2023 WWE SURVIVOR SERIES PREVIEW

Like I do every month, I decided to write a special blog looking at this year’s WWE Survivor Series Pay-Per-View and each participants’ records and other facts, as well as other facts about 2023. Even though the event is called Survivor Series War Games, it will still count as part of Survivor Series. For the entire history of Survivor Series, visit HERE. And for any feedback or comments about this, comment below or tweet me (@hbkid718). Thanks.

This will be the 4^th Survivor Series in a row to not have an Undisputed WWE Universal Championship Match & the 1^st PPV since Fastlane on October 7 to not have one & the 1^st PPV since Backlash on May 6 (which was before the Championship was created) to not have a World Heavyweight Championship Match. There has never been a Raw Women’s Championship (now known as the Women’s Championship) Match at Survivor Series & it will be the 1^st PPV since Payback on September 2 to not have one. This will be the 9^th Survivor Series in a row to not have a Tag Team Championship Match & the 2^nd PPV in a row in 2023 to not have one. This will be the 1^st Survivor Series since 2021 to not have a United States Championship Match & the 1^st PPV since Fastlane on October 7 to not have one. There has never been a Women’s Tag Team Championship Match at Survivor Series & will be the 4^th PPV in a row in 2023 to not have one.

This will be the 4^th time in Survivor Series History that no Survivor Series Matches will be held after 1998, 2002, & 2022. Seth Rollins is the only wrestler to wrestle on every PPV in 2023.

Since no Opening Match has been announced, here are the facts. The wrestlers to wrestle in an opening match were Asuka (2018, 2019, 2022), Bianca Belair (2019, 2022), Bayley (2016, 2018, 2022), Charlotte Flair (2016, 2019, 2021), Becky Lynch (2016, 2021, 2022), The Miz (2007, 2008, 2009, 2014), Rhea Ripley (2019), Kairi Sane (2019), & IYO SKY (2019, 2022). If the Women’s War Games Match opens, Asuka, Bianca Belair, Bayley, Becky Lynch, & IYO SKY will be the 1^st since Asuka & Sasha Banks in 2018 & 2019 to wrestle in 2 Survivor Series openers in a row. A Women’s Match has opened Survivor Series 4 times overall (2016, 2018, 2019, 2023). The last 1-on-1 Match to open Survivor Series was Roman Reigns VS Alberto Del Rio in 2016. The Intercontinental Championship or Women’s Championship has never opened Survivor Series.

If they do not do a Kickoff Match, it will be the 2^nd Survivor Series in a row to not have one & the 1^st PPV since Fastlane on October 7 to not have one.

If Damian Priest cashes in his Money In The Bank Briefcase, here are the Facts. Damian Priest & Seth Rollins would become the 32^nd & 33^rd wrestler to compete more than once at the same Survivor Series (The Ultimate Warrior, Hulk Hogan, Tito Santana, Rick Martel, The Warlord, Paul Roma, Hercules, & Ted DiBiase in 1990, Mankind, Al Snow, Steve Austin, Ken Shamrock, The Rock, & The Undertaker in 1998, The Big Show in 1999, Christian & Edge, Steve Blackman, Val Venis, Jeff Hardy, & Billy Gunn in 2000, Justin Credible, Raven, Lance Storm, Albert, Spike Dudley, & Test in 2001, Dolph Ziggler in 2011, Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, & Sheamus in 2015). It would be the 1^st time that the World Heavyweight Championship was defended twice in History & the 1^st time a World Championship was defended twice at Survivor Series since 2015. Damian Priest would be the 2^nd person to cash in at Survivor Series & the 1^st since Sheamus in 2015 & the 4^th cash-in in the month of November after The Miz (11/22/10 RAW), Sheamus (11/22/15 Survivor Series), & Austin Theory (11/7/22 Raw). As of Survivor Series, Damian Priest has held the Money In The Bank Briefcase for 147 Days, which is the 8^th Longest Cash-In in History. If he cashes in on the World Heavyweight Championship, he will be the 2^nd 1^st-time World Heavyweight Champion in a row, the 2^nd in a row to be a former United States Champion, the 1^st to be a former NXT North American Champion, & 2^nd in a row to be a former Raw Tag Team Champion, but 1^st to be a former Smackdown Tag Team Champion & 1^st to hold both Championships at the same time.

10-MAN TAG TEAM WAR GAMES MATCH: TEAM RHODES (RANDY ORTON, CODY RHODES, WWE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION SETH ROLLINS, CODY RHODES, JEY USO, & SAMI ZAYN) VS THE JUDGMENT DAY (UNDISPUTED WWE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS FINN BALOR & DAMIAN PRIEST, JD MCDONAGH, NXT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPION DOMINIK MYSTERIO) & DREW MCINTYRE

