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WWE Survivor Series live results: Two WarGames matches

Posted on by Steve Khan

Date: November 29, 2025
Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

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Show Recap — 

COUNTDOWN SHOW 

“War Pigs” by Black Sabbath played as Joe Tessitore welcomed us to the pre-show at Petco Park in San Diego. He’s joined by Big E and Wade Barrett. 

The heel women’s team (referred to as Team Asuka) arrived together, as did Team Rhea. Paul “Triple H” Levesque, not wrestling tonight, was also shown arriving. 

Different personalities ran down tonight’s card. Peter Rosenberg referred to Dominik Mysterio, 28, as “the kid.” 

Big E flat-out mentioned that there are online rumours that there is jockeying among the men’s babyface team to determine who would enter last.

Michael Cole showed up to the panel, and the fans (and Tessitore) reacted to him like he was the John Cena of announcing.

There was a Cena video package and an interview Megan Morant did with Stephanie McMahon. She told the story of discovering that Cena could rap and suggesting he do it as part of his act. She really put him over strong. Cole called Cena the greatest of all time and added, “I don’t care what anyone says.” 

Cathy Kelley interviewed Stephanie Vaquer. She said she had no mercy and she would show Nikki Bella what a real champion was. Bella spoke to Jackie Redmond. Bella said she would embarrass Vaquer, and Vaquer would respect her.

There was a sit-down interview with Becky Lynch. She’s going hard on the idea that she was screwed out of the IC title, and she referred to Cole as “Misleading Michael.” 

They cut back to Cole live, and he made fun of Barrett for suddenly having very grey hair. 

Tessitore mentioned Lynch’s recent social media posts, where she posts in all-caps and uses a lot of alliteration and stated, “She’s taking some cues from somebody.”

Author Mark Kriegel interviewed Dominik Mysterio. Dom said he had issues with Cena that he didn’t know about, but admitted that Cena helped him a lot when he was getting started in WWE. Dom said he didn’t need Cena now and called himself quite possibly the face of WWE. 

There was a video showing how mainstream WWE is now. 

Rosenberg interviewed Levesque backstage. Levesque admitted the structure of a baseball stadium is difficult to work with, and wrestlers will actually be coming out of the dugout (which sounds cool, actually). He spoke about Cena and said it was surreal seeing the end of his career.

CM Punk interview 

Kelley interviewed CM Punk live backstage. She asked him about all the egos in his match and said she noticed him pacing around earlier. Punk knew you would be dealing with egos when you were on top of the mountain. 

He was happy to team with a friend, Cody Rhodes. He didn’t see eye to eye with Roman Reigns, but he loved his cousins. It’s everyone across from them who had to worry. Punk was a dangerous man inside a cage. Drew McIntyre and Brock Lesnar already knew that, and the others would find out tonight.

Roman Reigns interview 

Redmond interviewed Reigns (pre-taped). Reigns said he was the young guy ten years ago trying to knock Lesnar off the top, but now the young guys were coming for what he had. 

Reigns said his place at the head of the table was cemented, so if Rhodes and Punk wanted to win, they would listen to him. There was a role for everyone on his team, and they should all play it. 

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Tessitore explained the rules of WarGames. Somebody needs to tell Tessitore he doesn’t need to yell into his microphone. 

SD Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove, who happens to be from the town, spoke to Redmond. He put over Rey Mysterio and John Cena, but intimated that he would be cheering for Dom tonight. 

Tessitore loudly introduced Rey Mysterio, who put over Cena, too. 

They ran down the top ten Survivor Series moments: 

10) End of the Alliance
9) Rhea Ripley getting revenge on Liv Morgan
8) Brock Lesnar vs. AJ Styles
7) Debuts over the years of Undertaker, The Rock, Kurt Angle, and The Shield (they did their best not to show Dean Ambrose/Jon Moxley)
6) Randy Orton returns in 2023
5) Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair title vs. title
4) Mega Powers unite
3) Iyo Sky diving off the top of the cage
2) John Cena & The Rock team vs. R-Truth & The Miz
1) CM Punk returns in 2023

San Diego’s Cassie B sang God Bless America as the pre-show concluded. 

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SURVIVOR SERIES 2025 MAIN SHOW

Michael Cole welcomed us to Petco Park in San Diego, with an expected sold-out crowd of over 45,000. Cole and Wade Barrett are tonight’s announcers. 

The “superstar arrivals” segment had a sponsor attached to it. Show arriving at Petco: Team Asuka, Team Rhea, Nikki Bella, Stephanie Vaquer, and Dominik Mysterio (wearing a suit).

The intro aired, fireworks went off, and a siren rang as the WarGames cage lowered. 

For the fourth year in a row, the women’s WarGames match opens Survivor Series.

Women’s WarGames match: Rhea Ripley, IYO SKY, AJ Lee, Alexa Bliss & Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka, Kairi Sane, Nix Jax, Lash Legend & Becky Lynch

There’s a small stage where wrestlers will enter. Levesque said earlier that they would enter through the dugout, so if it is the dugout, you can’t really see it because screens cover it. 

There are no shark cages at the stage to house the wrestlers, unlike in past years. I’m guessing there’s a story there. 

Charlotte wore colourful gear inspired by a 7-year-old fan battling DMG, a form of brain cancer. Charlotte greeted the young fan at ringside before heading to the ring. 

Charlotte and Asuka started. They wrestled normally for five minutes until Iyo Sky entered to join Charlotte. 

Sky entered with a trash can lid with her name on it. Asuka avoided a lid shot, but Sky hit a dropkick anyway. Sky tried a double jump springboard move (off the two ropes closest to each other), but she slipped off the rope, so she hit a shoulder tackle instead. The fans didn’t care and were super into Sky, who nailed Asuka with the lid. 

Becky Lynch entered next with a kendo stick and immediately attacked Sky with it. Charlotte got in Lynch’s face, and Lynch tried to play friendly, but they wound up exchanging right hands. 

Alexa Bliss joined to give her team the advantage again, and she worked as a team with Charlotte to take down Lynch and Asuka. 

The babyfaces stood tall, waiting as Kairi Sane entered next with a metal chain. The heel Sane beat up Charlotte and Bliss by herself while Sky was busy with Asuka. 

Sane saved Asuka by hitting Sky in the midsection with the trash can lid. Cole said Sky was almost decapitated from that shot to the midsection.

AJ Lee stormed out next as Lynch tried to keep the door shut to block her from entering. Lee climbed the cage to enter the ring instead. The crowd chanted for her as she wiped out Asuka and Sane with a flying crossbody off the top rope. 

Lee tossed Lynch around the ring and into the cage. Lee also fended off Sane until facing off with Asuka. They circled each other as Barrett called it a dream match. We didn’t get to see it because Lynch attacked Lee from behind.

The babyfaces took control again, thanks to having the advantage, as Nia Jax entered next to even the odds. The heel Jax beat up Charlotte and Bliss by herself. She also fended off Sky and Lee. Sky was making her way to the top of the cage, but Jax grabbed her and hit a powerbomb. 

The heels stomped the babyfaces until Rhea Ripley entered. Ripley wore a Terrifier-inspired mask (to protect her injured nose) and gear, and she entered with kendo sticks and trash cans. Ripley also got fireworks. 

Ripley beat up the heels alone before helping Sky to her feet. Ripley placed Sane in a standing Cloverleaf while Sane was trapped inside a trash can. Sky ran the ropes repeatedly before hitting a running dropkick into the trash can. Jax knocked down Ripley and Sky, but Bliss took down Jax with a DDT. 

Lash Legend entered last to even the odds for the heels. The match ‘officially’ began about 32:30 into it. The heel Lash beat up Charlotte and Bliss by herself. 

Ripley faced off with Lash, and they exchanged strikes. Lash eventually got the better of their exchange, hitting a powerbomb and big boot for two. Ripley tried a Rip-tide, but Jax intervened.  

Lynch gave Lee a Man-handle Slam, but Sky broke up the cover by crunching her with a moonsault. Lash and Jax press-slammed Sky and launched her into her teammates. Sane gave Sky an Asuka-assisted Insane Elbow (called “the Kabuki special”), but Ripley broke up the cover. 

Asuka tried misting Ripley, but Charlotte saved Ripley (her old rival), and Lash got misted instead. Ripley and Charlotte gave Jax a double vertical suplex, and Bliss followed with Twisted Bliss. (She did not go for a cover because this was not the planned finish.) 

Sky went to the top of the cage and wanted a trash can. Lee was too short to hand it to her, so Ripley hoisted her up, and Sky was able to grab it. 

Sky placed the trash can over her body and hit a spectacular senton bomb onto her opponents. (Sky could’ve injured her leg the way she landed, but she appeared fine.) 

Lynch was the only heel who avoided the move, but was now alone against the babyfaces. Charlotte brought Lynch down from the cage, Bliss punched her, Ripley hit Rip-tide, and Lee applied Black Widow for the submission win. 

Fireworks went off as the babyfaces celebrated together. 

Match result: AJ Lee, Rhea Ripley, IYO SKY, Alexa Bliss & Charlotte Flair defeated Becky Lynch, Nia Jax, Lash Legend, Asuka & Kairi Sane (40:51)

This was a pretty ordinary match, WarGames or not. The first 30+ minutes were dull, and it didn’t pick up that match once everyone was in. Sky did some cool stuff as usual, but that was about it. 

It really didn’t help that the babyfaces had the advantage all match. I know it’s predictable and maybe tiresome to have the heels with the advantage every single time, but that’s the bed you make when you feel the need to have two of these matches every year.

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The sun has set in San Diego, so we’re under the lights now at Petco. 

Lil Yachty, Adriel Favela, Andy Ruiz, and Jeremiah Estrada (Padres pitcher) were in the crowd.

John Cena’s final PPV match is up next. 

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Cena’s second-last match will be against Dominik Mysterio. Cena first wrestled Rey Mysterio 23 years ago on SmackDown in 2002, when Dom was five years old. 

Intercontinental Championship: John Cena (c) vs. Dominik Mysterio (w/ Raquel Rodriguez & Roxanne Perez) 

Dom entered first with Rodriguez and Perez. They cut his music so the fans could chant for Cena. (The fans chanted at first, got quiet, then realized they should be chanting still, so they started again before Cena’s music hit.) 

Cena entered and embraced fans along the length of the stage before sprinting to the ring. The chants chanted “Thank you, Cena.” Alicia Taylor introduced Cena as the greatest of all time. Chad Patton is the referee.

Very early in the match, Dom distracted Patton while Perez tripped Cena as he came off the ropes. Dom booted Cena in the corner before pulling Patton aside again for Rodriguez to give Cena a cheap shot. Dom hit three amigos for two. 

Cena recovered, so Dom scampered outside the ring. Cena went after him, but Dom hid behind Rodriguez and Perez. Dom used their distraction to jump Cena and take over again. Dom bounced Cena’s face off the announce table and the side of the ring. 

Dom tried a hurricanrana off the barricade, but like Penta on Raw, Dom landed awkwardly on his shoulder. (Although, unlike Penta, Dom did not successfully hit the move, so it looked like a botch.) 

