Why do they call it a Series if there's only one a year and no continuity?

After almost two hours of staring at a blank screen, I'm beginning to type this post at 12:31 am.  I think I'm beginning to realize just how inconsequential Survivor Series looks on paper, and how much better it could have been with a few tweaks here and there.  The biggest match (again, on paper) is Rock/Cena vs Awesome Truth, but how big is that match going to be, really?  If Rock/Cena win, nobody will be surprised, Awesome Truth won't stop terrorizing babyfaces (and referees) on Raw, and nothing will have mattered, just like Cena's firing last year.  If Awesome Truth win cleanly, it'd elevate them, sure, but nobody would buy it and it would make the main event at Wrestlemania look subpar.  If Awesome Truth win by cheating (or due to their opponents imploding), nobody will care because it doesn't make anybody look any better and Awesome Truth will just have one more thing to brag about for no reason at all.  At the end of the day, there are very few ways to make this match interesting, but believe it or not, I do believe I have found the best way.