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Photos Of The Double Ring & Stage For Tonight’s NXT Takeover: WarGames Event

Below are photos of the two-ring setup and the stage for tonight’s WWE NXT “Takeover: WarGames” event from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Remember to join us for live coverage and join us after the show for highlights from Triple H’s interview.

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Gargano vs. Pete Dunne Next Week On NXT, Sullivan-Ohno

– Below is a new video with an inside look at the WWE NXT “Takeover: WarGames” main event for this Saturday night in Houston at the Toyota Center. As noted, the match will feature The Undisputed Era’s Adam Cole, Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilly vs. The Authors of Pain (Akam, Rezar) & Roderick Strong vs. SAnitY’s Killian Dain with NXT Tag Team Champions Eric Young & Alexander Wolfe.

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– As noted, WWE recently announced that Johnny Gargano vs. WWE UK Champion Pete Dunne would take place before Takeover at the Toyota Center. NXT General Manager William Regal announced on tonight’s show that Gargano vs. Dunne will air on next Wednesday’s NXT episode. Ruby Riot vs. Sonya Deville will also be taped before Takeover to air next Wednesday.

– Lars Sullivan remains undefeated after his match with Raul Mendoza on tonight’s NXT episode, going into his match with Kassius Ohno at Takeover on Saturday night. Below is a post-match segment with Lars and Ohno from tonight:

Big Invasion Angle Closes The Final SmackDown Before WWE Survivor Series (PHOTOS & VIDEOS)

Tonight’s WWE SmackDown in Charlotte, NC, which was the final show before Sunday’s WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view, saw the RAW roster finally get revenge on the SmackDown roster for the recent “Under Siege” attacks.

The big brawl started when The Shield interfered in the SmackDown main event, which saw The New Day take on Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens. This led to Team Captain Kurt Angle, Braun Strowman, RAW Tag Team Champions The Bar and other red brand Superstars destroying blue brand Superstars, including Team Captain Shane McMahon. SmackDown went off the air with Team RAW standing tall while Team SmackDown struggled to recover.

You can check out the current Survivor Series card for Sunday at this link.

Below are photos, videos and Twitter reactions from tonight’s big angle:

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Open Spot For Team SmackDown Going Into WWE Survivor Series, Current Card For Sunday

WWE has not confirmed the fifth member of Team SmackDown for the women’s 5-on-5 Traditional Elimination Match at Sunday’s WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view as of this writing but it’s believed that Natalya will get the spot. Charlotte Flair was on the team but she will now be facing RAW Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss after winning the title from Natalya tonight.

There’s also speculation on Paige possibly getting the spot as she was originally scheduled to return to the blue brand.

Below is the updated Survivor Series card coming out of tonight’s SmackDown:

5-on-5 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Match
Team Captain Kurt Angle, Braun Strowman, Finn Balor, Samoa Joe, Triple H vs. Team Captain Shane McMahon, Randy Orton, Bobby Roode, Shinsuke Nakamura, John Cena

5-on-5 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Match
Team Captain Alicia Fox, Nia Jax, Asuka, Sasha Banks, Bayley vs. Team Captain Becky Lynch, Carmella, Tamina Snuka, Naomi, TBA

RAW vs. SmackDown
WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar vs. WWE Champion AJ Styles

RAW vs. SmackDown
WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz vs. WWE United States Champion Baron Corbin

RAW vs. SmackDown
RAW Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss vs. SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair

RAW vs. SmackDown
RAW Tag Team Champions Sheamus and Cesaro vs. SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos

RAW vs. SmackDown
The Shield (Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose) vs. The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods)

Kickoff Pre-show: WWE Cruiserweight Title Match
Kalisto vs. Enzo Amore

Paul Heyman Responds To Daniel Bryan & AJ Styles, Six-Man Dark Match, Ric Flair – Charlotte Video

– As noted, tonight’s WWE SmackDown saw Charlotte Flair defeat Natalya to become the new SmackDown Women’s Champion. She will now face RAW Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss on Sunday at WWE Survivor Series. The post-match segment saw a surprise appearance by WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair, who came out to greet his daughter. Below is video from that segment:

– The dark match before tonight’s WWE SmackDown in Charlotte, NC saw Tye Dillinger, Fandango and Tyler Breeze defeat The Colons and Mike Kanellis.