Team Rhodes VS Team Judgment Day will be the 7^th or 8^th Steel Cage Match of 2023, the 1^st since Payback on September 7, the 1^st time there were 2 on the same show in 2023, & 5^th & 6^th at Survivor Series & 2^nd year in a row & & 2^nd year in a row there were 2 at Survivor Series. It will be the 1^st or 2^nd War Games Match in 2023, the 1^st since Survivor Series on November 26, 2022, & 2^nd Survivor Series in a row. It will be the 2^nd year in a row that there will be 2 on the same show. It will be the 2^nd year in a row that there will be 10 Participants in a War Games Match in WWE. It will be the 1^st 10-Person Tag Team Match of 2023, the 1^st 10-Person Tag Team Match since Survivor Series on November 26, 2022, & the 4^th 10-Person Tag Team Match that was not an Elimination Match at Survivor Series & 2^nd year in a row. This will be Randy Orton’s 16^th Survivor Series, which is the 3^rd Most Survivor Series Matches of All-Time below Kane & The Undertaker (18) & Shawn Michaels (17) & 1^st since 2021. It will be his 1^st War Games Match in his Career. This will be the 3^rd time that Randy Orton & Cody Rhodes are teaming up at Survivor Series after 2008 & 2009, but 1^st time they are teaming up since they, Matt Riddle, & Ezekiel defeated Kevin Owens, Seth Rollins, & The Usos on Raw on April 25, 2022, the 1^st time that Orton teamed with Seth Rollins since they were part of Team Raw in loss to Team Smackdown along with Team NXT at Survivor Series in 2019, the 1^st time he teamed with Jey Uso in his Career, & the 1^st time he teamed with Sami Zayn since they & AJ Styles lost to Baron Corbin, Jinder Mahal, & Kevin Owens on Smackdown on May 9, 2017. This will be his 1^st PPV of 2023 & his 1^st match overall since he & Matt Riddle lost to The Usos on Smackdown on May 20, 2022 & 1^st PPV since he, Matt Riddle, & Drew McIntyre lost to The Bloodline at WrestleMania Backlash on May 8, 2022. It will be his 1^st 10-Man Tag Team Match since he was part of Team Smackdown Live in a loss to Team Raw at Survivor Series in 2016. This will be Cody Rhodes’ 9^th Survivor Series & 1^st since 2015, making his 8 year gap tied with Big Daddy V (1999-2007), Triple H (2009-2017), Matt Hardy (2009-2017), Brian Kendrick (2008-2016), Drew McIntyre (2010-2018), & R-Truth (2000-2008) for the 8^th Longest Gap Between Survivor Series Matches after Dusty Rhodes (1990-2006, 16 Years), Sgt. Slaughter (1991-2006, 15 Years), Goldberg (2003-2016, 13 Years), Brock Lesnar (2003-2016, 13 Years), Shane McMahon (2003-2016, 13 Years), Kurt Angle (2003-2017, 12 Years), Bubba Ray Dudley (2003-2015, 12 Years), D-Von Dudley (2003-2015, 12 Years), Bobby Lashley (2006-2018, 12 Years), Shelton Benjamin (2009-2020, 11 Years), Goldust (2002-2013, 11 Years), Jeff Hardy (2007-2018, 11 Years), Scott Steiner (1993-2003, 10 Years), The Rock (2001-2011, 10 Years), Mark Henry (1999-2008, 9 Years), Jinder Mahal (2012-2021, 9 Years), John Morrison (2011-2020, 9 Years), R-Truth (2012-2021, 9 Years), Tensai (2003-2012, 9 Years), but 1^st on the main card since 2014. It will be his 1^st War Games Match making Dusty Rhodes the 2^nd father with multiple children to wrestle in a War Games Match as The Usos & Solo Sikoa joined Fatu last year. Other father & children to both compete in War Games are Rick Steiner & Bron Breakker & this year, Ric & Charlotte Flair, & Rey & Dominik Mysterio. Rhodes joins his Uncle The Shockmaster as the 2^nd Uncle & Nephew after Scott Steiner & Bron Breakker to both wrestle in War Games. This will be his 3^rd PPV in a row in 2023. It will be his 1^st 10-Man Tag Team Match since Survivor Series in 2015. This will be Seth Rollins’ 10^th Survivor Series, which is tied with Billy Gunn, The Rock, Roman Reigns, & Jey Uso (this year) for the 8^th Most Survivor Series Matches below Kane & The Undertaker (18), Shawn Michaels (17), Randy Orton (this year) (16), The Big Show (15), Triple H & The Miz (this year) (13), Rey Mysterio, Sheamus, Dolph Ziggler (12), & John Cena, Jeff Hardy, Bret Hart, & Kofi Kingston (11) & 8^th in a row, which tied Triple H (2002-2009), The Miz (2011-2018), & Cody Rhodes (2007-2015) for the 4^th Most Consecutive Matches in Survivor Series History after Bret Hart (1987-1997, 11 Years) & Randy Orton (2003-2013), 11 Years), Kane (1994- 2003, 10 Years) & Shawn Michaels (1988-1997), 10 Years), & Billy Gunn (1993-2001, 9 Years). It will be his 1^st War Games Match is his Career. This will be his 11^th PPV in a row in 2023, which is his most consecutive PPV matches since 12 in 2019. It will be his 1^st 10-Man Tag Team Match since Survivor Series in 2021. This will be Jey Uso’s 10^th Survivor Series, which is tied with Billy Gunn, The Rock, Roman Reigns, & Seth Rollins (this year) for the 8^th Most Survivor Series Matches below Kane & The Undertaker (18), Shawn Michaels (17), Randy Orton (this year) (16), The Big Show (15), Triple H & The Miz (this year) (13), Rey Mysterio, Sheamus, Dolph Ziggler (12), & John Cena, Jeff Hardy, Bret Hart, & Kofi Kingston (11) & 4^th in a row. It will be the 1^st time since 2020 that he will not be teaming up with his brother at Survivor Series & the 1^st time he will be teaming with Cody Rhodes at Survivor Series since 2013. It will be his 2^nd War Games Match in a row &1^st since Survivor Series in 2022, giving him a War Games Match Record of 1-0-0. It will be his 1^st PPV since Fastlane on October 7. It will be his 1^st 10-Man Tag Team Match since Survivor Series in 2022. This will be Sami Zayn’s 6^th Survivor Series & 4^th in a row. It will be his 2^nd War Games Match in his Career & 1^st since Survivor Series in 2022, giving him a War Games Match Record of 1-0-0. This will be his 2^nd PPV in a row in 2023. It will be his 1^st 10-Man Tag Team Match since Survivor Series in 2022. This will be Finn Balor’s 5^th Survivor Series & 3^rd in a row. It will be his 1^st War Games Match in his Career. It will be his 1^st PPV since Fastlane on October 7. It will be his 1^st 10-Man Tag Team Match since he was part of Team Raw against Team Smackdown in 2021. This will be JD McDonagh’s 1^st Survivor Series Match. It will be his 1^st War Games Match in his Career. This will be his 2^nd PPV in a row in 2023. It will be his 1^st 10-Man Tag Team Match in his Career. This will be Drew McIntyre’s 8^th Survivor Series & 6^th in a row, his 2^nd War Games Match in his Career & 1^st since Survivor Series in 2022, giving him a War Games Record of 0-1-0. It will be his 2^nd PPV in a row in 2023. It will be his 1^st 10-Man Tag Team Match since Survivor Series in 2022. This will be Dominik Mysterio’s 2^nd Survivor Series & 1^st since 2020. It will be his 1^st War Games Match in his Career, joining his dad as a War Games Participant. It will be his 1^st main roster PPV since Money In The Bank on July 1. It will be his 1^st 10-Man Tag Team Match since he, Rick Boogs, Big E, Rey Mysterio, & Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Apollo Crews, The Dirty Dawgs, Otis, & Sami Zayn on Smackdown on September 10, 2021. This will be Damian Priest’s 3^rd Survivor Series & 1^st since 2021. It will be his 1^st War Games Match in his Career. It will be his 4^th PPV in a row in 2023. It will be his 1^st 10-Man Tag Team Match in his Career. The War Games Match will be the 2^nd time in a row that a Tag Team Match will be the Survivor Series Main Event.

