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The 32nd edition of the WWE Survivor Series was held at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Last week, Becky Lynch's situation brought a lot of changes. Becky Lynch's injury resulted in a match between Charlotte Flair and Ronda Rousey, and Daniel Bryan's WWE World Champion victory led to a dream match against Brock Lesnar.
After a traditional 10-on-10 Survivor elimination match at the kickoff, Raw and SmackDown will also compete in the men's / women's 5 elimination matches.
Arash Markazi lived all night in Los Angeles. Sean Coyle, Tim Fiorvanti and Matt Wilansky recapped the action, match by match.
(c): indicates the champion
Bold: indicates the survivor (s)
World Champion vs. WWE Champion: Brock Lesnar def. Daniel Bryan
The main event of Survivor Series was a narrative of three sections. It started with Daniel Bryan dancing around the ring and annoying Brock Lesnar, apparently trying to prepare Lesnar for a stick-and-move approach. Then, Lesnar finally got hold of Bryan, got a very real and uncomfortable super that dropped Bryan on his head and spent the next 10 minutes staying in shock, stalling bears and doing F- 5ing Bryan in every way.
Everything had the same feeling as LesSnar's destruction of John Cena in 2014, but when the fans were silent and the question of what was happening got stronger and stronger, the third act got under way – and it was from there that Bryan and Lesnar mounted a heckuva show to close the Survivor series. Much to the surprise of most of the fans who watched the series, Bryan had two or three moments when he seemed truly on the verge of winning a monumental victory.
Lesnar eventually won, but he felt that he was escaping rather than winning – a rare moment in his career.
Few knew what to expect from Bryan in this match, since it was his first appearance since his WWE Championship win and the postmatch attack that followed. on AJ Styles. Even an attempt to interview behind the scenes did not succeed. In appearance, Bryan is supposed to be a villain, but Brock Lesnar is also the undisputed champion of Universal, who only shows up when he wants, much to the consternation of the crowd.
As was the case with most Survivor series, the heel and face demarcations have been largely erased. There were times when naughty traits appeared for both Lesnar and Bryan, but on the whole, the Staples Center crowd was behind Bryan and Lesnar.
Bryan's plan to pick up the leg and try to stick and move has worked in the early stages of the game. Bryan even went out of the ring and tried to lose his temper at Lesnar. He followed the outside of the ring and slid Brock to chase him away. Bryan immediately slipped into the ring and celebrated the party. Stitching the bear is badly finished, though. Brock checked a kick and passed Bryan over, and from there, he was gone for the races. Bryan was injured in the head and neck by an excess of dangerous-looking press, two areas of concern that had previously interrupted Bryan's career. A second German suplex did not look so awful, but the arena was silent as Lesnar overhung Bryan all over the ring, seemingly without regard for the well-being of his opponent.
There were also bear hugs and stomach belly suplexes to clear from the top to mix. Lesnar threw Bryan into the barricade, Bryan squeezed the bear, nailed a backbone, the German again excited Bryan and turned another suplex bear hug.
Finally, Lesnar seemed to attempt an F-5. He shouted: "Good night to all," nailed his finisher and went down to get the pin. The referee counted 1, then 2, but then Lesnar grabbed Bryan by the hair for a break and ragged him to the ground.
Lesnar steeped in the anger of the crowd but, stooping to take Bryan, Bryan ended up showing signs of life. He had a whim for Brock while the taller man was bending down then a second. The disturbed Lesnar climbed Bryan for another F-5, Bryan's feet swayed in Mike Chioda's head and Bryan saw his window.
A low blow followed by a moving knee raised the crowd from nowhere – and Bryan slapped Brock twice before Lesnar raised his shoulder.
The kicks at Lesnar were followed by blows to Brock's head and neck. Bryan tried another knee and missed. Lesnar got Bryan for a second F-5. This time, Bryan countered and dodged Lesnar's clothesline attempt, which caused them to fall. Bryan took off from the ring, but Lesnar caught him, but Bryan still escaped and sent Lesnar into the ring post. Bryan followed him with one knee flying from the apron to the outside and then rolled into the ring with a momentum behind him.