It was all part of the plan, and it led to a great spot. Dom sold his shoulder as medical staff checked on him. With the referee distracted, Rodriguez hit Cena in the ring with a Tejana Bomb, and Perez hit Pop Rox. (Great spot for those two.) 

Dom suddenly recovered and bounced in the ring. He hit Cena with a 619 and a frog splash, but Patton refused to count the pin because he figured out what happened. Patton tossed Rodriguez and Perez from ringside. 

Cena hit Dom with shoulder tackles, a side slam, and five knuckle shuffle. Dom avoided an AA, but Cena applied an STFU until Dom got a rope break. 

Dom unzipped his boot. Cena grabbed him by the boot, but it slipped off, so Dom was able to drop him onto the middle rope to hit a 619 and a frog splash for a nearfall. 

Dom took too long to follow up, so Cena planted him with an AA for a nearfall. The crowd chanted, “This is awesome.” 

Cena went for shoulder tackles again, but Dom ducked, and Cena knocked down Patton. Cena applied an STFU, but Finn Bálor and JD McDonagh ran out to attack Cena. 

McDonagh went for a moonsault, but Cena got his knees up and dodged Bálor’s Coup de Grace. Cena then hoisted both men on his shoulders and hit an impressive double AA. 

Dom grabbed the IC title belt and tried using it as a weapon, but Cena ducked it and hit another AA. 

Cena called for a referee, but the returning Liv Morgan ran out instead. Morgan acted happy to see Dom, but then slapped him across the head. 

It was another swerve. Morgan hugged Cena before kicking him in the nuts. Morgan hit Cena with the title belt, and Dom hit a 619 and a frog splash for the pinfall win. 

Dom and Morgan celebrated together. 

Fireworks went off as Dom held Morgan up in one arm, and both his title belts (IC title and AAA Mega title) in the other. That was a great visual. 

— Cena soaked in the crowd reaction before leaving up the aisle. He saluted the camera and said, “Thank you so much. That’s all.” 

Match result: Dominik Mysterio defeated John Cena to win the Intercontinental Championship (16:49)

This wasn’t exactly a classic match, but it was a fun spectacle and the crowd was into it. At least until Cena lost. Dom is an emerging star, so it was more productive that he won, and he used every trick in the book to do so. I think people will feel better about this result if Cena goes on to win his final match (which he should). 

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Women’s World Championship: Stephanie Vaquer (c) vs. Nikki Bella

Vaquer wore black and silver and was all business. Bella tried a cheap shot as the bell rang, but Vaquer came right back with a dropkick and proceeded to beat her up. However, Vaquer missed a knee drop on the apron, and Bella took over. 

Bella had control as the crowd watched silently, but they woke up momentarily when Bella set up for Devil’s Kiss. Vaquer countered and hit a back suplex. Vaquer went for Devil’s Kiss, but Bella rolled to the apron to the crowd’s dismay. 

Vaquer hit headbutts, strikes and a snap suplex for two, and an SVB (backbreaker) for two. Vaquer avoided Bella’s “Rack Attack 2.0” and hit a corner meteora. Bella pulled her down from the ropes and hit a Disaster Kick, followed by the “Rack Attack 2.0” for two after Vaquer got her foot on the rope. 

With Bella leaning against the apron, Vaquer hit a knee drop (the one she missed earlier) and hit Devil’s Kiss on top of the reinforced announce table. 

(Barrett stated, “You had the best view in the house, Michael Cole,” and Cole responded, “I’m not saying anything.”) 

Vaquer slid Bella back in the ring, hit Devil’s Kiss again, and followed with an impressive corkscrew splash for the pinfall win. 

Match result: Stephanie Vaquer defeated Nikki Bella to retain the Women’s World Championship (12:23)

A standard match with very little heat. Their positioning on the card didn’t help, but Bella also hasn’t won a match since July. She has one singles win since returning, and that was against Chelsea Green. 

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Gabriel Luna (wearing a Bret Hart t-shirt), Cassie B, Jesús Ortiz Paz, and Danielle Fishel (wearing a Vader t-shirt) were in the crowd. Fishel got the biggest pop of any celebrity. 

They announced a crowd of 46,016, a record for Survivor Series. 

(If you watch these PLEs on the Netflix international feed, there are long stretches of what seems like awkward silence. It’s happening because on the international feed, the announcers are muted while they do ad reads, and because there are so many damn ads, there is a lot of random silence.) 

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About 20 minutes elapsed between the end of the last match and the start of this one. Almost 25 minutes if you go bell to bell. 

Men’s WarGames match: WWE Champion Cody Rhodes, World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk, Roman Reigns, Jey Uso & Jimmy Uso vs. Brock Lesnar, Drew McIntyre, Logan Paul, Bron Breakker & Bronson Reed 

CM Punk and Bron Breakker started. As AJ Lee did earlier, Punk entered by climbing the cage. 

They wrestled back and forth for five minutes until Drew McIntyre entered. (Breakker had the early edge, but Punk took over in time for McIntyre to enter.) 

Punk and McIntyre traded fists before Punk fought off both men, but McIntyre dropped him with a Claymore Kick. A handful of fans gasped when McIntyre rubbed Punk’s face against the steel cage (as if he was getting jabbed by a fork). 

Punk emerged bleeding from the forehead moments later, and Cole said he wasn’t sure how that happened. It was obviously his face being rubbed against metal. 

The crowd was quiet as the heels worked over Punk until Cody Rhodes entered. They literally repeated a spot from the women’s match. McIntyre held the door shut so Rhodes couldn’t enter, so Rhodes climbed the cage and hit McIntyre with a flying crossbody. (Off the top of the cage, instead of the top rope.) The crowd got more into it after that. 

Punk walked up behind Rhodes, but Rhodes clocked him with a back elbow, not realizing who it was. Punk and Rhodes got on the same page and gave McIntyre a Hart Attack. 

They also gave Breakker a Doomsday Device, and he landed right on the back of his head and neck. That looked brutal, and Barrett freaked out. (The camera didn’t focus on it, but doctors checked on Breakker and he continued the match.) 

Logan Paul entered next and brought steel chairs into the ring. He helped his team gain the advantage until Jimmy Uso entered next, bringing a table into the ring with him. Jimmy shined for a moment until McIntyre cut him off with a Claymore. 

The heels maintained control as Bronson Reed entered next. Reed planted Punk, Jimmy, and Rhodes with Tsunamis. Jimmy fired back later with superkicks, but Reed dropped him with a body block. 

The babyfaces still have two guys left, but everyone knew it was Jey Uso’s turn next. They Yeeted as the timer counted down, and Jey entered. Jey handed out superkicks, helped Jimmy to his feet, and they handed out superkicks before giving Logan a 1-D. 

Jey called for an encore, so they played his music again mid-match as he posed atop the cage. (This felt out of place for a match that’s meant to have a lot of heat.) 

Jey’s music was cut off by Brock Lesnar’s. He entered with Paul Heyman. Cole said this was the first time since 2004 that Lesnar wrestled in a match with any teammates. 

Lesnar handed out suplexes and F5s to Punk, Rhodes, Jimmy and Jey. 

Roman Reigns entered last. He took his time getting to the ring as fireworks went off. Lesnar was anxious, so he left the ring to greet Reigns in the aisle. (They said you would forfeit the match if someone leaves the ring, but that didn’t count here because it hadn’t officially started.) 

Reigns attacked Lesnar with Superman punches, but Lesnar ducked one and put him through the announce table with an F5. 

Lesnar brought Reigns into the ring and hit another F5, but Rhodes broke up the cover. Punk gave Lesnar a GTS, and Rhodes hit a Cross Rhodes, but Logan broke up the cover with a frog splash. 

Heyman handed Logan brass knuckles (which he could’ve just brought in himself if he wanted). Logan knocked out Punk and Jimmy, but Reigns dropped him with a spear. 

Reigns put on the brass knuckles and used them on Reed and McIntyre. Breakker faced off with Reigns, but Reigns speared him. 

Lesnar got Jey up in F5 position, but Reigns speared him, sending both men through a corner table. Breakker speared Jey and Rhodes. Punk fended off Breakker and gave Logan a GTS, but Breakker broke up the cover. 

A mystery man wearing all black (including a black hood and face mask) climbed the cage and attacked Punk with a superkick. The masked man also hit a curb stomp, and the crowd popped. Barrett said it couldn’t have been Seth Rollins, given his recent shoulder injury. 

The masked man quickly left, and Breakker speared Punk for the pinfall win. 

The heels posed together in the aisle as fireworks went off. (Lesnar had a huge smile on his face.) 

— The camera focused on the dejected babyfaces in the ring. Reigns saw Punk and Rhodes on the mat, so he helped Punk to his feet. Punk was on the same page as Reigns, and they bumped fists. 

It seemed like Reigns considered helping Rhodes, but Rhodes got to his feet on his own. They got into each other’s faces, and Reigns walked away without a peace offering. 

Reigns looked back at Rhodes and told him this was the last time they would team together, and that was that. (Punk began to leave, too, and the final shot was of him looking back at Rhodes. They didn’t show it, but that left Rhodes in the other ring alone.) 

Match result: Bron Breakker, Bronson Reed, Logan Paul, Drew McIntyre & Brock Lesnar defeated CM Punk, Cody Rhodes, Roman Reigns, Jey Uso & Jimmy Uso (39:24) 

While it was a bit more entertaining than the women’s one, this was still a fairly standard match, and it felt pretty pointless inside WarGames. There’s a certain routine with these matches that’s difficult to shake, especially when it’s a lot of the same talent every year (for the women and men). They may want to bench this concept for a while until they have a good reason to use it. 

It’s telling that a show with two WarGames matches (and John Cena’s second-last match) wound up being quite dull. They’ve long been resting on their hot streak when putting these shows together, and it’s about time they snap out of it.

Wrestling Observer Live: WWE Survivor Series Recap

Posted on by Andrew Zarian

Image: WWE

If you’re here, you’re ready for the Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, available via audio or YouTube below.

As you probably know, WWE Survivor Series is in the books as are the two WarGames matches. I break down the entire show including the next chapter in The Bloodline saga, the Punk vs. Reigns dynamic, both cage matches, and our new United States Champion.

One point: while the women’s WarGames match might not have been the best, IYO SKY continues to be the best modern-day performer in these matches right now.

Plus, I talk updates on Kenny Omega, the latest AEW Continental Classic standings, and more!

Click here to listen (sub needed) or watch on YouTube starting at 6:05 PM EST

WWE Survivor Series WarGames live results: Bloodline vs. OG Bloodline

Posted on by Steve Khan

WWE returned to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Saturday for Survivor Series, headlined by The Bloodline vs. the OG Bloodline in a five-on-five WarGames match.

The show will also feature a women’s WarGames match with teams headed up by blood rivals Liv Morgan and Rhea Ripley.

WWE World Heavyweight Champion Gunther will defend the title against former champion Damian Priest while U.S. Champion LA Knight defends against Shinsuke Nakamura, and Intercontinental Champion Bron Breakker defends against Ludwig Kaiser and Sheamus in a three-way.

