It’s another busy one, with all the build to both a Saturday Night’s Main Event show, and one of my favourite PLE’s of the year in Survivor Series: WAR GAMES! Oh, and of course both shows themselves… I have also made a couple of roster changes too, but we can get to those in due course, as we begin the build to Survivor Series, and the fall out from an incredible Bad Blood PLE!
RAW NOVEMBER WEEK 1
John Cena comes out for a promo. CM Punk interrupts, Seth Rollins comes out after, and they set up number 1 contenders match for the main event.
Roxanne Perez defeats Stephanie Vaquer & Lyra Valkyria & Nia Jax & Becky Lynch to become number one contender for the Women’s IC title
Dom Mysterio comes out and calls out the Wyatt Sicks! We see a Wyatt Sicks vignette, before we see that Liv Morgan has found Raquel Rodriguez laid out backstage. Nikki Cross then appears behind her, and hits her with a Sister Abigail. Dom looks on in dismay, before the lights go out, they come back on and Uncle Howdy appears behind Dom, and then hits him with a Sister Abigail as well!
New Day backstage interview, before Xavier Woods (with Kofi) defeated Ivar (with Erik)
Bronson Reed vs Sheamus ends in a double countout
Gunther vignette
Bron Breakker backstage interview, before PENTA appears and they go back and forth verbally
Roxanne Perez defeats Iyo Sky in backstage brawl. Damage CTRL then run off Roxanne
Damian Priest vignette
CM Punk backstage interview, before …
CM Punk defeats Seth Rollins to become number one contender for the World Heavyweight Championship
SMACKDOWN NOVEMBER WEEK 1
The Rock comes out for a promo. He says that ‘The Final Boss is here to stay, The Final Boss is in charge, and The Final Boss is here to take what is his, and that is… everything!’
Omos defeated Braun Strowman
Aleister Black vignette
Street Profits backstage promo (with Bianca Belair & B-Fab) before Street Profits beat Pretty Deadly
Kiana James beats Michin, and then after calls out Tiffany Stratton “see you next week, bitch!”
Randy Orton comes out for a promo, then does Kevin Owens… and they hash out their differences, find mutual respect, and shake hands!
Chelsea Green backstage introduces us to the “Secret Hervice” Pipier Niven and Alba Fyre
Carmelo Hayes beats Austin Theory
We see a show of The Bloodline locker room door…
Women’s Tag Champions Bayley & Charlotte have a backstage interview, before Bayley & Charlotte beat Pipier Niven and Alba Fyre (with Chelsea Green)
The Bloodline come out for a promo. The MFTs then come out and eventually a huge brawl takes place! The Rock then comes out too to join the brawl, and as Rock and The MFTs stand tall and pose, WWE CHAMPION CODY RHODES comes out for the save… The MFTs leave the ring, Rock and Cody go face to face, and then The Rock slowly backs away…
RAW NOVEMBER WEEK 2
Rhea Ripley in-ring promo, ‘what next?’… NIA JAX attacks her!
New Day (C) beat War Raiders to retain the world tag titles
Wyatt Sicks vignette on why they targeted Judgment Day, and exposing “snakes”
Liv & Raquel backstage interview, Liv states her fury at Nikki Cross and the Wyatts, says she’s not done with Rhea Ripley either, and then… Nia Jax comes into shot, and has a brief star down with Liv & Raquel … and we also see Nikki Cross lurking in the background.
PENTA beats Ilja Dragunov – Bron Breakker jumps Penta after, Sheamus runs out for the save
Damian Priest backstage interview
Roxanne Perez beats Kairi Sane – Perez tries to attack Sane after, but Dakota Kai & Asuka runs out and Roxanne flees
CM Punk backstage interview
Roxanne Perez backstage… Nia Jax approaches her and says “not bad”…
Stephanie Vaquer defeated Becky Lynch – Vaquer tries to show respect to Lynch after, Lynch declines, leaving Vaquer upset and Becky rambles as she storms to the back
Gunther backstage promo -> Gunther beats Damian Priest in a Steel Cage match
CM Punk comes out for a promo, JOHN CENA then comes out, and they have an EPIC back and forth promo battle!
