This is the current card for Survivor Series, which will be held this Sunday in Houston, TX. It will air on pay per view and on the WWE Network at 8PM ET/7 PM ET:
Raw Universal Champion Brock Lesnar vs. SmackDown Champion AJ Styles
WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz vs. WWE US Champion Baron Corbin
Raw Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss vs. Smackdown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair
Raw Tag Team Champions Sheamus & Cesaro vs. Smackdown Tag Team Champions The Usos
The Shield vs. The New Day
Men’s elimination match: Team Raw – Kurt Angle, Braun Strowman, Finn Balor, Samoa Joe & Triple H vs. Team Smackdown – Shane McMahon, Randy Orton, Shinsuke Nakamura, Bobby Roode & John Cena
Women’s elimination match: Team Raw – Alicia Fox, Nia Jax, Asuka, Sasha Banks & Bayley vs. Team Smackdown – Becky Lynch, Carmella, Tamina Snuka, Naomi & TBD (though rumored to be Natalya)
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Kickoff Show Match: Enzo Amore vs. Kalisto
This is the current card NXT Takeover: Houston. It will be held this Saturday at in Houston, TX. It will air exclusively on WWE Network.
WarGames Match
– Tag Team Champions SAnitY vs. The Undisputed Era vs. The Authors of Pain and Roderick Strong.
NXT World Championship
– Drew McIntyre (C) vs. Andrade “Cien” Almas
NXT Women’s World Championship
– Kairi Sane vs. Ember Moon vs. Nikki Cross vs. Peyton Royce
The Velveteen Dream vs. Aliester Black
Dark Match
-Pete Dunne (c) vs. Johnny Gargano
The Abs Off match at NXT is going to be carried out on social media and not live.
According to Wrestling Observer, Triple H announced that the WarGames match won’t have a roof on it, which implies that high risk manuevers are fair game during the match.
This is the current card for Starrcade, which will happen on November 25, 2017 in Greensboro, North Carolina. It is a SmackDown Live exclusive event and is being billed as a house show. Ric Flair, Ricky Steamboat, The Rock ‘N’ Roll Express and the Hardys are said to be making an appearance. It’s being held on the 34th anniversary of the first Starrcade, which was held in Greensboro.
Steel Cage Match for the WWE Title
AJ Styles vs. Jinder Mahal
Steel Cage Match for the WWE Smackdown Women’s Title
Charlotte Flair vs Natalya
Fatal Four-Way for the WWE Smackdown Tag Team Titles
The Usos vs. The New Day vs. Chad Gable & Shelton Benjamin vs. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn
WWE US Title Match
Baron Corbin vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
Grudge Match
Dolph Ziggler vs. Bobby Roode
Dustin Runnels vs. Dash Wilder
Former WWE star Jack Swagger has announced that he has signed with Bellator MMA and will make his debut next year.
According to pwinsider.com, Neville could be returning to the WWE and as early as this week. He was never actually released from his contract and he didn’t actually walk away from the company. He left to work out a release to see about building his name elsewhere. Neville and WWE officials have had several positive discussions. It also appears that he and Enzo had no real animosity.
WWE revealed plans to hold the November 2018 iteration of NXT Takeover, Survivor Series, and the companion episodes of Raw and Smackdown in Los Angeles, California at the Staples Center.
It seems that Emma’s booking fees and stipulations are as advertised. She’s asking for $1,500 and the previously mentioned hotel, airfare, and creative control stipulations. Such terms are actually common for indie wrestlers and she’s not making any appearances until February 1, 2018 because of the noncompete clause that’s standard with WWE contracts after business has concluded between the talent and the company. According to Emma, she has an overwhelming number of bookings. She is still being paid the WWE since her release and will continue being paid until the ninety day window has concluded.
David Ortunga won’t be covering Survivor Series this weekend according to TMZ Sports. Ortunga has been in the headlines with his very public split with his wife which really came to a head when he accused his soon to be ex, Jennifer Hudson, of cheating on him with music producer Mali Music. David is leaving the reporting team in light of allegations by Jennifer of domestic abuse, which resulted in a protective order being filed. He’s also planning on fighting for custody rights.
Ric Flair is preparing to sue his former management company, Legacy Talent, for unpaid money for his recent ESPN 30 for 30 documentary according to a report from TMZ Sports. According to the Nature Boy, Legacy pocketed $25,000 that was to have been paid to him for the film as well as an additional $12,000 for endorsing Jake’s Fireworks. When Ric inquired about the discrepancy, he was told by Legacy that the money was being used to cover legal fees. Ric didn’t authorize such transactions. He was managed by Legacy up until this past October after initially joining them in 2009. Legacy Talent also manages Mick Foley.
Until recently there were plans for James Ellsworth for WrestleMania 34 according to Pro Wrestling Sheet’s James McKenna. The decision to not renew James’s contract appears to have been a cost cutting measure by the WWE. James proved to be a very popular addition to SmackDown and may well have a future in the industry.
