Team Cody wins WWE Survivor Series men’s WarGames match
With the returning Randy Orton on their side, the babyfaces were victorious in the men's WarGames match at Survivor Series.
Orton, Cody Rhodes, Jey Uso, Seth Rollins & Sami Zayn defeated Judgment Day (Damian Priest, Finn Balor, Dominik Mysterio, JD McDonagh) & Drew McIntyre in the main event of Saturday night's show. Rhodes scored the pinfall on Priest after hitting Cross Rhodes.
There was a show-long storyline where the WarGames participants questioned whether Orton would show up. He didn't arrive until it was his turn to enter WarGames as the final participant. When Orton finally appeared, he thwarted a potential Money in the Bank cash-in by Priest. Priest still holds the briefcase since he never officially cashed in on Rollins.
This was Orton's first time wrestling since May 2022. He underwent double fusion surgery last year as he battled a career-threatening back injury.
Orton was feuding with The Usos prior to being forced out of action. There was some dissension between him and Jey teased in the WarGames match, but they ultimately worked together to get the win.
Before the finish of the match, Orton delivered a super RKO to McDonagh after Rollins and Zayn threw McDonagh off the top of the cage. Orton then handed Priest to Rhodes so that Rhodes could hit Cross Rhodes.
Survivor Series then ended with a huge shock as CM Punk returned to WWE for the first time since 2014.