WWE Survivor Series 2021 lineup was finalized during this week’s Smackdown. A former WWE Champion returned in action to seize the opportunity and cement his spot for this coming Saturday night event. It wasn’t a clean pinfall win since he was eventually helped by his fellow countryman.
Sheamus is the final member of Team SmackDown from the men’s division at WWE Survivor Series 2021. Over on this week’s SmackDown on FOX from the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, Sheamus defeated Cesaro, Jinder Mahal, and Ricochet in a Fatal 4 Way to earn the final spot on the mean’s Team SmackDown.
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Cesaro was rolling in the match with his Cesaro Swing move when the blue brand newcomer and Sheamus’ fellow Irishman Ridge Holland appeared at ringside. Cesaro was distracted as The Celtic Warrior hit his pendant Brogue Kick on Cesaro for the victory. Sheamus has replaced Sami Zayn, who was removed from WWE Survivor Series 2021 team after losing to Jeff Hardy last Friday night.
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Sheamus has thereby joined Drew McIntyre, Jeff Hardy, King Xavier Woods, and Happy Baron Corbin for the 5-on-5 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Match from the men’s division. This team will go up against Team RAW’s Bobby Lashley, Austin Theory, Finn Balor, Kevin Owens, and Seth Rollins.
WWE Survivor Series 2021 go-home edition of Smackdown marked the in-ring TV return of The Celtic Warrior has not wrestled on TV since the September 27 edition of RAW. He underwent a second nose surgery at the end of September while the original injury occurred in May. Thereafter, it got re-aggravated a few times since then. Sheamus then was back to action on the WWE UK tour, two weeks ago.
The storyline with Ridge Holland also continued following the help during the Fatal-4-Way. Holland said that Sheamus is his idol, and if it wasn’t for Sheamus, he might not arrive in the WWE in the first place. He also declared that if anyone has a problem with Sheamus, he’d have a problem with him.
WWE Survivor Series 2021 PPV match card
WWE Survivor Series 2021 pay-per-view will take place this Sunday, November 21 from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York City. The updated card goes as follows,
5-on-5 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Match
Team RAW (Bobby Lashley, Austin Theory, Finn Balor, Kevin Owens, Seth Rollins) vs. Team SmackDown (Drew McIntyre, Jeff Hardy, King Xavier Woods, Happy Baron Corbin, Sheamus)
5-on-5 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Match
Team RAW (Bianca Belair, Liv Morgan, Carmella, Queen Zelina Vega, WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Rhea Ripley) vs. Team SmackDown (Sasha Banks, Shotzi, Natalya, Shayna Baszler, Toni Storm)
Champion vs. Champion
WWE Champion Big E vs. WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns
Champion vs. Champion
RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch vs. SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair
Champions vs. Champions
RAW Tag Team Champions Randy Orton and Riddle vs. SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos
Champion vs. Champion
WWE United States Champion Damian Priest vs. WWE Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura
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AJ Styles, Omos, Otis, Chad Gable, Dolph Ziggler, Robert Roode, Shelton Benjamin, Cedric Alexander, Apollo Crews, Commander Azeez, Montez Ford, Angelo Dawkins, R-Truth, T-BAR, Cesaro, Ricochet, Mansoor, Sami Zayn, Angel, Humberto, Jinder Mahal, Shanky, Erik, Ivar, Drew Gulak
