The Survivor Series continues next as World Champion Rhyno captains the ECW Originals against the man he won the title from Chris Jericho's Jerichoholics! Who will join Rock and Cena inside the War Games cage?
Survivor Series - ECW Originals (Rhyno (c), Dudley Boyz, Rob Van Dam, and Tommy Dreamer) vs. Jerichoholics (Chris Jericho (c), Chris Benoit, John Layfield, and Metro Connection)
First Fall : Billy Gunn hits a right hand on Tommy Dreamer. Billy Gunn with a badly-executed spinning neckbreaker on Dreamer. Cover for a two count. Dreamer counters a backdrop attempt with a kick to the face. Lifting DDT by Tommy Dreamer, looked good. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Billy reverses a Tommy Dreamer hammerlock. Weak bodyslam by Billy. Cover gets three. Billy Gunn pinned Dreamer. Second Fall : Billy takes a headbutt from Rhyno. Rhyno with a spinning neckbreaker on Billy. Cover for a two count. Billy powers out of a headlock. Flapjack from Billy on Rhyno. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Rhyno avoids a Billy Gunn avalanche. Nice piledriver on Billy. Pin, three count, it's over. Rhyno pins Billy. Third Fall : Spinning back kick from Chris Jericho. Jericho uses a basement dropkick to the knee. There's a two count on the pin. D-Von backdrops Chris Jericho out of a piledriver attempt. D-Von Dudley turns Jericho inside-out with a clothesline. Pin, but Jericho is out just before the three count. Jericho blocks the suplex attempt. Flying cross body off the top rope! Even Steamboat would have applauded the execution on that. Cover gets three. Chris Jericho pinned D-Von. Fourth Fall : Back elbow connects, Kanyon staggers backward. Spear by Bubba Ray Dudley. Hooks the leg for a two count. Kanyon reverses a waistlock. Massive lariat, apparently Kanyon has been watching The Best Of Stan Hansen again. Bubba Ray Dudley is in trouble. Here it comes - I'm Betta Than You. 1....2...3, it's finished. Fifth Fall : Dropkick connects, Layfield goes down. RVD uses a basement dropkick to the knee. There's a two count on the pin. John Layfield reverses a hip toss. Layfield DDTs Rob Van Dam. Pin, but RVD is out just before the three count. RVD reverses a John Layfield hammerlock. Flying cross body off the top rope! Even Steamboat would have applauded the execution on that. Cover gets three. Rob Van Dam pinned Layfield. Sixth Fall : Rhyno fires off some right and left hands. Back elbow connects, Kanyon staggers backward. Cover for a two count. Rhyno gets taken down out of nowhere. Powerbomb on Rhyno. Pin, but Rhyno is out just before the three count. Rhyno fights out of a grapple. Massive backbreaker, Kanyon got planted. Early reports indicate that the back was *not* actually broken, so the move's name should actually be backhurter. Cover gets three. Rhyno pinned Kanyon. Seventh Fall : RVD walks into a high dropkick from Chris Jericho. Chris Jericho hits a rolling kick on RVD. There's a two count on the pin. RVD kicks Chris Jericho in the gut to reverse the momentum. Diamond Dust from Rob Van Dam, Jericho is out. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. RVD walks into a trip. Jericho crushes RVD with a sweet running senton. Pin : 1 - 2- 3. Jericho defeats RVD. Eighth Fall : Flying shoulder tackle by Rhyno sends Benoit to the mat. Rhyno hits a stump piledriver on Chris Benoit. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Massive lariat, apparently Rhyno has been watching The Best Of Stan Hansen again. Benoit kicks Rhyno in the gut to reverse the momentum. Vertical suplex by Chris Benoit. Chris Benoit has Rhyno down on the canvas. Crippler Crossface!!! Rhyno taps out! Almost wandered into *** match territory, but there was too much that dragged it down so it only gets a **3\4 rating.
Overall Rating: 66%
Crowd Reaction: 76%
Match Quality: 71%
Friday night, Eddie Guerrero and Christian brought their long-running feud to an end in an incredible Iron Man match. Tonight, they captain opposing Survivor Series teams hoping to join Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, John Cena, and The Rock inside War Games!
