Dean Ambrose vs. Bray Wyatt: Winner and Reaction from 2014 Survivor Series

Dean Ambrose was out for revenge Sunday night at Survivor Series against Bray Wyatt, and he got it to a certain extent. He hammered Wyatt with chair shots and to earn a disqualification, giving the victory to The Eater of Worlds.

After a thorough beatdown, Ambrose left Wyatt buried beneath a pile chairs and tables. A defiant Ambrose scaled a ladder to better view his destruction.

The History of WWE envisions a future where the Lunatic Fringe wrestles in any gimmick match imaginable:

Ambrose and Wyatt have been at odds ever since Hell in a Cell. Ambrose was on the verge of defeating rival Seth Rollins until Wyatt emerged from out of nowhere to interfere by hitting Ambrose with Sister Abigail. Rollins capitalized by picking up the victory, which predictably sent the already psychotic Ambrose off the deep end.

Ever since that moment, Wyatt has seemingly made it his goal to mentally break Ambrose. According to WWE Universe on Twitter, however, The Unstable Superstar insisted that doing so would be a huge mistake on Wyatt's part:

Despite that, Wyatt continued to poke and prod Ambrose during the weeks leading up to Survivor Series. He often compared himself to Ambrose and even offered understanding and salvation to the unhinged former Shield member:

Having already saved Luke Harper and Erick Rowan, Wyatt was seemingly looking for a new challenge in the form of starting a reincarnation of the Wyatt Family with Ambrose as his first recruit. As expected, though, Wyatt's efforts have been futile.

Sunday's encounter was essentially the semi-main event with the five-on-five elimination match closing the show. Ambrose and Wyatt were given a big part of the spotlight as the main singles match of the evening, and they worked hard to get themselves over with the crowd.

As one of WWE's best in-ring workers, Ambrose carried much of the load and did everything he could to make the bout an entertaining one. Ultimately, Wyatt was the one who was rewarded with a victory, however.

Ambrose and Wyatt both have all the makings of future top stars, which is why it was somewhat risky to put them in a feud against each other at this point. Neither has had much success in terms of wins and losses lately, and they both could have benefited greatly from standing tall at Survivor Series.

With that said, the expectation was that Wyatt would win since Ambrose is a sympathetic face who can parlay losses into more crowd support. Also, since Wyatt is portrayed as a dominant monster heel, WWE likely felt the need to wash away the memories of him getting schooled by John Cena.

As things currently stand, though, this rivalry appears to be far from over. That means Ambrose will have a chance to get back at Wyatt with a rematch possibly forthcoming at TLC. Jim Ross felt that the ending was a bit odd but that TLC still looks the best bet for the next bout:

Smith Hart, however, wondered whether the decisive nature of the attack will mean that the rematch is a little further down the line:

There is no question that these two Superstars haven't quite lived up to their potential in terms of putting on a great feud yet, but maybe the Survivor Series match will serve as a springboard in that regard moving forward.

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