Survivor Series 2016 came us from Toronto, Canada and it delivered on its promises. A weekend of exhilarating wrestling was capped off by a great show from the members of WWE’s main roster. We saw two championships being defended, three Survivor Series Style matches and the showcase match between Brock Lesnar and Goldberg.
Charlotte, Sasha Banks, Bayley, Nia Jax and Alicia Fox VS Becky Lynch, Nikki Bella, Carmella, Alexa Bliss and Naomi
The Women of Raw and SmackDown make their way to the ring as we get ready to kick off Survivor Series 2016. What a way to kick off what should be an epic night of wrestling. Nikki Bella got attacked from behind backstage and will be replaced by Natalya for the match. Carmella and Alicia Fox start us off as Carmella is on top in the beginning. She hits a Bronco Buster and tags in Becky while Alicia tags in Bayley. Charlotte in turn tags herself in which leads to Sasha tagging herself in.
Sasha and Charlotte were on the verge of fighting amongst each other but Bayley intervened and tried to stop them. Becky chose this moment to uppercut Charlotte which led to a melee. When order was restored, Nia Jax was the legal woman. She took out almost all of team SmackDown single-handedly ending with a clothesline on both Natalya and Carmella.
She then tagged in Alicia Fox who hit the Scissors Kick on Carmella to pin her.
Carmella is eliminated
Alexa Bliss then came in and took out Foxy before delivering the Sparkle Splash to pin her.
Alicia Fox is eliminated
Nia Jax and Naomi were legal soon after this as Naomi looked to use her speed as an advantage. Jax smashed Naomi against the ring post while she was on the apron. Naomi collapsed outside the ring and ate the referee’s 10-count.
Naomi is eliminated
Sasha took the fight to Natalya after this. Alexa got tagged in but Sasha went for the double knees to both of them in the corner but missed Natalya. She then went for a backstabber but Alexa helped distract Sasha who got rolled up by Natalya and pinned.
Sasha Banks is eliminated
Charlotte came in and hit a big boot on Natalya to pin her.
Natalya is eliminated
Nia Jax took the fight to both Becky and Alexa after the elimination. She hit a double snap suplex to both Alexa and Becky and looked on the verge of going on a rampage. However, Becky locked her up in the Disarmer and shockingly, Nia tapped out.
Nia Jax is eliminated
Unhappy at being eliminated, Nia pulled Becky to the outside and sent her back first into the barricade. Alexa had to tag herself in and Charlotte met her with a big boot to eliminate her.
Alexa Bliss is eliminated
Charlotte went to work on Becky as Team Raw looked to finish the match off with Becky being the last remaining member of Team SmackDown. Becky fought hard and put Charlotte on the back foot, leading her to tag in Bayley. Bayley and Becky went back and forth for a bit before hitting the Bayley-to-Belly to pick up the win for Team Raw.
Becky Lynch is eliminated
Team Raw def. Team SmackDown Live
Charlotte viciously attacked Bayley as both their hands were being raised and laid her out. Looks like we now know Charlotte’s next feud.
The Miz (C) vs Sami Zayn (for the WWE Intercontinental Championship)
Sami Zayn and Miz locked up to start off this match as Sami’s hometown crowd got firmly behind him. Sami went for a quick roll up and followed it up with a heel kick which sent Miz rolling outside. Miz then dragged Sami outside and tried to whip him into the barricade but Zayn countered and hit him with a moonsault from the barricade.
Maryse then came to her husband’s aid and distracted him as the Miz took his leg out from underneath him. Miz then rolled Sami back into the ring and hit him with a double axe-handle from the top rope. Sai fought back and went for the 10-count punches but Miz sent him crashing into the turnbuckle.
Sami sent Miz over the top rope and out of the ring and tried to go for a tope suicida but Miz grabbed him by the foot and smashed Sami’s foot into the ring post. Miz kept working on Sami but Sami managed to hit back with a clothesline out of nowhere. He followed it up with a tope suicida over the top rope.
Zayn dragged Miz back into the ring and hit a Michioku Driver for a nearfall as Zayn looked to finish Miz off. Sami then attempted a Blue Thunder Bomb but Miz countered and hit his trademark DDT for the nearfall. The A-lister then followed it up with the triple dropkick in the corner followed by his trademark jumping corner clothesline.
