WWE Survivor Series 2018
11/18/18
Pre-Show Matches
Backstage, the Raw Women's team is shown getting hyped up and prepared to get even with SmackDown over what happened on Monday. Ruby Riott asks if Natty superglued her daddy's glasses together. Natalya SPEARS her and starts throwing punches. There's a pull apart, and Raw Team Captain Alexa Bliss pulls them off the team!!!!
Meanwhile, Team SmackDown announces that Mandy Rose is the fifth and final member of their team.
Tag Team Survivor Series Match
Team Raw (Bobby Roode and Chad Gable, The Revival, The Lucha House Party, The B-Team, and The Ascension) vs. Team SmackDown Live (The Usos, The New Day, Sanity, Gallows and Anderson, and The Colons)
Kalisto and Dorado tag up on Primo early in the match. Kalisto gets worked on, and Epico gets tagged on. Scott Dawson gets tagged in. SHATTER MACHINE to Epico. The Colons are eliminated. Karl Anderson unloads with a bunch of spinebusters. Bo Dallas gets rolled up by Anderson for the pin. B-Team eliminated. B-Team! B-Team! Gone! Gone! Gone!
Neckbreaker/Moonsault eliminates Eric Young and Sanity. Big E and Xavier Woods team up to send Big E splashing down on Viktor to eliminate The Ascension. Gran Metalik is in for Kalisto who looks to have been injured during the match. A great thing to have multiple stables, I guess. Magic Killer avoided by Dorado. Lucha House Party hits stereo moonsaults to the floor. Senton splash on Anderson in the ring eliminates The Good Brothers. The crowd boos. Jimmy Uso is in the ring with Dorado, but Dorado gets caught with a blind tag and attack by Jay Uso to eliminate Lucha House Party. (Thankfully. Lucha House Party was involved in a lot of ugliness in that match in terms of injuries, illogical replacements, and botched moves.)
Geramn Neckbreaker by Roode and Gable almost gets Big E for a 3, but he kicks out barely. Bobby signals for The Glorious DDT. Elbow to the face of Roode. Gable stops a pinfall attempt on Roode. Dawson dives out to the Usos. TORNADO DDT BY DASH! BIG E SPEAR! ROODE BACKDROPS GABLE ONTO THE PILE OF PEOPLE! SUPERKICK TO ROODE BY JAY USO! Glori-USE! Dive by Jay Uso. GERMAN SUPLEX BY GABLE TO JAY USO OFF THE TOP ONTO THE GROUP OF PEOPLE ON THE FLOOR! (This match just took a good step in the right direction.)
It's Xavier Woods alone with Roode and Gable. Tag to Big E by Woods. MOONSAULT BY GABLE IS CAUGHT BY BIG E! UP UP DOWN DOWN BY THE NEW DAY! Roode and Gable are gone! The Revival almost catch Big E! Xavier is legal now. Dash is in with Xavier now. Xavier goes up top. HE JUMPS OFF THE TOP INTO SHATTER MACHINE!!!!! THE NEW DAY IS GONE!
It's down to The Usos and The Revival. Jimmy gets caught in a Steiner Bros. elevated bulldog finisher. 1-2-Kickout! Dawson stops Jay Uso from getting in the match. Jimmy kicks Dawson on the side of the head. He climbs up, but Dawson stops him. Dash tags in. POWERPLEX! 1-2-JAY USO stops the count. Dawson almost catches Jimmy with a rollup. Superkicks! They drag Dawson in the middle. SUPERMAN PUNCH INTO THE SPLASH! 1-2-3!
Winners: The Usos (Team SmackDown)
Match Grade: B-. This was the tale of two matches. I hated this match up until The Lucha Dragons were eliminated. After they were eliminated and the match became a little less botched up, I enjoyed the hell out of the last 8-10 minutes of this.
Sasha and Bayley are taking the opportunity to take the two open spots They let the other women on Team Raw know that after this is over, they are coming back for revenge for what they did to them on Monday.
Main Show
Cue overhyped "Head to Head" video package putting over how this is the one night where Raw and SmackDown face off.
1) Women's Survivor Series Match
Team Raw (Sasha Banks, Bayley, Tamina, Nia Jax, and Mickie James) (w/Alexa Bliss) vs. Team SmackDown Live (Naomi, Carmella, Asuka, Sonya Deville, and Mandy Rose) (w/R-Truth)
Nia Jax gets NUCLEAR heat when she comes out. She's now calling her right hand "FACEBREAKER!" Wow.
