Survivor Series is known as the launching pad for many iconic careers, including the WWE debut of The Undertaker in 1990, who became the most successful Survivor Series wrestler of all time with 13 wins. Superstars such as The Rock (1996), Kurt Angle (1999), The Shield (Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose) (2012) and Sting (2014) also made their PLE debut at Survivor Series. Even the Elimination Chamber match format debuted at Survivor Series in 2002.
As has been the case since 2022, this year’s show will feature women’s and men’s WarGames matches, featuring star-studded teams of five wrestlers each. In the men’s category, Cody Rhodes, CM Punk, Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso and Roman Reigns will unite to take on Bronson Reed, Braun Breaker, Logan Paul, Drew McIntyre and Brock Lesnar, while in the women’s category, Rhea Ripley, Iyo Sky, Alexa Bliss, Charlotte Flair and AJ Lee will face Nia Jax, Lash Legend, Kairi Sane, Asuka and Becky Lynch. Cena’s Intercontinental Championship defense against Dominic Mysterio and a Women’s World Championship match between Stephanie Walker and Nikki Bella are also on the cards.
As we get closer to the show, let’s look at some notes and stats for each match.
men’s wargames match
With a win, Roman Reigns will move into second place on the Survivor Series wins list with 10, tying Randy Orton. Reigns is looking for his seventh consecutive Survivor Series win. He has not lost in this event since 2016. If the men’s match closes the show, history will be on Reigns’ side as Reigns has never lost a main-event match at Survivor Series. He is 5-0, with his most recent win coming in last year’s WarGames main event.
The only two players to perform in this match who have never participated in a WarGames match are Logan Paul and Brock Lesnar. Participant with most of Jey Uso is a WarGames veteran, having taken part in three such matches (2022, 2023 and 2024). He is undefeated in the WarGames format.
Drew McIntyre is looking to avoid his sixth consecutive Survivor Series loss. Their last win was in 2018 as part of Team Raw, which defeated Team SmackDown in an elimination match.
Women’s WarGames Match
Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky are the only participants in this match to have previously competed in the Women’s WarGames match at NXT TakeOver: WarGames in 2019. Ripley and Sky were on opposing teams, with Team Ripley winning.
Skye has competed in all seven Women’s WarGames matches, making her the only woman to do so.
Ripley, Charlotte Flair and Nia Jax have won four Survivor Series each. Whoever gets another win will equal Mickie James and Bianca Belair in the women’s division.
Becky Lynch is looking for her fourth consecutive Survivor Series win. His last two matches have been in WarGames (2022, 2023).
Intercontinental Championship: John Cena vs. Dominic Mysterio
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The Intercontinental Championship has not changed hands at Survivor Series since 2001, when Edge defeated Test to unify the United States and Intercontinental Championships. Since then, the Intercontinental title has been successfully defended at the event six times, including last year.
This will be Cena’s first Survivor Series match in eight years. He last appeared at the event in 2017 as part of Team SmackDown in a traditional five-on-five elimination match.
Mysterio is looking for his fifth consecutive PLE win. His most recent PLE victory was against AJ Styles at SummerSlam in August. Cena’s most recent PLE victory also came against Styles at Crown Jewel in October.
Women’s World Championship: Stephanie Wacker vs. Nikki Bella
This will be Walker’s first Survivor Series match. Bella has performed twice and won both times, although it has been 11 years since she appeared at Survivor Series. She won the Divas Championship in 2014 by defeating AJ Lee.
Bela will be looking for their first PLE win in seven years. Her most recent event occurred at Super Show-Down in 2018 when she, her sister Brie and Ronda Rousey defeated the Riott Squad (Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan).
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