WWE Survivor Series 2014: Most Questionable Moments from PPV

WWE Survivor Series took place Sunday, November 23 and will go down as one of the most historic nights in company history.  The reason for that is because Sting finally made his debut when he interrupted the main event and prevented Triple H from securing a victory for Team Authority.

And while fans are undoubtedly buzzing over the results of Survivor Series, the fact is that there were some questionable moments.  Those moments may not be that apparent to some, but considering the event's explosive finale, they were nothing if not painfully obvious.

Nikki Bella defeats AJ Lee to become the new Divas champion

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Nikki wins the Divas Championship.

Nikki Bella may have gone into Survivor Series as the top contender for the Divas title, but that did not necessarily mean she was the favorite.  After all, AJ Lee had been booked as the top performer in the Divas division, an oddity considering that she is not the prototypical Diva.

AJ is one of a kind, a woman that owes more of her success to geek chic than traditional glamour.  She marches to her own drum, and she doesn't allow any preconceived notions of Diva style to determine how she carries herself.

AJ is just a wrestler, and she seems very content to remain that way.

Nikki, on the other hand, is the epitome of the classical Diva.  She has a very marketable look, with sex appeal in a slick package that could very well become the face of women's wrestling in WWE.  But while she surely has her fans, the majority may not have predicted she would walk away with the gold.

But that is exactly what happened.  

The real issue here is not that Nikki won but how she won.  The fact is that Brie shocked the crowd when she kissed AJ, allowing Nikki to get the drop on her and eventually get the pin.  The moment was very surprising because of the feud that the sisters have been engaged in over the past several weeks.

Suddenly, the hate that had existed between Nikki and Brie was gone and in its place was twin collusion. 

The match itself was much too short at just 33 seconds, and the cooperation between the Bellas was extremely illogical at best.  This one was perhaps not the meaningful confrontation that many were hoping for.

Big Show turns on Team Cena

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Big Show, moments before knocking Cena out.

Of all the Superstars that had the most interest in seeing The Authority dethroned from WWE's seat of power, it was surely Big Show.

After all, Show had been one of Triple H's first targets after he and Stephanie took control of the weekly duties running WWE programming.  The Giant was treated like a second-class citizen, as someone that didn't even deserve to be in the same ring as the rest of the locker room.

Show was threatened if he did not submit to Triple H's will.  He was mocked and ridiculed by Stephanie for his size.  No matter what Big Show said or did, he could not escape the reach of The Authority.

So when the time came for Triple H and Stephanie to answer for their crimes, Show was one of the first men to step up at Cena's side.  The World's Largest Athlete wanted to gain a measure of revenge for what was done to him, and he would not be denied.

But when the time came, Big Show inexplicably turned his back on Team Cena.

Gone was the heat between Show and former tag team partner Mark Henry.  Gone, too, were the problems between he and Rusev.  And of course, his troubled past with The Authority was suddenly a thing of the past.  Big Show had betrayed his teammates, apparently pocketing his thirty pieces of silver and leaving Dolph Ziggler to take a beating.

Show's surprising move may not have been surprising to those that expected The Authority to pull a fast one, but his character's motivations were very suspect nonetheless.  Again, if anyone had a vested interest in seeing Triple H's faction go down, it was Big Show.

And he was the same man that attempted to turn the tide in their favor.

Randy Orton did not get revenge on The Authority

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Randy Orton tries to get at Seth Rollins.

The main event match ended with a bang, as Sting finally made his debut on WWE programming.  He made history by stepping into Vince McMahon's ring for the first time, and he threw The Authority out of power, all with one appearance.

But while Sting finally had the impact that so many of the WWE faithful had been hoping for, the truth is that there was another man that perhaps had a bit more motive and reason to see The Authority fall. That man was Randy Orton, The Authority's former top hand.

Orton became the new face of WWE, the man touted as the new standard-bearer for the industry and the one that would carry the company instead of Cena.  All of that and much more was relayed by The Authority, the group that believed in Orton and supported him as its champion.

However, all of that changed after Orton decided he was tired of playing second fiddle to Seth Rollins. The Viper went his own way, and he paid the price for it.

The Authority rained hell down upon Orton, and when the moment happened, there was no doubting that The Apex Predator had made a total character change.  He would no longer be an antagonist; it was time for him to join the fan favorites and walk in the light once again.

And what better way to cement that change than by facilitating The Authority's demise at Survivor Series?  

Of course, that distinction fell to Sting, and Orton was suddenly the odd man out.  So instead of The Authority ending at the hands of its own, it ended with a complete stranger.  It was a great moment for fans, but for Orton, it was a missed opportunity.