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- A video airs honoring the veterans of the military.
Battle Royal, Winning Team To Be Team Captains At WWE Survivor Series
Lucha House Party (Kalisto, Lince Dorado & Gran Metalik) vs. The Revival (Scott Dawson & Dash Wilder) vs. Bobby Roode & Chad Gable vs. The Ascension (Konnor & Viktor) vs. Rhyno & Heath Slater vs. The B-Team (Curtis Axel & Bo Dallas)
The match starts with a brawl between everybody in the match, Dorado and Kalisto nail Gable with a series of splashes. Braun Strowman interrupts and makes his way towards the ring, Strowman destroys everybody who was in the match. Strowman eventually grabs a steel chair to clear the ring for good.
Match Result: No Contest
After the match, Braun Strowman grabs the microphone and sets up a chair in the middle of the ring before sitting on it. Strowman says he is done chasing Acting raw GM Corbin around, Strowman says he isn’t leaving the ring until Corbin comes out. Stephanie McMahon comes out instead and she enters the ring, McMahon says that Strowman cannot hold Raw hostage. McMahon wants Strowman to channel his rage towards Smackdown at WWE Survivor Series 2018, McMahon brings up Shane McMahon winning the WWE World Cup and Strowman says he doesn’t care about it. McMahon says she wants to make a compromise with Strowman, McMahon says that Strowman can have whatever he wants if he leads Team Raw to victory at WWE Survivor Series.
Strowman says he would want another shot at the WWE Universal Title and Corbin, which McMahon agrees to. McMahon says Strowman cannot lay a hand on Corbin until after WWE Survivor Series, Strowman promises to destroy WWE Headquarters if McMahon double crosses him. Raw Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey comes out and makes her way to the ring, Rousey comes face to face with McMahon. Rousey takes the microphone from McMahon and says there is nothing that could make her more motivated than she already is, Rousey comes at McMahon until Corbin finally comes out and comes into the ring. Corbin says that its a must win situation at WWE Survivor Series, Corbin goes to address Rousey and she takes him down with a judo throw. Strowman and Corbin comes face to face as McMahon gets in between them, Strowman promises to neuter Corbin after WWE Survivor Series.
- Nia Jax & Tamina are shown walking backstage.
Tamina w/Nia Jax vs. Ember Moon
The match begins with Jax distractng Moon so Tamina can attack her from behind, Tamina follows Moon around the ring while landing strikes. Moon fights back and she nails Tamina with a series of leg kicks, Moon then drops Tamina with an enzaguri. Moon drops Tamina with a forearm strike for a near fall, Moon then nails Tamina with a flat liner after landing some more kicks. Tamina rolls out of the ring and Moon nails her with a sliding head kick, Jax distracts Moon so Tamina can land a clothesline as we go to a commercial break. We return from the break to see Tamina holding Moon in a chin lock, Tamina releases the hold to hit Moon with a knee drop. Moon fights back and she nails Tamina with a few more strikes, Moon then drops Tamina with a drop kick.
Moon then hits Tamina with another combo that ends with an enzaguri, Moon then attacks Jax with a suicide dive. Moon then hits Tamina with a springboard cross body for a near fall, Moon follows that up by hitting Tamina with a handspring clothesline. Moon goes to the top rope and Jax distracts her so Tamina can land a super kick, Tamina hits Moon with a Superfly Splash for a three count.
Winner: Tamina w/Nia Jax
After the match, Nia Jax attacks Ember Moon with a curb stomp and a leg drop.
- A video package airs highlighting the feud between Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose.
- WWE Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins makes his way to the ring for an interview with Corey Graves, Rollins says he doesn’t give a damn about Shinsuke Nakamura. Rollins says he will be laser focused on Nakamura at WWE Survivor Series, Rollins says he wants answers from Dean Ambrose tonight. Rollins says Ambrose isn’t man enough to explain why he turned on him, Ambrose appears on the big screen and tells Rollins to not question his manhood. Ambrose says that nobody is owed an explanation from him, Ambrose is wondering what Rollins must have been thinking in the last few weeks. Ambrose says that he thought The Shield would be stronger together, but The Shield made him weak this whole team.
Ambrose grabs his Shield vest and he pours gasoline on it, Ambrose the tosses the vest into a barrell that was lit on fire. Rollins gets angry and he heads backstage.
- Highlights are shown from Drew McIntyre’s match with Kurt Angle from last weeks Raw.
- Kurt Angle’s music plays before it changes to Dolph Ziggler’s music, Drew McIntyre follows a few moments later as they make their way to the ring. McIntyre says he told everybody that he was going to take over when he returned to WWE Raw, McIntyre says he broke The Shield and Kurt Angle. McIntyre claims that he made Angle cry on last weeks Raw, McIntyre says he has waited for this moment for 18 years. McIntyre declares Raw to be his show to be molded in his image, Finn Balor interrupts and makes his way to the ring. McIntyre says Balor has a lot of guts to be out here, Balor says he came out after what McIntyre said about Angle and he crossed the line last week.
