WWE Survivor Series WarGames 2023 Results: Winners, Live Grades, Reaction, Highlights | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

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Pro wrestling, when done right, is the best.

The main event of Survivor Series was done right.

The Judgment Day and Drew McIntyre were in a dominant position late in WarGames, with Cody Rhodes, Jey Uso, Sami Zayn and Seth Rollins reeling. Enter Randy Orton, who made his way to the ring amid a roaring crowd.

From there, the babyfaces fought their way back into the match, each delivering their signature offense before The American Nightmare planted Damian Priest with Cross Rhodes for the win.

The victorious babyfaces stood tall and the arena greeted their win with a celebratory pop. The copyright logo appeared on screen...but then, Living Colour's "Cult of Personality" played over the PA system and CM Punk walked back onto WWE television as a wrestler for the first time in a nearly a decade.

The images of the Chicago fans giddily jumping up and down, chanting his name, and embracing him were the perfect out for the show. That he did not target anyone, or get physically involved, made for an extraordinary cliffhanger to close out the night's show.

A fantastic, Match of the Year candidate main event and an unforgettable return for Punk made this as buzzworthy and fan-serving a finale as there has been in recent memory.

Rhodes, Uso, Zayn, Rollins and Orton defeated The Judgment Day and Drew McIntyre

Top Moments and Takeaways

• Big-time tension early as Priest and McIntyre stared each other down, neither really trusting the other despite being on the same team.
• WWE went with the "Randy's not here" storyline, presumably to preserve the pop for later in the match.
• Uso and McIntyre teed off on each other midway through the match, a logical spot that had fans red-hot. An extended feud should be up next for the pair.
• "On July 4, 1987 at the Omni in Atlanta, 'The American Dream' Dusty Rhodes created WarGames. He never lost that match and tonight, Cody Rhodes enters it for the first time in his career," Cole said in his best call of the night. He added: "Cody also created an event in this city," a reference to the industry-altering All In for All Elite Wrestling in 2019.
• Rhodes. Cowbell. It just feels appropriate.
• The babyfaces beat down Dominik Mysterio to an enormous pop from the fans.
• The Orton reaction blew the roof off Allstate Arena.
• The tease of an RKO to Uso was great, mostly because it created drama and simultaneously teased the logical tension between the two.