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On Sunday, November 21, 2021WWE RAW Commentary Team: Mauro Ranallo, Tony Schiavone and Don Callis
WWE SMACKDOWN Commentary Team: Michael Cole, Byront Saxton and Corey Graves
Backstage Interviews & Reporting: Mean Gene Okerlund and Renee Young
Ring Announcers: Howard Finkel and Justin Roberts
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PRE-SHOW BONUS MATCH: PETE DUNNE vs. “THE BASTARD” PAC : Having traded victories on recent episodes of Monday Night RAW, these two superstars entered this rubber match hoping to get a decisive victory and gain bragging rights over the other. It was technical to start. Both men worked snug and were stiff. Dunne gave PAC a release suplex slam on the ring apron. Later, PAC gave Dunne a dragon suplex on the ring apron. Dunne went over the top rope to take PAC down with a moonsault plancha. PAC gave Dunne a spaceman plancha. Dunne went for the Bitter End but PAC countered it into a tornado DDT. PAC went for the Black Arrow but Dunne got his knees up and then gave PAC a deadlift bridging German suplex to nearly win the match. In the dying moments of the match, Dunne applied a kimura lock, but PAC got a toe on the bottom rope to break it. Not long after, PAC got Dunne into the Brutalizer, but time expired before he could get Dunne to give up. The fans chanted to let them fight, but it was no dice. The match was declared a draw, an unsatisfying result for both superstars. (20:00) --
Match Ends in a Draw SURVIVOR SERIES MATCH: STING, JOHN CENA, STEVE AUSTIN, D-VON DUDLEY & BUBBA RAY DUDLEY vs. TED DIBIASE, JOHN BRADSHAW LAYFIELD, IRWIN R. SCHYSTER, BOBBY ROODE & JAMES STORM : IRS was tagged in by Roode, and he came in and chopblocked Sting. After working over Sting’s leg, IRS tried to whip him into the corner, but Sting countered and gave him a Stinger Splash. Sting tagged out to Austin, who came in and stomped IRS down in the corner. He went for a cross-corner whip, but IRS countered and followed in with a running clothesline. IRS brought Austin ought of the corner and tried to whip him, but Austin countered and gave him a Lou Thesz Press. He brought IRS to his feet, kicked him and gave him the Stone Cold Stunner. Austin pinned IRS for the 1-2-3 to eliminate him at 6:19.
Storm lined up a Last Call on Bubba Ray, but he got his hands up to block it and countered with a Bubba Bomb. Bubba Ray made the hot tag to his brother D-Von, who would then tag Bubba Ray back in to help him give Storm the 3-D. Bubba Ray pinned Storm for the 1-2-3 to eliminate him at 9:37.
DiBiase and JBL complained about the referee’s fast-count, creating a diversion for Storm and Roode and to double-team Bubba Ray, drawing D-Von and Cena into the ring. When the referee saw what was going on, he went to clear the faces from the ring. Meanwhile, Storm and Roode gave D-Von, who was not the legal man, Drinking While Investing, before Storm left the ring. When the referee turn his attention back to ‘legal’ men, Roode gave D-Von a Glorious DDT and pinned him for the 1-2-3 to eliminate him at 10:14.
JBL entered the ring and gave Austin a fallaway slam, nailed Cena with a running big boot and gave Sting a JBL Bomb before throwing a Clothesline From Wall Street at Bubba Ray and pinning him for the 1-2-3 to eliminate him at 14:40.
There was a 6-man brawl outside the ring. DiBiase went for a knockout punch on Austin with his loaded black glove. Austin ducked it and went behind DiBiase. When the Million Dollar Man turned around Stone Cold kicked him. He turned for the Stone Cold Stunner but JBL whipped Cena into Austin, effectively saving DiBiase. DiBiase picked up Austin and JBL ran through him with a Clothesline From Wall Street. He picked up Austin and rolled him into the ring where DiBiase put him in the Million Dollar Dream. Austin was unresponsive and so he was declared eliminated at 18:07.
