt against leader of the Nexus, Wade Barrett. The someone was John Cena.
The Good - I say the first part of the show had quite some good regular one on one matches. Daniel Bryan defended his US belt and Morrison faced Sheamus in some typical bullying storyline match and both were good as they should have. Even the weakest one among the first 3 matches being Kaval vs. Dolph Ziggler was fun despite the lack of interest from the crowd. Kaval (better known as Low-Ki) was one of the best indy workers of the 2000s but sadly couldn't make it in his WWE run. The Survivor Series match was also great which mainly was focused on the heat between new comer Alberto Del Rio and Rey Mysterio who both were captains respectively of the teams. Issues was the match not really meaning much though but it was fun.
The Meh - The main event and feud. Was it really worth pretending John Cena was leaving WWE? No one was buying it. Randy Orton vs. Wade Barrett just couldn't click at all as the two had very little chemistry in this match. On top of that, Orton was entering his face run for the first time as a big name and he just wasn't quite as interesting like he is as a heel and Wade Barrett was just not ready for the main events.
The Bad - The World Heavyweight Championship match between Kane & Edge was bad with a stupid feud. Edge apperently suppose to be a face was being written as this sort of sick man. And he's suppose to be the good guy. It was one of the worst feuds of 2010 that ain't worth to tell a whole story. The match itself just was bland and the ending was poor booking to continue it. The Handicap match for the Divas title was honestly barely a match. It was short with the most memorable thing of it being the aftermath of Beth Phoenix returning. The tag team title match was also Lackluster.
Overall - Your regular average show. The opening and midcard matches were fine. After them, the show just went down hill. The main event also being highly disappointing adds a bad conclusion of this show. I'm saying had it been a good main event it might have boosted the show.
Score - 5 out of 10: Mediocre
0 = Terrible : 1 = Bad/Lackluster : 2 = Decent : 3 = Good : 4 = Awesome : 5 = One of the Best of all Time :
1. Ted DiBiase vs. Daniel Bryan: WWE United States Championship - 3/5
2. John Morrison vs. Sheamus - 3/5
3. Dolph Ziggler vs. Kaval: WWE Intercontinental Championship - 3/5
4. Team Del Rio (Alberto Del Rio, Cody Rhodes, Drew McIntyre, Jack Swagger & Tyler Reks) vs. Team Mysterio (Chris Masters, Kofi Kingston, Montel Vontavious Porter, Rey Mysterio & The Big Show) (Elimination Tag) - 3.5/5
5. Natalya vs. Lay-Cool: WWE Divas Championship (Handicap Match) - 1/5
6. Kane vs. Edge: World Heavyweight Championship - 1/5
7. Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel vs. Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov: WWE Tag Team Championship - 1.5/5
8. Wade Barrett vs. Randy Orton: WWE Championship - 2/5
Best Match - Team Del Rio vs. Team Mysterio
Worst Match - Edge vs. Kane
Most Memorable Moment - Cena saying goodbye. He would be gone for a very very long time...
Top 5 Performers
1. Rey Mysterio - Good Performance
2. Daniel Bryan - Good Performance
3. John Morrison - Good seller.
4. Ted DiBiase - Good Performance
5. Kaval - Good Performance.
Survivor Series 2010 was the 24th annual Survivor Series PPV event produced by the WWE. It was held at the American Airlines Center in Miami, Florida on November 21, 2010. Attendance was at 18,000 with the buyrate from home being 244,000. This was the last Survivor Series of the original brand split which by this point was barely cared about.
8 matches were held on the card. It's the end of 2010 which in retrospect for me, was my slow decline of nostalgia days of wrestling. Everyone has their own era and periods where they loved wrestling the most. Me loving the Ruthless Agreesion stars and majority of the legends across the 2000s would put this as a regressed year. The WWE was not quite great on star power and tried to push a bunch of rookies into a stable called the Nexus in hoping to create a new generation. It didn't go well due to someone refusing to have some names on the top with him. That someone would have his career (kayfabe) put on the line should then-WWE Champion Randy Orton successfully retained his belt against leader of the Nexus, Wade Barrett. The someone was John Cena.
