Survivor Series is upon us, and it is time for some force-fed brand supremacy! For the past few years since the brand split was reintroduced, we get Raw versus SmackDown every November. This year marks the first time NXT has entered the fray, giving us a lot of triple threats. Who will be the best brand? Objectively, it is NXT, but we will still find out Sunday night. Javier & Evan are here to predict all the matchups from this year’s Survivor Series?
Viking Raiders vs New Day vs Undisputed Era
Javier: It’s a battle of big boys versus medium boys versus small boys. I think Fish and O’Reilly pull it out in the end by being some smart individuals in what is a guarantee to be an awesome match.
Pick – Undisputed Era
Evan: Viking Raiders suffering their first main roster loss in Saudi Arabia means they don’t need to be protected in the same way. I still see them getting the win here, likely pinning a member of the New Day.
Pick – Viking Raiders
A.J. Styles vs Shinsuke Nakamura vs Roderick Strong
Javier: I genuinely have no idea who is winning. They are all heels and each are in a partnership of some kind. I think that Strong pulls it out in what will be an incredible match.
Pick – Roderick Strong
Evan: What a combination of talent in a triple threat. Shinsuke Nakamura just got the new title, so let’s say he walks out of this match with a win to boot.
Pick – Shinsuke Nakamura
Becky Lynch vs Bayley vs Shayna Baszler
Javier: I think there will be some funny business here but I believe that Baszler walks out with the win. She’s been beaten down at every turn and WWE needs to make her look unbeatable.
Pick – Shayna Baszler
Evan: Last night Baszler got pinned, and I think she will be out for blood here. Someone is getting choked out, and that someone is probably Bayley.
Pick – Shayna Baszler
NXT Championship: Adam Cole (c) vs Pete Dunne
Javier: My two favorite wrestlers are fighting each other so really I’m the winner but we’ll let Cole retain. He has an appointment with Ciampa for that title so I don’t see Dunne pulling it out.
Pick – Adam Cole
Evan: Adam Cole’s week: defeat Dominik Dijakovic in a ladder match, beat Heavy Machinery & New Day in a tag match, lose a brutal WarGames match while getting dropped off the top of the cage through some tables, and now successfully defend his NXT Championship against Pete Dunne. Give this man a rest.
Pick – Adam Cole
WWE Championship: Brock Lesnar (c) vs Rey Mysterio – No DQ Match
Javier: This genuinely doesn’t merit an explanation. There is a 0 percent chance of Mysterio winning this match.
Pick – Brock Lesnar
Evan: Could you imagine if they let Rey Mysterio get the W all by himself? He may get help from Cain Velasquez, but it seems to be a long shot.
Pick – Brock Lesnar
WWE Universal Championship: The Fiend (c) vs Daniel Bryan
Javier: Bray just won the belt and made it blue. There is no way that his run is going to end this early. I expect a nice, long run with the gold.
Pick – The Fiend
Evan: When someone gets a new belt, they are going to hold it for a while. Bryan knows this, because he had his vegan belt. The blue belt stays in the Funhouse.
Pick – The Fiend
Women’s Elimination Match: Team Raw (Charlotte, Asuka, Kairi Sane, Natalya, Sarah Logan) vs Team SmackDown (Sasha Banks, Nikki Cross, Lacey Evans, Carmella, Dana Brooke) vs Team NXT (Rhea Ripley, Candice LeRae, Toni Storm, Io Shirai, Bianca Belair)
Javier: Rhea Ripley showed everyone why she’s a Star last night and I’ll be damned if she doesn’t do it again.
Pick – Team NXT
Evan: Even on paper, Team NXT just looks like the stronger squad. Four out of five of them are beat up from WarGames, but I still think they pull it out.
Pick – Team NXT
Men’s Elimination Match: Team Raw (Seth Rollins, Ricochet, Drew McIntyre, Randy Orton, Kevin Owens) vs Team SmackDown (Roman Reigns, Braun Strowman, Mustafa Ali, Shorty G, King Corbin) vs Team NXT (TBD)
Javier: The Raw and Smackdown teams aren’t great and while it could totally be just Roman going “lol we win”, I think Baron Corbin screws them, Rollins can’t cut it, and Tomasso Ciampa shows everyone why NXT is the superior brand.
Pick – Team NXT
Evan: Kevin Owens appearing last night for Team Ciampa adds an interesting wrinkle to this match. NXT will look great, but why not use this to make a new star? Have Ricochet be the sole survivor and give him that feather in the cap.
Pick – Team Raw
That’s who we have walking away as victors on Sunday. Javier is predicting five wins for NXT and none for Raw and SmackDown. Evan has Raw with two, NXT with two, and SmackDown with one.
Who do you have walking away with wins? Let us know on Twitter at @FPC_Wrestling or in the comments below.
