WWE Survivor Series PPV Results: 11-19-17
(7) TEAM RAW (Kurt Angle & Finn Balor & Triple H & Samoa Joe & Braun Strowman) vs. TEAM SMACKDOWN (Shane McMahon & John Cena & Shinsuke Nakamura & Bobby Roode & Randy Orton)
Team Raw Order of Entry: Angle, Balor, Joe, Braun, Triple H. Cole said you can’t say Triple H sin’t in ring shape as he wrestled on the recent European tour. Team Smackdown Order of Entry: Shane, Orton, Roode, Nakamura, Cena. The crowd booed in anticipation of Cena’s music, but when the music started, there was an eruption of cheers. His new color is lime green. His t-shirt says “Never Give Up: Earn It.” Cena ran to the ring and slid under the ropes and looked around. Cenadidn’t wear Smackdown t-shirts. Shane wore a Smackdown blue baseball jersey. The announcers noted that Raw and Smackdown are tied and this is the deciding match.
There was a five-on-five staredown before the match. They noted that Braun was staring down Shane. When he turned his back, Shane attacked him. The ref called for the bell. Shane quickly tagged out of the match and Orton entered. Shane looked around bug-eyed. Hunter laughed. Joe tagged in against Orton. Cole said Byron switches quotes around to suit him. Graves said he “suburbanizes them.” Graves said this is the first time Joe and Orton have ever been in the ring together. Cole said that’s what Survivor Series is about – match-ups you never thought you’d see. Joe applied a Coquina Clutch. Orton tossed Joe over his shoulder to escape. Balor tagged himself in. Joe stared him down as he left. Nakamura wanted in. The crowd cheered. Cole said there’s history there. Orton tagged Shinsuke. Crowd pop. Graves said: “The biggest stars to ever make a name for themselves in Japan.”
After some exchanged between Balor and Nakamura, Triple H wanted in. Cole said Triple H is responsible for bringing Nakamura to WWE. Hunter punched away at Nakamura in the corner. He turned his back. Nakamura pounced on him and kneed him in the corner a few times. Hunter shoved him off and then kicked him in the chest. Roode then tagged in and had a staredown. He did his “Glorious” arm gestures. Triple H punched him in the face. Good for him. Booker said,”Some guys have to learn the hard way.” Roode popped up and took it to Hunter. He clotheslined Hunter and scored a one count. Hunter came back with a spinebuster. Cole called it “Vintage Triple H!” Cole said he gets better and better. Triple H then mocked Roode’s “Glorious” routiine and turned it into a suck it crotch chop. Roode came back with a spinebuster of his own. The crowd then chanted “Glorious!” Triple H went for a Pedigree, but Roode blocked it.
Angle tagged himself in. Roode punched away at him. The announcers didn’t acknowledge their relatively recent battles in TNA. New Japan exists, TNA doesn’t, in WWE’s official history. Angle went for an Olympic slam, but Roode escaped. They double-clotheslined each other. Nakamura tagged in and took a quick shot at Braun on the ring apron. Then he kicked Angle a few times and landed a corner splash. He set Angle on the top rope and gave him a running knee. Joe interfered, then Finn ran in. Nakamura got rid of both of them. Triple H then went for a Pedigree, but Nakamura avoided it and kicked Hunter. Angle tagged in Braun. Nakamura ducked Braun and landed a forearm. Nakamura gave Braun a flying knee to the chin off the second rope. Braun came back with a powerslam for the three count.
Elimination: Nakamura. (5-4 Raw advantage)
Roode entered against Braun and hit a blockbuster. Braun kicked out at one. Roode caught Braun with two boots as he charged. Braun avoided a Roode dive and then powerslmmed him for the pin.
Elimination: Roode. (5-3 Raw advantage)
Joe tagged himself in. That led to dissension. Triple H and Angle got into a shoving match. Orton shoved them into each other. Shane went after Joe and chaos broke out. Orton gave Joe a powerslam. Cena played cheerleader as Orton and Cena took control of the ring. Braun then entered the ring and stared down Orton and Cena. Cena gulped. They double-teamed him. Braun shoved them off. They went back. Cena lifted Braun, but Braun battered his back. Orton and Cena shoved Braun through the ropes to the floor. They fought him at ringside. Braun KO’d Cena with a punch, then began taking apart an announce table. The crowd cheered. Cena and Orton recovered and double-teamed Braun. Then went for a suplex. Shane, Nakamura, and Roode helped lift Braun and suplex him through the table. Cole said Roode and Nakamura were supposed to be back in the locker room by now.
