Diot’s WWE Survivor Series 2015 Review

WWE Survivor Series 2015
11-22-15
Atlanta, GA

Your hosts are Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, and JBL.

Kickoff Match

Survivor Series Elimination Match- The Miz, Bo Dallas, Stardust, and the Ascension (Konnor and Viktor) vs. Neville, Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley), Titus O’Neal, and Goldust
Gold and Stardust slug it out and Stardust tags in Viktor. Powerslam by Goldust gets 3!!! Viktor is eliminated.

O’Neal and Konnor tag in. They trade blows in the corner and Titus catches him with a slam into a leg drop. The Dudley Boyz work him over and they connect with WHAT’S UP~!!! They clothesline Miz and Stardust to the floor and Neville backdrops Dallas to the floor. Corkscrew plancha to the floor by Neville as we go to break.
Back and Konnor slams Bubba into an elbow drop for 2. Bubba catches Konnor with a Urinage for 3. Konnor is eliminated.

Bubba hip tosses Stardust and D-Von tags in. He gets caught in the wrong corner and he gets triple teamed by Miz’s team. Snap mare into a basement boot by Miz gets 2. D-Von catches Miz with a spinebuster and Stardust tags in. He goes up and leaps but D-Von nails him in the midsection on the way down. Tag to Neville and he throws strikes at Stardust. Flying forearm by Neville and he hits an enzuigiri. Release German by Neville but Dallas tags in. Bodog by Dallas and Miz tags in. Skull Crushing Finale by Miz gets 3. Neville is eliminated.

Goldust rolls Miz up for 3. Miz is eliminated.

Stardust attacks from behind as we go to break.
Back and Dallas has a chin lock on Goldust. Goldust fights out so Dallas catches him with a dropkick. Stardust works over Goldust on the apron and he grabs an arm bar. Goldust catches Stardust with a small package for 2 and Goldust rolls him up for 2. Tag to Dallas and he works over Goldust. Tag to Stardust and they wishbone Goldust. Goldust catches Stardust with Code Red and Titus tags in. He cleans house and hits repeated back breakers on Stardust. Avalanche in the corner by Titus and Bubba and Goldust throw jabs at Stardust and Dallas. Clash of the Titus on Dallas gets 3. Bo Dallas is eliminated.

Stardust tries to walk out but Titus blocks his way. He elbows Goldust who chases him into the 3D for 3.
Winners- Dudley Boyz, Titus O’Neal, and Goldust ** ( I don’t think anyone gave the Job Squad a chance in hell of winning of this match but of all the guys they could have eliminated, why did it have to be Neville? Match amounted to nothing but it’s nice to have Goldust around again. )

Main Show

WWE World Heavyweight Championship Tournament Semi-Final- Roman Reigns vs. Alberto Del Rio w/Zeb Colter
Reigns overpowers Del Rio to start and Rio connects with punches in the corner but Reigns takes him out with a backdrop. Del Rio pulls Reigns to the floor but Reigns drags him out as well. Del Rio sends Reigns into the barricade and he sends him into the post. Back in, Del Rio goes up and hits a double axe handle for 1. Punches in the corner by Reigns and he catches Del Rio with a tilt-a-whirl slam for 1. Del Rio snaps Reigns’ neck off the ropes and he hits an enzuigiri knocking Reigns off the apron. Del Rio sends Reigns into the steps and back in, Del Rio goes up. Double axe handle by Del Rio gets 2. He goes to the chin lock Reigns fights out and charges but misses and he hits the post shoulder first. Dropkick misses and the momentum sends Del Rio crashing all the way to the floor. Drive By from Reigns and back in, he hits a leaping clothesline. Corner lariats by Reigns and he hits a big boot. Backstabber by Del Rio gets 2. DDT by Del Rio gets 2. Basement super kick misses and Reigns catches Del Rio with a Samoan Drop for 2. Reigns puts Del Rio on top and follows up. Del Rio fights him off and Reigns is caught in the tree of woe. Double stomp misses and Reigns hits the SUPERMAN PUNCH~!!! Reigns goes for the Spear but Del Rio catches him with a Superkick for 2!!! Reigns counters the cross arm breaker into a roll-up for 2. He powers Del Rio into a sit-out powerbomb for 2. Del Rio catches Reigns in the Cross Arm Breaker bur Reigns powers him, to the apron to force a break. Del Rio goes up and leaps but misses and Reigns hits the Spear for 3!!!
Winner- Roman Reigns ***1/2 ( I really dug this match. There was that sense of desperation from both, as they wanted to finish things quick and tried to leave no room for error. You had some trickery from Del Rio to try and catch Reigns off guard and him misses the big shot far too often ended up finally costing him in the end. )

Dean Ambrose congratulates Roman Reigns and says he hopes it’s down to them in the finals. Kevin Owens reminds Reigns of how he is always so close but can’t get to the top. He says it’s his night and Reigns will come close once more.

