WWE Survivor Series Recap

By Brandon Albright, @B_Rock1978

What's up Triple Threat CLE fans, I'm back with your WWE Survivor Series recap from Sunday night's pay per view, live at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. This year's WWE Survivor Series was the annual RAW vs. Smackdown Live event with both shows competing against each other in matches. Which brand came out on top??

** Survivor Series Card **

- WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar battled WWE World Heavyweight Champion AJ Styles.
- WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz battled WWE United States Champion Baron Corbin. 
- WWE RAW World Tag Team Champions Sheamus and Cesaro battled WWE Smackdown Live World Tag Team Champions The Usos.
- WWE RAW Women's Champion Alexa Bliss battled WWE Smackdown Live Women's Champion Charlotte.
- WWE Cruiserweight Champion Enzo Amore defended his title against Kalisto.
- RAW's The Shield battled Smackdown Live's The New Day.
- "Men's 5-On-5 Elimination Match": Team RAW (Kurt Angle, Braun Strowman, Finn Balor, Samoa Joe and Triple H) battled Team Smackdown Live: (Shane McMahon, Randy Orton, Bobby Roode, Shinsuke Nakamura and John Cena).
- "Women's 5-On-5 Elimination Match": Team RAW (Alicia Fox, Nia Jax, Bayley, Sasha Banks and Asuka) battled Team Smackdown Live (Becky Lynch, Naomi, Tamina, Carmella and Nattie Neidhart).
- Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn battled Breezango.
- Matt Hardy battled Elias Samson. 

** Survivor Series PreShow **

- Matt Hardy vs. Elias Samson: The match closes out with Elias grounding Hardy with an arm bar submission. Hardy escapes and hits a Side Effect on Elias on the apron. Hardy hits Elias with his one good arm, sends Elias head first into the turnbuckle, hits a running clothesline and then a bulldog. Hardy dodges Elias and gets a near fall Side Effect. Hardy hits a charging Elias with an elbow and then an elbow drop for a near fall. Elias counters the Twist of Fate and sends Hardy into the ring post shoulder first. Elias hits Drift Away on Hardy and scores the pinfall.
Winner: Elias Samson, by pinfall.

- "WWE Cruiserweight Championship Match": Enzo Amore (c) vs. Kalisto: The match closes out with Enzo grounding Kalisto. Enzo counters the Salida Del Sol, sends Kalisto into the corner and hits stomps. Enzo misses a diving forearm and hits the turnbuckle. Kalisto hits a moonsault and unloads more offense on Enzo. Kalisto hits a knee, a Death Valley Bomb, kicks Enzo in the face and then a hurricanrana into a modified DDT. Enzo counters the Salida Del Sol and tries to run away. Kalisto goes after Enzo and gets clocked in the face. Enzo sends Kalisto into an exposed turnbuckle, hits JawdonZo and scores the pinfall to retain his title.
Winner: Enzo Amore, by pinfall, to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.

- Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn vs. Tyler Breeze and Fandango: The match closes out with Breezango double teaming Zayn. Zayn fights back with a clothesline on Breeze as Owens talks trash. Owens unloads on Breeze, Sami tags back in and stops Breeze from tagging out. Owens tags back in, hits a senton and gets a near fall. Fandango finally hot tags and unloads on Owens and Zayn. Fandango gets a near fall DDT on Zayn. Owens attacks Breeze and lays him out on the floor. Fandango drops Zayn, climbs the ropes and goes for Last Dance. Owens pulls Zayn out of the way, making Fandango miss. Owens hits the Pop Up Power Bomb on Fandango and scores the pinfall.
Winner: Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn, by pinfall. 