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Date: November 30, 2024
Location: Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC 

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Show Recap — 

COUNTDOWN SHOW —

A large crowd was outside Rogers Arena watching the preshow despite the chilly weather and light rain. Michael Cole, Big E, and Wade Barrett hosted the first portion of the preshow.

There was a long history of WarGames video package. 

They started counting down the top 10 Survivor Series moments. Number 10 was Shawn Michaels winning the world title in the first Elimination Chamber match in 2002. 

To kill more time, they aired a video of male wrestlers reacting to their WarGames match from last year. 

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Gunther & Ludwig Kaiser interview 

Cathy Kelley interviewed Gunther and Ludwig Kaiser. Kelley said people were questioning Gunther’s confidence. Gunther said it would be up to him to show them. Gunther quickly moved on and was happy that Kaiser had an IC title match. Kaiser called it a special night for both of them. The title has lost all prestige since Gunther lost it and it would be up to Kaiser to restore it.

Bron Breakker interview 

Jackie Redmond interviewed Bron Breakker (wearing a Scott Steiner t-shirt). Bron respected both of his opponents. However, Bron warned Kaiser that he wasn’t the one he should be trying to prove himself against. 

Meanwhile, Sheamus bought into false hope he read online that made it seem like he should just be given the IC title because he’s never won it before. It didn’t work like that. Bron played for the Baltimore Ravens and never won a Super Bowl but that didn’t mean he should just be given a ring. Bron told Sheamus to go to the retirement home. 

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The number 9 Survivor Series moment was Iyo Sky hitting a dive while in a trash can at WarGames last year. Number 8 was Steve Austin being run over by a car in 1999. 

The announcers spoke about their favourite Survivor Series moments. I only bring this up because Cole said he always thinks of the Montreal Screwjob. This, of course, got booed because they’re in Canada. His actual favourite was the debut of the Shield, specifically mentioning Dean Ambrose along Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins. He noted the impact they’ve had and where they are now in their careers. 

They aired the backstage footage of CM Punk’s return last year.

They did a feature on a fan from Victoria, BC who has been campaigning for years to bring WrestleMania to Vancouver. 

The number 7 Survivor Series moment was the “Rocky” debut of Rocky Maivia. Number 6 was WWF defeating The Alliance in 2001. (Vince McMahon was not shown.) Number 5 was Becky Lynch beating Charlotte Flair in a champion vs. champion match in 2021. Number 4 was The Rock and John Cena beating Miz and R-Truth in 2011. 

To kill even more time, there were videos throughout the show of Big E, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods hanging out at WWE HQ.

Kelley interviewed William Regal. He put over WarGames and was happy to be part of it tonight.

The number 3 Survivor Series moment was The Shield debuting to help Punk retain the title over Cena and Ryback. Number 2 was Punk’s return last year. Number 1 was the debut of the Undertaker in 1990. 

Women’s WarGames will open the show. 

WWE SURVIVOR SERIES 2024 —

Michael Cole and Corey Graves are tonight’s announcers. 

Vancouver Canucks anthem singer Elizabeth Irving sang the American and Canadian national anthems.

The two women’s teams, LA Knight, the new Bloodline, Paul Heyman (wearing a suit and tie), CM Punk, Sami Zayn and Jey Uso, and Roman Reigns and Jimmy Uso were shown arriving at the arena. 

After the show intro, Cole ran down the rules of WarGames. 

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The women entered separately. The first entrance was at 6:08 pm and the match started at 6:16 pm. 

Ripley wore a cool custom protective mask. Bayley had “WAR” shaved into the side of her head. The Smackdown heels wore matching white and black gear, while the Raw heels wore matching black and white.

Women’s WarGames: Rhea Ripley, Bianca Belair, Iyo Sky, Naomi & Bayley defeated Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan, WWE Women’s Champion Nia Jax, Tiffany Stratton, Raquel Rodriguez & Candice LeRae (38:11) 

Bayley and Jax started. They were even for the first five minutes but Jax drove Bayley into the cage with a hip attack right before Naomi entered. 

Naomi used a colourful kendo stick (to match her gear). The crowd chanted “Happy birthday” to Naomi (she turned 37 today). Naomi had also brought a toilet seat in the ring and she placed it over Jax’s head and did the stink face. 

Candice LeRae entered next. The crowd booed because they wanted Stratton. The babyface advantage made no difference because Jax fought off her opponents and was standing tall by the time LeRae entered. They placed Bayley on top of two upright chairs and LeRae gave her a springboard moonsault. 

Belair entered next and she brought in a fire extinguisher and table, to the delight of the crowd. The babyfaces finally did gain control as Stratton entered next. 

Stratton smashed Belair over the head with a trash can lid (a rare shot to the head in WWE these days, but Belair definitely got her hands up). It was 3-on-3 and the heels easily took over thanks to Stratton. Naomi targeted Jax and hit her as lightly as possible with a chair. 

Sky entered next and she got a decent reaction. She grabbed a purple and gold trash can and immediately climbed up the side of the cage instead of entering the door. Sky placed the can on top of the cage but LeRae cut her off. Sky knocked her off the cage and hit a flying dropkick. 

Rodriguez entered next. Everyone waited around as she looked for something under the ring but I don’t think she ever found what she was looking for. She helped her team gain the advantage, even though, again, the teams are even. 

The crowd chanted “We want Mami,” as Jax and Rodriguez took a page out of AOP’s book by powerbombing Sky and Naomi into each other before powerbombing them onto Belair and Bayley. 

Ripley entered next. She went after Rodriguez but Stratton made the save. The heels had control even though the babyfaces had the numbers advantage. Naomi made a save for Ripley. 

With everyone down, it was time for the crowd to chant, “This is awesome.” (Objectively, this match has been poor so far.) 

Everyone traded moves which included the toilet seat and Belair’s braid being used as a weapon. Ripley used her face mask to headbutt Jax. 

Ripley stood tall and awaited Morgan who was the final entrant. Morgan marched to the back to grab a baseball bat. Morgan entered the match “officially” started 27 minutes in. 

Ripley removed her face mask and attacked Morgan but Jax saved her from a Rip-tide. Heels held down Ripley, and Morgan whaled her repeatedly in the mid-section with the bat. Everyone traded moves again until Jax hit Bayley with a Samoan drop for two. 

Sky climbed the right side of the cage even though nobody was in that ring. Stratton climbed the other side as the remaining eight wrestlers split into groups of four. They brawled with each other and awaited the biggest spot of the match. Sky placed the garbage can over her body and wiped out one group with a moonsault off the cage, while Stratton wiped out the other group with a senton bomb. 

Stratton seemingly looked for a weapon but pulled out her MITB briefcase instead, which got a big pop. Stratton seemed unsure which champion to cash-in on. Rodriquez screamed at her until Sky sprayed them both with the fire extinguisher. Ripley handcuffed Rodriguez to the top rope. 

Former Damage CTRL teammates Bayley and Sky argued until Jax knocked them both down. Belair and Naomi drove Jax through a table with a double powerbomb but Morgan broke up the cover with a bat shot on Naomi. 

Morgan gave Bayley an Oblivion with a chair but Ripley broke up the cover. Ripley set up Morgan for Rip-tide but Rodriguez was still able to break it up even though she was handcuffed. Morgan hit Ripley with a chair-assisted Codebreaker. 

Morgan and Ripley battled atop the top rope until Ripley hit an avalanche Rip-tide through a table for the pinfall win. The crowd was happy. The winning team posed together atop the cage. 

(If you missed this, you can just watch from the 28 minute mark after everyone enters. Even then, this wasn’t much of a match outside of two or three big spots.)

Cole announced a sold-out crowd of 17,828. This is the largest WWE arena gate in Canadian history. 

(They also plugged Elimination Chamber in Toronto, a show I will attempt to attend.) 

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They used the noise meter graphic for LA Knight’s entrance. They put it up before his entrance but the meter didn’t go up the way they expected when his music hit (even though he did get a good reaction) so they quickly took it down. 

Nakamura wore all black. 

Shinsuke Nakamura defeated LA Knight to win the United States Championship (9:43) 

Knight had the advantage for the first four minutes until Nakamura hit a back elbow. Knight came back with a safe version of a burning hammer. Knight tried a leaping superplex but Nakamura saw it coming and hit an avalanche reverse exploder for two. 

Knight avoided a Kinshasa and hit a flying elbow drop. Instead of going for a cover, he set up for BFT but Nakamura rolled in between the two rings, onto the metal plate joining the rings. 

Knight went after him but Nakamura raked his eyes and hit a reverse DDT onto the metal plate. Nakamura followed with a Kinshasa for the pinfall win. Nakamura is a three-time US Champion. 

The crowd was quiet for the match but popped for the surprise win. 

(On the preshow, Redmond said a WWE title has never changed hands in Vancouver, so this would be a first if that’s true.) 

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There was a sponsored segment where Maxxine Dupri and Akira Tozawa gave Otis a new t-shirt to try on. Otis put it on and loved the shirt but was wearing nothing below the waist. He walked bare-assed down the hallway (this was blurred.) 

Belal Muhammed was shown in the crowd. 

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Cole said Kaiser has had an incredible year. In 2024, he has a 8-16 record on TV, 7-7 in singles matches. 

Triple Threat Match: Bron Breakker defeated Sheamus and Ludwig Kaiser to retain the Intercontinental Championship (14:25) 

Kaiser attacked Sheamus outside the ring until Bron hit him with an incredible leaping shoulder tackle. Bron took control over Sheamus in the ring and took time to do some push-ups. Sheamus and Kaiser wound up fighting outside the ring until Bron wiped them both out with a leaping clothesline over the announce table. 

Sheamus was dumped into the crowd but he wound up hitting ten beats of the Bodhrán to both guys over the barricade. Kaiser grabbed Sheamus’ shillelagh but Sheamus took it away and knocked him over the barricade with it. 

Bron invited ‘old man’ Sheamus back into the ring so Sheamus hit him with a Celtic Cross for a nearfall. Bron came back with a Frankensteiner. He went for a spear but Sheamus dodged it and Bron crashed into a chair that was wedged between the ropes. 

Sheamus followed with a Brogue Kick and had it won but Kaiser yanked the referee out of the ring right before the potential three count. The crowd booed. Kaiser hammered away at Sheamus with the shillelagh. Kaiser was proud of himself until Sheamus nailed a knee strike for a nearfall. The crowd chanted, “This is awesome.” 

Kaiser hit Sheamus with a Finlay/Kaiser roll and DDT but Bron killed Kaiser with a spear. Bron followed with a spear to Sheamus for the pinfall win. 

(This was good. The crowd was into Sheamus and Bron but it seemed like they wanted to see Sheamus finally win the title.) 

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(So much time passed between the last match and this one that I got logged out of WordPress due to inactivity.) 

Gunther defeated Damian Priest to retain the World Heavyweight Championship (19:18) 

Priest hit a shoulder tackle early on and appeared to hurt his shoulder. The ref checked on him but Priest immediately waived him off. Gunther was out of the ring and smiled when he saw this. 

They kept wrestling but after Priest hit a slam, he started selling his shoulder again. As the ref checked on Priest, Gunther took advantage and booted his shoulder. Gunther targeted Priest’s shoulder from there until Priest eventually hit an enziguri. 