Survivor Series - The Warriors (Eddie Guerrero (c), Paul London, Rico, and World's Greatest Tag Team) vs. The Coalition (Christian (c), Carlito, Nunzio, Randy Orton, and Test)
First Fall : Test hits Haas. Big kick from Test. Hooks the leg for a two count. Test misses a clothesline. Spear! Test is down and hurt. Pin, but Test is out just before the three count. Test blocks a punch. Test hits a stump piledriver on Charlie Haas, although it was quite weak in its execution. Pin : 1 - 2- 3. Test defeats Haas. Second Fall : Dropkick connects, Test goes down. Legsweep out of Nowhere. Where is Nowhere, and why do moves keep coming out of there? Does it have a factory? Cover for a two count. Test pushes out of a Paul London hold. Sloppy tornado punch from Test, London barely got hit. Hooks the leg for a close fall. London blocks the suplex attempt. London crushes Test with a big legdrop. Pin, three count, it's over. Paul London pins Test. Third Fall : Big dropkick by Nunzio, who got good elevation. Tiger bomb by Nunzio, although no mention is made of whether it originated in Pearl River. There's a two count on the pin. Nunzio only gets knees on a splash. Shelton Benjamin scores with a standing spinebuster. Nunzio can barely stand. Dragon Whip! 1....2....3. Fourth Fall : Eddie Guerrero strikes Carlito. Eddie Guerrero hits a rolling kick on Carlito. There's a two count on the pin. Carlito reverses a waistlock. Carlito with an enziguri. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Eddie Guerrero elbows Carlito in the face to break a hammerlock. Eddie crushes Carlito with a big legdrop. Cover gets three. Eddie Guerrero pinned Carlito. Fifth Fall : Big backdrop on Shelton, executed well. Big piledriver on Shelton. Cover for a two count. Shelton Benjamin elbows Randy Orton in the face to break a hammerlock. Shelton Benjamin brings out a jumping powerbomb to nearly kill Orton. Randy Orton can barely stand. Dragon Whip!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! Sixth Fall : Christian uses move #193 (arm-BAR). Hard impact russian legsweep by Christian. If you're going to get impact, 'hard' is probably a good way to go. Hooks the leg for a two count. Rico ducks a clothesline attempt. Rico with an enziguri. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Christian backdrops Rico out of a piledriver attempt. Reverse DDT on Rico. Pin, three count, it's over. Christian pins Rico. Seventh Fall : Flying elbow from Eddie Guerrero. Hooks the leg for a two count. Super kick by Eddie Guerrero. Power drive elbow by Eddie Guerrero. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Christian elbows Eddie Guerrero in the face to break a hammerlock. Christian whips Eddie into the turnbuckles...and predictably, the referee gets sandwiched. Eddie Guerrero is in trouble. Unprettier! Cover, but there's no one to count for Christian. Christian snap suplexes Eddie...with authority! ('With authority', trademark G.Monsoon 1986.) Eddie Guerrero ducks a clothesline attempt. Eddie Guerrero has Christian down on the canvas and is ascending the corner. Through the air, Frogsplash! 1....2....3. Almost a *** rating, but there were some bits that dragged, so **3\4 instead.
Overall Rating: 68%
Crowd Reaction: 78%
Match Quality: 74%
And now for our final "first round" Survivor Series match as Rey Mysterio hopes to pick up another victory over Brock Lesnar as their teams go head-to-head!
Survivor Series - Reyes de Lucha Libre (Rey Mysterio (c), Chavo Guerrero, John Morrison, Nova, and The Hurricane) vs. Next Big Things (Brock Lesnar (c), Hardy Boyz, John Layfield, and Tajiri)
First Fall : Standing leg lariat by Matt Hardy Version 2.0 on Chavo. Matt Hardy Version 2.0 snap suplexes Chavo...with authority! ('With authority', trademark G.Monsoon 1986.) There's a two count on the pin. Chavo Guerrero avoids a Matt Hardy Version 2.0 avalanche. Matt walks into a face crusher variation. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Chavo Guerrero misses a clothesline. Flying reverse elbow by Matt Hardy Version 2.0. Pin, three count, it's over. Matt Hardy Version 2.0 pins Chavo. Second Fall : Stiff high kick on Morrison by Tajiri who has evidently been watching some old AJPW tapes recently. Hard back suplex on Morrison. Anyone remember when that was Shawn Michaels's finisher? There's a two count on the pin. Morrison kicks Tajiri in the gut to reverse the momentum. Back heel kick off the second rope, Tajiri goes down. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Tajiri reverses a John Morrison hammerlock. Lightning kick by Tajiri on Morrison. Pin : 1 - 2- 3. Tajiri defeats Morrison. Third Fall : Flying elbow from Nova. Spinning bulldog in the corner, Tajiri is down. Cover for a two count. Tajiri counters a backdrop attempt with a kick to the face. Back heel kick off the second rope, Nova goes down. Nova can barely stand. Kick Of Death! 