In The Arena: Our Kickoff panel of Renee Young, Booker T, Jerry Lawler & Lita talk about what we’ve seen so far tonight, then rundown what’s left to come.

Backstage: Baron Corbin walks down the hallway when Daniel Bryan meets him, wondering what his problem is by costing SmackDown the Cruiserweight Division. The Lone Wolf claims Kalisto is a little pest and the last thing he wants is a bunch more running around his show.

Match #5 – 5-On-5 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Match: Team SmackDown Live (Shane McMahon, Bray Wyatt, Randy Orton, WWE World Champion AJ Styles & Dean Ambrose) w/James Ellsworth vs. Team RAW (Braun Strowman, Seth Rollins, WWE United States Champion Roman Reigns, Chris Jericho & WWE Universal Champion Kevin Owens)
Owens & Styles square-off to begin, KO ducks under the opening tie-up and picks the leg, goes for a front facelock, AJ counters to a side headlock, The Prize Fighter reversing to one of his own. The Phenomenal One pushes him away to the ropes, leapfrogs over, tries a dropkick, Owens hangs onto the ropes to avoid it, tries to follow with a running senton, but misses the mark. They trade blows and Styles gets the better of it, hits the ropes, KO meets him with a knee to the abdomen, sends him back to the ropes for a Pop-Up Powerbomb, AJ lands on his feet, attempts a Pele Kick, but nobody’s home.

The Prize Fighter sets for a package powerbomb, The Phenomenal One blocks and looks for a Styles Clash, Owens slips away and tags out. Jericho steps in, hugs his buddy and then throws his shirt in AJ’s face, clubs away at the back and utilizes a side headlock. Styles shoots him off the ropes, Y2J knocks him down with a shoulder block, hits the ropes, AJ explodes back up and connects with a dropkick. Rollins laughs and Jericho doesn’t appreciate, tags him in with a push, Seth hops inside and The Phenomenal One tags out to Ambrose. Collar & elbow tie-up, Dean goes to a waistlock, trades standing switches with Seth, hooks on a wristlock, The Architect rolls through to escape. He sweeps the legs and covers for no count, Ambrose returns the favor with the same result, The Lunatic Fringe slaps on a side headlock, gets pushed to the ropes, scores with a shoulder knockdown, then goes back into the ropes.

Rollins leapfrogs over, Dean goes to the ribs with a kick and tries Dirty Deeds, Seth slips out and attempts a Pedigree, The Lunatic Fringe counters with a back body drop, but Rollins lands on his feet and we have a stalemate. Jericho tags himself back in, has some harsh words for Ambrose, Dean goes to the breadbasket with a kick, puts him in the corner and puts the boots to him. Y2J battles back with chops, irish whip back into the corner is reversed, Dean charges in and gets a boot to the face, Jericho rushes out and gets caught by multiple arm drags. The Ayatollah of Rock & Rollah quickly connects with a kick, Ambrose rebounds off the ropes for a Lunatic Lariat, Jericho cuts him off for a Codebreaker, The Lunatic Fringe blocks it, but gets taken down for the Walls Of Jericho.

He kicks himself free and misses with a clothesline, Y2J clobbers him with an enzuigiri, covers, but only gets 1. He bludgeons Ambrose in the corner with forearms and knife-edge chops, slaps Ambrose in the face, Dean gives him a receipt, climbs to the 2nd rope and reigns down a flurry of fists. Tag to Shane, he hammers Jericho with lefts and rights, Y2J rolls to the outside to get a break, throws a temper tantrum, slides back in and is met by more punches. Shane-O-Mac sends him to the ropes for a jumping back elbow, scores with multiple arm drags, sends him to the corner, follows in and Y2J gets the boot up. He comes off the 2nd rope with a dropkick, The Architect re-enters the match, delivers a snap suplex for a 2 count, then brings in Roman for a wishbone.

