Goldust Returns to WWE During Survivor Series 2015 PPV

Injuries have taken a number of Superstars out of action, but WWE got one of its stalwarts back in the ring Sunday after Goldust returned at Survivor Series.

The former three-time Intercontinental champion helped give Team Goldust a victory over Team Stardust in a five-on-five Survivor Series match on the kickoff show, per WWE:   

He had previously been absent as he recovered from shoulder surgery.

The timing of Goldust's arrival couldn't be any better for WWE. The company is already without Randy Orton, Seth Rollins and Rusev, and former announcer Jim Ross reported Cesaro might be the next Superstar to be out of action after he suffered a shoulder injury.

Like Rusev and Cesaro, Goldust isn't one of the bellwethers in the main event picture, but he unquestionably has a lot of value for WWE. Pay-per-views need a compelling midcard in order to draw fan interest, and accomplishing that task is extremely difficult when so many Superstars are injured. Fans quickly grow tired of seeing the same Superstars wrestle each and every week.

With WrestleMania season quickly approaching, WWE will feel a little better knowing it has at least one more veteran in whom it can trust to deliver solid matches on WWE programming.