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The 2024 '''Survivor Series: WarGames''' is an upcoming [[professional wrestling]] event produced by the American promotion [[WWE]]. It will be the 38th annual [[Survivor Series]], the third annual specifically as "WarGames", and it will take place on Saturday, November 30, 2024, at the [[Rogers Arena]] in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]. The event will air via [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) and [[livestreaming]] and will feature wrestlers from the promotion's [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] and [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]] [[WWE brand extension|brand divisions]]. The event will be based around the [[WarGames match]], a team-based [[steel cage match]] where the roofless cage surrounds two rings placed side by side. |
The 2024 '''Survivor Series: WarGames''' is an upcoming [[professional wrestling]] event produced by the American promotion [[WWE]]. It will be the 38th annual [[Survivor Series]], the third annual specifically as "WarGames", and it will take place on Saturday, November 30, 2024, at the [[Rogers Arena]] in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]. The event will air via [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) and [[livestreaming]] and will feature wrestlers from the promotion's [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] and [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]] [[WWE brand extension|brand divisions]]. The event will be based around the [[WarGames match]], a team-based [[steel cage match]] where the roofless cage surrounds two rings placed side by side. |
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This will be the third Survivor Series to take place in Canada, after [[Survivor Series (1997)|1997]] and [[Survivor Series (2016)|2016]], but the first to be held in Vancouver. It will thus be WWE's first PPV event in Vancouver since [[Rock Bottom: In Your House]] in 1998, which was held at the same venue when it was still known as General Motors Place. This will also be WWE's final main roster PPV and livestreaming event to broadcast on the [[WWE Network]] in international markets, as its content will move to [[Netflix]] in January 2025. |
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[[File:Rogers Arena.jpg|thumb|The event will be held at the [[Rogers Arena]] in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]], which will be [[WWE]]'s first [[pay-per-view]] event in the city in |
[[File:Rogers Arena.jpg|thumb|The event will be held at the [[Rogers Arena]] in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]], which will be [[WWE]]'s first [[pay-per-view]] event in the city in 26 years.]] |
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[[Survivor Series]] is an annual [[professional wrestling]] [[List of WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming supercards|event]] produced every November by the American promotion [[WWE]] since 1987, generally held the week of [[Thanksgiving (United States)|Thanksgiving]]. The second longest running [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) event in history (behind WWE's [[WrestleMania]]), it is one of the promotion's five biggest events of the year, along with WrestleMania, [[SummerSlam]], [[Royal Rumble]], and [[WWE Money in the Bank|Money in the Bank]], referred to as the "Big Five".<ref name="Big4">{{cite book|first=Ian|last=Hamilton|title=Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens to an Industry Without Competition|page=160}}</ref><ref name="MITB-Big5">{{cite web|author=News 3 Staff|title=Las Vegas to host WWE's Money in the Bank in 2022|url=https://news3lv.com/news/local/las-vegas-to-host-wwes-money-in-the-bank-in-2022|website=[[KSNV]]|access-date=May 31, 2022|date=August 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823161938/https://news3lv.com/news/local/las-vegas-to-host-wwes-money-in-the-bank-in-2022|archive-date=August 23, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> The event was previously [[Gimmick (professional wrestling)|characterized]] by having [[Survivor Series match]]es, which were [[tag team elimination match]]es that typically featured teams of four or five wrestlers against each other.<ref name="SSoverview">{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/wwe/news/2021-wwe-survivor-series-card-matches-date-rumors-predictions-match-card-start-time-location/|title=2021 WWE Survivor Series card, matches, date, rumors, predictions, match card, start time, location|date=November 21, 2021|last=Brookhouse|first=Brent|work=[[ |
[[Survivor Series]] is an annual [[professional wrestling]] [[List of WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming supercards|event]] produced every November by the American promotion [[WWE]] since 1987, generally held the week of [[Thanksgiving (United States)|Thanksgiving]]. The second longest running [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) event in history (behind WWE's [[WrestleMania]]), it is one of the promotion's five biggest events of the year, along with WrestleMania, [[SummerSlam]], [[Royal Rumble]], and [[WWE Money in the Bank|Money in the Bank]], referred to as the "Big Five".<ref name="Big4">{{cite book|first=Ian|last=Hamilton|title=Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens to an Industry Without Competition|page=160}}</ref><ref name="MITB-Big5">{{cite web|author=News 3 Staff|title=Las Vegas to host WWE's Money in the Bank in 2022|url=https://news3lv.com/news/local/las-vegas-to-host-wwes-money-in-the-bank-in-2022|website=[[KSNV]]|access-date=May 31, 2022|date=August 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823161938/https://news3lv.com/news/local/las-vegas-to-host-wwes-money-in-the-bank-in-2022|archive-date=August 23, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> The event was previously [[Gimmick (professional wrestling)|characterized]] by having [[Survivor Series match]]es, which were [[tag team elimination match]]es that typically featured teams of four or five wrestlers against each other.