No title on the line, but just two cats who respect each other going at it to see who reigns supreme. Kevin Owens believes he has the face for the Red brand and just to prove that point, he believed there was no time like the present to battle Big E one-on-one for the first time.
When in doubt-and lack of compelling story-WWE retreads to the tried and true “Face of Raw” narrative. The two put on a fantastic match but the ending and the aftermath just doesn’t sit right with me. That said, fanboy or not, losing four title contests isn a row is a bad look. As a Bianca fanboy, I can put that love aside and be objective. She didn’t go after Becky for cheating-as was her right-nor did she do what any actual human being would’ve done in that situation. More importantly, we didn’t hear from Bianca the rest of the night. Oh and of course, Bianca said nothing the rest of the night about Becky cheating again to beat her. How, Sway? By that logic, Carmella has more rights to a title shot than Liv. Now it looks like Liv Morgan, fresh off taking the L last week, wants to challenge Becky. Her interview later on Raw made that perfectly clear and she’s still disappointed with the “fickle” audience. Becky was desperate in this match, willing to do whatever it takes to prove to the crowd they’re ungrateful and disrespectful. I get that leaves the door open for a rematch with Becky down the line, but it’s tough seeing how this does anything for her.Īs the heel, Becky can lose the belt and find some way to weasel her way back into the scene because that’s what bad people in wrestling do for a living. And each of those times were due to nefarious reasons. The EST is the hero of the story with Becky, right? Overall, she’s the babyface of the division, right? Yet, she’s now missed out on four consecutive chances to get a belt around her waist. It's hard to see this going any direction other than a Priest victory.I don’t understand what Raw is doing with Bianca Belair. Priest is also in the middle of a character overhaul, no longer operating as the smiling good guy and instead being a destroyer with a mean streak. Priest has been far more active with defenses of his belt, defending five times in that same stretch. He has a single televised title defense (TV or PPV) since winning the belt on Aug. Nakamura's title reign has been forgettable. Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Morgan has earned a title shot at Lynch and it would be smart to have survive the match to build up her resume ahead of that match. The Raw side feels a bit stronger, but strength doesn't really matter in the end so much as who benefits most from winning. In storyline, that spot makes sense to be filled by Naomi, who keeps fighting for opportunities as WWE official Sonya Deville screws her over. That one TBA stands out again for the women's five-on-five. Also, if you're rolling with Reigns to win the battle of the top men's champions, Raw will likely get the win in the showdown of the top women. Lynch, unsurprisingly, is the woman WWE has thrown everything behind since returning from her leave to give birth to her daughter. To say Flair isn't exactly in the best graces of everyone in and outside the locker room in WWE is an understatement at this point. SmackDown Women's Champion Charlotte Flair vs. If WWE could be trusted to do the right thing at any given moment, this would be a good night for Reigns to take a loss and it to set off a spiral that freshens up his character as the act is quickly getting stale. The Usos have also executed a few attacks on Big E before he got the last word after a six-man tag match, hitting Jey with a Big Ending and saying there'd be an ICU bed waiting for Reigns in Brooklyn. Reigns has drawn out the fury of Big E after attacks on New Day's Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods.
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Let's take a look at how we believe Survivor Series will play out on Sunday.
Add to that a pair of five-on-five matches in Survivor Series tradition and there's a stacked event planned, even without any championship stakes. On the women's side, SmackDown champion Charlotte Flair will take on Raw champion Becky Lynch. In the main event, universal champion Roman Reigns will represent SmackDown when he takes on WWE champion Big E from Raw.
Survivor Series lands in New York with the top stars of both Raw and SmackDown battling it out for "brand supremacy" in the latest edition of the second oldest PPV WWE puts on with regularity. WWE wraps up its 2021 PPV schedule on Saturday night in Brooklyn with a staple of their traditional slate.