WWE Survivor Series WarGames 2022 Results: Winners, Grades, Reaction and

WWE Survivor Series WarGames 2022 Results: Winners, Grades, Reaction and Highlights

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Welcome to Bleacher Report’s coverage and recap of WWE Survivor Series WarGames.

This is the first time WWE has brought the double-cage setup to the main roster, so two big matches were set up to take place inside the dangerous structure.

Here is a look at the card:

• The Bloodline vs. The Brawling Brutes, Kevin Owens and Drew McIntyre
• Damage CTRL, Nikki Cross and Rhea Ripley vs. Bianca Belair, Asuka, Alexa Bliss, Mia Yim and Becky Lynch
• Ronda Rousey vs. Shotzi (SmackDown Women’s Championship)
• AJ Styles vs. Finn Bálor
• Seth Rollins vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Austin Theory (United States Championship)

Let’s take a look at everything that went down during Saturday’s show.

Women’s WarGames Match

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The first match of the night was the women’s WarGames match with Bianca Belair, Becky Lynch, Asuka, Alexa Bliss and Mia Yim vs. Bayley, Dakota Kai, Iyo Sky, Nikki Cross and Rhea Ripley.

Belair and Kai started the match for their teams. The heels had the advantage, so after the first five-minute period was up, Sky joined her tag team partner in the ring.

When it was time for Cross to enter the match, she brought a ton of weapons with her from under the ring. When Bayley joined a few minutes later, she brought some ladders and a table into the ring.

Ripley and Lynch were the final members of their respective teams to enter the match. Once The Man entered the ring, the match officially began and could be won at any point.

There’s no other way to say this: The match was absolute mayhem. They used every weapon multiple times, had several big spots and even included some callbacks to past encounters between some of the women in the ring.

Some of the spots in this match did not go as planned, so there were several close calls that could have led to injuries. It helped the competitive nature of the bout, but it also slowed the match down in spots.

Lynch ended up scoring the pin for her team by hitting a huge leg drop from the top of the cage to put Kai through a table.

This was a fun way to kick off the show.

Winners: Belair, Bliss, Yim, Asuka and Lynch

Grade: B-

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Notable Moments and Observations

• Everybody’s gear in this match looked awesome. They went all-out on the designs. 
• Belair hit a rough backbreaker at one point. Kai almost landed on her head. 
• Sky’s hurricanrana to Belair did not go as planned. She barely had her feet over Belair’s shoulders. 
• The dropkick Sky hit by jumping from one rope to another before hitting Belair was awesome. 
• They keep teasing Sky vs. Asuka. Just give us the match already. 
• Cross hit a big dive from the top of the cage onto everyone who was in the ring at the time. 
• Cross breaking up a nine-person Tower of Doom spot was hilarious. 
• The leg drop Lynch hit from the top of the cage was a good way to end the match. 

Finn Bálor vs. AJ Styles

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The second match of the night saw AJ Styles battle Finn Bálor to see which former Bullet Club leader was superior.

The Phenomenal One had control early, but The Prince wasn’t about to make it easy on him. Whenever it looked like Styles had him cornered, Bálor would come up with a way to counter him.

About 10 minutes into the match, all hell broke loose at ringside. The O.C. and the rest of The Judgment Day began to brawl and fought into the crowd, leaving Bálor and Styles alone.

As expected, these two veterans put on a great show. When you get to the level of experience these men have, it’s almost impossible for them to put on a bad match. When you put two guys like this together, it will almost always lead to a classic encounter.

After failing to get the win with the Calf Crusher, Styles was able to secure the victory with the Phenomenal Forearm. It was good that they got everyone else away from the ring so these two could shine on their own.

Winner: AJ Styles

Grade: A-

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Notable Moments and Observations

• Bálor wore a strange black mask during his entrance. It was somehow weirder than the spiked one he wore for his last PPV. 
• Styles also wore a mask, but his was made to look like a gas mask. 
• The suplex Styles used to send Bálor into the corner was picture-perfect. 
• The Phenomenal One makes the 450 look easy. 
• Styles’ chest was beet-red after this was over. Bálor was laying into him. 

Ronda Rousey vs. Shotzi (SmackDown Women’s Title)

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Shayna Baszler accompanied Ronda Rousey to the ring for her SmackDown title defense against Shotzi.

The Ballsy Badass went right at the champ, but the former UFC star was ready for her and had her down in an ankle lock within the first minute.

This match was built up with Rousey as the dominant champion and Shotzi playing the valiant underdog. It worked when the former NXT star was trying to make a comeback, but whenever the titleholder took over, things slowed down.

They ended up fighting in the crowd at one point. Shotzi took out Rousey, Baszler and several planted fans in the front row with a dive off the barricade.

After they got back into…