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#4 Big time Triple Threats
For the last two years, Survivor Series has featured champion vs. champion matches promoted across brand lines. As of press time, WWE has not officially announced matches to that effect. However, if the company does follow that format with NXT in the mix, it’s possible we could get one or more Triple Threat Match featuring a champion from each brand.
Given the limited schedule that Brock Lesnar tends to work, NXT’s inclusion may offer a natural reason for him to bow out of the proceedings—for example, leaving NXT Champion Adam Cole vs. Universal Champion The Fiend, without the WWE Championship needing to be in the mix. However, it remains quite feasible that we could get three ways between brands’ tag team or women’s champions, or an Intercontinental Champion vs. US Champion vs. North American Champion scenario.
Not unlike elimination tag team matches, a part of the value of three way matches are the “outs” they build in. Two wrestlers can double teaming another, someone can steal a pin off of someone else’s finisher, and there’s a natural reason for someone to be distracted dealing with one opponent, only to get hit from behind by another. Triple Threats offer a natural platform for NXT talent to win while protecting Raw and SmackDown Superstars.