The bell rings. LOUD Becky chants as Tamina and Naomi start off the match. Mass chaos ensues as the women all run in to attack each other. Naomi gets Nia with a big kick to the side of the face. Tamina kicks Naomi and eliminates her.
Naomi eliminated.
Carmella rolls her up! 1-2-3!
Tamina eliminated.
7 second dance break!!! Facebreaker Nia Jax is in and gets booed out of the building. Carmella tags in Mandy Rose. She gets drilled down by Nia for a 2 count. Running knee by Mandy sends Nia back into her corner. Mickie tags in and hits a neckbreaker. Abdominal Stretch by Mandy Rose now drilling the elbow into the abdomen of James. Mickie now gets a Floatover STF on Mandy, who gets to the ropes.
Asuka gets tagged in by Mandy to a loud ovation. Asuka hits a hip attack on Mickie. OCTOPUS Lock on Mickie James. Mickie almost gets her rolled up. Tag to Sonja by Asuka. Deville gets caught by Mickie in the corner with a rana. Bayley tags in herself on Mickie James. She goes to work on Deville. Tag to Banks now. They team up on Deville in the corner. Mickie tags herself back in and nails the Thesz Press off the corner for a 2 count. Spear flattens Mickie. Running knee by Deville. Mandy Rose pins Mickie James.
Mickie James is eliminated.
Mandy is mouthing off Sonja Deville and tags in Carmella to work on Bayley. Snap on the ropes by Bayley to Carmella. She climbs up the ropes and misses a dive onto Carmella. Carmella with the Moonwalk DDT. Bayley To Belly! 1-2-3.
Carmella is eliminated.
Mandy Rose runs in and works on Bayley. Mandy works aggressively on Bayley and heels it up. Bayley goes through the legs of Rose and tags in Banks. Banks unloads with a torrent of maneuvers. Bank Statement! Mandy Rose taps out.
Mandy Rose is eliminated.
Sonya Deville runs in and starts attacking Banks. Tag to Asuka. Hip attack into the corner by Asuka. Tag to Deville. She works on Banks for a few moments. Here comes Bayley. Bayley hits a running knee. She drills Deville into the corner with another running knee. Big body blow by Deville. Spinebuster. 1-2-Nia Jax stops the pin. She's bathing in this heat. She goes into the post and gets attacked by Asuka to a lot of applause. Meteora off the apron to Asuka. Bayley almost pins Deville. Both Deville and Bayley fall out to the floor. They are fighting each other on the floor. Both are counted out.
Sonya and Bayley are eliminated.
It is now Asuka vs. Sasha and Nia. Sasha pushes off Asuka. Dropkick to Asuka and Asuka responds in kind. Knee to the face of Sasha! German Suplex by Asuka. She runs into the forearm of Sasha. Nia takes a hip attack. Sasha goes after Asuka in the ring, but Asuka sends her to the floor. Asuka gets sent face first into the apron. HIP ATTACK by Asuka on the floor. She climbs up and nails a missile dropkick to Sasha. 2 count only. Loud "Let's Go Asuka" chant. Banks tries to wrestle down Asuka. But Asuka gets caught with the double knees in the corner. Sasha climbs up to the top rope. NIA PUSHES HER OFF INTO THE ASUKA LOCK! SASHA TAPS OUT!
Sasha Banks has tapped out.
Nia drops the leg 3 times on Asuka. Samoan Drop. 1-2-3.
Winner: Nia Jax (Team Raw)
Match Grade: B-. Fun opening match on the main show here. Again, there are some interesting stories being told on both sides. They actually protected Asuka here by having her caught in a compromising position when Nia attacked her.
The boos continue to shower down on Nia Jax. Raw is up 1-0. (They aren't counting the Kickoff Show on the count apparently.)
Stephanie tells Baron Corbin that Raw better sweep the series tonight. He guarantees that Raw will win tonight. Bickering between the Raw and SmackDown administrative teams. Yadda yadda yadda.
2) United States Champion Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins
Stream problems are happening on the network for some reason. Bare with me. Nakamura is debuting an all-blue attire for tonight's match.