It will be Drew McIntyre’s 3^rd Survivor Series main event after 2020 & 2022, Jey Uso’s 2^nd Survivor Series main event in a row, Sami Zayn’s 2^nd Survivor Series main event in a row, making them the 1^st since Roman Reigns (2020 & 2021) to wrestle in 2 Survivor Series Main Events in a row & the 21^st, 22^nd, & 23^rd to wrestle in back-to-back Survivor Series main events. McIntyre will tie Andre The Giant (1987-1989), Bret Hart (1992, 1995, 1997), Hulk Hogan (1987-1988, 1990), Brock Lesnar (2016, 2018, 2021), & King Booker (2001-2002, 2006) for the 5^th Most Survivor Series Main Events. It will be Randy Orton’s 6^th Survivor Series main event & 1^st since 2017, tying with The Big Show (1999-2001, 2005, 2013-2014), John Cena (2008-2009, 2011-2012, 2014, 2017) for the 2^nd most Survivor Series Main Events below Triple H (1999-2000, 2002-2004, 2009, 2017) & Shawn Michaels (1989, 1992, 1996-1997, 2002, 2005, 2009) (6) & ahead of Batista (2004-2007), Chris Jericho (2001-2002, 2004, 2008), Kane (2001-2002, 2005, 2014), Roman Reigns (2015, 2020-2022), The Rock (1998-1999, 2001, 2011), & The Undertaker (1993-1994, 2001, 2007) (4). It will be Finn Balor’s 2^nd Survivor Series main event & 1^st since 2017. It will be everyone else’s 1^st Survivor Series main event, making Dominik & Rey Mysterio the 1^st Father & Son to both main event Survivor Series. It will be Finn Balor, JD McDonagh, Drew McIntyre, Dominik Mysterio, Randy Orton, & Damian Priest’s 1^st PPV main event of 2023, Cody Rhodes’ 3^rd PPV main event of 2023 & 1^st since Backlash on May 6, Seth Rollins’ 3^rd PPV main event of 2023 & 1^st since Fastlane on October 7, Jey Uso’s 3^rd PPV main event of 2023 & 1^st since SummerSlam on August 5, & Sami Zayn’s 4^th PPV main event of 2023 & 1^st since Night of Champions on May 27.

Randy Orton (9-6-0)