McIntyre says dignity isn’t a right reserved for all, McIntyre says that he is upset for getting attacked last week. McIntyre says Balor is exactly what is wrong with WWE Raw, Balor challenges McIntyre to a match tonight. McIntyre declines and says Balor can face Ziggler tonight. McIntyre then attacks Balor with a Glasgow Kiss.
Finn Balor vs. Dolph Ziggler w/Drew McIntyre
The match begins with Ziggler attacking a rocked Balor with strikes as soon as the bell sounds, Ziggler holds Balor down while applying a modified chin lock. Ziggler transitions to a rear naked choke hold against Balor, Ziggler releases the hold and he drops Balor for a near fall. Ziggler again holds Balor down while wrenching away on his arm, Balor fights back and Ziggler attacks his knee. Balor fights back again and he nails Ziggler with some strikes, Ziggler goes for a sunset flip and Balor rolls through to land a basement drop kick. Ziggler corners Balor before landing an avalanche, Balor recovers and drops Ziggler with an enzaguri. Balor goes to the top rope and Ziggler knocks him off as we go to a commercial break, we return from the break to see Ziggler nailing Balor with a neck breaker.
Balor tries fighting back and Ziggler nails him with a few more strikes, Balor eventually drops Ziggler with an overhead kick. Balor corners Ziggler before landing a running chop, Ziggler goes to the top rope and Balor drops him with an enzaguri followed by a double stomp for a near fall. Balor follows up by nailing Ziggler with a sling blade, Ziggler recovers to hit a charging Balor with a super kick followed by a DDT for a near fall. Ziggler follows those up by nailing Balor with a fame asser for another near fall, Ziggler goes for a Zig Zag and Balor blocks it before landing a shotgun drop kick. Balor then knocks Ziggler out of the ring ebfore attacking McIntyre, Ziggler gets back in the ring and Balor sends him right back out. Balor then takes out Ziggler and McIntyre with a suicide dive, Balor misses the follow up Coupe De Grace on Ziggler. Ziggler goes for a roll up and Balor counters with one of his own for a three count.
Winner: Finn Balor
- Stephanie McMahon & Acting Raw GM Corbin are talking when they bump into Finn Balor backstage, McMahon invites Balor to be a part of Team Raw at WWE Survivor Series when Drew McIntyre arrives. McMahon calms everybody down before telling them why they need revenge on members of Team Smackdown at WWE Survivor Series.
- Highlights are shown of comments made by Becky Lynch about Ronda Rousey.
- Ronda Rousey is interviewed backstage, Rousey says Becky Lynch is the man and she talks about how hyper sensative Lynch is before comparing her to a “millennial man.” Rousey says she isn’t Charlotte Flair and that she isn’t some trust fund golden child, Rousey is eventually interrupted by Nia Jax and Tamina backstage.
- The Riott Squad head to the ring and Ruby Riott has a microphone in hand, Ruiott sounds rmeorseful as she shows a video of her destroying the sunglasses of the late Jim Neidhart. Riott talks about how angry everybody has been towards her after last week, Riott talks about the happy memories Natalya had about her father. Riott then changes her tune and says she enjoyed every second of last week, Riott talks about how hard the Riott Squad had to work to get where they are right now. Riott says she wanted Natalya to cry like a baby last week and she did, Riott says Neidhart wore the sunglasses because he was ashamed of Natalya. Natalya eventually interrupts and she appears behind Riott to attack her, Natalya also fights off the rest of the squad. The Riott Squad eventually triple team her until they hit Natalya with a Hart Attack.
Battle Royal, Winning Team To Be Team Captains At WWE Survivor Series
Lucha House Party (Kalisto, Lince Dorado & Gran Metalik) vs. The Revival (Scott Dawson & Dash Wilder) vs. Bobby Roode & Chad Gable vs. The Ascension (Konnor & Viktor) vs. Rhyno & Heath Slater vs. The B-Team (Curtis Axel & Bo Dallas)
The match begins with an all out brawl between everybody in the match, Slater does his best to fight off The Revival before getting dumped out of the ring (Eliminated: Heath Slater & Rhyno). The Revival focus their attack on the Lucha House Party, Metalik uses a kick to the head of Dawson to eliminate him (Eliminated: The Revival). The B-Team dump Wilder out of the ring for no reason once so ever, The Ascension focus their attack on the Lucha House Party before eliminating them (Eliminated: Lucha House Party). The Ascension dump Bo Dallas out of the ring a short time later for an elimination (Eliminated: The B-Team), Gable and Roode work together to eliminate Konnor and win the match (Eliminated: The Ascension).
