The WWE Universe invades the AllState Arena in Rosemont, IL tonight for the last of the Big 4 PPVs and we’re here to give our last second predictions for tonight’s Survivor Series event. The final card is as follows:
- Dragon Lee vs. Santos Escobar
- Intercontinental Championship: Gunther(c) vs. The Miz
- Women’s World Championship: Rhea Ripley(c) vs. Zoey Stark
- Women’s War Games Match: Damage CTRL(Bayley, Io Sky, Asuka & Kairi Sane) vs. Bianca Belair, Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch & Shotzi Blackheart
- Men’s War Games Match: The Judgment Day & Drew McIntyre vs. Seth Rollins, Cody Rhodes, Jey Uso, Sami Zayn & Randy Orton
This feels like a light card with only 5 announced matches. The feeling about the Dragon Lee/Santos Escobar match is it’s likely set for the pre-show although there have been rumblings the Women’s War Games match could pop up on the pre-show but I don’t think that’s likely. With only 5 matches and a runtime that normally runs 3+ hours it would lead to speculation that there will be some surprises. There’s no bigger surprise that’s been rumored than the long rumored return of a certain Second City Saint to WWE. With the PPV being in the Chicago area, the rumblings about CM Punk’s return have grown louder… but I don’t believe he’s coming back – at least not tonight. So unless these 5 matches plan on going 35+ minutes each I believe WWE will add a match or two to the card at the last second.
Let’s look how these matches will shake out:
Dragon Lee vs. Santos Escobar: Santos Escobar seems to be going out on his own after betraying Rey Mysterio and the LWO. Dragon Lee is a last second replacement after Santos took out LWO member Carlito. Carlito was set to represent the LWO against Escobar after he saved Jacquin Wilde & Cruz del Toro from an attack by Santos. This is gonna be a barn burner of a match. Who wins: Dragon Lee… with a little help from Carlito
Women’s World Championship: Rhea Ripley’s reign has lacked the juice worthy of the superstar that Mami is due to the fact the RAW Women’s division just isn’t that deep. Sure, Ripley defended her title at Crown Jewel in a Fatal Five-Way but none of the other women posed a real challenge. Now Zoey Starks has emerged as the next challenger. Ripley seems to be on a holding pattern until WrestleMania where she would seemingly take on Becky Lynch. Who wins: Rhea Ripley retains
Intercontinental Championship: Unlike Rhea Ripley’s reign, Gunther’s IC title run has been historic – literally. Gunther has had the IC title for a record 533 consecutive days. He will go up against someone who is very familiar with that title in The Miz. The Miz is 2nd all-time with 8 IC title reigns(597 combined days) and hasn’t held the title since 2018. Should Gunther retain he will take aim at the 3 men in front of him in terms of combined days as IC champion – Pedro Morales, Don Muraco and… The Miz. Who wins: Gunther retains.
Men’s War Games Match: The Judgment Day have run rough shod over Monday Night RAW over the course of the year. JD McDonough has joined the group and has served as the faction’s safety valve. Dom Mysterio is still the ultimate heat magnet while Damian Priest & Finn Balor hold the undisputed WWE tag team titles. They also have made life miserable for all of their opponents… and that was before Drew McIntrye aligned himself with the faction. The return of The Apex Predator should give the babyfaces a much needed lift. Who wins: Team Seth Rollins
Women’s War Games Match: Speaking of factions, Damage CTRL has been a thorn in the sides of a lot of women since forming back at SummerSlam 2022. The group got stronger when Kairi Sane returned at Crown Jewel to help Io Sky retain vs. Bianca Belair. One week later, Asuka betrayed Bianca & Charlotte in a 6-woman tag match to align with Damage CTRL. With the faces outnumbered Charlotte was forced to make a call for reinforcements. The reinforcements? The Man Becky Lynch. Given the history of Becky & Charlotte the sticking point will be if the two future HOFers will be able to co-exist for a night. Who wins: Team Bianca Belair… and Bayley finds out that she’s the odd woman out in Damage CTRL.
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