Survivor Series 2015: Rise and Fall
Survivor Series 2015
Date: November 22, 2015
Location: Phillips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
Commentators: Jerry Lawler, Michael Cole, John Bradshaw Layfield
Pre-Show: Team Miz vs. Team Neville
Miz, Bo Dallas, Stardust, Ascension
Stardust comes in to take D-Von into the corner as we hear about the Gobbledy Gooker debuting 25 years ago today. Off to Miz who keeps up the beating, only to walk into a spinebuster. Neville comes in to clean house with his variety of kicks and a snap German suplex. A surprise Bodog and the Skull Crushing Finale take Neville out at 8:52, only to have Goldust roll Miz up for the pin at 9:03.
We open with Lillian Garcia singing the National Anthem as the middle finger to the ISIS threats.
WWE World Title Tournament Semifinals: Alberto Del Rio vs. Roman Reigns
WWE World Title Tournament Semifinals: Dean Ambrose vs. Kevin Owens
Non-title again. Dean starts with some headlocks and armdrags (straight out of an old Aiden English song) but Owens crotches him on top. The Cannonball is only good for one but the backsplash gets two. We hit the chinlock (Owens: “CHINLOCK CITY BABY!”) and HHH is shown watching again. Dean suplexes him down and they slowly get up with Owens getting the better of it.
Team Ryback vs. Team New Day
Ryback, Lucha Dragons, Usos
New Day, King Barrett, Sheamus
The hometown boy Xavier Woods has a new haircut (like a pompadour) and Big E. wants us all to cheer for it. New Day rips on the Dragons for being small, the Usos for being injured and Ryback for being bald. Sheamus wants to get jiggy on these posers and you can feel the air go out of the place in a funny bit. Kofi: “I think what he meant to say was NEW DAY ROCKS!”
Divas Title: Paige vs. Charlotte
Reigns and Ambrose are ready to fight like brothers.
Tyler Breeze vs. Dolph Ziggler
Ziggler makes his comeback with the normal stuff, including a neckbreaker and the big elbow for two. A nice pinfall reversal sequence gives us a bunch of two counts before Dolph just slams him face first into the mat. Breeze bails to avoid the superkick (like any model would do) and kicks him in the knee, setting up the Unprettier to give Tyler the clean pin at 6:45.
We recap the Wyatts vs. the Brothers of Destruction. Bray targeted Undertaker at the end of Hell in Cell before kidnapping Undertaker and Kane. He stole their souls (whatever that means), setting up this regular tag instead of what could have been a cool elimination tag).
Bray Wyatt/Luke Harper vs. Undertaker/Kane
Nothing special for Undertaker after the match as he and Kane just do their signature pose.
WWE World Title: Roman Reigns vs. Dean Ambrose
Ambrose has already lost his shirt and they go at it right after the big match intros. A clothesline puts Reigns on the floor and Dean follows with the suicide dive. Back in and Dean hammers away until Reigns powerbombs him out of the corner ala Undertaker. Reigns gets two more off a sitout powerbomb but Dean runs him over. The top rope elbow is blocked with a Superman Punch though and both guys are down.
Neither finisher can hit (way too early) but the rebound lariat is countered into a spear for two (shows what I know). There was almost zero hit on that near fall. A second spear hits post and Dirty Deeds gets two on a much hotter cover. Both guys sit up so they slug it out from the mat. Back up and the spear out of nowhere gives Reigns the title at 8:39.
Dean hugs his friend and leaves as confetti falls. Cue a smiling and applauding HHH to offer a handshake but Reigns spears him instead. Sheamus comes in for a Brogue Kick and here we go.
WWE World Title: Roman Reigns vs. Sheamus
The Brogue Kick only gets two but a second gives Sheamus the title at 39 seconds. So was Ambrose off checking the Bengals score?
Results
Roman Reigns b. Alberto Del Rio – Spear
Dean Ambrose b. Kevin Owens – Dirty Deeds
Team Ryback b. Team New Day – Shell Shock to Sheamus
Charlotte b. Paige – Figure Eight
Tyler Breeze b. Dolph Ziggler – Unprettier
Undertaker/Kane b. Bray Wyatt/Luke Harper – Tombstone to Harper
Roman Reigns b. Dean Ambrose – Spear
Sheamus b. Roman Reigns – Brogue Kick
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