Austin was rolled out of the ring and when he came to, he made a scene by throwing things and nearly coming to blows with Cena. Extra referees came to the ring, and with Sting, they seemed to calm him down enough to leave. Then, Sting and DiBiase squared off with Sting gaining momentum after a pair of Stinger splashers and a gorilla press slam. Sting picked up DiBiase and set him up for a Scorpion Death Drop. JBL came in and went for a Clothesline From Wall Street but he was too late. Sting made the cover while Cena attacked JBL. 1…2… Roode made the save. After giving Sting a delayed neckbreaker, he dragged DiBiase to the corner and made the tag. Roode climbed the turnbuckle and went for a diving knee drop but Sting rolled out of the way. After giving Roode a powerslam, Sting put him in the Scorpion Death Drop to make him submit at 20:50.
Sting tagged out and JBL came in for the BDC. It was not long before Cena hit some jumping shoulderblocks and then dropped a Five Knuckle Shuffle on him. Cena picked up JBL and lifted him onto his shoulders into the fireman’s carry, but then he got a kick to the abdomen, causing him to release JBL. And then a Stone Cold Stunner! Austin got down in Cena’s face and shouted obscenities at him before leaving the ring for the second time. JBL got up and gave Cena a JBL Bomb and pinned him for the elimination at 22:32.
Sting was at a disadvantage as the lone member of his team. However, he proved difficult to eliminate. DiBiase and JBL made several attempts to eliminate him, but Sting kept kicking out. Sting’s opening for a comeback came when JBL tagged in, he hooked Sting’s arms behind his back as DiBiase climbed to the second turnbuckle. DiBiase went for a diving closed-fist punch, but Sting broke free and DiBiase hit JBL right between the eyes. Sting mounted the comeback, hitting running clotheslines, bodyslams, powerslams, and Stinger splashes. He took DiBiase out of the corner with a running bulldog and pinned him. JBL broke up the fall. Sting and JBL brawled until Sting got the better of the exchange with alternating jabs and chops, which continued until DiBiase put Sting in the Million Dollar Dream. However, Sting backed into the turnbuckles to break free. JBL threw a big boot up at him, but he ducked it and so JBL struck DiBiase instead. Sting gave JBL the Scorpion Death Drop and pinned him for the 3-count to eliminate him at 27:09.
When Sting got up, DiBiase ran at him and Sting gave him a back body drop and a standing leg drop. Then, he grabbed DiBiase by the legs and put him in the Scorpion Death Lock, making him tap out for the win. (27:36) --
Sole Survivor of the Match: Sting
WWE RAW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS vs. WWE SMACKDOWN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: HARLEM HEAT {RAW} vs. HART FOUNDATION {SD} : Neidhart executed a spinebuster on Booker T and then tagged in Hart. They gave Booker T the Hart Attack. Hart pinned Booker for the 1…2… Stevie Ray pulled Hart out to the floor and hip tossed him into the barricade. Neidhart jumped out of the ring and started to brawl with Stevie Ray. Neidhart whipped Stevie Ray into the barricade, then charged at him and Stevie Ray body dropped him over the barricade and into the front row. Meanwhile, Hart re-entered the ring and charged at Booker, who took him down with a jumping roundhouse kick. Booker then gave him an axe kick and did a spin-a-roonie. He tagged in Stevie Ray, who came off the top turnbuckle with a flying clothesline for Hart. Stevie tagged Booker before lifting Hart onto his shoulders into the electric chair position. Booker climbed to the top rope and delivered the missile dropkick as Stevie Ray dropped the electric chair – Heat Seeker! Booker pinned Hart. 1…2…3! (13:53) --
Winner by Pinfall: Harlem Heat
WWE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION vs. WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPION: EDDIE GUERRERO {IC} vs. WALTER {US} : Guerrero executed two out of three of the amigos before WALTER countered with a vertical suplex of his own. WALTER gave Guerrero two rolling German suplexes and went for a release on the third, but Guerrero flipped through and landed on his feet. Guerrero went for a hurricanrana but WALTER countered with a folding powerbomb and got a 2-count. WALTER lifted Guerrero up and gave him a vicious chop to knock him down, thn he climbed the turnbuckle and attempted a frog splash. Guerrero rolled out of the way. When they got up, Guerrero gave WALTER a brainbuster and pinned him for a 2-count. Guerrero climbed the turnbuckle and went for the frog splash. WALTER put his knees up to block and immediately put Guerrero in a Gojira Clutch. Guerrero didn’t submit but passed out in the hold, leading the referee to call the match in WALTER’s favour. (20:19) --
Winner by Submission: WALTER
SURVIVOR SERIES MATCH: BULLET CLUB MEMBERS AJ STYLES, BAD LUCK FALE, FINN BALOR, KARL ANDERSON & DOC GALLOWS vs. HEENAN FAMILY MEMBERS TRIPLE H, ADAM COLE, BARON CORBIN, DAX HARWOOD & CASH WHEELER :
Balor took Corbin down with a pair of slingblades before lining him up for a shotgun dropkick, but Corbin used Balor’s momentum against him to execute the Deep Six instead. He went for the cover, but Balor kicked out. He picked up Balor and set up for End of Days, but Balor broke free and tagged in Bad Luck Fale. He ran in and leveled Corbin with a shoulderblock and then gave him a running splash. Fale picked up Corbin and gave him the Grenade and pinned him for the 3-count, eliminating him at 9:53.
