WWE: Smackdown challenges Raw to three Survivor Series matches
Will Stephanie McMahon and Mick Foley accept?
Wednesday 2 November 2016 10:43, UK
Smackdown bosses Daniel Bryan and Shane McMahon have challenged Raw to three brand versus brand matches at WWE's Survivor Series pay-per-view on November 20.
Bryan and McMahon made the blockbuster pitch during Tuesday's edition of Smackdown, on which the unheralded James Ellsworth earned a shot at AJ Styles' WWE World Title.
The blue-brand chiefs have proposed two traditional Survivor Series five-on-five elimination bouts - one featuring men and another featuring women - as well as a 10-on-10 clash featuring tag teams.
McMahon later tweeted: "The gauntlet has been thrown down on #Raw... #SDLive will have our teams ready for #SurvivorSeries. The question is ... will you?"
Smackdown's challenge follows Raw Commissioner Stephanie McMahon stating that her brand's next pay-per-view, Hell in a Cell, would "blow away" Smackdown's No Mercy show which took place on Sunday.
Elimination matches have become a staple of Survivor Series since the event's inception in 1987, with last year's main-card encounter seeing Ryback, The Usos, Sin Cara and Kalisto down The New Day's Xavier Woods, Kofi Kingston and Big E as well as Sheamus and King Barrett.
Raw's next pay-per-view, Hell in a Cell, comes your way live on Sky Sports Box Office at midnight on Sunday, October 30.
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