10 Booking Steps To AJ Styles Vs. Shinsuke Nakamura Vs. Finn Bálor At WrestleMania 34

7. A Phenomenal Sole Survivor

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Survivor Series will also feature a number of traditional elimination matches, ostensibly pitting RAW against SmackDown. The two brands will go head to head in similar circumstances to 2016, as the women, the tag teams, and the big stars will do battle. As with last year, RAW will be successful in the first two matches, raising the stakes for the final elimination match of the night.

The SmackDown team will be made up of AJ, Bobby Roode, Kevin Owens, Finn Bálor, and Randy Orton, five genuine top level stars on the blue brand. Before the match, Shane McMahon will approach his team and inform them that whoever survives will earn themselves a guaranteed WWE Championship match further down the line.

This added incentive will make the difference for the blue brand, as for the second year running SmackDown will overcome RAW in the men’s 5-on-5 match. Only one man will survive however - ‘The Phenomenal’ AJ Styles, with Bálor eliminated by Samoa Joe. Shinsuke Nakamura vs. AJ Styles is then booked for WWE Clash of Champions in December.

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