Styles gave Wheeler a Phenomenal Forearm and then hit Harwood with a Pele kick before making a hot tag to Fale. The big man ran to the turnbuckle, climbed up and executed a diving crossbody on both Harwood and Wheeler, holding a lateral press on both members of FTR. They kicked out in tandem. Fale grabbed Wheeler to set up for a powerbomb but Harwood chopblocked him. Then, FTR gave him the Shatter Machine. Wheeler escaped to the corner to make the tag. Triple H came in and gave Fale a knee to the face and then executed a Pedigree. He pinned him for the 3-count, eliminating him at 13:27.
Harwood and Wheeler had Karl Anderson set up for the Mindbreaker (spike piledriver) when Doc Gallows ran to the corner and pushed Wheeler off the top turnbuckle, sending him falling into the ringside barricade. Anderson got back to his feet and escaped with a back body drop. Bobby Heenan got on the ring apron to complain about Gallows’ interference, allowing Triple H and Adam Cole to get involved. Styles and Balor joined the fray. A 4-on-4 brawl ensued. Through the melee, Wheeler was sent back into the ring by Gallows, where he joined Anderson to give him the Magic Killer. Anderson made the cover and got the 3-count, eliminating Cash Wheeler at 19:02.
Adam Cole entered the ring and gave superkicks to Anderson and Gallows. He hit Gallows with a running clothesline to send him over the top rope and then climbed the turnbuckle where he set up for and executed the Panama Sunrise on Anderson. He made the pin and got the 3-count to eliminate Karl Anderson at 19:27.
Styles went for a Phenomenal Forearm on Triple H, but the RAW World Champion ducked and then leveled Styles with a running clothesline. He gave Styles a jumping knee drop to the forehead and pinned him for a two-count. As Triple H tried to pick him up, Styles pulled him into a small package to get a two-count. When they both got up, Triple H went for the running clothesline and Styles ducked it. He hit Triple H with a dropkick. Triple H rolled out to the floor but Styles stayed on the attack, knocking him down with a slingshot plancha. Styles brought Triple H back to his feet and gave him some forearms before going for a whip. Triple H reversed it, sending Styles slamming into the ringsteps. He ran in and gave him a knee smash to the side of the head while he was up against the steps. Gallows came around and threw some uppercut throat thrusts at Triple H, drawing Harwood to come over. Soon enough, Balor and Cole were there and the six of them were brawling around ringside. Triple H gave Gallows a back body drop and headed for the ring as the referee’s count neared ten. Styles tackled him, got up and tried to slide in but Triple H held onto his feet, keeping him from breaking the plane of the bottom rope. The referee finished counting out both Styles and Triple H at 26:13.