The bell rings. Both men jockeying for position early on with Nakamura trying to slow down the pace of the match. Rollins gets backed up into the ropes, and Nakamura does the shaky arms. COME ON!!!!- Nakamura. Nakamura wrenches the arm of Rollins. Rollins rolls and kips through the move, but Nakamura stops him. Rollins moves out of the way of Kinshasa and does "COME ON!" to Nakamura. Ripcord Knee blocked by a rope break by Nakamura. Nakamura decides to take a break. Good pace so far. Rollins puts his feet on the ropes lying down to mock Nakamura.
Nakamura fakes a test of strength and hits Rollins in the midsection. Big clothesline by Rollins. Rollins hits a Guillotine Legdrop to the back of Nakamura's head sending him to the floor. Nakamura kicks Rollins in the face as he leaps through the ropes. Running Knee to Rollins now by Nakamura. Back in the ring now, Nakamura goes to work on Rollins. Shoulder into midsection of Rollins. And Nakamura is picking up Bad Vibrations to Rollins now with the foot to the face. Knee drop to the face of Rollins. Double Chicken Wing by Nakamura now. Rollins fights out but eats a knee. Front facelock by Nakamura with knees to the skull by Nakamura. Rollins grabs the leg of Nakamura. Flatliner into the turnbuckle by Rollins.
Chops by Rollins. Rollins is firing off now. SLING BLADE. Nakamura knows that move too well. Rollins kicks Nakamura in the face. Nakamura gets dumped to the floor. Rollins is bouncing up and down the ropes. 3 Suicide Dives by Rollins. Back in the ring, Rollins hits a springboard clothesline for a 2 count. Nakamura is trying to get up. Rollins catches him with the forearm in the corner. Spinning kick by Nakamura to stop the offense. Kicks by Nakamura now. He puts Rollins on the corner and nails the running knee. 2 count. 1 Legged Backstabber by Nakamura. Nakamura slides into a SICK superkick by Rollins for a 2 count.
Nakamura looks loopy. Nakamura kicks Rollins in the back of the head and just stomps the back of Rollins' head in the ropes. Rollins is now just throwing punches and stomps the back of Nakamura's head. Clothesline countered into the Armbar by Nakamura. Now, it's a triangle by Nakamura. Buckle Bomb to Nakamura. Burn it Down called for by Rollins. Superkick. Big boot by Nakamura. Big forearm by Rollins. LANDSLIDE by Nakamura gets a close 2 count. Nakamura goes to the top rope?! Rollins jumps up. SUPERPLEX INTO A FALCON ARROW! 2 count only!
Rollins gets up again. Nakamura is crawling up. Forearms and strikes exchanged by both men. Nakamura suckers him in and nails a few strikes. Reverse Exploder by Nakamura. Kinshasa avodied. Ripcord Knee! 1-2-NAKAMURA KICKS OUT! Rollins crawls up the top rope. FROG SPLASH/HIGH FLY FLOW MISSES! KINSHASA TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD! ROLLINS KICKS OUT AT 2!!!!!! The crowd pops!
Nakamura gets back in position. He's going for it again. HE RUNS INTO A SUPERKICK! A great sequence between the two ends with THE STOMP to Nakamura! 1-2-3!
Winner: Seth Rollins
Match Grade: B+. I really enjoyed this match, and it is probably Nakamura's best singles match in WWE at this point that didn't involve another stipulation. Rollins and Nakamura should meet again. The crowd was really rough on the match at the beginning, but they got into it at the end.
Raw is up 2-0.
The Men's Raw Team met in the back discussing strategy. Braun threatens everyone that they will get these hands if they lose. R-Truth walks in at the end. Hilarity ensues.
3) Raw Tag Team Champions The Authors of Pain (w/Drake Maverick) vs. SmackDown Live Tag Team Champions The Bar (w/Big Show)
The bell rings. Sheamus is in with one of AOP. The fans are too busy doing something else to care. Tag to Sheamus. Double Clothesline to Razar. Akum gets swung, but Razar stops him. Tag to Akum by Razar. Sidewalk Slam Stomp in the corner for a 2 count. Something more important is clearly going on in the audience. More domination by AOP in the ring on Cesaro. Enzo Amore apparently was in the crowd and got kicked out by securty. This dude is nothing but a hot mess. Get your life together man. Facepalm.
