3 Ups & 5 Downs From WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2025 - Results & Review

1. Capital-M Moments

There’s no way to sugarcoat this: WWE (by its own admission) never was a wrestling company, but now it’s not even a storytelling company… at least not a good one.

The company has become little more than a billion-dollar factory that pumps out a series of glitzy “capital-M Moments” to buoy a product that has been sinking for the past year. In lieu of actual, compelling stories that include action-packed wrestling, they have opted for a bunch of grabby spots designed to get a reaction, encourage fans participation, and (most importantly) go viral.

If you actually think about the big moments in 2025, many of them revolve around a return or a surprise rather than the next big development in an intriguing story. Saturday night was the latest in a long stretch of these types of shows.

The women’s WarGames match was a disappointment, but it included the now-expected trashcan dive from Iyo Sky, complete with Wade Barrett letting everyone know that it was going to “go viral.” *sigh* The crowd was silent for much of the Women’s World Championship match, but they came alive for (yep) the Devil’s Kiss, because they’ve been trained to react to that spot – and only that spot.

Liv Morgan returned, which was a great moment, but that’s another “moment” for the pile. Then there was Jey Uso, playing the role of the clown and stopping mid-WarGames to call for his entrance music so he could dance with the fans in the middle of this supposed “war.” Next, there was the mysterious hooded figure (again, not a terrible idea) attacking CM Punk and fleeing.

And finally, we had Roman Reigns, Cody Rhodes, and Punk all having a little chit-chat at the end of Survivor Series after losing WarGames, not about how the landscape of WWE has changed dramatically because they lost this “war,” but to underscore the tension between all three men.

If WWE was producing really good stories and delivering quality matches (and considering the talent at their disposal, that’s not a heavy lift), then the “Moments” could easily be overlooked. But that’s what’s driving the product right now.

Between these and John Cena’s retirement tour, WWE is masking its deficiencies quite well. Once Cena is gone, they’re going to need to fill that void. Perhaps booking a more compelling product? Just a thought.