Just one day before the highly anticipated Survivor Series premium live event, WWE took to the FS1 airwaves on Friday night, broadcasting from Chicago’s AllState Arena. The go-home show featured the headline bout where Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions Finn Balor and Damian Priest of The Judgment Day put their titles on the line against The Street Profits.
The burning question: could Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins turn their recent success into a championship victory, or would The Judgment Day secure momentum heading into War Games and the Survivor Series main event? Delve into the highlights of the November 24 show to discover the answers.
To commence SmackDown, Bianca Belair, Shotzi, Charlotte Flair, and Becky Lynch entered the ring, projecting unity despite apparent tension between the latter two. The atmosphere shifted when Bayley, a master manipulator and skilled villain, emerged, attempting to exploit the fragile alliance. This led to the creation of a main event later in the show, featuring The Queen and The Man against any two members of the Damage CTRL War Games team. the highly anticipated Survivor
While this opening segment followed the typical formula of setting up the night’s main event, it had a bit more substance. The hinted tensions between Flair and Lynch, coupled with the absence of Iyo Sky, Dakota Kai, Asuka, and Kairi Sane supporting The Role Model, added intrigue. Nevertheless, it was still a relatively uneventful in-ring promo that could have been condensed into a shorter backstage vignette.