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The 32nd edition of WWE Survivor Series is live at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Over the last week there have been changes abound, as Becky Lynch’s injury led to a Charlotte Flair-Ronda Rousey match, while Daniel Bryan’s WWE championship win on Tuesday set up a dream match against Brock Lesnar.
After a 10-on-10 traditional Survivor Series elimination match on the kickoff show, Raw and SmackDown will also battle in 5-on-5 men’s and women’s elimination matches as well.
Arash Markazi is live in Los Angeles throughout the night, with Sean Coyle, Tim Fiorvanti and Matt Wilansky recapping the action match by match.
(c) – indicates champion
Bold: indicates survivor(s)
Intercontinental champion vs. United States champion: Seth Rollins vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
Match in progress
Women’s 5-on-5 elimination match: Team Raw: (Mickie James, Nia Jax, Tamina, Bayley, Sasha Banks) def. Team SmackDown (Asuka, Carmella, Naomi, Sonya Deville, Mandy Rose)
There was high drama even before the women’s Survivor Series match began. Charlotte Flair was taken off the SmackDown squad this past Tuesday so she could instead fill the shoes for an injured Becky Lynch and take on Ronda Rousey. In Charlotte’s place was Mandy Rose. Hardly an upgrade, but still a formidable upcoming foe as she would show in the match.
Despite the changes, SmackDown had the physiological advantage after a Becky-led attacking of Raw to close out the show Monday. Sure, it might have backfired with Becky’s injury, but the blue team showed it was going to be the aggressor.
It didn’t take but a minute into the match before an all-out brawl broke out. From there, Tamina immediately eliminated Naomi seconds before Carmella took down Tamina and gave us — you guessed it — a dance break.
As the match wore on, Rose, Bayley and Sonya Deville all had standout moments, but all were eliminated. Asuka — last year’s sole survivor — was left all alone for SmackDown taking on the formidable duo of Sasha Banks and Nia Jax.
But wouldn’t you know, Jax, who was getting massive heel heat throughout the match due to her injuring Lynch on Monday, shoved teammate Banks off the top ropes and Asuka immediately made her tap with an Asuka lock.
Asuka was spent, though. Jax came in and pummeled her SmackDown opponent before pinning her and standing in the ring as the sole survivor.
In the end, it was not all that surprising Jax stood tall. She is, after all, Rousey’s next opponent once Survivor Series ends. It’s hard to imagine any women on the Raw roster who has enough star power who can match up with Rousey.
That’s where Jax comes in. Judging by the reaction she garnered and the fact she was the only women who left in the opening match of Survivor Series, this was a good start.
Kickoff show: 10-on-10 tag team elimination match: Team SmackDown (The Usos, New Day, SAnitY, Gallows & Anderson, The Colons) def. Team Raw (Bobby Roode & Chad Gableg, The Revival, B-Team, The Ascension, Lucha House Party)
SmackDown Live scored the first win of the night on tonight’s Survivor Series kickoff show when they defeated team RAW in the 10-on-10 tag team elimination match with the Usos as the sole survivors. The match had some rough moments, but the innovative spots made up for it. Chad Gable shined on multiple occasions including an impressive feat of strength when he utilized a wheelbarrow suplex on Big E into a neck breaker by Bobby Roode. The match ended with a Jimmy Uso splash, which included an homage to Roman Reigns, onto The Revival’s Scott Dawson.
Still to come:
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Universal champion vs. WWE champion: Brock Lesnar vs. Daniel Bryan
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Ronda Rousey vs. Charlotte Flair
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Raw tag team champions vs. SmackDown tag team champions: Authors of Pain vs. The Bar
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Cruiserweight championship Buddy Murphy (c) vs. Mustafa Ali
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Men’s 5-on-5 elimination match: Team Raw (Braun Strowman, Dolph Ziggler, Drew McIntyre, Finn Balor, Bobby Lashley) vs. Team SmackDown (The Miz, Rey Mysterio, Samoa Joe, Shane McMahon, Jeff Hardy)
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