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WWE Survivor Series: A Masked Mystery Man, Liv Morgan Returns, and the Conundrum of War Games

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Survivor Series came to San Diego’s Petco Park on Saturday night, November 29 with the all-star line-up in its Men and Women’s War Games match-ups which was to lay the foundation for WWE’s WrestleMania 42, but did it succeed?

A few things are certain, we have a good ole fashioned soap opera cliffhanger leading into tomorrow’s December 1 episode of Monday Night Raw on Netflix with the sudden arrival of a masked mystery man who gave a Seth Rollins-like patented “Stomp” to a shocked CM Punk. Will the real culprit be revealed?

In addition, we got the surprise the return of Liv Morgan, who helped her man, Dominik Mysterio win back his Intercontinental Championship from John Cena in the best match of the night, which saw the GOAT finish up his final PLE performance in his legendary career. Now, all eyes are on how the WWE and Cena will position his final match of his career on Saturday Night’s Main Event in just little over two weeks.

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With an announced packed crowd of 46,016 and in the seldom setting of a Major League Baseball, wrestlers were entering from the dugout, during the four match card that is the second PLE in WWE’s new deal with ESPN. Here are our top five takeaways from the night below!

WHO IS THAT MASKED MAN?

The main event was the Men’s War Games match-up between babyfaces: Cody Rhodes, CM Punk, Roman Reigns, Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso vs. Logan Paul, Bron Breakker, Bronson Reed, Drew McIntrye and Brock Lesnar with Paul Heyman in their corner. War Games in the past usually works best when the team assembled all had a common goal or works as a full unit. Look no further than a few years ago when the OG Bloodline ruled the day.

Over the last few years, these battles have felt forced. After all the back and forth in the 2025 version, Lesnar  was going to town with F5’s to everyone, and once the Tribal Chief, Roman Reigns made it to the ring, War Games officially began. In the middle of the chaos, suddenly a masked man in the black hoodie descended from the steel cage down into the ring. He hesitated, then kicked CM Punk, then Stomped him, then ran out, allowing Bron Breakker to deliver the spear and win the match for the heels.

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The Stomp looked so much like how Seth Rollins would deliver it, but with him truly (unless its another ruse of the year) recovering from shoulder surgery and still in a sling, the question is, are we supposed to believe it’s him and later when he is recovered, it will be revealed it was him? Or, will this go the way of most post-shows and that it is actually Austin Theory back from his injuries, joining the Vision and going after Punk?

ROMAN REIGNS FINAL WORDS WITH CODY RHODES

In one of the more problematic endings to a PLE, those hoping for a last minute extra shocker after the credits rolled, received a more subtle warning levied by the OG Tribal Chief who was not happy after his team lost War Games. As the three major babyfaces were now alone in the ring, Punk and Reigns seemed to make peace, but Cody Rhodes wanted nothing to do with Roman who tried to give an olive branch.

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Rhodes was stubborn so Reigns told Rhodes this the last time they would team together. The way things are going, are we going to get Cody/Roman a third time at WrestleMania, but this time Cody as a heel and Roman as the face?

Ya Only Liv Once

John Cena’s title defense of the Intercontinental Championship against former champ, Dirty Dom Mysterio, had all the goodies and a big return to boot. First, in a brilliant idea, what looked like a truly botched hurricanrana spot on the outside of the ring by Cena and Mysterio, seemed to indicate Dom was hurt for real and could not continue. While the ref was checking on him, Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez were attacking Cena, then when the ref went to toss the women from ringside, Dom got off the floor not hurt at all and tried to trick Cena.

When Cena accidentally knocked out the ref, out came Finn Balor and JD McDonagh from the back. However, the 17-time champ showed that he still is one of the strongest men to ever do it by delivering a stacked Attitude Adjustment on the Judgment Day members together. Suddenly, Liv Morgan appeared. She gets into the ring and slaps Mysterio. So, as we are thinking she is now back to being a babyface … think again. Liv jumps into Cena’s arms, but her look goes from sweet to deadly and she then kicks him in the balls. Cena goes down for a 619, and Dom finishes him off with a Frog Splash to win back the IC championship. Liv and Dom celebrate!

This was so entertaining and everyone we spoke to at Petco Park loved all the spots in the match: the comedy, the shockers, the delivery and more.

