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The 2024 '''Survivor Series: WarGames''' will be the 38th annual [[Survivor Series]] [[professional wrestling]] [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) and [[livestreaming]] [[List of WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming supercards|event]] produced by [[WWE]]. It will be held for wrestlers from the promotion's [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] and [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]] [[WWE brand extension|brand divisions]]. It is scheduled to take place on November 30, 2024, at the [[Rogers Arena]] in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], Canada for their [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] and [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]] [[WWE brand extension|brand divisions]].
The 2024 '''Survivor Series: WarGames''' will be the 38th annual [[Survivor Series]] [[professional wrestling]] [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) and [[livestreaming]] [[List of WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming supercards|event]] produced by [[WWE]]. It will be held for wrestlers from the promotion's [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] and [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]] [[WWE brand extension|brand divisions]]. It is scheduled to take place on November 30, 2024, at the [[Rogers Arena]] in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]].


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[[Survivor Series]] is an annual [[Gimmick (professional wrestling)|gimmick]] [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) and [[WWE Network]] event, produced every November by [[WWE]] since 1987. The second longest running pay-per-view 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]].<ref name="Big4">{{cite book|first1=Ian|last1=Hamilton|title=Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens to an Industry Without Competition|page=160}}</ref><ref name="MITB-Big5">{{cite web |last1=Desilva |first1=Kristen |title=WWE's Money In The Bank coming to Las Vegas in July 2022 |url=https://www.fox5vegas.com/more/entertainment/wwes-money-in-the-bank-coming-to-las-vegas-in-july-2022/article_064bce6a-0393-11ec-8264-db9051a10498.html |website=[[KVVU-TV]] |access-date=October 30, 2021 |date=October 25, 2021}}</ref> The event is traditionally characterized by having [[Survivor Series match]]es, which are [[tag team elimination match]]es that typically features 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 5, 2021|last=Brookhouse|first=Brent|work=[[CBSSports]]|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> On September 19, 2022, however, WWE executive [[Triple H]] announced that instead of Survivor Series matches, the 2022 event would feature two [[WarGames match]]es, one each for the men and women that would be 5-versus-5, marking the first time for a main roster WWE event to feature the match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivor-series-wargames/article/survivor-series-wargames-2022-boston|title=WarGames Matches to headline Survivor Series for first time in WWE history|work=[[WWE]]|date=September 19, 2022|access-date=September 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031150638/https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivor-series-wargames/article/survivor-series-wargames-2022-boston|archive-date=October 31, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> The 2022 event was in turn renamed as Survivor Series: WarGames.<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> WWE's [[Farm team|developmental brand]] [[NXT (WWE brand)|NXT]] previously held an annual [[NXT WarGames|WarGames event]] from 2017 to 2021.
[[Survivor Series]] is an annual [[Gimmick (professional wrestling)|gimmick]] [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) and [[WWE Network]] event, produced every November by [[WWE]] since 1987. The second longest running pay-per-view 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]].<ref name="Big4">{{cite book|first1=Ian|last1=Hamilton|title=Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens to an Industry Without Competition|page=160}}</ref><ref name="MITB-Big5">{{cite web |last1=Desilva |first1=Kristen |title=WWE's Money In The Bank coming to Las Vegas in July 2022 |url=https://www.fox5vegas.com/more/entertainment/wwes-money-in-the-bank-coming-to-las-vegas-in-july-2022/article_064bce6a-0393-11ec-8264-db9051a10498.html |website=[[KVVU-TV]] |access-date=October 30, 2021 |date=October 25, 2021}}</ref> The event is traditionally characterized by having [[Survivor Series match]]es, which are [[tag team elimination match]]es that typically features 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 5, 2021|last=Brookhouse|first=Brent|work=[[CBSSports]]|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> On September 19, 2022, however, WWE executive [[Triple H]] announced that instead of Survivor Series matches, the 2022 event would feature two [[WarGames match]]es, one each for the men and women that would be 5-versus-5, marking the first time for a main roster WWE event to feature the match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivor-series-wargames/article/survivor-series-wargames-2022-boston|title=WarGames Matches to headline Survivor Series for first time in WWE history|work=[[WWE]]|date=September 19, 2022|access-date=September 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031150638/https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivor-series-wargames/article/survivor-series-wargames-2022-boston|archive-date=October 31, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> The 2022 event was in turn renamed as Survivor Series: WarGames.<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> WWE's [[Farm team|developmental brand]] [[NXT (WWE brand)|NXT]] previously held an annual [[NXT WarGames|WarGames event]] from 2017 to 2021.


On August 1, 2024, Triple H announced that it was a done deal to bring this year's event to [[Rogers Arena]] in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], Canada.<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>
On August 1, 2024, Triple H announced that it was a done deal to bring this year's event to [[Rogers Arena]] in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]a.<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>


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Brand(s)Raw
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DateNovember 30, 2024
CityVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
VenueRogers Arena
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The 2024 Survivor Series: WarGames will be the 38th annual Survivor Series professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It will be held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. It is scheduled to take place on November 30, 2024, at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Production

Background

The event will be held at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Survivor Series is an annual gimmick pay-per-view (PPV) and WWE Network event, produced every November by WWE since 1987. The second longest running pay-per-view 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.[1][2] The event is traditionally characterized by having Survivor Series matches, which are tag team elimination matches that typically features teams of four or five wrestlers against each other.[3] On September 19, 2022, however, WWE executive Triple H announced that instead of Survivor Series matches, the 2022 event would feature two WarGames matches, one each for the men and women that would be 5-versus-5, marking the first time for a main roster WWE event to feature the match.[4] The 2022 event was in turn renamed as Survivor Series: WarGames.[5] WWE's developmental brand NXT previously held an annual WarGames event from 2017 to 2021.

On August 1, 2024, Triple H announced that it was a done deal to bring this year's event to Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canadaa.[6]

Storylines

The event will include matches that resulted from scripted storylines. Results were predetermined by WWE's writers on the Raw and SmackDown brands,[7][8] while storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television shows, Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ Hamilton, Ian. Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens to an Industry Without Competition. p. 160.
  2. ^ Desilva, Kristen (October 25, 2021). "WWE's Money In The Bank coming to Las Vegas in July 2022". KVVU-TV. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  3. ^ Brookhouse, Brent (November 5, 2021). "2021 WWE Survivor Series card, matches, date, rumors, predictions, match card, start time, location". CBSSports. Archived from the original on November 5, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "WarGames Matches to headline Survivor Series for first time in WWE history". WWE. September 19, 2022. Archived from the original on October 31, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  8. ^ "Live & Televised Entertainment". WWE. Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
  9. ^ 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.
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