Sheamus and Cesaro defeated Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose in the main event of tonight’s WWE RAW in Manchester, England to become the new RAW Tag Team Champions.
WWE actually sent out a ‘spoiler’ push notification to WWE app users prior to RAW, which upset some fans on social media.
This is the third RAW Tag Team Title reign for The Bar. Ambrose and Rollins won the titles back on August 20th at WWE SummerSlam, defeating Cesaro and Sheamus.
The Bar will now face SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos at the November 19th WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view.
Posted November 6th, 2017 in WWE, News. Tagged: Sheamus.
Former WWE Superstar Michelle McCool is teasing that we could see her in a WWE ring once again. After tweeting that she just finished reading Charlotte and Ric Flair’s new book Second Nature, Charlotte asked if she’d be up for one more match.
McCool, a former Women’s Champion who retired from in-ring action 2011, said she’s been “dying for someone to ask” and is impatiently ‘waiting by the phone’ hoping for the call.
Asuka is now official for Team RAW at WWE Survivor Series. Team Captain Alicia Fox announced her for the women’s team after a win over an enhancement talent tonight in England.
It was also announced on RAW that Samoa Joe and Finn Balor will be fighting for the red brand at Survivor Series. Team Captain & RAW General Manager Kurt Angle added both men to the team after their singles match ended in a brawl on the floor.
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, TBA 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, 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 Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose vs. SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos
WWE Cruiserweight Title Match
Kalisto vs. Enzo Amore
– Tonight’s “Guitar on a Pole” match on RAW was the first in almost 20 years. That match saw Jason Jordan pick up a win over Elias. The last “Guitar on a Pole” match happened on December 14th, 1998, and saw Jeff Jarrett defeat Steve Blackman.
– As noted, Becky Lynch vs. James Ellsworth will take place at Tuesday’s WWE SmackDown in Manchester, England. There’s now speculation on Ellsworth taking Becky’s Team Captain spot for the women’s 5-on-5 Traditional Elimination Match at Survivor Series as Ellsworth tweeted the following. Also below is a new backstage promo from Ellsworth:
– Going into tonight’s RAW in England WWE has a new poll asking fans who will Braun Strowman attack next – The Bar, Kane or WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz. As of this writing, 53% voted for The Big Red Monster while 31% voted for The Miz and 16% voted for Cesaro & Sheamus.
– As seen below, tonight’s RAW broadcast opened up with a graphic in memory of the victims of Sunday’s mass shooting at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas:
– Tonight’s WWE NXT episode saw Fabian Aichner pick up a win over Johnny Gargano, just three weeks after Gargano’s loss to Andrade “Cien” Almas. Below is video of Christy St. Cloud talking to Gargano about the loss, which was supposed to help kick-start his singles career. Gargano says this was supposed to be a fresh start but he wonders where he goes if he can’t even get started. Gargano doesn’t know what happens now and he wonders if he even belongs in NXT. He knows in his heart that he does belong and he hears the people, who believe in him. Gargano goes on and says he doesn’t know what to do now.
– The Kairi Sane vs. Billie Kay match that was teased earlier this afternoon will take place on next Wednesday’s NXT episode. Billie will be in Peyton Royce’s corner as she faces Kairi, Ember Moon and Nikki Cross in the Fatal 4 Way for the vacant NXT Women’s Title at “Takeover: WarGames” on November 18th.
– As noted, it was announced tonight that the “Takeover: WarGames” two-ring main event will feature The Undisputed Era’s Adam Cole, Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilly vs. The Authors of Pain & Roderick Strong vs. SAnitY’s Killian Dain with NXT Tag Team Champions Eric Young & Alexander Wolfe. WWE Hall of Famer Paul Ellering tweeted the following AOP Evict Notice as he prepares to lead Akam and Rezar into battle:
WWE NXT General Manager William Regal confirmed on tonight’s NXT episode that the two-ring main event of the “Takeover: WarGames” event will feature The Undisputed Era’s Adam Cole, Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilly vs. The Authors of Pain & Roderick Strong vs. SAnitY’s Killian Dain with NXT Tag Team Champions Eric Young & Alexander Wolfe.
Aleister Black vs. The Velveteen Dream was also confirmed for Takeover on tonight’s show.