SMACKDOWN NOVEMBER WEEK 2
The Rock opens the show, and he calls Jacob Fatu to the ring. When Fatu does come out, The Rock tells him “At Survivor Series, YOU must bring the WWE Championship back HOME, while myself and The MFTs will go to WAR with Roman Reigns and The Bloodline”
Bianca Belair & B-Fab defeated Piper Niven & Alba Fyre (with Chelsea Green) – Street Profits come out after to celebrate the win, meanwhile Bayley & Charlotte are seen watching on from backstage
Tiffany Stratton backstage interview
LA Knight beats Grayson Waller – Knight gets a quick win, and then cuts a FIERY promo on Aleister Black afterwards.
Kevin Owens and Randy Orton talk together backstage
Carmelo Hayes backstage promo, before… Carmelo Hayes beats Shinsuke Nakamura (in an excellent match)
Aleister Black vignette
‘DIY’ backstage interview
Kevin Owens and Randy Orton beat ‘DIY’ (with Candice LeRae)
Kiana James defeated Tiffany Stratton in a Backstage Brawl
RAW NOVEMBER WEEK 3
CM Punk comes out for a promo, The Miz interrupts him, they go back and forth on the mic, and set up a match for the main event tonight
‘Damage CTRL’ backstage interview, before Rhea Ripley comes into shot and asks Dakota Kai “you ready?”, she replies “BORN READY!”, before…
Roxanne Perez & Nia Jax defeated Rhea Ripley & Dakota Kai – Perez pins Kai
Gunther vignette
Finn Balor & JD McDonaugh come out and are furious, they callout the Wyatt Sicks, before the Wyatt Sicks appear on the titantron, and they challenge the Judgment Day for SNME!
Bron Breakker backstage interview
PENTA beats Sheamus & Bronson Reed & Ilja Dragunov in a 4-way to become number one contender for the IC Title
Miz backstage, R-Truth comes into shot, and they go back and forth verbally…
Chad Gable backstage interview (with ‘American Made’) , then American Made defeated LWO
Stephanie Vaquer backstage interview, Zoey Stark comes into shot, the two go back and forth verbally…
Stephanie Vaquer defeated Zoey Stark
CM Punk beat The Miz – Miz attacks Punk after the match, JOHN CENA runs out for the save, and Punk and Cena have a VERY tense stare-off to close the show
SMACKDOWN NOVEMBER WEEK 3
Roman Reigns (and The Bloodline) in-ring promo; He accepts The Rock’s challenge for a War Games match, then Solo Sikoa and the rest of the MFTs appear on the ramp, Solo says that Cody Rhodes’ time is up, because at Survivor Series, Jacob Fatu brings back ‘OUR’ WWE Championship, and you (meaning Roman) and your ‘punkass Bloodline’ at War Games are gonna get a whoopin at War Games, after I earn our advantage at SNME’… At this point CODY RHODES comes out with a steel chair and says “so, Solo, JACOB, what do you wanna talk about?”, before Cody charges The MFTs as do The Bloodline, and we get a huge brawl with Cody and The Bloodline coming out on top!
Kiana James beats Naomi – in-ring promo on Tiffany Stratton afterwards
B-Fab & Bianca Belair backstage, Charlotte & Bayley come in to shot, and a match is set up between the two teams. The Secret Hervice are furious at this, and an 8 woman tag is set for next week “if you can find anyone else that is” Bayley adds… Chelsea and co storm off in a huff!
Kevin Owens & Randy Orton beat ‘MCMG’
Sami Zayn backstage promo (with The Bloodline), Roman then explains to Paul Heyman that Sami will be their representee at SNME to face Solo for the War Games advantage, and that Heyman should ‘make it happen’
Aleister Black defeated Carmelo Hayes – Black cuts a promo on Hayes after, and then attacks him. Black talks about LA Knight, and goes to use a chair on Hayes too, but LA Knight runs out for the save and Black flees
Jade Cargill vignette
Jade Cargill beats Michin
Street Profits backstage promo (they talk about the various tag title contenders), saying “WE WANT THE SMOKE!”