The Big Dog unleashes an assault of clotheslines in the corner, drops the Commissioner with an uppercut, tag back to Seth and he comes in from the top with a fist to the breadbasket. He snapmares Shane over and hooks on a chinlock, Shane-O-Mac battles back to his feet, Rollins clubs him back down, hits the ropes and gets elevated by a back body drop. Tags on both sides, Ambrose with running forearms to Owens, irish whip to the ropes is reversed, Dean flattens him with a clothesline, crushes him in the corner with another forearm, then looks to follow with a running bulldog. KO pushes him into the opposite corner to avoid it, charges in with a corner clothesline, measures for the Cannonball, but The Lunatic Fringe explodes up with a clothesline.

He knocks Jericho off the apron, The Prize Fighter heads outside to get away, Dean builds a head of steam and takes flight with a suicide dive, then sends KO back inside. He heads up top, jumps over the top of Owens, gets caught by a superkick, The Prize Fighter sends him to the ropes for a Pop-Up Powerbomb, but it’s reversed into a hurricanrana. The Lunatic Fringe tries Dirty Deeds, Jericho steps in to break it up, everybody takes to the ring now and Strowman makes a blind tag as we have a stand-off. Chaos erupts ad there’s fighting everywhere, Dean slingshots to the outside after Braun gets caught in the air, Styles slingshots over the top with a forearm to take him out. Owens rolls into the ring and goes to the high rent district, takes to the air with a somersault senton.

Shane ascends the corner, Braun hops up to the apron and pushes him down to the mat, steps inside and hammers him with the heavy artillery. Ambrose & AJ roll in and double team him, Shane with a clothesline that sends himself & Strowman to the outside, Roman & Rollins sliding in the ring, but Styles & Dean hold them off. They exchange words and start pushing and shoving, Shane tries to break them apart, but Ambrose attacks The Phenomenal One. Shane gets them apart, AJ with a shot to the back of Dean’s head, Braun takes the opening, plants The Lunatic Fringe with a Running Powerslam and ends his evening. Dean Ambrose has been eliminated.

Strowman grabs Shane-O-Mac and hauls him into the ring, The Commissioner tries to fight back by throwing hands, but Braun batters him in the corner. He squashes McMahon with a splash, AJ tries to springboard in with the Phenomenal Forearm, Braun catches him in the air, then tosses him clean over the top to the floor. Orton rolls in and tries to surprise him with an RKO, Strowman blocks it and flattens him with a clothesline, charges Randy in the corner, but Bray cuts him off and they go face-to-face. Wyatt has some words for Strowman, Jericho steps in to try and talk some sense into him, Braun grabs Y2J by the throat, then Bray and throws Jericho to the mat.

He levels Bray with a clothesline, hits him with back elbows in the corner, hits the ropes and The Eater Of Worlds is sent to the outside after a Strowman dropkick. Braun goes out in pursuit and starts to clear off the German announce table, The Viper comes running around ringside and RKOs him on the table. Bray & Orton clear off another announce table and hold Strowman on it, Shane-O-Mac climbs to the top rope, takes flight and crashes through Braun with an elbow drop. Rollins & Reigns meet Orton & Wyatt to trade-off punches, Styles picks up Shane to put him back in the ring and the referee counts Braun out as Ellsworth holds him from getting inside. Braun Strowman has been eliminated.

Braun stalks Ellsworth on the outside and chases him up the ramp, James falls, Strowman catches him and throws him off the stage through a table. Y2J crawls over and covers Shane for a 2 count, makes a tag, The Prize Fighter unleashes a series of punches, squashes him with a running senton and gains another count of 2. Tag back to Jericho, he connects with a standing dropkick for 2, snapmares Shane-O-Mac over for a rear chinlock, Shane battling back to a standing position. He sends Jericho to the ropes for a dropkick, The Ayatollah of Rock & Rollah hangs on to avoid it, springs off the 2nd rope with the Lionsault, covers and Shane  surprises him with a small package for a near fall. Y2J quickly connects with a Codebreaker, Orton steps in and eats one for his troubles, Jericho hooks the leg on Shane, but still can only get 2.

Tag to Rollins now, Seth puts the boots to the Commissioner, shoots him into his corner and Y2J gets another tag. The Architect with a body slam to Shane, Jericho comes off the top with a splash that’s off-target, Shane crawls to his corner and tags out. AJ steps in with clotheslines for Jericho, hits a jumping one in the corner, scores with the Ushigaroshi, lateral press and a count of 2. The Phenomenal One hooks Y2J for the Styles Clash, The Ayatollah of Rock & Rollah counters into the Walls Of Jericho, AJ blocks it, picks the leg and slaps on the Calf Crusher. Jericho grabs a handful of hair and slams Styles’ head into the mat to escape, tries the Walls Of Jericho again, The Phenomenal One grabs a small package to reverse it and gains a near fall.