Sheamus and Razar are brawling for a second while the referee is breaking them up. They aren't legal. Cesaro gets more punishment. The crowd returns to caring enough to clap for Cesaro to break free of AOP. Sheamus stomps his foot to get some involvement, and the crowd can only politely applaud in one section. Sheamus gets tagged in and fights off Razar. Pump Knee strike by Sheamus. The 10 Chest Strikes by Sheamus commences. Flying clothesline off the top by Sheamus for a 2 count. Sheamus again tries to get the crowd in, and only polite applause greets him. Maverick distracts the referee. Brogue Kick. Maverick puts the foot on the rope. Maverick runs away from Cesaro only to run into Big Show. He puts Maverick on the apron and chokes him so hard that he pees himself. AOP just hits a big neckbreaker/powerbomb on Sheamus for the 3 count.
Winners: AOP
Match Grade: D. I honestly could have cared less. The crowd could have cared less too.
Raw is up 3-0 now. So, this is definitely going to be another Raw night.
SmackDown is doing a pep talk in their locker room. R-Truth is involved again, and he's not even on the team.
4) WWE Cruiserweight Championship
Mustafa Ali vs. Buddy Murphy (c)
The bell rings. Bathroom break everyone! Just kidding. Murphy takes it to Ali early, but Ali starts firing back as well. Some back and forth athleticism early on. Snap rana by Ali. Ali has Murphy on the floor. Flying seated senton splash to Murphy on the floor. Nice move. Murphy kicks out before 1 when brought into the ring. Murphy is back on the floor. Ali climbs up again, but Murphy runs over and pushes Ali OFF THE TOP AND BACK INTO THE BARRICADE! That was sick. Murphy goes to work on the spine of Ali and rolls him in the ring to continue the assault. Backdrops, kicks,knees, and chin locks all put the pressure on Ali's back by Murphy. Surprisingly, the crowd gives some applause to get Ali into the match. Ali slings Murphy into the corner. Elevated Dropkick by Ali.
Kick in the corner by Ali to the face of Murphy. Ali gets launched over the top rope to the floor. RUNNING SPLASH TO ALI ON THE FLOOR BY MURPHY. Ali is rolled back in the ring. Superkicks by Ali. SPIKE RANA by Ali. 1-2-kickout. Strikes by both men. Spinning heel kick sends Murphy to the apron. ELEVATED TILT-A-WHIRL DDT on Murphy gets a 2 count. Ali drags him into the corner. Ali is going for the 054 (reverse 450), but Murphy sends him falling face first on the floor! Dang. Murphy clears a table. Is that above their pay grade? Murphy is on the table. Ali avoids a move. SPANISH FLY OFF THE TABLE TO THE FLOOR BY ALI! Impressive. He rolls Murphy in the ring. 054 blocked again by Murphy who grabs the hair. Superkick to the jaw of an upside down Ali. POWERBOMB! SIT DOWN POWERBOMB! 1-2-KICKOUT.
"This is Awesome" Chant. Ali gets caught with a knee by Murphy. Murphy's Law connects. 1-2-3.
Winner: Buddy Murphy (STILL WWE Cruiserweight Champion)
Match Grade: B+. I wouldn't call it awesome, but it was very good. Equally on par with the Nakamura-Rollins match early on, but this was a bunch of flips and dives that I'm not sure anyone will really care about because very few people watch 205 Live. The best they can hope for is that enough people watched the match to start paying attention to the show.
Daniel Bryan is asked about being ready for Brock Lesnar. He just smiles and walks off.
5) Men's 5 on 5 Survivor Series Match
Team Raw (Braun Strowman, Drew McIntyre, Dolph Ziggler, Bobby Lashley, and Finn Balor) (w/Lio Rush and Baron Corbin) vs. Team SmackDown Live (Shane McMahon, The Miz, Rey Mysterio, Jeff Hardy, and Samoa Joe)
Braun is livid after Joe throws a towel in his face. The bell rings.
Samoa Joe is legal. McIntyre tags himself. Clutch in on Drew. Claymore Kick to Joe. Joe jobs out in that quick of time. The crowd boos heavily.
Samoa Joe is out. (Screw Survivor Series. I hate this event.)
