Future of Traditional Survivor Series Tag Team Elimination Match Revealed

The Survivor Series Premium Live Event is set to take place at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver on November 30, and there’s a lot of excitement surrounding it for good reason. With that said, the future of the traditional Survivor Series tag team elimination match has been revealed.

Until recently, Survivor Series was primarily known for its elimination tag team matches. From 2016 to 2021, while these matches still took place, the event’s focus shifted to a rivalry between RAW and SmackDown for brand supremacy. However, in 2022, WWE rebranded the event as Survivor Series: WarGames, replacing the traditional elimination tag matches with WarGames matches.

In a recent Q&A, PWInsider’s Mike Johnson expressed hope that the traditional elimination tag matches could return under Triple H’s leadership. However, with the main focus of this year’s event being the WarGames match, Johnson believes the old format may be phased out for good.

Johnson mentioned his nostalgia for the classic 5 vs. 5 elimination matches, but acknowledged that the appeal of these matches has diminished over the years. He feels that if anyone could revive the format, it would be Triple H and his team, but the WarGames matches are what will continue to drive interest in the show moving forward.

”I do.  I have a great nostalgia for the old 5 vs. 5 Elimination matches (the 1987 Survivor Series was the first PPV I ever ordered, we got cable the day before), but I realize that the spectacle of the match has greatly waned over the decades.  If anyone could bring it back to some sort of former glory, it’s probably Paul Levesque’s current team, but Wargames is what is going to drive the interest in the show this November, so I think the old format will likely go the way of the Dodo Bird, sooner than later.”

As for Survivor Series this year, WWE has changed the timing for the show as it will begin at 6:00 PM ET instead of the usual 7:00 PM ET. Nonetheless, fans will certainly be disappointed that the traditional elimination tag team matches may never return and they will have to accept that fact now.

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