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WWE SURVIVOR SERIES RESULTS
NOVEMBER 30, 2024
VANCOUVER, B.C., CANADA AT ROGER’S PLACE
STREAMED LIVE ON PEACOCK
Commentators: Michael Cole, Corey Graves
-They showed wrestlers arriving and then an intro video aired.
-Michael Cole introduced the 38th Survivor Series, the second-longest running WWE series. They panned the crowd, then cut to Cole and Graves. Graves said it’s one of his favorite nights on the WWE calendar.
(1) WOMEN’S WAR GAMES: NIA JAX & TIFFANY STRATTON & CANDICE LERAE & LIV MORGAN & RAQUEL RODRIGUES vs. RHEA RIPLEY & BIANCA BELAIR & BAYLEY & IYO SKY & NAOMI
As the cage lowered, Cole said it’s an environment like no other. Belair came out first, dancing and twirling her braid. Then Naomi, Iyo, Bayley, and finally Ripley. Then Liv and Rodrigues came out followed LeRae, Stratton, and Jax. As Tiffany came out, Cole said this is her first cage match ever. As Stratton smiled and said over and over that it was “Tiffy time” and point at her wrist, Jax seemed to grow tired of it and told her that was enough. Cole and Graves talked about each wrestler’s motivations and back story.
The bell rang 16:00 into the hour to start the match with Jax vs. Bayley. Jax took Bayley down early, but Bayley made an early spirited comeback. Bayley took Jax down wtih a huracanrana and then whipped Jax with a leather part of her outfit. Jax wrested it from her and whipped Bayley with it. The crowd counted down with Bayley down in the corner.
Naomi entered second for her team. Cole noted it’s her first WarGames. She pulled out a keno stick and a toilet lid from under the ring. She whipped Jax with the kendo stick first. She choked Jax, but Jax powered backwards into the corner to break it. Bayley recovered and worked with Naomi. Jax made a comeback with a kendo stick. (It makes sense they gave the babyfaces a rare advantage now that we see Jax was the first heel, since it’s not as sympathetic for her as a heel to be outnumbered due to her stature.) Naomi put the toilet seat over Jax’s head and then rubbed her ass in Jax’s face. Graves said he doesn’t personally find that as offensive as when it was Rikishi doing it. Cole said he bet Jax did. Naomi and Bayley backdropped Jax and Jax tucked just in time.
The countdown clock reached zero and Tiffany looked ready to come out of the cage on the stage, but LeRae snuck past her. Tiffany threw a fit. Jax bashed Bayley with a chair. LeRae brought a chair in her for her, too. Naomi and Bayley. LeRae put Bayley on two chairs and did a springboard moonsault.
Belair came out next to give the faces the advantage and threw a trash can at Jax right away, then brought a fire extinguisher into the ring. Cole listed all the apparatus brought into the ring to that point. Belair added a table to the mix. LeRae jabbed the end of the table into Naomi’s gut. Fans chanted, “We want tables!” Belair blocked a Poison Rana and catapulted her into the corner top turnbuckle. Belair kicked a chair that Jax was holdiing into Jax. Naomi and Belair mounted Jax in the corner and punched away at her.
Tiffany entered next. She was very eager as she ran ringside and pulled a trash can and lid out from under the ring; Cole said Belair has to wonder if Jade Cargil’s attacker is actually on her team. Tiffany went on a flurrh of offense. She catapulted Bayley into a Jax lariat. Jax and Tiffany celebrated together.
Iyo Sky entered next. She looked under the ring for something. She did a lap the long way and found a purple and gold trash can (Minnesota Viking colors). She harnessed the trash can to her shoulder and climbed the side of the cage from the outside. Cole said the last time she did something like this, it was one of the top Survivor Series moments in history. LeRae met her on the top. LeRae tried to drag Sky into the ring upside down. Sky went for a sunset bomb, but LeRae held on instead of going down. (I don’t blame her.) Sky landed a missile dropkick followed by a kip up.
Tiffany and Sky battled and each showed off some athleticism. Sky bashed Tiffany in the back with a chair. Jax hit Sky from behind to take control. Bayley hit Jax on the back with a kendo stick.
Raquel entered next. She looked for something under the ring, but then just entered the ring and began tossing wrestlers around. Bayley and Belair double-teamed Raquel. Jax hit them from behind. Jax and Raquel high-fived.
Ripley was the last to enter for her team. Fans chanted “Mami!” She tried to shove a table into the ring. Raquel tried to block it, but Ripley shoved the table into her to knock her down. Naomi springboarded off the top rope with a double Rear View to Jax and Raquel, knocking her down. Fans chanted, “This is awesome!” Ripley broke the toilet seat over the back of Raquel. The action picked up as everyone stood and began fighting. Naomi bulldogged Raquel onto the toilet seat on the mat. Fans chanted, “Holy shit!” (I see what they did there.)