Both guys back up quick, Styles with rapid fire strikes, knocks Owens off the apron, Y2J goes for a roll-up from behind, AJ rolls through and hooks him for the Styles Clash. KO rolls in the ring and cracks The Phenomenal One with the List Of Jericho, shoots him to the ropes and plants him with a Pop-Up Powerbomb, the official telling him he’s disqualified. Kevin Owens has been eliminated. Y2J argues with the referee, picks up all the pages of The List, Styles makes a tag behind his back, Orton sneaks in with an RKO and covers for the pinfall. Chris Jericho has been eliminated. The Architect takes the ring, Randy goes to the midsection with kicks, Rollins battles back with punches, knocks Wyatt off the apron, hits the ropes and Orton delivers a powerslam for a 2 count.

The New Face Of Fear tags in, charges Seth in the corner for a splash, covers and gets a count of 2. He chokes Rollins on the bottom rope, The Viper re-enters the match, stomps away, props Seth on the top turnbuckle, The Architect trying to fight his way down to no avail. The Apex Predator climbs up and hits a superplex, both guys crawl to tags and Roman comes in with multiple clotheslines to AJ. He decks Bray on the apron, Orton slides in and gets planted by a Samoan Drop, Wyatt comes in and takes one for getting involved, Styles charging in and Reigns hits him with a pop-up Samoan Drop. He powers The Phenomenal One up and plants him with a sit-out crucifix powerbomb for a 2 count, gets in position for a Superman Punch, Styles catches him in mid-air with an enzuigiri and tags out.

Shane comes in with a barrage of lefts and rights, The Big Dog returns the favor with an uppercut, swings wildly with a clothesline that misses and Shane-O-Mac spikes him with a DDT. Rollins springboards in with a high knee, Shane ducks under it, flattens him with a clothesline, blocks a kick and delivers a spinebuster. Roman staggers back to his feet, Shane sends him shoulder-first into the ring post, rolls out to the apron on the other side and climbs to the top turnbuckle. He comes off for the Coast To Coast, Reigns splits him in mid-air with a Spear, covers and gets the 3 count. Shane McMahon has been eliminated. Doctors come in to check on Shane, finally get him out of the ring, meanwhile Team SmackDown puts the boots to Roman & Seth on the outside.

The Eater Of Worlds throws Reigns back in, slides inside and hits a running senton, hooks the leg and gains a 2 count. Tag to Orton, he clobbers The Big Dog with boots and uppercuts in the corner, brings Bray back in and he rushes Reigns in the corner. Roman explodes out with a clothesline, both guys crawl to tags, The Architect with a clothesline to AJ, knocks Randy off the apron, goes to the 2nd rope and plants Styles with a blockbuster. He rushes him in the corner and gets elevated over the top, Rollins lands on his feet, connects with an enzuigiri, springboards in and lays AJ out with a high knee. The Architect hits the ropes and flies outside with a suicide dive to Wyatt, rolls back in and crushes The Phenomenal One in the corner with forearms, props him on the top turnbuckle for a superplex.

Styles slips out between the legs and runs in, Seth back body drops him over the top, AJ lands on his feet on the apron, climbs up top, but gets decked by a roundhouse kick. Rollins scales the corner and hits a superplex, rolls through into a falcon arrow, hooks the leg, but The Apex Predator stops the count at 2. He tries to deposit Seth to the outside, Rollins turns the table and dumps Orton to the floor, builds a head of steam for a suicide dive, but Randy meets him with a forearm shot. He drapes Seth over the apron, hooks him for the elevated DDT to the floor, The Big Dog comes around ringside and prevents it with a right hand. He puts the boots to The Viper, Seth joins in on the action, Rollins & Reigns are on the same page and they clear off the Spanish announce table.