IYO’S TRASH CAN AND BECKY THE MVP

The Women’s War Games match kicked off the show, with the heels: Lash Legend, Nia Jax, Becky Lynch, Kairi Saine and Asuka taking on the babyfaces of Charlotte Flair, Rhea Ripley, AJ Lee, Iyo Sky and Alexa Bliss.

There were some very entertaining spots in the match including: Asuka’s mist landing right in her team mate Lash Legend’s face, Iyo Sky, who now has made a regular thing of her amazing Swanton Bomb while wearing a trash can, getting an assist by Ripley and AJ Lee when The Eradicator put Lee on her shoulder to get the can to Iyo for her signature move.

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When all the heels went down only Becky Lynch was left standing for her team. Throughout the match, Lynch’s facial expressions were priceless. Finally, Lee landed the Black Widow finisher on “The Man” and she submitted, giving the faces the win.

RING MY BELL-A

In what felt initially felt like a forced heel turn, Nikki Bella, the Hall of Fame Divas legend, faced La Primera, Stephanie Vaquer for the WWE’s Women’s Championship. Bella works better as a heel, and although there was no one who thought that Vaquer was losing her title on this night, a bit of Bella’s ring rust is starting to wear off, after time on the sidelines.

Vaquer’s finishing maneuvers Devil’s Kiss and the stupendous, Corkscrew Moonsault were too much and would be for Nikki Bella, who lost the match. The crowd was pretty silent through most of the bout, but by the end seemed to have got into it a bit more.

IN THE END 

For WWE Survivor Series/War Games 2025, we give it a B-. The ups were Cena and Dirty Dom, and Becky Lynch. The downs: the confusing ending to the Men’s War Game match and questioning where all the storylines move from here.

So, what did you think of Survivor Series 2025? What was your favorite match? How would you grade the card and what went down during the PLE? Share your thoughts via the comment section, but first check out some of the highlights below.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Sonny Tells Dante, “I Don’t Want a Son Like You,” While Michael Tells Brook Lynn to Bide Her Time Till Chase and Willow Have an Affair

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On the Thursday, October 1 episode of General Hospital, both Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and Michael Corinthos (Rory Gibson) had some things to say and what they had to say didn’t go over well with whom they were talking to!

Sonny had a confrontation with his son, Dante (Dominic Zamprogna), while Michael leveled with Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) over Chase (Josh Swickard).

GH is setting up a scenario where everyone is going to make it look like Sonny was responsible for having Sidwell (Carlo Rota) beat up in Pentonville; while viewers already know Ava (Maura West) and Drew (Cameron Mathison) were behind it.

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A VISIT WITH DAD

Now, Dante comes to Sonny’s house. He wants to know straight up from his dad if he ordered the attack at Pentonville. Sonny flatly denies any culpability or responsibility, but Dante refuses to believe him.

Dante informs Sonny he has video footage of Sully and Vito at the prison. Sonny explains to Dante he doesn’t know why Sully beat up both Curtis and Dante. Things escalated when Sonny was deeply hurt that Dante refused to believe him. Dante says he was disappointed that his father didn’t respect him enough to be truthful with him!

Sonny asks Dante to consider that he was being set up. He says all he did was to tell Vito to instruct Sully to keep a watchful eye on Sidwell, not to harm him. No matter what Sonny said, Dante continued hammering him with how he knew deep down, even though he said he left the mob, he had to finish off Sidwell for himself.

Next, Sonny explains everything he has ever done was to provide for and to protect his family. Dante fired back that he doesn’t want to deal anymore with Sonny’s half-baked truths. As the two men argue, Gio (Giovanni Mazza) shows up at Sonny’s front door and overhears Sonny losing his temper and shouting at Dante, “Get out of my house! I don’t want a son like you!”  The scenes featured an excellent performance by Maurice Benard.

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MICHAEL THE MANIPULATOR

While this is going down, outside the Quartermaine boathouse, Brook Lynn opens up to Michael about living at the Q’s with Chase being there, since he only came back due to legal advice from his lawyer, Monet Mitchell (Blythe Howard).

Brook Lynn questioned whether they should get legally separate. Michael insisted that would be a big mistake. When she asks why, Michael tells Brook Lynn to bide her time until Chase and Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) have an affair; then she’d have full custody of Phoebe.

An angered Brook Lynn pushed Michael into the water and accuses him of moving Willow back into the gatehouse with intent on putting Chase and Willow in closer proximity and sacrificing Brook Lynn’s family in the process.  As the two cousins bicker, Chase shows up asking Brook Lynn if she is OK. Michael punctuates their talk with “You know, I’m right.”