The crowd was quiet but they woke up a bit as Priest fired up for his comeback. He hit a flatliner for two. Priest tried for a Razor’s Edge but he couldn’t do it because of his shoulder. Priest instead applied a triangle choke but Gunther escaped and applied a sleeper before hitting a powerbomb for two. 

Priest hit a hurricanrana off the top and finally hit the Razor’s Edge for two. Priest failed twice to hit a chokeslam thanks to his shoulder and Gunther responded with a Kimura but Priest got a rope break. (The Kimura was the second reference to Brock Lesnar on WWE programming this week.)

Gunther played to the crowd as he repeatedly clotheslined Priest. Priest came back with a lariat for two.  

They battled on the top rope until Priest shoved Gunther into the ring but Priest fell to the outside as a result. (A few idiots chanted “You f*cked up,” not realizing this was the planned spot. And it’s a dumb chant anyway.) 

The ref checked on Priest but Priest told him to give him a second. As the ref checked on Gunther, Finn Bálor ran down and gave Priest a Coup de Grace off the steel steps. The ref saw Bálor but didn’t think anything of it. 

Gunther booted Bálor for fun before giving Priest a powerbomb. Gunther applied a sleeper until Priest passed out. Gunther retained. 

Cole said Gunther was pissed at Bálor because he wanted to prove he could win on his own. 

(This was pretty good but not great. I’m not sure weeks of making Gunther act like a wimp really helped. They could go to another rematch based on this so Gunther can finally prove himself. In this build to this match, Priest called himself the king of the streets, so they could do a street fight.) 

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The new Bloodline and Bronson Reed entered together, wearing all black. The original Bloodline entered separately (as the women did earlier), wearing red and black. 

Zayn, Jimmy, Punk, Reigns and Jey enter in that order. The crowd assumed Jey would entered after Jimmy but he didn’t (they began chanting “Yeet” after Jimmy’s entrance). Jey entered last, in part because he was starting the match. But he also entered last at the previous PPV. 

After Sikoa’s team was already in their cage on the stage, Punk shoved one of them from the outside to rile them up. Punk and Reigns awkwardly entered their cage together, along with Jimmy and Sami.

Men’s WarGames: Roman Reigns, Sami Zayn, Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso & CM Punk defeated Solo Sikoa, Jacob Fatu, Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa & Bronson Reed (41:53) 

Jey started against Tama Tonga. Tama got the heat on Jey and went for a cover, but of course, there are no falls until everyone enters. The crowd chanted, “You f*cked up.” 

Jey fought back just in time for Bronson Reed to enter. Reed, who has killed people with his finishing move, decided to grab a bunch of chairs and toss them in the ring. Jey chucked the chairs at Reed but Reed ran him over with a body block. The heels worked over Jey as the crowd took turns lightly chanting for Zayn and Punk. 

Jimmy entered next and wiped out both heels on his own before helping Jey to his feet.  The Usos worked well together and took control. 

Tonga Loa was about to enter next to the dismay of the crowd, but Sikoa held him back and Jacob Fatu entered instead. Jey gave him a Samoan drop but Fatu popped right up and knocked him down. The heels took over. 

Punk was about to enter next but Reigns blocked the door. Reigns nodded at Zayn who entered instead. Punk stared a hole through Reigns. 

The crowd chanted “Olé” for Zayn who ran wild on the heels. Fatu caught him out of the air but Jimmy superkicked Fatu. Zayn and Jimmy did their special handshake before putting the boots to Fatu. 

The heels took over anyway as they often do and Tonga Loa entered next. It’s like they knew he wouldn’t get a reaction because the first thing he did was grab a table. This normally gets a big pop — Raquel Rodriguez got a pop earlier before putting the table away — but poor Tonga Loa didn’t get a reaction. 

The heels took over and you can skip the three minutes of action. The clock ran down and Reigns was about to enter next, but because he moves so slowly, Punk ran by him and entered instead. 

Punk teased that he wouldn’t get in the ring, but instead grabbed a tool box (like the one that busted open Drew McIntyre) and used it as a weapon against the heels. 

Punk took out everyone and gave Fatu a bulldog onto the toolbox but Fatu popped right up and knocked him down. 

Sikoa entered next with the new Bloodline firmly in control. Fatu gave The Usos (who were stacked up) a moonsault and Reed gave Zayn a Tsunami. Punk tried to fight back but they swarmed him. 

Sikoa brought his own chain and lock and locked the door. Reigns entered 15 seconds later but he couldn’t get in the ring. I guess they didn’t watch the women’s match earlier when Iyo Sky climbed the cage voluntarily. Reigns did that here and it didn’t get much of a reaction because we saw it already. 

Reigns wiped out the heels with a cross body off the ropes and the match “officially” began about 29 minutes in. Reigns helped his friends up to their feet—except Punk. Punk got up on his own and got in Reigns’ face. Paul Heyman entered ringside and tried to rally his guys. 

The two teams stood tall in each ring, 30 minutes into the match, and faced off. 

After some stalling, there was a spot where Reigns went for a spear on Sikoa but he moved and Reigns speared Punk by accident (as Punk set up Fatu for a GTS). This wasn’t timed well so it didn’t look good at all. Sikoa gave Reigns the Samoan Spike for a nearfall. 

Fatu went for a step-up moonsault but he tripped and began tending to his leg. Reigns speared Fatu moments later. 

Reed placed Reigns on a table and climbed all the way to the top of the cage. He went for Tsunami but Punk pulled Reigns to safety and Reed crashed through the table. The crowd chanted for Punk. Reigns helped Punk to his feet and the crowd popped but Fatu attacked them both. 

Sikoa gave Reigns the Spike but the Usos superkicked him. The Usos gave Fatu a 1D. Jey speared Loa, Zayn gave Tonga a Blue Thunder Bomb, and Jimmy splashed Fatu through a table off the top of the cage. 

Zayn helped Jimmy, Jey and Punk to their feet, while the Usos helped Reigns to his feet. The new Bloodline was down as Sikoa got to his feet. Sikoa was on his own against the originals. 

Sikoa ate superkicks by the Usos, a Zayn Helluva Kick, a Punk GTS, and a Reigns spear. Reigns pinned Sikoa for the win. 

— Reigns, Zayn, Jey and Jimmy hugged as Punk looked on. Punk embraced Jimmy, Jey and Zayn individually. Reigns offered Punk a handshake and Punk obliged. Punk hugged Heyman and told him that when he’s owed a favour, he was coming for it. 

Reigns put his arm around Heyman for a moment but did not hug him and kind of moved on quickly. 

Punk initially left on his own but came back out. The babyfaces posed together with Heyman. 

(This came to a nice conclusion, I guess, but I wouldn’t call it a good match. Like the opening match, you can skip everything that happened before the final competitors entered. The two WarGames matches totalled 80 minutes and you could skip a full 60. That’s not a good thing.)

The Bloodline, Team Belair win WWE Survivor Series WarGames matches

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Sami Zayn proved his loyalty to The Bloodline at Survivor Series: WarGames.

Saturday’s pay-per-view concluded with The Bloodline (Roman Reigns, The Usos, Solo Sikoa & Zayn) defeating Sheamus, Ridge Holland, Butch, Drew McIntyre & Kevin Owens in the men’s WarGames match. Jey Uso pinned Owens to win the match after Zayn stopped Owens from pinning Reigns.

Owens hit a pop-up powerbomb and a stunner on Reigns near the end of the match, but Zayn stopped the referee from counting to three. Though Zayn looked conflicted about what he did, he then gave Owens a low blow. Zayn charged at Owens to hit a Helluva Kick. He then put Owens in position for Jey to connect with a top rope splash on Owens.

The show ended with The Bloodline standing tall and everyone in the group hugging Zayn — even Jey Uso. It was said on commentary that Zayn is now much more than an “Honorary Uce.”

There had been a show-long storyline questioning whether Zayn would be loyal to The Bloodline or Owens. While Jey doubted Zayn, Reigns chose to believe him. Zayn stayed true to The Bloodline throughout the match despite Jey accidentally giving him a superkick at one point.

Earlier in the night, Bianca Belair, Alexa Bliss, Asuka, Mia Yim & Becky Lynch defeated Bayley, Dakota Kai, IYO SKY, Nikki Cross & Rhea Ripley in the women’s WarGames match.

Belair and Lynch were able to take out all three members of Damage CTRL. Belair hit a KOD on Bayley into the side of the cage, then Lynch jumped off the top of the cage and gave Kai and SKY a leg drop through a table. Lynch pinned Kai to get the win.

WWE Survivor Series WarGames live results: The Bloodline vs. Team Brutes

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WarGames makes its WWE main roster debut as Survivor Series takes place at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts tonight.

Two WarGames matches are set for the pay-per-view. The men’s WarGames match will feature all five members of The Bloodline (Roman Reigns, The Usos, Solo Sikoa & Sami Zayn) taking on Sheamus, Ridge Holland, Butch, Drew McIntyre, and Kevin Owens. Team Brutes have the man-up advantage after Sheamus & McIntyre defeated The Usos on SmackDown.

Bianca Belair, Alexa Bliss, Asuka, Mia Yim & Becky Lynch vs. Bayley, Dakota Kai, IYO SKY, Nikki Cross & Rhea Ripley is the women’s WarGames match. Team Damage CTRL have the advantage in the bout.

Two title matches have been announced for the PPV. Ronda Rousey defends her SmackDown Women’s Championship against Shotzi. The United States title will be up for grabs in a triple threat between Seth Rollins, Bobby Lashley, and Austin Theory.

Plus, AJ Styles faces off with Finn Balor in a singles match for just the second time ever.

Tonight’s PPV streams live on Peacock/WWE Network at 8 p.m. Eastern time. There will also be a pre-show starting at 7 p.m. 

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Show Recap —

KICK-OFF SHOW

The pre-show panel was Kayla Braxton, Jerry Lawler, Booker T, Kevin Patrick and Peter Rosenberg.

They ran down the card, played a WarGames video package and spoke about the women’s WarGames match. After Braxton explained the WarGames rules, Booker said, “In other words, it’s going to be a long night!” 

They spoke in excruciating detail about the US Title match and played a video for Ronda Rousey vs. Shotzi. Shotzi was shown arriving to the building with Raquel Rodriguez who had a heavy-duty brace on her arm.

Megan Morant interviewed Rousey and Shayna Baszler. They mocked Shotzi and Rodriguez and bragged about what they did. They also waxed poetic about how it felt to snap somebody’s limb.

They plugged AJ Styles vs. Finn Bálor.

They aired the video of Dominik Mysterio and Rhea Ripley inviting themselves into Rey Mysterio’s house and beating him up in front of the family. (The person they brought with them to tape this on their camera did so in portrait mode.) 

The women’s WarGames match will open the show.

(The regime may have changed but the pre-show is as pointless as ever.)

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SURVIVOR SERIES MAIN SHOW 

Ozzy Osbourne welcomed us to WarGames in the intro video. Michael Cole announced a sold-out crowd of 15,609. Cole mentioned that Dusty Rhodes created the match and told us about the wrestlers in the very first one.

It appears they’ve settled on “Michin” as a nickname for Mia Yim (instead of replacing her name).