A suicide attempt was made, however, and Lesnar dismissed Bryan twice in a row. It seemed that Lesnar had reversed the battle against Bryan again, but as Lesnar moved the steel steps towards a Bryan leaning against the ring, Bryan moved and Lesnar hurt himself.
The two beaten men exchanged shots outside, but when the action resumed, Bryan hit a second knee in the race, but Lesnar was close to the end. Heyman sold the hell out, and the crowd could not have been more involved in a match she seemed to have given up a few minutes ago.
Bryan blocked Lesnar's left leg, then wrapped the same leg around the post. He fetched his patented dropkicks in the corner, but on the second try, Lesnar grabbed Bryan for an F-5 – only his leg gave in and perfectly prepared Bryan for the Yes Lock.
Brock broke the hold, but Bryan hit Lesnar in the face with a pile of forearms and hooks. He found the Yes Lock for a long time, and for a moment, it seemed that the crowd thought to see an unthinkable victory over Soumission against Lesnar. After the corpses moved, Bryan tried to switch to a triangular constriction, but Lesnar caught Bryan and nailed a second F-5 to win the match.
From time to time, Lesnar and his opponent also invest in a match. Just as he did against AJ Styles last year at Survivor Series, Lesnar's match against Bryan showed how good Lesnar can be in the ring with the right opponent. Each champion has his next opponent, but with Bryan's smug smile on his face and Lesnar's rare sign of recognition for Bryan as the series recedes, these two guys might be ready to send that match back at some point. future – and we would all be better for that.
Ronda Rousey def. Charlotte Flair via disqualification
Charlotte Flair is a lot of things. She is a multi-time champion, incredibly talented and on the verge of becoming the GOAT of the women's wrestling.
But disturbed and a loose cannon?
She is now. In the middle of a memorable and memorable match against Ronda Rousey, Charlotte lost her mind. In the thick of the fight, the one in which Charlotte had the upper hand, she grabbed a Kendo staff and wiped out Rousey again and again.
The bell rang. Charlotte was disqualified. But she did not care. She nailed Rousey with a natural selection on the chair. Charlotte then attacked four officials and placed Rousey's neck between the chair and stomped on it. Absolutely brutal. What happened to Charlotte? She switched like Becky a few months earlier, as Daniel Bryan recently did for AJ Styles.
To say that it was a surprise twist in a match that could have been the main event of any payment in the session is a euphemism. But in many ways, it was the right call. Charlotte played a more direct performer, and since she lost the title, she had that doom thing that did not work, especially with Becky's rise.
This Charlotte is no longer.
Believe it or not, Rousey, the most talked about performer regarding outdoor sports enthusiasts since she announced that she would join the WWE there are around A year, was only the backdrop of the Sunday Charlotte saga.
Rousey has pioneered a way up the ladder from Raw, up to the championship she won in August at SummerSlam. But she had a problem. No one on Raw's lineup is at the same level as her pedigree and popularity.
But then there is Charlotte. She's on the blue mark, far away from Rousey, but more than anyone – and that includes Becky – the only woman who could possibly stop the Rousey train.
After all, it was Charlotte who eliminated Asuka, still unbeaten, this year at WrestleMania, putting an end to one of the big winning streaks won by this company.
On Sunday, Charlotte was the aggressor for the first part of the match. She was both irresistible and technical while letting out a verbal volley towards Rousey.
The Raw champion had blood flowing from his mouth and seemed helpless for the first time since his arrival in the company. It was a slugfest, and Rousey was losing.
But maybe Charlotte's biggest enemy was herself. She left prematurely for a moon moon, but Rousey dodged it and started to turn the tide. Then things went really well Rousey landed left and right. Charlotte countered by striking Rousey. The crowd felt it. Blood was spilled on Rousey's chest and was scattered around the ring. It is at this moment that Charlotte lost her head.