** WWE Survivor Series **

- The Shield vs. The New Day: The match closes out with Rollins hitting a super kick on Woods as Reigns and Ambrose send Big E and Kofi into the barricade. The Shield go for the triple power bomb, but Big E pulls Reigns outside and sends him into the steel steps. Kofi hits Trouble In Paradise on Rollins. The New Day triple team Reigns outside. The New Day lay out Ambrose, Kofi leaps over Big E and Woods with a splash and Big E leaps off Woods with a splash. Big E scoops Rollins and Ambrose and New Day hit a Super Midnight Hour. Reigns returns, spears Big E and stops the pinfall. All six men start brawling, Ambrose gets tossed out, Rollins takes Woods out, Ambrose hits Dirty Deeds on the floor and Rollins hits a knee on the floor. Kofi misses a stomp on Reigns and gets speared. The Shield lift Kofi up to the top rope and hit a Super Triple Power Bomb to score the pinfall.
Winners: The Shield, by pinfall.

- "Women's 5-On-5 Elimination Match": Team RAW (Alicia Fox, Nia Jax, Bayley, Sasha Banks and Asuka) battled Team Smackdown Live (Becky Lynch, Naomi, Tamina, Carmella and Nattie Neidhart):

** First Elimination: Becky goes for the Dis Arm Her submission on Alicia. Alicia grabs the ropes for the rope break. Bayley blind tags in as Becky hits a Bexploder on Alicia. Bayley rolls up Becky and scores the pinfall. RAW leads 5-4.

** Second Elimination: Bayley hits an elbow on Carmella and then tosses Tamina outside. Carmella comes back with a super kick on Bayley. Tamina climbs the ropes and hits the Superfly Splash on Bayley for the pinfall. Tied 4-4.

** Third Elimination: Naomi takes out Nia outside. Tamina ducks a Nia clothesline and hits a super kick. Tamina hits a crossbody off the steel steps on Nia, taking her out. Nia can't beat the ten count and gets counted out. Smackdown Live leads 4-3. 

** Fourth Elimination: Alicia counters a Naomi split legged moonsault. Naomi counters a tilt a whirl back breaker. Naomi gets a pinfall on Alicia that looked like a two count but it's counted as a pinfall. Smackdown Live leads  at 4-2. 

** Fifth Elimination: Sasha quickly applies the Banks Statement submission on Naomi and gets the tap out. Smackdown Live leads 3-2.

** Sixth Elimination: Carmella hits a Bronco Buster on Asuka, taunts Sasha and then slaps Asuka. Carmella ends up getting knocked out by an Asuka kick for the pinfall. Tied 2-2.

** Seventh Elimination: Sasha traps Nattie in the Banks Statement submission, but Tamina breaks the hold. Nattie gets Sasha in the corner and then traps Sasha in the Sharpshooter submission. Tamina knocks Asuka off the apron as Sasha taps out. Smackdown Live leads 2-1.

** Eighth Elimination: Nattie and Tamina double team Asuka. Tamina with a near fall powerslam. Tamina misses the Superfly Splash on Asuka allowing Asuka to hook Tamina in an armbar submission and get the tap out. Tied 1-1.

** Final Elimination: We're down to Asuka vs. Nattie Neidhart. Asuka counters the Sharpshooter submission and Nattie counters a leg submission from Asuka. Asuka ducks a clothesline and lands a kick on Nattie. Asuka traps Nattie in the Asuka Lock submission and gets the tap out for the victory.
Winner and Sole Survivor: Asuka.

- The Miz vs. Baron Corbin: The match closes out with Miz taking out Corbin's leg and applies the Figure Four submission. Corbin escapes and hits Deep Six on Miz for a near fall. Corbin limps around, but unloads on Miz. Corbin catches Miz in mid air and goes for a choke slam, but Miz counters. Corbin goes to the floor, nails Curtis Axel and then clotheslines Miz. Corbin pulls Bo Dallas into the ring and lays him out with End of Days. Miz with a near fall rollup during the chaos. Miz counters End of Days and gets a near fall DDT. Miz unloads Yes Kicks on Corbin, but misses the last one. Miz hits a pair of drop kicks on Corbin in the corner. Miz charges a third time, gets caught and planted with End of Days. Corbin covers and scores the pinfall.
Winner: Baron Corbin, by pinfall.

