Classic Survivor Series Matches.

[JoeyBats]

Other then the Royal Rumble of course this is my favorite type of match but I always wondered why they would have 5 vs. 5 some years and 4 vs. 4 other years?

[Daniel F'n Bryan]

I always assumed it was due to the roster size at the time and weather or not teams would make sense.

[Raine]

Imagine current day WWE trying to do 10 vs 10 tag team opening matches like they did in the first 2 Survivor Series, goes to show how much talent was on the rosters back then.

[jammer311]

I never understood why through 2001 until now they never did give up 4 elimination style matches on that ppv. So many guys could get a ppv showing and a sweet fat paycheck from the show.

[Nivro™]

Jun 21, 2012 11:02:42 GMT -5 @jammer311 said:

I never understood why through 2001 until now they never did give up 4 elimination style matches on that ppv. So many guys could get a ppv showing and a sweet fat paycheck from the show.

I think you answered your own question. Survivor Series is going to produce a lot of money no matter who's on the card. Why fill it with more people only to have to pay them and you lose income.

[Scotty Flamingo]

They should go back to an all 4 vs 4 or 5 vs 5 PPV. Maybe even bring back the Grand Finale from 1990. These days many of the matches carry over from PPV to PPV so we get a very similar card to the PPV before. So this would be a nice change.

[Deleted]

Roster size, star power, the amount of survivor series matches on the card, etc.

[Mr. Orange]

I always thought those big 10 Man tag team matches at the early Survivor Series cards were huge messes. From how long each guy is in the match, the length of the matches themselves and to small things like how people on the floor could see at the time with all those guys on the apron at once. Just in my opinion one big mess. Never cared for those.

For Example: Survivor Series 1988: Demolition/Conquistadores/Brain Busters/Rougeaus/Bolsheviks vs. Hart Foundation/Rockers/Bulldogs/Stallions/Powers of Pain. Gigantic 40 minute cluster that could have easily been split up. No one wanted to see the Stallions in there, I don't care about their push and the Bolsheviks took up space in my opinion. Dynamite was way too hurt, and the Conquistadores? Really?

I'd have kept that 6-6: Demolition/Arn & Tully/Rougeaus vs. Powers of Pain(to keep the Fuji storyline)/Harts/Rockers.

As far as the question goes, I think it was just roster size and strength like everyone else said, as well as the storyline.

[Deleted]

star power my friend.......look at Vinces roster from 87 through 93......MY GOD he had everyone.so SSeries was invented to show that off.....