WarGames Match: Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair, Becky Lynch, Asuka, Alexa Bliss & Mia Yim defeated Rhea Ripley, Bayley, Nikki Cross & Tag Team Champions Dakota Kai & IYO SKY (39:38)

Belair and Kai started the match. They had a back-and-forth exchange but Belair got the advantage moments before SKY entered. Belair gave them a double vertical suplex but they managed to work her over until Asuka entered.

Asuka beat up both women (and looked great in doing so) long enough for Belair to recover and even the odds. Kai has already been driven into the side of the cage a bunch of times.

Cross entered next and brought kendo sticks and trash can lids in with her. She also slammed the door on Asuka’s head. The heels were in control until Bliss entered and ran wild.

Everyone hit each other with kendo sticks as Cross climbed to the top of the cage and brought everyone down with a diving crossbody.

Bayley entered next and brought ladders and tables into the ring. Her team used weapons to regain the advantage.

Yim entered next and brought more stuff into the ring. She teed off on Kai before spiking her onto a trash can lid.

The women paired off into different corners of the ring. Belair superplexed Bayley, Yim superplexed Kai, Bliss superplexed Cross, and Asuka superplexed SKY.

Ripley entered and wiped out all the babyfaces allowing her team to take over again. SKY dropkicked Asuka’s head as Ripley held in her a standing cloverleaf. Yim tried mounting a comeback but Bayley caught her in the ropes and SKY hit her repeatedly with the lid.

Lynch entered last and the match officially “started” at the 27:44 mark.

Lynch handed out kicks and dodged an attack by Cross who hit SKY with a trash can by mistake. With SKY covered in the trash can, Lynch gave her a diving leg drop.

Lynch faced off with Bayley which I think was meant to get a big reaction but it didn’t really. Lynch easily disposed of Bayley before she was confronted by Ripley (which did get a reaction). Bayley got in the way so Ripley gave Lynch a Riptide for two.

Asuka sprayed mist in Ripley’s face and Lynch spiked her with a DDT but Bayley got in the way before they could make a cover. Bayley gave Lynch a Roseplant onto the steal plate (in between the two rings) but the cover was broken up.

Belair tried to bring down six women with a tower of doom spot but Cross hit her with a kendo stick before she could do it.

Everyone traded moves which led to SKY wiping out Belair and Yim with a moonsault off the top of the cage. The crowd was pretty quiet up to this point but they broke out a “holy sh*t” and “this is awesome” chant after that.

Cross handcuffed her old pal Bliss so Bliss handcuffed herself to Cross and hit an electric chair drop onto a trash can. (It looked like Bliss could just slip her hand out of the cuff.) Asuka gave Ripley a Codebreaker before Ripley drove her into the cage. Yim went after Ripley but Ripley drove her into a ladder which snapped.

Lynch gave Kai a Man-handle Slam and Belair gave SKY a KOD. Belair took out Bayley with a KOD into the side of the cage.

The finish was insane. SKY and Kai were placed on two tables and Lynch put them through the tables with a leg drop off the top of the cage. Lynch pinned Kai for the win. This looked particularly painful for Kai who took a lot of big bumps in the match.

The crowd popped big for the finish. The match was really good once everyone was in.

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There was a commercial break/Brock Lesnar video package.

Jey Uso approached Roman Reigns. Jey said he warned them about Sami Zayn since day one. Zayn cost them the match last night and lied to his face about speaking to Kevin Owens. Jey said the only reason they didn’t go after him was that Reigns didn’t give the order.

Jey wanted to know what Reigns wanted to do. Reigns told him to go out there and be the right-hand man. Reigns said he would look Zayn in the eye and would know where he stood. Reigns told Paul Heyman to bring him Zayn.

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AJ Styles (w/Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson) defeated Finn Bálor (w/Dominik Mysterio & Damian Priest) (18:24)

Cole spoke about Styles’ time in Japan as well as the history of these two men in the (Bullet) Club and Corey Graves remarked, “you love when Twitter is nice to you.”

Seven minutes into the match, a distraction by Priest allowed Dominik to trip Styles on the apron so Gallows and Anderson went after Dominik. Priest jumped in and they brawled through the crowd. Styles made sure to get a shot in on Dom before they scampered off.

They traded moves until Styles no-sold a few of Bálor’s kicks and fired back but Bálor cut him off with a headlock elbow drop. Bálor set up for a Styles Clash but Styles slipped out of it before Bálor nailed a Pelé Kick.

Styles tried mounting some offence but Bálor cut him off again, this time with a gutbuster and his own fireman’s carry neckbreaker. Styles did a backflip into a headlock elbow drop for two. Bálor missed a Coup de Grace and Styles applied the Calf Crusher but Bálor countered by slamming Styles’ head into the mat.

They traded a few counters until Styles hit a Phenomenal Forearm for the pinfall win.

Pretty good match. 

(There are two rings side-by-side because of WarGames but they kept the action to one ring.) 

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There was a commercial break/Liv Morgan video package.

Ozzy Osbourne told the WWE universe to buy his album.

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Cole said Raquel Rodriguez wouldn’t be at ringside thanks to her broken elbow which will keep her out of action for 4-6 weeks.

Shotzi pointed to the sky during her entrance and Cole said she has dedicated the match to her father who recently passed away.

Ronda Rousey (w/Shayna Baszler) defeated Shotzi to retain the Smackdown Women’s Championship (7:13)

Shotzi went for a suicide dive but Baszler pushed Rousey out of the way and took the move instead. Shotzi shoved Rousey into the steel steps and knocked down Baszler again. Shotzi tried a high cross but Rousey countered into a slam.

Rousey toyed with Shotzi and mocked her while she did as a brief “we want Sasha” chant broke out. Shotzi tried a tornado DDT onto the apron but the spot didn’t work and Rousey just sort of fell over.

Shotzi chucked Rousey and Baszler into the crowd and knocked them down with a dive off the barricade. They all fell over into three or four fans (plants) in the front row.

Shotzi went to the top but Rousey brought her down with a judo throw and followed with Piper’s Pit. Rousey applied an armbar and Shotzi quickly tapped. Rousey retains.

This match will not be remembered fondly.

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There was a commercial break/Cody Rhodes video package. (These packages are aired in place of commercials depending on how you’re watching and so far all of the videos have been for people not on tonight’s show.)

Zayn approached Reigns in his locker room. Reigns asked if he spoke with Kevin Owens last night. Zayn said yes. Reigns asked why he lied to Jey. Zayn didn’t want to put too much on Jey’s plate before his big match. Zayn also said that he didn’t really speak to Owens, Owens did all the talking.

Reigns wanted to know what Owens said and Zayn told him that Owens wanted him to turn on the Bloodline before they turn on him. Reigns knew that Owens was his friend but they (Bloodline) weren’t just family — they were blood.

Reigns needed to know where he stood. Zayn was completely on Reigns’ side. He knew that only five people were allowed to enter Reigns’ locker room and it meant everything to him that he was one of those people. “I’m with the Bloodline.”

Reigns stared him dead in the eyes. Reigns then smirked and said, “let’s do it.” The crowd cheered and they hugged. Reigns’ face turned serious as they hugged (so Zayn didn’t see). This was good.

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Triple Threat Match: Austin Theory defeated Seth Rollins and Bobby Lashley to win the United States Championship (14:51)

They had a really fun match and Theory won the US title on a fluke.

Lashley dominated early but Theory prevented him from potentially winning by pulling the referee out of the ring on a pin attempt (which is how Lashley cost Theory the title on his cash-in). They fought outside the ring and Theory dropped Lashley with the steel steps.

Theory worked over Rollins until he came back with chops, clotheslines and a thrust kick. Rollins handed out suicide dives to each guy before wiping out both men with a flip dive. Rollins tried a stomp but Lashley yanked Theory out of the way and put Rollins in a Hurt Lock. Theory put Lashley in a sleeper until he had to let go of Rollins.

Lashley dumped Theory from the ring and Rollins gave Lashley a Pedigree for two. Theory dumped Rollins from the ring and gave Lashley a rolling blockbuster. Lashley slipped out of an A-Town Down attempt and applied a Hurt Lock. Theory used the Bret Hart kick off the ropes counter into a pin but Rollins broke that up with a frog splash on Lashley for a nearfall.

Rollins and Theory traded counters until Lashley managed to put them both in the Hurt Lock at once but they quickly got out of it. Theory and Lashley were hunched over so Rollins stepped off Theory’s back and gave Lashley a curb stomp.

Theory prevented a cover so Rollins gave him a superplex. Rollins was going to transition into a falcon arrow but Lashley speared Rollins. As a result, Theory fell on top of Rollins and pinned him to win the title. (Lashley couldn’t get up in time to break it up.)

(The finish didn’t quite land the way they wanted but it still worked for the story they’re going for.)

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There was a commercial break/Miz video package. New Day plugged WWE Shop.

Jey approached Reigns and asked if Zayn lied to him too. Reigns said he saw everything he needed to see in Zayn’s eye. Jey seemed content.

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Owens wore a Dusty Rhodes t-shirt. Rhodes has a red elbow pad on in the picture and Owens wore a matching elbow pad.

WarGames Match: WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns, Sami Zayn, Solo Sikoa & Tag Team Champions Jey & Jimmy Uso (w/Paul Heyman) defeated Kevin Owens, Drew McIntyre, Sheamus, Ridge Holland & Butch (38:32)

Butch and Jey Uso started. Jey had the upper hand but Holland entered next and they beat the crap out of Jey for three minutes.

Jimmy was going to enter next to save his brother but Reigns stopped him and sent Zayn out instead (forcing him to save Jey and team with him). The crowd chanted “Sami Uso.” Zayn ran wild on Holland but Butch wiped out Zayn and Jey with a dive after they got into a light argument. Holland was about to squish Jey into the cage but Zayn saved him.

McIntyre entered next and tossed around Jey and Sami with suplexes. McIntyre setup Jey for a superplex but Sami saved him again. Holland wiped out Zayn and McIntyre suplexed Jey before giving Zayn a DDT.

Jimmy entered next and brought tables into the ring. Jey and Sami argued over who would set up the table and they got into a shoving match as Jimmy tried breaking it up. Reigns shook his head watching this. They eventually did work together to fend off the other team.

McIntyre fought them off as Owens entered next. Owens brought steel chairs in with him and used one on both Usos before hitting Jey with a Swanton.

Zayn and Owens faced off but Holland attacked Zayn before anything could happen. Owens put Jimmy through a table as his teammates beat up Zayn (Owens was down as this was happening).

Sikoa entered next and ran wild on the Brutes. Owens drove him into the cage and superkicked him twice but Sikoa no-sold it. Owens tried a powerbomb but Sikoa backdropped him onto the steel. Reigns was impressed. Sikoa dropped McIntyre with a superkick but McIntyre came back with a running headbutt.

Sheamus entered next and tossed the Bloodline around. Sheamus rallied his buddies and they put the boots to everyone. Reigns was looking at his feet as his team was getting beat up.

Reigns entered last and the match was “official” at the 28:00 mark. Each team stood tall and they squared off. Reigns handed out right hands and gave Sheamus a superman punch. Sheamus blocked a spear with a knee strike.

