Updated WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2023 Match Card and Predictions

WWE returns to Chicago for its annual November tradition, the Survivor Series, live from the historic AllState Arena and headlined by two War Games matches.

The Judgment Day will settle its differences with Cody Rhodes, Jey Uso, Sami Zayn, and Seth Rollins in the Raw brand's offering while Damage CTRL will look to curb the threat of Charlotte Flair, Shotzi, Becky Lynch, and Bianca Belair.

Those two star-studded contests top a card that also features championship clashes and a potential surprise or two.

What does the card look like and who can fans expect to see emerge victoriously from each encounter?

Find out with this preview of the annual extravaganza.

Card and Predictions

Announced for Saturday's show are:

• Men's War Games Match: Cody Rhodes, Sami Zayn, Jey Uso, and World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins vs. The Judgment Day (Finn Balor, Dominik Mysterio, JD McDonagh, and "Senor Money in the Bank" Damian Priest) (Prediction: Rhodes, Uso, Zayn, and Rollins)
• Women's War Games Match: Charlotte Flair, Bianca Belair, Shotzi, and Becky Lynch vs. Damage CTRL (Bayley, Kairi Sane, Asuka, and WWE Women's Champion Iyo Sky) (Prediction: Flair, Belair, Shotzi, and Lynch)
• Women's World Championship Match: Zoey Stark vs. Rhea Ripley (c) (Prediction: Ripley)
• Intercontinental Championship Match: The Miz vs. Gunther (c) (Prediction: Gunther)
• Carlito vs. Santos Escobar (Prediction: Escobar) 

Bayley's Downfall

Bayley has lost her stranglehold on Damage CTRL, and she doesn't even know it.

Friday night was the first indication of such as Iyo Sky offered up edicts shrouded as suggestions, through Dakota Kai, and The Role Model gleefully went along with them. "That's what I was gonna say," she said, brimming with confidence and glee, unaware that she had lost any and all control she once had.

It is a story that will likely write its next chapter inside War Games when Damage CTRL battles Charlotte Flair, Bianca Belair, Shotzi, and Becky Lynch.

While the heel team may appear unbeatable based on its wealth of talent, the weak link is the competitor who has lost more than any other wrestler in the contest of late: Bayley.

From there, look for a massive beatdown that effectively serves as her excommunication from the faction and, potentially, the start of a babyface turn.

Even if it does not all occur in Chicago, that is the direction things are heading and that is not by any means a bad thing for anyone involved. Bayley has, after all, been a heel for three years now and it certainly feels as though there is nothing more for her to accomplish in that role.

A Killer Return for a WWE Legend?

The partnership formed between Drew McIntyre and The Judgment Day at the conclusion of last Monday's Raw left Cody Rhodes, Seth Rollins, Jey Uso, and Sami Zayn at a numbers disadvantage.

Luckily, Rhodes has a friend he can turn to in the form of Randy Orton, who could be back on WWE TV as soon as this week's episode of Raw, per Nick Hausman of Haus of Wrestling.

The Viper has been out of action since May of 2022 with a back injury but he is ready to return to WWE and resume what is already a Hall of Fame career.

There is no better way to reintegrate him into the WWE Universe than inside War Games, one of the company's signature matches and the culmination of a months-long feud.

Add to it the tension that will likely exist between him and Uso, who was part of The Bloodline when they put Orton out of action, and you have a welcome return for a guy who has been at the forefront of some of the best matches and moments of the last 20 years.

Just in time to begin the march to WrestleMania 40 in Philadelphia next April.