The promotional matches for Survivor Series: War Games, both in the men’s and women’s divisions, culminated in great fights during the broadcast of “Raw” on Monday night. An effective strategy to generate anticipation for the matches on Saturday at Petco Park in San Diego.
The rivalry between Becky Lynch and AJ Lee will be a central point in the women’s division, possibly leading to an expected singles match between the former champions. As for the men’s division, the uncertainty about the favorite team is greater than ever.
Intercontinental Championship in the Spotlight
Expectations for the development of the Intercontinental Championship in the coming weeks are high.
Results for “Raw”
- Gunther defeated Carmelo Hayes in the quarterfinals of “The Last Time Is Now”.
- Rey Mysterio defeated JD McDonagh.
- Solo Sikoa defeated Penta (by medical incapacity) in the quarterfinals of “The Last Time Is Now”.
- Logan Paul and Drew McIntyre defeated The Usos (Jey and Jimmy Uso) in the match for the advantage at Survivor Series: War Games.
Who really has the advantage in the Men’s War Games match?
The night began with the question of who would be the team leader: CM Punk or Cody Rhodes, something that did not please Roman Reigns. The Usos tried to remind the champions in dispute that there was still a match for the advantage, but the heels prevailed, gaining the advantage in War Games.
The Vision’s victory at Survivor Series could boost the challengers for the men’s championships, whether it’s Logan Paul challenging CM Punk for the World Heavyweight Championship or Brock Lesnar competing for Cody Rhodes’ WWE Undisputed Championship, without Rhodes or Punk looking weak in a loss. However, when Reigns told Punk and Rhodes that “that title would look much better on my shoulder”, he hinted that he could also be in contention for the title very soon.
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Rey Mysterio’s victory over JD McDonagh puts him on a collision course with his son, Dominik, for the Intercontinental Championship. It is likely that “Dirty Dom” will regain the Intercontinental title from John Cena at Survivor Series.
If Rey manages to defeat Finn Balor on next week’s “Raw”, he will prepare to challenge the other member of The Judgement Day, his son Dominik, for the title.
When Cena’s music played while Dominik mocked Cena for not showing up on “Raw”, the scene could have been similar to when Shawn Michaels played Bret Hart’s music on a 2005 episode of “Raw”, laughing at the audience’s disappointment when no one appeared. But Cena did appear, although in a smaller version than expected, when Dominik presented Syko from the Micro Wrestling Federation dressed in Cena’s attire.
Using a “small” imposter as an opponent is a tradition of the rude. Although it’s not something that should be a regular trick in WWE, for Dominik’s character, at a time when the audience would have loved a surprise appearance by Cena, it made sense. It made Dominik seem indifferent, which was the intention.
A month ago, Brock Lesnar ripped his pants while executing an F-5 on “SmackDown”, and on Monday night he suffered a fall during his entrance on “Raw”. He laughed on both occasions, taking it easy, and then transforming into a total threat. Few people can achieve that duality in a character. Some wrestlers would be disturbed, but not Lesnar. That added to his aura.
The doctors stopped the match between Penta and Solo Sikoa after Penta was injured while performing a Hurricanrana outside the ring. This happened at an inopportune moment, as Penta and Rey Fenix reunited as The Lucha Brothers hours earlier to challenge Dominik Mysterio and El Grande Americano on December 20 in AAA Alianzas.