1. As Sole Survivor of Team Bischoff defeated Team Austin in a 10-Man Survivor Series Elimination Match (11/16/03)
2. As Captain & Sole Survivor of Team Orton defeated Team Triple H in an 8-Man Survivor Series Elimination Match (11/14/04)
3. As Sole Survivor of Team Smackdown defeated Team Raw in a 10-Man Survivor Series Elimination Match (11/27/05)
4. With Edge as WWE World Tag Team Champions Rated RKO as Co-Captain of Team Rated RKO lost to Team DX in a 10-Man Survivor Series Elimination Match (11/26/06)
5. Defeated Shawn Michaels to retain the WWE Championship (11/18/07)
6. As Captain & Survivor of Team Orton (with Cody Rhodes) defeated Team Batista in a 10-Man Survivor Series Elimination Match (11/23/08)
7. With Ted DiBiase & Cody Rhodes as Legacy as Captain of Team Orton lost to Team Kingston in a 10-Man Survivor Series Elimination Match (11/22/09)
8. Defeated Wade Barrett in a No Disqualification Match with Special Guest Referee John Cena to retain the WWE Championship (11/21/10)
9. As Captain of Team Orton lost to Team Barrett in a 10-Man Survivor Series Elimination Match (11/20/11)
10. As a Member of Team Foley lost to Team Ziggler in a 10-Man Survivor Series Elimination Match (11/18/12)
11. Defeated The Big Show to retain the WWE Championship (11/24/13)
12. As a Survivor of Team Smackdown Live (with Bray Wyatt) defeated Team Raw in a 10-Man Survivor Series Elimination Match (11/20/16)
13. As a Member of Team Smackdown Live lost to Team Raw in a 10-Man Survivor Series Elimination Match (11/19/17)
14. As a Member of Team Raw lost to Team Smackdown along with Team NXT in a Men’s Survivor Series Elimination Triple Threat Match (11/24/19)
15. With Riddle as WWE Raw Tag Team Champions RK-Bro defeated WWE Smackdown Tag Team Champions The Usos (Jey & Jimmy Uso) in a Non-Title Champion VS Champion Match (11/21/21)

Stardust/Cody Rhodes (2-6-0)

1. With Hardcore Holly lost to WWE World Tag Team Champions Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch (11/18/07)
2. As a Survivor of Team Orton (with Randy Orton (Capt.)) defeated Team Batista in a 10-Man Survivor Series Elimination Match (11/23/08)
3. With Ted DiBiase & Randy Orton as Legacy as a Member of Team Orton lost to Team Kingston in a 10-Man Survivor Series Elimination Match (11/22/09)
4. As a Member of Team Del Rio lost to Team Mysterio in a 10-Man Survivor Series Elimination Match (11/21/10)
5. As a Survivor of Team Barrett (with Wade Barrett) defeated Team Orton in a 10-Man Survivor Series Elimination Match (11/20/11)
6. With Goldust as WWE Tag Team Champions as a Member of Team Mysterio lost to Team Shield in a 10-Man Survivor Series Elimination Match (11/24/13)
7. With Goldust lost the WWE Tag Team Championship to The Miz & Damien Sandow along with Los Matadores (Diego & Fernando) and The Usos (Jey & Jimmy Uso) in a Fatal 4-Way Match (11/24/14)
8. With The Ascension (Konnor & Viktor) as The Cosmic Wasteland as a Member of Team Miz lost to Team Neville in a 10-Man Kickoff Survivor Series Elimination Match prior to the PPV (11/22/15)

Seth Rollins (5-4-0)

1. With WWE United States Champion Dean Ambrose & Roman Reigns as The Shield as Captain of Team Shield defeated Team Mysterio in a 10-Man Survivor Series Elimination Match (11/24/13)
2. As a Member of Team Authority lost to Team Cena in a 10-Man Survivor Series Elimination Match (11/23/14)
3. As a Member of Team Raw lost to Team Smackdown Live in a 10-Man Survivor Series Elimination Match (11/20/16)
4. With Dean Ambrose & Roman Reigns as The Shield defeated The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston, & Xavier Woods) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match (11/19/17)
5. Defeated WWE United States Champion Shinsuke Nakamura in a Non-Title Champion VS Champion Match (11/18/18)
6. As Captain of Team Raw lost to Team Smackdown along with Team NXT in a Men’s Survivor Series Elimination Triple Threat Match (11/24/19)
7. As a Member of Team Smackdown lost to Team Raw in a 10-Man Survivor Series Elimination Match (11/22/20)
8. As Captain & Sole Survivor of Team Raw defeated Team Smackdown in a 10-Man Survivor Series Elimination Match (11/21/21)
9. Lost the WWE United States Championship to Austin Theory along with Bobby Lashley in a Triple Threat Match (11/26/22)

Jey Uso (4-5-0)

1. With Jimmy Uso as The Usos as a Member of Team Mysterio lost to Team Shield in a 10-Man Survivor Series Elimination Match (11/24/13)
2. With Jimmy Uso as The Usos lost to The Miz & Damien Sandow along with WWE Tag Team Champions Goldust & Stardust and Los Matadores (Diego & Fernando) in a Fatal 4-Way Match (11/24/14)
3. With Jimmy Uso as The Usos as a Survivor of Team Ryback (With Kalisto & Ryback) defeated Team New Day in a 10-Man Survivor Series Elimination Match (11/22/15)
4. With Jimmy Uso as The Usos as a Member of Team Smackdown Live lost to Team Raw in a 20-Man Tag Team Survivor Series Elimination Match (11/20/16)
5. With Jimmy Uso as WWE Smackdown Tag Team Champions The Usos defeated WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cesaro & Sheamus in a Non-Title Champion VS Champion Match (11/19/17)
6. With Jimmy Uso as Captains & Sole Survivors of Team Smackdown Live defeated Team Raw in a 20-Man Tag Team Survivor Series Elimination Kickoff Match prior to the PPV (11/18/18)
7. As a Member of Team Smackdown lost to Team Raw in a 10-Man Survivor Series Elimination Match (11/22/20)
8. With Jey Uso as WWE Smackdown Tag Team Champions The Usos lost to WWE Raw Tag Team Champions RK-Bro (Randy Orton & Riddle) in a Non-Title Champion VS Champion Match (11/21/21)
9. With Jimmy Uso as Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champion The Usos, Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns, Solo Sikoa, & Sami Zayn as Team Bloodline defeated Team Brawling Brutes (Butch, Ridge Holland, Drew McIntyre, Kevin Owens, & Sheamus) in a 10-Man War Games Match (11/26/22)