<ref name="SSoverview">{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/wwe/news/2021-wwe-survivor-series-card-matches-date-rumors-predictions-match-card-start-time-location/|title=2021 WWE Survivor Series card, matches, date, rumors, predictions, match card, start time, location|date=November 21, 2021|last=Brookhouse|first=Brent|work=[[CBS Sports]]|access-date=November 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105181006/https://www.cbssports.com/wwe/news/2021-wwe-survivor-series-card-matches-date-rumors-predictions-match-card-start-time-location/|archive-date=November 5, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2022, the event was rebranded as "Survivor Series: WarGames" and instead of Survivor Series matches, the annual event became based around the [[WarGames match]], a type of [[steel cage match]] where teams face each other in a roofless cage that surrounds two rings placed side by side. WWE's [[Farm team|developmental brand]] [[NXT (WWE brand)|NXT]] previously held an annual [[NXT WarGames|WarGames event]] from 2017 to 2021 before the match became a part of Survivor Series.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lambert|first=Jeremy|title=WWE Survivor Series 2022 Will Feature Two WarGames Matches|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/triple-h-says-wwe-survivor-series-2022-feature-two-wargames-matches|work=Fightful|date=September 19, 2022|access-date=September 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220919143709/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/triple-h-says-wwe-survivor-series-2022-feature-two-wargames-matches|archive-date=September 19, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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On August 1, 2024, WWE Chief Content Officer [[Paul "Triple H" Levesque]] announced that the 38th annual Survivor Series, and third annual as WarGames, would be held on Saturday, November 30, 2024, at the [[Rogers Arena]] in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]] |
On August 1, 2024, WWE Chief Content Officer [[Paul "Triple H" Levesque]] announced that the 38th annual Survivor Series, and third annual as WarGames, would be held on Saturday, November 30, 2024, at the [[Rogers Arena]] in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]] and feature wrestlers from the [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] and [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]] [[WWE brand extension|brand divisions]]. This will be the third Survivor Series to take place in Canada, after [[Survivor Series (1997)|1997]] and [[Survivor Series (2016)|2016]], but the first to be held in Vancouver.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Russell|first1=Skylar|title=WWE Survivor Series: War Games 2024 To Emanate From Vancouver, BC On Saturday, November 30|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/wwe-survivor-series-war-games-2024-emanate-vancouver-bc-saturday-november-30|work=Fightful|access-date=August 1, 2024|date=August 1, 2024}}</ref> It will thus be the first WWE PPV event in the city since [[Rock Bottom: In Your House]] in 1998, which was held at the same venue when it was still known as General Motors Place.<ref>{{cite book |first=Graham |last=Cawthon | title=The History of Professional Wrestling |volume=2: WWF 1990–1999 |publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |year=2013 |asin=B00RWUNSRS}}</ref> |
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The event will air on traditional PPV worldwide and the [[livestreaming]] services [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]] in the United States and [[WWE Network]] in most international markets—including the [[WWE Network (Canadian TV channel)|Canadian version]] which is distributed by venue sponsor [[Rogers Communications]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thehockeynews.com/news/canucks-sign-agreement-to-change-name-of-their-building-to-rogers-arena|title=Canucks sign agreement to change name of their building to Rogers Arena|agency=[[The Canadian Press]]|work=[[The Hockey News]]|date=July 6, 2010|access-date=August 2, 2024}}</ref><ref name="rogers-wwe-cdnbiz">{{cite web|url=http://www.canadianbusiness.com/technology-news/wwe-rogers-10-year-deal/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810203215/http://www.canadianbusiness.com/technology-news/wwe-rogers-10-year-deal/ |archive-date=August 10, 2014 |title=Working from NHL playbook, Rogers locks down 10-year cable deal with WWE wrestling|first=Peter|last=Nowak|work=[[Canadian Business]] Captured by: [[Wayback Machine]]|date=August 1, 2014}}</ref> This will therefore be the final Survivor Series, and WWE's final main roster event, to air on the WWE Network as its content will move to [[Netflix]] in international markets in January 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sescoops.com/news/end-wwe-network-netflix|title=End of the WWE Network: Streaming Service to Be Absorbed By Netflix Next Year (Report)|date=January 25, 2024|last=Lowson|first=Thomas|work=SE Scoops|access-date=February 6, 2024}}</ref> |
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| Date | November 30, 2024 | ||
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| Venue | Rogers Arena | ||
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The 2024 Survivor Series: WarGames is an upcoming professional wrestling event produced by the American promotion WWE. It will be the 38th annual Survivor Series, the third annual specifically as "WarGames", and it will take place on Saturday, November 30, 2024, at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The event will air via pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming and will feature wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. The event will be based around the WarGames match, a team-based steel cage match where the roofless cage surrounds two rings placed side by side.
