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Team Raw Vs Team Smackdown Vs Team NXT

 

Survivor Series 2019: Team Raw vs. Team SmackDown vs. Team NXT

The WWE Survivor Series 2019, held on November 24 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois, marked a historic first as it featured a Triple Threat Elimination Match between Team Raw, Team SmackDown, and Team NXT. Because this integration of NXT created an extremely attractive new level of the annual spectacle and established the bar for premier athletes appearing from Wrestlemania's three brands.

The Teams

• Team Raw: Seth Rollins, Drew McIntyre, Kevin Owens, Randy Orton, Ricochet. This team brought together the three aspects of experience, technical ability and speed which can jump far (i.e., flying high), the elite level in red. Every single member of the Team Raw had a different ability set, each varying from the agile Rollins' to the brute force of McIntyre's, the unpredictable nature of Owens, the cunning of Orton, to the aerial skills of Ricochet.

• Team SmackDown: SmackDown's crew, a mixture of strength, speed, and cunning, all with one intention to dominate an opponent, was Roman Reigns, Braun Strowman, King Corbin, Mustafa Ali, and Shorty G. With Reigns as the team captain, they had a strong foundation, while Strowman provided the brute force, Corbin the strategic thinking, Ali the quickness, and Shorty G the underdog spirit.

• Team NXT: Tommaso Ciampa, Damian Priest, Matt Riddle, Keith Lee, and WALTER. NXT's team consisted of a mix of both young and old, disparate styilities, and winners at heart, hungry for a big victory. Their combined life experience (Ciampa, Priest, Riddle, Lee, and WALTER) and robust, fun, active temperament provided them with vast potential.

The Build-Up

Throughout the weeks leading up to Survivor Series, dominating skirmishes and invasions occurred on Raw and SmackDown with NXT brands making surprise appearances on Raw and SmackDown. With a tangible feeling of anxiety permeating the atmosphere, the companies pitched against one another, each ready to prevail as heavyweight champion. Especially, the entry of NXT, with the wrestlers striving to further prove themselves able to compete with the main roster, introduced a sense of the unknown in the storyline. The build-up to the event saw various matches and promos that fueled the fire, making the Triple Threat Elimination Match a highly anticipated event.

The assault to Raw and SmackDown by NXT set in motion a feeling of disorganization, with the big names of all brands crossing over and fighting each other. All played their parts in creating a wealth of iconic scenes, such as, the 3 man beatdown of the SmackDown TV wrestling team. This core was further compounded by the strength of team power (the "winner's" team identity and boosted morale).

The Match

Action started intensely with WALTER, Braun Strowman, and Drew McIntyre pushing and pulling the three opponent out of their space to set a grounded and harsh fight of power between three titans. The early stages saw each team trying to assert dominance, with quick tags and high-impact moves keeping the action fast-paced. Air was at its highest concentration and it was understood by all that this was not going to be a regular game.

But eliminations accumulated cumulatively during the course of the game and teams each lost one. The first, witnessed, a surprise defeat to an NXT UK champion, WALTER, at the hands of Drew McIntyre (following a Claymore Kick), that emphasized McIntyre's physique. Or more specifically, this laid the foundation for all the battles later in the game, where each side pummeled the other until someone fell and both sides could easily show off their strengths.

Key Moments and Eliminations

1. WALTER: That first shock came when the quintessential, ever dominant NXT UK Champion, WALTER, went down and out very early thanks to Drew McIntyre, following a Claymore Kicker and it thereby emphasised the power that McIntyre has.

2. Shorty G: Shorty G was made redundant by Kevin Owens after a Stunner, which does emphasize the nature of Owens' unpredictability.

3. Damian Priest: Priest was placed to the floor after an RKO administered by Randy Orton, which highlighted Orton’s ability and lethality of the move.

4. Kevin Owens: Owens lost to Tommaso Ciampa,. which provided NXT with an important turning point.

5. Mustafa Ali: Seth Rollins demonstrated power by showing Ali the Curb Stomp on Raw, in order to start Raw's revolution.

6. Braun Strowman: Strowman was thrown from the ring as a result of disruption at the ring's edge, between Keith Lee, as a representation of the breaking down chaos of the brawl.

7. Ricochet: Ricochet was then sent down by King Corbin with the following End of Days, resulting in the PowerPoint being in favour of SmackDown.

8. Matt Riddle: Riddle has stunned the fans by beating Randy Orton only to be beaten by Corbin, and shows the dominance of NXT.

9. King Corbin: Corbin was placed in restraints after a sequence by Team NXT  by Ciampa.

10. Tommaso Ciampa: Ciampa was eliminated by Rollins, further intensifying the competition.

11. Roman Reigns: Reigns exerted his control by confining Rollins with a Spear which led to a company size that went from 3 to 2.

12. Seth Rollins: Reach for the pin, Rollins sets up cage death match as Reigns makes impact with Spear.

The Final Showdown

The climax of the match saw Roman Reigns and Keith Lee as the last men standing for their respective teams. Lee's performance was highly satisfactory relative to Reigns's in terms of power and mobility. The two big men engaged in bodyslams and personal contact that kept the audience at the razor edge of their seats.

On a sequence, Keith Lee managed to land the finishing Spirit Bomb on Reigns, just missing the win for

NXT. . ]However, Reigns countered and then, in the final analysis, applied a decisive Spear which pinned Lee and won the match for Team SmackDown. Applauds followed the crowd when Reigns celebrated his win with Lee getting a standing ovation in appreciation of his fine performance.

Aftermath

Roman Reigns' victory was a big win for SmackDown and gave them bragging rights, and a significant edge in brand supremacy. Even though Keith Lee's wrestling bout was a defeat, it was unanimously acclaimed and made him a promised star of the sport. The match illustrated above the ability present across the three labels and the presence of future narratives and opponents (i.e.g.

The aftermath of the match saw a mixture of emotions, with Team SmackDown celebrating their victory and Team Raw and NXT reflecting on their losses. Across the WWE world, the match passed on to the superstars in waves as many took inspiration for the upset in later weeks and months.

Legacy

The Team Raw vs. Team SmackDown vs. The Survivor Series 2019 Team NXT match is fondly remembered due to its tremendous and violent nature because it is one of the most exciting and brutal match in WWE. It balanced the emotional intensity of high-leverage, high-stakes stories and moments of outsize controversy--a timeless report in the annals of the Survivor Series. The match not only demonstrated the power of the WWE's narrative  performance as visual storytellers and athletic boundaries, but also significantly impacted both fans and the world of wrestling.

Having brought about the arrival of NXT, the following enhancement could be introduced to such a show, and its "branded" victory in the bout provided the company with the prestige of branding that is its claim in this WWE world. Competition also highlighted the skill of certain of the top competitors currently in the ring, e.g., the growing popularity of Keith Lee, who now occupies a top spot.

It was an affair that would be talked about for a generation as one of the greatestmatches in WWE history, met with explosive outpouring of excitement and appreciation for its brutality, excitement and intensity, by fans, and colleagues. The match set a good standard and will have a broad influence for all the future Survivor Series events and its influence continues to this day.

The event also served as a watershed moment in many stars' careers, such as Keith Lee, who became a key figure in the WWE universe. The match also served as an important asset in crafting Roman Reigns as the most important figure in the business, assuring his place as a captain and a top champion.

In conclusion, the Team Raw vs. Team SmackDown vs. Not only was Team NXT's Survivor Series 2019 match great, amazing and moving, but it proved to be the nadir of stories (writing) and spectacle in WWE. The outcome of the fight has also and still is a process and therefore the match to date and still is one of the most thrilling and best known brawls in the history of WWE.