WWE Survivor Series PPV Results: 11-21-21
Results courtesy of
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(A) SHINSUKE NAKAMURAS (w/Rick Boogs) vs. DAMIEN PRIEST – IC Champ vs. U.S. Champ
WINNER: Nakamura via DQ in 9:00.
(Good action in this, especially the second half. The finish made Priest look like a fool for not sticking with the attack on Nakamura when he had him down on the mat. They continue to tell the story that Priest’s temper is increasing a factor with him. Seems like it could be leading to heel turn where he’ll challenge Big E in Raw main events.)
(1) BECKY LYNCH vs. CHARLOTTE FLAIR – Raw Champion vs. Smackdown Champion
WINNER: Becky in 18:00. (****1/4)
(All things considered, since this was a match taking place because it’s November not because it was booked with intension otherwise, I didn’t expect a clean finish. The idea that Becky outsmarted Charlotte after Charlotte tried to cheat the same way made it more satisfying for Becky fans. Given that Charlotte was the one who broke from script in their controversial segments several weeks ago, I’m not surprised that politically she’d be the one booked to lose here. The was intense and compelling start to finish. It seemed stiffer than it otherwise might have been, but at this point they’re likely trying to play into people’s expectations that this could break into a “shoot” at any moment.)
(2) FINN BALOR & KEVIN OWENS & BOBBY LASHLEY & SETH ROLLINS & AUSTIN THEORY vs. SHEAMUS & HAPPY CORBIN & XAVIER WOODS & DREW MCINTYRE & JEFF HARDY – Team Raw vs. Team Smackdown
ELIMINATION: Owens via countout.
ELIMINATION: Corbin via pinfall.
ELIMINATION: Xavier via Hurt Lock.
ELIMINATIONS: Drew and Lashley via countout.
ELIMINATION: Balor via Sheamus.
ELIMINATION: Sheamus via Theory.
ELIMINATION: Theory via Hardy
ELIMINATION: Hardy via Seth.
WINNERS: Team Raw in 30:00 with Seth Rollins as the sole survivor.
(Theory got considerable attention in the match, and getting a pin on Sheamus and being in the match until near the end. The crowd was into the match pretty much start to finish. Good action and it the various eliminations weren’t predictable. Giving Hardy that much of a spotlight seemed to pay off in terms of crowd investment even if by then, Seth winning became a safe bet.)
(3) BATTLE ROYAL
WINNER: Omos in 12:00.
(The battle royal was designed to get Omos over and give him a “memorable moment” while also wedging in product placement for a pizza sponsor. The rest of the battle royal was a bit of a letdown, with very little regarding Sami Zayn who was the other storyline played up on TV going into the PPV.)
(4) THE USOS vs. RK-BRO (Randy Orton & Riddle)
WINNERS: RK-Bro in 8:00.
(Basic formulaic stuff here. Not bad, as they’re all good wrestlers and they hit their spots. But ultimately it could have been a filler TV match any given week.)
(5) BIANCA BELAIR & RHEA RIPLEY & QUEEN ZELINA & CARMELLA & LIV MORGAN vs. SASHA BANKS & SHOTZI & TONI STORM & NATALYA & SHAYNA BASZLER – Team Raw vs. Team Smackdown
It came down to Shotzi vs. Belair, and Belair won with the KOD.
WINNERS: Team Raw in 23:00.
(Clunky at times with the people you might guess. It was just too long. The show’s pushing three hours and given how little was accomplished in this match storyline-wise, it was 10 minutes too long. The crowd not being engaged in this most of the way just made it worse.)
(6) BIG E vs. ROMAN REIGNS – WWE Champion vs. Universal Champion
WINNER: Reigns in 22:00. (***)
(Okay match if it weren’t needed to give this event a lift, an event that went needlessly long at 3.5 hours of PPV time plus the Kickoff Show. They just kept it simple with the finish and had Reigns win clean. Big E is, in a way, defined down as beneath Reigns, but he already was, so in another way, just being in a PPV main event with Reigns lifted him.)