WWE Survivor Series: Rhodes, Rollins, Uso, Zayn, Orton Beat Judgment Day in WarGames

The team of Seth Rollins, Cody Rhodes, Sami Zayn, Jey Uso and Randy Orton defeated The Judgment Day and Drew McIntyre in a WarGames match at WWE Survivor Series on Saturday.

After Zayn and Rollins threw McDonagh from the top of the cage, Orton delivered an RKO to the Irishman and The American Nightmare hit his signature Cross Rhodes finisher on Priest to seal the victory.

The contest was also notable for the return to action of Orton, who had been away from the squared circle since May 2022 due to a back injury.

For the past several months, The Judgment Day have run roughshod over WWE Raw, making enemies with most of the top fan favorites on the show.

The villainous group won the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships from Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens in September, and they entered into a rivalry with Rhodes and Uso shortly thereafter.

Uso was traded from SmackDown to Raw thanks to some behind-the-scenes lobbying from Rhodes, and it resulted in Kevin Owens getting moved the other way as compensation.

The Judgment Day attempted to recruit Uso into its ranks on the heels of him leaving The Bloodline, but when he refused, the quintet of Rhea Ripley, Priest, Bálor, Mysterio and McDonagh attempted to make him pay.

That led to Rhodes and Uso teaming up to challenge Priest and Bálor for the tag titles, and they succeeded in taking the championships from them at Fastlane.

However, the reign lasted for just over a week, as Priest and Bálor won the belts back on an episode of Raw thanks to interference from their Judgment Day stablemates, as well as Jimmy Uso.

Along with Rhodes, Jey Uso and Zayn, Rollins has had his fair share of run-ins with The Judgment Day, especially after Priest won the Money in the Bank contract.

Priest has tried to cash in on Rollins for the World Heavyweight Championship on multiple occasions, including at Crown Jewel after The Visionary's match against Drew McIntyre, but Zayn prevented him from doing so.

Rollins granted Zayn a title match as a thank you, and after the champion won the match in the main event of the Nov. 6 episode of Raw, The Judgment Day attacked, which prompted Rhodes and Uso to make the save.

Amid the chaos, Raw general manager Adam Pearce announced that it would be Rollins, Rhodes, Uso and Zayn against Priest, Bálor, Mysterio and McDonagh in WarGames.

One week later, McIntyre interfered in a tag team title match pitting Rhodes and Jey against Priest and Bálor by hitting Uso with a Claymore, which allowed The Judgment Day to retain.

McIntyre shook Ripley's hand and announced the following week that he had joined The Judgment Day's team. Rhodes needed a fifth member in order to even the odds, and he revealed that he had gotten Orton to agree to join the squad and return after missing the past year and a half.

With the babyface team scoring the victory, it's fair to wonder if some significant cracks are starting to form with regard to The Judgment Day and their long-term viability as a group.

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