5 reasons why SmackDown vs RAW should not happen at Survivor Series 2019

#4 Forced matches

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Just like the forced nature of last year's Survivor Series, some matches generally miss more than they hit. WWE introduced the format of having four Champion vs Champion matches between RAW and SmackDown at Survivor Series. The initial lineup for the 2017 edition did not seem good on paper.

Matches such as Natalya vs Alexa Bliss, The Miz vs Baron Corbin, and especially, Brock Lesnar vs Jinder Mahal. Luckily, WWE booked title changes to two of those matches. The entire 2018 Survivor Series PPV felt forced. The most eagerly awaited match between Ronda Rousey and Becky Lynch did not even happen at the show.

However, we still got some interesting matches. The two main events of Ronda Rousey vs Charlotte Flair, Lynch's replacement, and Brock Lesnar vs Daniel Bryan, saved a dying concept.

But for all of the quality, we got a lackluster Men's 5-on-5 elimination match which was miles away from the standard set in the 2016 match, and a match between AOP and The Bar which did not click at all, probably because of what happened to Drake Maverick during the match.

This year would probably see some similar situations, possibly in the tag team division again.