- Sheamus and Cesaro vs. The Usos: The match closes out with Sheamus getting White Noise countered. Jey knocks Cesaro to the floor and sends Sheamus into the ring post. Sheamus catches Jey in mid air and he and Cesaro hit a double team White Noise for a near fall. Jimmy gets tossed outside by Sheamus and Cesaro. Jey fights off a double team, but gets power bombed by Cesaro. Jimmy returns and hits a super kick on Cesaro. Jey hits a Samoan Drop on Sheamus and gets a near fall. Jey lands a kick to the head of Sheamus. The Usos double team Cesaro and drill him with double super kicks. Sheamus misses the Brogue Kick and eats double super kicks. Jimmy suicide dives onto Cesaro outside as Jey hits the Uso Splash on Sheamus and scores the pinfall.
Winners: The Usos, by pinfall. 

- Charlotte vs. Alexa Bliss: The match closes out with Alexa unloading on Charlotte's ribs and hits a sunset bomb for a near fall. Both ladies trade shots and Charlotte lands chops. Alexa traps Charlotte in a guillotine choke submission. Charlotte escapes and hits a sitdown power bomb for a near fall. Alexa counters the Figure Four submission by punching Charlotte in the face. Charlotte hits Natural Selection on Alexa for a near fall. Charlotte misses a moonsault as Alexa moves out of the way. Charlotte hits a spear and both ladies are down. Alexa hits a running drop kick and unloads on Charlotte's ribs again. Alexa stomps on Charlotte and talks trash. Alexa goes for Twisted Bliss, but Charlotte gets her knees up for the block. Charlotte hits the Big Boot and then traps Alexa in the Figure Eight submission for the tap out win.
Winner: Charlotte, by submission.

- Brock Lesnar vs. AJ Styles: The match closes out with Styles being dominated, but goes after Lesnar's legs. Lesnar counters a moonsault and then a tornado DDT and plants Styles face first into the mat. Styles hits the Pele Kick but gets caught going for a springboard and planted with a german suplex. Styles takes Lesnar outside and hits a forearm. Styles sends Lesnar into the steel steps and then nails a flying punch on Lesnar. Back in the ring, Styles hits an enziguri and then a springboard moonsault.

Styles hits a springboard 450 on Lesnar for a near fall. Lesnar counters the Styles Clash, Styles counters the F5 and traps Lesnar in the Calf Crusher submission. Lesnar grabs Styles by the head and slams him repeatedly into the mat to break the hold. Styles counters the F5 and hits the Phenomenal Forearm on Lesnar for a near fall. Styles goes for another Phenomenal Forearm, but gets caught and planted with the F5. Lesnar covers and scores the pinfall.
Winner: Brock Lesnar, by pinfall.

- "Men's 5-On-5 Elimination Match": Team RAW (Kurt Angle, Braun Strowman, Finn Balor, Samoa Joe and Triple H) vs. Team Smackdown Live: (Shane McMahon, Randy Orton, Bobby Roode, Shinsuke Nakamura and John Cena):

** First Elimination: Nakamura takes out Joe and then Balor. Nakamura counters a Triple H Pedigree and nails the Kinshasa, but Strowman blind tagged in. Strowman hits the running power slam on Nakamura and scores the pinfall. RAW leads 5-4.

** Second Elimination: Roode goes after Strowman's legs and then hits a Blockbuster for a near fall. Roode counters the running power slam and Strowman counters the second Blockbuster. Strowman hits the running power slam on Roode and scores the pinfall. RAW leads 5-3.

- Third Elimination: During the third fall all 5 members of Smackdown Live attack Strowman and suplex him through the announcers table. Angle and Triple of Team RAW argue until they get knocked into each other. Joe hits an inverted atomic drop, a big boot and a senton on Cena for a near fall. Joe hits the Uranage as Balor tags himself in. Joe tags himself back in and he and Balor argue. Cena hits an AA on Joe then an AA on Balor. Cena with another AA on Joe and scores the pinfall. RAW leads 4-3.