CURTIS FIGURES OUT A WAY TO GET OUT OF THE SLAMMER

At GH, Willow visits Curtis (Donnell Turner) in his hospital room. Curtis wants Willow to get him pardoned and keep him out of jail, and in return, he will help her nail Sonny.

Next, Willow tells Dr. Tristan Roberts (Dean Geyer) she wants Curtis held for observation for three more days. He agrees to do so under one condition, that she understands that he may need to call in a favor from a congresswoman.

So, what did you think of how Dante accused his father and refused to believe Sonny’s answers? Is this the end of their father and son relationship for good? Is Michael the most manipulative person of all, except for Willow? Do the two deserve each other? Do you want Chase and Willow to have an affair? And what of Curtis? Does he have many redeeming qualities left? Share your thoughts via the comment section,  but first check out the talk Michael had with Brook Lynn.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Ava and Drew Revealed to be Behind Framing Sonny for Sidwell’s Prison Beatdown

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If you thought that the person responsible for the Pentonville brawl that saw Sidwell (Carlo Rota) and Curtis (Donnell Turner) taken to General Hospital was Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) or even Sidwell himself, you were dead wrong! On the Wednesday, September 30 episode of GH, it turned out that the culprits were actually Ava (Maura West) and Drew (Cameron Mathison).

In story, Drew apparently bankrolled the attack on Sidwell and framing Sonny. He told Ava their planned worked (she came up with it!) but was horrified when Drew informed her that Curtis got caught in the crosshairs. Ava is visibly upset because of her longtime friendship with Curtis’ daughter, Trina Robinson (Tabyana Ali). Drew tried to make Ava see the bright side. Curtis was witness to it and his presence will cast doubt on Sonny’s claims to that he had gotten out of the mob and gone legit.

Later, Vito shows up at Drew’s. They informed him that his guy on the inside of the slammer made a big mistake by hurting their friend and ordered him to leave town.

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BOATHOUSE BRAWL

In other major developments, Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) and Rocco (Finn Carr) have a blow out fight as Danny blames his “brother” for the reason Charlotte was sent off to boarding school.

Rocco told off Danny for Charlotte’s (Bluesy Burke) reckless behavior and he explains he had to protect his sister. He went in on Danny saying that his mother Lulu (Alexa Havins) has been right to send Charlotte to boarding school and far away from Danny.

However, Rocco went a bit too far when he shouted, “And if your mom was alive, she would send you away too!” Next, Danny punched out Rocco, leading to a terrible brawl. An angered Danny yells at Rocco to, “Stay away from me and everyone in my family. And don’t you ever mention my mom again!” Danny storms off.

Rocco

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Now alone outside the boathouse, Rocco flashes back to his first kiss with Scout (Kayden Brenna Tokarksi), hoping that his fight with Danny will not escalate and ruin their budding romance. Meanwhile, a bloodied-mouth Danny heads over to Sonny’s and Jason (Steve Burton) is there at the same time. He then admits that he has a bad fight with Rocco and they are both beaten up.

WILL SCOUT WISE UP?

At the end of the episode, Scout, who had a fight with Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) over Drew, and who keeps telling everyone how good a man her dad truly is, comes upon a suspicious scene.

Scout hides behind the wall outside Drew’s. She sees her dad, Ava and Vito talking. Next, Scout seems to overhear Vito assuring Drew and Ava that their business dealings are done, and he’ll be leaving Port Charles for good.

So, what did you think of the reveal that Ava and Drew were behind framing Sonny for the prison beatdown of Sidwell (and Curtis)? Do you think Danny and Rocco’s relationship can be repaired, or do you think the teenagers will continue to be at each other’s throats? Finally, do you hope Scout gets a clue and stops thinking her dad walks on air? Weigh-in via the comment section, but first check out how Ava and Drew conspired below.

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‘AEW Dynamite’ Pays Tribute to PAC Following the Death of Benjamin Satterley in Emotional, Moving, Pitch-Perfect Episode

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AEW delivered what would turn out to be an tear-filled, exceptionally done tribute to one of their own, Benjamin Satterley. better known as PAC. on the Wednesday night September 30 edition of their signature show, AEW Dynamite.

When the world learned of Satterley’s sudden passing on Sunday, September 27, it came just one day after what would be his final match at AEW All Out the night before. Now, for the first time his death, the AEW locker room, the men and the women who knew him best, gathered together to give “Ben” as they knew him, the send-off he deserved.