This story will continue. Generally, exclusions and exclusions leave us with a bitter taste. But not in this case. If it's about the new Charlotte, we'll be spoiled and Rousey, at the next showdown, could be even more punished.
Elimination match 5 against 5 men: Team Raw (Braun Strowman, Dolph Ziggler, Drew McIntyreFinn Balor, Bobby Lashley) def. Team SmackDown (The Mystery, Rey Mysterio, Samoa Joe, Shane McMahon, Jeff Hardy)
If it was unclear in the women's 5: 5 elimination match and Seth Rollins' win over Shinsuke Nakamura, the main driving force behind the Survivor Series seems to be pushing the stagnant scenario on Monday night, at the expense of his palce.
Apart from the Miz who put Shane McMahon at the shelter several times, which should have consequences in the coming weeks, the conflict of Braun Strowman with Baron Corbin, Drew McIntyre and the bulk of the locker room. Raw were at the center of the debate. 5 playoff games Sunday night. After working hard in the game and scoring the last four eliminations of Raw's team, Strowman was quickly attacked by Corbin. The Acting CEO was trying to escape the attack. The second sounded since the bell sounded the match.
Still, the spell is better than Samoa Joe and many others faced with Survivor Series. After Braun Strowman and Drew McIntyre fought to start Raw's match against Samoa Joe, Strowman won the battle of wills. However, McIntyre is tagged blindly and he almost fell straight into a naughty one. Joe almost locked the clutch a second time, but after McIntyre escaped, he kicked Claymore off the button, and just minutes into the match, Samoa Joe was a strangely victim quick.
The crowd immediately made his feelings known in a less polite way. Raw nearly had his second elimination when Dolph Ziggler hit a Zig Zag against Shane McMahon, but Miz was saved. One wondered why no one in the tag team or in the women's matches had done the same thing earlier in the night and why they had not tried to save Samoa either Joe.
Braun scored, only for McIntyre to score again in blind. This time, the two giants swayed one on the other and the chaos that ensued left Braun to fend for himself. It started with a 619 Mysterio and ended when McMahon slammed his elbow through Strowman on the comment board.
Balor offered to help McIntyre, but Drew refused to identify him. Balor finally was identified with the blind and then kicked Drew for good measure, sowing even more chaos in the Raw team. Balor crushed The Miz and Jeff Hardy before fighting Mysterio. After missing a 619, Mysterio ate a blade of Finn Balor, which prepared him for the coup de grace. Mysterio against the Balor finisher, however, moved the action from the other side of the ring and nailed a 619 to eliminate Balor.
Mysterio prepared Drew McIntyre for a 619 as well, but Bobby Lashley blinded the goalkeeper and pushed Mysterio in all directions. He ended up identifying and Hardy found himself face to face with Ziggler. Hardy hit a Twist of Fate, but his effort on a Swanton bomb hit Ziggler's lap.
Miz put McMahon in power, and the SmackDown commissioner hit Ziggler from one ocean to the other. After defeating Ziggler for the second time in three weeks, McMahon gave SmackDown the benefit of the numbers once again.
Lashley arrived and surprised Shane in all directions, but after Miz helped turn the tide, Miz again forced Shane McMahon to pull up to the top rope and try to cross the country to Lashley. This time, however, Strowman came out of nowhere and McMahon drew clothes that came out of the sky.
It was quite simple from there. A Braun Strowman eliminates Jeff Hardy. A 619 countered in another power to knock out Mysterio. As Miz and McMahon tried to regroup, Miz let McMahon dry up again while Strowman was carrying the SmackDown commissioner at full speed. Mow quickly received a blow from Strowman, however, and a loss of power and a loss of cards also awaited him.
McMahon, wounded, motioned to Strowman to let the giant bring him, and Strowman executed it. McMahon crashed into a corner and a last stroke helped Strowman eliminate four consecutive games to end the game. Strowman has both a Universal Championship opportunity and a free shot at Corbin in his future, and Raw has climbed 4-0 on pay-per-view (4-1 if you count the kickoff show) . Even though SmackDown has taken off, largely thanks to Becky Lynch, it's hard to watch this game and Survivor Series at this point and not think that Raw is still the flagship program in the eyes of WWE.
