This year Survivor Series was a treat with a variety of excellent matches. The first match of the main show kicked things off right, with the women’s elimination match taking centre stage. This was the first of the two elimination matches that, this year, would also include a team from NXT, triple threats between the five woman teams.
Team NXT vs. Team SmackDown vs. Team Raw.
Rhea Ripley, Toni Storm, Bianca Belair, Io Shirai and Candace LeRae vs. Sasha Banks, Lacey Evans, Carmella, Nikki Cross and Dana Brooks vs. Charlotte, Natalya, Kairi Sane, Asuka and Sarah Logan
Women’s Elimination Match at Survivor Series (November 24th, 2019)
This match has been eagerly anticipated by fans of NXT as it would be a main roster showcase of the brand’s excellent women’s division. They were not to be disappointed with the announcement on Sunday of an exciting team consisting of Rhea Ripley, Toni Storm, Bianca Belair, Io Shirai and Candace LeRae.
NXT vs. SmackDown vs. Raw: The Numbers.
This match almost hit half an hour, coming in at 28 minutes. On average, each minute saw about seven offensive moves out of a total of 203.
The dominant team throughout much of the match was SmackDown with 41% of that offense coming from them. They really showed their dominance eliminating four and a half superstars (Storm was eliminated by both Natalya and Banks).
Raw were probably the weaker of the teams with significantly less offense than the other two brands, only 25% of the offense came from them. They did however boast the most grapples and the highest strike-down rate, an impressive 46%.
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The Margins of Victory.
Team NXT did not dominate proceeding by any means and in fact had to just survive for a significant chunk of the match after losing Shirai and LeRae to injury. In the end it was the individual dominance and tenacity of Rhea Ripley that saw them over the line.
There was however, some controversy as Candace LeRae and Io Shirai returned to the ring seemingly no longer injured. This happened at an opportune time for Ripley as they rescued her from the Bank Statement. Another involvement then set up the Rip Time and Ripley’s victory.
A shame as this really undermined Ripley’s performance. Without the sketchy involvement on Shirai and LeRae the result may very well have been no different.