WWE Survivor Series results: Goldberg destroys Brock Lesnar

Most of the hype for this year’s WWE Survivor Series centered on a rematch 12 years in the making, with current WWE superstar Brock Lesnar taking on a coming-out-of-retirement Goldberg. They last faced each other in 2004, with Goldberg winning. I would say 90% of WWE fans assumed Lesnar would get the easy victory, since he is signed to a deal and Goldberg was back just for this one match. Wrong.

In a huge surprise, Goldberg won in 90 seconds.

Lesnar pushed Goldberg into the corner right after the bell rang, but Goldberg just smiled and shoved Lesnar down. When Lesnar got up, Goldberg hit him with the spear. Lesnar rolled on the mat trying to recover, and when he got up again, Goldberg hit him with another spear. He then picked him up, hit the jackhammer, and pinned Lesnar clean in the center of the ring. The fans in the arena couldn’t believe it.

What does this mean? Well, Goldberg must have signed some sort of contract with WWE. It’s unlikely they would let a guy not under contract defeat their biggest draw so cleanly. There must be a rematch on the books, probably in January for Royal Rumble.

Whatever the reason, WWE took a gamble and it seems to have worked. Expect some monster ratings for Monday Night Raw tomorrow.

In other matches on the show:

TJ PERKINS, RICH SWANN and NOAM DAR defeated DREW GULAK, TONY NESE and ARIYA DAIVARI

Swann pinned Daivari with a standing 450 splash.

KANE defeated LUKE HARPER

Kane hit the chokeslam for the pin.

BAYLEY, CHARLOTTE, SASHA BANKS, ALICIA FOX and NIA JAX defeated BECKY LYNCH, NAOMI, NATALYA, ALEXA BLISS and CARMELLA

Nikki Bella was attacked before the match by a mystery assailant and couldn’t compete, so Natalya subbed for her. a big pop.

Charlotte and Bayley were the sole survivors after Bayley pinned Lynch with the Bayley to belly. Charlotte then attacked Bayley after the match, setting up their title feud.

Strangest part of the match: Nia Jax, who they have been pushing as a monster, tapping ou to Lynch’s disarmer.

THE MIZ (accompanied by Maryse) defeated SAMI ZAYN to retain the Intercontinental title

Zayn had Miz in the figure four but Maryse rang the bell, making Zayn think Miz tapped. In the confusion, Miz pinned Zayn with a schoolboy.

THE NEW DAY, ENZO and CASS, SHINING STARS, GALLOWS and ANDERSON and CESARO and SHEAMUS defeated AMERICAN ALPHA, BREEZANGO, THE USOS, THE HYPE BROS. and HEATH SLATER and RHYNO

Cesaro made Jey submit to the the sharpshooter for the final elimination and will get a title shot against The New Day on Monday Night Raw tomorrow.

KALISTO d. BRIAN KENDRICK by DQ in a Cruiserweight title match

Baron Corbin attacked Kalisto, interrupting a good match for a feud (Corbin vs. Kalisto) no one wants to see. Kendrick retains the title because of the DQ.

A.J. STYLES, DEAN AMBROSE, BRAY WYATT, RANDY ORTON and SHANE McMAHON defeated KEVIN OWENS, CHRIS JERICHO, ROMAN REIGNS, SETH ROLLINS and BRAUN STROWMAN

Strowman was eliminated when he was trying to get back in the ring to beat the 10 count. James Ellsworth grabbed his leg and prevented him from getting in the ring.

At one point, Ambrose turned on Styles and teamed up with his old Shield teammates for a power bomb on Styles. The crown went crazy for this.

The less said about Super Shane, the better.

The finish saw Reigns try to spear on Wyatt, but Orton shoved Wyatt out of the way and took the spear. Wyatt then pinned Reigns, leaving Wyatt and Orton as the sole survivors.

Good show overall, though watching a show for five hours is a big chunk of time taken out of your day.