– Paul Heyman tweeted the following in response to tonight’s SmackDown segment with WWE Champion AJ Styles and SmackDown General Manager Daniel Bryan, who acted as AJ’s “personal advocate” to mock Heyman. AJ cut a promo on WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar and was confident about slaying The Beast in their match at Sunday’s Survivor Series pay-per-view. Heyman wrote the following in response to the segment:

Charlotte Wins SD Women’s Title, Ric Flair Appears (Video)

Charlotte Flair defeated Natalya to become the new SmackDown Women’s Champion at tonight’s WWE SmackDown in her hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina.

Charlotte is now a six-time women’s champion but this is her first run with the SmackDown Women’e Title. Natalya had been champion since August 20th at SummerSlam.

Charlotte will face RAW Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss at Sunday”s WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view, with Natalya will join the women’s Team SmackDown for the 5-on-5 Traditional Elimination Match.

After the match, Charlotte’s father Ric Flair made a surprise appearance.

Samoa Joe Cuts Team RAW Promo (Video), Triple H & Shane McMahon React To Announcement, Kalisto

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– Above is video of Samoa Joe talking to Mike Rome after teaming with Finn Balor to defeat Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson on this week’s Survivor Series go-home edition of RAW. Joe says its no secret that he and Balor haven’t seen eye to eye but Balor is a strong competitor and a strong part of Joe’s team for Sunday. Joe says Balor is not a weak link. Regarding Triple H being named the fifth member of Team RAW, Joe says Jason Jordan is the young upstart and the prodigy, but Joe isn’t here to compete with potential – he’s here to compete with professionals.

Joe says it’s unfortunate that Jordan got hurt but it’s not unfortunate for the team because Jason Jordan is a weak link. Joe says now that Jordan was injured, it’s a good thing Triple H did what he did because Joe would’ve. Joe says now they’ve upgraded and The Game is on their side, but so is the most dangerous player. Joe walks off to end the segment.

– As noted, the two-hour WWE Survivor Series Kickoff pre-show on Sunday will feature Kalisto vs. WWE Cruiserweight Champion Enzo Amore. Tonight’s WWE 205 Live episode will feature a birthday celebration for Kalisto, who turns 32 years old today. Below is video of Kalisto and Akira Tozawa talking to Mike Rome after their loss to Drew Gulak and WWE Cruiserweight Champion Enzo Amore on RAW. Kalisto says the loss fires him up and motivates him for Sunday. Kalisto believes they had the match won but he’s confident about leaving Survivor Series with the title.

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– Triple H and SmackDown Commissioner Shane McMahon tweeted the following after The Game named himself the final member of Team RAW on last night’s Survivor Series go-home edition of RAW from Atlanta. Sunday’s pay-per-view will now see Triple H team with Braun Strowman, Samoa Joe, Finn Balor and Team Captain Kurt Angle to face Team Captain Shane, John Cena, Bobby Roode, Randy Orton and Shinsuke Nakamura. Triple H wrote:

Braun Strowman Appears From Hole In The Ring (Video), The Shield Blasts The New Day (Video)

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– As noted, Braun Strowman ended this week’s WWE RAW in Atlanta by powerslamming Kane through the mat. While there was no dark main event after RAW, WWE did film a segment with The Monster Among Men rising from the hole in the ring, seen above.

– Below is post-RAW video of Charly Caruso talking to The Shield following their win over WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz and RAW Tag Team Champions The Bar. This was the first win for Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose as a three-man team since defeating Evolution’s Triple H, Batista and Randy Orton at WWE Payback 2014.