** Fourth Elimination: Cena hits shoulder tackles, a slam and goes for the Five Knuckle Shuffle on Angle. Angle counters and traps Cena in the Ankle Lock submission. Cena escapes and goes for an AA. Angle counters and hits the Angle Slam, but Shane stops the pinfall. Balor hits Coup de Grace on Cena and Angle follows with another Angle Slam for the pinfall. RAW leads 4-2.

** Fifth Elimination: Balor and Orton trade shots and then Balor sends Shane into the barricade. Balor hits a Slingblade and a drop kick on Orton. Balor misses the Coup de Grace and Orton hits the RKO on Balor for the pinfall. RAW leads 3-2.

** Sixth Elimination: During the sixth fall, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn hit the ring and interrupt the match by attacking Shane McMahon on the floor. Owens and Zayn beat down Shane and toss him over the announcers table. Shane returns fire with steel chair shots on Owens and Zayn. Owens rolls into the ring to escape, but gets hit with an RKO by Orton. Shane unloads more chair shots on Zayn, chasing him up the ramp. Strowman suddenly tags himself in and clotheslines Orton. Strowman with the running power slam on Orton for the pinfall. RAW leads 3-1.

** Seventh Elimination: Shane now left all alone unloads on Angle. Shane gets a near fall rollup and a near fall DDT. Angle hits the Angle Slam on Shane and then locks in the Ankle Lock submission. Shane fights for his life and refuses to tap out. Triple H suddenly grabs Angle and lays him out with a Pedigree, saving Shane. Triple H lays Shane on Angle for the pinfall. RAW leads 2-1. 

** Final Elimination: Triple H stares down Braun Strowman from across the ring after helping Shane. Triple H helps Shane to his feet and checks on him. Triple H suddenly hits the Pedigree on Shane and scores the pinfall.
Winners and Sole Survivors: Triple H and Braun Strowman.

- After the match, Triple H is smiling at what he did while Strowman just stares at him. Triple H continues to celebrate when suddenly Strowman grabs Triple H by the throat in the corner. Strowman warns Triple H that if he ever pulls a stunt like this and makes Strowman look stupid again he'll pay for it. Triple H tries to attack Strowman from behind and goes for a Pedigree. Strowman counters and hits two straight running power slams on Triple H to end the show.

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By Brandon Albright, @B_Rock1978

What's up Triple Threat CLE fans, I'm back with your WWE Survivor Series preview for this Sunday night's pay per view, live at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. This year's WWE Survivor Series will be the annual RAW vs. Smackdown Live event with both shows competing against each other in matches. WWE Survivor Series will be live on the WWE Network. If you can't see the show be sure to check back with Triple Threat CLE this Monday afternoon, as I will have the full recap of the show.

- WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar vs. WWE World Heavyweight Champion AJ Styles: WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar has been dominate since winning the title at Wrestlemania 33 against Goldberg. Lesnar has defended the title against guys like Roman Reigns, Samoa Joe and Braun Strowman and come out on top. Over on Smackdown Live, WWE World Heavyweight Champion AJ Styles dethroned the former champion Jinder Mahal two weeks before WWE Survivor Series to grab the match against Brock Lesnar. This match is being hyped as a Rocky movie come to life with the bigger champion Brock Lesnar battling the underdog champion AJ Styles. Which superstar will leave as the better world champion??

- WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz vs. WWE United States Champion Baron Corbin: The Miz has been running Monday night's over on RAW as the WWE Intercontinental Champion for the past few months. Over on Smackdown Live, Baron Corbin defeated AJ Styles to win the WWE United States Championship to earn this spot. Miz and Corbin have been taking verbal shots at each other on social media with The Miz calling Corbin a joke of a champion and Corbin making comments about Miz's wife Maryse and their unborn child. Which superstar will leave WWE Survivor Series as the better mid card champion??