Cody Rhodes talks to The Bloodline as they are leaving the arena. Cody wishes them luck at Survivor Series, adding “I got you, you got me?” … Roman Reigns goes face to face with Cody and replies “we got you” before the two shake hands and The Bloodline leave. Cody is left happy… until…
Jacob Fatu beats Cody Rhodes in a Backstage Brawl
And then on the way to WAR, we take a pit stop at SATURDAY NIGHT’S MAIN EVENT! And we have quite the card for this special show…
SATURDAY NIGHT’S MAIN EVENT (SATURDAY NOVEMBER WEEK 3, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS)
We open the show with a tag match, as two dominating factions collide for the first time in a match…
Wyatt Sicks (Dexter Lumis & Joe Gacy) defeated Judgment Day (Finn Balor & JD McDonaugh)
With all other members of both sides staying away, it was the monstrous Wyatts who get the win here, although the battle between these two sides is surely NOT over…
Next we have the Evolution ‘Battle Royal’ winner finally getting her title shot…
Tiffany Stratton (C) defeated Kiana James to retain the WWE Women’s Championship
Stratton retains in a competitive match, but James does not take this loss well, as she brutally attacks the champion after the match, to leave her laying…
Next we have a watch where the winner will win the advantage for their team in the upcoming men’s War Games match. It would be revealed during the kick off show that The Bloodline (apart from Sami Zayn) have been BANNED from the building for the night… “by orders of The Final Boss”…
https://youtu.be/tEXAk6x4XoY?si=HAdbbJMGYIFvzm0f
And so it was always going to be tough for Sami, and so it proved, Solo wins the War Games advantage…
Next up we have a match I don’t think we have seen, and maybe never will, but I am making it happen in my WWE Universe!
https://youtu.be/HV9_sRRTAFA?si=RoxaEFZt3ySDHjgH
And just like that, we have NEW Women’s Intercontinental Champion!
Next we have a rematch from Bad Blood, and another big title match!
https://youtu.be/XkeV9H0v1mg?si=4LYAiyP3T76Rdj8W
LA Knight put up a heck of a fight, but he couldn’t kick out of one last Black Mass from the man that is STILL the United States Champion!
And then… time for our final match of the show… and it’s a BIG one…
So this one, I’d have be fairly similar to their irl match on Cena’s retirement tour. But ofc… better! A great babyface vs babyface mega match, maybe more like the AJ – Cena match with all the tributes with other people’s moves… crowd would be hot as fuck for it… until…
SETH ROLLINS runs in and ruins everything! He attacks both men, and then goes and grabs a steel chair and goes after both guys again. He robbed Cena of a huge win, and cost CM Punk the world title! SNME closes with both Punk and Cena down, and a vengeful Rollins holding aloft the World title belt!
So we go from that, right into Monday Night Raw, the go-home for Survivor Series!
RAW NOVEMBER WEEK 4
Rowan beats Dom, with Uncle Howdy and Nikki Cross appearing to ‘spook’ Finn and JD (who were out supporting Dom, as Gacy and Lumis were with Rowan). After the finish, a furious Balor calls out Uncle Howdy for a match at Survivor Series!
We see Rollins arriving at the arena, when CM PUNK jumps him, needing security to break it up!
Nia Jax vs Stephanie Vaquer ends in DQ when Jax attacks Vaquer, Rhea Ripley runs out to make the save!
After an ad break, Rhea Ripley is backstage, She sees Damage CTRL and asks them to follow her “if you’re with me?”… Iyo Sky then says “we ARE with you!”, and they go with Rhea. They all go out to the ring and Ripley calls out Nia Jax for WAR GAMES, “if you can find a team”… Nia then comes out on the ramp, and says she had a feeling she would say that, so she had already been putting in the work… and then out comes ROXANNE PEREZ! And then… LIV MORGAN and RAQUEL RODRIGUEZ! And from there we get a huge brawl, and the Women’s War Games match is set!
Gunther beats Dragon Lee
we see a PENTA vs Bron Breakker vignette (their match is NEXT WEEK)
Liv Morgan (with Raquel, Nia and Roxanne) backstage interview; she says Finn will end the Wyatt Sicks at Survivor Series, and then we will win the war… “let’s play… ahahahahaha!”
