OG Bloodline reign victorious at WWE War Games

The WWE hasn’t hosted a live event in Vancouver Canada since 1998. Saturday WWE went back to Canada to host its annual War Games and it was a quality event. Survivor Series featured a number of well executed storylines that played themselves out. Only one title changed hands as Shinsuke Nakamura dominated LA Knight.  A major subplot in the main event match was the persistent issues between Roman Reigns and CM Punk which nearly derailed their team. Ultimately, they got on the same page and overcame it. After the match CM Punk hugs Paul Heyman and says “You still owe me a favor.” 

Rhea Ripley, Bianca Belair, Naomi, Iyo Sky and Bayley vs. Liv Morgan, Raquel Rodriguez, Nia Jax, Tiffany Stratton and Candice LeRae: The women’s war games match featured a number of different storylines. One was Bayley’s last minute arrival, filling in for an injured Jade Cargill. Bayley started off the match for her team which featured her previous Wrestlemania opponent in Iyo Sky. The biggest storyline in this match was the hatred between Rhea Ripley and Liv Morgan. When WarGames officially started. Ripley tore off her custom face mask to reveal that her previous injury had healed. Morgan's four teammates held down Ripley as Morgan repeatedly swung the infamous bat Morgan injured Ripley with. The night's biggest spot is when Sky and Stratton scaled opposite corners of the cage. Stratton performed a picture-perfect swanton bomb off the top of the cage, while Sky simultaneously performed a moonsault with a trash can over her head and torso. Another storyline was Tiffany Stratton unveiling her Money in the Bank briefcase, teasing a surprise cash-in. Rodriguez confronted Stratton before she could potentially steal the women's world title from Morgan. Shortly after, Sky blinded everyone in sight with a fire extinguisher. The match ended when Ripley claimed the match for her hitting Morgan with a Riptide through a table. Rodriguez, still handcuffed to the rope, was forced to watch her teammate eat the pin.

United States Championship LA Knight (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura: It was a match that Nakamura dominated from start to finish. Nakamura has taken on this darker evil persona. The match did a great job of putting Nakamura over he didn’t use any heelish tactics to win just pure ability and softening up Knight’s neck and back to land the Kinsasha for the pin.

Intercontinental Championship -- Bron Breakker (c) vs. Sheamus vs. Ludwig Kaiser: Sheamus has accomplished everything in his hall of fame career. The only thing he has not done is become an intercontinental champion. The story here is that whenever Sheamus gets in the position to win Ludwig Kaiser is the thorn in the side. Sheamus almost won with a Brogue Kick, but Kaiser pulled the referee out of the ring at the final millisecond. Kaiser cracked Sheamus a dozen times with Sheamus shillelagh. In the ring, Sheamus retaliated with a Brogue Kick for a deep two-count. That was Sheamus' last great effort, whose ribs were compromised by the shillelagh thwacking. Breaker was able to land his signature spear on Sheamus which got him the win.

World Heavyweight Championship -- Gunther (c) vs. Damian Priest: Finn Balor screwed over his former Judgment Day ally again, hitting him with a Coup de Grace off the steel steps while the referee was distracted. Gunther clocked Balor with a big boot for his interference but still made the most of it. Gunther rolled Priest into the ring, dropped him with a powerbomb, attacked his injured arm and choked him out with a sleeper hold. 

Roman Reigns, The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso), Sami Zayn and CM Punk vs. The Bloodline (Solo Sikoa, Jacob Fatu, Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa) and Bronson Reed (WarGames match): This was such a poetic match. The relationship between Reigns and Punk was on full display. In the early stages of the match Punk and Reigns continued butting heads in their shark tank. Reigns attempted to exit the cage; however, Punk cut him off. Punk took out The Bloodline's forces with a toolbox and running knees in the corner. Fatu ate the running knee and a bulldog onto the toolbox. Punk pandered to the crowd before walking into a nasty pop-up Samoan drop. When Reigns got into the match Reigns made first contact with the mat off a top rope splash onto his five foes. The crowd roared as Reigns and Punk came face to face. Paul Heyman stormed to ringside to try and get his current and former clients on the same page. With Reigns in the match, WarGames was officially underway. Punk elevated Fatu for the GTS, but Sikoa side swept a spear, sending Reigns directly into Punk. The two stars finally got on the same page when Punk rescued  Reigns from a Tsunami Splash on a table off the top of the cage. Sikoa found himself alone in the closing stages of the match with all five of his opponents. Sikoa's Samoan Spike was cut off by The Usos' super kicks. Zayn, Punk and Reigns each hit their finishing moves in succession with Reigns pinning Sikoa. A well-paced match with several interesting subplots, particularly Punk and Reigns. The two men shook hands and the OG Bloodline threw their one’s in the air.