Just when Miz thought he had it in the bag, Sami countered a double axehandle into a Blue Thunder Bomb for the nearfall. Miz then went for a Skull Crushing Finale but Sami rolled Miz up for the nearfall. Sami followed it up with a Exploder Suplex and tried to follow it up with a Helluva Kick but Sami missed. Miz took advantage and locked him up in a Figure-4 Leglock. Zayn held on and eventually rolled to the ropes.
Miz then mocked SmackDown Live GM by hitting Zayn with Bryan’s trademark Yes kicks. Sami countered the last kicked and locked Miz into a Figure-4 Leglock of his own. The bell rang all of a sudden even though Miz hadn’t tapped out and it turned out to be Maryse ringing the bell. Miz used the distraction to roll up Sami Zayn to retain his precious Intercontinental Championship.
The Miz def. Sami Zayn
The New Day, Enzo and Cass, The Club, The Shining Stars and Sheamus & Cesaro VS Heath Slater & Rhyno, American Alpha, The Usos, Breezango and The Hype Bros
With Raw already 1-0 up after winning the women’s Survivor Series match, SmackDown can’t afford to lose this one and need to stay in the game. The entrances for this one took an age, especially with Enzo and Cass and The New Day cutting promos.
The match started off with Fandango handing our fashion tickets before getting hit by the Midnight Hour to get eliminated immediately.
Breezango are eliminated
The New Day spent a second too long celebrating and Kofi got hit by a Superkick by one of the Usos and got pinned immediately. Raw’s captains get knocked out within a minute.
The New Day are eliminated
Epico and Mojo Rawley faced off after the elimination with Mojo taking shots from Epico and hen Primo. Primo then tagged in Gallows who pounded Mojo before tagging in Anderson. Mojo also made the tag the Zack Ryder who cornered Anderson and tried to go for the Broski Boot but Anderson moved away. Anderson then knee-d him in the head before Gallows and Anderson hit the Magic Killer to pin Zack Ryder.
The Hype Bros are eliminated
Team Raw went to work on Chad Gable. They isolated him in the corner and rotated tags well, keeping Gable down. Epico impressed and hit a triple suplex on Gable before tagging in Primo who missed a dropkick and got hung up on the turnbuckle. Gable tagged in Jordan and they hit a wicked double team Electric Chair Drop to pin Primo.
Shining Stars are eliminated
A brawl broke out between the remaining men after this and Enzo, Cass, Slater and Rhyno remained in the ring following it. Cass tossed Enzo into Team SmackDown before booting Rhyno in the face. American Alpha hit Cesaro and Sheamus with German Suplexes before Jordan launched Gable over the top rope. Isolated, Jordan got hit by a Magic Killer and got pinned.
American Alpha are eliminated
Heath Slater tried to take the fight to Team Raw on his own but he got laid down by both members of The Club before Sheamus went to work on him. Gallows then knocked into Enzo which led to a distraction. Enzo and Cass took advantage and eliminated Rhyno.
Heath Slater and Rhyno eliminated
The Usos capitalised on this and hit Cass with a double Superkick. Jey Uso then connects with a superkick on Enzo Amore. Jimmy Uso connects with a frog splash and covers Enzo for the elimination.
Enzo and Cass are eliminated
Usos and Sheamus and Cesaro are the last remaining teams. Sheamus moved out of the way and caused Cesaro to get hit by a double Superkick. Sheamus followed it up with a Brogue Kick to Jimmy Uso for the nearfall. Sheamus then hit a White Noise from the top rope only to get hit by a Frog Splash seconds later. Cesaro broke up the pin attempt with a second to spare.
Cesaro then took the fight to both members of The Usos. He hit a 619 followed by an uppercut as his flurry of offence caught the Usos off guard. He then caught Jey Uso in the Giant Swing which only got broken up when Jimmy Uso attacked Cesaro’s foot from behind. Jimmy followed it up with a suicide dive on Sheamus as Jey Uso locked in a half Boston Crab. Cesaro somehow reversed it into a Sharpshooter.
Jimmy Uso came in, looking to make the save but got hit by a Brogue Kick for his troubles as Jey Uso tapped out.
The Usos are eliminated
Team Raw def. Team SmackDown
Brian Kendrick vs Kalisto
Kalisto came out of the
blocks fast and hit a hurracanrana followed by a tope codheiro to the outside. He then dragged Kendrick back in and hit the spinning springboard elbow. Kendrick then attempted an early Sliced Bread #2 which Kalisto countered and tried to hit a Salito Del Sol which was in turn aboided.
