While Survivor Series has received a WarGames rebrand lately, it appears that evidently the event’s traditional 5-on-5 Elimination Tag Team Match has not been lost to time just yet. On Friday’s episode of “WWE SmackDown,” the classic Survivor Series-style match was revived by WWE official Nick Aldis to be able to settle the explosive feud between Sami Zayn and Solo Sikoa.
After a violent brawl broke out between Zayn, Sikoa, and their assorted allies earlier Friday night, Sikoa confronted Aldis in a backstage segment to demand a one-on-one match with the recently cleared-to-compete Zayn. Aldis shot down the concept, with Sikoa’s wild unpopularity inside other “SmackDown” stars being the first reason for the next 5-on-5 match. On the upcoming November 28 episode of “SmackDown,” Sikoa and his MFTs will tackle the team of Zayn, Shinsuke Nakamura, Rey Fenix, and the Motor City Machine Guns in a conventional Survivor Series Elimination Match. Sikoa seemed frustrated, but ultimately accepted the challenge from Aldis. As Aldis departed, The Wyatt Sicks’ signature logo flickered out and in of the published, and Uncle Howdy might be seen peering on the troubled Sikoa from the shadows of “SmackDown’s” backstage area.
Sikoa and Zayn have loads of history, from their shared tenure in Roman Reigns’ Bloodline to spats over america Championship. It’s unclear whether Zayn and Sikoa’s 5-on-5 match might be the one certainly one of its kind scheduled for Survivor Series weekend, or if WWE’s female roster will see an analogous Elimination-style match-up.