Prior to the main event later in the evening, it was revealed that team captain Rollins will be joined at Survivor Series by Owens, Randy Orton, Ricochet and Drew McIntyre to battle Team SmackDown and Team NXT.
I have to fanboy out here for just a second and point out just how amazing it was to see WALTER in a singles match on Raw, even if it was only for a brief moment in time. That out of the way, Imperium came across as a huge deal on the big stage in front of the Manchester crowd and WALTER more than looked like a major player in the future with one of the top stars in the company. Great use of NXT UK's top faction on a larger platform in England. Team Raw also built out nicely for Survivor Series, as the use of five major stars going into battle for the flagship brand against not one but two threats in SmackDown and NXT makes the traditional Survivor Series match seem all the more important.
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