- WWE RAW World Tag Team Champions Sheamus and Cesaro vs. WWE Smackdown Live World Tag Team Champions The Usos: The Usos have been running Smackdown Live as the tag team champions, fending off The New Day in title matches. Over on RAW, two weeks before WWE Survivor Series, Sheamus and Cesaro defeated Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins to become the new WWE RAW World Tag Team Champions, after The New Day caused a distraction and faked another RAW takeover. Which tag team will leave WWE Survivor Series as the better tag team champions??

- WWE RAW Women's Champion Alexa Bliss vs. WWE Smackdown Live Women's Champion Charlotte: Alexa Bliss has been running things over on RAW the past few months as the WWE RAW Women's Champion, recently just defeating Mickie James in a feud. Over on Smackdown Live, just five days before the WWE Survivor Series, Charlotte defeated Nattie Neidhart to win the WWE Smackdown Live Women's Championship. The self proclaimed Queen of RAW Alexa Bliss now must face a woman that earned the Queen nickname long before her, Charlotte. Which female superstar will leave WWE Survivor Series the better women's champion??

- "WWE Cruiserweight Championship Match": Enzo Amore (c) vs. Kalisto: Enzo Amore and Kalisto have been in a heated feud for the past month as both men traded the WWE Cruiserweight Championship back and forth. Can Kalisto pull off the victory and regain the championship from Enzo? Will Enzo continue to reign as the master of talking smack and backing it up and retain his championship??

- The Shield vs. The New Day: The New Day arrived on Monday Night RAW two weeks ago and distracted Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins during their WWE RAW World Tag Team Championship Match against Sheamus and Cesaro. The distraction cost Ambrose and Rollins their titles during the chaos. Roman Reigns returned to action one week before WWE Survivor Series and along with Ambrose and Rollins challenged The New Day to a match. The New Day accepted the challenge from The Shield on social media to make this match official.

- "Men's 5-On-5 Elimination Match": Team RAW (Kurt Angle, Braun Strowman, Finn Balor, Samoa Joe and Triple H) vs. Team Smackdown Live: (Shane McMahon, Randy Orton, Bobby Roode, Shinsuke Nakamura and John Cena): Kurt Angle was chosen as the leader of Team RAW by Stephanie McMahon and ordered to win or else lose his job. Angle chose Strowman, Balor, Joe and Jason Jordan as his original four. Jordan suffered a leg injury and after Angle was insulted by Stephanie for choosing Jordan, Triple H returned. Triple H kicked Jordan off the team with a Pedigree and took over Jordan's spot. Over on Smackdown Live, Shane McMahon has been hell bent on making Smackdown Live the A Show over RAW. Shane took the team leader spot, as Orton, Roode and Nakamura won Qualifying matches to get their spots. With the fifth spot still open, Shane grabbed the WWE franchise John Cena for the last spot. 

- "Women's 5-On-5 Elimination Match": Team RAW (Alicia Fox, Nia Jax, Bayley, Sasha Banks and Asuka) vs. Team Smackdown Live (Becky Lynch, Naomi, Tamina, Carmella and ????): Smackdown Live's team of five were picked right from the start by Shane McMahon as his top five women on the Smackdown Live roster right now to represent them. Over on RAW, Alicia Fox won the team captain spot and then chose Nia Jax, Sasha Banks and Asuka as her first three. Bayley would go on to defeat Mickie James and Dana Brooke in a Triple Threat Match to earn the fifth and final spot on the team. One week before the pay per view, Charlotte defeated Nattie Neidhart to win the WWE Smackdown Live Women's Championship which took Charlotte off of Team Smackdown Live. It was announced that the fifth member of the team will be announced at the pay per view.

Wrestling Lockup With Brandon 11/15/17: Smackdown Live Charlotte Recap

By Brandon Albright, @B_Rock1978

Smackdown Live was live in my current hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina this week. We are just five short days away from WWE Survivor Series, with the Blue Brand delivering their go home show to the big event. Last week, we saw the Phenomenal One, AJ Styles defeat Jinder Mahal to become the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion and move on to face Brock Lesnar at WWE Survivor Series. This week, we could see more new champions crowned and matches changed for the event as WWE United States Champion Baron Corbin battled Sin Cara and WWE Smackdown Live Women's Champion Nattie Neidhart battled Charlotte with both their titles on the line. 