Sami Zayn (2-3-0)

1. Lost to WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz (11/20/16)
2. With Kevin Owens defeated Breezango (Tyler Breeze & Fandango) in the Kickoff Match prior to the PPV (11/19/17)
3. Lost to WWE United States Champion Bobby Lashley in a Non-Title Champion VS Champion Match (11/22/20)
4. Lost to Omos in The Rock’s 25th Anniversary 25-Man Battle Royal (11/21/21)
5. With Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns, Solo Sikoa, & Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions The Usos (Jey & Jimmy Uso) as Team Bloodline defeated Team Brawling Brutes (Butch, Ridge Holland, Drew McIntyre, Kevin Owens, & Sheamus) in a 10-Man War Games Match (11/26/22)

Finn Balor (3-1-0)

1. As a Member of Team Raw defeated Team Smackdown Live in a 10-Man Survivor Series Elimination Match (11/19/17)
2. As a Member of Team Raw defeated Team Smackdown Live in a 10-Man Survivor Series Elimination Match (11/18/18)
3. As a Member of Team Raw defeated Team Smackdown in a 10-Man Survivor Series Elimination Match (11/21/21)
4. Lost to AJ Styles (11/26/22)

JD McDonagh (0-0-0)

This will be JD McDonagh’s Survivor Series debut

Drew McIntyre (2-5-0)

1. As a Survivor of Team Miz (with The Miz (Capt.) & Sheamus) defeated Team Morrison in a 10-Man Survivor Series Elimination Match (11/22/09)
2. As a Member of Team Del Rio lost to Team Mysterio in a 10-Man Survivor Series Elimination Match (11/21/10)
3. As a Survivor of Team Raw (with Bobby Lashley & Braun Strowman) defeated Team Smackdown Live in a 10-Man Survivor Series Elimination Match (11/18/18)
4. As a Member of Team Raw lost to Team Smackdown along with Team NXT in a Men’s Survivor Series Elimination Triple Threat Match (11/24/19)
5. Lost to WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns in a Non-Title Champion VS Champion Match (11/22/20)
6. As Captain of Team Smackdown lost to Team Raw in a 10-Man Survivor Series Elimination Match (11/21/21)
7. With Butch, Ridge Holland, Kevin Owens, & Sheamus as Team Brawling Brutes lost to Team Bloodline (Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns, Solo Sikoa, Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions The Usos (Jey & Jimmy Uso), & Sami Zayn) in a 10-Man War Games Match (11/26/22)

Dominik Mysterio (0-1-0)

1. Lost to The Miz in an 18-Man Kickoff Battle Royal prior to the PPV (11/22/20)

Damian Priest (0-2-0)

1. As a Member of Team NXT lost to Team Smackdown along with Team Raw in a Men’s Survivor Series Elimination Triple Threat Match (11/24/19)
2. Lost to WWE Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura in the Non-Title Champion VS Champion Kickoff Match prior to the PPV by Disqualification (11/21/21)

8-WOMAN WAR GAMES MATCH: TEAM BELAIR (BIANCA BELAIR, CHARLOTTE FLAIR, BECKY LYNCH, & SHOTZI) VS TEAM DAMAGE CTRL (ASUKA, BAYLEY, KAIRI SANE, & WWE WOMEN’S CHAMPION IYO SKY)

