We get a lengthy video package, for the last time, of SmackDown invading Raw, and the fallout that ensued. Team Raw makes it’s entrance first, led by the captain, Kurt Angle! Interestingly, this match marks the first time ever that John Cena and Randy Orton have competed in the same match at Survivor Series!
Here we go… ???#SurvivorSeries @RealKurtAngle pic.twitter.com/cH5dQpbPRD
— WWE (@WWE) November 20, 2017
Survivor Series Elimination Match
Team Raw (Captain: Kurt Angle, Finn Balor, Samoa Joe, Braun Strwoman & Triple H) Vs. Team SmackDown Live (Captain: Shane McMahon, Randy Orton, John Cena, Shinsuke Nakamura & Bobby Roode)
The bell rings and Shane makes the mistake of trying to attack Braun from behind. He gets tossed across the ring and he immediately tags in Orton. Shane sits on the apron, shocked, while Triple H laughs at his brother-in-law. Joe also gets the tag and locks-up. Joe shoots Orton into the ropes and knocks him down with a shoulder, then taunts him. Joe counters an RKO and tries for the Coquina Clutch but Randy escapes and Joe tags in Balor. Finn asks for Shinsuke to be tagged in, so Orton obliges and the crowd goes wild.
Finn and Nakamura trade counters and holds while the crowd chants NXT. Shinsuke puts his head against Finn’s stomach, Balor doesn’t look impressed, so he turns the tables and hits Too Sweet on Nakamura’s head. Balor looks for a snapmare but Nakamura lands on his feet, Balor then ducks several kicks from Nakamura. Balor looks for the double foot stomp but Nakamura moves and we have a stalemate. Triple H asks Finn for the tag and gets it. Nakamura stays in the ring and looks excited to lock horns with The Game. The fans are very excited by the prospect too. They lock up and HHH forces him to the corner. He looks like he is going to make a clean break, but he slugs Shin in the face instead. Nakamura turns the tables and levels Triple H with a kick to the chest.
#2Sweet.#SurvivorSeries @FinnBalor @ShinsukeN pic.twitter.com/e3QiE34kqU
— WWE (@WWE) November 20, 2017
Bobby Roode tags in and squares off with the man I have likened him too for years. He tries to do his Glorious pose, but Triple H punches him in the mouth. Roode fires back and ends up getting a two count. The Game puts him down with a spinebuster, then feigns doing a Glorious taunt but instead does suck it! Roode gets back up and hits his own spinebuste, followed by the Gloious taunt. Triple H counters the Glorious DDT and drives Bobby to the corner. Kurt Angle tags in and the two former TNA veterans trade punches. Angle hits the triple German suplex to get a big pop from the crowd.
Shinsuke tags back in and takes a cheap shot at Strowman on the apron. He kicks Angle in the chest a few times as Braun is raging outside the ring. Nakamura goes through several members of Team Raw before Strowman gets the tag. Shinsuke does his best, but he ends up being put down with a running powerslam to give Braun and Raw the first elimination. Shinsuke Nakamura eliminated. Bobby Roode tags in and tries to get revenge for his teammate and he takes Braun down with a blockbuster. Braun kicks-out before the referee can even get onto the ground. Strowman counters another blockbuster and hits another running powerslam to pin Roode. Bobby Roode eliminated.
There goes @ShinsukeN. There goes @REALBobbyRoode.@BraunStrowman has given #RAW a 5-3 advantage here! #SurvivorSeries pic.twitter.com/SM6o8EXL9D
— WWE (@WWE) November 20, 2017
Joe tags himself in and shoves Strowman, who shoves him right back. Then Triple H and Angle get into a fight while they are trying to keep the peace. Orton takes advantage and shoves Angle into HHH. Cena and Orton clear the ring except for Braun. They team up on him and send him through the ropes to the floor. Strowman clocks Cena with a hard right hand. He clears off an announce table, but Orton stops him before he can use it. All of Team SmackDown comes over and they put him through the table with a massive suplex!