Cruiserweight Championship Buddy Murphy (c) def. Mustafa Ali
Buddy Murphy is not the most well-known superstar and not just because he's in the heavyweight category. He had his decisive moment only in October at Super Show-Down in Australia, where he beat longtime champion Cedric Alexander. But Murphy has all the tools he needs to prosper in this division. He has the look, attitude, skills in the ring – and power.
The truth is that regardless of the talent and skill of his opponent in the Survivor Series, Mustafa Ali, the timing was wrong. He is patient in waiting for another blow since his fall to face Alexander and WrestleMania.
Ali and Murphy had a strong rivalry at the beginning of the year and, to the delight of all those who love high-level quarrels, they were revived.
It did not take more than a minute or two before Ali unveiled his aerial tactic with a 360-degree dip on Murphy, but the champion nearly immediately toppled the situation by pushing Ali from the middle rope toward the barricade. a movement that caused a major reaction from the crowd.
Murphy was just on fire from there. He too spilled the rope and landed on Ali, then intimidated him around the ring with his power. At one point, he raised Ali and threw him over the rope like a ragman. Both players exchanged high-risk maneuvers for the duration of the match, but Spanish Fly, from the table of announcers and on the ground, made restart the crowd.
Once the two men were back in the ring, Ali was ready to hit his 054, but Murphy got up and eventually pulled his opponent off the ropes and hit his opponent with Murphy's Law.
Hope this is the platform Murphy needed to get more recognition. He deserves it.
SmackDown Team Champions vs Team Champions: Authors of Pain def. The bar
Although there is no elaboration for this match-by-match match between RAW and SmackDown, AOP and The Bar are two of the most physical teams in the lineup. What was missing from a narrative point of view had the potential to be offset by integration into the ring with additional Big Show joker cards in the Bar Corner and Drake Maverick alongside AOP. Unfortunately, the result was dull.
As expected between two powerful teams, the pace of the match was relatively slow, especially at the beginning. The generic formula of the Identity Team was used as AOP, which worked at heels, beat Cesaro, who tried to create the hot label.
Cesaro finally reached Sheamus, who unleashed a wave of knees and forearms on both AOP members. Sheamus grabbed Rezar with a brogue kick, but while he was covering him, Maverick stepped in and put Rezar's foot on the bottom rope, breaking the count. While Maverick was trying to flee the scene of the crime, he was surprised by the Big Show, which caused an unusual situation.
While Big Show wrapped his hand around Maverick's neck, a petrified Maverick looked urinated. It was a distraction enough to allow AOP to capitalize and catch Sheamus with a suplex / power bomb combination for the win.
The problem with this match was that even though AOP was running at high heels, both teams were stubs in their respective shows. The reaction of the crowd to the return of the Bar left much to be desired. The final result was a generic match between a team and an odd final sequence.
Now that it's over, the two teams can separate.
Intercontinental Champion vs. US Champion: Seth Rollins def. Shinsuke Nakamura
For all WWE "unpublished" games in the last two years, many have not kept all the promises.
It is safe to say that Shinsuke Nakamura and Seth Rollins did everything in their power to counter this trend by organizing an intensely physical match, which intensified further at the end of the match and attracted more attention. beware of the crowd early in the night.
Under the right circumstances, Nakamura-Rollins could have been a major event early this decade in a certain American Legion Post located about 30 miles north of the Staples Center on the 405, without anyone having hit it. Although Rollins eventually won the night that night, in a game without a particular stake, he and Nakamura gave fans a taste of a rivalry that could easily thrill Raw or SmackDown.
The action began slowly, each man feeling his opponent and trying to take the mental advantage of the other. Even before everything starts to gain momentum, Rollins is noticeable on the apron. Nakamura was forced to change direction for an attempted suicide dive and hit Rollins in the head with a whim.