American Made beat Alpha Academy & Pete Dunne
John Cena comes out for an in-ring promo, he calls out CM Punk as he wants to settle this like men with a rematch, or ‘heck, i”ll beat Seth Rollins ass, cause I need a match at Survivor Series, so if you want some, COME GET SOME!” and then… Seth Rollins beat CM Punk in a backstage brawl! Rollins then comes out and goes face to face with Cena, Punk then sprints from the back to the ring, and in his anger he runs at the ring but hits Cena instead of Rollins (as Seth moves out the way). Cena, Rollins and Punk all brawl then, and eventually we have a triple threat world title match set for Survivor Series!
SMACKDOWN NOVEMBER WEEK 4
Cody Rhodes sees Paul Heyman backstage, they go eye to eye, and eventually shake hands!
The Secret Service & LASH LEGEND beat Charlotte Flair & Bayley and Bianca Belair & B-Fab
Aleister Black vignette
Kevin Owens & Randy Orton beat Pretty Deadly – after Orton and Owens call out the Street Profits saying “WE want the smoke!”
Tiffany Stratton comes out to the ring, and she is PISSED! She calls out Kiana James, who then comes out, and they go back and forth verbally, setting up a rematch for Survivor Series, but this time it’ll be NO HOLDS BARRED! (it ends with a tense face off as Stratton raises her championship).
Jade Cargill defeated Candice LeRae
Jacob Fatu and Solo Sikoa backstage promo
Omos beat Apollo Crews
Jacob Fatu (with Tama Tonga & Tonga Loa & Solo Sikoa) cuts one of his walking backstage promos, before…
Sami Zayn & Cody Rhodes beat Jacob Fatu & Solo Sikoa (Sami pins Solo) … after this…
The MFTs storm the ring and attack Sami and Cody. THE BLOODLINE run out for the save and we have a huge brawl, before THE ROCK then comes out and he and The MFTs clear house! Rock then grabs the WWE title belt and hands it to Jacob Fatu, he holds it up high, as The Rock holds his arm up, and the rest of the MFTs put ‘their ones’ up in the sky. And that is how the show closes!
And that’s how we make our way to the big PLE… I should also say that during the kick off show for Survivor Series, it is revealed that the team of Rhea Ripley and Damage CTRL have won the random draw to get the advantage in the War Games match. And with that sorted, now it is time for the biggest show of my Universe Mode in WWE 2K25 so far!
SURVIVOR SERIES: WAR GAMES (SATURDAY NOVEMBER WEEK 4, VANCOUVER, CANADA)
It’s the show that gives me a chance to give my own takes on one of my favourite WWE gimmick matches. One I think can be so well to tell so many stories! And of course it’s super fun to play out in the games!
It is a MEGA card for the show, as you can imagine. This show and what goes down will dictate the entire course of where my Universe Mode goes from this point on, after this show, nothing will EVER be the same!…
We kick off the show with our first trip inside the monstrous WAR GAMES cage!
And after an absolute WAR it is the babyface team that emerges as the victors!
Next up, the two leaders of two dominant factions finally lead from the front, and battle one on one!
Uncle Howdy gets the win, and what this means for the Wyatt Sicks, Judgment Day, and the whole of WWE, is anyone’s guess…
Next we have a big rematch from SNME, but this time (given the way that went down), this match is to be contested with NO HOLDS BARRED!
The champ really showing what she’s all about, and why she remains the one to beat!
Next we have Cody Rhodes face his toughest challenge yet, as The Final Boss’ hand picked destroyer looks to bring him the holy grail…
And once more, The American Nightmare shows his true grit, and that the story isn’t over YET!
Next we have a triple threat match between three of the most popular WWE superstars of ALL TIME! All with personal animosities with one another, competing here for the ultimate prize…
And with all his experience utilised, ‘Big Match John’ did it again, and STILL your World Heavyweight Champion!
And now for our main event, and it is time to go to WAR!
And both sides, are leading with their best foot forward, as the two leaders of each team step inside the War games structure FIRST to begin the match!
The Final Boss showed everyone how it was done tonight, despite the best efforts of Roman and the rest of The Bloodline, it was The Rock and The MFTs who got the win!
Maybe now coming out of this PLE, everyone will start to realise that this is just The Final Boss’ WWE Universe, we just live in it…
Josh.