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    WWE Survivor Series is an event that evokes a lot of memories. The debuts of legends like The Undertaker and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, the signature elimination matches through the years that have shaped the storylines of WWE and, in recent years, cross-show champion vs. champion matches that often carry the show.

    On Sunday, the 2021 edition of Survivor Series emanates from Barclays Center in Brooklyn. It's been nearly two years since WWE held an event at Barclays, which has become a signature venue for WWE since it opened in 2012 -- playing host to multiple SummerSlams, NXT TakeOvers and all of WWE's weekly shows.

    This year's edition is headlined by WWE champion Big E taking on Universal champion Roman Reigns, and SmackDown women's champion Charlotte Flair vs. Raw women's champion Becky Lynch. Men's and women's traditional 5-on-5 Survivor Series matches also feature prominently.

    Follow along throughout the night as Tim Fiorvanti breaks down the action, match by match.

    Match in progress: Men's 5-on-5 traditional Survivor Series match -- Team Raw (Seth Rollins, Finn Balor, Kevin Owens, Austin Theory, Bobby Lashley) def. Team SmackDown (Drew McIntyre, King Woods, Happy Corbin, Jeff Hardy and Sheamus)

    Full recap to come. Eliminations:

    Seth Rollins hits a stomp on Jeff Hardy. Team Raw wins.

    Jeff Hardy hits a Swanton Bomb on Austin Theory to eliminate him. (Raw 1, SmackDown 1)

    Austin Theory rolls up Sheamus for the pin (Raw 2, SmackDown 1)

    Sheamus hits Finn Balor with a Brogue Kick and pins him (Raw 2, SmackDown 2)

    Drew McIntyre and Bobby Lashley are both counted out (Raw 3, SmackDown 2)

    Bobby Lashley forces King Woods to submit to the Hurt Lock (Raw 4, SmackDown 3)

    Finn Balor pins Happy Corbin (4 on 4)

    Kevin Owens started the match and walked out of the ring. He was eliminated by countout (SmackDown 5, Raw 4)

    Results:

    Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch have had chemistry since the first time they wrestled on NXT TV more than seven years ago. Sunday's Survivor Series match was their 20th televised one-on-one match -- the ninth such clash on pay-per-view -- and these two have only gotten better in the ring with each encounter.

    Between the deep storyline history and their comfort level with one another, the stage was set for something special inside of the Barclays Center. In the same venue in which "The Man" was ostensibly born as Lynch attacked Flair following at triple threat title match at SummerSlam 2018, Lynch and Flair opened the pay-per-view with another tremendous showing in their long line of great matches.

    There was no need to wait for fireworks. The familiar foes were swinging and kicking from the moment the bell rang, laying in stiff strikes and kicks to bruise each other up before either could catch their breath.

    Both women went for early finishes, only for their opponent's experience to allow for the perfect counter. Flair injured Lynch's shoulder and Lynch hurt Flair's leg to try to neutralize the other's signature submissions. Each tried to embarrass the other by doing their opponent's finishing submission.

    But save for the occasionally splashy move that did connect, it was a war of attrition. For the first time in their extended history, both women entered the match as villains, and both women were willing to cut any corner to get the job done.

    It was a masterfully crafted match with a tremendous ending. Flair got caught holding the ropes for leverage on a pinfall and in the ensuing chaos, Lynch rolled Flair up and, out of the view of the referee, got leverage from the ropes herself, and secured the three-count.

    By out Flair-ing Flair, Lynch picked up the victory and rubbed salt in the wound in the process.

    What's next: It was the first televised one-on-one match between Flair and Lynch in over two years, and they didn't seem to have lost a step. There was certainly a case to be made for over-exposure of that story in the past, but there remains more ground to mine in the future. Lynch appears headed towards a title defense against Liv Morgan, while Flair may have challenges ahead from some of the newer faces on SmackDown, including Toni Storm, if the last few weeks are any indication.

    Shinsuke Nakamura def. Damian Priest by disqualification

    Survivor Series has a history, at least of late, of lacking much in the way of long-term storyline consequences. But the Kickoff Show match between Shinsuke Nakamura and Damian Priest changed that tune in a hurry.

    Rick Boogs spent the early stages of the match on the outside shredding on the guitar to distract Priest, which threatened to derail another rarity in WWE -- a fresh matchup that carried some intrigue. Boogs played his guitar both in celebration and in distraction, and while it bumped up on the point of being too annoying, Priest forced Boogs to stop with an ultimatum.

    The match was a good showing for Priest, who didn't look out of sorts against a technical legend like Nakamura. As the match reached its peak, Nakamura missed his Kinshasa knee and fell directly into Priest's grasp for a South of Heaven sit-out chokeslam.

    They traded submission attempts, but as Priest locked in a gogoplata, Boogs got back on the guitar and Priest snapped. Priest sprinted out of the ring, broke the guitar over his knee and then attacked Boogs. When Nakamura went out to save his friend, Priest, blindsided, swung the guitar back and got himself disqualified.

    What's next: A disqualification ending is generally not satisfying, but Priest snapping will almost certainly have long-term storyline implications for his character. Nakamura being leveled by a weapon in defense of a friend does little to affect his current standing.

    Still to come:

    Team Raw vs. Team Smackdown (Women's 5-on-5 traditional Survivor Series match) -- Bianca Belair, Rhea Ripley, Carmella, Queen Zelina, Liv Morgan vs. Sasha Banks, Natalya, Toni Storm, Shotzi, Shayna Baszler

    Big E vs. Roman Reigns

    RK-Bro vs. The Usos

    25-man Battle Royal