WWE Survivor Series 2019: Results, Highlights and Grades

Team Raw vs. Team SmackDown vs. Team NXT Men’s Survivor Series Match

Team Raw consists of: Seth Rollins (Captain), Drew McIntyre, Ricochet, Randy Orton, and Kevin Owens. Team SmackDown consists of: Roman Reigns (Captain), King Corbin, Shorty G, Ali, and Braun Strowman. Team NXT consists of: Tomasso Ciampa (Captain), Keith Lee, Matt Riddle, Damian Priest, and NXT UK Champion Walter.

Seth Rollins, Braun Strowman, and Tomasso Ciampa start the match. Strowman hits a double dropkick to Rollins and Ciampa. McIntyre tags out Rollins and Walter tags out Ciampa. Three big men stare off in the ring.

McIntyre and Walter team up on Strowman for a short period of time. Walter then hits a German Suplex to McIntyre and a drop kick to Strowman in the corner. McIntyre then runs in quickly with a Claymore to the NXT UK Champion and the three-count. Walter is eliminated. Raw has 5. SmackDown has 5. NXT has 4.

Ricochet, Shorty G, and McIntyre get tagged in. Ricochet and Shorty G perform some acrobatic maneuvers in the ring. Shorty G grabs the athletic Ricochet and executes a German Suplex. Matt Riddle gets tagged in for NXT and wrestles Shorty G into an ankle lock. Shorty G counters with an ankle lock of how own and there’s a stalemate as Ricochet watches from the corner. Ciampa tags in, but Ricochet runs in with a backflip kick to both Ciampa and Shorty G.

Ricochet quickly tags in Kevin Owens. Owens goes on the top rope and has two options: frogsplash Shorty G from SmackDown or Ciampa from NXT. He cunningly selected Shorty G from SmackDown and pinned him for the three-count. Shorty G is eliminated. Raw has 5. SmackDown has 4. NXT has 4.

Roman Reigns tries to get in the ring but King Corbin stops him and wants to go in. There is already more tension between these two. Owens hits a Stunner to Corbin outside the ring. As soon as Owens gets back into the ring, Ciampa hits Owens with a Hanging DDT for the three-count. Kevin Owens is eliminated. Raw has 4. SmackDown has 4. NXT has 4.

Randy Orton then gets into the ring and performs stomps on Ciampa as King Corbin lies and waits outside the ring. Ciampa tags in Damian Priest. RKO to Ciampa! Damian Priest charges at Orton! RKO to Damian Priest for the three-count! Damian Priest is eliminated. Raw has 4. SmackDown has 4. NXT has 3.

Matt Riddle quickly comes out and rolls up Orton for the three-count. Randy Orton is eliminated. Raw has 4. SmackDown has 4. NXT has 2. However, Orton was not too happy about that and he RKOs Matt Riddle after getting eliminated. King Corbin then runs in to pin Riddle for the three-count. Matt Riddle is eliminated. Raw has 3. SmackDown has 4. NXT has 2.

Braun Strowman and Keith Lee have a face off in the ring. Drew McIntyre runs in to break it up, but Strowman takes out everyone and runs around the ring like a bull to run everyone over. Keith Lee eventually stops Strowman and McIntyre hits a signature Claymore to Strowman, forcing Strowman to get counted out and eliminated. Raw has 3. SmackDown has 3. NXT has 2.

When McIntyre gets back into the ring, he tags in Ricochet. Ricochet goes on a rally but runs into an End of Days by King Corbin for the three-count. Ricochet is eliminated. Raw has 2. SmackDown has 3. NXT has 2.

Rollins and Ciampa are tagged in. Ali tags himself in and goes on a rally. Ali was about to finish Rollins but his own partner, King Corbin, distracted him and he got curb stomped by Rollins for the three-count. and Ciampa tags into the match.

Rollins then tags McIntyre in. McIntyre hits the Alabama Slam to Ciampa and is ready for the Claymore. He sprints for Ciampa but Reigns came outta nowhere with a Spear and the three-count. McIntyre is eliminated. Raw has 1. SmackDown has 2. NXT has 2.

Ciampa grabs Reigns and hits the Hanging DDT. He attempts the FairyTale Ending but Reigns counters it into a Superman Punch. King Corbin drags Reigns into the corner to tag himself in. Reigns is fed up with Corbin and Superman Punches and Spears Corbin for Ciampa to get the three-count on Corbin. King Corbin is eliminated. Raw has 1. SmackDown has 1. NXT has 2.

Since NXT has two superstars left, Rollins from Raw and Reigns from SmackDown resort to the Shield ways and team up on Ciampa. They attempt a shield powerbomb on the announce table but Keith Lee comes in for the save. Ciampa then brings Rollins into the ring with a running knee strike and Project Ciampa for the two-count.

Ciampa attempts the Fairy Tale Ending but Rollins counters with a superkick. Rollins attempts the curb stomp but Ciampa counters with a big boot. Ciampa attempts the Fairy Tale Ending on Rollins, but Roman Reigns runs in with a Superman Punch, giving Rollins an opportunity to Curb Stomp Ciampa for the three-count. Tomasso Ciampa is eliminated. Raw has 1. SmackDown has 1. NXT has 1.

Rollins, Reigns, and Lee are the only ones left. Lee hits a running crossbody into Rollins and Reigns. Reigns rolls out of the ring. Rollins hits a superkick to Lee and goes on the top rope to deliver a frog splash to Lee for the two-count. He then charges up for the curb stomp, but Lee counters and hits a Jackhammer to Rollins for the three count. Seth Rollins is eliminated. Team Raw is completely eliminated.

Roman Reigns from SmackDown and Keith Lee from NXT are the last two remaining. Reigns goes for two Superman Punches and gets a two-count. Now, Reigns is going for the Spear. HOOOORAAAAAA!

Reigns charges but Keith Lee counters it into a powerbomb for the two-count. Lee goes on the top rope for the moonsault. He flies, but Reigns moves out of the way and hits a Spear for the three-count. Roman Reigns is the sole survivor and gets SmackDown their second win of the evening against NXT with a score of three and Raw with a score of one.

Result: Team SmackDown

Rating: 4.5/5.0 Stars

Analysis: This match was a spot-fest but nonetheless a spectacular performance. It’s definitely a survivor series match to be remembered for ages to come. With Reigns not getting any championship victories since returning from leukemia, it was tolerable for him to get the spotlight here as a top guy. Well done for all the superstars involved in this match. Since team SmackDown did more harm than good to their own team, it made Team Raw and Team NXT look a tad weak. However, the match was so incredible that everyone individually still looked strong and fulfilled most of the tensions and storylines that were built in recent weeks. After this match, Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch cuts a backstage promo on her opponents, SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley and NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler, for the main event later tonight.