The Good - I say the first part of the show had quite some good regular one on one matches. Daniel Bryan defended his US belt and Morrison faced Sheamus in some typical bullying storyline match and both were good as they should have. Even the weakest one among the first 3 matches being Kaval vs. Dolph Ziggler was fun despite the lack of interest from the crowd. Kaval (better known as Low-Ki) was one of the best indy workers of the 2000s but sadly couldn't make it in his WWE run. The Survivor Series match was also great which mainly was focused on the heat between new comer Alberto Del Rio and Rey Mysterio who both were captains respectively of the teams. Issues was the match not really meaning much though but it was fun.
The Meh - The main event and feud. Was it really worth pretending John Cena was leaving WWE? No one was buying it. Randy Orton vs. Wade Barrett just couldn't click at all as the two had very little chemistry in this match. On top of that, Orton was entering his face run for the first time as a big name and he just wasn't quite as interesting like he is as a heel and Wade Barrett was just not ready for the main events.
The Bad - The World Heavyweight Championship match between Kane & Edge was bad with a stupid feud. Edge apperently suppose to be a face was being written as this sort of sick man. And he's suppose to be the good guy. It was one of the worst feuds of 2010 that ain't worth to tell a whole story. The match itself just was bland and the ending was poor booking to continue it. The Handicap match for the Divas title was honestly barely a match. It was short with the most memorable thing of it being the aftermath of Beth Phoenix returning. The tag team title match was also Lackluster.
Overall - Your regular average show. The opening and midcard matches were fine. After them, the show just went down hill. The main event also being highly disappointing adds a bad conclusion of this show. I'm saying had it been a good main event it might have boosted the show.
Score - 5 out of 10: Mediocre
0 = Terrible : 1 = Bad/Lackluster : 2 = Decent : 3 = Good : 4 = Awesome : 5 = One of the Best of all Time :
1. Ted DiBiase vs. Daniel Bryan: WWE United States Championship - 3/5
2. John Morrison vs. Sheamus - 3/5
3. Dolph Ziggler vs. Kaval: WWE Intercontinental Championship - 3/5
4. Team Del Rio (Alberto Del Rio, Cody Rhodes, Drew McIntyre, Jack Swagger & Tyler Reks) vs. Team Mysterio (Chris Masters, Kofi Kingston, Montel Vontavious Porter, Rey Mysterio & The Big Show) (Elimination Tag) - 3.5/5
5. Natalya vs. Lay-Cool: WWE Divas Championship (Handicap Match) - 1/5
6. Kane vs. Edge: World Heavyweight Championship - 1/5
7. Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel vs. Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov: WWE Tag Team Championship - 1.5/5
8. Wade Barrett vs. Randy Orton: WWE Championship - 2/5
Best Match - Team Del Rio vs. Team Mysterio
Worst Match - Edge vs. Kane
Most Memorable Moment - Cena saying goodbye. He would be gone for a very very long time...
Top 5 Performers
1. Rey Mysterio - Good Performance
2. Daniel Bryan - Good Performance
3. John Morrison - Good seller.
4. Ted DiBiase - Good Performance
5. Kaval - Good Performance.
This Show was Decent, Nothing More
carologletree6 June 2018
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This show wasn't really anything special. There are a few good matches on here, but it definitely wasn't "Big-Four PPV" quality as a whole.