Raquel looked at her watch as fans counted down for the last time in the match. Liv looked nervous and hesitant. Cole said she looked “scared to death.” Liv turned to leave. Fans booed. She quickly returned with a baseball bat. Cole said that brought back bad memories for Ripley.
At 28:00, Liv entered the ring and the announcement was made that the match officially began. Liv swung the bat, but Rhea ducked. She set up a Rip Tide, but Jax hit Rhea from behind. Liv, LeRae, and Jax triple-teamed Ripley. Liv bashed a vulnerable Rhea in the belly over and over with the bat. Graves said it’s all perfectly legal. She bashed Rhea across her back twice. LeRae dragged her to a corner. The heels tried to handcuff her to the corner, but Belair stopped it. Sky landed a missile dropkick on Jax. Tiffany dropkicked Sky. Each wrestler took turns hitting moves one after another on an opponent ending with Jax giving Bayley a Samoan Drop for a near fall.
Everyone was down and slow to get up. Siy and Tiffany climbed opposite ends of the cage. Cole said if they escape, they forfeit, so they’re looking at something else. Sky put the trash can over her head and torso and then landed an Over the Moonsault onto a crowd mid-ring. Meanwhile, Tiffany landed. Swanton on another crowd in the other ring. Cole said Sky was “carving out a legacy inside the WarGames structure.” A “This is awesome!” chant rang out. Tiffany revealed she had the Money in the Bank briefcase. Cole wondered who she’s cash in on. Both Liv and Jax were out on their backs. Raquel yelled at her. Sky sprayed everyone with a fire extinguisher. Everyone backed away. Graves said she might have just saved either Liv or Jax from losing her title. Raquel ended up handcuffed to the corner.
Fans chanted “We Want Tables!” as Tiffany set up a table. Jax ralled against Velair and landed a legdrop for a two count, broken up by Belair and Bayley. Bayley and Sky stood up and had a faceoff as Cole talked about bad feelings in the past between them. Jax clotheslined them both. Jax whipped Belair with her braid and then put her facedown on a table in the corner. Jax then set up an Annhilator. Naomi joined Belair in powerbombing Jax through the table. Naomi made the cover, but Morgan broke up the cover with a baseball bat swing. She hit Sky with the bat. Belair blocked the bat and then chased Liv into the other ring with a chair. Raquel kicked the chair into Belair. Liv gave Bayley an Oblivion with a chair, but Ripley yanked Liv off of her during the ref’s count.
Ripley set u a Rip Ride, but Raquel broke it up. Liv gave Ripley a Code Breaker on a chair. Ripley had pulled her protective mask off. Liv put her on a table, but Ripley stood and met her on the top rope. They kicked each other. Ripley delivered a Rip Tide on off the top rope on Liv through the table below for the win.
WINNERS: Ripley & Belair & Naomi & Sky & Bayley in 39:00.
(Keller’s Analysis: No major development in terms of a turn, a falling out, or a cash-in, but plenty of crowd-pleasing action and big spots. For a match criticized for seeming thrown together, there were plenty of personal issues they successfully played off of throughout. Some of the spots felt on the verge of having a higher-than-comfortable risk factor, but they either pulled them off well enough or bailed on them. All in all, giving Rhea the win over Liv makes sense.)
-Cole touted 17,828 and said it’s the 68th sellout of the year for WWE and the largest gate for an arena event by WWE all-time in Canada. [c]
(2) L.A. KNIGHT vs. SHINSUKE NAKAMURA – U.S. Title match
Nakamura’s ring entrance took place with his more sinister entrance theme remix. Knight came out second. The bell rang 9 minutes into the second hour. Graves reiterated that Nakamura took time off after not being happy with his place in WWE and meditated on it and unlocked something new. Cole asked Graves what happened with Nakamura before. Graves said he doesn’t know, but said he was one of his all-time favorites and he studied him for years. Graves said the current Nakamura is at the level of the best they’ve seen. Cole called it a must-win for Nakamura. Graves agreed that his time away and his reboot would be a waste of time if he didn’t win.Nakamura got in early offense. Nakamura cut off Knight’s comeback with a spinning back elbow and a basement dropkick for a two count.
Graves said Nakamura is calm during battle, it’s almost unnerving. Knight dropped Nakamura over the top rope. He followed with a torture rack into a Burning Hammer for a near fall. Knight leaped at Nakamura in the corner and of course slipped a bit. Cole said that’s an example of Knight not being at his best, a sign that Nakamura is in his head. Graves agreed. Nakamura kicked Knight in the back of his head in the corner and then set up a flapjack suplex for a near fall at 7:00.