While Strowman is down and SmackDown celebrates, Shane McMahon climbs onto the top rope and looks to leap off onto Braun. Samoa Joe takes Shane off the top rope with a belly to belly suplex. Cena tags in and we have a dream match scenario. Samoa Joe takes control and gets a two count with a running senton. Finn and Joe have an argument about who should finish-off Cena, which allows John to hit Joe with the AA. He does the same to Balor and then hits Joe with a second AA to eliminate him from the match. Samoa Joe eliminated.
Angle gets in the ring to battle Cena for his team – the return of an iconic rivalry. They lock up and Cena gets taken down with a waistlock takeover. Angle and Cena slow things down a bit as they trade takedowns and strikes. Kurt picks the leg and puts Cena in the Ankle Lock. Cena escapes, only to end up getting hit with an Angle Slam. Shane saves the match. Balor nails the Coup de Grace and Angle hits another Angle Slam to get the pin over Cena! John Cena eliminated. Orton runs in and starts working over the Olympian. Finn comes in hot and takes out Shane at ringside with a running dropkick before putting Randy down with a sling blade. He misses the Coup de Grace and Orton takes him out with an RKO out of nowhere to get another elimination. Finn Balor eliminated.
One #CoupDeGrace and TWO #AngleSlams later, @RealKurtAngle ELIMINATES @JohnCena! #SurvivorSeries pic.twitter.com/djs7kEN5Hq
— WWE (@WWE) November 20, 2017
HHH enters the fray and resumes his age-old feud with The Viper. The two go back and forth until Angle tags in and and takes to the top rope. Triple H gets shoved into Angle when he is standing on the top rope. Before Orton can make the tag to Shane, Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens come out of the crowd and attack McMahon. Shane grabs a chair and fights back. Meanwhile, Orton is down in the ring when Braun Strowman gets on the apron and tags himself into the match. He powerslams Orton to get the pin and take it down to 3 V 1 for Raw! Randy Orton eliminated.
Shane is slow to get back in the ring to face Braun. He grabs the steel chair he beat Zayn and Owens with but the referee takes it from him. When he finally does get into the ring, Triple H tags himself in. Before they can make contact, Angle tags in against Triple H’s wishes. Shane pounces while they are arguing and almost gets an elimination. McMahon gets several near falls. Kurt hits the Angle Slam before putting him in the Ankle Lock. He spends a long time in the hold and can’t get to the ropes but then Triple H comes in and hits the Pedigree to Angle! HHH stares at Strowman, who looks baffled, then drags Shane over and onto Kurt to score elimination. Kurt Angle eliminated.
HHH helps Shane to his feet so, who looks every bit as confused as Braun. Turns out, HHH just wanted to hit Shane with the Pedigree and get the win!
Winners: Team Raw (Survivors: Triple H & Braun Strowman)
#RAW – 4️⃣#SDLive – 3️⃣#TeamRed WINS #SurvivorSeries! pic.twitter.com/7zw5DbbXRL
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) November 20, 2017
Braun Strowman stands on the apron looking confused while the ref raises Triple H’s hand in victory. Raw has won the match and the brand war at Survivor Series 2017! Triple H brings Braun into the ring and raises his hand. Braun stares confused at HHH while The Game talks to him, trying to ease his mind presumably. Triple H is very pleased with himself until Strowman grabs him by the throat and powers him down into the corner. Strowman tells HHH that if he ever tries to cross him again he will end the game. Braun turns to leave but Triple H grabs him for a Pedigree, but Strowman deflects and hits hi with a running powerslam! Strowman rips his Raw shirt and hits Triple H with another running Powerslam before walking out.
“IF YOU EVER TRY TO CROSS ME AGAIN…YOU WILL NEVER PLAY THIS GAME AGAIN!” – @BraunStrowman to @TripleH #SurvivorSeries pic.twitter.com/TyRdgGEkDj
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) November 20, 2017
That’s it for the monumental Survivor Series, which did not disappoint. Let us know what you thought of the show, and where you think things are going from here. I will see you back here tomorrow night for Raw until then, safe travels!