Winners: Bobby Roode & Chad Gable
- Paul Heyman is shown backstage.
- WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman make their way to the ring, Heyman gets the microphone and does his usual introductions. Heyman talks about how many F-5’s Braun Strowman took at WWE Crown Jewel, Heyman congratulates Strowman for getting back into title contention. Heyman also congratulates AJ Styles for being WWE Champion for over a year, Heyman talks about Styles performed against Lesnar last year before saying the same thing will happen this year. Heyman says there is nobody that Lesnar wants to hurt more than Styles, Heyman says that Lesnar will win at WWE Survivor Series. Jinder Mahal interrupts and makes his way to the ring with the Singh Brothers, Mahal says he wasn’t focused on a match with Styles last year and that’s how Styles won the WWE Championship last year.
Mahal says he is here to help Lesnar focus to beat Styles at WWE Survivor Series, Lesnar invites Mahal into the ring to learn focusing techniques. Lernar pretends to be learning from Mahal before destroying Mahal and his entourage, Lesnar then hits Mahal with an F-5 on the arena floor.
- Alexa Bliss is shown talking to Stephanie McMahon backstage.
- Lio Rush grabs the microphone before the next match to call Bobby Lashley a piece of art, Elias interrupts and he is on stage with his guitar. Elias pretends to make a phone call to child protective services to try and help Rush, who he claims in 10 years old. Lashley gets angry and he tells Elias to shut up, Elias continues mocking Lashley as he makes his way to the ring.
Winner Gets To Be On Team Raw
Bobby Lashley w/Lio Rush vs. Elias
The match is joined in progress and we see Lashley holding Elias in a chin lock, Lashley drops Elias before stomping away on him. Lashley goes for an elbow drop and Elias gets out of the way before landing a few strikes, Elias then drops Lashley with a mule kick. Elias traps Lashley in the corner while landing some strikes, Rush tries interfering and Elias drops him. Eliuas then knocks a charging Lashley out of the ring, Elias goes out of the ring and he nails Lashley with a knee strike. Elias then shoves Lashley into the ring post, Lashley recovers and shoves Elias into the ring steps. Rush stops Elias from getting back into the ring and he gets counted out.
Winner: Bobby Lashley w/Lio Rush, by count out
After the match, Elias attacks Bobby Lashley and Lio Rush, Elias also throws Rush through the ring ropes onto Lashley.
- Raw Women’s Team Captain makes her way to the ring to name the competitors who will be a part of Team Raw at WWE Survivor Series, she is flanked by Mickie James, Nia Jax and Tamina. Bliss says Raw is the A show and Smackdown will be second best, Bliss says that Tamina, James, Jax, Natalya and the winner of the next match will be the final member of Team Raw.
Winner Joins Team Raw At WWE Survivor Series
Sasha Banks vs. Bayley
The match begins with Banks nailing Bayley with a right before scoring an arm drag takedown, Bayley catches Banks in a few roll ups for a few near falls. Bayley drops Banks before landing a sliding clothesline for a near fall, Bayley goes to the ring apron and Banks knocks her to the arena floor with a knee strike. Bayley traps Banks on the ring apron before landing a knee strike of her own, Banks recovers and hits Bayley with a hurricarana on the arena floor. Banks waits for Bayley to get back in the ring before landing a top rope double knee strike for a near fall, Bayley recovers and she sends Banks back to the arena floor. Bayley goes after Banks and winds up getting rammed into the ring post, Banks then crushes Bayley’s head with a running knee strike.
Banks goes for another double knee strike and misses before crashing into the ring post, Bayley rolls up Banks for a near fall. Banks fights back and she sends Bayley onto the ring apron, Bayley traps Banks in the ropes before landing a stunner. Bayley and Banks wind up battling on the ring apron, Banks nails Bayley with a knee strike before eating a Bayley To belly on the ring apron as we go to a commercial break. We return from the break to see Bayley going for a top rope elbow drop and Banks gets her knees up, Banks goes for a Bank Statement before getting jumped by Nia Jax, Mickie James and Tamina.
Match Result: No Contest
After the match, Alexa Bliss gets the microphone and she says that Ruby Riott is actually the fith member of Team Raw. Riott comes to the ring and celebrates with her new teammates.
- Becky Lynch is shown backstage applying the Disarmer to Ronda Rousey, Lynch makes her way to the ring. The Smackdown Women’s roster hits the ring and they have a huge brawl with the women of Raw, Ronda Rousey hits the ring and she takes out members of the Smackdown roster. Lynch grabs a steel chair and she attacks Rousey with it, the Smackdown women also throw Nia Jax into the ring post.
- Stephanie McMahon & Baron Corbin are shown arguing backstage.
