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WWE Survivor Series: War Games 2024: The OG ‘Bloodline’ Victorious Even with Dissent Amongst Roman Reigns and CM Punk

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The ‘Bloodline’ saga is the gift that keeps on giving and it was on full display on Saturday night’s WWE Survivor Series: War Games 2024 premium live event emanating from Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Canada and streaming on Peacock.

The main event lived up the hype because of its storytelling and execution. Could Roman Reigns and CM Punk co-exist for one night on the same side as a favor to the wiseman, Paul Heyman? What favor will Punk call-in to Heyman for helping out the OG Tribal Chief? The best part of the pre-match video package roll-out was having each of the OG Bloodline and New Bloodline team members introduce themselves a la NFL Football introductions with hilarious college names as a play off their characters (See below).

MEN’S WAR GAMES MATCH: On paper and for most of the match, the new ‘Bloodline’ with their Tribal Chief Solo Sikoa and members: Jacob Fatu, Bronson Reed, Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa, were ruling with their exploits. Right off the top, Reigns and Punk just glared at each other in their team’s cage, and at one point, when Sami Zayn entered the match, it was only because Roman called an audible over CM Punk. That pissed off Punk. Later, when it was down to the two of them, Reigns blocked Punk from entering the match, only this time Punk blew right by him, When everyone had entered except Reigns, Sikoa smartly padlocked him out of the War Games cage. However, Reigns climbed the cage and entered from the top and dropped into the ring.

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At one point, Roman accidentally speared Punk in the middle of a GTS, causing more dissension between them. The high point of the match came when the OG Bloodline had Sikoa cornered and one by one  took their shots at him till  Reigns speared him for the pin.  At the end, all seemed well with the 4 OG Bloodline members, while Punk told Heyman he owed him in no uncertain terms. GRADE A

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WOMEN’S WAR GAMES MATCH

Having Iyo Sky deliver a moonsault wearing a garbage can (once again!) from the top of the steel cage, while at the other side, and simultaneously, Tiffany Stratton hitting a Swanton Bomb on the babyfaces were clearly the moves of the night in the Women’s War Games match-up.

Those expecting the answer as to who attacked Jade Cargill that took her out of being a member of the babyface team is still in question. Many are believing it will turn out to be her own tag-team partner, Bianca Belair in a heel turn, but that didn’t happen on this night. Instead, it was more about Rhea Ripley getting her revenge on the manipulative World Women’s Champ, Liv Morgan and her bodyguard, Raquel Rodriguez. Eventually, “The Eradicator” picked up a big win with a Riptide from the top rope through a table on to Morgan. GRADE B-

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LA KNIGHT vs. SHINSUKE NAKAMURA – United States Championship Match

Something was off with LA Knight and the WWE announce team of Michael Cole and Corey Craves kept egging that scenario saying the Mega-Star was dealing with “internal turmoil” over the last few weeks since Nakamura’s return to the WWE with a more sinister side.

Even in Vancouver, when Knight’s entrance hit, the sound barometer meter came up on the screen and it didn’t break over 89, which could mean that LA’s popular is waning, and so the WWE made the decision to take the title off of him.

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After Nakamura dropped LA Knight on his his head, and right on the steel, he later pinned Knight and walked away as the only newly crowned champ of the night in a clean victory. GRADE C

BRON BREAKKER vs. SHEAMUS vs. LUDWIG KAISER- Intercontinental Championship

This was easily the best match of the night, with all three performers delivering move after move, and Bron Breakker once again proving his soon-to-be superstar status. In addition, Sheamus had the entire audience rooting for the ‘old guy’ of the trio, while Ludwig Kaiser stepped out of Gunther’s shadow.

Just when Sheamus seemed like he was going to finally win the Intercontinental Title, Ludwig Kaiser pulled the referee out of the ring and used the Shillelagh on Sheamus!

Kaiser was closing in on a victory but the champion landed a spear to take him out, and then hit another spear on Sheamus to get the pin and retain the title. GRADE A

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GUNTHER VS. DAMIAN PRIEST – WWE Championship

Gunther has been a bit rattled of late, after his loss to Cody Rhodes at WWE Crown Jewel, and Priest eyeing to make his comeback and regain the WWE championship.

However, during the match, Priest injured his arm and Gunther went on the attack to try to take him out by using move after move to put pressure on the injury.

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Something went down toward the end of the match with a botched spot (Priest has been involved now in several of them) because the crowd chanted, “You f**d up!” Out of nowhere, Finn Balor hit his signature Coup de Grace on Priest on the outside of the ring. The referee didn’t see it, but Gunther did. The “Ring General” was not happy with Balor’s interference, and took him out, but then threw Priest into the ring and gave him a near choke hold submission move to secure the win and retain the title. GRADE B

So, how would you grade WWE Survivor Series: War Games 2024? We give it a B overall, but an A for the enduring Bloodline saga! Let us know in the comment section below.

Make sure to join us on Sunday morning December 1st for “What’s Up? Wrestling’s” Survivor Series recap show on the Michael Fairman Channel beginning at 11:30am ET/8:30am PT and share your thoughts on the action and the winners/losers and best moves of the night.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Did the ABC Soap Opera Just Tee Up a Jason and Serena Pairing?

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The Tuesday, October 6 episode of General Hospital kicked-off with Serena Baldwin (Kelly Kruger) literally turned upside down and stuck on the Quartermaine roof in front of Jason (Steve Burton), who came to her rescue.

This marked the first time that Kelly Kruger and Steve Burton shared any substantial screen time together since Kruger debuted on the ABC soap opera back in July.

In story, Serena was trying to save the peregrine falcons’ nest that Tracy (Jane Elliot) wanted exterminated. Jason agreed to help Serena relocate the nest to the nature preserve. Said relocation would be put in the preserve adjacent to the property, think where Ava (Maura West) and Drew (Cameron Mathison) buried Brennan (Chris McKenna)!

Later, when they returned to the Quartermaine mansion, the two have more banter where Serena told Jason they should both check themselves for ticks. Serena has done a full body check in the bathroom, but then asks Jason to go through her hair and look for any signs of ticks. Clearly, one or both may have ticks prompting suspicion if they wind up at GH with Dr. Isaiah Gannon (Sawandi Wilson) as their doctor who previously treated Ava for the tick stuck in her hair!

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ROMANCE SWITCH-UPS

While initially General Hospital fans suspected that the character of Serena was being brought back to the canvas in the form of Kruger as a love interest for Michael Corinthos (Rory Gibson), in recent weeks and in admission by Tanisha Harper, it appears that GH is teasing a Michael and Jordan romance. The two have been spending more time together at Aurora, and Michael helped her get accepted into the burn clinic in Germany to treat her facial scars from the car accident.

Meanwhile, after Steve Burton returned to GH after his extended hiatus this June, it was clear that the writers were heading in the direction of a Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) and Jason break-up.

Eventually, a few weeks ago, the duo called it quits after Anna (Finola Hughes) tried to kill Britt, and Jason would not help Britt press charges against his friend, who was suffering from delusions after being mentally gaslighted by Cullum (Andrew Hawkes) and Sidwell (Carlo Rota) and company.

So, what did you think of the scenes between Jason and Serena on today’s GH? Do you think Kelly and Steve have on-screen chemistry that you would be open to be seeing how it plays out? Weigh-in via the comment section 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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