I'd Appreciate Your Input 2: Survivor Series & Miz

For my second 'I'd Appreciate Your Input' I'd like to address a couple of problems I have thought of this week. One is the Survivor Series and it's current purpose and lack of gimmick. The second is that of The Miz' supposed heel turn this week on Raw...

Survivor Series

This point is nothing new, and you've probably heard this complaint a million times over the past several years, but what is the point of the Survivor Series anymore?

The Survivor Series is the second longest running PPV after Wrestlemania, starting in 1987. As the name suggested, the idea of each match (usually four-versus-four) was to determine an ultimate survivor(s). Over the years this hasn't always been the case but the majority of the  annual offerings have had a fair few traditional Survivor Series matches; until the last few years.

I realise that times change and blah blah blah, but this is supposedly one of the 'big four' WWE pay-per-views and had a difference to other pay-per-views throughout the year. Now it seems that WWE are only relying on the name that comes with its annual November event. It seems to be the norm to offer ONE traditional match in the last few years (and no, I'm not going to count the Diva's elimination match - it was a clusterfuck on Raw, it was a clusterfuck on Main Event... do I need to go on?).

• What are your feelings on the lack of traditional Survivor Series matches?

• Would it be refreshing to have a card full (apart from, say, the two main titles defended) of traditional Survivor Series matches? This would be different and give feuds a different type of match in the process?

The Miz

I've tried to forget about Miz' heel turn from Monday night but something has just been eating me all week about it.

Basically, on Raw Miz teamed up with Kofi Kingston (something I found very strange unless a heel turn was a possibility) and when required to tag in, he pulled his hand away and allowed The Real Americans to pick up the win over Kingston. Heel turn then right?

Well, after viewing Main Event and Smackdown I'm puzzled as to whether WWE are actually going with a heel turn (don't get me wrong, I think that is the goal here, it just doesn't feel like it yet). Main Event saw Miz on commentary. I watched it purely to see what Miz' attitude would be throughout the show and to see if there were any heely characteristics to his views. I was astonished that he was normal, babyface Miz throughout the show, INCLUDING the Kingston vs Fandango match that main evented the show.

Yes, he did get involved in the finish of the match (kind of) but did nothing that he shouldn't have seeing that Kofi threw Fandango into him. If anything, it wasn't so much Miz playing heel but Kofi being completely untrusting of Miz and taking his eye off Fandango.

Through the whole of the match, Miz was very complementary of Kofi - and not in a sarcastic, heel way, but in a fellow-babyface-showing-respect way... either that or this is the PG way of making someone hated these days?

As for Smackdown; this feud wasn't continued? Surely if you turn heel on Raw then it should be followed up on Smackdown... ESPECIALLY when you have a pay-per-view on that Sunday?! Give that match a little more fuel??!!

• What did think of Miz' heel turn? Do you feel that it is a complete turn or is he more of a tweener until after Survivor Series?

• What do you think of WWE heel turns? Do they go the whole way or is it half-arsed most of the time?

As with the first 'I'd Appreciate Your Input' (see link), please discuss this either in the comments field below or tweet me - @jimmosangle... I'm really interested to hear what you think on these issues!

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