The crowd is chanting "BS" and I can't say I disagree. Jeff Hardy is now in the ring. Jeff has a hard time hanging with Drew. McIntyre clotheslines Jeff and tags in Dolph Ziggler. Ziggler is motioning for the superkick. Hardy backs off and tags in Shane. Potato punches by Shane. Dolph reverses it. Dropkick to the face of Shane. Body blows by Shane. Arm drags by Shane. DDT countered into a rollup for a 2 by Ziggler. Famouser. 1-2-Kickout by Shane. Back elbow by Shane. Back elbow into ZIG ZAG! The Miz breaks up the pin and goes to work on Ziggler. Dropkick by Ziggler to The Miz. Tag to Braun. Oh my God. McIntyre tags himself in again. They are arguing now. AND NOW THEY ARE FIGHTING EACH OTHER! Large brawl between the two teams now. SmackDown is ganging up on Braun, and he just blasts everyone. 6-1-9 by Rey. Strowman dumped to the floor. McIntyre bounced off the post. Shane is ripping apart the announce table. 3 men are putting Strowman on a table. Shane is climbing up the corner. FLYING ELBOW DROP TO STROWMAN THROUGH THE TABLE!!! THAT NEVER GETS OLD!
Baron Corbin is flipping out. McIntyre is still legal. Miz is back in the ring with him. Headbutt by McIntyre to Miz. He refuses to tag in Balor. Back elbow to Miz. Tag by Balor who attacks McIntyre. Balor and Miz are going at it. Big kick to the face of Miz on the corner. Balor gets Miz down. He goes up top. Coup de Grace misses. Balor attacks Miz and Hardy at ringside. Mysterio is tagged in. Seated senton by Rey. Mysterio is drilled by Balor for a 2 count. Balor is put in position. 6-1-9 Avoided! Sling Blade by Balor. Dropkick into the corner. Balor climbs up. Coup de Grace avoided. Balor is put in position. 6-1-9. Dime dropped. 1-2-3!
Finn Balor has been eliminated.
McIntyre runs in and bulldozes Mysterio down. Now he's going after Balor. Lashley gets tagged in and boots Mysterio. He's just overpowering Mysterio. Neckbreaker. Delayed Vertical Suplex is flipped out by Mysterio. Lashley is kicked into the corner and tagged by Ziggler. Jeff asks for the tag by Rey. He gets it. Jeff and Ziggler go at it. Delete Delete Delete! Twist of Fate avoided. McIntyre trips up Hardy. BIG DDT by Ziggler gets just a 2. Loud Hardy chants. Ziggler is getting Hardy in position. The band is being tuned up. Superkick misses. Twist of Fate connects. Hardy climbs up. Swanton INTO DOLPH'S KNEES! Miz tags in. Corner clothesline by The Miz. He tags in Shane McMahon who climbs the corner while Dolph is down in the other corner. Coast to Coast CONNECTS! 1-2-3!
Dolph Ziggler is eliminated.
Lashley just decimates Shane McMahon with a lot of strikes and a belly to belly throw. Lashley is relentless. Big throw by Lashley to the SD corner. Tag to Miz. Miz gets some. Flatliner to Miz. Lashley spears the ringpost. Miz tags Shane in again! Shane climbs one corner while Lashley is down in another corner. COAST TO COAST IS SWATTED BY STROWMAN IN MID AIR!!!! Lashley covers, but Mysterio breaks it up. He pulls Shane to the corner, and tag by Jeff Hardy.
Strowman is legal. Hardy is trying as best he can to fight off Strowman. POWERSLAM.
Jeff Hardy is gone.
Rey Mysterio is fighting as best he can, but Strowman just catches 6-1-9. POWERSLAM! 1-2-3!
Rey Mysterio is gone!
The Miz and Shane McMahon are left for SmackDown. Miz is begging off. Strowman just mows over Shane and chases down Miz. POWERSLAM! 1-2-3!
The Miz has been eliminated.
3-1 now. SmackDown has only Shane McMahon left. Shane crawls in. Baron Corbin mocks Shane from the floor. This is rinse and repeat from last year. Shane tells them to bring it. MISSILE DROPKICK BY BRAUN! PowerSlam! 1-2-3!
Team Raw wins.
Winner: Drew McIntyre, Bobby Lashley, and Braun Strowman
Match Grade: D. This is basically the same as last year. Shane was last man left standing, and Braun just destroys everyone. The end. Bad booking again.
Raw is up 4-0. Raw wins the night overall again.
Seth Rollins will defend his Intercontinental Championship in 4 weeks against Dean Ambrose.
6) Raw Women's Champion Ronda Rousey vs. Charlotte Flair
LOUD BECKY CHANTS. The bell rings. Both are circling the ring. Both women are brawling to start this off. Charlotte pushes her off. "THIS IS MY RING!" A kick caught. Armbar avoided by Charlotte. Rousey picks up Charlotte for the Fireman's Carry. Armbar avoided. Applause after a break.
