5 different booking decisions that should've been made in the Survivor Series main event 

#3 Both Randy Orton and John Cena get eliminated early

Why are established veterans being constantly fed rookies when those new guys clearly need wins more?

It’s a well-known fact that neither John Cena nor Randy Orton loses regularly. Despite both of them being certified veterans and having little-to-nothing new to bring to the table, both of them were booked to defeat fresher stars.

By having Cena beat Joe (and then lose to Angle instead of someone younger) and having Orton beat Balor, WWE perpetuates the same self-fulfilling prophecy that’s been going on for years: no one other than the stars of yesteryear truly gets over with the audience.

A younger wrestler always needs a big win over a veteran to prove that they belong in the main event. If they cannot defeat someone that only wrestles part-time (in Cena’s case), then fans won’t accept them as real threats and thus won’t be interested in their matches.

Both Cena and Orton should’ve been eliminated from this match early on by the men that they pinned. Joe pinning Cena would’ve given him considerable momentum going into 2018, and Balor pinning Orton would’ve been a huge win for him.

Instead, both Balor and Joe ended up being relatively insignificant, despite being two regulars on the RAW roster that fans want to see succeed, but never get to in a major way.