WWE Then Now Forever 11/2/2020: The Road To Survivor Series Begins

Josh from Thirteen | 10 gets you ready for the WWE week as the company starts the build to the Survivor Series.

Each week Josh from the Thirteen 10 brand has your look at all things WWE Raw, Smackdown, and of course NXT. Take a look at what happened on all three shows, and what will happen in the week ahead. Let’s dive in to see what our respective Red, Yellow, and Blue brands had to offer this week.

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WWE Monday Night Raw

WWE Monday Night RAW Results

• AJ Styles defeated Jeff Hardy in a Team Raw Survivor Series Qualifying Match
• Lucha House Party (Gran Metalik & Lince Dorado) defeated Akira Tozawa & Drew Gulak
• Keith Lee defeated Elias in a Team Raw Survivor Series Qualifying Match
• The Hurt Business (MVP, Bobby Lashley, Cedric Alexander & Shelton Benjamin) defeated RETRIBUTION (Mustafa Ali, Mace, T-BAR & Slapjack) by DQ in an Eight Man Tag Team Elimination Match
• Drew McIntyre defeated The Miz (w/ John Morrison)
• Lana defeated Lacey Evans and Peyton Royce and Nikki Cross in a Fatal Four Way Team Raw Survivor Series Qualifying Match
• Sheamus defeated Matt Riddle in a Team Raw Survivor Series Qualifying Match

Raw HOT or NOT

• AJ Styles advancing to team RAW for Survivor Series – HOT
• Keith Lee vs Elias – HOT
• RETRIBUTION defeat yet again, Is this group finished?! – NOT
• The Miz fully involved in the WWE title picture – HOT
• Continued overlooking of Lacey Evans – NOT
• Lana meets table for the 6th consecutive week – NOT
• Sheamus vs Matt Riddle or now known as ‘RIDDLE’ – HOT
• WWE title picture involving Orton, Drew, The Fiend & The Miz – HOT

Projection for next week’s WWE Raw

How do you project next weeks show when the card for Survivor Series has made itself?! I guess you can begin with the blue brand invading RAW. Lets have The Miz tease cashing In on both champions at Survivor Series thus making the WWE title & Universal title undisputed once again. Lana will meet another table but is this setting up Lana to be the sole survivor for team RAW?! Retribution will continue to lose with the real leader being teased to destroy at Survivor series. Elias & Jeff will meet again but expect this match to continue in to December for TLC.

WWE NXT

WWE NXT Results (Halloween Havoc Special)

• Johnny Gargano defeated Damian Priest (c) in a Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Devil’s Playground Match to win the NXT North American Championship
• Santos Escobar (w/ Raul Mendoza & Joaquin Wilde) defeated Jake Atlas
• Dexter Lumis defeated Cameron Grimes in a Haunted House of Terror Match
• Rhea Ripley defeated Raquel González
• Io Shirai (c) defeated Candice LeRae in a Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Tables, Ladders And Scares Match to retain the NXT Women’s Championship

WWE NXT HOT or NOT

• This one is easy – The ENTIRE HALLOWEEN HAVOC!!!!! – HOT

Projecting next week’s NXT

How do you follow that show?! Perhaps with Dakota Kai vs Ember Moon & Ciampa vs Dream, both of these are worth Takeover matches. I will state that I went on record by stating that Halloween Havoc was my favourite Pro Wrestling weekly show of 2020 and I stand by that entirely. Lets hope to get an update on Finn Balor and a tease for a potential WarGames match between undisputed era & Pat Mcafee’s new crew (which is awesome!!) I believe that the build for Takeover in November or what I’m hearing December 6th should begin so a title number 1 contenders tournament should be announced.

WWE Smackdown on FOX

WWE Smackdown on FOX Results

• Kevin Owens defeated Dolph Ziggler (w/ Robert Roode) in a Team SmackDown Survivor Series Qualifying Match
• Bianca Belair defeated Billie Kay and Natalya in a Triple Threat Team SmackDown Survivor Series Qualifying Match
• The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) defeated Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura
• Jey Uso defeated Daniel Bryan in a Team SmackDown Survivor Series Qualifying Match

WWE Smackdown on FOX HOT or NOT

• Daniel Bryan being involved in the Roman/Uso feud and inserted in to the title picture for TLC is great business – HOT
• Bianca Belair is all set to be the sole survivor and win the Smackdown womans match at Survivor Series – HOT
• The Street Profits/New Day setup is great and the match will fulfil – HOT
• Ziggler & Roode currently have zero momentum – NOT
• Jey Uso as a main event player – HOT
• Roman Reigns taking full control of the mic and not allowing Heyman speak (this will lead to more) – HOT

Projecting next week’s WWE Smackdown on FOX

We desperately need more personality from Ziggler & Roode, these guys are awesome and have zero momentum. If they are to be taken seriously to feud with The Street Profits after Survivor Series then they need some wins and aggression behind them. Daniel Bryan will speak following the assault by Jey Uso which was lead by Roman, build this nicely for TLC. Sasha vs Bayley has been announced for next week, lets hope that this isn’t yet another short title reign for The Boss, this is her time to shine. I mean who doesn’t want to see Bianca eventually challenge Sasha right?! Is now the time to split up Cesaro & Nakamura where they can have Stellar PPV matches with one heading on to team Smackdown at Survivor Series plus we will see BIG E get his spot on team Smackdown and likely be built as the sole survivor.