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#2 Three out of the final four were part-timers
In addition to the fact that the WWE wasted such a strong opportunity to portray somebody worthy as the sympathetic babyface at the end of the match, the problem was made so much worse by the inclusion of Triple H and Kurt Angle on the opposing side of the ring.
This meant that three of the final four men involved in the main event of Survivor Series were part-time talents who have contributed very little in terms of in-ring action this calendar year. It seems the WWE had no interest in telling a lasting story with any of its newly promoted NXT stars and decided to just look ahead at what could be done with a bunch of guys that will only be around until Wrestlemania.
This could have been a great way to plant some seeds for a future bout between Nakamura and Roode or Cena and Samoa Joe, for example, but nothing of the sort ended up happening. Yes, we might still get these matches at some point, but are fans going to care as much if the build-up is not as effective?
Thankfully Braun Strowman did make it to the end of the match and ended up looking dominant over everybody else. But that is merely a saving grace to the otherwise frustrating scenario that we got.