United States Championship Match: Daniel Bryan (c) vs. Ted DiBiase - This was a really good opening match. It was actually pretty exciting and fast-paced with some nice spots and near-falls. Daniel Bryan was building himself up really well at this time, and Dibiase proved to be a great opponent for him. Daniel Bryan retains by submission with the LeBell Lock. RATING: ***3/4
John Morrison vs. Sheamus - The Morrison/Sheamus feud from 2010 was underrated, in my opinion, and they had a pretty good match here. They have better chemistry than one would think, and the finish was extremely well-done. John Morrison gets the surprise win with a Flying Chuck followed by a Running Knee. RATING: ***1/4
Intercontinental Championship Match: Dolph Ziggler (c) vs. Kaval - Another solid undercard match. This was Kaval's only PPV match in the WWE, and it was nothing amazing, but still a well-wrestled bout. It could have used maybe a few more minutes. Dolph Ziggler retains by pulling Kaval's tights for a roll-up. RATING: ***
Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Match: Rey Mysterio, The Big Show, MVP, Kofi Kingston, and Chris Masters vs. Alberto Del Rio, Jack Swagger, Cody Rhodes, Drew McIntyre, and Tyler Reks - This match was pretty good, but nothing special compared to other SS Elimination matches. It was just a nice match that put the baby-faces over. Team Mysterio wins with Rey Mysterio and Big Show being the survivors. RATING: ***
World Heavyweight Championship Match: Kane (c) vs. Edge - This was pretty bad, especially for a World Title match. It was slow and boring with not much going on. The whole feud was boring, and this match didn't do it any favors. The match ended in a draw just for the purpose of continuing this storyline. RATING: *1/2
WWE Tag Team Championship Match: Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater (c) vs. Santino Marella and Vladimir Koslov - Just a throwaway filler match to precede the main event, nothing more. The Nexus retain. RATING: *1/2
WWE Championship Match: Randy Orton (c) vs. Wade Barrett with John Cena as the Special Guest Referee - This is another match with a lackluster storyline going in, and the match itself was okay but nothing special. It was just kind of there until the finish. Randy Orton gets the win and John Cena is therefore fired from the WWE. Well, not really. Everyone knew this would end up being a load of hooey. RATING: **1/2
This show has a very solid undercard, but due to the lackluster main events made even worse from terrible booking, this show overall is nothing more than just okay.
RATING: C+
United States Championship Match: Daniel Bryan (c) vs. Ted DiBiase - This was a really good opening match. It was actually pretty exciting and fast-paced with some nice spots and near-falls. Daniel Bryan was building himself up really well at this time, and Dibiase proved to be a great opponent for him. Daniel Bryan retains by submission with the LeBell Lock. RATING: ***3/4
John Morrison vs. Sheamus - The Morrison/Sheamus feud from 2010 was underrated, in my opinion, and they had a pretty good match here. They have better chemistry than one would think, and the finish was extremely well-done. John Morrison gets the surprise win with a Flying Chuck followed by a Running Knee. RATING: ***1/4
Intercontinental Championship Match: Dolph Ziggler (c) vs. Kaval - Another solid undercard match. This was Kaval's only PPV match in the WWE, and it was nothing amazing, but still a well-wrestled bout. It could have used maybe a few more minutes. Dolph Ziggler retains by pulling Kaval's tights for a roll-up. RATING: ***
Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Match: Rey Mysterio, The Big Show, MVP, Kofi Kingston, and Chris Masters vs. Alberto Del Rio, Jack Swagger, Cody Rhodes, Drew McIntyre, and Tyler Reks - This match was pretty good, but nothing special compared to other SS Elimination matches. It was just a nice match that put the baby-faces over. Team Mysterio wins with Rey Mysterio and Big Show being the survivors. RATING: ***
World Heavyweight Championship Match: Kane (c) vs. Edge - This was pretty bad, especially for a World Title match. It was slow and boring with not much going on. The whole feud was boring, and this match didn't do it any favors. The match ended in a draw just for the purpose of continuing this storyline. RATING: *1/2
WWE Tag Team Championship Match: Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater (c) vs. Santino Marella and Vladimir Koslov - Just a throwaway filler match to precede the main event, nothing more. The Nexus retain. RATING: *1/2
WWE Championship Match: Randy Orton (c) vs. Wade Barrett with John Cena as the Special Guest Referee - This is another match with a lackluster storyline going in, and the match itself was okay but nothing special. It was just kind of there until the finish. Randy Orton gets the win and John Cena is therefore fired from the WWE. Well, not really. Everyone knew this would end up being a load of hooey. RATING: **1/2
This show has a very solid undercard, but due to the lackluster main events made even worse from terrible booking, this show overall is nothing more than just okay.
RATING: C+
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