The good guys each grabbed a member of the Bloodline in the ropes and they all did ten beats of the Bodhrán to the delight of the crowd.

Sheamus setup Reigns for a Brogue Kick but Sikoa took the move instead — saving Reigns. Reigns followed with a spear but Holland broke up the cover.

Jey went for a superkick on Butch but he ducked and Jey nailed Sami. Jey seemed unbothered and the crowd booed and chanted “asshole.” The Usos gave Butch a 1D but Holland broke up the cover. The Usos superkicked Holland and Reigns speared him through the table.

Sikoa saved Reigns again and gave McIntyre a Spinning Solo through a table. Owens gave Sikoa a stunner but Reigns broke up the cover.

Owens slapped Reigns and they traded fists. Reigns gave Owens a superman punch but Owens came back with a superkick and pop-up powerbomb. Owens hit a stunner and seemed to have it won but Zayn blocked the referee from counting.

Owens and Zayn stared at each other before Owens yelled at him and the crowd loudly chanted “Sami Uso.” Owens blocked a Jimmy superkick and Zayn gave Owens a low blow. Zayn looked at Reigns before giving Owens a Helluva Kick.

Jey saw what he did and followed with a splash on Owens for the pinfall win.

Reigns hugged Sami and the crowd popped. Jey gave Sami a big hug and the crowd popped even louder.

The Bloodline posed together.

The match itself was good but was really just a backdrop for the Bloodline story stuff — which was really well done. The payoff at the end was terrific. 

WWE Survivor Series live results: Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair

Posted on by Dave Bath

The stars of Raw and SmackDown will face off as Survivor Series takes place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York tonight.

The pay-per-view will feature four non-title matches pitting the champions of Raw and SmackDown against each other. There will also be two traditional Survivor Series five-on-five elimination tag matches, along with a 25-man battle royal.

WWE Champion Big E vs. Universal Champion Roman Reigns, Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch vs. SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair, Raw Tag Team Champions RK-Bro vs. SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos, and United States Champion Damian Priest vs. Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura are the champion vs. champion matches.

Priest vs. Nakamura is set for tonight’s pre-show

The men’s elimination match will be Team Raw (Seth Rollins, Finn Balor, Kevin Owens, Bobby Lashley & Austin Theory) vs. Team SmackDown (Drew McIntyre, Jeff Hardy, Xavier Woods, Baron Corbin & Sheamus). Team Raw (Bianca Belair, Rhea Ripley, Liv Morgan, Carmella & Zelina Vega) vs. Team SmackDown (Sasha Banks, Shayna Baszler, Shotzi, Natalya & Toni Storm) is the women’s elimination match.

Tonight’s pre-show begins at 7 p.m. Eastern time, with the main card starting an hour later.

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Pre-Show

Kayla Braxton introduced Jerry “The King” Lawler, Booker T, Kevin Patrick, and Pete Rosenberg to start the kickoff show. The fans broke into a brief “Jerry” and “Booker” chant. The fans popped for Rosenberg in his hometown. 

The panel then ran down the line-up for tonight’s card.

They showed Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch arriving at the building. The panel discussed the Lynch and Flair feud with the same video from Friday night.

Lawler and Booker discussed their biggest rivals. Lawler mentioned Andy Kaufman, and Booker brought up Batista. 

They recapped the Sasha Banks and Shotzi feud, including Banks giving Shotzi the backstabber after shaking her hand. 

In the back, Sasha Banks gave a pep talk to her team members Toni Storm, Natayla, Shayna Baszler, and Shotzi. Banks praised Storm, Natalya, and Baszler. She couldn’t remember Shotzi’s name and got it wrong. Shotzi tried to correct her, but Banks told her it doesn’t matter what her name is. Banks and Shotzi got into an argument, and the other team members tried to break it up. 

The panel talked about the SmackDown team not being able to co-exist. They turned their attention to Raw Tag Team Champions RK-Bro vs. SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos. The panel mentioned that Randy Orton sets the record for most PPV matches tonight and could set a record for most matches on Raw tomorrow. 

They showed highlights of The Rock’s debut at the Survivor Series in 1996. The panel discussed Rock’s debut and his career. 

Non-title Match: Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura (w/Rick Boogs) defeated United States Champion Damien Priest via DQ (9:24)

Preist and Nakamura had a good pre-show match until the weak finish. 

Jimmy Smith, Pat McAfee, and Byron Saxton are the commentators.

Priest had the early advantage and worked over Nakamura’s arm. Boogs started playing his guitar to distract Priest. McAfee danced in the background. 

Nakamura rocked Priest with a knee, but Priest fired back. Priest then missed a splash in the corner, and Nakamura briefly took over. Priest fought back and slowed the pace down with a chin lock. 

Boogs played the guitar again, which annoyed Priest. Priest knocked down Nakamura and gave Boogs a final warning not to play the guitar again. Nakamura took advantage and hit a sliding German suplex for a two-count. 

Nakamura went for a knee off the second turnbuckle, but Priest countered with a spinning heel kick. Priest hit a splash in the corner and followed up with a brutal clothesline. Priest and Nakamura traded kicks in the middle of the ring. 

Nakamura took over and hit a sliding knee for a close near fall. The fans broke into “Nakamura” and “Priest” chants. Nakamura went for the Kinshasa, but Priest countered with the south of heaven chokeslam for a very close near fall. 

Priest went for Reckoning, but Nakamura broke free. Nakamura went for the armbar, but Priest countered into the Gogoplata. Suddenly, Boogs started playing his guitar, and Priest let go of the hold.

Priest jumped out of the ring, grabbed the guitar, and smashed it to pieces. The fans reacted big to this moment. He then took a piece of the guitar and hit Boogs in the face. Nakamura went after Priest, but Priest hit him with the guitar for the disqualification. 

The fans erupted in boos for the finish. McAfee was shocked that Priest broke the guitar. 

The panel discussed the men’s Survivor Series match. They showed Bobby Lashley and MVP arriving at the building. Suddenly, Kevin Owens walked up to the panel. He discussed the last few weeks and promised to show who he really is in the main event. 

In the back, a limo pulled up, and Vince McMahon stepped out. Adam Pearce, Sonya Deville, and roster members greeted him and chanted. McMahon was holding a gold egg, which is a reference to Red Notice. 

The panel discussed the Roman Reigns and Big E feud and mentioned Mariah Carey acknowledging Reigns on social media. 

Main Show

The opening video included scenes from Red Notice. 

Non-title Match: Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch defeated SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair (18:13)

Flair and Lynch had a really good hard-hitting match. 

They recapped the Lynch and Flair feud. Michael Cole, Pat McAfee, and Corey Graves are the commentators. 

Lynch got a big pop from the crowd for her entrance. 

Lynch was so furious before the bell the referee had to hold her back. Flair rocked Lynch with a right hand at the bell. Lynch fired back with kicks, but Flair went after the leg. 

Lynch gained control, and the fans broke into a loud “Becky” chant. Flair recovered and slammed Lynch’s head on the mat. Flair posed in the ring, and the fans erupted in boos. 

Lynch tried to fight back, but Flair slammed her into the ring post. Flair climbed to the top rope for the moonsault, but Lynch recovered and shoved her off into the barricade. Flair recovered quickly and slammed Lynch on the barricade. 

They jumped in the ring and started trash-talking. Flair and Lynch then traded brutal slaps back and forth until Flair hit a clothesline. Flair followed up with a hard chop and forearms in the corner. Flair went back to the leg, but Lynch counted with a kick to the head. 

Lynch went for the dis-arm-her, but Flair reversed. Lynch went for an armbar, but Flair countered with a powerbomb for a close near fall. Flair went for a moonsault, but Lynch rolled out of the way. Flair landed on her feet and hit a standing moonsault for another near fall. 

Flair and Lynch did more trash talking. Lynch fired up and caught Flair with a leg drop to the back of the neck for a close two-count. The fans broke into a loud “This is awesome” chant. 

Lynch was firmly in control and rocked Flair with uppercuts. Flair went for a big boot but hit a back elbow instead for a near fall. Flair tried to roll up Lynch, but she held onto the top rope. Flair then rocked Lynch with a big boot for another close two-count. 

Flair went for a slam, but Lynch slipped out and hit an inverted DDT for a near fall. Lynch missed a leg drop off the top rope. Lynch recovered and hit the manhandle slam, but Flair got her foot on the bottom rope.

Lynch locked on the figure four leg lock to a huge reaction. Flair and Lynch traded slaps while still in the hold. Flair reversed the figure four to break it. The fans broke into another loud “This is awesome” chant. 

Flair knocked Lynch off the apron and went for the moonsault, but she barely hit Lynch. Flair took over and locked on the dis-arm-her, but Lynch made it to the ropes. The finish came when Flair rolled up Lynch and held onto the top rope. The referees caught Flair, and Lynch reversed the roll-up for the win. Lynch held onto the top rope, but the referee didn’t catch her.

They recapped Rock’s debut in Madison Square Garden at the 1996 Survivor Series.

They aired a video looking a Drew McIntrye’s career. 

Survivor Series Elimination Match: Team Raw (Bobby Lashley, Finn Balor, Kevin Owens, Austin Theory & Seth Rollins) (w/MVP) defeated Team SmackDown (Drew McIntrye, Jeff Hardy, Sheamus, Happy Corbin & King Woods) (w/Madcap Moss) (29:54)

Sole Survivor: Seth Rollins 

This was a good Survivor Series match that got a lot of time. 

Jimmy Smith, Pat McAfee, and Byron Saxton are the commentators.

They recapped all the changes in the teams over the last few weeks. The fans broke into faint “Raw” and “SmackDown” chants.

Kevin Owens argued with the Raw team that he wanted to start. He yelled at Rollins that he had something to prove. Owens teased starting but rolled out of the ring and walked off for the first elimination. He mocked his team members from the entrance. 

Woods took advantage and dragged Austin Theory to his corner. Team SmackDown isolated Theory and cut him off from his team. Rollins got the tag, but Corbin rocked him with a clothesline. Hardy tagged in, and the fans broke into a loud “Hardy” chant. 

SmackDown continued to dominate as they isolated Balor on their side of the ring. McIntrye hit a delayed vertical suplex on Balor for a near fall. Balor fought back, but Corbin hit deep six for a near fall. Lashley jumped in, but McIntrye caught him with a belly-to-belly suplex. 

Balor took advantage and hit the coup de grace on Corbin to eliminate him from the match. 

Hardy and Balor faced off, and the fans broke into a “Hardy” chant. Hardy rolled up Balor with a sunset flip, but Balor rolled through and hit a basement dropkick. Rollins backed Hardy into his corner. Raw isolated Hardy and cut him off from his corner. 

Balor slowed the pace down with a chin lock on Hardy. Balor placed Hardy on the top rope, but Hardy fought back. Hardy knocked Balor and Rollins off the top rope and hit the whisper in the wind.

Lashley then pulled McIntrye off the apron and slammed him into the ring post. Woods got the hot tag and ran wild. He hit a rolling DDT on Rollins and rocked Theory with a forearm. Woods climbed to the top rope, but Lashley knocked him off. Lashley tagged in and hit the spear on Woods. He then locked on the Hurt Lock for the submission to eliminate Woods. 

