CM Punk has officially been confirmed for Team USA, led by Cody Rhodes, at Survivor Series: WarGames. This was announced on Monday’s WWE Raw, and Punk is the first name confirmed for the team that will take on Rey Mysterio’s Team Mexico in a 5-on-5 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Match.
Rhodes called Rey to the ring at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina, but the two were interrupted by Dominik Mysterio, who was with JD McDonagh. Dominik offered to replace his father as the leader of Team Mexico and suggested Rey go back to AAA. After Rey refused, Dominik asked for a spot on Team USA. Rhodes rejected the idea as well and said he was speaking on behalf of pretty much everyone in the country.
Moments later, Punk came out, joked about his love for the country, and said he wasn’t making excuses for his loss to Kevin Owens in a No Holds Barred Match on Friday’s SmackDown. Punk said he wants to get back into title contention and that beating five men in one night could lead to another shot. Rhodes accepted Punk’s offer to join the team right away.
But Dominik called Punk a “has-been,” and Punk and Rhodes went after Dominik and McDonagh. Rey hit a double 619 on both men, Punk followed with a GTS on McDonagh, and Rhodes hit Cross Rhodes to end the segment.
Rhodes also invited Je’Von Evans to join Team USA. Backstage, Evans told Penta, who holds the World Tag Team Championship with him, that he wanted to represent the team. Penta was fine with that because he had accepted Rey’s offer to join Team Mexico earlier in the night.
WWE will hold the 40th edition of Survivor Series on November 28 at Daikin Park in Houston, Texas.