Regarding their match against The New Day at Sunday’s Survivor Series pay-per-view, The Shield says The New Day really likes to talk but they like to fight. The New Day likes to play games and joke around but The Shield likes to fight. Reigns says they don’t feel like The New Day is on their level and if they’re right, they will be sending The New Day right back to that B Show they came from. Believe that.

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Triple H RAW Return Video, AJ Styles On Facing Brock Lesnar This Sunday, Post-RAW Note

– As noted, Triple H returned to WWE RAW on this week’s Survivor Series go-home edition and announced himself as the fifth member of the men’s Team RAW for the 5-on-5 Traditional Elimination Match at Sunday’s pay-per-view. Team RAW will now feature Team Captain Kurt Angle, Triple H, Braun Strowman, Finn Balor and Samoa Joe vs. Team SmackDown’s Captain Shane McMahon, John Cena, Randy Orton, Bobby Roode and Shinsuke Nakamura.

Triple H named himself to the team after Jason Jordan was removed following an injury angle at the hands of Bray Wyatt earlier in the show. Below is video from the segment with Triple H, featuring a Pedigree to Jordan:

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– There was no dark main event following this week’s RAW in Atlanta due to the closing segment, which saw Braun Strowman powerslam Kane through the ring. For what it’s worth, WWE and the Philips Arena had Braun vs. Roman Reigns in a Street Fight plus Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose vs. RAW Tag Team Champions The Bar advertised locally.

– WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar appeared with Paul Heyman on this week’s RAW to address Sunday’s Survivor Series match and his new opponent, WWE Champion AJ Styles. Styles took to Twitter during RAW and tweeted the following on the match:

Braun Strowman Destroys Another Ring (Videos), Birthday Celebration On WWE 205 Live, Bayley & Sasha Banks

– As noted, Bayley earned the fifth spot on the women’s Team RAW Survivor Series team by defeating Dana Brooke and Mickie James in a Triple Threat on tonight’s show. Below is video of Bayley talking to Mike Rome about the win until partner Sasha Banks interrupts to congratulate her. They discuss the match and Bayley has no doubt that Team RAW will beat Team SmackDown for the second year in a row. As noted, the women’s 5-on-5 Traditional Elimination Match on Sunday will feature Captain Alicia Fox, Banks, Bayley, Nia Jax and Asuka vs. Captain Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair, Naomi, Tamina Snuka and Carmella.

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– A birthday celebration for Kalisto has been announced for this week’s WWE 205 Live episode. It’s believed that WWE Cruiserweight Champion Enzo Amore will crash the party as the two prepare to face off for the title on the Survivor Series Kickoff pre-show.

– Braun Strowman is responsible for another destroyed ring as he sent Kane through the mat with a running powerslam during the closing segment of tonight’s RAW in Atlanta. The two were to have a singles match as the main event but the match never officially began. Below are videos from tonight’s big angle:

Proposal Interrupts Paul Heyman On RAW (Video), NXT Tapings At Former WCW Venue, Lana Teaser

– Two WWE fans were engaged to be married during tonight’s WWE RAW from Atlanta, Georgia. WWE posted this video of the “she said yes!” chant during the segment with Paul Heyman and WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar, and Heyman’s reaction:

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– It was announced at tonight’s RAW from Atlanta that WWE NXT will be running live events from Center Stage, the former home of WCW Saturday Night, on Thursday January 4th, 2018 as well as Thursday, February 1st and Friday, February 2nd. PWInsider reports that the yellow brand will be taping TV episodes on those dates. NXT has ran non-televised live events at Center Stage in the past.

– Below is a new promo for Wednesday’s Total Divas episode as Lana’s in-ring struggles continue:

Triple H Added To WWE Survivor Series Match, Updated Card

Tonight’s WWE RAW saw an injury angle during Jason Jordan’s win over Bray Wyatt, used to write Jordan off the WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view card for Sunday. Wyatt injured the knee of Jordan during the match and later furthered the injury in a post-match attack. RAW Team Captain and General Manager Kurt Angle later removed Jordan from the match and was about to name a replacement when he was interrupted by Stephanie McMahon and then Triple H, who named himself as the fifth member of Team RAW.