This will be the third Survivor Series to take place in Canada, after 1997 and 2016, but the first to be held in Vancouver. It will thus be WWE's first PPV event in Vancouver since Rock Bottom: In Your House in 1998, which was held at the same venue when it was still known as General Motors Place. This will also be WWE's final main roster PPV and livestreaming event to broadcast on the WWE Network in international markets, as its content will move to Netflix in January 2025.
Production
Background
Survivor Series is an annual professional wrestling event produced every November by the American promotion WWE since 1987, generally held the week of Thanksgiving. The second longest running pay-per-view (PPV) event in history (behind WWE's WrestleMania), it is one of the promotion's five biggest events of the year, along with WrestleMania, SummerSlam, Royal Rumble, and Money in the Bank, referred to as the "Big Five".[1][2] The event was previously characterized by having Survivor Series matches, which were tag team elimination matches that typically featured teams of four or five wrestlers against each other.[3] In 2022, the event was rebranded as "Survivor Series: WarGames" and instead of Survivor Series matches, the annual event became based around the WarGames match, a type of steel cage match where teams face each other in a roofless cage that surrounds two rings placed side by side. WWE's developmental brand NXT previously held an annual WarGames event from 2017 to 2021 before the match became a part of Survivor Series.[4]
On August 1, 2024, WWE Chief Content Officer Paul "Triple H" Levesque announced that the 38th annual Survivor Series, and third annual as WarGames, would be held on Saturday, November 30, 2024, at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and feature wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. This will be the third Survivor Series to take place in Canada, after 1997 and 2016, but the first to be held in Vancouver.[5] It will thus be the first WWE PPV event in the city since Rock Bottom: In Your House in 1998, which was held at the same venue when it was still known as General Motors Place.[6]
The event will air on traditional PPV worldwide and the livestreaming services Peacock in the United States and WWE Network in most international markets—including the Canadian version which is distributed by venue sponsor Rogers Communications.[7][8] This will therefore be the final Survivor Series, and WWE's final main roster event, to air on the WWE Network as its content will move to Netflix in international markets in January 2025.[9]
Storylines
The event will include matches that result from scripted storylines. Results are predetermined by WWE's writers on the Raw and SmackDown brands,[10][11] while storylines are produced on WWE's weekly television shows, Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown.[12]
See also
References
- ^ Hamilton, Ian. Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens to an Industry Without Competition. p. 160.
- ^ News 3 Staff (August 22, 2021). "Las Vegas to host WWE's Money in the Bank in 2022". KSNV. Archived from the original on August 23, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Brookhouse, Brent (November 21, 2021). "2021 WWE Survivor Series card, matches, date, rumors, predictions, match card, start time, location". CBS Sports. Archived from the original on November 5, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (September 19, 2022). "WWE Survivor Series 2022 Will Feature Two WarGames Matches". Fightful. Archived from the original on September 19, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
- ^ Russell, Skylar (August 1, 2024). "WWE Survivor Series: War Games 2024 To Emanate From Vancouver, BC On Saturday, November 30". Fightful. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
- ^ Cawthon, Graham (2013). The History of Professional Wrestling. Vol. 2: WWF 1990–1999. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ASIN B00RWUNSRS.
- ^ "Canucks sign agreement to change name of their building to Rogers Arena". The Hockey News. The Canadian Press. July 6, 2010. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- ^ Nowak, Peter (August 1, 2014). "Working from NHL playbook, Rogers locks down 10-year cable deal with WWE wrestling". Canadian Business Captured by: Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on August 10, 2014.
- ^ Lowson, Thomas (January 25, 2024). "End of the WWE Network: Streaming Service to Be Absorbed By Netflix Next Year (Report)". SE Scoops. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ "Live & Televised Entertainment". WWE. Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
- ^ Steinberg, Brian (May 25, 2016). "WWE's 'Smackdown' Will Move To Live Broadcast On USA (Exclusive)". Variety. Archived from the original on May 26, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2016.