Below is the updated announced card for Takeover, which takes place on Saturday, November 18th from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas during WWE Survivor Series weekend:
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
– Below is the latest promo for Erick Rowan and Luke Harper’s return as The Bludgeon Brothers:
– WWE Hall of Famer “Mr. USA” Tony Atlas, age 63, will be returning to the ring for the Canadian Wrestling’s Elite promotion on Friday, November 24th in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
The former WWE Tag Team Champion will appear for a special meet & greet earlier in the evening but will also compete at the CWE Spin The Wheel Make The Deal event later that night. Tickets for the event can be found at CWETickets.com.
– Below is video of Rusev talking to the WWE reporter backstage at last night’s SmackDown after his win over Big E. As noted, Rusev will face AJ Styles next week in England to determine who gets the final spot on the men’s Team SmackDown for the 5-on-5 Traditional Elimination Match at Survivor Series.
Rusev doesn’t think it’s fair that he’s had to go through two matches to qualify but he’s The Super Athlete and he will keep jumping over or swimming trhough these hurdles that SmackDown Commissioner and Team Captain Shane McMahon keeps throwing at him. Rusev says he’s not happy about it, especially after he led Team SmackDown in the “Under Siege” attack last week. Rusev says he’s passionate about it and he’s sure of his abilities when it comes to getting the win over AJ next week. Rusev says as phenomenal as Styles is, AJ is still the size of his shoe.
– Former WWE Superstar Tyler Reks turns 39 years old today. Also, today would have been the 73rd birthday of WWE Hall of Famer Bobby “The Brain” Heenan, who passed away back on September 17th.
– As noted, Bobby Roode defeated Dolph Ziggler in a 2 of 3 Falls Match on last night’s SmackDown to earn the 3rd spot on Team SmackDown at Survivor Series. He joins Team Captain Shane McMahon, Randy Orton and Shinsuke Nakamura, with the final spot going to Rusev or Styles next week as noted above. Roode tweeted the following after the show on Team SmackDown becoming glorious:
– As noted, last night’s WWE SmackDown saw Shinsuke Nakamura defeat Kevin Owens in the main event to earn a spot on the men’s Team SmackDown at Survivor Series for the 5-on-5 Traditional Elimination Match. In the video below, Nakamura says it’s such an honor to be on team blue and last week they hit RAW with a surprise but at Survivor Series, it won’t be a surprise when they beat them. Nakamura then mocks RAW General Manager and Team Captain Kurt Angle by using his “it’s true, it’s damn true!” line.
– As noted, the feud between Sin Cara and WWE United States Champion Baron Corbin continued on last night’s SmackDown as Cara pummeled Corbin until he was disqualified in their third straight non-title match. Cara became enraged after Corbin tried to take his mask off. Cara tweeted the following warning to Corbin after the show:
– The following matches and segments were taped for tonight’s WWE NXT episode:
* Nikki Cross vs. Taynara Conti
* Fabian Aichner vs. Johnny Gargano
* NXT Tag Team Champions SAnitY defend against The Authors of Pain
* NXT Champion Drew McIntyre & Andrade “Cien” Almas contract signing for Takeover
* Heavy Machinery vs. two enhancement talents (may not air this week)
* Kairi Sane vs. Billie Kay (may not air this week)
– Dolph Ziggler missed out on a spot in the men’s Team SmackDown 5-on-5 Traditional Elimination Match at WWE Survivor Series by losing a 2 of 3 Falls Match to Bobby Roode on this week’s SmackDown. In the video below, Ziggler says he feels like he always does after the loss – as much as he doesn’t care what other people think and as much as he goes out of his way to let everyone know, he sees a lot of the favorite Superstars as frauds or smoke & mirrors, he still tends to lose every time he steps foot in the ring.
Ziggler says as prepared as he was, as on top of his game as he was, as excited as he was, even though he doesn’t show it in the hallway, to represent Team SmackDown at Survivor Series, he still wants to prove a point – that he belongs here but he didn’t do that tonight. No matter how much he stepped up his game, it wasn’t enough and it’s not that he didn’t have it, he did, but Bobby Roode is as good as he says he is. Ziggler might say Roode is a catchphrase, an entrance or a new kid, but he’s more than that. Ziggler says the WWE Universe doesn’t back him anymore and the people behind the scenes never have, as this has always been about himself, but he couldn’t deliver this week. Ziggler says he went toe-to-toe with “this kid” that is going to go places, but Roode wasn’t just an entrance tonight – he was the better man. Ziggler says it’s clear that he needs to re-think his own career.
