WWE Survivor Series 2023! Will this be a Raw vs. SmackDown brand warfare or a WarGames spectacle? Why can’t it be both? There should be no problem in WWE booking champion vs. champion matches, Survivor Series 5 vs. 5 Elimination Matches, and War Games Matches on the same card. As for the potential PPV matches themselves, if anyone truly has the clairvoyance to predict this entire match card correctly from beginning to end, it’s the almighty Mark Justice.
With that being said, the following will provide some rapid-fire match card predictions for what should be a star-studded PLE in the fall: WWE Survivor Series 2023.
WWE Survivor Series 2023 is scheduled to take place on November 25, 2023, live on Peacock. Here are some rapid-fire match card predictions for WWE Survivor Series 2023.
Judgment Day vs. LWO [WarGames Brand Warfare]
Judgment Day: Finn Balor, Damian Priest, “Dirty” Dominick Mysterio, JD McDonagh
LWO: Rey Mysterio, Santos Escobar, Cruz Del Toro, Joaquin Wilde
The Judgment Day vs. LWO would be the ideal WarGames match for this year’s Survivor Series. This feud basically stems from the rivalry between Rey Mysterio and Dominick Mysterio. Since they are on separate brands, this would be the perfect opportunity to finally put an end to this feud so that they can go their separate paths.
Judgment Day would win this match because they are more dominant, prevalent, and over as a faction than LWO has been in the past few months. Also, “Dirty Dom” needs his win back after losing to his father at WrestleMania 39.
Prediction: Judgment Day
Gunther (w/Imperium) vs. LA Knight [Mid Card Champion Brand Warfare]
Gunther will break the Honky Tonk Record and remain champ until Survivor Series, but it is foreseeable that the U.S. Title will change hands a couple of times before then. The current champ, Rey Mysterio, will give Santos Escobar the first title shot out of respect and lose the title to Escobar in a match that ends clean.
Then, LA Knight will finish his storyline with LWO by dethroning Escobar, whom he has not defeated yet on the main roster. Despite how popular Knight is now, Gunther has had a more dominant reign and deserves the win here as the superior champion.
Prediction: Gunther
Team Raw vs. Team SmackDown [Women’s Survivor Series Match]
Team Raw: Becky Lynch, Shayna Baszler, Zoey Stark, Liv Morgan, Raquel Rodriguez
Team SmackDown: Bianca Belair, Charlotte Flair, Asuka, Shotzi Blackheart, Zelina Vega
Team SmackDown has never won a Women’s Survivor Series match in history. Hopefully, that changes this year because the SmackDown Women’s Division has been a lot more vibrant than Raw’s from a booking standpoint.
Bianca, Charlotte, Asuka, Shotzi, and Zelina have all been gunning for Iyo Sky’s world title whilst the contenders on Raw have barely set up any title matches for Ripley on PPV. While there is plenty of beef on both teams, Bianca and Charlotte have proven they can still work together and that synergy will prevail as they lead their team to victory.
Prediction: Team SmackDown
Team Raw vs. Team SmackDown [Men’s Survivor Series Match]
Team Raw: Cody Rhodes, Drew McIntyre, Shinsuke Nakamura, Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn
Team SmackDown: Bobby Lashley, AJ Styles, Austin Theory, Edge, Sheamus
On the other hand, Raw’s Men Division has been a lot more vibrant than SmackDown’s from a booking standpoint. On Raw, most superstars are gunning for Seth Rollins’ world title. Meanwhile, on SmackDown, it seems that only the Bloodline target Roman Reigns, who takes up nearly half the show with segments.
Thanks to that monopolization of time on SmackDown, the men’s division does not get enough exposure to warrant a victory here, so Cody Rhodes from Team Raw will become the sole survivor to build himself up in his journey to “finishing the story”.
Prediction: Team Raw
Rhea Ripley vs. Iyo Sky (w/Bayley) [Women’s Champion Brand Warfare]
Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky are the current world champions of their respective brands. Since Ripley is on the verge of a dominant run and Iyo Sky just won the belt via her MITB cash-in, it is unlikely that either individual will lose their belts before this huge event.
Both were in the same NXT class and thereby have plenty of history. They are now part of two compelling factions in Judgment Day and Damage Control, respectively, on the main roster. Although most fans will be rooting for Iyo to pick up the underdog victory, Ripley will maintain her dominance as the superior champion here.
Prediction: Rhea Ripley
Seth Rollins vs. Roman Reigns (w/Solo Sikoa) [World Champion Brand Warfare]
Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns are the current world champions of their respective brands. Since Rollins just won that new toy belt at Night of Champions and Reigns won’t end his historic run on any other PLE than ‘Mania, it is unlikely that either individual will lose their belts before this huge event.
When it comes to Rollins and Reigns, they have Shield history and Survivor Series was the PPV where the Shield debuted. This storyline would be too good to pass up, and an intriguing stat about them is that Rollins has Reign’s number every time they battle in one on one title matches.
Rollins even teased this match in his backstage interviews with Corey Graves whilst he was building up himself to be the inaugural World Heavyweight Champion. He articulated that he wanted his title reign to help all the fans forget about Roman Reigns and his corrupt title reign that continues due to nefarious means and part-time privileges.
However, this is “only the third inning” and Rollins might need a seventh-inning stretch before Reigns finally breaks the curse in his track record with Rollins and finally beats him clean in a one-on-one situation to finish their story.
Prediction: Roman Reigns
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