WWE Raw: Brands collide ahead of Survivor Series pay-per-view
Smackdown invades Raw ahead of Sunday's huge showdown
Tuesday 15 November 2016 09:47, UK
Team Raw and Team Smackdown engaged in a massive WWE brawl on Monday night as Survivor Series tensions ramped up.
Raw's Kevin Owens, Chris Jericho, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman will fight Smackdown's AJ Styles, Dean Ambrose, Bray Wyatt, Randy Orton and Shane McMahon on Sunday in a battle for supremacy.
But hostilities began early on Raw in Buffalo as the blue-brand's quintet - as well as their General Manager, Daniel Bryan and official mascot, James Ellsworth - ventured to the red brand to confront their weekend rivals.
Owens and Styles, the respective Raw and Smackdown world champions, exchanged words, while Wyatt criticised his former stablemate, Strowman, and vowed to destroy him at Survivor Series.
However, the action turned physical when Ambrose punched Jericho in the face, leading to an almighty scuffle which ended when Rollins and Reigns threw Styles out of the ring and onto his Smackdown colleagues.
The Raw squad had shown surprising team work - in some cases - during the night's bouts, with Reigns and Owens teaming up and Rollins asked to partner Jericho and Strowman.
Reigns and Owens argued for much of their match but still knocked off Cesaro and Sheamus when Reigns clocked Sheamus with a Superman Punch and pulled Owens onto the Irishman for the pin.
Rollins, Jericho and Strowman, meanwhile, overcame The New Day's Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods - Strowman's running powerslam on Woods putting the fan favourite out for the count.
However, Rollins could not resist the urge to blast Jericho with a Pedigree after the bell rang, with The Architect still seething after Y2J prevented him winning the Universal Title at Hell in a Cell in late October.
There were a number of odd yet successful team-ups on Raw, with rivals Charlotte and Sasha Banks uniting to defeat Nia Jax and Alicia Fox, and Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson banding with Enzo Amore and Big Cass to best The Shining Stars and The Golden Truth.
Plus, Cruiserweight Champion Brian Kendrick and Intercontinental Championship challenger Sami Zayn warmed up for their crunch bouts at Survivor Series by picking up victories.
Kendrick - who will face Kalisto on Sunday knowing that if he loses he will not only ship his title but also see the cruiserweight division move to Smackdown - submitted Sin Cara with Captain's Hook.
Zayn - who will look to claim the Intercontinental belt for the first time in his career when he battles Dolph Ziggler in Toronto - downed Bo Dallas following an exploder suplex and a Helluva Kick.
WWE Survivor Series will be shown live on Sky Sports Box Office (channel 491) and Sky Sports HD Box Office (channel 492) from midnight on Sunday, November 20 (Monday morning).
WWE Survivor Series will repeated on Sky Sports Box Office (channel 491) BUT NOT Sky Sports HD Box Office (channel 492) between 10am on Monday, November 21 and 10pm on Thursday, November 24.
WWE Survivor Series will cost £19.95 for viewers in the United Kingdom and €24.95 for customers in the Republic of Ireland, while a live blog of the event will run on skysports.com and the Sky Sports apps.
You can order the show online by visiting this link: https://my.sky.com/orderboxoffice/?DCMP=SurvivorSeries
You can also order the pay-per-view over the phone: UK viewers should call 03442 410 888, while customers in the Republic of Ireland should call 0818 220 225. (There may be an additional charge for telephone bookings).
You will be able to order the show via your Sky remote nearer the event:
Sky+: Press the box office button on your remote, then click the sports tab followed by WWE Survivor Series.
Sky Q: Press Home on your Sky Q remote, select TV guide, then Box Office and then WWE Survivor Series. Enter your TV Pin if prompted. (Only bookings via Sky TV remote are recordable using Sky Plus).
Sky TV residential customers only. Commercial customers contact Sky for price and to order. Sky Box Office terms apply. Cable customers should contact their local cable operator.