Gallows gave Harwood a fallaway slam. He picked up Harwood and lifted him up for a chokeslam but Harwood broke free after being lifted off the ground by thumbing Gallows in the eye. He gave Gallows a school-boy roll-up for a two-count. Harwood faked a punch and gave him a snap DDT before making his next pin attempt. Gallows got a foot on the bottom rope. Harwood tagged in Cole. Together they lifted Gallows up for a double vertical suplex, however Balor came in and caught Gallows by the legs to give him a gentle fall to his feet. Harwood attacked Balor. Gallows went for a big boot on Cole, but he ducked it and gave him a kneecap brainbuster. He made the pin but Gallows kicked out. After that, Cole gave him the Boom! He covered him again and this time got the 3-count, eliminating Gallows at 29:58.
Cole gave Balor a straight-jacket bridging German suplex. Balor kicked out at two. Cole tagged in Harwood who attempted a diving headbutt. Balor moved. Once back on their feet, Balor executed a pair of slingblades before sending Harwood into the corner with a shotgun dropkick. Balor climbed the turnbuckle he went for the Coup de Grâce, but Harwood rolled towards the turnbuckle to avoid it. When Harwood got up, Balor came at him for another shotgun dropkick. Harwood moved and Balor hit the turnbuckles. Harwood picked up Balor and tried for a brainbuster, but Balor drove his knee into Harwood’s face and then executed the 1916 DDT on him. Balor pinned Harwood to eliminate him at 33:20.
Cole gave Balor the ushigoroshi and pinned him. 1…2… kick out! Cole climbed the turnbuckle and went for the Panama Sunrise, but Balor countered with a back body drop. Balor climbed the turnbuckle and went for a diving double-foot stomp as Cole was getting up, but Cole moved in the nick of time and then gave him a superkick. Cole made the cover. 1…2… kick out! Cole waited for Balor to start getting up and then attempted the Boom! Balor ducked his head to avoid it, and then he locked Cole in a Fujiwara armbar. Heenan pulled the referee out of the ring just before Cole began to tap. Balor broke the hold and jumped out of the ring to confront Heenan, who started to run. Balor chased him halfway up the entrance aisle. When he stopped giving chase and turned back towards the ring, Cole hit him with a superkick and gave him a DDT on the floor. Cole returned to the ring and told the referee to count Balor out. Miraculously, Balor slid into the ring on the count of nine. Cole stomped on Balor and then lowered his knee pad. He ran to the ropes to go for the Boom, but Balor leapt up and gave Cole a slingblade. Balor picked up Cole and gave him the Prince’s Throne and then executed the 1916 DDT. He made the pin. 1…2…3! (38:14) --
Sole Survivor of the Match: Finn Balor
MASH-UP WRESTLING WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: ASUKA {c} vs. RHEA RIPLEY : Asuka hit Ripley with a diving hip attack and made the pin to get a 2-count. After that, she executed a release German suplex and then put Ripley in the Asuka Lock. Ripley refused to go down. Asuka tried to apply a body scissors to take her to the mat, but Ripley resisted and broke the hold by running her back into the turnbuckles. Ripley put Asuka on the top turnbuckle and executed a superplex. She covered Asuka, who kicked out at two. Ripley then applied the Prism Trap. Asuka struggled to get her hands on the ropes, but they were out of reach. Ripley pulled her back towards the center of the ring. Asuka pushed up from the canvas and turned inward, sending Ripley flying forward. Ripley went for a running big boot, but Asuka ducked and then went for a roundhouse kick, but Ripley leaned back into a matrix evasion and then stunned Asuka with a discus elbow smash. She pulled Asuka into a pumhandle position and went for the RipTide, but as she spun Asuka face up to slam her, Asuka spat mist in her face. Asuka hit the mat and Ripley stumbled around blinded by the mist. The referee tried to help Ripley. When Asuka got up, she brought Ripley to the mat in the Asuka Lock with body scissors. The referee called for the bell as Ripley tapped out. However, he wasn’t calling the match in the champion’s favour. Instead, he gave Ripley the win via disqualification. Unfortunately, for Ripley, the win didn’t put the title around her waist. (12:42) --
Winner by Disqualification: Rhea Ripley
HELL IN A CELL: THE UNDERTAKER vs. THE FIEND : The demonic structure of the cell didn’t come into play in this match often. Occasionally, one of the two superstars would whip another into the cell. Once, The Undertaker threw The Fiend into the cell with a chokeslam from the ring apron. Another time, The Fiend pancaked The Undertaker into the cell with a running cross chop. Finally, The Undertaker did an over-the-top-rope plancha that squashed The Fiend into the door of the cell. Weapons were frequently used, with chairs, kendo sticks, and garbage cans being used liberally. The Fiend put The Undertaker through a table outside the ring when he did a diving senton off the ring apron onto The Undertaker as he was laid out on it. The Fiend set up The Undertaker for a superplex through a table, but The Undertaker fought back and instead took The Fiend off the turnbuckle and through the table with a chokeslam. He went for win, but The Fiend kicked out at two.
