Considered one of WWE’s largest annual occasions returns on Saturday when Survivor Sequence: WarGames goes down from Rogers Area in Vancouver. The cardboard is stacked with a pair of WarGames matches and three title bouts.
A lot of Saturday’s consideration will probably be targeted on the lads’s WarGames match, which see’s Solo Sikoa’s Bloodline workforce with Bronson Reed to tackle the “Authentic Bloodline” of Roman Reigns, Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, and Sami Zayn, with the workforce not too long ago including CM Punk as their fifth member.
That match is simply the newest step within the years-long saga of The Bloodline, which has dominated WWE programming relationship again to the empty area days of 2020’s Thunderdome.
The ladies may even participate in a WarGames match that may see Rhea Ripley, Bianca Belair, Naomi, Iyo Sky and Bayley tackle the workforce of Liv Morgan, Raquel Rodriguez, Nia Jax, Tiffany Stratton and Candice LeRae.
Add in a world heavyweight championship match between Gunther and Damian Priest, Bron Breakker defending his intercontinental championship towards Ludwig Kaiser and Seamus, and a United States championship match with champion LA Knight defending towards Shinsuke Nakamura, and WWE has laid the groundwork for a memorable night.
Let’s check out who the CBS Sports activities specialists are selecting to win in every match on Saturday’s card, which streams stay on Peacock at 6 p.m. ET on Saturday.
WWE Survivor Sequence: WarGames 2024 predictions
Males’s WarGames Match: Roman Reigns, Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, Sami Zayn & CM Punk vs. Solo Sikoa, Jacob Fatu, Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa & Bronson Reed
I am undecided how WWE will justify it, however I believe Paul Heyman betrays Reigns. It would not be the primary time he is deserted a consumer. I am most likely studying into issues an excessive amount of, however the wink he gave Jimmy Uso and his Sikoa-inspired swimsuit make me assume the repair is in. The Bloodline is not going anyplace anytime quickly, so it behooves inventive to facet with the contemporary, tightly-knit unit. Decide: Sikoa’s Bloodline wins — Shakiel Mahjouri
The proper story beat right here is for Sikoa’s squad to get the win. Reigns’ facet must be chasing and chasing till we lastly hit Reigns in full underdog mode when he goes one-on-one with Sikoa. That stated, a workforce with Reigns, the Usos, Zayn and Punk is fairly stacked and arrange in a approach that looks like extra of a “ship the followers residence joyful” scenario than to easily hit the suitable subsequent level within the story. Add in that Sikoa’s workforce already bought the win within the six-man tag match at Crown Jewel and WWE’s love of fifty/50 reserving and we’ll roll with the “Authentic Bloodline” to emerge with the win. Decide: Reigns’ Bloodline wins — Brent Brookhouse
Ladies’s WarGames Match: Rhea Ripley, Bianca Belair, Naomi, Iyo Sky & Bayley vs. Liv Morgan, Raquel Rodriguez, Nia Jax, Tiffany Stratton & Candice LeRae
This ladies’s WarGames match exists for 2 causes: to present the ladies a branded match, and to present a swath of high performers time on a serious pay-per-view. Morgan and Jax have gotten one of the best of their rivals these days, so this looks as if a great, low-stakes option to give the fan favorites a win. For that purpose, I will facet with the heroes. Decide: Ripley, Belair, Naomi, Sky & Bayley — Mahjouri (additionally Brookhouse)
World Heavyweight Championship: Gunther (c) vs. Damian Priest
WWE has accomplished a very good job telling this story, with Priest truly seeming to have Gunther shook by his calm confidence. Gunther has additionally gave the impression to be flirting with a flip to the babyface facet. Nearly as good because the promos have been from Priest, it is borderline unimaginable that WWE would flip the title from Gunther again to Priest so quickly. There’s been loads of drama within the lead-up to this match, however there isn’t a drama in who will stroll away from Survivor Sequence with the title. Decide: Gunther retains the title — Brookhouse (additionally Mahjouri)
Intercontinental Championship: Bron Breakker (c) vs. Sheamus vs. Ludwig Kaiser
Breakker ought to win. He virtually definitely will win. However WWE has an opportunity to repay the thought of Sheamus profitable the one belt that has eluded him his total profession with out doing any injury to Breakker. Personally, I like the thought of the intercontinental title shifting round incessantly for some time, particularly after so many prolonged title reigns in current WWE historical past. Sheamus may choose up the win by pinning Kaiser, resulting in Breakker needing to chase the belt once more and with the gas that he wasn’t even the person who was pinned to lose it. For as soon as, we’re going with a choose of what we wish to see over what we expect we are going to see. Decide: Sheamus wins the title — Brookhouse (additionally Mahjouri)
United States Championship: LA Knight (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
It provides me no pleasure to say that Knight’s U.S. title reign has principally been filler. There’s possibly no higher instance than Nakamura getting back from a seven-month absence and being instantly inserted right into a title program with a one-week construct. Knight has been underutilized as a champion, however that is an issue for administration to resolve. Knight ought to win this one. Decide: LA Knight retains the title — Mahjouri (additionally Brookhouse)