Before the next match, we're shown Michael Cole's sitdown interview with Batista from earlier in the evening. He doesn't answer any questions before we see him signing the contract to make his match tonight his last chance at the World Heavyweight Championship he relinquished through injury over 11 months ago. That of course concluded in a brawl with King Booker. Batista finally says he'll leave tonight the champion. We see the Rocky statue here in Philadelphia before Michael Cole plugs tonight's theme “Are you ready?” from Hazen Street.
The Hardy Boyz enter first, Jeff is the Intercontinental Champion at this time. Jim Ross and Jerry “The King” Lawler are on commentary for this match. CM Punk makes his way out next, he's the sole ECW representative for his team. DeGeneration X join their team. They all work portions of the crowd as Triple H grabs a microphone. The fans chant for Punk thanks to the ECW a Philly links. Triple H says Punk has a question, Punk asks Are you ready?” Triple H piggybacks the pop before the usual bit, he stalls a bit more to hype his team but we get there. Johnny Nitro enters first and for his team with Melina. Oh boy, the headphones are being turned down here. Smackdown's Gregory Helms joins, he's the Cruiserweight Champion at this point. ECW's Mike Knox enters next with Kelly Kelly at his side. My spellchecker likes that as much as CM Punk does. Rated RKO walk out, they're the World Tag Team Champions on Raw.
TEAM RATED RKO VS. TEAM DEGENERATION X (Traditional Survivor Series match)
WWF Survivor Series 2006 (26th November 2006)
Mike Knox starts the match for his team, Team DX takes a bit more time to confer. Mike Chioda gets tired of waiting and calls for the bell, but both members of DX are still in the ring. Triple H notices Kelly Kelly on the outside. Mike Knox takes exception to their exchange, getting in Triple H's face, Triple H shoves Knox into a Sweet Chin Music, Shawn Michaels covers for the first elimination. Michaels checks with his team that he did something good, checking Knox was part of the team. The fans chant for CM Punk as Knox is seen leaving with Kelly Kelly, Johnny Nitro is in and he locks up with Michaels. Michaels grabs a headlock but is sent off the ropes. He sends Nitro down with a shoulder tackle and continues running the ropes as Nitro drops down and leapfrogs alternatively, Michaels slides out of the ring for a picture opportunity with Melina as Nitro lasts longer as the legal man than Knox did.
Michaels is back in the ring, he ducks a right hand and a chop sends Nitro back into the corner. Michaels chops Nitro again in the corner and Melina screams, Jeff Hardy gets the tag but is sent off the ropes, Nitro ducks early and gets kicked in the face, Hardy brings him down to the mat. Matt Hardy gets the tag and they double-team Nitro, Matt covers for 2. Hardy is sent into Team Rated RKO's corner, Gregory Helms tags in, he backs Hardy into the corner with rights and sends him across the ring, but runs into a back elbow.. Matt gets on the middle rope but Helms brings him back down to the mat. Edge makes the tag, stomping at Matt. Gregory Helms is tagged back in, hits a suplex before bringing Randy Orton in. More stomps from the Legend Killer before tagging out to Nitro. Nitro hits Matt with forearms as Melina screams again. Matt's mouth is busted open, he fights to his feet and hits the Side Effect.
CM Punk gets the hot tag, striking at Nitro, including muay thai knees. Johnny Nitro is sent in the corner, Punk hits the running knee and bulldog. Nitro fights out of the Anaconda Vice but is sent into Hardy snapping his neck off the top rope. CM Punk slams him down and locks in the Anaconda Vice forcing Nitro to tap out. Edge is back into the match, knocking Punk down and stomping to stop him making the tag. Punk is sent into the top turnbuckle, Edge gets some right hands in and sends Punk across the ring but runs into a boot. CM Punk gets the mounted punches in the corner, Helms enters the ring, keeping the referee's attention so Orton can stun gun Punk off the top rope. Edge chokes Punk on the mat and tags in Orton, who hits a standing dropkick for a nearfall. Gregory Helms is tagged in, he kicks at Punk and hits a right hand, front facelock is applied with an arm trapped and Helms Alligator rolls Punk to the middle of the ring. The fans chant for CM Punk as he gets to his feet and Lawler comments on the championships Rated RKO have.
Gregory Helms hits what would go to be known as the Codebreaker and tags in Randy Orton, who kindly poses so we don't miss anything whilst we get a replay. CM Punk blocks a right hand, hitting one of his own. “yay/boo” punches battle is won by Punk, he gets forearms to Orton, but Orton ducks the clothesline and hits the RKO. He covers but Michaels breaks up the pin, getting a cheer from the crowd. Edge tags back in, waiting on Punk to get to his feet for the Spear, but he hits the middle turnbuckle. They slowly make tags, Gregory Helms runs into a clothesline by Triple H. Oton in knocked off the apron into the announce table, Helms is sent off the ropes but he ducks the clothesline, he doesn't duck for the high knee though. Orton takes a knee to the face too, in a condensed space. Gregory Helms reverses the irish whip but Triple H hits the facebuster. Orton is back in the ring, bringing in Michaels and Jeff Hardy. They each hit a plancha on a member of Rated RKO leaving Gregory Helms in the ring with Triple H again.
Triple H ducks a kick from Helms and sends him off the ropes into a spinebuster. Matt Hardy is tagged in, he hits the Twist of Fate, Jeff follows with a Swanton Bomb and Helms is out of the match. Rated RKO are left against the entire team DX, they take their belts and try to walk out of the match. The Hardy Boyz are sent after them, bringing Rated RKO back to the ring. Randy Orton is sent over the top rope to the floor, he seems to force himself into the announce table again on the way down. Edge is hit with a running knee in the corner from CM Punk. The Hardyz hit Poetry in Motion and Edge stumbles out into a Sweet Chin Music. Shawn Michaels covers and eliminates Edge, bringing back the classic Survivor Series lucha rules. Randy Orton tries to run through the crowd, but the Hardys and CM Punk bring him back into the ring. DX hits the Sweet Chin Music into a Pedigree combination for a Clean Sweep.
WINNER: TEAM DX (CM PUNK, DX & THE HARDY BOYZ)
This match is not what I expected the first time I went into it. It seemed more light-hearted and not what the Rated RKO vs. DX feud was about. But it had it's share of positives, this was the first big showing for CM Punk on Pay-Per-View and he got to show what he could do with John Morrison thoughout the match. He got a big pop in the indy area of Philly, doubled-up with the ECW connection mentioned earlier. Johnny Nitro was able to gel with most of the opposite team and it was a fun way to spend the runtime..– As a match it's ** but personally I'd rate it 6/10
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