Gunther, Chad Gable, Bron Breakker, and Trick Williams have no announced matches for WWE Survivor Series: WarGames on Nov. 28 at Daikin Park in Houston, Texas. The card includes Liv Morgan vs. Becky Lynch for the Women’s World Championship, a five-on-five Team USA vs. Team Mexico match, and The Bloodline vs. The 946 in WarGames. Roman Reigns issued the WarGames challenge on behalf of The Bloodline on the Nov. 9 Raw. Gunther, Gable, Breakker, and Williams have all lost a match or a title since September.
Gunther Has No Survivor Series Match Amid The Finn Bálor Feud
At Clash in Italy on May 31, Cody Rhodes retained the Undisputed WWE Championship against Gunther, who argued afterward that the referee missed a foot under the bottom rope. Rhodes beat Gunther again in the June 19 SmackDown rematch, with Sami Zayn serving as special guest referee. Zayn then won the title at Night of Champions on June 27 by pinning Rhodes in a triple threat that also included Gunther.
Gunther beat Nick Aldis by submission on Night One of SummerSlam on Aug. 1 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Kevin Owens won a fatal four-way the next night that included Gunther, Finn Bálor, and Zayn. CM Punk won a triple threat Money in the Bank qualifier on the Sept. 25 SmackDown by pinning Gunther after Bálor hit a Coup de Grâce.
Bálor returned as The Demon on the Oct. 30 SmackDown and put Gunther through the announce table with a Coup de Grâce off a ladder. On the Nov. 6 SmackDown, Gunther said Bálor’s career was hanging by a thread and demanded a confrontation with the real man behind The Demon. The two brawled, and Gunther rolled out of the ring when Bálor went for the finisher again.
Chad Gable Wants The Intercontinental Championship Back
Penta lost the Intercontinental Championship to Gable on Night Two of SummerSlam on Aug. 2. On the Oct. 26 Raw, Gable teamed with Dragon Lee against Ethan Page and Big Cass, taking a suplex from Page on the arena floor. Officials checked on Gable outside the ring, and Lee continued alone before Page and Cass won. Page took the belt from Gable on the Nov. 2 Raw, ending a 92-day reign.
On the Nov. 9 Raw, Gable interrupted Page’s celebration to ask for a rematch. Rey Fenix and Cass also wanted a shot, so Raw general manager Adam Pearce booked a triple threat to decide the No. 1 contender. Fenix pinned Gable with a top-rope splash, and The 946 attacked all three men afterward.
Bron Breakker Lost The World Tag Team Championship At Crown Jewel
Breakker and Austin Theory of The Vision won the World Tag Team Championship from The Street Profits on the July 6 Raw. At Sunday Night’s Main Event on Sept. 6 in Atlanta, Georgia, Oba Femi beat Breakker by disqualification after Bronson Reed interfered. Penta won the Oct. 10 Money in the Bank ladder match, which included Breakker and Williams. On the Oct. 19 Raw, Je’Von Evans hit Breakker with the briefcase, and Penta followed with a Mexican Destroyer for the pin.
Penta and Evans beat Breakker and Theory for the titles at Crown Jewel on Nov. 7 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Reed interfered during the match. Femi ran out and sent Reed off the stage through a table, and Evans pinned Theory after an OG Cutter.
Breakker attacked Penta and Evans at the start of the Nov. 9 Raw and called out Femi. In the match that followed, Breakker hit Femi with brass knuckles behind the referee’s back. The Vision then attacked Femi, ending the match, and Penta and Evans made the save.
Trick Williams Is United States Champion Without A Survivor Series Match
Baron Corbin beat Williams for the United States Championship at Night Two of SummerSlam on Aug. 2. Williams beat Corbin to regain the title at Sunday Night’s Main Event on Sept. 6. Corbin then lost a steel cage rematch to Williams on the Sept. 25 SmackDown.
On the Oct. 30 SmackDown in Charleston, West Virginia, Zayn retained the Undisputed WWE Championship against Williams in a No Disqualification match. Zayn hit Williams with a low blow and the title belt for the win. Rhodes, Punk, and Evans are on Team USA after the Nov. 9 Raw, with two spots unfilled. Williams is not on the team.
End Of My Survivor Series Rant
Gunther needs Bálor in Houston, and nothing short of a clean finish will do. The man who ended AJ Styles’ career at the Royal Rumble has spent the fall eating a Coup de Grâce and rolling out of the ring. A win over The Demon on Nov. 28 puts the aura back.
Gable needs a win after back-to-back Raw losses to Page and Fenix, and a Team USA spot is the fastest route to one. Breakker is the most urgent case on Raw. The Vision lost the tag titles, Penta pinned Breakker, and Femi has had the upper hand since September. Breakker needs Femi one-on-one in Houston, with no brass knuckles and no help from The Vision. A loss keeps the slide going.
Williams holds the United States Championship and still has no spot on Team USA. The snub makes no sense. Williams belongs on the team, and a Survivor Series win would let the Charleston loss fade. Four proven men without a match on a stacked card is a problem WWE can still fix.