Knight came back and landed a top rope elbowdrop. He played to the crowd. Graves questioned Knight’s strategy not to seize the moment. Nakamura rolled between the two rings. Nakamura tried to suplex Knight, but Knight blocked it. Nakamura raked his eyes and then slammed Knight’s head backwards into the steel bridge between the rings. Nakamura then charged with a Kinsasha for the win. Cole said Knight didn’t look right from the start of the match and said Nakamura did get in his head.
WINNER: Nakamura in 9:00 to capture the U.S. Title.
(Keller’s Analysis: I actually think this is a really solid rebooting of Nakamura, giving a backstory to why we should view him in a more threatening way than before his hiatus. His new look and new music helped with that. He does seem like he’s in a different more sinister place. The building up of Nakamura strayed into sounding like they were burying Knight at times.)
-A commercial aired with Tozawa and Maxxine Dupree for a t-shirt brand. The punchline was Tozawa handed the t-shirt to Otis through a crack in the door, and then he came out looking like he’s never had more confidence in the cut ofa t-shirt. She said now they eneded to find him some pants. They digitized Otis as he walked away, apparently naked from the t-shirt down. [c]
-They showed UFC fighter Belal Muhammad in the crowd. He was wearing a C.M. Punk t-shirt.
(3) BRON BREAKKER vs. LUDWIG KAISER vs. SHEAMUS – Intercontinental Title match
When Sheamus came out, Cole said this could be Sheamus’s last chance at the evasive IC Title reign he’s been seeking his whole career. Kaiser came out second. Cole said he’s been on the cusp of stardom and pointed out his match against L.A. Knight back in September as a statement match. Graves said he’s an underrated in-ring competitor and the personification of Eur0pean elegance. Breakker came out last.
The bell rang 33 minutes into the hour. Cole said the IC Title has always been the title you win on your way to a world championship. Sheamus landed an early back-breaker on Breakker. Kaiser hit Sheamus from behind and then dropkicked Sheamus in the corner. He gloated and fans booed. Kaiser wedged a chair in the corner. When he turned around, Sheamus and Breakker were waiting for him. They double-teamed him. Sheamus set up the forearms to Kaiser’s chest, but Breakker hit Sheamus. Cole said Sheamus “got a little comfy there” and Breakker made him pay. Kaiser intercepted a charging Breakker with a slidekick and then he got a running start and dropkicked Sheamus into the ringside steps. Breakker leaped at Kaiser and knocked him down hard with a shoulder tackle at ringside. He suplexed Kaiser on the ringside mat. Breakker looked at the replay on the big screen and smiled.
Fans chanted “Let’s go, Sheamus!” Breakker tackled Sheamus to the mat at ringside. Graves asked how many times Cole has seen a wrestler double-leg takedown Sheamus like that. Breakker took it to Sheamus in the ring, then did some push-ups to show off. Fans booed. Sheamus powerslammed Breakker and made a cover. Kaiser broke it up.
As Sheamus and Kaiser battled next to the announce desk, Breakker leaped off the ring apron and clotheslined them both. Fans chanted, “Let’s Go, Breakker!” Breakker threw Sheamus over the ringside barricade, then turned to Kaiser. He pressed him above his head. Kaiser raked his eyes and then dropped him on the ringside steps. As Kaiser felt good about himself, Sheamus rose behind him and bashed him in the chest with his forearms over and over. Sheamus then grabbed Breakker and bashed him. He celebrated with some fans in the crowd. Sheamus leaped off the ringside barricade and clotheslined both Breakker and Kaiser. He slapped hands with fans.
Sheamus and Breakker squared off mid-ring. Sheamus crotched Breakker on the top rope and then delivered a Celtic Cross off the top rope and scored a near fall at 10:00. Breakker caught Sheamus with a Frankensteiner. He barked and went for a spear. Sheamus side-stepped him and shoved him into a chair wedged in the corner and then hit a Brogue Kick. As the ref was counting, Kaiser yanked Breakker out of the ring to interrupt what looked like a sure win. Sheamus shot Kaiser a death stare and then went after him. Kaiser hit him over and over with a shillelagh. Graves said he’s never seen that side of him before.
Back in the ring, Sheamus kneed Kaiser in the head as he was swinging the shillelagh at him leading to a near fall. “What does Sheamus have to do to win the gold!” exclaimed Cole. With everyone down, fans chanted, “This is awesome!” Kaiser gave Sheamus a rolling senton. Sheamus lifted Kaiser, but his ribs gave out. Kaiser drove Sheamus into the mat. Breakker speared Kaiser out of nowhere. Breakker then waited for Sheamus to stand and then speared him for the win.