Later, The Fiend introduced thumbtacks into the match. This backfired when The Undertaker gave him a Tombstone into the thumbtacks. The Undertaker crossed The Fiend’s arms over his chest. 1…2… kick out! The Undertaker tried to scoop up The Fiend for another one, but he slipped free and put The Undertaker in the Mandible Claw. The Undertaker slowly fell to a knee and then down to the mat, but when Paul Bearer appeared outside the ring with the urn and held it up, The Undertaker suddenly sat, even with the claw still applied. He battled back but The Fiend snuffed out the comeback with a Sister Abigail into the thumbtacks. 1…2…. kick out! The Fiend did it a second time and again The Undertaker kicked out.
The Fiend left the ring and brought in a table and a large gas can. He set up the table over the thumbtacks and emptied the gasoline onto the table. He grabbed a lighter and set the table ablaze. The Fiend went to grab The Undertaker but got a pair of throat thrusts. The Fiend backed away and then charged at him. The Undertaker dropped him with a big boot. The Fiend got up and The Undertaker gave him a chokeslam. Then, he picked up The Fiend and put him through the flaming table with a Last Ride! The Fiend rolled around to get out the flames and the referee pointed a fire extinguisher at him and emptied its contents in his direction. When the fog of the extinguisher cleared, The Undertaker was holding The Fiend upside down in front of him. He gave him another Tombstone and crossed his arms over his chest. The Undertaker rolled his eyes back into his head and stuck out his tongue as the referee counted. 1…2…3! (25:12) --
Winner by Pinfall: The Undertaker
SURVIVOR SERIES MATCH: TEAM RAW: BIANCA BELAIR, MICKIE JAMES, NYLA ROSE, RAQUEL GONZALEZ & TONI STORM vs. TEAM SMACKDOWN: BAYLEY, KRIS STATLANDER, PAIGE, SHAYNA BASZLER & AJA KONG : Shayna Baszler gave Mickie James some rolling gutwrench suplexes and then tagged in the biggest member of the Smackdown team – the legendary Aja Kong, an outside hire by Smackdown Women’s Champion Bayley. According to Bayley, Kong is the little extra her side needs to ensure victory tonight. James gave Kong a Mick Kick, but it failed to get her off her feet. She ran to the ropes and Kong dropped her with a thrust kick, then stunned her with a spinning back fist and gave her a brainbuster. Kong covered. Kong tagged in Bayley, who came in and covered her for the 3-count to eliminate her at 6:37.
Toni Storm reversed an Irish whip, sending Kris Statlander into the corner, where she then hit her with a running hip attack. Storm took Statlander out of the corner with a release German suplex and pinned her for a two-count. She picked up Statlander and hooked her arms for Storm Zero, but Statlander countered with a back body drop, which Storm in turn countered into a sunset flip. Statlander rolled through to her foot and hit Storm in the chest with a football kick and then tagged out to Shayna Baszler, who nailed Statlander with a jumping knee strike to the jaw and then gave her the Ace of Spades to force the tap-out submission at 9:57.
After executing an axe kick and standing moonsault on Bianca Belair, Statlander went to the top turnbuckle and attempted the Area 451 splash. However, Belair got her knees up to block. After getting up, Belair gave Statlander a double chickenwing facebuster slam and then executed the Kiss of Death to eliminate her at 12:19.