– The dark main event after tonight’s WWE 205 Live in Norfolk, Virginia saw Randy Orton and AJ Styles defeat Sami Zayn and WWE Champion Jinder Mahal.
– As noted, next week’s taped WWE SmackDown in Manchester, England will see #1 contenders Shelton Benjamin & Chad Gable get their title shots from SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos. The announcement was made during a backstage segment that saw Gable rap again to send a warning to The Usos. Benjamin took to Twitter after the show and wrote the following on the match:
There's a time to have a little fun & there's a time to be extremely serious. Tonight was all in the name of fun. Fun time is over @WWEUsoshttps://t.co/IoIIBye2yF
Kalisto vs. WWE Cruiserweight Champion Enzo Amore is now official for the WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view. The title will be on the line.
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, TBA 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, 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 Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose vs. SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos
WWE Cruiserweight Title Match
Kalisto vs. Enzo Amore
– Renee Young hosted a special live stream with “Road Dogg” Brian James before tonight’s WWE SmackDown began in Norfolk, Virginia as the former D-Generation X member re-visited the scene of DX’s WCW Monday Nitro invasion at the Norfolk Scope Arena on April 27th, 1998. Below is video from the stream:
– Rusev vs. AJ Styles has been announced for next week’s WWE SmackDown. The winner will earn the final spot for the men’s Team SmackDown at Survivor Series for the 5-on-5 Traditional Elimination Match. Team SmackDown currently features SmackDown Commissioner Shane McMahon as Team Captain, Randy Orton, Shinsuke Nakamura and Bobby Roode. Team RAW currently features RAW General Manager Kurt Angle as Team Captain along with Braun Strowman.
As noted, next week’s taped SmackDown from Manchester, England will also feature #1 contenders Chad Gable & Shelton Benjamin vs. SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos.
– Tonight’s Halloween edition of SmackDown saw The New Day dress as WWE Legends – Big E as Akeem The African Dream, Xavier Woods as Brother Love and Kofi Kingston as WWE Hall of Famer Jimmy Hart, as seen in the photos and videos below. They did a backstage segment with Aiden English and Rusev, which led to Rusev defeating Big E in a singles match. Also below is a reaction from Hart on Twitter:
Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Kevin Owens in the main event of tonight’s WWE SmackDown to earn a spot on the men’s Team SmackDown at WWE Survivor Series.
Owens losing tonight means that he and best friend Sami Zayn do not have matches at the Survivor Series. Sami lost to Randy Orton last week in a qualifying match. The final spot for the men’s 5-on-5 Traditional Elimination Match will be determined next week as AJ Styles takes on Rusev.
Below is the updated card for the November 19th WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view, which takes place from the Toyota Center in Houston:
5-on-5 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Match
Team Captain Kurt Angle, Braun Strowman, TBA 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, 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 Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose vs. SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos
– Tonight’s WWE SmackDown episode saw the feud between Sin Cara and WWE United States Champion Baron Corbin continue. Corbin won their non-title match by disqualification after Cara would not stop beating him around the ringside area. Cara became enraged after Corbin wouldn’t stop trying to take his mask off. Cara has picked up two non-title wins over Corbin before this match – one by count out and the other by disqualification. Below is video from tonight’s match:
– The dark match before tonight’s SmackDown in Norfolk, VA saw Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch and Naomi defeat Carmella, Tamina Snuka and SmackDown Women’s Champion Natalya.
– It was announced on tonight’s show that #1 contenders Chad Gable and Shelton Benjamin will get their title shot from SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos on next Tuesday’s taped SmackDown from Manchester, England. The winner of the match will go on to face RAW Tag Team Champions Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose at WWE Survivor Series. Tonight’s backstage segment between the two teams saw Gable break out in another rap, seen below in this GIF:
SmackDown Commissioner Shane McMahon announced on tonight’s show that he will be the Team Captain for the men’s team at WWE Survivor Series for the 5-on-5 Traditional Elimination Match.
SmackDown also saw Bobby Roode qualify for Team SmackDown by defeating Dolph Ziggler in tonight’s opener, which was a 2 of 3 Falls Match.
