Ranking every WWE pay-per-view in 2018 from worst to best

#3 Survivor Series

Despite the clean sweep, Survivor Series was great.

There was quite a lot of negative with Survivor Series in 2018. Smackdown got dismantled, losing every match on the main show. There have not even been any storyline repercussions from this landslide. The 5-on-5 elimination matches had decent action but seemed too one-sided. The Bar vs AOP may have been the strangest WWE match of the year for two simple reasons, Enzo Amore was in the crowd for this match and was escorted out after creating somewhat of a racket. The finish saw AOP's manager Drake Maverick wet his pants after being choked by the Big Show. Despite this trainwreck of a match, Survivor Series was largely positive. The Cruiserweight Championship match between Buddy Murphy and Mustafa Ali was an encouraging match for the fans of 205 Live.

But this show was all about the last two matches. They were both so good that they lifted a moderate pay-per-view to relative greatness. With Raw's victory already confirmed, brand supremacy took a backseat. Charlotte Flair, stepping in for the injured Becky Lynch, wrestled a barnburner with Ronda Rousey. It was a minor classic and built nicely to a future rematch between the pair of elite level athletes. The post-match beatdown from the Queen was prime stuff as well. After this match, it was time for a dream bout between Daniel Bryan and Brock Lesnar. It was one of the greatest matches of the year under the entire WWE roof. The beatdown from Lesnar to Bryan was so real, as we all feared for the WWE Champion. However, his comeback was compelling and captivating. Bryan very nearly toppled the Beast. While Lesnar would eventually win, this match was supreme pro wrestling storytelling at it's very best. It was Lesnar's only good performance last year.