** Smackdown Live Card **

- WWE United States Champion Baron Corbin defended his title against Sin Cara.
- WWE Smackdown Live Women's Champion Nattie Neidhart defended her title against Charlotte.
- WWE Smackdown Live World Tag Team Champion Jimmy Uso battled Chad Gable.
- The New Day battled Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn.

** Smackdown Live **

- Shane McMahon Hypes The Troops: Smackdown Live kicked off with Shane McMahon getting the roster all on the same page for WWE Survivor Series. Shane wants Smackdown Live to no longer be known as the B Show. Becky Lynch promises the only thing getting broken on Sunday is Asuka's arm. Baron Corbin says that The Miz has been running on borrowed time and Sunday will be his end of days. Shane states that he's created the best team ever and Triple H joining Team RAW will not be a threat. The New Day chime in and let it be known that they aren't scared of The Shield's threats either. 

- Daniel Bryan Returns: Smackdown Live GM Daniel Bryan returned after being taken out by Kane two weeks ago on Monday Night RAW. Bryan takes the blame for going to RAW, but just like Smackdown  Live he doesn't stay down. Bryan says that RAW is scared that's why they added Triple H to their team and Bryan is expecting RAW to attack tonight, being five days away from WWE Survivor Series. Bryan introduces the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion AJ Styles and offers to be Styles' advocate for tonight. Bryan mocks Heyman and Lesnar and states that Lesnar isn't able to go in the ring as long as Styles can go and Lesnar's body will eventually quit. Styles takes over stating that he's not a puppet like Lesnar and can speak for himself. Styles says that he knows he's the underdog, but he loves those odds. Styles says this isn't a Rocky movie it's an AJ Styles Production where Styles wins and Smackdown Live becomes the A Show.
 

- The End Of Days For Kalisto: After weeks of defeating Baron Corbin in non title matches, Sin Cara finally got a shot at the WWE United States Championship tonight. Corbin finally gets his revenge on Sin Cara in this match as he's able to fend off the luchador. Corbin catches Sin Cara and plants him with End of Days to score the pinfall and retain the title. 

- The Queen Of The Kingdom Again: Charlotte returned to her hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina and battled Nattie Neidhart with the WWE Smackdown Live Women's Championship on the line. Charlotte fought off the Sharpshooter and gets the submission victory over Nattie with the Figure Eight to win the championship. Charlotte dedicates her victory to her father, Ric Flair, who surprises Charlotte and they both share a tearful celebration. 

- The Uso Penitentiary: The third match of the night saw Jimmy Uso battle Chad Gable in one on one action. Jey Uso gets involved and distracts Gable from outside the ring. Shelton Benjamin arrives to make the save, but gets kicked by Jey. Jimmy lands an Uso Kick on Gable and gets the win while Gable was distracted.

- RAW Takes Over The Show!: The main event of the show saw The New Day battle Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn. That was until The Shield's music hits and they made their way to the ring. Owens and Zayn walk out and leave The New Day to take the attack from The Shield. The Usos try to help, but get jumped by Sheamus and Cesaro in the ring. Backstage, the RAW women's team attacks and lays out the Smackdown Live women's team and then Alexa Bliss lays out Charlotte. Samoa Joe, Finn Balor, Apollo Crews and Titus O'Neil hit the ring next and join RAW in the beat down.

Shane McMahon, Baron Corbin, Dolph Ziggler, Shinsuke Nakamura and The Hype Bros hit the ring to help Smackdown Live. Kurt Angle arrives and brings Braun Strowman with him, who stalks to the ring and lays out any Smackdown Live superstar in his path. RAW lays out Smackdown Live all along ringside as Shane is left surrounded by The Shield in the ring. Kurt Angle enters the ring as The Shield hold Shane. Angle tells Shane to wait till Sunday because it'll be worse then. Angle gives the signal to The Shield and they plant Shane with the Triple Power Bomb. Angle picks Shane up and plants him with an Angle Slam. The Shield pick Shane up and plant him with another Triple Power Bomb. Angle talks some trash to Shane as he's left broken in the ring before walking out with the rest of Team RAW to end the show. 

