WWE Survivor Series: 3 storylines to end and 2 to continue

A new rivalry seems to be building for The New Day
A new rivalry seems to be building for The New Day

This weekend, the 34th edition of WWE Survivor Series will take place, honoring the 30th anniversary of The Undertaker's debut.

Survivor Series is dubbed the battle for brand supremacy and is the only night of the year when the stars of Monday Night RAW and Friday Night SmackDown go head-to-head.

The classic pay-per-view is set to feature the traditional five-on-five elimination matches between the men and women of WWE's main roster brands. The respective champions of each brand will also be battling it out to take home the win for their teams.

A handful of feuds currently transpiring between stars on their own brands may come to a head this weekend, as well as rivalries that are yet to play out in inter-brand matches.

Here are three storylines and rivalries that WWE should end at Survivor Series, and two that should carry on beyond Sunday's show.


#5 WWE should end: Seth Rollins vs. Murphy and the Mysterio Family

Seth Rollins has been dubbing himself The Messiah for some time now. He began forming a faction of disciples, but they all gradually left him and he's now on his own ahead of a break from the company. AOP left WWE altogether, Austin Theory returned to NXT, and most recently, Murphy has seemingly seen the light.

Rollins has been feuding with Rey Mysterio and his family since May. He was challenged to an eye-for-an-eye match at Extreme Rules, which he won. Dominik Mysterio later became involved by coming to the aid of his father, and at the time, Murphy was still firmly by the side of Rollins.

However, that changed recently. Murphy has become involved with Mysterio's daughter Aalyah and subsequently turned his back on his former messiah. The storyline seemingly came to an end on the go-home edition of SmackDown, when Murphy well and truly confirmed that he had aligned with the Mysterio family.

The feud has looked like coming to a close a few times, before ramping back up again though. With the news that Seth Rollins is taking a short break from WWE following Survivor Series to welcome his first child with Becky Lynch, this feud should be over for good.

#4 WWE should continue: The Hurt Business vs. The New Day

The rivalry between The Hurt Business and The New Day is one that hasn't quite taken off yet, but it has been hinted towards. Recently on WWE RAW, MVP insisted that the Hurt Business would be the better team to represent RAW at Survivor Series, over The New Day.

His comments led to a tag team match between the current RAW Tag Team Champions The New Day and Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin of The Hurt Business. The New Day won, and are now set to face SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Street Profits at Survivor Series.

A feud between The New Day and The Hurt Business would be interesting to see. The New Day are a classic babyface team and long-standing fan-favorites of the WWE Universe. The Hurt Business are a classic heel group, who have received a great reception from fans since the summer they started to come together.

Bobby Lashley of The Hurt Business is currently the United States Champion, so it makes perfect sense for other members of the team to start chasing titles on RAW too.

#3 WWE should end: Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton

Over 2020, Drew McIntyre has grown as a fan favorite in WWE. The star has won the Royal Rumble, and later lifted the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 36. McIntyre then managed to defend the title from multiple stars, before entering a feud with Randy Orton.

The rivalry with Orton was ongoing, and the pair faced off over the WWE Championship on multiple occasions. Even many WWE legends such as Shawn Michaels and Ric Flair became involved.

Drew McIntyre even briefly lost the WWE Championship to Orton at Hell in a Cell, but quickly won it back in a rematch on RAW. The pair have been going back and forth for months now, and it makes sense for them both to move on soon.

McIntyre is due to face WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns at Survivor Series, and he could be moving on from Orton after the pay-per-view.

There are multiple talented Superstars on RAW who could be a worthy challenger for the WWE Championship. Bray Wyatt is one, while current Mr. Money in the Bank The Miz and his companion John Morrison already seem to be targeting the Scotsman.

#2 WWE should continue: Roman Reigns' domination of WWE

Since his return at SummerSlam earlier this year, Roman Reigns has had a complete turnaround and is quickly becoming one of the most interesting villains currently in WWE.

With Paul Heyman by his side, Roman Reigns has been enjoying a powerful reign as WWE Universal Champion. He is hellbent on asserting his authority over the rest of the SmackDown roster, especially his cousin Jey Uso.

Going into Survivor Series, the storyline doesn't seem to be slowing down. On the go-home edition of SmackDown, Reigns tore into WWE Champion Drew McIntyre during the contract signing for their Survivor Series match. He calmly made his presence as the head of the table felt.

The recent Roman Reigns storyline has been one of the best so far this year in WWE, and has been met with universal praise from fans.

It would be easy to continue the angle well into the new year, involving more members of his family. There is even a strong possibility of Roman Reigns' current storyline lasting all the way to WrestleMania 37.

#1 WWE should end: Lana vs. Nia Jax (and the announce table)

For the past few months on WWE RAW, one thing has remained constant; Lana ending up crashing through the announce table at the hands of Nia Jax.

There has been tension between Lana and Nia Jax for some weeks now, and it has only ramped up since the former won a spot on the women's Team RAW for Survivor Series.

On the episode of RAW where Lana won a triple threat match to qualify, much to the surprise of everybody, Nia Jax pretended to celebrate with her teammate, only to launch her through the announce table again.

Hopefully, Nia Jax will get her comeuppance at Survivor Series. Maybe Lana could put Nia Jax through the announce table this time around?

At first, there was talk of Lana going through the announce table every week being a way to punish her. Lana's husband Miro, fka Rusev, has now moved to AEW.

However, apparently, it is going to be a way to build her up as an underdog babyface. Hopefully, fans will see Lana come out on top over her teammate this weekend at WWE Survivor Series.

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