Below is the updated card for the November 19th Survivor Series pay-per-view from the Toyota Center in Houston:

5-on-5 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Match
Team Captain Kurt Angle, Braun Strowman, Finn Balor, Samoa Joe, Triple H vs. Team Captain Shane McMahon, Randy Orton, Bobby Roode, Shinsuke Nakamura, John Cena

5-on-5 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Match
Team Captain Alicia Fox, Nia Jax, Asuka, Sasha Banks, Bayley vs. Team Captain Becky Lynch, Carmella, Tamina Snuka, Naomi, Charlotte Flair

RAW vs. SmackDown
WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar vs. WWE Champion AJ Styles

RAW vs. SmackDown
WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz vs. WWE United States Champion Baron Corbin

RAW vs. SmackDown
RAW Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss vs. SmackDown Women’s Champion Natalya

RAW vs. SmackDown
RAW Tag Team Champions Sheamus and Cesaro vs. SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos

RAW vs. SmackDown
The Shield (Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose) vs. The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods)

Kickoff Pre-show: WWE Cruiserweight Title Match
Kalisto vs. Enzo Amore

WWE Confirms Survivor Series Kickoff Pre-show Match & Six-Man, Updated Card

Kalisto vs. WWE Cruiserweight Champion Enzo Amore is now official for Sunday’s WWE Survivor Series Kickoff pre-show, which begins at 5pm EST and runs for 2 hours.

Also official for Sunday’s pay-per-view is The Shield vs. The New Day in six-man action.

Below is the updated card for the November 19th Survivor Series pay-per-view from the Toyota Center in Houston:

5-on-5 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Match
Team Captain Kurt Angle, Braun Strowman, Finn Balor, Samoa Joe, Jason Jordan vs. Team Captain Shane McMahon, Randy Orton, Bobby Roode, Shinsuke Nakamura, John Cena

5-on-5 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Match
Team Captain Alicia Fox, Nia Jax, Asuka, Sasha Banks, Bayley vs. Team Captain Becky Lynch, Carmella, Tamina Snuka, Naomi, Charlotte Flair

RAW vs. SmackDown
WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar vs. WWE Champion AJ Styles

RAW vs. SmackDown
WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz vs. WWE United States Champion Baron Corbin

RAW vs. SmackDown
RAW Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss vs. SmackDown Women’s Champion Natalya

RAW vs. SmackDown
RAW Tag Team Champions Sheamus and Cesaro vs. SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos

RAW vs. SmackDown
The Shield (Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose) vs. The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods)

Kickoff Pre-show: WWE Cruiserweight Title Match
Kalisto vs. Enzo Amore

The New Day Accepts The Shield’s Challenge, WWE Main Event Matches, Promo For WarGames

– Below is a new promo for Saturday’s WWE NXT “Takeover: WarGames” event from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Remember to join us for live coverage on Saturday night, beginning with the Kickoff pre-show at 7pm EST.

– WWE taped the following matches tonight in Atlanta for this week’s Main Event episode:

* Heath Slater vs. Curt Hawkins
* Gran Metalik vs. Tony Nese

– Tonight’s Survivor Series go-home edition of WWE RAW saw The Shield issues a challenge to The New Day for Sunday’s pay-per-view in Houston. As seen below, Xavier Woods, Big E and Kofi Kingston have accepted the challenge.

WWE Survivor Series Updated Card: Final Spot On Team RAW Decided

Bayley defeated Mickie James and Dana Brooke on tonight’s RAW to become the final member of Team RAW at Sunday’s WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view.

