Survivor Series Articles - Page 2

When WWE announced that Survivor Series would be coming to the greater Chicago area for a Thanksgiving weekend Premium Live Event at the end of November, no one pegged the day as the special return day for CM Punk, or even Randy Orton for that matter, either. At the time, Punk was still a member […]

After making his fun, feel-good return at Survivor Series as the final member of Cody Rhodes’ WarGames team and working a few matches since against the likes of Dominik Mysterio and Jimmy Uso, Randy Orton will be thrown directly in the deep end at the Royal Rumble, where he will go toe-to-toe against Roman Reigns, […]

After taking some pretty serious bumps during Damage CTRL’s WarGames match at last year’s Survivor Series, you’d think Bayley would have taken things easy in Chicago, retreating to her locker room and cooling off just in case Paul “Triple H” Levesque, Byron Saxton and company needed her for the press conference or a digital medial […]

When Cody Rhodes broke the news that Randy Orton was returning to WWE for the first time in 18 months for his WarGames debut at Survivor Series, it felt like a phenomenal way to add some excitement and surprise to WWE’s final major Premium Live Event of the year. … but then CM Punk returned […]

When CM Punk returned to the WWE Universe at Survivor Series, it effectively changed the game forever. Walking onto the ramp in front of his hometown crowd in Rosemont, Illinois, Punk was cheered on like the prodigal son finally returned, with social media experiencing similar elation due in no small part to an incredibly orchestrated […]

In case you haven’t heard, Seth Rollins’ least favorite man in the WWE Universe, CM Punk, is a big, big, big believer in respect. When it comes to legends of the sport, be that Bret Hart or even his new best friend Shawn Michaels, Punk is eager to celebrate their accomplishments, sharing the ring if […]

When news broke that Charlotte Flair would miss the rest of 2023 and much of 2024 after suffering a combination ACL/MCL/meniscus injury on a December edition from SmackDown, more than a few fans immediately identified one performer who could step up to help fill “The Queen’s” shoes: Jade Cargil, the former TBS Champion who spent […]

When Earl Hebner pointed for the bell at Survivor Series 1997 and officially named Shawn Michaels the new WWE World Champion at the Molson Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, it turned the long-time referee into one of the most hated men in professional wrestling history. Fans booed Hebner for years, his integrity was called into […]

After making his massive return after a year and a half away at Survivor Series, Randy Orton officially made his future a whole lot clearer on SmackDown: Signing with the Blue Brand as his new home within the WWE Universe so he can go after The Bloodline. For Orton, the decision to return was a […]

When CM Punk’s music hit at the end of Survivor Series, it felt like an inflection point in the WWE Universe. Fans lost their minds, Paul “Triple H” Levesque and company celebrated in Gorilla position, and Seth Rollins lost his freakin’ mind, as he wasn’t too keen on seeing the “Best in the World” back […]

Seth Rollins does not like CM Punk. He’s talked trash on the “Best in the World” when he was still a member of AEW, chastised fans for chanting his name in the lead-up to and fallout from Survivor Series, and even attempted to charge Punker after his WarGames match, even if he was held back […]

When the first RAW after Survivor Series came to an end, with the screen fading to black as CM Punk stared down the camera, the entire professional wrestling community took a collective step back and began to process what they had just witnessed. To some, the promo was a solid base hit, the first box […]

Since CM Punk made his return to the WWE Universe at Survivor Series, it’s felt like every member of the online wrestling community has had an opinion on his addition. Now granted, (almost) everyone directly associated with the promotion has been positive about the “Best in the World” returning to WWE, with only Seth Rollins […]

The final week of November has been anything but drama-free for Seth Rollins. First, he had to worry about finding a final partner for his WarGames match at Survivor Series, then he had to hope that Randy Orton actually showed up, and then, just when it looked like everything was chill, he had to deal […]

The CM Punk return at Survivor Series: War Games was officially one of the biggest moments in WWE history. The pro wrestling superstar, who hasn’t been in a WWE ring for nearly a decade, making his last premium live event at the 2014 Royal Rumble, returned in his hometown of Chicago and made social media […]

While much of, if not the majority of the WWE Universe was excited to see CM Punk make his surprise return at Survivor Series, one such name that fell into the minority was one of the promotion’s biggest stars, Seth Rollins, who stared angrily at the “Best in the World” before cursing out the returning […]

The fallout from WWE’s latest Survivor Series is still being felt across pro wrestling with the return of CM Punk after a tumultuous last year with AEW. It appears not all in WWE are happy about the straight-edge superstar’s return though, with Drew McIntryre reportedly being on that list due to storming out after the […]

Cody Rhodes and CM Punk were co-workers in AEW for roughly six months before the former decided to take another crack at winning the “big one” in WWE. Over that short but sweet period of time when it felt like the promotion was on top of the world, the duo never shared the ring for […]

When the opening notes of “Cult of Personality” hit following the finish of the Men’s WarGames match at Survivor Series, it got more than a few fans in and around the WWE Universe hyped as all heck about the return of CM Punk. Suddenly, after being released on his wedding day, signing and being fired […]

Folks, it happened, it actually freakin’ happened: CM Punk returned to WWE after almost a decade away from the promotion. The crowd went wild – except for Seth Rollins – the internet went wilder, and reporters packed into the press conference to ask Paul “Triple H” Levesque what the heck happened. Fortunately, Lesvesque was willing […]

