Sami Zayn lost his spot on Team SmackDown at WWE Survivor Series, but he gained the chance to win a meaningful match at the pay-per-view.
During the November 19 episode of WWE SmackDown, WWE Official Sonya Deville told Zayn that he’ll compete in a 25-man battle royal on Sunday. The show will mark the 25th anniversary of The Rock’s debut, so 25 Superstars will compete to honor his legacy.
The battle for brand supremacy this Sunday at #SurvivorSeries just got bigger… in the form of a 25-Man Dual Branded Battle Royal in honor of #Rock25!https://t.co/1bQBRDMUrH pic.twitter.com/bsFa4L2QoM
— WWE (@WWE) November 20, 2021
In a tweet, WWE confirmed the participants in the battle royal:
- Shelton Benjamin
- Cedric Alexander
- Dolph Ziggler
- Jinder Mahal
- Shanky
- Sami Zayn
- Humberto
- Angel
- Apollo Crews
- Commander Azeez
- Otis
- Chad Gable
- Erik and Ivar of the Viking Raiders
- R-Truth
- Drew Gulak
- AJ Styles
- Omos
- Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford of the Street Profits
- Mansoor
- Cesaro
- Ricochet
- T-Bar
The updated card is as follows:
- Team RAW (Seth Rollins, Finn Bálor, Kevin Owens, Austin Theory and Bobby Lashley) vs. Team SmackDown (Drew McIntyre, King Woods, Jeff Hardy, Happy Corbin and Sheamus)
- Team RAW (Bianca Belair, WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Rhea Ripley, Liv Morgan, Carmella and Queen Zelina) vs. Team SmackDown (Sasha Banks, Shotzi, Shayna Baszler, Natalya and TBA)
- WWE United States Champion Damian Priest vs. WWE Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura
- WWE RAW Tag Team Champions RK-Bro vs. WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos
- WWE RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch vs. WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair
- WWE Champion Big E vs. WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns
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