WWE Survivor Series 2016 Review: What we learned, takeaways, future projections
By Luke Norris
The Miz (c) vs Sami Zayn-Intercontinental Championship
What we learned: Well, things went down exactly the way I expected them to in this one so I really didn’t take much away here. I’m not saying that it wasn’t a solid match but I don’t think I’m alone in thinking that Dolph Ziggler facing Sami Zayn for the Intercontinental Championship would have brought the house down. The decision to keep the IC title on Smackdown Live was the right call and the outcome was quite obvious from the start, don’t you think?
Even with that being said, The Miz and Maryse are really good at what they do. It’s nice to see Miz getting more ring time these days as he’s always been a decent worker and he’s really stepped up his game since his wife returned to WWE. And putting him in the ring with guys like Ziggler and Sami Zayn only make him that much better. The crowd absolutely despises him and that means he’s doing his job well. It’s the guys that get no reaction one way or the other that you have to worry about and The Miz certainly doesn’t have that problem.
What’s next: Well, we saw what came next for Sami Zayn last night on RAW as he was completely destroyed by Braun Strowman as punishment for losing his match at Survivor Series. Zayn is just in this awkward spot right now as creative really doesn’t seem to have a ton for him to do these days. So, let’s just throw him in with Braun and run that for a few weeks until we figure it out seems to be what’s happening at the moment. And with the push that Braun is going to get leading up to the Royal Rumble, I wouldn’t expect Sami Zayn to get the better of him at any point.
As for The Miz, he’s likely headed towards a feud-ending match with Dolph Ziggler, who once again has lost any momentum he had as he was completely left out of Survivor Series. This feud has been fun to watch but it is time to bring it to an end as we enter the new year. A ladder match for the Intercontinental Championship in a couple of weeks at TLC would do just that.