Below is the updated card for the November 19th Survivor Series pay-per-view from the Toyota Center in Houston:

5-on-5 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Match
Team Captain Kurt Angle, Braun Strowman, Finn Balor, Samoa Joe, Jason Jordan vs. Team Captain Shane McMahon, Randy Orton, Bobby Roode, Shinsuke Nakamura, John Cena

5-on-5 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Match
Team Captain Alicia Fox, Nia Jax, Asuka, Sasha Banks, Bayley vs. Team Captain Becky Lynch, Carmella, Tamina Snuka, Naomi, Charlotte Flair

RAW vs. SmackDown
WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar vs. WWE Champion AJ Styles

RAW vs. SmackDown
WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz vs. WWE United States Champion Baron Corbin

RAW vs. SmackDown
RAW Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss vs. SmackDown Women’s Champion Natalya

RAW vs. SmackDown
RAW Tag Team Champions Sheamus and Cesaro vs. SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos

WWE Cruiserweight Title Match
Kalisto vs. Enzo Amore

Matches & Segment For The Takeover Go-Home NXT Episode, Lars Sullivan On His Match, WarGames

– Below is a new promo looking at the legacy of the WarGames match as we prepare for the return of the two-ring, three-team battle at WWE NXT “Takeover: WarGames” on Saturday, November 18th from the Toyota Center in Houston. The match will feature The Undisputed Era’s Adam Cole, Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilly vs. The Authors of Pain (Akam, Rezar) & Roderick Strong vs. SAnitY’s Killian Dain with NXT Tag Team Champions Eric Young & Alexander Wolfe. The video features comments from Goldust, WWE Hall of Famer Arn Anderson and WWE Hall of Famer Booker T.

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– Matches announced for next week’s NXT are Ember Moon vs. Mercedes Martinez plus tag team action with The Street Profits vs. Tino Sabbatelli & Riddick Moss. Next week’s “Takeover: WarGames” go-home episode will also feature Andrade “Cien” Almas doing an in-ring face-off with NXT Champion Drew McIntyre.

– As noted, Takeover will feature Kassius Ohno vs. Lars Sullivan in singles action. Lars tweeted the following after the match was announced by NXT General Manager William Regal:

Singles Match Announced For WWE NXT “Takeover: WarGames”

Kassius Ohno vs. Lars Sullivan is now official for WWE NXT “Takeover: WarGames” during WWE Survivor Series weekend.

Below is the updated card for Takeover, which takes place on Saturday, November 18th from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas:

WarGames
The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Kyle O’Reilly, Bobby Fish) vs. The Authors of Pain (Akam, Rezar) & Roderick Strong vs. NXT Tag Team Champions SAnitY (Eric Young, Alexander Wolfe, Killian Dain)

NXT Title Match
Andrade “Cien” Almas vs. Drew McIntyre

Fatal 4 Way for the Vacant NXT Women’s Title
Kairi Sane vs. Ember Moon vs. Peyton Royce vs. Nikki Cross

Ab Contest
Shawn Michaels vs. Johnny Gargano

The Velveteen Dream vs. Aleister Black

Kassius Ohno vs. Lars Sullivan

Pre-Show Dark Match for the WWE UK Title
Johnny Gargano vs. Pete Dunne

AJ Styles Celebrates WWE Title Win (Video), Becky Lynch On James Ellsworth, Survivor Series

– As noted, the main event of this week’s WWE SmackDown saw AJ Styles become a two-time WWE Champion by defeating Jinder Mahal. Below is post-show video of Styles celebrating the big win:

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– The official theme song for WWE’s Survivor Series pay-per-view is “Greatest Show on Earth” by Kid Rock.

– Becky Lynch tweeted the following on her “Battle of the Sexes” win over James Ellsworth on SmackDown:

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AJ Styles vs. Brock Lesnar Official For WWE Survivor Series

AJ Styles is your new WWE Champion after defeating Jinder Mahal at Tuesday’s SmackDown Live from Manchester, England. Following the win, WWE officially announced that the main event of next weekend’s Survivor Series pay-per-view will see Styles vs. Brock Lesnar in a Champion vs. Champion battle.

