WWE Raw vs. SmackDown Survivor Series News 2017: Lopsided Brand War Starts on Nov. 19
"Survivor Series," WWE's upcoming pay-per-view event, pits "Monday Night Raw" stars against "SmackDown Live" wrestlers in the red-brand-versus-blue-brand event. Taking place on Sunday, Nov. 19, the line-up of the matches is just about complete as early as today.
That's three weeks early to have the card at this level of completion, so fans will have little to be surprised about by late next month, as Cageside Seats noted. Still, it's a set of excellent matches all around, as it looks like WWE is not wasting any time getting the hype up for one of the major PPV events of the season.
It's a champion-versus-champion match as Jinder Mahal calls out Brock Lesnar for the November event. It all started with Mahal issuing his challenge to Lesnar, which was immediately booked for the PPV. Brock saw no reason to decline the chance to give the current WWE champ a good elbowing.
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"Raw" women's champ Alexa Bliss turned down Natalya when the "SmackDown" came to visit during the WWE invasion event last week. They are due to settle it in the "Survivor" ring instead. Its part of the continuing saga of "Raw" tries to survive a siege from "SmackDown," as Gamespot noted.
Likewise, Intercontinental champ The Miz was nowhere to be seen when the "SmackDown" United States Champion came knocking. Hopefully, Corbin can catch up to his prey later in November.
"Raw" teams are likewise looking to hold out against the "SmackDown" teams, headlined by Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins against The Usos. While the men's team is still to be announced, the line-up for the women's elimination match has been settled, more or less.
With team "Raw" represented by Alicia Fox, Sasha Banks and Bayley, they look outnumbered and outgunned against "SmackDown's" Becky Lynch, Carmella, Charlotte, Naomi and Tamina. Can they pull the upset?
Fans can find out when the "Survivor Series" goes down on Sunday, Nov. 19, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
