Survivor Series 2017 opens with a video package, which shows SmackDown, led by Shane McMahon, invading Monday Night Raw and the fallout that proceeded.
We go live to the arena and out come The New Day. Xavier Woods says it’s The Shield against your boys, The New Day. The Shield got big cheers. Woods says this would be great material for all fan fiction fans out there, but they’re going to show that they’re the most dominant and entertaining faction to ever enter WWE. Kofi Kingston mentions that RAW General Manager Kurt Angle put Smackdown under siege last week and attacked The New Day. It only took them three weeks to steal their idea and not do it as well as they did. The one thing that was proven beyond a shadow of a doubt is The Shield has a big set of gigantic, dangling… guts. The New Day will go “Bob Barker” on their asses. Big E says it’s only a matter of time before The Shield implodes. The Shield is about brotherhood, but there is no greater brotherhood than The New Day because New Day rocks!
There is NO TIME to be SOUR, because @WWE #SurvivorSeries kicks off with the POWER of POSITIVITY!@WWEBigE @TrueKofi @XavierWoodsPhD ??? pic.twitter.com/rVbmQ9scW2
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) November 20, 2017
We get a lengthy video package, which again shows SmackDown Live invading Raw, then The New Day costing The Shield the Tag Team Championships. Back live, we have a five-man announce team that represents both Raw and SmackDown, with Corey Graves as the odd man. The Shield make their entrance to a huge reaction. It’s five years tonight since The Shield debuted at Survivor Series and helped CM Punk defeat Ryback..the announcers left the details of the match out.
The Shield Vs. The New Day
Kofi and Ambrose kick things off with a few counters and holds. Kingston counters a wristlock and gets in Dean’s face, so Ambrose slaps him to the floor. Rollins and Woods both get the tag and lock up. They have their own exchange of reversals until Seth clotheslines Woods off his feet. Xavier tags in Big E, so Seth brings in The Big Dog. Big E powers out of a waistlock and sends Roman into the ropes. Reigns hits a shoulder, so Big E hits one back and knocks him down. Roman pops up and lays him out with an elbow, but Big E gets right back up, too. A stand-off.
BIG DOG meet BIG E! #SurvivorSeries@WWERomanReigns @WWEBigE pic.twitter.com/JITsNFuFdQ
— WWE (@WWE) November 20, 2017
The Shield take-out New Day, one-by-one, with ducks and clotheslines. All three Hounds then clothesline Kofi and Big E out of the ring. They corner Xavier and do their own version of the unicorn stampede. Kofi gets the hot tag and comes in with some quick offense follows up when he catches Ambrose with the New Day Boom Drop. He lines up for Trouble in Paradise, but Ambrose ducks. Dean kicks Kofi as comes off of the to rope and almost hits Dirty Deeds, but he gets pushed to the corner so Big E can tag in and beat him down. Now it’s New Day’s turn to do the unicorn stampede.
Ambrose pulls himself up, and Kingston’s low dropkick sends him crotch-first into the ring post. Woods quickly tags in and gets the better of Ambrose. They start up the Unicorn Stampede again. Big E then whips Woods into Ambrose with a low dropkick that connects this time. Rollins rips Woods off the apron, and Reigns pulls Kingston off the apron as well. Ambrose hits Woods with a suicide dive. Big E is down in the ring. Big E then pops up and spears Ambrose off the apron to the floor! Big E gets Ambrose in the ring for a near fall.
Big E rips the Shield/RAW shirt off Ambrose and throws it out. Ambrose fights back with some chops, but Big E shoves him into the ropes and hits a back elbow for a two count. Woods is tagged in and applies a chin lock. Ambrose fights up and tries to make a tag, but Woods stops him with a head-butt. Woods puts him on the top rope and attempts a superplex, but Ambrose blocks it and hits him with a front superplex. Big E quickly tags in and tries for a superplex on Ambrose now. Big E punches him in the ribs and tries for a belly-to-belly superplex, but Ambrose fights him off. Ambrose then drops Big E with a missile dropkick. Kingston runs in and knocks Reigns off the apron. Rollins is tagged in, and he hits Kingston with a springboard clothesline, a boot, and a blockbuster. Rollins follows up with a Sling Blade for a near fall.
Kingston quickly knocks him away and tags in Woods. Rollins quickly boots him and hits a Turnbuckle Powerbomb. Reigns, who blind tagged in, follows up with a big clothesline for a near fall. Reigns is stunned he kicked out. Reigns sets up for a Superman Punch. Woods avoids it and counters with a roll-up for a near fall. Reigns goes for a Samoan Drop, but Woods battles out and slides through the legs. Reigns then manages to come back with a Superman Punch. Reigns sets up in the corner, but Woods kicks him in the face to counter the Spear. Ambrose tags in. Reigns hits Woods with a Superman Punch. Big E tags in and hits some belly-to-bellies. Rollins saves Ambrose from the Midnight Hour. Rollins kicks away at everyone. Ambrose hits Dirty Deeds on Kingston, and Rollins covers, but the pin is broken up. Woods tags in and picks Rollins up, but Rollins superkicks him and both men are down.
MY GOODNESS, what an onslaught of offense by #TheNewDay!@WWEBigE @TrueKofi @XavierWoodsPhD pic.twitter.com/6YBxPWVzGE
— WWE (@WWE) November 20, 2017
On the outside, Ambrose and Reigns drive Big E into the barricade, and then they do the same things to Kofi. They get back in the ring and try to hit the Triple Powerbomb but Big E pulls Roman out of the ring and The New Day goes on a rampage to take back control of the match. Now it’s their turn to try a triple team maneuver on Ambrose. Kofi leapfrogs over Big E, who is on Woods’ shoulders, to hit a splash. Then Woods dumps Big E onto Ambrose. The powerhouse picks up Rollins and Ambrose on his shoulders. Woods and Kofi jump off the top rope for a double Midnight Hour. Roman breaks up the pin with a Spear! Awesome!
A brawl breaks out between the two teams, and the match is out of control now. Ambrose hits Big E with Dirty Deeds on the floor. In the ring, Kingston hits Reigns with a pendulum kick. Kingston leaps over Reigns, but Reigns kills him with a Spear! Rollins tags in, and he tags in Ambrose. Reigns gets on the second rope, and they put Kingston on his shoulder. They hit a Triple Powerbomb off the second rope! Ambrose covers Kingston for the win!
Winners: The Shield
The Shield celebrate their victory after the fact, while The New Day lick their wounds at Ringside. It’s 1-0 Raw!
#RAW – 1️⃣#SDLive – 0️⃣@WWERomanReigns @TheDeanAmbrose & @WWERollins strike first for #RAW at #SurvivorSeries! pic.twitter.com/YtxxVPxVEB
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) November 20, 2017