Kalisto then followed it up with a corner dropkick but Kendrick grabbed onto the ropes to catch a break. As the referee looked away, Kendrick rolled him, smashing his head against the bottom turnbuckle. Kendrick then positioned Kalisto’s head between the ring and the steel steps and smashed the steel steps into Kalisto’s head.
Kendrick now had the match firmly in control as he locked in a Cravat Hold as shouted insults at Kalisto. Kendrick did his best to slow down the pace and keep Kalisto down but Kalisto tried to hit back with his lightning quick kicks. Kalisto then hit a basement dropkick on Kendrick as he tried to re-enter the ring and followed it up with a standing Spanish Fly from the ring apron to the floor. Incredible move.
Kalisto then re-entered the ring only to hit Kendrick with a suicide dive to the outside. Kalisto followed it up with punches to Kendrick’s head but Kendrick rolled him back in the ring and went to the top rope. Kalisto met him there and attempted a top rope Salito Del Sol which got blocked by Kendrick. Kendrick hit a reverse headlock takeover from the top rope which he transitioned directly into a Bully Choke. Kalisto looked like he’d tap for a second but then managed to reach the ropes.
Kalisto hit back with lightning quick kicks followed by a cartwheel driver followed by a low hurracanra on Kendrick. He followed it up with a Salito Del Sol but attempted his pin too close to the ropes as Brian Kendrick reached the bottom rope. Kalisto then went to the top rope and Baron Corbin suddenly entered the ring. He attacked Kendrick from behind which led to the DQ and followed it up with an End Of Days to Kalisto.
Brian Kendrick wins by DQ
Kevin Owens, Chris Jericho, Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins and Braun Strowman vs AJ Styles, Dean Ambrose, Bray Wyatt, Randy Orton and Shane McMahon
Kevin Owens and AJ Styles start things off. The two square off and Owens immediately takes Styles down. Styles reverses it and locks Owens in a headlock. Owens fights back and puts Styles in a headlock in return.
AJ eventually fought out of it but Owens avoided a dropkick. The two continued to fight as Styles attempted a Styles Clash, which Owens avoided and tagged in Jericho.
The 'Stupid idiot' chants broke out as Jericho got tagged in by Kevin Owens. The two best friends hugged in the ring and Chris Jericho got dropkicked by AJ Styles, who then tagged in Ambrose.
Jericho dropped Ambrose and went for the cover. Ambrose then threw Jericho into the corner and hit the 10-count punches before tagging in Shane McMahon. Shane hits an armdrag but Jericho follows it up with a high dropkick before tagging in Rollins. Rollins works on Shane for a bit and then tags in Roman Reigns who went to work on Shane in the corner.
Reigns then tagged Rollins back in as the former Shield members worked together briefly. Rollins put Shane in a headlock before getting back body dropped. Both men then made a tag as Kevin Owens and Ambrose became legal. Ambrose took out Owens and then knocked off Jericho before hitting a suicide dive on Owens.
Back in the ring, Owens went for a Pop-Up Powerbomb but Ambrose reversed it into a Hurracanra as every member of both teams entered the ring and faced off. Chaos ensued in the following brawl with bodies everywhere. With everyone on the outside, Owens went to the top rope and hit a Senton Drop on the mass of WWE Superstars under him.
Shane McMahon followed KO to the top rope only to be caught by Braun Strowman who went to work on Shane. Ambrose and Styles came in to help Shane out as Shane clotheslines him out of the ring. Rollins and Reigns then battled Styles and Ambrose in the ring and they latter cleared the ring of the Raw Superstars.
Ambrose and Styles then started fighting with each other as Braun Strowman came in and hit a running powerslam and pinned Ambrose.
Dean Ambrose is eliminated
Strowman then went to work on Shane O Mac. He followed it by tossing AJ Styles out of the ring and that looked nasty. Orton went for an RKO but Strowman blocked it. Strowman followed it up by going for a corner splash but Bray got in his way and tried to brainwash him. It looked like itd work for a second but Strowman ended up attacking Wyatt.
Strowman cleared the German announce table and Randy Orton gave him and RKO out of nowhere right onto it. They laid Strowman out on the table and Shane O Mac hit a huge flying elbow drop right onto him as all hell broke loose again. Strowman tried to beat the count and enter the ring before the 10-count but James Ellsworth held onto Braun Strowman’s leg from under rope. Strowman got eliminated and didn’t take kindly to it, throwing James Ellsworth off the entrance ramp and through a table and equipment.