WWE World Heavyweight Championship Tournament Semi-Final Match- Dean Ambrose vs. Kevin Owens
Feeling out process and Ambrose rolls Owens up for 1. Owens does the same and he hits some shoulders to the gut in the corner. Flying forearm by Ambrose and he clotheslines Owens to the floor. Slingshot pescado to the floor by Ambrose and back in, he hits a corner forearm into a bulldog for 2. Ambrose goes up but Owens crotches him and catches him with the Cannonball for 2. Owens grabs the chin lock but Ambrose fights out. Owens hits an inverted TKO for 2. Back senton by Owens gets 2. Short arm clothesline by Owens and he hits a back elbow for 2. Chin lock by Owens but Ambrose counters with a back suplex. Back senton misses and they clothesline each other. They trade blows and Owens ends that with a stun gun. Gutbuster by Owens and he goes up. Moonsault off the top misses and Ambrose goes up. Standing flying elbow by Ambrose gets 2. Ambrose puts Owens on top and follows up but Owens fights him off. Ambrose goes back up and Owens catches him with the Fisherman’s Superplex for 2. Owens goes to dump Ambrose to the floor but Ambrose comes back with the Jawbreaker Lariat. Owens bails and Ambrose follows out with the suicide dive!!! Ambrose goes for another one but Owens catches him and dumps him onto the announce table!!! Super kick by Owens and he hits a second one t blocks the Jawbraker Lariat. Ambrose counters the Popup Powerbomb with a hurricanrana and he hits Dirty Deeds for 3!!!
Winner- Dean Ambrose ***1/2 ( Glad to see both semi-final matches deliver solid outings. Owens’ was just too cocky for his own good, as Ambrose matched him and actually surpassed him in aggression to ultimatly come out the victor. The final few minutes were a blast and these two could have a killer match with more time down the line.)

Survivor Series Elimination Match- Ryback, Lucha Dragons (Kalisto and Sin Cara), and The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) vs. Sheamus, King Barrett, and The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E., and Xavier Woods)
The New Day cut another awesome pre-match promo, just ripping everyone to shreds. Sheamus tries to join in to the New Day’s speech, making it awkward for everyone. Jimmy and Woods start. Woods gets frustrated with Jimmy going after his wonderful hair so Jimmy knocks him down and starts pulling the hair. Tag to Jey and Kofi. The Usos press Sin Cara onto Kofi and he hits a Northern lights suplex for 2. Tag to Sheamus and Sin Cara gets a sunset flip for 2. He dumps Sheamus to the floor and knocks him off with an enzuigiri. Tag to Jey and the Usos and Dragons dive onto EVERYONE on the floor!!!! Ryback goes up and dives onto everyone on the floor!!!! Back in, Jey goes up but Barrett crotches him, allowing Sheamus to cover for 2. Tag to Barrett and he clubs away on Jey. He punts Jey in the corner and team New Day all stomp away on Jey in the corner. Double back elbow to Jey and we get some quality trombone playing. Kofi grabs the chin lock but Jey fights out and hits a spinning enzuigiri. Tag to Jimmy and he cleans house. Samoan drop by Jimmy and Woods catches him with a shotgun dropkick. Tag to Barrett and Jimmy catches him with a super kick. Tag to Sin Cara who hits a springboard Swanton Bomb for 3. King Barrett is eliminated.

Sin Cara rolls Kofi into a power bomb. Tag to Kalisto and Cara monkey flips him into a 450 splash for 2. Tag to Jimmy and he hits a dropping head butt for 2. Woods and Kofi hit a back breaker/double stomp combo for 3. Jimmy Uso is eliminated.

Sin Cara gets a sunset flip for 2 and he hits a springboard ramming head butt. Springboard moonsault press gets 2. Big E knocks Sin Cara off the apron with the suicide Spear. Back in, Sheamus tags himself in and he hits the Brogue Kick for 3. Sin Cara is eliminated.

Sheamus and Big E argue and he tags Big E in. Meat Hook by Ryback and Kalito hits a snap hurricanrana. Tag to Jey and he goes up. Flying splash by Jey gets 3. Big E is eliminated.

The New Day are concerned with the well being of Big E and they carry him to the back. I guess they’re counted out.

