Considering the way that events ended up playing out, Bryan winning the Rumble would have been more detrimental to the product than anything else.
In regards to the original question, I'm not sure since I haven't seen Survivor Series yet. I'd say the Rumble was average at best (one match show), agree with Dave on 'Mania being the best it's been in years and SummerSlam exceeding expectations for the most part. If Survivor Series is solid, I'll probably say yes here.