Team Belair VS Team Damage CTRL will be the 7^th or 8^th Steel Cage Match of 2023, the 1^st since Payback on September 7, the 1^st time there were 2 on the same show in 2023, & 5^th & 6^th at Survivor Series & 2^nd year in a row & & 2^nd year in a row there were 2 at Survivor Series. It will be the 1^st or 2^nd War Games Match in 2023, the 1^st since Survivor Series on November 26, 2022, & 2^nd Survivor Series in a row. It will be the 2^nd year in a row that there will be 2 on the same show. It will be the 1^st 8-Person War Games Match since 2021 & the 2^nd 8-Person Non-Elimination Match at Survivor Series & 1^st since 1999. This will be Bianca Belair’s 5^th Survivor Series in a row. It will be her 3^rd War Games Match, 1^st since Survivor Series in 2022 & 2^nd in a row at Survivor Series giving her a War Games Record of 1-1-0. It will be her 2^nd PPV in a row in 2023. It will be her 1^st 8-Woman Tag Team Match since Team Belair lost to Team LeRae at Takeover War Games on November 23, 2019. This will be Charlotte Flair’s 7^th Survivor Series & 1^st since 2021. It will be her 1^st War Games Match in her Career making her & Ric Flair the 1^st Father & Daughter to both be War Games Participants. It will be her 1^st PPV since Fastlane on October 7. It will be her 1^st 8-Woman Tag Team Match since she, Naomi, Summer Rae, & Tamina lost to Sasha Banks, Becky Lynch, Natalya, & Paige on Raw on April 18, 2016. This will be Becky Lynch’s 6^th Survivor Series & 3^rd in a row. It will be her 2^nd War Games Match in her Career & 1^st since Survivor Series in 2022. It will be her 1^st PPV since Payback on September 2. It will be the 1^st time she’s teaming with Bianca Belair since Survivor Series in 2022 & the 1^st time she teamed with Shotzi in her Career. It will be her 1^st 8-Woman Tag Team Match since she, Sasha Banks, Natalya, & Paige defeated Charlotte Flair, Naomi, Summer Rae, & Tamina on Raw on April 18, 2016. This will be Shotzi’s 3^rd Survivor Series in a row. This will be her 2^nd War Games Match in her Career & 1^st since Team Shotzi lost to Team Candice at Takeover War Games on December 6, 2020, giving her a War Games Record of 0-1-0. It will be her 1^st PPV since WrestleMania 39 on April 2. It will be the 1^st time in her Career that she teamed with Bianca Belair. It will be her 1^st 8-Woman Tag Team Match since Team Shotzi lost to Team Candice at Takeover War Games on December 6, 2020. This will be Asuka’s 6^th Survivor Series & 2^nd in a row. It will be her 2^nd War Games Match in her Career & 1^st since Survivor Series in 2022, giving her a War Games Match Record of 1-0-0. It will be her 2^nd PPV in a row in 2022. It will be her 1^st PPV since Fastlane on October 7. It will be the 1^st time she teamed with Kairi Sane since they lost to Sasha Banks & Bayley on Raw on July 13, 2020, & the 1^st time she teamed with IYO SKY in WWE. It will be her 1^st 8-Woman Tag Team Match since she, Nikki A.S.H., Alexa Bliss, & Naomi lost to Shayna Baszler, Doudrop, Nia Jax, & Eva Marie on Raw on July 5, 2021. This will be Bayley’s 7^th Survivor Series & 2^nd in a row. This will be her 2^nd War Games Match in her Career & 1^st since Survivor Series in 2022, giving her a War Games Match Record of 0-1-0. It will be her 1^st PPV since Money In The Bank on July 1. It will be her 1^st 8-Woman Tag Team Match since she, Asuka, Ember Moon, & Kairi Sane defeated Sonya Deville, The Iiconics, & Mandy Rose on Smackdown on April 16, 2019. This will be Kairi Sane’s 1^st Survivor Series since 2019. It will be her 1^st War Games Match in her Career. It will be her 1^st PPV since she & Asuka lost to Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross at WrestleMania 36 on April 4, 2020. It will be her 1^st 8-Woman Tag Team Match since she, Asuka, Bayley, & Ember Moon defeated Sonya Deville, The Iiconics, & Mandy Rose on Smackdown on April 16, 2019. This will be IYO SKY’s 3^rd Survivor Series & 2^nd in a row. It will be her 5^th War Games Match in his Career & 1^st since Survivor Series in 2022, giving her a War Games Record of 2-2-0. She is the only woman to be in every Women’s War Games Match. This will be her 3^rd PPV in a row in 2023. It will be her 1^st 8-Woman Tag Team Match since she was part of Team Cora to defeated Team Toxic Attraction at War Games on December 5, 2021.

Bianca Belair (3-1-0)

1. As a Member of Team NXT defeated Team Raw & Team Smackdown in a Women’s Survivor Series Elimination Triple Threat Match (11/24/19)
2. As a Member of Team Smackdown lost to Team Raw in a 10-Woman Survivor Series Elimination Match (11/22/20)
3. As Captain & Sole Survivor of Team Raw defeated Team Smackdown in a 10-Woman Survivor Series Elimination Match (11/21/21)

4. With Asuka, Alexa Bliss, Becky Lynch, & Mia Yim as Team Belair defeated Team Damage CTRL (Bayley, Nikki Cross, WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Dakota Kai & IYO SKY & Rhea Ripley) in a 10-Woman War Games Match (11/26/22)

Charlotte Flair/Charlotte (3-3-0)

1. (As Charlotte) Defeated Paige to retain the WWE Diva’s Championship (11/22/15)
2. (As Charlotte Flair) As Captain & Survivor of Team Raw (with Bayley) defeated Team Smackdown Live in a 10-Woman Survivor Series Elimination Match (11/20/16)
3. Defeated WWE Raw Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss in a Non-Title Champion VS Champion Match (11/19/17)
4. Lost to WWE Raw Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey by Disqualification in a Non-Title Match (11/18/18)
5. As Captain of Team Raw lost to Team NXT along with Team Smackdown in a Women’s Survivor Series Elimination Triple Threat Match (11/24/19)
6. Lost to WWE Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch in a Non-Title Champion VS Champion Match (11/21/21)

Becky Lynch (2-3-0)

1. As a Member of Team Smackdown Live lost to Team Raw in a 10-Woman Survivor Series Elimination Match (11/20/16)
2. As Captain of Team Smackdown Live lost to Team Raw in a 10-Woman Survivor Series Elimination Match (11/19/17)
3. Lost to NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler along with WWE Smackdown Women’s Champion Bayley in a Non-Title Triple Threat Match (11/24/19)
4. Defeated WWE Smackdown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair in a Non-Title Champion VS Champion Match (11/21/21)

5. With Asuka, WWE Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair, Alexa Bliss, & Mia Yim as Team Belair defeated Team Damage CTRL (Bayley, Nikki Cross, WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Dakota Kai & IYO SKY & Rhea Ripley) in a 10-Woman War Games Match (11/26/22)

Shotzi (0-2-0)