1....2....3. Fourth Fall : Dave Batista hits a right hand on The Hurricane. Dave Batista hits a bulldog off the ropes. Hooks the leg for a two count. Hurricane blocks the suplex attempt. Back heel kick off the second rope, Batista goes down. The Hurricane has Dave Batista down on the canvas. Shining Wizard! 1....2....3. Fifth Fall : Legsweep out of Nowhere. Where is Nowhere, and why do moves keep coming out of there? Does it have a factory? Super frankensteiner on Matt, who hit hard. There's a two count on the pin. Matt blocks the suplex attempt. Hurricane walks into a face crusher variation. The Hurricane can barely stand. Here it comes - Twist Of Fate. 1....2...3, it's finished. Sixth Fall : Rey hits a massive spinning kick to the jaw. Second rope flying axe handle, Hardy goes down. Cover for a two count. Hardy counters a backdrop attempt with a kick to the face. Tornado DDT from Jeff Hardy, Rey got planted. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Jeff Hardy misses a big legdrop after stalling too long. Hardy takes a hurrancarana from Rey Mysterio. Pin : 1 - 2- 3. Rey defeats Hardy. Seventh Fall : Legsweep out of Nowhere. Where is Nowhere, and why do moves keep coming out of there? Does it have a factory? Matt takes a hurrancarana from Rey Mysterio. Pin, but Matt is out just before the three count. Vicious kick to the teeth from Rey Mysterio. Matt blocks a kick from Rey Mysterio. Matt uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Rey Mysterio can barely stand. Twist Of Fate!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! I can't decide whether it's a *** or a ***1\2 match...let's go for a ***1\4 rating to make it fair.
Overall Rating: 73%
Crowd Reaction: 83%
Match Quality: 80%
And now for our main event! The ten survivors of our earlier SS matches (what a remarkable coincidence that there were exactly ten!
) now go head-to-head inside the most brutal structure in wrestling - War Games!
War Games - Eddie Guerrero, John Cena, Paul London, Shelton Benjamin, and The Rock vs. Brock Lesnar, Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, Matt Hardy Version 2.0, and Tajiri
Tajiri takes a headbutt from John Cena. Flying shoulder tackle by Cena sends Tajiri to the mat. Tajiri gets slammed. Full nelson slam on Tajiri. The Rock launches Tajiri into the cage wall. Chanelling the spirit of Misawa, Shelton Benjamin uses a forearm to the face. Back suplex on Lesnar, which is a backdrop to you NOAH fans. Shelton \ London whip Lesnar into the ropes and hit a double clothesline. London crushes Lesnar with a running senton. Paul London launches Lesnar into the cage wall. Hard back suplex on Lesnar. Anyone remember when that was Shawn Michaels's finisher? Super frankensteiner on Lesnar, who hit hard. Lifting DDT by John Cena, looked good. John Cena throws Lesnar into the cage. Cena drops an elbow...but misses. Fate can be so cruel. Second rope flying axe handle, Cena goes down. Super kick by Matt Hardy Version 2.0. Matt Hardy Version 2.0 launches Cena into the cage wall. Matt \ Benoit whip Cena into the ropes and hit a double clothesline. Chris Benoit throws Shelton into the cage. Corkscrew brainbuster suplex, Benoit hit it well. Chris Benoit throws Shelton into the cage. Shelton takes a flying neckbreaker from Chris Jericho. Flying cross body off the top rope! Even Steamboat would have applauded the execution on that. Canadian Violence hook up Shelton, then hit a double suplex. Shelton Benjamin avoids a Chris Benoit avalanche. Benoit tastes a high angle back suplex. It probably tasted like chicken. Eddie crushes Benoit with a running senton. Eddie Guerrero misses a clothesline. Benoit \ Matt whip Eddie into the ropes and hit a double clothesline. Matt Hardy Version 2.0 throws Eddie into the cage. Matt drops an elbow...but misses. Fate can be so cruel. Flying cross body off the top rope! I'll give a 0.8 on the Steamboat scale for that effort. Eddie Guerrero has reached under the ring and pulled out a screwdriver, which must be part of the ring crew's gear. Eddie Guerrero slams Matt down. Eddie Guerrero climbs to the top rope and hits the Frogsplash! Matt Hardy Version 2.0 is down, and Eddie Guerrero takes the opportunity to use the screwdriver to rip into his forehead! Blood spills out, and Matt Hardy Version 2.0 collapses as the pain gets too great. The referee calls for the bell, this match is over. A good *** rating.
Overall Rating: 76%
Crowd Reaction: 89%
Match Quality: 78%