With that match set, here’s the updated card for WWE Survivor Series:

Champion vs. Champion
Universal Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Champion AJ Styles

5-on-5 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Match
Team Captain Kurt Angle, Braun Strowman, Finn Balor, Samoa Joe, Jason Jordan vs. Team Captain Shane McMahon, Randy Orton, Bobby Roode, Shinsuke Nakamura, TBA

5-on-5 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Match
Team Captain Alicia Fox, Nia Jax, Asuka, Sasha Banks, TBA vs. Team Captain Becky Lynch, Carmella, Tamina Snuka, Naomi, Charlotte Flair

Champion vs. Champion
Intercontinental Champion The Miz vs. United States Champion Baron Corbin

RAW vs. SmackDown
RAW Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss vs. SmackDown Women’s Champion Natalya

RAW vs. SmackDown
RAW Tag Team Champions Sheamus and Cesaro vs. SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos

WWE Cruiserweight Title Match
Kalisto vs. Enzo Amore

Title Matches, Tag Team Match Announced For Next Week’s WWE SmackDown

WWE has announced the following matches for next Tuesday’s Survivor Series go-home edition of WWE SmackDown from Charlotte, North Carolina:

* Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn vs. The New Day

* Charlotte Flair vs. SmackDown Women’s Champion Natalya with the title on the line

* Sin Cara vs. WWE United States Champion Baron Corbin with the title on the line

AJ Styles Wins The WWE Title On SmackDown (PHOTOS & VIDEOS)

AJ Styles defeated Jinder Mahal to become the new WWE Champion on tonight’s SmackDown from Manchester, England. This was the first time that the WWE Title has changed hands outside of North America.

Styles is now a two-time WWE Champion. Jinder won the title back on May 21st at the WWE Backlash pay-per-view by defeating Randy Orton.

AJ will now face WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar at the November 19th Survivor Series pay-per-view.

Below are photos and videos from tonight’s main event:

What Happened After RAW, Pete Dunne On His RAW Debut (Video), Asuka

– As noted, this week’s RAW in Manchester saw WWE UK Champion Pete Dunne make his red brand debut with a non-title win over WWE Cruiserweight Champion Enzo Amore. Dunne will be appearing on this week’s WWE 205 Live along with fellow UK competitors Mark Andrews, Jordan Devlin, Tucker, Tyler Bate, Joseph Conners and James Drake.

Below is video of The Bruiserweight talking to Mike Rome after the win on RAW. Dunne says the ovation he received was exactly what he expected because holding the title means he owns the UK. As far as Enzo goes, Dunne says tonight proved that he’s not just a cruiserweight – he’s The Bruiserweight.

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– New RAW Tag Team Champions Sheamus & Cesaro returned to the ringside area after RAW went off the air and had a few words with former champions Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose. The Bar, who came out for the main event wearing Liverpool jerseys to generate big heat, started singing a Liverpool chant to resume the heat for the dark main event segment. Rollins & Ambrose spoke from the ring and gave The Bar props for being a top tag team and for winning the titles again. Ambrose & Rollins also gave props to the crowd in Manchester and there was some more mic work with The Bar but the two teams did not get physical after the show went off the air.

– As noted, Asuka is now a member of Team RAW for the women’s 5-on-5 Traditional Elimination Match at Survivor Series. She joins Team Captain Alicia Fox, Nia Jax, Sasha Banks and one other Superstar to be announced for a match against Team Captain Becky Lynch, Tamina Snuka, Naomi, Charlotte Flair and Carmella. The Empress of Tomorrow tweeted the following after being announced for team red:

UK Superstars Invading 205 Live, Sin Cara Injury Update, The Bar Celebrates

– The Superstars from WWE’s United Kingdom division will be appearing on this week’s 205 Live episode from Manchester, England. Stars advertised to appear are WWE UK Champion Pete Dunne, Mark Andrews, Jordan Devlin, Tucker, Tyler Bate, Joseph Conners and James Drake. As noted, this week’s RAW in Manchester saw Dunne make his RAW debut with a non-title win over WWE Cruiserweight Champion Enzo Amore.

