As seen on Survivor Series last night, the participants for both of the women’s team in the 5-on-5 elimination match between the women of Raw and SmackDown changed quite a bit. Sasha Banks and Bayley were added to the Raw team after an incident that took place on the Survivor Series Kickoff show. Following a backstage brawl between original teammates, Ruby Riott and Natalya, team captain Alexa Bliss added Banks and Bayley to the match as their replacements. Meanwhile, SmackDown needed a new member following Charlotte Flair’s departure from the elimination match. None other than Mandy Rose stepped up to take the spot, but she was still not quite able to lead her brand to victory last night.
#RAW‘s Women’s #SurvivorSeries Team needs two new competitors…
So, welcome @itsBayleyWWE & @SashaBanksWWE! pic.twitter.com/vbOLy1dzBt
— WWE (@WWE) November 18, 2018
Newly appointed Team Captain @NaomiWWE welcomes @WWE_MandyRose to Team #SDLive!
Can this #SurvivorSeries team coexist? pic.twitter.com/d0X2pp14ZJ
— WWE (@WWE) November 18, 2018
NXT Takeover: WarGames from this past Saturday featured an outstanding NXT Championship match between Tommaso Ciampa and The Velveteen Dream. Fans who saw the match also quickly took notice of The Velveteen Dream’s attire, which paid tribute to Hulk Hogan’s run in the NWO. The WWE Hall of Famer himself has even caught a glimpse of Dream’s gear from the recent NXT event, and “The Hulkster” commented on his homage with some positive words on Twitter. The likes of John Cena, Kurt Angle, and Triple H have all praised The Velveteen Dream over the past few months, and it now looks like Hogan is yet another enormous legend who has been impressed by the young NXT rookie.
@VelveteenWWE yo Velvet thanks for keeping the dream alive my brother only love HH
— Hulk Hogan (@HulkHogan) November 18, 2018
Strong my brother HH
— Hulk Hogan (@HulkHogan) November 18, 2018
One of the most unexpected moments from the Survivor Series pay-per-view came when former WWE Superstar Enzo Amore appeared in the second row and attempted to hijack the show. Enzo stood up in his chair and began to cut his old signature pre-match entrance promo before he was thrown out of the Staples Center by security. Unfortunately, PWInsider has learned that a fan was knocked down during the scuffle between the security team and Enzo Amore. This resulted in the fan receiving a reported arm injury. The female fan in question left on a stretcher following the incident. The video included in the tweet posted down below does show a fan falling down to the ground after Enzo is yanked off of his chair by security.
Enzo got kicked out #SurvivorSeries pic.twitter.com/DtPNKFVGEV
— Albert Williams (IV) (@Theealbert1216) November 19, 2018