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Men’s WarGames advantage decided for WWE Survivor Series

Posted on by Ethan Renner

We now know which team will have the order of entry advantage in Saturday’s WWE Survivor Series men’s WarGames match.

In a bout to determine which team will have the advantage at Survivor Series, Logan Paul and Drew McIntyre defeated Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso on Monday’s Raw to earn the edge for their team in the episode’s main event.

Paul, McIntyre, Brock Lesnar, Bron Breakker, and Bronson Reed will face Jimmy, Jey, CM Punk, Cody Rhodes, and Roman Reigns in the men’s WarGames match on Saturday at Petco Park in San Diego at Survivor Series.

Both teams brawled in the aftermath of Monday’s main event to build anticipation for Saturday’s WarGames battle.

Friday’s SmackDown episode will feature another advantage match, this one to determine the order of entry edge for the women’s WarGames matchup.

Our full report from Monday’s WWE Raw is available here.

Saturday’s Survivor Series card:

WWE Survivor Series: WarGames (November 29)

  • Men’s WarGames match: Roman Reigns, CM Punk, Cody Rhodes, Jey Uso, and Jimmy Uso vs. Brock Lesnar, Drew McIntyre, Logan Paul, Bron Breakker, and Bronson Reed
  • Women’s WarGames match: AJ Lee, Rhea Ripley, IYO SKY, Alexa Bliss, and Charlotte Flair vs. Becky Lynch, Nia Jax, Lash Legend, Asuka, and Kairi Sane
  • Intercontinental Champion John Cena defends against Dominik Mysterio
  • Women’s World Champion Stephanie Vaquer defends against Nikki Bella

WarGames advantage match booked for next WWE Raw

Posted on by Ethan Renner

A match to decide which side will begin the women’s WarGames with a two-on-one advantage is set for the November 25 WWE Raw.

Bianca Belair will face Nia Jax on next week’s show with the winner’s WarGames team receiving the order of entry advantage at Survivor Series on November 30.

The women’s WarGames match was added to Survivor Series during Monday’s taped WWE Raw. Belair, Jade Cargill, Rhea Ripley, Naomi, and IYO SKY will face Jax, Liv Morgan, Raquel Rodriguez, Tiffany Stratton, and Candice LeRae at Survivor Series in the 5-on-5.

A tag team bout is also set for next week’s Raw, as The New Day’s storyline of trying to get back on the right track continues with a Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods vs. Otis and Akira Tozawa bout. That match was also set up on Monday’s episode with a backstage interaction between the two teams.

The lineup for the Monday, November 25 WWE Raw:

  • WarGames advantage match: Bianca Belair vs. Nia Jax
  • The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) vs. Otis & Akira Tozawa

Team Brutes earn WWE Survivor Series WarGames advantage

Posted on by Ethan Renner

The man advantage has been decided for Saturday’s WWE Survivor Series WarGames. 

Drew McIntyre and Sheamus defeated The Usos in a tag match on Friday’s SmackDown to earn the man advantage in Saturday’s men’s WarGames match at Survivor Series. 

Playing off a storyline teasing dissension between Sami Zayn and The Bloodline, Zayn inadvertently caused a distraction in Friday’s tag bout allowing Kevin Owens to interfere in the match and leading to Sheamus pinning Jey Uso. 

The card for Saturday’s pay-per-view was finalized at the top of Friday’s SmackDown with the return of Becky Lynch, revealed as the final member of Bianca Belair’s WarGames team.

Here is the lineup for Saturday’s Survivor Series:

  • Women’s WarGames match: Bianca Belair, Asuka, Alexa Bliss, Mia Yim & Becky Lynch vs. Bayley, IYO SKY, Dakota Kai, Nikki Cross & Rhea Ripley
  • Men’s WarGames match: Roman Reigns, The Usos, Solo Sikoa & Sami Zayn vs. Sheamus, Butch, Ridge Holland, Drew McIntyre & Kevin Owens
  • SmackDown Women’s Championship: Ronda Rousey (c) vs. Shotzi
  • United States Championship: Seth Rollins (c) vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Austin Theory
  • AJ Styles vs. Finn Balor

Final Survivor Series WarGames team member to be revealed on WWE SmackDown

Posted on by Ethan Renner

The final member of Bianca Belair’s WWE Survivor Series WarGames team will be revealed on this Friday’s SmackDown episode.

Belair announced during a promo on Monday’s Raw that the final member of her team will be revealed on this week’s SmackDown show, the night before Saturday’s Survivor Series event in Boston. 

Already announced for Belair’s team are Belair, Michin, Alexa Bliss, and Asuka. They will face Bayley, IYO SKY, Dakota Kai, Nikki Cross, and Rhea Ripley in the women’s WarGames bout on Saturday.