Wrestling Lockup With Brandon 11/14/17: RAW Atlanta Recap

By Brandon Albright, @B_Rock1978

It's the beginning of the week and time to kick things off in wrestling with Monday Night RAW! This week RAW was live in Atlanta, Georgia for the go home show to this Sunday night's WWE Survivor Series, live on the WWE Network. Last week, Smackdown Live's The New Day showed up, but were immediately blocked by RAW GM Kurt Angle and the RAW roster from doing any major damage. During all the chaos, however, there were new WWE RAW World Tag Team Champions crowned as Sheamus and Cesaro defeated Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins. Would we see anymore take over attempts from Smackdown Live before this Sundays pay per view?

** Monday Night RAW Card **

- Bayley, Mickie James and Dana Brooke battled it out in a Triple Threat Match.
- WWE Cruiserweight Champion Enzo Amore and Drew Gulak battled Akira Tozawa and Kalisto.
- Bray Wyatt battled Jason Jordan.
- The Shield battled WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz and WWE RAW World Tag Team Champions Sheamus and Cesaro in a Six Man Tag Team Match.
- Samoa Joe and Finn Balor battled Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson.
- Braun Strowman battled Kane.

- Miz TV with The Miz and his special guests Sheamus and Cesaro.

- WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman comment on their new WWE Survivor Series opponent, WWE World Heavyweight Champion AJ Styles.

** RAW Highlights **

- Stephanie McMahon Questions Kurt Angle's Actions: Stephanie McMahon kicked off RAW in the ring, explains to the fans how it's her job to make sure the shareholders are happy, make the best decisions for WWE and one thing she needs to address is Kurt Angle. Kurt Angle is called out to the ring and is questioned by Stephanie about how The New Day got into the building last week and asks if Shane McMahon manipulated Angle again. Stephanie questions Angle's decision to make Jason Jordan the 5th member of Team RAW and allowed Team Smackdown Live to pick John Cena. Angle promises Stephanie that he's going to lead Team RAW to victory and break Shane's ankle. Stephanie says that isn't good enough because she wants Shane's head and Angle is way past his prime so she doesn't see that happening. Stephanie says Angle hasn't given her any acceptable excuse on why he should continue to lead RAW and it looks like she's about to make the decision to fire Angle when suddenly The Shield interrupt. The Shield stick up for Angle as being RAW's best choice for a leader, state that they're challenging The New Day to a match at WWE Survivor Series and if they have any balls then they will accept. 

- Then There Were Five: The first match of RAW saw Bayley, Mickie James and Dana Brooke battle it out in a Triple Threat Match to determine the fifth member of Team RAW for the ladies. Dana makes the mistake of going after Asuka, who was at ringside with the other three ladies from Team RAW. Asuka drills Dana with a spin kick, knocking Dana out cold on the floor. Bayley counters a Mickie DDT and hits the Bayley To Belly to get the victory and the final spot. 

- Cruiserweight Action, How You Doin'?: The second match of the night saw WWE Cruiserweight Champion Enzo Amore and Drew Gulak battle #1 Contender Kalisto and Akira Tozawa. Tozawa goes for the senton on Enzo, but Gulak pulls Enzo out of the way. Kalisto takes out Gulak, but collides with Tozawa, after Enzo shoves Tozawa into him. Enzo drills Tozawa with JawDoneZo and grabs the win for his team. 