Shane then climbed to the top rope to try to elbow Braun below, but Joe met him up there and suplexed him of the top rope into center ring. Joe then went for a Coquina Clutch, but Shane dropped down and tagged in Cena. Joe and Cena went at it, and Cole said this is another match you never thought you’d see. Byron said they back to their “humble beginnings in California.” Joe got the better of Cena. A loud Cena battle-chant broke out. Joe gave Cena a urinage. Balor tagged himself in. Joe and Finn argued. Cena gave Joe an AA. Balor leaped at Cena, but Cena aught him and delivered an AA. Cena then gave Joe a second AA for the win.
Elimination: Joe. (4-3 Raw advantage)
Angle tagged in against Cena. Cole talked about their history. Angle took Cena down. Cena smiled. Cena took Angle down. Cena waved his hand in front of his face. They exchanged punches mid-ring. Cena shoulder tackled Angle twice and then landed a side slam. He bent over and said “You can’t see me.” Angle grabbed Cena’s ankle and applied an ankle lock. Cena powered out a few seconds later, then went for an AA. Angle countered with an Olympic Slam. Shane broke up the cover. Balor landed a Coup de Grace as the ref escorted Shane out of the ring. Angle hit another Olympic Slam and scored the pin.
Elimination: Cena. (4-2)
Balor went to work on Orton, then went to ringside and deliver a quick running dropkick to Shane, sending him hard into the barricade. Balor back in the ring went for a pin, but Orton kicked out. He hit the slingblade and then tried a top rope double stomp. Orton avoided it and hit an RKO out of nowhere for the pin.
Elimination: Balor (3-2)
Triple H entered next and hit Orton from behind with a forearm. For some reason Angle climbed to the top rope. Orton shoved Hunter into the corner and Angle crotched the top rope. Orton gave Hunter a backbreaker. Both were slow to get up. Strowman had been down at ringside for a long time. Orton crawled over to reach to tag Shane, but Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn attacked Shane They threw him over an announce table. Byron asked if for one night they could not be selfish. Shane grabbed a chair and bashed Owens and Sami with it. Owens ended up inside the ring where Orton gave him an RKO. Shane bashed Sami until he rolled up the ramp. Braun returned to his corner and tagged himself in by patting Angle on the skull. Braun approached Orton from behind and then delivered his running powerslam for the pin.
Elimination: Orton (3-1)
Shane watched from ringside. Cole said Shane asked for this when he took over Raw and attacked them. He said now he is going to face the consequences. Shane held a chair and absorbed the situation. A ref yanked the chair out of his hands. He paced at ringside. He took a deep breath and stepped into the ring. Cole said Shane won’t give up, he’ll dig down and do what he has to do to try to win. Triple H tagged himself in. Braun didn’t like that, but he stepped to the ring apron. Shane looked suddenly more confident. Shane danced around a little. Angle then tagged himself in before there was any contact. Cole said it’s captain vs. captain. As Hunter argued with Angle, Shane rolled him him up for a two count. Shane hit a Russian leg sweep for another two count. Shane punched away at Angle, and Angle flat back bumped. Shane scored a two count. And another. Then he hit a DDT and scored another two count. Angle then hit the Angle Slam and applied an ankle lock. Shane yelled in pain and reached for the bottom rope. He held on and fought of tapping but stopped short. Triple H then entered the ring and gave Angle a Pedigree, turning oh his Team Captain. Triple H looked over at Bruan to get his read on his reaction. Shane grabbed at his ankle. He put Shane onto Angle and the ref counted to three.
Elimination: Angle.
Graves wondered if the two brothers-in-law are working together. The crowd didn’t know how to react. Hunter and Braun stared at each other for an extended stretch. Hunter stood next to Shane. Cole said he doesn’t think Shane knows what in the hell is going on. Braun still looked on, tilting his head, trying to figure this out. Triple H bent over and helped Shane up. Graves said a hush fell over Toyota Center. Shane seemed to think Hunter was on his side, but as soon as he let his guard down, Triple H gave him a Pedigree and scored the three count.
Elimination: Shane.
Cole said Triple H played Strowman. Strowman entered the ring and Hunter raised his arm. Triple H was pleased with himself. Triple H’s music played. Cole said Triple H did that because he wanted to be the dominant man in the match. Byron said Hunter played Strowman. Hunter explained to Braun why he did what he did. Braun didn’t seem to buy in, but he did raise Hunter’s arm. Hunter gloated to the fans and circled the ring, but with his back turned to Braun. Braun then grabbed Triple H by his throat and shoved him into the corner. Braun said if he ever crosses him again, he will never play this game again. “Do you hear me?” he said. Hunter went red faced in fear and cowered in the corner. Braun released his grip and turned his back. Hunter went for a Pedigree, but Strowman blocked it and gave Hunter a running powerslam. He let out a roar and the fans roared back and cheered. Hunter got up and Strowman gave him another running powerslam. Then he tore off his t-shirt and left.
WINNER: Team Raw in 33:00.
You aren’t a student of the game if you didn’t think in the end this would revolve around Triple H in the end.