Braun Strowman is eliminated
Jericho tried to capitalise on the chaos by pinning Shane McMahon before tagging in Owens. Owens mocked Shane and worked on him for a bit before tagging in his best friend Chris Jericho. Shane hit a few weak punches to mount a comeback but got hit by a Lionsault. Shane then tried to roll up Jericho but he was unsuccessful and just got a 2 count. Jericho followed it up with a Codebreaker to Shane followed by one to Orton.
He then tagged in Rollins as Team Raw continued to isolate Shane McMahon. Rollins hit a sweet bodyslam to McMahon before tagging Jericho back in. Jericho missed a top rope splash as Shane finally managed to make a tag to AJ Styles. Styles hit Jericho with a Ushi Goroshi before locking in the Calf Crusher to Chris Jericho who fought out of it by smashing Styles’ head into the mat.
Styles replied with rapidfire strikes to Jericho before Kevin Owens came in and hit Styles with the list of Jericho. He then hit a Pop-Up Powerbomb to AJ Styles before being told that he was disqualified for hitting Styles with the list.
Kevin Owens is eliminated
Jericho was busy gathering his list when Orton hit an RKO to eliminate Jericho.
Chris Jericho is eliminated
Bray Wyatt and Seth Rollins squared off after the elimination as Wyatt and Orton rotated tags to isolate Rollins. Orton hit a Superplex on Rollins as Team SmackDown looked to capitalise on their numbers advantage.
Both men made a tag as AJ and Reigns got tagged in. Roman hit three Samoan Drops in a row to Orton, Wyatt and Styles and followed it up with a Niagra Driver Powerbomb to AJ Styles who kicked out at 2.
Shane sent Roman crashing shoulder-first into the ring post as he went to the top rope to attempt a Coast to Coast dropkick. Shane went for it and Roman caught him in midair with a spear, almost breaking Shane in half before covering him.
Shane McMahon is eliminated
Bray Wyatt hit Roman Reigns with a running senton before tagging in Randy Orton. Orton hit Roman with a few shots before tagging Wyatt back in. Roman finally reached the corner to tag in Rollins just as AJ Styles got tagged in. Rollins took the fight to Styles and the rest of Team SmackDown.
Rollins tried to set Styles up for a superplex but it got blocked. Rollins, undeterred, hit an enzeguiri and finally hit his Superplex. Orton then attacked Rollins but Roman came to the rescue as Roman and Rollins gesture for the Shield’s signature powerbomb. Styles came and broke it up but then Dean Ambrose ran out and attacked AJ Style. Security tried to restrain Ambrose but Rollins and Reigns took them out as we saw a mini-SHIELD reunion. They triple Powerbomb-er Styles through the announce table before Rollins pinned him.
AJ Styles is eliminated
Luke Harper appeared at ringside soon after to help out his fellow Wyatt’s. He took out Roman Reigns only for Seth Rollins to destroy Harper with a suicide dive. Wyatt tried to roll Seth Rollins up for a quick pin but got a superkick for his troubles. Rollins tried to follow it up with a Frog Splash to Bray Wyatt but Randy Orton hit him with a midair RKO. Absolutely stunning. Wyatt covered Rollins for the pin.
Seth Rollins is eliminated
Roman tried his best to continue the fight on his own. He sent Orton crashing into the steps before Irish Whipping Bray Wyatt into the barricade before hitting him with a Drive By. He followed it up with a Spear to Harper. Wyatt then went for a Sister Abigail but Roman hit a Superman Punch. Roman then went for a Spear but Orton pushed Bray Wyatt out of the way to eat the Spear. Wyatt capitalised by hitting a Sister Abigail on Roman Reigns to pick up the pinfall and the win.
Roman Reigns is eliminated
Team SmackDown win
Brock Lesnar vs Goldberg
Brock Lesnar started off the match by smashing Goldberg into the turnbuckle but Goldberg replied by just swatting Lesnar away. Lesnar sat on the mat with a shocked look on his face and replied with a Spear to Lesnar. He followed it up with a second spear before hitting the Jackhammer.
Goldberg wins! Goldberg wins!
Goldberg def. Brock Lesnar
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