Lashley wouldn’t break the hold, which allowed SmackDown to jump him. McIntyre and Lashley went face to face in the middle of the ring. Lashley gained control and hit a shoulder tackle in the corner.

McIntrye fired back with a clothesline and sent him to the floor. 

Lashley and McIntrye brawled around ringside and over the barricade. Eventually, the referee counted out both Lashley and McIntrye, which eliminated both from the match. The fans erupted in boos for the double count-out. Lashley jumped McIntrye, but McIntrye fought back and hit the Claymore kick. 

Rollins taunted McIntyre that he got eliminated. McIntrye then hit the Glasgow Kiss on Rollins. Sheamus tried to take advantage but only scored a two-count. 

Balor was firmly in control and went for the coup de grace. Sheamus moved out of the way and hit the Brogue kick to eliminate Balor. It came down to Rollins and Theory against Sheamus and Hardy. 

Theory rocked Sheamus with a knee for a close near fall. Rollins slowed the pace down with a chin lock on Sheamus. Hardy tagged in and ran wild on Rollins. He hit a splash off the second turnbuckle for a two-count. Hardy jumped off of Sheamus’ back and hit a splash on Rollins and Theory. 

Rollins went for the stomp, but Sheamus countered with white noise. Sheamus went for the Brogue kick, but Theory caused a distraction, and Rollins hit the superkick for a near fall. 

Rollins pulled Hardy off the apron, so Sheamus had nobody to tag. Theory took advantage and rolled up Sheamus for the next elimination. Sheamus rocked Theory with a clothesline. Sheamus got in Hardy’s face and rocked him with a clothesline too. 

Rollins tagged in and hit a frog splash on Hardy for a close near fall. Rollins and Theory tried to give Hardy a double suplex. Hardy knocked the heels off and hit Swanton Bomb on Theory to eliminate him. 

Hardy and Rollins were the last two in the match. The fans broke into a loud “Hardy” chant. Rollins got in Hardy’s face, but Hardy kicked him in the gut. Hardy went for the twist of fate, but Rollins countered. Hardy then rolled up Rollins for a close two-count. The fans broke into a “This is awesome” chant. 

Rollins went for the stomp, but Hardy caught his foot. Hardy recovered and hit the twist of fate to a huge pop. He went for the Swanton Bomb, but Rollins got his knees up and hit the stomp for the win. 

The commentators noted this is the second year in a row that the men’s Raw team beat the SmackDown team. 

They recapped Rock defeating Mankind at the 1998 Survivor Series to win the WWE Championship. 

They showed Vince McMahon arriving earlier tonight. 

In the back, Roman Reigns walked into McMahon’s office. McMahon showed off Cleopatra’s gold egg and claimed the Rock gave it to him. McMahon bragged about the egg and said it cost $100 million. Reigns said that’s how much his next contract will cost. 

Omos Won The 25 Man Battle Royal (10:37)

Participants: AJ Styles, Apollo Crews, Cedric Alexander, Cesaro, Chad Gable, Otis, Commander Azeez, Dolph Ziggler, Drew Gulak, The Viking Raiders, Los Lotharios, Jinder Mahal, R-Truth, Ricochet, Robert Roode, Dolph Ziggler, Sami Zayn, Shanky, T-Bar, and The Street Profits

This was a typical battle royal that dragged in the middle. The entire match was built around Omos dominating.

The Street Profits grabbed a Pizza Hut box as they walked to the ring. There were also boxes near the ring as well. They gave their pizza to Michael Cole and Corey Graves but not Byron Saxton. 

The bell rang, and AJ Styles jumped from the ring onto the announce table. Omos quickly eliminated Drew Gulak from the match. R-Truth got a slice of pizza and tried to give it to Omos. Otis approached and ate the slice instead. Otis then grabbed Truth and tossed him out. Omos took advantage and knocked Otis out of the ring. 

Cesaro rocked Gable with an uppercut to eliminate him. The fans broke into a “We want pizza” chant. Ricochet caught T-Bar with a dropkick in the corner and tossed him out of the ring. Shanky then eliminated several SmackDown wrestlers, including Ivar. 

Omos and Shanky went face to face. Omos then grabbed Shanky and threw him out. Mansoor tried to eliminate Roode and Ziggler, but they hit a spinebuster/Zig Zag combo. 

Roode challenged Omos, but Omos easily dumped him out of the ring. Ziggler told Omos that he wanted to be his friend. Suddenly, Styles hit the Phenomenal forearm on Ziggler and tossed him out.

Sami Zayn tried to get Cesaro and Ricochet to work together. Zayn got upset, so they attacked him. The Street Profits took advantage and threw Zayn out. Omos and Commander Azeez had a brief staredown. Omos hit him with a clothesline for another elimination.

Azeez tried to pull out Styles but Omos wouldn’t let him. They both pulled on Styles until he fell out of the ring. Omos then tossed out Apollo Crews. 

It came down to Omos, Ricochet, Cesaro, and Street Profits. The faces tried working together, but Omos eliminated Cesaro and Dawkins for his ninth and tenth eliminations. Montez Ford tried to fight back, but Omos dumped out Ford. 

It came down to Ricochet and Omos. The fans got behind Ricochet. He hit Omos with a dropkick, but Omos quickly recovered and threw out Ricochet for the win. 

After the match, Styles went over to the pizza, but Ford knocked him down. Ford and Dawkins ran off and threw pizza slices in the crowd. 

Non-Title Match: Raw Tag Team Champions RK-Bro defeated SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos (14:45)

RK-Bro and The Usos had a good and fun match. 

The commentators pushed that Randy Orton sets the record for the most matches on PPV. 

RK-Bro had the early advantage until the Usos regrouped on the floor. Orton fought back and caught Jey with a right hand. Orton then helped Riddle hit a splash on Jey. Riddle sent Jimmy to the floor and hit a dive. Jey took advantage and knocked Riddle off the apron. Jimmy followed up with a suicide dive. 

The Usos took over and isolated Riddle on their side of the ring. Jey charged at Riddle, but Riddle caught him with a kick to the head. Jimmy stopped Riddle from making a tag and slowed the pace down with a chin lock. 

Riddle tried to make a tag, but Jimmy dragged him to his corner. Jey slowed the pace back down with another chin lock. Riddle fought back and hit a bad-looking GTS. Orton got the hot tag and ran wild on the Usos. He went for the draping DDT, but Jey pulled him out of the ring. 

Orton recovered and slammed Jey on the announce table. He then slammed Jimmy on the announce table as well. Orton set up for the RKO on Jey, but he escaped. Jey rocked Orton with a superkick, but he fell into his corner. Riddle tagged himself in and ran wild on the heels. 

Riddle hit a senton on Jimmy and went for one on Jey, but Jey got his knees up. Riddle fought back and hit a German suplex for a two-count. The Usos hit a pop-up Samoan Drop on Riddle for a near fall. 

The Usos took over and hit a double superkick on Orton. They then hit a double superkick on Riddle for a close near fall. Riddle fought back and knocked Jey to the floor. Riddle tagged in Orton, but Jimmy didn’t see. Jimmy knocked Orton to the floor and went for the splash on Riddle. Orton jumped in and hit the RKO on Jimmy in mid-air for the win. 

Adam Pearce and Sonya Deville met with Vince McMahon in his office. McMahon realized his gold egg was missing. He demanded that Deville and Pearce find his egg. McMahon added that if Pearce can’t find it, he’ll find it on Raw tomorrow night. Michael Cole mentioned that the SmackDown roster will be at Raw tomorrow night. This is an odd storyline. 

They showed the creative Xia Li comic book promo from SmackDown. 

Survivor Series Elimination Match: Team Raw (Bianca Belair, Carmella, Liv Morgan, Queen Zelina & Rhea Ripley) defeated Team SmackDown (Sasha Banks, Toni Storm, Shayna Baszler, Natalya & Shotzi) (23:44)

Sole Survivor: Bianca Belair 

This was an okay match with some rough spots that dragged. The fans were dead for most of the match and started doing the wave at one point. The storyline of Team SmackDown not getting along took away from the match. Raw won every match tonight so far except for the pre-show, which they lost by disqualification. 

Carmella and Toni Storm started the match. Carmella rocked Storm with a forearm and demanded her mask to protect her face. Vega briefly took over on Storm, and Carmella tagged back in. Vega tried putting the mask on Carmella, but Rhea Ripley knocked it out of her hands. 

Carmella yelled at Ripley, but Storm rolled her up for the first elimination. The fans broke into a brief “Toni” chant. Banks tagged in to take on Bianca Belair, but Shotzi tagged herself in the match. 

Shotzi backed Morgan into their corner. Natalya took over and hit a suplex on Morgan for a near fall. Raw regained control and isolated Natalya on their side of the ring. Ripley rocked Natalya with a dropkick to the head for a near fall.

Natalya recovered and caught Ripley with a German suplex. Baszler and Natalya gave Ripley a double-delayed vertical suplex. 

Baszler tried to stomp on Ripley’s arm, but Ripley fought back. Ripley went for the riptide, but Baszler escaped. Banks tried to make the tag, but Shotzi pulled her off the apron. 

Baszler recovered and locked on an armbar on Ripley. Baszler transitioned into the Kirifuda clutch, but Ripley broke free. Ripley went for the riptide, but Shotzi jumped in the ring.

Baszler locked on the Kirfuda clutch, but Ripley broke free. The fans were dead for the first part of the match and started doing the wave. Belair and Banks went face to face, and the fans came alive. The fans broke into “Let’s go Sasha” and “EST” chants. 

Belair was firmly in control and hit a fallaway slam. Banks recovered and hit a tornado DDT for a near fall. Belair recovered and hit a huge spinebuster for a two-count. Belair went for the KOD, but Banks landed on her feet. Belair regained control and dropped Vega on Banks for a near fall. The fans broke into a brief and faint “CM Punk” chant. 

Storm then pinned Vega for the next elimination. Morgan rolled up Storm for a near fall, but Baszler jumped in the ring. Morgan tossed Baszler to the floor and hit the oblivion on Storm to eliminate her from the match. The fans booed Storm’s elimination. 

Baszler locked on the Kirfuda clutch on Morgan, but she backed her into the corner. Shotzi tagged in and climbed to the top, but Banks tagged herself in the match. Banks then eliminated Morgan.

Shotzi and Baszler worked together and eliminated Ripley. It came down to Banks, Shotzi, Baszler, and Natalya against Belair on her own. Belair knocked SmackDown off the apron and backed Natalya into her corner. Banks tagged in the match, but Shotzi tried stopping her. Shotzi and Banks argued at ringside.

Banks pushed Shotzi into Baszler. Natalya, Shotzi, and Baszler kept pulling Banks out of the ring until she was counted out. The fans booed Banks’ count-out elimination. 

Natalya went for the sharpshooter on Belair but broke free and knocked her into Baszler. Belair then used a small package to eliminate Natalya. Belair then quickly eliminated Baszler from the match. 

It came down to Shotzi and Belair. Shotzi hit a crossbody on Belair, but Belair rolled through. Shotzi regained control and scored a close near fall. Belair then rammed Shotzi into the corner and hit the KOD for the win. 

