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How I would book the Survivor Series Elimination Match:
* The WWE has hard-on for Mason Ryan, but I don't think he's ready for a monster push. He should look like a monster, don't get me wrong -- but I think he'd be a good first man eliminated due to heel shenanigans. Ryan cleans house on the heels early on, but then a member of Team Barrett (I think Christian would be perfect for this), grabs Cody's Intercontinental Title and tosses it to Ryan, before doing an Eddie Guerrero and acting like he got hit with the belt. Mason Ryan is DQ'd (hopefully to a chorus of boos, although I expect this will get some cheers), and Ryan goes ape-shit and Spears the fuck out of Christian and also takes out some other heels to look like the beast the WWE obviously wants him to before he storms to the back.
* I believe Survivor Series Elimination Matches work best when there is the drama of a heel advantage, and that is why I think it should be another member of Team Orton who goes second. While Kofi Kingston might seem like the next lowest on the totem pole, I think he has a lot to offer the middle of the match, taking beat-downs and such. Therefore, my second pick to go is Sin Cara, who hits a big move on his rival in the bout, Hunico, and has the pin, but a heel has blind-tagged in (let's go with Jack Swagger, since he's a former World Heavyweight Champion not doing much at the moment) and capitalises for the rare pin on Sin Cara. And everybody wants to see Sin Cara take the Gutwrench Powerbomb.
* Kofi Kingston now takes the heat of the heels, as commentary worries about the chances of Team Orton. Jack Swagger comes in on Kofi eventually, and goes for the Ankle Lock, but Kofi turns it into a roll-up and strikes first blood against the heels by eliminating a shocked Swagger. The referee can then eject Vickie Guerrero as well, to massive pops, I'm sure.
* Hunico then seems like he'd be due to be eliminated, and that's coming. Next I feel that the heels need to keep the numbers in their favour. Kofi gets the hot tag, but Christian's heel shenanigans again come into play as he has the referee distracted and Orton cleaning house is ruled as illegal by the referee. Kofi is back in and goes for Trouble in Paradise on Barrett, but gets caught in The Wasteland and is pinned.
* Now is Hunico's elimination. Orton comes in officially now, cleans house, and Barrett has to tag in Hunico, who is all "Man, I can do this," but gets RKO'd and is out of here. Perhaps Epico can even make an appearance to try and help out Hunico, but he also gets RKO'd.
* Now we get into the nitty-gritty, as Orton & Sheamus are left against Cody Rhodes, Wade Barrett & Christian. Rhodes is the next to go, when he is pinned cleanly by a Brogue Kick from Sheamus. Rhodes takes personal offence to this loss, however, and nails Sheamus with the IC Title behind the referee's back, allowing Christian (who looked like he was about to beat by Sheamus), to get a rare pin on The Celtic Warrior.
* Orton is now left with Barrett & Christian. Orton has Christian all trapped and ready to be beaten, but Barrett nails Orton with a steel chair from behind, getting himself disqualified, but Barrett's all "Fine, whatever -- this is my plan, anyway."
* This leads us to the final stage of the match -- Randy Orton vs. Christian. I think it coming down to Barrett vs. Christian would be too predictable, and that this scenario is sort of a nod to their great rivalry from earlier this year. Christian has taken a beating from Orton, but with the steel chair assist from Barrett, he now has a clear advantage. Christian just cannot put Orton away, however. Eventually, an RKO from Orton ends the match with Team Orton coming out victorious.
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