The special episode which emanated from the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was filled with emotional speeches, video packages, and matches dedicated to the wrestling favorite, who was one of the greatest to ever do it, and whose life was cut short at just 40-years-old.

TEARS IN HEAVEN

What was so impressive about how AEW produced this episode was they literally broke the fourth wall and allowed their performers to eulogize Satterley and tape them at the arena earlier in the day, sitting in front of the camera and speaking from their hearts.

The same carried through to the matches on the card. Each held significance, and instead of it being babyfaces vs heels, everyone came together to perform for PAC, for Ben, for this special night.

This unity illustrated how close for the most part the brotherhood and sisterhood among professional wrestlers truly is, in the field of sport entertainment, that is often misunderstood for it’s deeper meaning and what these athletes and performers do night after night by putting their bodies on the line.

The show began with a formal dedication from the commentary team led by Excalibur and Tony Schiavone. Next, they tossed to an unbelievable poignant video package featuring Jon Moxley with the Death Riders and PAC by his side (for what would be for the last time) speaking to the camera after his loss for the AEW World Title at AEW All Out. Moxley’s speech spoke to what it means to be a professional wrestler, and to “do things with purpose and give a shit,” which was a reference to PAC’s own philosophy.

PAC’S FAMILY SEND SPECIAL MESSAGE

A ten-bell Salute followed for Ben as the entire AEW locker room and company took to the stage alongside an empty chair representing PAC. As the cameras panned, tears were being shed by many of the wrestlers and referee Bryce Remsburg was visibly upset.

Later in the night, Renee Paquette struggled through reading a statement from PAC’s family back in the U.K. Paquette was emotional as she shared the words of thanks from the family to all those who showed Benjamin Satterley the love since his passing and what he meant to them.

MATCHES FILLED WITH HUGS AND MOMENTS HONORING ONE OF THEIR OWN

As the wrestlers made their way to the ring for their matches, many times they had tears in their eyes. Each wore an armband with the name PAC on it, and often came to the ring in PAC t-shirts, which AEW is selling online to help out Satterley’s family.

Jon Moxley faced Orange Cassidy in the opening bout, with Cassidy visibly upset. In the end, Moxley retained his Continental Championship. However, after the match, Bryan Danielson, who Moxley also most choked out with a plastic bag, splintering their relationship for what seemed like for good, was greeted in the ring by his former friend, who was in tears. The two hugged it out an emotional moment.

Hangman Adam Page was shown next in a video package just overcome with grief over the loss of Satterley. Next, he along with the Young Bucks and Kenny Omega reunited as “The Elite” took on members of the Don Callis Family, defeating them in a four on four tag match.

Cash Wheeler and Jay White each remembered PAC in two more video packages with both becoming overwhelmed with sadness and emotion. Swerve Strickland and his stablemates The New Level came out with the Trios Titles, something very connected to the legacy of Ben, and laid a PAC tribute towel over them in the center of the ring.

Next, in one of the more heartbreaking moments, Ricochet recalled how he and Pac shared a small room with bunk beds early in their careers as young wrestlers and how much he loved Satterley.

That was followed by a non-title bout between Ricochet and AEW World Champion, Will Ospreay. Before the match, the two hugged and in its aftermath. In tribute to Pac, Ospreay delivered his signature move off the top rope to secure the pin. This was an incredible match by two of the best wrestlers in the world.

MORE MEMORIES OF BEN

The match was followed by Will Ospreay’s tribute to PAC, including memories and the lasting impact Pac had on Ospreay from a young age. Later, Swerve Strickland and Darby Allin spoke to the cameras, In addition, Marina Shafir as the sole woman “Death Rider” shared her memories, before the women’s four way tag-match in which she appeared.

The main event featured The Death Riders with Bryan Danielson joining them to honor their fallen member, PAC against more members of the Don Callis family which included the return of Wardlow.

The show concluded with a video package honoring PAC, and closed out with empty chair placed under a spotlight in the ring as the wrestlers surrounded it, while the audience chanted “Thank you, PAC!”

What did you think of last night’s AEW Dynamite and how the wrestlers and the company came together to deliver this poignant episode dedicated to Benjamin “PAC” Satterley? Let us know via the comment section, but first check out the final video package in honor of the late pro wrestling favorite below.

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