Breakker looked like he hurt himself on the finishing move and grabbed his jaw. He could barely stand as the ref tried to raise his arm. He seemed to get better a few seconds later, so apparently he was just selling being tossed into the chair in the corner a minute earlier.
WINNER: Breakker in 14:00 to retain the IC Title.
(Keller’s Analysis: They fit a lot into that 14 minutes. That was hard-hitting and fast-paced. Sheamus’s quest to finally win the IC Title has worked as a talking point to add drama to his matches, and Kaiser as the rising star looking to secure being perceived at the next level is also a good talking point. Breakker, though, looked like a star.) [c]
(4) GUNTHER vs. DAMIEN PRIEST – World Hvt. Title match
Priest made his entrance first. Then Gunther, as Cole cited the length of his various title reigns. The bell rang 3 minutes into the third hour. Priest shoulder tackled Priest early and sold his left shoulder as the match progressed. As he rubbed it, Gunther charged and kicked him. Graves said it’s a smart decision. Gunther shoved Priest shoulder-first into the ringpost and then whopped him into the barricade at ringside.
Gunther methodically worked over Priest and grounded him on the mat. As he pulled his arms backwards, Priest cried out in pain. Cole said, “We’re watching a surgeon at work.” They stood and exchanged big swings. Priest landed a high kick. Both were down and slow to get up. Cole said if Priest loses, he goes back to the middle. Priest landed a leaping elbow at Gunther in the corner and then landed a flatliner. He bridged for a two count.
Gunther went for a sleeper. Priest blocked it and set up a Razor’s Edge. Gunther blocked it. Priest caught Gunther suddenly with a triangle choke. Priest went for a Razor’s Edge again but his shoulder gave out. Gunther went for a sleeper. He then hit a powerbomb. Gunther made his way to the top rope. Priest got up and knocked him off balance. He then gave Gunther a top rope huracanrana followed by a Razor’s Edge for a near fall. Priest set up a South of Heaven, but his shoulder gave out.
Gunther took Priest to the mat and applied a Kimura. He really torqued it and then wrapped his legs around his head. Priest slipped his head out and crawled over to the bottom rope to force a break. Graves said damage was done. Cole said Gunther showed a sense of frustration setting in and maybe he’s lost his edge. A “Let’s Go Gunther / Let’s Go Priest” dueling chant broke out.
Gunther landed a short-arm clothesline. He got fired up. Priest fended him off and then climbed to the top rope. Gunther knocked him off balance and then went for a superplex. Priest resisted and shoved Gunther to the mat, but Priest fell backwards to the mat. The ref checked on him. Priest yelled, “Give me a second, give me a second!” Graves said he tought he heard riest say it came out of socket. Finn Balor then leaped off the ringside steps with a double-stomp as the ref checked on Gunther in the ring. Gunther kicked Balor and threw Priest into the ring and then delivered a powerbomb followed by a sleeper mid-ring. The ref determined Priest had passed out and called for the bell.
WINNER: Gunther in 19:00 to retain the World Hvt. Title.
(Keller’s Analysis: Solid match built totally around the early shoulder issue with Priest. It’s noteworthy that they “protected” Priest from a clean loss under the guise of trying to add heat to the feud with Balor. I’d have preferred a clean win for Gunther and then something with Balor post-match.)
-Cole and Graves hyped the Saturday Night’s Main Event line-up and the Survivor Series post-show.
-The members of each team introduced themselves like football players do in the NFL mentioning their college backgrounds. It was kinda fun, but a little “lite” and casual given the tone of the feud. A video preview aired. [c]
(5) MEN’S WAR GAMES: ROMAN REIGNS & JIMMY USO & JEY USO & SAMI ZAYN & C.M. PUNK vs. SOLO SIKOA & JACOB FATU & TONGA LOA & TAMA TONGA & BRONSON REED
The New Bloodline came out together. Cole said that wasn’t an accident and was a show of solidarity. Tama Tonga made his way to the ring first as the others got into their cage on the stage. He got into the cage by climbing over it. Sami Zayn came out first for his team. Cole said he’s 2-0 in WarGames. He noted he’s a home country favorite in Canada, although from the other side of the country in Montreal. Jimmy Uso came second. Punk came out third. He taunted the other team inside the cage. Cole said he’s always controversial. Graves said he’s poking the bear. Sami eyed Punk as if trying to read him and indicate they’re teammates and going to war together. Roman Reigns then made his entrance. After they locked themselves in the cage, Jey Uso made his entrance through the crowd.
