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The Gobbledy Gooker came across a trail of bird seed backstage, leading to Tozawa rolling him up. Truth then beat Tozawa and scored the pin. The Gooker chased Truth and he lost his foot again. That was some bird brain booking.
Thus far, a mostly pedestrian show.
Time for the Raw vs. Smackdown Women's Elimination match!
Of course, Lana tagged herself in. She and Natalya faced off, playing off their old partnership and I guess, their old Total Divas feud? Is that show canceled or does it still exist? Peyton tagged in and the rest of the team made Lana stand on the ring steps. She's basically Rudolph and isn't allowed to play in the reindeer games, or something.
Bayley tagged in and worked over Royce, who had new pink hair. Royce tied her up in the ropes with a double arm submission, which was cool looking. Bianca tagged in and showcased her power, pressing and dropping Royce into Snake Eyes. Bayley nailed the flying elbow but Lacey made the tag. Everyone started battling. For a second, it appeared Nia Jax was going to lose control of Liv Morgan. Bayley clipped her knee. Everyone was on the floor except Lana, still frozen in place Royce grabbed Bayley and did a superplex to the floor on everyone, taking out all the bowling pins. Royce pulled Bayley in the ring and hit Dejavu on her, scoring the pinfall. Unless Bayley got hurt, that's a pretty shocking early elimination and the biggest win for Royce to date in the company.
Royce continued to be spotlighted, getting a single-leg crab on Natalya. Nattie came back and made Peyton tap to Sharpshooter. Thanks for coming but at least she got a nice win. Hope it's not forgotten by Friday. Lacey and Belair battled and ended up on the top rope. They hit a nice Spanish Fly. Nia Jax overpowered Riott and Liv. They overwhelmed her by going after the knee that was clipped earlier. Baszler tagged in and had some nice interactions with Riott, to the point I'd love to see more of them in the ring. Riott was choked out while going for a pin and was easily pinned.
It's down to Liv and Belair vs. The Women's Tag Champs, Lacey and Lana. Evans was pinned with a Crucifix Bomb. The Tag Champs continued to bully Lana. Morgan scored a DDT and an enziguiri on Jax, who recovered and nailed a Samoa Drop. They gave Morgan a little here before she lost. This leaves Bianca all alone and if they are smart, they give her a LOT of spotlight because she's a ready-made star in an era where they could use some. Bianca looked great and athletic taking the fight to Jax before Nia pulled her knees up during a splash. Bianca kicked up from a big legdrop, so she is showing she has some fighting spirit left inside.
Baszler went for the Clutch on Belair, who nailed a back suplex. She went for a springboard dive but was caught back inside the Clutch. Bianca kept fighting and powered to her feet. She almost made it to the ropes and finally fell into them. Baszler refused to let go and was DQ'd. Nia went to put her through a table but Jax was shoved into the ring post. Bianca and Jax were counted out battling, so LANA was the sole survivor.
The winners, Team Raw!
Nia was pissed, but no table spot.
This was a solid story, but again, they really need the last match and the Farewell to truly kick ass to, in my opinion, bring this up from just being an OK to good show.
It's time for Roman Reigns vs. Drew McIntyre, so Undertaker is closing the show. They are starting out slow but getting more and more aggressive with big punches and shots, trying to manhandle each other. Drew showed some damn good intensity but was caught on the top rope and smashed into the ring post, landing on the floor. Reigns began beating him down, ground and pound, drilling him with shot after shot. McIntyre kept kicking up, even after a big leaping clothesline.
They turned up the intensity a notch here as Drew battled back and they started really taking it to the other. Drew barely survived a Samoan Drop, kicking up at two. They battled to the floor and when they returned, Roman kicked the ropes up into Drew as he returned to the ring. Roman began trash-talking him over being the real champion. He told Drew he was always going to be number two but Drew snapped him with the Glasgow Kiss. Roman went for a clothesline but Drew caught him with the Futureshock DDT for a GREAT near fall. That was the most intense near fall of the entire show and got the biggest reaction from the virtual fans.
Drew went for the Claymore Kick but got rocked with a Superman Punch. Reigns went for the guillotine but Drew battled back. He went for the Claymore again but Roman blocked it and sent him into the ring post. This is evolving into the best thing on the show. Reigns went for a spear but got caught with a Kimura out of nowhere. He tried to force the tap but Reigns made it to the rope. Great stuff.
They went to the floor, where Reigns slammed him on the announcers' table, smashing him through it the second time. Reigns then speared him through the barricade and AGAIN, Drew kicked up. WWE absolutely saved the best match for last tonight. Roman looked on in disbelief and anger before setting up for another spear. They charged at each other and Roman speared him again but Drew again kicked out. This is awesome.
Roman went for another spear but Drew killed him with a Claymore Kick. Reigns wiped out the referee when he crashed down. Jey Uso ran down but Drew nailed him. Roman nailed a lowblow. Uso and Roman beat down Drew. Roman locked in the guillotine choke and took out Drew, but NO, Drew is back up. Roman cinched it in and the referee ruled Drew could not continue.
Roman wins. A hell of a fight. This was a Wrestlemania level bout and in fact, this was better than their Wrestlemania 35 match.
Roman hugged Uso after, so Jey redeemed himself with the head of the table. They spent a lot of time on Drew pondering his loss. Certainly, there will be a hell of a rematch down the line.
No Miz cash in.
My Survivor Series blog concludes on Page 4!
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