Dominik Mysterio, Becky Lynch, Real Winners and Losers of WWE Survivor Series Card

Survivor Series: WarGames 2025 set the foundation for what fans can expect going into a new year and the road to WrestleMania 42.

Dominik Mysterio got unexpected help from a returning Liv Morgan, who set the stage for Dirty Dom to reclaim the Intercontinental Championship.

Stephanie Vaquer defeated Nikki Bella in clean fashion to retain the Women's World Championship.

The biggest highlights of the night were the two WarGames clashes.

AJ Lee made Becky Lynch tap out to the Black Widow again inside the cage to seal the win for Team Rhea Ripley.

With help from a mysterious masked man, Bron Breakker pinned CM Punk after a Spear to seal the victory for the heels in the men's contest.

Not everything on this show was as impactful as the build suggested, but there were definitive winners and losers from Saturday night at Petco Park in San Diego.

Winner: AJ Lee

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AJ Lee competed in only her second match in a decade by stepping into her first-ever WarGames bout.

She not only competed but also won, forcing her main rival, Becky Lynch, to tap out. It was an emphatic statement that Lee is back for the long haul.

Based on how long WWE is willing to sustain this feud between The Black Widow and Lynch, this could be one of the marquee matches for WrestleMania 42.

Lee could also look to win gold in 2026, and this victory puts her right on track with multiple top names for title opportunities.

Loser: Becky Lynch

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Is anyone on a worse losing streak in WWE than Becky Lynch?

The greatest women's wrestler of all time, according to Sports Illustrated, Bleacher Report and The Man herself, is struggling to find any path to victory.

Her worst loss was in Madison Square Garden where Maxxine Dupri took her Women's Intercontinental Championship.

However, WarGames may sting even more after AJ Lee got the better of Lynch again and her teammates were nowhere to be seen in order to save her inside the cage.

A new year could set the stage for fresh success and major accomplishments to add to her resume, but nothing is looking good for The Man at this moment.

Winner: Dominik Mysterio

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Dominik Mysterio is once more intercontinental champion, and girlfriend Liv Morgan is back in his corner.

This is a huge spot for Dirty Dom, who did not need to regain the IC title since he is also the AAA Mega champion.

Everything is going right for the 28-year-old, who got to face John Cena in two of his final three matches and reclaims the title of WWE's only double champion.

With Morgan back in his corner, he is also set up for a dramatic character evolution, either turning on The Judgment Day to stay with his girlfriend or turn on her for Roxanne Perez.

Either way, The Judgment Day drama is finally moving again, and no one in the group matters more at present than Mysterio.

Loser: Nikki Bella

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Nikki Bella has competed twice at a premium live event since her return to WWE, and she struggled both times to show she belongs in that spot.

This was better than her match with Becky Lynch, but it was not significantly better. Moreover, from a storytelling perspective, the Hall of Famer was embarrassed by La Primera.

Bella looked outmatched by the end of this contest after being dominated by Vaquer.

After everything Bella did to get to this spot, from pretending to mentor La Primera to turning on her to force herself into the title picture, she needed to look like she had more of a chance in this contest.

This would have been better as a TV match, perhaps even keeping Bella as a face for it since her heel run already looks like a lost cause.

At least, WWE showed respect and trust in Vaquer to give her this spotlight and keep the Women's World Championship on her.

Winner: Paul Heyman

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Without Seth Rollins, Paul Heyman needed to put together a team for WarGames that could match an all-star lineup of babyfaces.

He accomplished just that by aligning Brock Lesnar, Logan Paul and Drew McIntyre with powerhouses Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed.

The heel group took advantage of a lack of communication in the opposing team to seize the initiative and win big inside the WarGames cage.

With this victory, Heyman has a group that successfully defeated both world champions and should receive future shots at the gold for their efforts.

More importantly for The Oracle, he made Cody Rhodes, Roman Reigns, CM Punk and The Usos pay and set the stage for his takeover of WWE all over again.

Winner: Bron Breakker

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Bron Breakker opened the men's WarGames match for the heel team, and he showed out throughout the contest.

The Badass and CM Punk gave a preview of what is likely to be a future World Heavyweight Championship match.

Breakker and Roman Reigns hinted at what they will do together when the time is right. Even Cody Rhodes was taken aback by the speed and force of the 28-year-old.

He even did it all after a scary bump to his neck early in the match off a Doomsday Device that hopefully looked worse than it actually was.

While others on the heel team shined in their WarGames win, no one got the rub more than Breakker at the end.

He got some help to do it, but he pinned Punk and had the most memorable spots of the match.