When Randy Orton was “late” to the start of Survivor Series, leaving his team to prepare for their WarGames match 5-on-4, it led more than a few fans in the Allstate Arena in Roseland, Illinois, to chant early and often for their favorite local wrestler, the “Second City Saint” himself, CM Punk, to defy the […]

In professional wrestling, even on a Premium Live Event like Survivor Series, some matches are more predictable than others. Sure, technically, anyone can win at any time in wrestling, as a booker can throw a curveball to keep his audience engaged, or an in-ring injury can result in a surprise finish even the referee doesn’t […]

Heading into Survivor Series, rumor had it that Santos Escobar was going to “squad up” ahead of his one-man war against the faction he helped to relaunch, LWO. From the main roster return of Los Lothorious to the main roster elevation of Elektra Lopez, who has every reason to be upset with Legado del Fantasma […]

Heading into the second match of Survivor Series, Gunther and The Miz were handed a bit of a raw deal from the WWE Universe. Tasked with following up a pretty good Women’s WarGames match that really heated up towards the end and a backstage segment where Sami Zayn noted to Jey Uso that Randy Orton […]

Coming into Survivor Series, Damage CTRL had all of the momentum ahead of their WarGames match against the thrown-together quartet of Becky Lynch, Shotzi, Bianca Belair, and Charlotte Flair. Sure, Bayley’s faction isn’t has seen some upheaval as of late, with Kairi Sane – a former Bayley rival – and her former Kabuki Warriors tag […]

When Cody Rhodes broke – confirmed? – the news that Randy Orton was returning to the WWE Universe at Survivor Series, it marked a very exciting restart to a career more than a few fans thought was over. That’s right, after losing his tag titles alongside WWE’s former King of Bros, Matt Riddle, and going […]

It’s here, it’s finally here: WWE Survivor Series: WarGames. Soon, fans will get to see some of the biggest and best names in the WWE Universe shake it up in two rings under a gigantic cage, a pair of top-tier title matches featuring some of RAW and SmackDown‘s biggest stars, and even a showcase match […]

After watching Cody Rhodes make his not-so-surprising return at the Royal Rumble, Roman Reigns keep his title reign alive at WrestleMania, and Jey Uso come up just short of being named the new Undisputed Universal Champion at SummerSlam, the WWE Universe has officially made its return to Chicago, Illinois, for Survivor Series, the final Big […]

When Drew McIntyre turned heel mere weeks before Survivor Series, it turned heads around the WWE Universe. Sure, McIntyre was shading in that direction for some time, as he’d become increasingly upset with how his beef with The Bloodline was being treated by the rest of the RAW locker room, but by turning on Seth […]

With Survivor Series officially under 24 hours away, there’s one question that that is on the tip of every WWE fan, nay, every professional wrestling fan, from the most casual to the hardest of hardcore diehards: Will CM Punk make his long-awaited in his hometown of Chicago, Illinois? Some people are absolutely sure the “Best […]

After thoroughly establishing himself as one of the top stars in all of WWE regardless of brand, faction, or alignment, fans wondered how LA Knight would handle taking his first big loss as a member of SmackDown to Roman Reigns at Crown Jewel after experiencing a year of unseemingly unchecked upward momentum. Would Knight, a […]

When Santos Escobar announced to the WWE Universe that he was finished with Rey Mysterio for the unforgivable sin of… also being friends with Carlito, it shook up the top of the SmackDown roster. While sure, making new friends can shake things up inside a faction, with someone occasionally having to become the odd man […]

When it comes to the WWE Universe, no performer has appeared in more WarGames matches than Dakota Kai, the Neapolitan-haired member of Damage CTRL who has appeared in not one, not two, not three, but four different versions of the match, including its main roster debut at Survivor Series in 2022. While Kai technically won’t […]

As you may or may not know, WWE wasn’t the number one goal for Gunther when he started out his professional wrestling career. Sure, the man known affectionately as the “Ring General” wanted to make a living as a professional wrestler and did everything in his power to make that happen, but after coming up […]

When Gunther began his professional wrestling journey all the way back in 2005, there wasn’t a clear pathway to WWE. Granted, there were plenty of European performers who worked for WWE or WCW during the time when Gunther was growing up, with performers like William Regal and Nikolai Volkoff coming up through the European scene […]

After 18 months away, it officially happened: Randy Orton made his shocking return to the WWE Universe on Monday Night RAW to be the fifth member of Team Cody Rhodes at WarGames. Contacted earlier in the show by the “American Nightmare,” Orton got on the phone with Rhodes, Jey Uso, and the management duo of […]

When Drew McIntyre threw his proverbial hat into the ring with Rhea Ripley, Dominik Mysterio, JD McDonagh, and the rest of Judgment Day at the end of Finn Balor and Damian Priest’s Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship match against Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso, it sent ripples through the WWE Universe ahead of Survivor Series. […]

After officially betraying Rey Mysterio on the previous edition of SmackDown, fans waited with bated breath to see how Santos Escobar, the “Emperor of Lucha Libre,” would justify his actions. Would he explain that there was a reason for his decisions, maybe that Mysterio had hurt him in some way, shape, or form fans weren’t […]

What in the you-know-what is going on with CM Punk? Is he about to return to AEW as the Devil? Will he instead be sticking around Chicago to make a special appearance at Survivor Series? Or could this all be a bunch of smoke, with all parties leaning into a spectacle when they know there […]