WWE Survivor Series 2015: Roman Reigns wins - and loses - world title
Brothers of Destruction unite against The Wyatt Family
Tuesday 15 November 2016 08:55, UK
Delight turned to despair for Roman Reigns at the 2015 edition of WWE Survivor Series, with Sheamus experiencing the reverse.
Reigns went from winning the world title to losing it in five minutes and 15 seconds, as Sheamus, defeated earlier in the night, cashed in his Money in the Bank contract.
Read on to re-live what transpired at WWE's Fall Classic 12 months ago in Atlanta - and then watch this year's event, live on Sky Sports Box Office, on Sunday night.
Money troubles for Reigns
Reigns fought incredibly hard to become WWE Champion for the first time and then lost the belt in a matter of minutes. Having beaten close pal Dean Ambrose in the finals of a tournament to determine who would succeed injured former Shield stablemate Seth Rollins as the title holder, Reigns was offered a handshake from his rival Triple H. It was a handshake Reigns spurned, with The Big Dog choosing to spear The Game instead. That proved costly, as Sheamus cashed in his Money in the Bank contract, Brogue Kicked Reigns twice and scooped his fourth world title.
Ambrose falls at final hurdle
Ambrose had secured a title showdown with Reigns by winning his semi-final against Kevin Owens earlier in the night, The Lunatic Fringe turning a Pop-Up Powerbomb into a hurricanrana and sealing his win with a Dirty Deeds. Ambrose thought a Dirty Deeds would see him topple Reigns in the final but his buddy kicked out and triumphed with a spear. The Cincinnati native seemed set to become WWE's nearly man - until he procured the Money in the Bank contract in June and then used it hours later on Rollins to become world champion, moments after The Architect had downed Reigns.
Wyatts blasted by Brothers of Destruction
Twenty-five years after making his WWE debut at the 1990 edition of Survivor Series, The Undertaker teamed up with half-brother Kane to vanquish The Wyatt Family's Bray Wyatt and Luke Harper. Taker had been attacked by the Wyatts at Hell in a Cell a month earlier and carried out of the arena but gained revenge in Georgia, pinning Harper following a Tombstone Piledriver. The Phenom and Kane produced many notable moments during the match, including performing a double chokeslam on the monstrous Braun Strowman through the announce table.
No joy for Briton Paige
Paige's hopes of claiming the Divas Championship from Charlotte were dashed as she fell victim to The Nature Girl's Figure Eight Leglock submission move. To her credit, the Norwich-born grappler had cleverly rolled out of the ring earlier in the contest after being blasted with Natural Selection, but Paige's gloating on the barricade proved her undoing as she was nailed by a spear. No one, though, was able to rip the Divas Title from Charlotte - Ric Flair's daughter holding the belt until it was discontinued at WrestleMania 32 in April and replaced with the revamped Women's Title.
Kalisto survives elimination match
Kalisto will be involved in a high-stakes clash on Sunday night - if he beats Cruiserweight Champion Brian Kendrick the entire cruiserweight division will move to Smackdown. If the masked marvel needs a confidence boost, he need only look back to last year's Survivor Series, when he, Ryback and Jey Uso emerged as survivors in a traditional elimination bout. The winning team was aided somewhat, though, by Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods walking out on Sheamus after their New Day pal Big E had been eliminated. Sheamus was soon beaten but his mood had increased dramatically by the end of the night. Winning the WWE World Title will do that for you.
WWE Survivor Series booking details
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 from Tuesday, November 8: 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.
