On the back of a momentous Survivor Series, we are about to witness a royal changing of the guard at WWE headquarters after the demise of Team Authority.

Not since the days of The Alliance and McMahon-Helmsley factions has there been such a shift in power at the world’s premier wrestling company, but as those two previous strangleholds will tell you; HHH and Stephanie will be back.

-WWE TLC: Team ethics set the scene for Survivor Series

Their demise at Sunday’s Survivor Series was brought about thanks to the company’s next big thing and a first appearance in the stable of an iconic figure of four-sided sports entertainment.

Dolph Ziggler was the driving force behind Team Cena’s victory but it was Sting’s first appearance at a WWE event that truly captivated the St. Louis crowd. And while Ziggler could well prove to be the new ‘face of the company’, Sting’s contribution will titillate the WWE Universe until his intervention is given some context.

The former TNA, WCW and NWA World Heavyweight champion helped the young pretender lead his team to victory and put an end to the dominance that Triple H has held over the WWE with a hair-raising intro and Scorpion Death Drop that had the COO laid out on the canvas.

In support, the pay-per-view, and follow up Raw, allowed feuds to delightfully simmer between the Bella sisters, Ambrose and Wyatt and among the tag-title contender. Mix all of this together with the return of Daniel Bryan and a potential showdown between Stinger and The King of Kings at Wrestlemania could prove to be the most exciting months in recent WWE history.

Move of the week

Sister Abigail – Bray Wyatt’s dominant finisher on former ally, Dean Ambrose, was brutal and sets up a mouth watering battle at the TLC PPV.​

Tweets of the week

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hero of the week

Sting – It has to be The Franchise, whose first WWE feature at the weekend literally turned this one upside down. One of the most popular wrestlers in its history, he played the role of Survivor Series saviour to perfection.

Villains of the week

Adam Rose and The Bunny – A truly awful tag pairing, the duo have no redeeming features that spring to mind. Time to move on, methinks.