Aja Kong gave Nyla Rose a Samoan drop and followed it up with a piledriver. Instead of going for the pin, she dragged Rose over to her corner and began climbing the ropes. It appeared she was setting up for a banzai drop. However, Rose got up and climbed the ropes behind her. Paige made a tag just before Rose took Kong off the middle turnbuckle with an avalanche side belly-to-back suplex. Rose made the pin, but the referee didn’t count it. When Rose got up, Paige struck her with a superkick and then gave her the Paige-Turner. She tagged Bayley, who climbed the turnbuckle and executed a diving elbow drop. Bayley made the cover and got the 3-count to eliminate Rose at 16:23.
Bianca Belair and Raquel Gonzalez were at a 4-on-2 disadvantage at this point, but they set any differences they may have had aside to work as a team, making frequent tags and collaborating on double team maneuvers. The pay off came when Gonzalez executed a clothesline from hell on Paige, and Belair followed it up with a 450-degree splash. Belair stuck the landing for a lateral press and Gonzalez cut off the ring to make sure there was no interference. Paige was eliminated at 19:02.
Belair and Gonzalez managed to get Aja Kong over with a double-team vertical suplex. Belair went for the pin but Kong kicked out. Belair brought Kong to her feet but got a headbutt and was shoved to the mat near her corner. Gonzalez made the blind tag as Belair got up and ran at Kong, taking her down with a massive spear! Bayley and Baszler entered the ring and a full-on brawl ensued. Coming out of the other side of the mayhem, Gonzalez showed off her impressive power by lifting Kong onto her shoulders and executing a Tequila Shot (fireman’s carry cutter) before pinning her for the 3-count, thus eliminating her at 25:32.
Baszler held Gonzalez by the wrist and drilled her with multiple jumping knee strikes. She attempted to executed the Ace of Spades, but Gonzalez stayed grounded and broke free with a modified snapmare, which she followed she a stiff kick to the spine. Bayley went to the top rope. Gonzalez saw her there and went over to stop her. Bayley kicked her in the jaw to boot her away. Baszler went for a running attack but Gonzalez stepped to the side and helped send Baszler slamming into the turnbuckles, knocking Bayley off the top rope in the process. Gonzalez pulled Baszler out of the corner and gave her the one-arm powerbomb and pinned her to get the elimination at 29:39.
Gonzalez tagged out. Belair ran along the ring apron and dove off to hit Bayley with a diving spear onto the floor. Belair tossed Bayley into the ring and gave her the Kiss of Death before pinning her for the 1…2…3! (30:27) --
Survivors of the Match: Bianca Belair and Raquel Gonzalez
MASH-UP WRESTLING MEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: SAMOA JOE {c} vs. ROMAN REIGNS : Reigns took Joe down with a superman punch and then pinned him for a 2-count. Reigns then picked up Joe and put him in a guillotine choke. The hold was applied for only a few seconds before Joe powered out of it with a northern lights suplex. When Joe got up, Reigns went for another superman punch. Joe ducked it and got Reigns with a CCS enzuigiri. Joe grabbed Reigns from behind and gave him his chimeraplex (trifecta of a German suplex transitioned into a dragon suplex transitioned into a bridging straight-jacket suplex). Reigns kicked out at the last moment and rolled to the outside. Joe knocked him into the barricade with a topé suicida. Joe gave him some chops and whipped him into the barricade. Joe went for an Olé kick but Reigns got out of the way and Joe got hung up on the barricade. Reigns then clobbered Joe with a lariat that knocked him onto the floor. Reigns climbed the barricade and threw uppercuts under Joe’s chin. Joe fought back with a knee to the abdomen and some chops. As they continued to brawl through the crowd until eventually Joe clotheslined Reigns over the barricade, back to ringside. When Joe grabbed Reigns, he got a thumb to the eye and then a snap suplex on the floor. Reigns put Joe back in the ring, draping his head and shoulders over the bottom rope. Reigns went for the Drive-By, but Joe moved and countered with a Coquina Clutch. He pulled Reigns through the ropes, applied a body scissors and turned onto his side, back to the ropes. Reigns couldn’t get to the ropes, and while he didn’t tap out, he eventually stopped responding to the referee, which prompted him to call the match in favour of the champion. (15:31) --
Winner by Submission: Samoa Joe