Nakamura dominated the debut of this match, keeping the action around corners and near the ropes, trying to take off for his attack. Rollins finally grabbed Nakamura on his stomach and threw him first out of the ring. From there, Rollins made two suicide dives and, at the request of the live crowd, caught a third.
Even when their request was accepted, the crowd was a little lukewarm for this halfway match. This apparently inspired Rollins and Nakamura to take it from a physical point of view. The crowd's attention was drawn to a kicking for Nakamura, but that's the Rollins superkick that landed when Nakamura slipped into the room (which landed as violently as any kick never launched by Rollins) that really started to make the crowd go up.
Nakamura was able to show some of his MMA style submission transitions, and Rollins managed to turn his patented superplex into a combination of falcon arrows. Nakamura responded with a landslide, Rollins hit a hunched knee, which was steaming all the way to the end.
Rollins missed a frog splash and Nakamura hit a knee in the back of the head, earning him the first credible double in the competition. They mutually arrogated control and Nakamura settled for a real Kinshasa. Rollins countered this by hitting a superkick and a low kick, only to miss the trampling. Nakamura missed Kinshasa a second time, and Rollins took the lead and got the net win.
Dean Ambrose was not involved during or after the match, but it worked well in the end. Rollins won, and although Nakamura still does not have much to gain from winning the US championship, he once again proved what he was capable of when he was in the limelight.
Match 5 women against 5 women: Team Raw: (Mickie James, Nia Jax, Tamina, Bayley, Sasha Banks) Def. SmackDown Team (Asuka, Carmella, Naomi, Deville Sonya, Mandy Rose)
The drama was already intense before the start of the Survivor Series women's game. Charlotte Flair was removed from the SmackDown team last Tuesday so she could replace injured Becky Lynch's shoes and face Ronda Rousey. In place of Charlotte was Mandy Rose. This is hardly an improvement, but a formidable enemy to come, as she has shown during the match.
Despite the changes, SmackDown had the physiological advantage after Raw's attack by Becky to close the series on Monday. Of course, Becky 's injury could have turned against her, but the blue team has shown that it would be the aggressor' s action.
It only took a minute in the match before the start of a general fight. From there, Tamina immediately eliminated Naomi a few seconds before Carmella removed Tamina and gives us, you guessed it, a dance break.
As the match continued, Rose, Bayley and Sonya Deville had exceptional moments, but they were all eliminated. Asuka – the only survivor of last year – was left alone at SmackDown against the formidable duo of Sasha Banks and Nia Jax.
But do not you know that Jax, who had a lot of heel heat throughout the match because of his injuries to Lynch on Monday, pushed his teammate Banks off the top ropes and Asuka immediately hit him with an Asuka lock.
Asuka was gone, though. Jax entered and hit her opponent in SmackDown before trapping her and staying in the ring as the only survivor.
In the end, it was not so surprising that Jax stands proudly. She is after all Rousey's next opponent once the Survivor series is over. It's hard to imagine women in Raw's lineup who have enough stars to compete with Rousey.
That's where Jax comes in. Judging by the reaction she aroused and by the fact that she was the only woman to have left the Survivor opening match Series, it was a good start.
Kickoff: Team Elimination Match of 10 to 10: Team SmackDown (The usos, New Day, Security, Gallows & Anderson, The Colons) def. Team Raw (Bobby Roode and Chad Gableg, The Revival, B-Team, The Ascension, Lucha House Party)
SmackDown Live won the first victory of the night at the Survivor Series kickoff tonight, defeating the RAW team in the 10-on-10 team playoff with Usos as the only survivors. The match had a hard time, but the innovative spots made up for it. Chad Gable has shone a number of times, most notably by an impressive feat of strength when he used a wheelbarrow suplex on Big E in a Bobby Roode's nape-scooter. The match ended with a splash by Jimmy Uso including a tribute to Roman Reigns on The Revival's Scott Dawson.
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