Side headlock by Flair. Loud "LET'S GO CHARLOTTE" chants. Knee to the gut by Flair. Ronda sent face first into the bottom turnbuckle. Flair is relentless. Suplex by Flair to Ronda gets a 2 count. Flair continues to work the leg of Rousey. More knee attacks by Flair. Flair transitions from an STF to a knee lock. Ronda is cut inside the mouth. Gloves are out. Enziguri by Rousey. Knee to the nose by Rousey. ARMBAR ON THE ROPES! She breaks before 5. Rousey climbs the ropes. Flair kicks her legs under her. Now, Charlotte climbs the corner. Superplex attempt blocked. Face first plant by Rousey. She's grabs at Flair's hair and rolls her into an armbar! Charlotte counters into a rollup. Rousey and Flair are rolling around. Flair gets a BOSTON CRAB on Rousey! Rousey rolls out. Figure 4 escaped. Kick to the face by Charlotte! NATURAL SELECTION countered into an armbar attempt! Flair rolls through. Backbreaker and kick by Flair. She's selling pain in her elbow. Can she hit Figure 8 with a bad arm?
Flair climbs up and moonsaults into the feet of Rousey! Rousey gets her up and rolls through a fireman's carry! SPEAR BY FLAIR! 1-2-KICKOUT BY ROUSEY! Damn! Flair is exasperated. Rousey tries to get the armbar. FIGURE FOUR!!!! Charlotte is trying to bridge up. Rousey reverses it! They roll to the floor! Rousey throws Charlotte into the barricade and back in the ring. Ragdoll throws by Rousey to Flair. She's getting hyped up. Body blows by Rousey. Big chops by Flair! Rousey blocks one. Big boot by Charlotte! 2 count only. Both women are exhausted.
THIS IS AWESOME CHANT! I agree on this one. Rousey's best match up to this point. Flair picks Rousey up. TRIANGLE CHOKE by Rousey. Flair gets to the ropes. Rousey gets her back in the ring. Spinning Fireman's Carry. Armbar is attempted, but Flair rolls on her stomach to try to keep from getting it. They are in the ropes. Flair is on the floor. Rousey tells her to get in the ring. Charlotte is not getting back in the ring. She breaks the count. Rousey goes out of the ring and charges INTO A KENDO STICK SHOT BY CHARLOTTE! DQ!
Rousey is thrown into the steel steps! KENDO STICK SHOTS TO THE BACK OF ROUSEY!!!!! AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN! She rolls Rousey back in the ring. MORE KENDO STICK SHOTS! Charlotte is channeling Becky Lynch here. She now gets a chair! The referee stops her. NATURAL SELECTION ON THE STEEL CHAIR! More referees come out to stop Charlotte. She's now pushing down referees as the crowd loves it! STEEL CHAIR AROUND THE THROAT OF ROUSEY! SHE STOMPS DOWN ON THE CHAIR! ROUSEY is being decimated! LOUD THANK YOU CHARLOTTE CHANTS FROM THE CROWD!
Winner: Ronda Rousey
Match Grade: A+. Seriously, I loved this match and I loved what happened afterwards. Will this lead to WrestleMania? Will this lead to a match at Rumble instead? I don't know. But this is the anger from Charlotte Flair that the fans wanted to see. This brutality is something that was likely going to come from Becky Lynch if she were healthy. But putting Charlotte in this position is just fine by me. It gives her a fresh perspective to her character, and I hope we get more of Flair and Rousey... as long as it also involves Becky Lynch going forward.
Rousey gets up and is bleeding from a lot of different places. Loud Becky chants and boos from the crowd towards Rousey.
Raw is up 5-0, if anyone still cares. That FOX deal really means jack squat, doesn't it?
Main Event
Universal Champion Brock Lesnar vs. WWE Champion Daniel Bryan
Bryan is in the ring dressed in black. Here comes Brock Lesnar. Bryan is taunting Lesnar before the match by motioning him around the ring and showing off his title in the ring while Lesnar paces the ringside area. Lesnar gets in the ring and shows off The Universal Championship.