The Architect lifts Orton up, Styles attacks Roman from behind, clocks Rollins with a series of strikes, rolls into the ring and Ambrose comes sprinting out from the back. He ambushes AJ from behind, a group of referees try to get him away, but The Lunatic Fringe rolls outside and drives Styles into the ring steps. Security comes out and start to drag Dean away, Rollins & Reigns clear them out of Ambrose’s way, then drive The Phenomenal One through the table with a triple powerbomb. Rollins throws AJ inside, hooks the leg and covers for the 1-2-3. AJ Styles has been eliminated. Referees finally get Ambrose to head to the back, Seth & Roman stand back-to-back in the squared circle, Orton & Bray surrounding them.

Luke Harper appears from under the ring to create a distraction, Wyatt & Randy ambushing Seth & Reigns from behind. Roman & Orton fight to the outside, Harper cracks The Big Dog with a superkick behind the ref’s back, Seth planting Wyatt with a sling blade in the ring, then flies over the top with a somersault plancha to Harper. He rolls back inside and hammers Bray with a forearm in the corner, The Viper slides in, misses with a clothesline, Seth sends him into the corner and gets ready to charge in. Wyatt cuts him off with a roll-up, The Architect rolls through it, connects with a superkick, ascends the corner to the top rope for a frog splash, but Orton catches him in mid-air with an RKO and Wyatt covers. Seth Rollins has been eliminated.

Roman’s left by himself now, Wyatt charges in for a clothesline, Reigns ducks it, delivers a Superman Punch to Orton, then dumps Bray to the outside. The Big Dog goes out after him, The Viper gets involved and clocked by uppercuts, Reigns sends him into the steps, then drives Bray into the barricade. He drills The Eater Of Worlds with a Drive-By and throws him in the ring, Harper tries to catch him with a big boot, Reigns avoids it and splits him with a Spear. He slides into the ring, Wyatt grabs him for Sister Abigail, Roman blocks it, gets pushed away and lays him out with a Superman Punch. He sets for the Spear, The New Face Of Fear rises to his feet, Randy slides in and pushes him out of way, getting Speared instead. Wyatt quickly delivers Sister Abigail, hooks the leg and finishes it.
Winners & Sole Survivors: Bray Wyatt & Randy Orton

• EA’s Take: Easily the best Traditional match of the night. Maybe it’s just me, but it seems there have been some sloppy spots in all of them though. I think we are seeing how much familiarity with your opponent is important because these guys don’t all work together anymore and that’s possibly why there have been some rough spots. Shane looked like he was legit knocked out, he actually kicked out when he got eliminated, likely doing so just out of instinct because I don’t think he knew where he was. After two wins by RAW tonight, SmackDown picking up the victory here seemed inevitable.

Match #6: Brock Lesnar w/Paul Heyman vs. Goldberg
The bell rings and Brock powers Goldberg into the corner, Goldberg is unfazed, shoves Lesnar to the canvas, then delivers a Spear as he stands back up. Goldberg measures and splits him with another Spear, The Conqueror struggles back to his feet, Goldberg hooks him for a Jackhammer and hits it for the 1-2-3.
Winner: Goldberg

• EA’s Take: What in the world?!?! I can’t believe that this match just ended like this and I may be in the minority here, but this is a total let-down. We all anticipated we’d get a better match than WrestleMania XX, but I don’t know that I can say we did. Was the crowd into it? Hell yes. Was it way too quick in my opinion? Hell yes. This makes me think that perhaps Goldberg may not be finished in the ring for good. Honestly, I am still in shock at how this played out. What an easy payday for Lesnar & Goldberg.

EA’s Finisher: Overall, I’m pretty disappointed with this entire show. The traditional matches were exactly what I thought they’d be, which if you’ve seen any of them over the years of Survivor Series, you’ve pretty much seen them all. Goldberg/Lesnar was a complete let-down in my eyes. It was like we were in the midst of Goldberg’s streak again, the match finishing in less than three minutes. No title changes which I expected, but I thought we’d at least get some surprises, like perhaps an Undertaker appearance or something. I never was a big fan of this “brand warfare” stuff from the beginning and I am looking forward to getting back to the brand-exclusive events next month.

Top Three To Watch
1 – Men’s Elimination Match
2 – Women’s Elimination Match
3 – Tag Team Elimination Match

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