Below is the updated card for the Survivor Series pay-per-view, which takes place on November 19th from the Toyota Center in Houston:
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 Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose vs. SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos
5-on-5 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Match
Team Captain Kurt Angle, Braun Strowman and TBA vs. Team Captain Shane McMahon, Randy Orton and TBA
5-on-5 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Match
Team Captain Alicia Fox, Nia Jax and TBA vs. Team Captain Becky Lynch, Carmella, Tamina Snuka, Naomi, Charlotte Flair
– Below is video of RAW Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss talking to Mike Rome after retaining her title over Mickie James in the main event of last night’s WWE RAW in Baltimore. Rome asks when Mickie will give up on the title and realize her time has passed. Bliss says maybe it’s her age because she’s so old & crazy, and doesn’t realize this isn’t 2017 anymore but Mickie needs to give up because she’s old.
– As noted, SmackDown General Manager Daniel Bryan appeared on last night’s RAW and was attacked by Kane in a dark office during a backstage segment. WWE posted the following storyline injury update on Bryan after the show:
Daniel Bryan taken to a local medical facility
WWE.com has learned that SmackDown General Manager Daniel Bryan was taken to a local medical facility to undergo further evaluation following a brutal surprise attack by Kane on Monday Night Raw.
Check back with WWE.com for more information as it becomes available.
– Last night’s RAW saw Rhyno and Heath Slater defeat Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson in a Trick or Street Fight. Rhyno and Slater were dressed as Santa & Mrs. Claus while Gallows and Anderson were dressed as their Southpaw Regional Wrestling characters. Below is post-match video with the winners talking to Mike Rome. Slater jokes about Rhyno being a pretty woman, then brags about “killing it” during the match as the people around the world loved it. Rhyno jokes about feeling sexy before Slater calls him the MVP.
– As noted, Samoa Joe made his first WWE RAW appearance this week after suffering a knee injury in late August. Below is video of Joe talking to Mike Rome after the win over Apollo Crews. Rome says Joe wasted no time putting the RAW and SmackDown rosters on notice but Joe says to put them on notice would mean to inform people that do not know, and everybody knows what he is here to do, what he’s capable of.
Joe says he’s seen Superstars get injured and have this beautiful tale of redemption & coming back spun by Rome, the WWE.com staff and others, but none of those things were afforded to him while he was out. Joe goes on and says Rome & others like him are all selfish, they’re all punks and they’re all jealous of those who can do what Joe can do. Joe says he’s not putting everybody on notice, everybody already knows that anybody can and will get it.
– There was no dark main event after this week’s RAW in Baltimore went off the air. After Braun Strowman returned to destroy WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz, Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel in the show-closing segment, Braun stood tall and left looking strong. Rome thanked the fans for coming and that was it.
– As noted, Nikki Bella and partner Artem Chigvintsev were eliminated from this week’s Dancing With The Stars episode on ABC. The two made it to week 7 of the competition but were cut on the Halloween-themed episode in a double elimination. Nikki took to Twitter and wrote the following after being eliminated:
Beyond shocked & sad about @artemchigvintse & I’s elimination. 9’s & the power of the #BellaArmy last week is shocking!……
– Braun Strowman made his return to TV on this week’s WWE RAW from Baltimore, taking out Curtis Axel, Bo Dallas and WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz to end the show. This was Braun’s first appearance since being tossed into the garbage truck at the WWE TLC pay-per-view a few weeks back.
WWE has not announced Braun’s Survivor Series opponent yet but it’s believed he will face Kane in singles action. That match may have been nixed as Braun did not interact with Kane on RAW. There are also new rumors of Braun being on Team RAW for the 5-on-5 Traditional Elimination Match against Team SmackDown.
– As noted, WWE announced on Sunday that Emma, Summer Rae and Darren Young have been released from the company. Emma took to Twitter during RAW and issued the following comments on her future. You can also see her first post-release tweet below:
I feel very fortunate to have the most amazing family, friends and fans in the world! I am excited for the future. The best is yet to come!
Nikki Bella and Artem Chigvintsev were eliminated from ABC’s Dancing With The Stars competition after their performance on this week’s Halloween-themed episode. She made it 7 weeks before being eliminated.
The elimination comes after Nikki’s season-high score from last week. She was voted off with Vanessa Lachey in a shocking double-elimination on Monday night.
WWE announced the following on the elimination:
Nikki Bella is eliminated on “Dancing with the Stars”
Nikki Bella danced her way into America’s hearts on Monday night, but the Mirror Ball Trophy won’t be hers on Season 25 of “Dancing with the Stars.”