- Miz TV with The Miz: Miz hypes his match for WWE Survivor Series and doesn't care if it's Baron Corbin or Sin Cara that he fights because he'll defeat them both. Miz brings out Sheamus and Cesaro as his guests this week for Miz TV. Sheamus and Cesaro state that they didn't care about Smackdown Live invading last week, all they cared about was winning back the WWE RAW World Tag Team Championship and that's what they did. Sheamus and Cesaro guarantee that they are jailbreaking The Uso Penitentiary at WWE Survivor Series and defeating The Usos. The Miz guarantees that Sheamus, Cesaro and The Miz will defeat The Shield tonight in their Six Man Tag Team Match.

- Jason Jordan Tries To Prove Himself: After talk of the RAW roster being upset that Jason Jordan was chosen as the fifth man on Team RAW, RAW GM Kurt Angle put Jordan in a match against Bray Wyatt to prove himself. Jordan looks on his to victory when Jordan's leg suddenly gives out on him. Bray hits a Uranage on Jordan and goes for Sister Abigail. Jordan counters and scores a rollup pinfall on Bray for the win. After the match, Bray attacks Jordan and slams Jordan's injured leg into the ringpost. Jordan can barely stand and is helped backstage by the official.

- The Beast Is Ready To Battle The Phenomenal One: Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar arrived to make a statement on Lesnar's match against AJ Styles at WWE Survivor Series. Heyman hypes the Lesnar vs. Styles match by giving us the top five reasons why the fans should get WWE Network just for this match alone. Reason number one, this is the only way to see the match, number two, everyone wants to see this match, number three, Styles is the perfect opponent for Lesnar right now and Styles is on a roll, number four, Styles facing Lesnar is a prime example of the Rocky movie coming to life and reason number five, is the realization that this isn't a Rocky movie and Styles, the ultimate underdog, will suffer the F5 and become just another victim to the beast incarnate....BROCK LESNAR!

- The Shield Go Way Above The Bar: The Shield battled The Miz, Sheamus and Cesaro in a Six Man Tag Team Match. Chaos breaks out with Reigns and Cesaro countering the Superman Punch and The Neutralizer on each other. Miz blind tags in and almost steals a rollup on Reigns. Cesaro gets taken out by a flying Rollins knee. Sheamus gets taken out with Dirty Deeds by Ambrose. Miz is surrounded by The Shield and then run down with a Reigns spear. The Shield Triple Power Bomb Miz and take the win.

- Time To Play The Game: Kurt Angle is back in the ring to make a very important announcement. Due to Jason Jordan's leg injury, he's taking Jordan off Team RAW. Jason Jordan interrupts and pleads with Angle not to do this to him because he needs this match to prove himself. Angle looks to be having second thoughts and might go back on his decision when Stephanie McMahon interrupts. Stephanie is stunned that Angle is about to fall for this again and orders him to make the official announcement on who's replacing Jordan now. TIME TO PLAY THE GAME!! Triple H's music hits and out storms The Game to the ring. Triple H tells Angle that if he's not going to make the announcement than he is. At WWE Survivor Series, Jason Jordan is out and the fifth member of Team RAW is.....Triple H! Jordan continues to beg for his spot back and ends up taking a Pedigree from Triple H as he storms out of the ring.  

- The Demon And The Destroyer: Earlier in the evening, RAW GM Kurt Angle ordered Finn Balor and Samoa Joe to get on the same page for WWE Survivor Series and then put them in a tag match together to prove it against Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson. Balor and Joe look great teamed up together and stay on the same page. Joe hits the Uranage on Anderson then suicide dives Gallows outside. Balor hits Coup de Grace on Anderson for the win. Joe storms off and doesn't celebrate with Balor, proving he can keep his hatred for Balor in check.

- The Monster Among Men Battles A Big Red Machine: Braun Strowman demanded a match with Kane in the main event tonight. After hesitating on the idea, RAW GM Kurt Angle finally agreed to the match. Kane and Strowman brawl all over ringside with the steel steps and a steel chair coming into play. Strowman attempts to superplex Kane off the top rope and through a table on the floor, but Kane blocks it. Kane attempts a choke slam, but Strowman blocks it. Strowman scoops up Kane and hits the running power slam, completely busting the ring mat with both Strowman and Kane falling through the ring to end the show.