– Sin Cara took to Twitter and confirmed that he suffered a knee injury at Sunday’s WWE live event in Spain. He was pulled from Monday’s live event in Portugal due to the injury. WWE has not commented on the injury but they did re-tweet his comments. Sin Cara tweeted (translated),

“Due to an knee injury I could not participate today in #WWELisbon. Apologies to those who attended. I hope to see you again soon.”

“For those who say it’s only entertainment.We love this sport and we put ourselves at risk for it every day.”

Stay tuned for updates on Cara’s condition going into this week’s SmackDown.

– This week’s WWE RAW in Manchester, England saw Sheamus and Cesaro defeat Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose to become three-time RAW Tag Team Champions. Below is video of The Bar talking to Mike Rome after the big win, which came after The New Day appeared in the crowd to distract everyone.

The Bar brags on beating The Hardys, The New Day and now The Shield. They now look ahead to their match against SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos. Cesaro says The Uso Penitentiary can’t hold them because they just don’t break bars, they are The Bar.

Pete Dunne Debuts On RAW, Lesnar Returning Next Week & More

– WWE UK Champion Pete Dunne made his RAW debut on tonight’s show from Manchester, England. He defeated WWE Cruiserweight Champion Enzo Amore in a non-title match. Above and below are videos from the debut.

– WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman have been confirmed for next week’s Survivor Series go-home edition of WWE RAW from Atlanta. Lesnar’s Survivor Series opponent, WWE Champion Jinder Mahal, and other SmackDown Superstars will likely be appearing as well.

– WWE has confirmed that Roman Reigns will make his return to TV on next week’s Survivor Series go-home edition of RAW from Atlanta. Reigns has been out of action for several weeks with the viral infection that went around the locker room. With The New Day interfering in tonight’s RAW main event, leading to Cesaro & Sheamus taking the RAW Tag Team Titles from Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose, it appears The Shield will face The New Day in another RAW vs. SmackDown match at the November 19th Survivor Series pay-per-view.

WWE Survivor Series Match Changed, New Team RAW Participants Revealed

RAW General Manager & Team Captain Kurt Angle announced on tonight’s show that “son” Jason Jordan will get the final spot on the men’s Team RAW at WWE Survivor Series for the 5-on-5 Traditional Elimination Match.

It was also announced on RAW that Sasha Banks will join the women’s Team RAW. No word yet on the final spot for the women’s red brand team but it’s believed it will go to Bayley.

As noted, tonight’s RAW saw Sheamus and Cesaro defeat Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose for the RAW Tag Team Titles. The Bar will now be the red brand team to face SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos at Survivor Series.

Below is the updated announced card for the November 19th Survivor Series pay-per-view from the Toyota Center in Houston:

5-on-5 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Match
Team Captain Kurt Angle, Braun Strowman, Finn Balor, Samoa Joe, Jason Jordan vs. Team Captain Shane McMahon, Randy Orton, Bobby Roode, Shinsuke Nakamura, TBA

5-on-5 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Match
Team Captain Alicia Fox, Nia Jax, Asuka, Sasha Banks, TBA vs. Team Captain Becky Lynch, Carmella, Tamina Snuka, Naomi, Charlotte Flair

RAW vs. SmackDown
WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar vs. WWE Champion Jinder Mahal

RAW vs. SmackDown
WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz vs. WWE United States Champion Baron Corbin

RAW vs. SmackDown
RAW Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss vs. SmackDown Women’s Champion Natalya

RAW vs. SmackDown
RAW Tag Team Champions Sheamus and Cesaro vs. SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos

WWE Cruiserweight Title Match
Kalisto vs. Enzo Amore