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WWE Survivor Series: Raw sweeps Smackdown

By Wade Sheridan

Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Raw and Smackdown collided at Survivor Series as WWE's two weekly programs battled it out in a series of matches for brand supremacy.

Raw came out the undisputed victor on Sunday, having their superstars defeat the best Smackdown has to offer in every match of the night.

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WWE Champion Daniel Bryan was Smackdown's last hope to earn a victory as he entered into his main event match against Raw's Universal Champion Brock Lesnar.

Bryan started the match confident against Lesnar, attacking The Beast head on and being unafraid to taunt the dominate champion. Lesnar quickly gained control and was able to take Bryan to Suplex City as he tossed the Yes Man around the ring.

Lesnar would deliver an F-5 but decided against ending the match in order to punish Bryan. The WWE Champion mounted a comeback during Lesnar's second F-5 attempt which ended with Bryan landing on his feet unscathed after accidentally hitting the referee in mid-air.

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Bryan, with the referee down, then viciously kicked Lesnar down below in order to gain an advantage. Bryan would spend the rest of the match punishing Lesnar as he focused on his opponent's knee and delivered multiple Running Knees.

Bryan seemed poised to win when he placed Lesnar into his Yes Lock in the middle of the ring. As Lesnar appeared ready to tap out, he was able to break the hold and then deliver another F-5 for the victory.

Survivor Series also featured Raw Women's Champion Ronda Rousey taking on Smackdown's Charlotte Flair. The Queen was chosen to take on Rousey in place of Smackdown Women's Champion Becky Lynch after Lynch suffered from a broken nose and a severe concussion after brawling with Raw's Nia Jax.

Flair and Rousey had a physical match that turned bloody early as Rousey began bleeding from her jar. The pair exchanged a number of hard hits and submission holds. Flair would escape to the outside of the ring after avoiding Rousey's attempt to lock in her patent Armbar submission hold.

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Flair's temper got the best of her outside the ring as she snapped and lost the match via disqualification when she attacked Rousey with a kendo stick. Flair would continue to punish Rousey in the ring by driving the former UFC Champions head into a steel chair using Natural Selection.

Flair ended the assault by placing the steel chair around Rousey's throat before stomping on it. The attack left Rousey battered and bloody as she exited the arena.

Raw's Men's Survivor Series team came out on top against Smackdown's despite in-fighting on the red brand.

Smackdown's The Miz, Rey Mysterio, Jeff Hardy and commissioner Shane McMahon had started to gain momentum in the traditional Survivor Series match after they worked together to take out Raw's Braun Strowman. The Monster Among Men was incapacitated after McMahon delivered a top-rope elbow to Strowman through a table.

Strowman returned later on and then won Raw the match after he single-handily eliminated The Miz, Mysterio, Hardy and McMahon one by one with Running Powerslams.

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Other moments from Survivor Series included Jax being the sole survivor on Raw's Women's Team when she defeated Smackdown's Asuka; Raw's Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins defeating Smackdown's United States Champion Shinsuke Nakamura; Raw Tag Team Champions AOP defeating Smackdown Tag Team Champions Sheamus and Cesaro; and WWE Cruiserweight Champion Buddy Murphy defeating Mustafa Ali.

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