The bell rang 48 minutes into the hour. Bronson Reed entered second and brought chairs into the ring. Reed and Tama double-teamed Jey and bashed him with chairs. When Jimmy entered, the Usos took over against both heels. Tonga Loa appeared ready to enter third for his team, but Solo called an audible and waved Jacob Fatu to enter instead. “God knows what this man is going to be able to do inside of this cage,” said Cole. As Fatu showed off his athleticism, Graves said he has all that ability and none of the morals.
When the countdown clock reached zero, the door opened and Punk started to exit, but Reigns blocked him and Sami left the cage instead. Punk glared at him. Reigns looked down and in control. Sami charged into the ring and attacked Loa. He then went after Reed. Fans sang “Olé.” Everyone took turns getting in some shots until the countdown clock reached zero.
Tonga Loa was next out the heels got the advantage. Then when the countdown clock reached zero, the door opened and Reigns began to leave, but Punk pushed right past him. “He just embarrassed the original Tribal Chief,” Cole said. Punk stood on the steps, looked back at Reigns, who glared at him, and then pulled a red tool box out of from under the ring. He bashed the heels with it. When he hit Fatu with a bulldog onto the tool box, Fatu popped up. “How the hell is Fatu on his feet?!” exclaimed Cole. Fatu went on the attack.
Solo was the last to enter, giving the five-on-four advantage to the New Bloodline. The heels battered the four babyfaces and they locked the door with a chain. Roman was the last to be released and he couldn’t get in the door. He decided instead to climb the cage as the five heels watched. When he got to the top, Reed went after him, but Reigns knocked him off and he crotched the top rope. Solo met Reigns on the top rope and bashed him into the cage. Reigns leaped onto the crowd below.
With all ten in, Cole said the match officially began. Reigns and Punk had a staredown. Heyman walked out in a regular suit and red tie. He yelled through the cage and insisted they work together so they could win. Each team of five stood in opposite rings. Then they paired off and fought. The Usos landed a stereo splash. Reigns ducked a Solo Spike and then went for a spear, but he speared Punk. (What’re the odds!?!) Solo then gave Reigns a Samoan Spike for a near fall.
Solo and Reed set up a table. Reigns gave Fatu a low blow and then speared Solo. Reed superkicked Reigns and put him on the table. Reed climbed to the top of the cage and stood on the platform and held onto the chain and then leaped off with a Tusunami. Punk, though, at the last second pulled Reigns away and Reed crashed through the table. A loud “C.M. Punk!” chant rang out for 15 seconds. Reigns stood up and offered his hand to Punk. Punk grabbed it. As Reigns pulled him up, Fatu attacked Reigns. Reigns landed a Superman Punch in response. Solo hit a Solo Spike. The Usos hit Solo with a double superkick. The Usos gave their 1D finisher to Fatu at 36:00.
Jey set up a table. Jey put Fatu on the table. Loa and Tama interened. Sami gave Tama a Blue Thunder Bomb. Jey then looked down at Fatu from the top rope, but then decided to climb to the top of the cage. Everyone else was down selling during this time. Jimmy leaped and landed the Uso Splash. Sami didn’t go for the cover, but instead helped the Usos stand. Fans chanted, “This is awesome!” They moved into the other ring. Sami helped Punk up. Jey told Jimmy, “Let’s finish this shit.” Solo stood and he was surrounded. Fans chanted, “You f—ed up!” Reigns had some words for Solo as he stepped toward him. Solo started a Solo Spike, but he got superkicked by the Usos and then Sami delivered a Helluva Kick. Punk gave Solo a GTS. Reigns let out a yell and speared Solo and scored a three count.
Sami, the Usos, Reigns, and Punk lingered in victory. As Punk walked toward Reigns, they cut to replays of key moments in the match. Back live, Sami told Roman that they won the match with Punk on their side. “That’s all I’m saying,” he said. Punk and Reigns looked at each other. Reigns offered a handshake. Punk took a second and then shook his hand. They all raised their arms.
Punk went to ringside and hugged Heyman. He said when he wants his favor, he’ll come ask. Heyman said, “It’s yours.” Heyman hugged the others as they left. Reigns then walked down the steps and put his hand up against the side of Heyman’s head briefly. Heyman looked relieved and happy as Reigns then walked away.
WINNERS: The OG Bloodline in 39:00.
(Keller’s Analysis: While there were some big spots, most of the drama was around the order of who entered and the tension with Reigns and Punk. Overall, on the lower side of news, but that’s fine because they have a plan obviously and now wasn’t the time to move it forward.)
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