1. As a Member of Team Smackdown lost to Team Raw in a 10-Woman Survivor Series Elimination Match (11/21/21)
2. Lost to WWE Smackdown Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey (11/26/22)

Asuka (2-3-0)

1. As Sole Survivor of Team Raw defeated Team Smackdown Live in a 10-Woman Survivor Series Elimination Match (11/19/17)
2. As a Member of Team Smackdown Live lost to Team Raw in a 10-Woman Survivor Series Elimination Match (11/18/18)
3. With Kairi Sane as WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions The Kabuki Warriors as a Member of Team Raw lost to Team NXT along with Team Smackdown in a Women’s Survivor Series Elimination Triple Threat Match (11/24/19)

4. Lost to WWE Smackdown Women’s Champion Sasha Banks in a Non-Title Champion VS Champion Match (11/22/20)

5. With WWE Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair, Alexa Bliss, Becky Lynch, & Mia Yim as Team Belair defeated Team Damage CTRL (Bayley, Nikki Cross, WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Dakota Kai & IYO SKY & Rhea Ripley) in a 10-Woman War Games Match (11/26/22)

Bayley (3-3-0)

1. As a Survivor of Team Raw (with WWE Raw Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair) defeated Team Smackdown Live in a 10-Woman Survivor Series Elimination Match (11/20/16)
2. As a Member of Team Raw defeated Team Smackdown Live in a 10-Woman Survivor Series Elimination Match (11/19/17)
3. As a Member of Team Raw defeated Team Smackdown Live in a 10-Woman Survivor Series Elimination Match (11/18/18)
4. Lost to NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler along with WWE Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch in a Non-Title Triple Threat Match (11/24/19)
5. As a Member of Team Smackdown lost to Team Raw in a 10-Woman Survivor Series Elimination Match (11/22/20)

6. With Nikki Cross, WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Dakota Kai & IYO SKY & Rhea Ripley as Team Damage CTRL lost to Team Belair (Asuka, WWE Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair, Alexa Bliss, Becky Lynch, & Mia Yim) in a 10-Woman War Games Match (11/26/22)

Kairi Sane (0-1-0)

1. With Asuka as WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions The Kabuki Warriors as a Member of Team Raw lost to Team NXT along with Team Smackdown in a Women’s Survivor Series Elimination Triple Threat Match (11/24/19)

IYO SKY/Io Shirai (1-1-0)

1. (As Io Shirai) As a Survivor of Team NXT (with Candice LeRae & Rhea Ripley (Capt.)) defeated Team Raw & Team Smackdown in a Women’s Survivor Series Elimination Triple Threat Match (11/24/19)

2. (As IYO SKY) With Bayley, Nikki Cross, WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Dakota Kai, & Rhea Ripley as Team Damage CTRL lost to Team Belair (Asuka, WWE Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair, Alexa Bliss, Becky Lynch, & Mia Yim) in a 10-Woman War Games Match (11/26/22)

WWE WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: ZOEY STARK VS WWE WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPION RHEA RIPLEY

Zoey Stark VS Rhea Ripley will be the 10^th Women’s World Championship Match of 2023, the 1^st since Crown Jewel on November 4, & 3^rd PPV in a row in 2023. It will be the 15^th Women’s Championship Match at Survivor Series, but 2^nd Women’s World Championship (former Smackdown Women’s Championship) Match, & 2^nd in a row. This will be Zoey Stark’s 1^st Survivor Series & 1^st Women’s Championship Match at Survivor Series, making her the 1^st since Kaitlyn in 2012 to make her Survivor Series debut challenging for a Women’s Championship. It will be her 2^nd PPV in a row in 2023. If she wins, she will be the 2^nd 1^st-time Champion in a row & the 1^st to be a former NXT Women’s Tag Team Champion. This will be Rhea Ripley’s 4^th Survivor Series & 3^rd in a row & her 1^st Women’s Championship Match at Survivor Series. This will be her 2^nd PPV in a row in 2023. This will be Rhea Ripley’s 7^th Women’s World Championship Defense, so if she loses, she will be the 1^st to lose in her 7^th Defense, which is the 2^nd Most Women’s World Championship Defenses below Bayley (12). As of Survivor Series, Rhea Ripley’s Women’s World Championship Reign has lasted 238 Days, so if she loses, she will be the 1^st to lose in 238 Days, which is the 2^nd Longest of All-Time, below Bayley’s 2nd Reign (10/11/19 – 10/25/20, 380 Days) & only the 2^nd Reign to be over 200 Days. The Women’s World Championship changed hands once in 2023, when Ripley defeated Charlotte Flair at WrestleMania 39 on April 1. It has changed hands 27 times in History. Women’s Championships have changed hands 6 times at Survivor Series with the last title change taking place in 2014 when Nikki Bella defeated AJ Lee to win the Divas Championship, but the Women’s World Championship has never changed hands.