Here is the updated lineup for Survivor Series:

  • Women’s WarGames match: Bianca Belair, Asuka, Alexa Bliss, Michin & TBA vs. Bayley, IYO SKY, Dakota Kai, Nikki Cross & Rhea Ripley
  • Men’s WarGames match: Roman Reigns, The Usos, Solo Sikoa & Sami Zayn vs. Sheamus, Butch, Ridge Holland, Drew McIntyre & Kevin Owens
  • SmackDown Women’s Championship: Ronda Rousey (c) vs. Shotzi
  • United States Championship: Seth Rollins (c) vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Austin Theory
  • AJ Styles vs. Finn Balor

WarGames advantage match announced for next week’s WWE SmackDown

Posted on by Ethan Renner

A tag bout on next week’s WWE SmackDown will decide which team gets the man advantage in the men’s Survivor Series WarGames match. 

Drew McIntyre and Sheamus will team against The Usos on the November 25 SmackDown episode, with the winning side earning the advantage in the men’s WarGames bout set for Survivor Series the next night. 

The men’s WarGames match was made official on this week’s SmackDown, as McIntyre, Sheamus, Kevin Owens, Butch, and Ridge Holland will face Roman Reigns, The Usos, Sami Zayn, and Solo Sikoa at Survivor Series. 

Three additional bouts are set for next week’s SmackDown. 

In the SmackDown World Cup semifinals, Braun Strowman will take on Ricochet, plus Butch faces Santos Escobar. 

A tag team contest with SmackDown Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler vs. Shotzi and Raquel Rodriguez is also set for next week’s show. 

Next week’s lineup:

WWE SmackDown, Friday, November 25 —

  • SmackDown World Cup semifinals: Braun Strowman vs. Ricochet
  • SmackDown World Cup semifinals: Santos Escobar vs. Butch
  • WarGames advantage match: Drew McIntyre & Sheamus vs. The Usos
  • Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler vs. Shotzi & Raquel Rodriguez

Rhea Ripley joins Damage CTRL’s WWE Survivor Series WarGames team

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Damage CTRL’s WWE Survivor Series WarGames team is set following Monday’s Raw episode. 

Rhea Ripley will join the team alongside Nikki Cross, and Damage CTRL’s Bayley, IYO SKY, and Dakota Kai in the Survivor Series WarGames match on Saturday, November 26. 

Ripley, Cross, Bayley, SKY, and Kai will face a team comprised of Bianca Belair, Asuka, Alexa Bliss, Mia Yim, and one competitor still yet to be announced. 

A match to determine which side will start with the one-person WarGames advantage will be held on next week’s Raw episode. 

Here is the current Survivor Series WarGames lineup:

WWE Survivor Series WarGames, Saturday, November 26, 8 p.m. Eastern time on Peacock & WWE Network —

  • Women’s WarGames match: Bianca Belair, Asuka, Alexa Bliss, Mia Yim & TBA vs. Bayley, IYO SKY, Dakota Kai, Nikki Cross & Rhea Ripley
  • Men’s WarGames match: TBA vs. TBA
  • SmackDown Women’s Championship: Ronda Rousey (c) vs. Shotzi
  • AJ Styles vs. Finn Balor

Two WarGames matches to take place at WWE Survivor Series

Posted on by Joseph Currier

WarGames is coming to the WWE main roster.

It was revealed via The Ringer today that WWE’s first-ever main roster WarGames matches will take place at “Survivor Series WarGames” this November. The pay-per-view is being held at the TD Garden in Boston on Saturday, November 26.

There will be a men’s WarGames match and a women’s WarGames match at the PPV. While speaking with The Ringer, Paul “Triple H” Levesque said WWE is changing its approach for Survivor Series. Instead of the traditional Raw vs. SmackDown format, the WarGames matches will be storyline driven.

“We’ll have a men’s WarGames match and a women’s WarGames match. The tradition of the Survivor Series has ebbed and flowed and changed slightly over time, but this will be similar to that,” Levesque said. “This will not be Raw versus SmackDown. It will be much more story-line driven. I still look at it as a traditional component to Survivor Series in there because it’s large teams of people competing. We just upped the ante a little bit with WarGames and made it evolve.”

WarGames being brought to the main roster comes after Levesque was named WWE’s new head of creative this July following the retirement of Vince McMahon. Levesque has been given the title of Chief Content Officer in WWE.

Originally created by Dusty Rhodes, WarGames was an iconic match type for the NWA and WCW. The first WWE WarGames match took place in 2017 when Levesque introduced the concept to NXT. An NXT WarGames event was held every year from 2017 to 2021.

“I love the original ones, the very first ones, with the Horsemen and Dusty and the Road Warriors and everybody else. Those were always my favorites. It was a different time in the business, a simpler time in the business,” Levesque told The Ringer.

“One of the things that Vince used to always say is if you put yourself in the seats, you could never go wrong. Now, all fans have different points of view. All you gotta do is go online now and you’ll see every single person has a different point of view and they’re happy to express it. But I think if you go out there and you think, What would you wanna see? If you’re a fan and you just love what we do, what would you want to see?”

Levesque also told The Ringer that WWE has figured out how to arrange the floor for WarGames so they can have two rings without losing any seats.

Survivor Series WarGames is the second of two WWE PPVs being held in November. Saudi Arabia will host Crown Jewel on Saturday, November 5.