Raw not only beat SmackDown Live at Sunday's Survivor Series, it absolutely humiliated its younger blue sibling.
Survivor Series. The one night a year that Superstars from Raw and SmackDown Live go head to head. No titles on the line. Not necessarily any grudges even. Just the battle for brand supremacy. The right to be able to refer to the show that you call home as the better of the two for an entire year.
This year marked the third straight year that Raw versus SmackDown Live has been the theme for Survivor Series. Ever since the roster was once again split into two back in 2016. In 2016, Raw squeaked out a win over Team Blue. Last year, they did the same again. More proof, as if you needed it, that Vince McMahon may always favor the show that came first over the one that airs on Tuesday night.
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Still need more proof? Raw came out on top for the third straight year at Sunday night's Survivor Series. The red brand didn't just squeak out a win. The Superstars of SmackDown Live didn't take them to the wire. Raw won all six of the matches where the brands went up against one another. A thoroughly embarrassing clean sweep. Well, the embarrassment depends on what side you fall on we suppose.
The women notched up the first win. Then Seth Rollins beat Shinsuke Nakamura. AOP was up next, laying waste to The Bar. Raw's men officially put the night beyond SmackDown Live's reach with their victory. Charlotte Flair made it 5-0 by getting herself disqualified against Ronda Rousey. Then Brock Lesnar rounded things off in what was shockingly the match of the night opposite Daniel Bryan.
It wasn't all bad for SmackDown Live. Team Blue did win the 10 v 10 tag team elimination match on the kickoff show. However, we don't remember it being mentioned even once during the main show. You would think with SmackDown Live moving to Fox in less than a year, Mr. McMahon would be doing his utmost to build the brand. This time next year the blue brand will be on Fox, so surely that will mean Team Blue getting its first Survivor Series win.