Kalito throws kicks at Sheamus but he ends that with a back elbow. Release suplex by Sheamus gets 2. Irish Clubs by Sheamus and Kalisto comes back with a handspring enzuigiri. Tag to Jey and he goes up. Crossbody off the top by Jey gets 2. Corner forearm by Jey and he hits the hip check in the corner for 2. Irish Curse back breaker by Sheamus gets 2. Tag to Ryback and he fires away on Sheamus. Spinebuster by Ryback and Sheamus catches him with a roll-up for 2. Tilt-a-whirl power slam by Sheamus gets 2. Tag to Kalisto and he goes up. He leaps but Sheamus catches him. Super kick by Jey and Kalisto hurricanranas Sheamus into the Shell Shock from Ryback for 3.
Winners- Ryback, Kalisto, and Jey Uso **1/2 ( The first portion of the match was super fun. The heel team was just a blast to watch together and the opposing team counteracted beautifully with the high flying, flashy offense. However, when New Day walked out this match DIED and the final fall just dragged until Sheamus finally jobbed. )

Video package for Charlotte/Paige airs.

WWE Diva’s Championship- Charlotte © vs. Paige
Charlotte controls Paige on the mat to start and Paige throws some knees to come back. Paige pushes Charlotte into the post, knocking her off the apron to the floor. Back in, Paige grabs the abdominal stretch but Charlotte breaks with a Backpack jawbreaker. Big boot by Charlotte and she goes for the Figure-8 but Paige counters with a small package for 2. High kick by Paige gets 2 and Charlotte catches her in the Figure-4. Charlotte rolls to the floor and maintains the hold until the ref forces the break. Charlotte drops Paige face first onto the apron and back in, Charlotte drops some knees on Paige. She chokes Charlotte with her knee and she drives Paige’s head into the mat multiple times while maintaining a headscissors. She tosses Paige around the mat and she hits some shoulders to the gut in the corner. She charges but misses and hits the post shoulder first. Paige tosses Charlotte off the apron to the floor and back in, she grabs a surfboard while Charlotte is in the ropes. Slam by Paige and she bends Charlotte in a sick way. She goes to the body scissors and hits a corner knee strike on Charlotte. Charlotte comes back with snake eyes and she connects with a hanging neck breaker for 2. They trade blows and Charlotte catches her with a Spear. Mr. Perfect neck snap by Charlotte and Paige bails. Paige tosses Charlotte into the barricade and she poses on the barricade. It allows Charlotte to follow up and knock her off the barricade with a Spear!!! Back in, Charlotte grabs the Figure-4 again. She turns it into the Figure-8 and Paige taps.
Winner and Still WWE Diva’s Champion- Charlotte **3/4 (I liked the match, as the intensity was there and I loved the aggressive side of Charlotte but man the crowd could not have cared less. They were not interested in this despite the extreme lengths the WWE went to in order to build this a marquee match and it’s a shame the hard work from both was buried in all the garbage in the lead-up. Just another case of the company setting these girls up to fail. )

Dean Ambrose says this day was coming but he’s gotta pay the bills so it’s on tonight. Roman Reigns meets up and tells him to be ready for a fight.

Tyler Breeze w/Summer Rae vs. Dolph Ziggler
Ziggler gains the upper hand early and he mocks Breeze. Dropkick by Ziggler and he clotheslines Breeze to the floor. Back in, Breeze pulls Ziggler into the ropes throat first and Ziggler bails to the floor. Back in, Breeze works over Ziggler in the corner and he hits a back elbow for 2. Breeze rolls Ziggler into the half crab but Ziggler makes the ropes to break. Breeze leaps off the second rope but Ziggler dropkicks him on the way down. Ziggler cleans house and he hits a Stinger’s Splash into a swinging neck breaker. Elbow drop by Ziggler gets 2. Breeze rolls Ziggler up for 2 and he blocks a sunset flip attempt for 2 as the ref catches him using the ropes. Sunset flip by Ziggler gets 2 and they trade near falls. Ziggler presses Breeze to the mat and he gets a backslide for 2. Breeze bails to the apron and he clips Ziggler. Unprettier by Breeze gets 3.
Winner- Tyler Breeze ** ( Just a buffer match before the final two matches. Anyone remember when Ziggler won the main event of Survivor Series last year? Anything he had after last year’s performance is gone now. I think the Breeze/Rae combo has potential but I’m sure they’ll find ways for them to fail. )

Video package for Brothers of Destruction/Wyatt Family airs.

