The final Premium Live Event on the WWE schedule is at our doorstep. It has been an up-and-down year for WWE’s major shows, and Saturday is the chance to end the year on a high note. As well as build up some momentum for the company heading into 2026. This is the first time WWE Survivor Series: WarGames has been held in an outdoor arena, and WWE has stacked its deck to make it a great event.
Only four matches line the card, but each has the potential to be great, making Survivor Series one of the best in history.
All the potential in the world can’t replace great wrestling, and each person tonight wants to hit that high note. Let’s take a look at Survivor Series WarGames and see if the potential is lived up to.
Women’s WarGames Match: Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss, A.J. Lee, Rhea Ripley & Iyo Sky vs Asuka, Nia Jax, Lash Legend, Kairi Sane & Becky Lynch (5/5)
Smart move starting off WarGames with Charlotte and Asuka. They have great chemistry and gave us a tight 5-minute mini-match to get WarGames going.
The change WWE made to the way entrances were done was a great move. It gives them a slight difference from previous organizations, WarGames, and frankly, it was a lot of fun having some of the wrestlers come out with their weapons. It was a fun visual, and one that hyped the crowd.
This was a very well-paced match. WarGames contests can tend to sag, but the character work turned in by the women bridged those gaps. There was not a time that we felt the match was dragging on. They spaced out the spots well enough that the action was continuous. Each weapon brought into the ring was used creatively to each woman’s strengths.
Lash Legend looked like a beast in her first WarGames match. Her being the final entrance was a great idea and put a huge spotlight on the newcomer.
The flurry of false finishes was a great start towards an amazing finish. Iyo Sky got her insane garbage can spot, and A.J. Lee got the win, tapping out Becky Lynch. This was a hot start to Survivor Series, to say the least.
Intercontinental Championship Match: John Cena vs Dominik Mysterio (3.75/5)
As usual, the entrances from both men were fantastic. The in-ring introductions are a highlight of every John Cena match that will be sorely missed.
The first part of the match dragged on more than it should have, but once they got the Dominik Mysterio fake injury, which was awesome by the way, the contest turned it into another level. The crowd was always into the contest, but they erupted from that point on. The ref not counting the first frog splash and kicking The Judgement Day from ringside was good fun. That was followed by a few false finishes that had everyone believing the match was over.
Amazing that John Cena was able to pull off the double Attitude Adjustment one last time. Then there was the return of Liv Morgan and face turn, and then the heel turn was fantastic. The mirroring of John Cena’s own heel turn was a stroke of genius. This was an overbooked mess, but the best kind. A huge shock for the crowd, and not one many could have predicted.
Women’s World Championship Match: Stephanie Vaquer vs Nikki Bella (3/5)
Following the first two matches of WarGames was going to be an uphill climb. The crowd needs to come down for a breath before the main event. Their reactions were as good as they should have been, considering how good this match was.
The booking played towards Bella’s strengths well. She worked very well as the dominating heel, and Vaquer sprinkled in her offense to keep things interesting. It was a traditional “heel gets heat on the babyface” match. Only this match had shocking better wrestling than most. This was one of the better-wrestled matches of Bella’s career.
Stephanie Vaquer is over with the crowd, and there wasn’t much doubt that she would win. She is the woman to lead the women’s division into the future. This match was here to show her resilience and talent. It was exactly as it needed to be.
Men’s WarGames Match: Cody Rhodes, CM Punk, Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso & Roman Reigns vs Bronson Reed, Bron Breakker, Drew McIntyre, Logan Paul & Brock Lesnar (3.25/5)
CM Punk and Bron Breakker were an intriguing pairing to start, not having a ton of in-ring history. However, the 5 minutes between the two dragged on. It was just too slow for the opening of WarGames, and it took a bit to recover. What it took was Logan Paul entering the contest.
Once Logan Paul entered, the pace ramped up. Weapons were brought into it, and there were some fun double-team spots. Cody Rhodes having his eye injury being exploited led to the match getting some much-needed colour. Someone bleeding just makes sense inside WarGames. Another fun spot was the duelling punches on top of the cage by Paul and Rhodes.
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WWE did a great job of giving each man his chance to look strong, even though the mid-match Yeet fest was a bit too tacky. This is supposed to be a vicious match, and it was for the most part.
The highlighting of Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar was a highlight. The brawling outside is not something that we don’t see in WarGames matches. A fun little spot that led to WarGames beginning.
Once everyone was in the match, the action expectedly ramped up. Only high-impact moves were hit by everyone in their attempt to end the match. As fun as that action was, the finish left something to be desired. The masked man’s interference was interesting, but it shouldn’t have led to the end. This WarGames match started and finished with a whimper, but had a great middle section.
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