The bell rings. Bryan goes after the knee of Lesnar early on. Bryan runs out and runs around the ring. Bryan gets Lesnar out of the ring and runs back in to pose. Bryan does the Lesnar jumping pose. They are back in the ring together now. Lesnar LEVELS HIM WITH ONE CLOTHESLINE! Lesnar smiles. SUPLEX CITY! German Suplex by Lesnar. Daniel looks like he's out. Lesnar drags him in the middle of the ring. LESNAR ASKS THE CROWD TO CHANT SUPLEX CITY! ANOTHER GERMAN! Lesnar again drags Bryan in the center of the ring. BELLY TO BELLY SUPLEX! Bryan is out. Bryan grabs at the ankle of Lesnar. He's crawling up. BELLY TO BELLY AGAIN! 4 suplexes. ANOTHER ONE! 5! Bryan falls to the floor thanks to Lesnar kicking him out.
Lesnar goes out after him. Bryan gets driven into the barricade. Bryan is back in the ring. Lesnar goes in after him. Bryan rolls back out to the floor. Another barricade shot by Lesnar. Both are back in the ring. Pop-Up Bear Hug by Lesnar. Spike Spinebuster now by Lesnar. Bryan is out. Bryan is LAUGHING! GERMAN SUPLEX! 6! Same old bleep chant by the crowd. Another bear hug by Lesnar. BELLY TO BELLY! 7! "ALL NIGHT LONG!"- Lesnar. Bryan is zoned out into space. Lesnar drags him back in the middle. F-5! 1-2-Lesnar pulls him up. Chokeslam by Lesnar.
Bryan kicks Lesnar in the head when he goes to pick him up. Another kick. F-5 into the referee. Bryan is still up! LOW BLOW! RUNNING KNEE! 1-2-KICKOUT! Lesnar was almost pinned. Lesnar may now just be po'ed. Bryan is now kicking at the knees and torso of Lesnar. STOMPS TO THE FACE OF LESNAR! Bryan is off of him now and in the opposite corner. Bryan gets caught but he sends Lesnar to the floor. He dives over the top onto Lesnar, who catches him. He sends Lesnar to the post. Running knee off the apron to Lesnar. Bryan rolls back in the ring to break the count. SUICIDE DIVE IS JUST THAT: SUICIDAL! BRYAN IS CAUGHT AND RAMMED INTO THE RING POST!
Lesnar does it again to Bryan. Lesnar takes the steel steps, but he misses Bryan running into the post, smacking the stairs into his head. Another running knee attack by Bryan. They are both back in the ring. Lesnar is woozy. RUNNING KNEE! 1-2-KICKOUT! Lesnar is back up. CHOP BLOCK by Bryan! He wraps the knee of Lesnar around the post! Lesnar is back in the ring. Bryan climbs up. DROPKICK TO LESNAR! Bryan is getting hyped up. Running dropkicks into the corner on Lesnar. F-5 is stopped! His knee gave out! YES LOCK! Lesnar teases tapping out. He powers out. Bryan is now crossfacing Lesnar. It's back on!!!! Lesnar is blood red in the face. Bryan has a triangle choke. F-5! 1-2-3!
Winner: Brock Lesnar (Universal Champion)
Match Grade: A-. Another really solid match on this show and the best of the night. Lesnar sold for Bryan in a lot of ways that I didn't really expect to see. Some good selling by Lesnar throughout the match. Bryan shouldn't have won this match logically, and Lesnar was too big to fail.
Raw Clean Sweeps Survivor Series. The fans are booing heavily at the end of this show.
Show Grade: C-. There were two very good matches to end this show, but this basically killed any interest I ever have in seeing SmackDown Live face off against Raw again. Every year, Raw just decimates SmackDown by the end of the show. 2016, it wasn't as bad. 2017, the Men's Survivor Series Match was the deciding match. This year, they basically just put the nail in the coffin to any thought that SmackDown Live was seen as an equal level show to Raw. Vince will ALWAYS see SmackDown Live as the B show, regardless of whether it is on Fox, NBC, Telemundo, or PBfreakingS.
By the way, I'm officially done with Survivor Series. This should be the last one. If you aren't going to do things to make both brands look good, you shouldn't do it period especially if they are under one corporate umbrella. It doesn't make a damn bit of sense in terms of marketing, live events, or merchandising. Why should I watch SmackDown? Those losers all got destroyed by Raw. Instead of building up brands, WWE spends one night a year reminding us why one is clearly inferior to another.
Until next time, take care of yourselves. Spread some awesomeness.
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