While Nikki scored a season-high 46 points from the judges last week, that score combined with viewer votes still eliminated her from the competition in a shocking double-elimination, where the Superstar was voted out alongside Vanessa Lachey.
Nikki won the hearts of the judges and America on Monday’s Halloween Week episode, however, performing a spooky jive with professional partner Artem Chigvintsev. The dance earned her just a 24, but the audience gave her a standing ovation.
Can’t get enough of Nikki? Don’t miss her on Wednesday’s Season 7 premiere of E!’s Total Divas this week.
Below are a few photos and videos from this week’s competition:
– As noted, Nia Jax returned on tonight’s WWE RAW and defeated Bayley. She was also named the first official red brand pick for the women’s 5-on-5 Traditional Elimination Match at Survivor Series by RAW Team Captain Alicia Fox. In the video below, Mike Rome talks to Nia after the match and asks if she’s surprised to be the first pick. Nia runs Rome down for asking such a stupid question and then storms off.
– Tara sent word that the enhancement talent who lost to Asuka on tonight’s RAW was indie wrestler Kasey Catal/Stacie Cutter. She used the name Stacie Cullen on RAW. Catal trains at the Create-A-Pro Wrestling Academy in Hicksville, NY, which is ran by Curt Hawkins and Pat Buck.
– SmackDown General Manager Daniel Bryan made an appearance on tonight’s RAW from Baltimore, making it known to RAW General Manager Kurt Angle that he did not agree with SmackDown Commissioner Shane McMahon leading the “Under Siege” attack last week. Bryan ended up doing a stretcher job after being attacked by former tag team partner Kane. You can see shots from Bryan’s segment below:
– A Fatal 4 Way with Gran Metalik vs. Tony Nese vs. Mustafa Ali vs. Ariya Daivari has been announced for this week’s WWE 205 Live episode.
– Samoa Joe also made his return to WWE RAW on tonight’s episode, defeating Apollo Crews and attacking Titus O’Neil after the match. Joe had been out of action since suffering a knee injury in August. As noted, tonight’s RAW also saw the returns of JoJo, Bo Dallas, Nia Jax and RAW Commissioner Stephanie McMahon. Below are shots from Joe’s return:
– WWE taped the following matches tonight in Baltimore for this week’s Main Event episode:
Jason Jordan vs. Curt Hawkins
Cedric Alexander vs. Tony Nese
– Nia Jax and Bo Dallas both returned to WWE TV on tonight’s RAW from Baltimore. Dallas had been away due to the illness going around the locker room while Nia had taken a few weeks off, reportedly due to her being unhappy with her status in the company. It was also reported that Nia was taking a few weeks off to rest up while she wasn’t being booked in any of the top storylines. Ring announcer JoJo, who was also out due to the illness, returned tonight as well. Bo appeared in a backstage segment with Curtis Axel, WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz and RAW General Manager Kurt Angle while Nia defeated Bayley. Bayley was set to face RAW Team Captain Alicia Fox but Fox revealed her replacement to be Nia. Fox later added Nia to the women’s team at Survivor Series.
– Below is a promo for this week’s WWE SmackDown, featuring Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Kevin Owens plus a 2 of 3 Falls match with Bobby Roode taking on Dolph Ziggler. The winners of these matches will qualify for the men’s SmackDown team at Survivor Series.
RAW Commissioner Stephanie McMahon made her return to WWE TV on this week’s RAW from Baltimore in the opening segment. This was her first appearance since WrestleMania 33 earlier this year.
Stephanie interrupted RAW General Manager Kurt Angle’s opening segment, featuring the RAW roster on the stage, and announced that Angle would be the Team Captain for the RAW vs. SmackDown 5-on-5 Traditional Elimination Match at the November 19th Survivor Series pay-per-view.
Stephanie also threatened Angle’s job if he comes up short at Survivor Series.
Above is video of WWE NXT General Manager William Regal confirming Andrade “Cien” Almas vs. NXT Champion Drew McIntyre for the “Takeover: WarGames” event during WWE Survivor Series weekend next month.
Regal says he’s granting Almas the title shot due to his recent winning streak, which includes wins over Johnny Gargano and Roderick Strong. Almas defeated Strong in the main event of this week’s show. Regal also announces a contract signing between the two on next week’s episode.
Below is the updated confirmed card for Takeover, which takes place on Saturday, November 18th from the Toyota Center in Houston:
WarGames
Three teams to be announced
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