Wyatt Family vs. Brothers of Destruction (Undertaker and Kane)
Undertaker gets an awesome entrance, with a casket showing all his different incarnations over the last 25 years. The Brothers of Destruction lay out Erick Rowan with a double chokeslam, so he’s not in. It’s going to be Harper and Wyatt with Strowman watching outside. Kane and Harper start. Clothesline by Kane and he hits a sidewalk slam for 2. Basement dropkick by Kane and Taker tags in. He works Harper over in the corner but Harper fires back. Tag to Wyatt and Taker catches him with a leaping clothesline for 2. Tag to Harper and Taker goes OLD SCHOOL~!!! Taker dumps Harper and he hits the apron leg drop. Tag to Kane and Harper clotheslines him to the floor. Strowman tosses Kane over the announce table and back in, Harper throws some shoulders to the midsection of Kane. Tag to Wyatt and he hits a flying forearm on Kane. Kane catches Wyatt with a DDT. Tag to Taker and he cleans house. DDT by Taker and he follows up with a leg drop for 2. Taker knocks Strowman off the apron but the Wyatt Family clothesline him to the floor. Taker grabs Strowman and the Brothers of Destruction hit the double chokeslam through the announce table!!! Harper super kicks Taker into Sister Abigail from Wyatt for 2 as Kane saves. Discus clothesline by Harper to Kane and Wyatt performs the Crabwalk. The Brothers sit up and they both eat choke slams. Tombstone to Harper gets 3.
Winners- Brothers of Destruction ** ( Well, this pretty much was exactly what it was going to be. Kane and Taker got to do all their signature stuff and Taker won on his anniversary. Unfortunately, it was done at the expense of the Wyatts who are pretty much dead as a dangerous faction and join the growing list of roster members who are dead in the water right now. )

WWE World Heavyweight Championship Tournament Final- Roman Reigns vs. Dean Ambrose
They slug it out and Reigns hits a T-Bone suplex. Jabs and chops from Ambrose and Reigns blocks a clothesline attempt. Ambrose clotheslines Reigns to the floor and Reigns sends Ambrose into the barricade. Reigns goes to roll Ambrose in but he comes back with a rebound lariat. Suicide dive by Ambrose and back in, Ambrose goes up. Missile dropkick by Ambrose gets 2. Divorce Court by Ambrose and he goes to the arm bar. Reigns is able to fight out and he takes Ambrose out of the corner with a power bomb. Dead lift sit-out power bomb by Reigns gets 2. Reigns puts Ambrose on top and follows up. Ambrose takes him off with a sunset bomb and Ambrose goes up. He leaps but eats a SUPERMAN PUNCH~!!! Reigns covers for 2. Hard right by Reigns but Ambrose comes back with the Jawbreaker Lariat. Spear by Reigns gets 2. Ambrose blocks the Spear and Reigns charges but misses and hits the post shoulder first. Roll-up by Ambrose gets 2 and he hits Dirty Deeds for 2!!! They slug it out and Ambrose hits some forearms in the corner. Reigns comes back with corner lariats and Ambrose stomps away. Reigns catches Ambrose with the Spear for 3!!!
Winner and NEW WWE World Heavyweight Champion- Roman Reigns *** ( A solid match but a super flat finish to the tournament. There was no hook to get the crowd into the match and they basically hit all of their signature spots and nothing else. For the big fight championship main event, this was a huge disappointment. )

After the match, pyro and confetti go off for Reigns and Triple H comes out. He raises Reign’s hand in victory and he wants a handshake. Reigns spears Triple H but Sheamus comes out and lays out Reigns with a Brogue Kick. He cashes in!!!

WWE World Heavyweight Championship- Roman Reigns © vs. Sheamus
Sheamus covers for 2!!! A second Brogue Kick by Sheamus gets 3. Triple H raises Sheamus’s arm as he stands over Reigns to end the show.
Winner and NEW WWE World Heavyweight Champion- Sheamus DUD (Yeah, fuck this.)

4.0

The final score: review Poor

The 411

This show pretty much sums up the state of the WWE at this point and shows that they deserve the ass kicking they have been getting in recent weeks in terms of ratings and fan interest. Sheamus, who barely wins matches and got beat by two tag wrestlers and Ryback is now the champion again. We all knew in the back of our minds this was coming no matter how stupid it was in hindsight. This crowd could not get into anything other than the Undertaker and they were dead for matches in a WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT! Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose are viewed as nothing but failures who come short every time out and yet they're expected to carry the company going forward. The midcard has NOTHING, there are no standouts and not a single wrestler has any momentum to make the crowd give two shits about what they're doing. The WWE has no one to blame for themselves for the state of their roster and right now, they are in a world of trouble. The two tournament matches were good but not good enought to make me ever recommend this crappy show. This is the worst PPV of the year by a mile but the scary thing is, TLC could end up being even worse.