Zoey Stark (0-0-0)

This will be Zoey Stark’s Survivor Series debut

Rhea Ripley (2-1-0)

1. As Captain & Survivor of Team NXT (with Candice LeRae & Io Shirai) defeated Team Raw & Team Smackdown in a Women’s Survivor Series Elimination Triple Threat Match (11/24/19)
2. As a Member of Team Raw defeated Team Smackdown in a 10-Woman Survivor Series Elimination Match (11/21/21)

3. With Bayley, Nikki Cross, WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Dakota Kai & IYO SKY as Team Damage CTRL lost to Team Belair (Asuka, WWE Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair, Alexa Bliss, Becky Lynch, & Mia Yim) in a 10-Woman War Games Match (11/26/22)

WWE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: THE MIZ VS WWE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION GUNTHER

The Miz VS GUNTHER will be the 12^th Intercontinental Championship Match of 2023, the 1^st since Raw on October 16, & 1^st on PPV since SummerSlam on August 5. It will be the 8^th Intercontinental Championship Match at Survivor Series & 1^st since 2016. This will be The Miz’s 13^th Survivor Series, tying The Triple H for the 5^th Most Survivor Series Matches of All-Time below Kane & The Undertaker (18), Shawn Michaels (17), Randy Orton (this year) (16), & The Big Show (15), & 1^st since 2020. It will be his 1^st Intercontinental Championship Match at Survivor Series since he defeated Sami Zayn in 2016. It will be his 1^st Intercontinental Championship Match overall since he lost to then-Champion Shinsuke Nakamura at Clash of Champions on September 15, 2019. It will be his 1^st PPV since Payback on September 2. If he wins, he will tie Chris Jericho as the 2^nd 9-time Intercontinental Champion, which is the Most Reigns of All-Time. It will be his 1^st Intercontinental Championship Reign since he lost to Finn Balor at WrestleMania 34 on April 8, 2018, marking 2058 Days between Intercontinental Championship Reigns, which is the 5^th Longest Gap between Intercontinental Championship Reigns after Jeff Hardy (3/10/08 – 8/21/20, 4548 Days), Christian (9/29/03 – 5/20/12, 3157 Days), William Regal (3/17/02 – 11/10/08, 2431 Days), & Big E (5/4/14 – 12/22/20, 2425 Days). This will be GUNTHER’s 2^nd Survivor Series & 1^st since 2019 & 1^st Championship Match at Survivor Series. It will be his 1^st PPV since SummerSlam on August 5. This will be GUNTHER’s 18^th Intercontinental Championship Defense, so if he loses, he will be the 1^st to lose in his 18^th Defense which is the 7^th Most Intercontinental Championship Defenses of All-Time. As of Survivor Series, GUNTHER’s Intercontinental Championship Reign has lasted 533 Days, which is the Longest Reign of All-Time. The Intercontinental Championship has never changed hands in 2023, with the last title change taking place on June 10, 2022, on Smackdown when GUNTHER defeated Ricochet. It has changed hands 185 times in History. The Intercontinental Championship has changed hands twice at Survivor Series (the 1^st time it was defended when Steve Austin defeated Owen Hart in 1997 & Edge defeated Test to unify the United States & Intercontinental Championships in 2001.)

The Miz (7-5-0)

1. Lost to ECW Champion CM Punk along with WWE Tag Team Champion John Morrison in a Triple Threat Match (11/18/07)
2. With John Morrison as a Member of Team JBL lost to Team HBK in a 10-Man Survivor Series Elimination Match (11/23/08)
3. As Captain & Survivor of Team Miz (with Drew McIntyre & Sheamus) defeated Team Morrison in a 10-Man Survivor Series Elimination Match (11/22/09)
4. With R-Truth as The Awesome Truth lost to John Cena & The Rock (11/20/11)
5. As a Member of Team Foley lost to Team Ziggler in a 10-Man Survivor Series Elimination Match (11/18/12)
6. Defeated Kofi Kingston in a Pre-Show Match prior to the PPV (11/24/13)
7. With Damien Sandow defeated WWE Tag Team Champions Goldust & Stardust, Los Matadores (Diego & Fernando) and The Usos (Jey & Jimmy Uso) in a Fatal 4-Way Match to win the titles (11/24/14)
8. As the Captain of Team Miz lost to Team Neville in a 10-Man Kickoff Survivor Series Elimination Match prior to the PPV (11/22/15)
9. Defeated Sami Zayn to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship (11/20/16)
10. Lost to WWE United States Champion Baron Corbin in a Non-Title Champion VS Champion Match (11/19/17)
11. As Captain of Team Smackdown Live lost to Team Raw in a 10-Man Survivor Series Elimination Match (11/18/18)
12. Won an 18-Man Kickoff Battle Royal prior to the PPV (11/22/20)

WALTER (0-1-0)

1. As a Member of Team NXT lost to Team Smackdown along with Team Raw in a Men’s Survivor Series Elimination Triple Threat Match (11/24/19)

DRAGON LEE VS SANTOS ESCOBAR

Dragon Lee VS Santos Escobar will be the 2^nd year in a row that Survivor Series will have a Non-Title 1-on-1 Singles Match without any Champions in it. This will be Dragon Lee’s 1^st Survivor Series & 1^st PPV of his Career. This will be Santos Escobar’s 1^st Survivor Series. This will be his 1^st PPV since Fastlane on October 7 & 1^st 1-on-1 Match on PPV in his Career. This will be the 1^st 1-on-1 Match between 2 wrestlers making their Survivor Series debut since Hornswoggle VS The Great Khali in 2007 & the 1^st match between 2 wrestlers making their Singles WWE PPV debut at Survivor Series since Kurt Angle VS Shawn Stasiak in 1999.

Dragon Lee (0-0-0)

This will be Dragon Lee’s Survivor Series debut

Santos Escobar (0-0-0)

This will be Santos Escobar’s Survivor Series debut