They showed highlights of Rock’s career throughout the night. 

In the back, Kayla Braxton approached Paul Heyman. Heyman doesn’t know what happened to Vince McMahon’s gold egg. Braxton informed Heyman that Brock Lesnar’s suspension is no longer indefinite. 

Non-Title Match: Universal Champion Roman Reigns (w/Paul Heyman) defeated WWE Champion Big E (21:52)

Reigns and Big E had a good match. They started at a slow pace, but it picked up towards the end. Reigns victory is SmackDown’s only pinfall win of the night. 

Big E and Reigns locked up, with Big E gaining the advantage. Reigns rolled out of the ring, and Heyman gave him a pep talk. Reigns jumped in the ring and quickly took over. He backed Big E in the corner and hit a series of clotheslines. 

Big E avoided Reigns with a leapfrog and hit a back elbow for a near fall. Big E dragged Reigns to the apron but missed a splash. He appeared to injure his knee on the splash. 

Reigns slowed the pace down with a chin lock. Big E broke free, but Reigns cut him off with a back elbow. The fans broke into a brief “New Day Rocks” chant. Reigns rocked Big E with a big boot for a near fall. He started yelling at the fans and threw Big E into the ring post. 

Reigns continued to dominate and threw Big E into the ring post again. Reigns tried throwing Big E into the steps, but he reversed. Big E then hit a series of belly-to-belly suplexes. He followed up with a splash but Reigns recovered with a Samoan Drop for a near fall. 

Reigns hit a series of clotheslines in the corner, but Big E fought back with a uranage for a two-count. Big E then locked on the stretch muffler, but Reigns broke free and hit a sit-out powerbomb for a near fall. 

Reigns went for the superman punch, but Big E avoided it. Reigns then hit the Rock Bottom for a near fall. The fans broke into a loud “Rocky” chant. Reigns hit the superman punch again, but Big E didn’t go down. 

Reigns hit another superman punch but Big E tried to get back to his feet. Reigns hit a third superman punch and set up for the spear. Big E got back to his feet and got in Reigns’ face to a big reaction. Big E then hit the spear off the apron to take over. 

Reigns immediately hit the spear in the ring for a close near fall. The fans broke into loud “Let’s go Big E” and “Let’s go Roman” chants. Reigns went for the guillotine submission, but Big E broke free. Big E went for a second spear off the apron but Reigns caught him in the guillotine again. Big E powered out and hit the Big Ending, but Reigns got his foot on the bottom rope. 

The fans broke into a “This is awesome” chant. Big E slammed Reigns’ head on the announce table and threw him into the ring post. Reigns recovered and threw Big E into the steps knee-first. Reigns then hit a superman punch off the steps. 

In the ring, Big E went for the big ending, but his knee gave out. Reigns slipped out and attacked Big E’s knee. He then hit the spear for the win.

Reigns walked to the back with Heyman holding up the Universal title to end Survivor Series. Big E got back to his feet after Reigns left the ring. 

WWE Survivor Series live results: Raw and SmackDown face off

Posted on by Dave Meltzer

With the show built around Raw vs. SmackDown matches, this year’s Survivor Series pay-per-view takes place at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas tonight.

There will be two five-on-five elimination tag matches pitting Raw and SmackDown against each other. In the men’s match, Kurt Angle, Braun Strowman, Samoa Joe, Finn Balor & Triple H will take on Shane McMahon, Randy Orton, Bobby Roode, Shinsuke Nakamura & John Cena. On the women’s side, Alicia Fox, Nia Jax, Asuka, Sasha Banks & Bayley will face Becky Lynch, Carmella, Tamina, Naomi & Natalya.

The champions from each brand will also match up with their counterpart from the other show in non-title matches. Those are Brock Lesnar vs. AJ Styles, Alexa Bliss vs. Charlotte Flair, Cesaro & Sheamus vs. The Usos, and The Miz vs. Baron Corbin.

In another Raw vs. SmackDown bout, The Shield will square off with The New Day in a six-man tag. On the pre-show, Enzo Amore defending his Cruiserweight title against Kalisto, Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn vs. Breezango, and Matt Hardy vs. Elias are set.

We’re looking for your thoughts on this show as well as NXT Takeover, so you can leave a thumbs up, thumbs down or thumbs in the middle along with a best and worst match to [email protected]

Our live coverage begins with the first pre-show match before the main card kicks off at 7 p.m. Eastern time.

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MATT HARDY VS. ELIAS

Basic match, not mcuh of a crowd in the building at this poimt, so not much crowd reaction.  Matt did a side effect on the apron while Elias worked on his left shoulder most of the way.  Elias threw his shoulder into the post and hit drift away for the pin.

ENZO AMORE VS. KALISTO FOR CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE

Not much to this.  The crowd was still quiet except for the interview by Enzo.  Kalisto did a few standard cool moves but the finish saw Enzo pull Kalisto into the side of the turnbuckle and hit exposed metal, and then Enzo used the Jawdunzo for the pin.

KEVIN OWENS & SAMI ZAYN VS. TYLER BREEZE & FANDANGO

Owens and Zayn did a heel interview with Owens talking about winning the IC and Universal titles in Houston  but those were his moments, not the fans’ moments.  Breeze & Fandango came out and complained about Owens & Zayn having smelly facial hair.  Not much to this match either.  Fandango made the hot tag, but missed a legdrop off the top rope and Owens pinned him with the pop up power bomb.

The New Day came for an interview.  He said about Tuesday that it took Raw three weeks to steal our idea and not do it as well as we did.  They were pushing themselves as “your boys” trying to get over as the faces.  They said they’d be together while by the time WrestleMania comes The Shield will be turning on each other.

NEW DAY VS. THE SHIELD

Good match.  Crowd liked it.  The crowd didn’t really choose between the sides except at times Reigns was booed, but at times he wasn’t, such as when he hit the spear on Kingston right before the finish.  The finish was a triple team power bomb with Reigns power bombing Kingston off the middle rope for the pin.  There was a Shield power bomb teaser earlier but Big E saved.  The New Day teased a double-team midnight hour as E had Rollins & Ambrose both up.and Kingston & Woods came off but Reigns saved with a spear.

Stephanie gave a pep talk to the Raw women.  She wanted Asuka to break every bone in Lynch’s body.  Stephanie in her heels looked huge next to the wreslters who looked much smaller except for Nia Jax.

RAW VS. SMACKDOWN WOMEN’S MATCH

This match ranged at times was really good (Banks vs. Natalya, Asuka vs. Natalya) to really bad (Fox vs. Naomi).  It came down to Asuka vs. Natalya & Tamina.  Tamina missed a splash off the top and Asuka beat her with a flying armbar submission.  Asuka used a double chicken wing into the Asuka lock for the submission on Natalya for the win.  The eliminations were Bayley pinning Becky Lynch with a schoolboy.  Tamina pinned Bayley with a superkick by Carmella and Tamina did a splash off the top on bayley.  Jax was counted out after Tamina superkicked her on the floor and did a cross body off the ring steps.  Naomi pinned Fox although she was supposed to win by submission but the ref counted to three early.  Banks beat Noami with the bank statement.  Asuka kicked Carmella in the face for the pin.  Natalya eliminated Banks with the sharpshooter, leaving Asuka vs. Tamina & Natalya..

Stephanie and Daniel Bryan argued over who was going to win with men’s match with Raw up 2-0.  Stephanie said that when Shane is incapacitated, then Bryan can run Smackdown all by himself.  They showed Bryan thinking about it.    

THE MIZ VS. BARON CORBIN

Corbin was pretty much the babyface at the end given both Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas got inolved.  Corbin blew a kiss at Maryse.  Match was fine, with Corbin laying out Dallas with the End of Days .  Miz kicked his knee and hit the DDT for a near fall.  But Corbin came back and hit the End of Days to win the match clean.

Renee Young pushed this as the first win for Smackdown.  Corbin said to Miz my hand went up and your mouth went closed 

Bayley helped a guy pick out a ring and he proposed to his girlfriend inside the WWE ring.

Charly Caruso interviewed Paul Heyman.  He said AJ is phenomenal but he’s going to regret beating Jinder Mahal and winning the title because he’s stepping in he ring with Brock Lesnar.

SHEAMUS & CESARO VS. USOS

Very good match.  The finish saw a double superkick on Cesaro, then on Sheamus, which they did call a superkick party, when Jimmy hit a tope on Cesaro while tagging Jey and Jey pinned Cesaro after a splash off the top rope.  The Usos worked as the faces and mostly sold.  The coolest spot was Jey giving Sheamus a Samoan drop while off the Doomsday device position.  

They are pushing that it’s now tied 2-2 beween Raw and Smackdown.  

Jason Jordan interview.  He was booed of course.  He feels terrible that he may never get the chance to compete with his dad.  He said he’s 100 pecent healed and 100 percent behind his teammates, but he hopes HHH gets eliminated but that Raw wins. 

CHARLOTTE FLAIR VS. ALEXA BLISS

Charlotte won with the figure eight after a big foot that didn’t hit just right.  The match wasn’t smooth, The crowd was into it.  Charlotte missed a moonsault and Bliss did twisted bliss but Charlotte got her knees up.  They gave them a lot of time to build the match.  

BROCK LESNAR VS. A.J. STYLES

This was different from everything on the show in the sense it felt like a fight rather than a performance.  Lesnar threw him around and launched him into orbit with some of the throws.  Styles did an awesome comeback including a phenomenal forearm over the top rope to the floor, another off the steps and another in the ring.  He went for a second phenomenal forearm but Lesnar caught him in the F-5 for the pin.  They aren’t letting anyone kick out of the F-5 till Mania.  Lesnar was limping badly when it was over which was storyline from the calf crusher.  The crowd went nuts when Styles did the calf crusher but Lesnar broke it by slamming his head over and over on the mat.

We actually have 70 minutes left right now and one match left,.

RAW VS. SMACKDOWN MEN’S MATCH

Raw won the match with HHH and Strowman as the final two.  The match ended when Angle had the ankle lock on Shane, and held it for a long time.  HHH then saved Shane by giving Angle a pedigree and put Shane on top.  HHH then acted like he was siding with Shane, but then he turned on Shane and gave him a pedigree for the pin.  Strowman  grabbed HHH by the throat after the match and told him if he ever does that again, he’ll finish him.  HHH tried pedigree on Strowman, but Strowman blocked it and laid him out with a powerlsam.  Strowman gave HHH a second powerslam and left..  So the show ended with Strowman as the star.  The match was a big disappointment.  It started out real good but then got flat and the place was pretty much dead with confusion at the end.  The eliminations were:

Strowman pinned Shinsuke Nakamura with a powerslam.

Strowman pinned Bobby Roode with a powerslam.

John Cena pinned Samoa Joe after the Attitude Adjustment.

Randy Orton pinned Finn Balor with the RKOI.

Strowman pinned Orton with a powerslam.

This left HHH & Strowman & Angle with Shane.

The only interference was Owens and Zayn coming out to attack Shane.  Shane came back with chair shots to the back of both and Orton gave Owens an RKO.