Traditional Survivor Series Tag Team Mess

Things really became messy last week as far as the major feuds heading into Survivor Series go. Things didn't get separated cleanly this week. Usually, I like when feuds mix a little bit. It makes things less one-dimensional. The problem with recent developments is that it was not originally planned to mix things up like this. These are all drastic changes, but with the WWE still trying to connect everything.

The biggest thing I don't like was the huge changes to the traditional elimination tag match. The angle with Miz and putting in Barrett are fine changes. But this started out as Team Foley vs. Team Punk. Pulling out Punk was huge. Once he's out, it only made sense that Ryback would be still feuding with him, so he's out, too. What's left? Team Foley vs. Team Ziggler? Why?

On this week's Raw, they were still pushing the issues between Punk and Mick Foley. Mick Foley was involved in the main event. You have Paul Heyman still involved in an angle with Brad Maddox, judging by the tease they had on Raw, but it would have been better if Heyman was still involved more in the tag match. If Mick Foley can captain a team he will not actually be a part of as a wrestler, why can't Heyman? Heyman vs. Foley. That would make it easier to connect Foley to CM Punk's matters.

You then have other issues. Cody Rhodes may be injured. Hope he's not, but there are also kayfabe (storyline) issues. Miz coming into the match seems to be leading to an angle with him and Kane and Daniel Bryan. Orton and Del Rio are still going at it. Some of these other guys just seem left out. And Ziggler is definitely one of them. He was just made leader. He didn't even have a real reason to feud with Mick Foley. And when you take a step back, there is no overall reason for this whole feud to be happening. The Miz involvement has promise. Wade Barrett getting this push is good. But beyond things like that, what's the overall reason for this match? Before all these changes, back when it was CM Punk feuding with Mick Foley, you had some overall focus for this match. Now, it's just a mess.

Who wins? With all honesty, I don't even care. Nothing is on the line in this match. It is such a mess and built so badly, I can't really get interested in this. Don't know if I'm just speaking for myself on that one, but I believe the better the development, the more potential to deliver. The triple threat for the WWE title will obviously be a bigger draw, but they really messed up the potential of this tag match. As for who wins, I will go for the faces. This can be the match that really solidifies Miz as a face. I don't think this is a fake turn.