AJ Lee has had Becky Lynch’s number since returning to WWE. (Credit: Michael Marques/WWE via Getty Images)
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WWE Survivor Series 2025 served as more than just the final PLE of the year. It was positioned as launching pad for some of the biggest storylines that will carry the women’s division into 2026.
There’s a reason why prior to the event World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk had advocated for the women’s WarGames match to main event the show. Over the past few months, WWE’s creative team had done an excellent job of creating numerous personal rivalries in a bout riddled with star power.
With the likes of AJ Lee, Charlotte Flair and Rhea Ripley on the babyface side and Asuka, Becky Lynch and Kairi Same among the top heel stars, the women’s WarGames match had all the ingredients for a successful show-stealing bout at WWE Survivor Series.
WWE Survivor Series 2025 Results for Women’s WarGames Match
WWE Survivor Series 2025 had a clear favorite in the women’s WarGames match: a loaded babyface team featuring two of the most pushed stars in history in Ripley and Flair.
And in the end, the underdog heel squad, despite a strong showing by upstart Lash Legend was unable able to pull off the shocking upset inside PetCo Park in San Diego, Capping off a run-of-thebill bout, the quintet of top babyfaces emerged with a huge victory after AJ Lee forced Becky Lynch to tap out to the Black Widow submission.
Below are some of the key highlights and takeaways from the women’s WarGames match at WWE Survivor Series 2025:
- Charlotte Flair and Asuka started the match and didn’t do much of note until Iyo Sky entered as the No. 3 entrant with a garbage can lid in hand. The San Diego crowd erupted with “Iyo” chants. Sky slipped on the top rope but saved herself from disaster and hit an awkward flying clothesline followed by a vicious shot with the lid on to Asuka.
- Becky Lynch entered at No. 4 with a kendo stick and instantly attacked Sky. Flair and Lynch eventually faced off briefly and hit dueling fallaway suplexes on Sky and Asuka, respectively. Alexa Bliss entered next to give the babyface team the 3-2 advantage.
- Bliss hit a dropkick to send the garbage can lid into Asuka’s face. Flair and Bliss hit a pair of Natural Selections finishers on Lynch and Asuka. Kairi Sane, with a steel chain in hand, entered the bout to even the playing field.
- Sane launched herself off the top rope and hit Flair with a a flying punch with the chain in hand. Asuka followed that up with a picture perfect missile dropkick on Sky. The heel team tied a chain around all three babyfaces, and then, the Kabuki Warriors hit them with running stereo dropkicks.
- AJ Lee was the No. 7 entrant, entering to a nice pop from the crowd. Lynch held the cage door to try to prevent Lee from entering, so Lee scaled the cage to enter the match and then hit a running crossbody block on Asuka and Sane. Lynch tried to run from Lee but was quickly caught and tossed into the cage.
- Nia Jax entered at No. 8 and quickly cleaned house, ending with a massive powerbomb on Sky. The heels dominated until Rhea Ripley entered at No. 9. with a trash, kendo stick and a trash bag. Ripley tossed the trash can directly at Jax and then targeted the heels with the kendo stick.
- Ripley dominated until Jax stopped it, only for Bliss to hit Jax with a tornado DDT. Lash Legend entered at No. 1o and officially started the match by rag dolling the babyface team, even hitting Flair with a chokeslam before facing off with Ripley. She blasted Ripley with a powerbomb and a devastating pump kick to get the first nearfall of the match.
- Legend and Jax powerbombed Bliss and Flair into the cage and then in the ring, but Lee broke up their pin attempts. Lynch hit Lee with a Man Handle Slam, but Sky broke that pin up with a moonsault. Legend and Jax gorilla pressed Sky and threw her into her teammates to take out the entire team in the process.
- Sane went for a Kabuki Special on Sky and nailed it, but Ripley stopped the pin. The entire heel team surrounded Ripley, but Flair saved her and Asuka accidentally sprayed her green mist into Legend’s eyes. Ripley and Flair even hit a double suplex on Jax, then Bliss hit Jax with her Twisted Bliss finisher. Sky followed that up by climbing the cage, getting inside a trash can and hitting a swanton bomb off the top to take out most of the heel team. Classic Iyo in WarGames.
- Lynch, the lone woman standing, tried to escape the cage but was caught and hit with Riptide by Lynch, then locked into the Black Widow by Lee. Lynch quickly tapaped to give the babyface team the victory.
After defeating Lynch in mixed tag team action at WrestlePalooza in September, Lee now has two major victories over Lynch, including her Survivor Series WarGames victory.
WWE Survivor Series 2025 Results: Order of Entrances for Women’s WarGames
The order of entries for the women’s WarGames match was as follows:
- Charlotte Flair
- Asuka
- Iyo Sky
- Becky Lynch
- Alexa Bliss
- Kairi Sane
- AJ Lee
- Nia Jax
- Rhea Ripley
- Lash Legend
WWE Survivor Series 2025 Results: What’s Next for AJ Lee and Becky Lynch?
WWE Survivor Series 2025 should have marked the climax of numerous marquee storylines in the women’s division.
Over the prior few months, WWE was able to create compelling storylines across both Raw and SmackDown. Among them were Flair’s surprisingly successful alliance with Alexa Bliss, The Kabuki Warriors’ betrayal of Iyo Sky and Lee’s comeback feud with Lynch.
The biggest stories coming out of Survivor Series? That would be the strong PLE debut of Legend, who shined more than just about anyone in the match and looks to be in line for a significant push on SmackDown. Of course, Ripley finally got on the same page as Flair, suggesting that “The Queen” is here to stay as a fan favorite.
In reality, though, the somewhat underwhelming women’s WarGames match was mainly about Lee and Lynch. Of course, Lynch has been Lee’s primary focus since returning to WWE after a decade away, and Lee’s second marquee win over Lee is likely going to lead to the first-ever singles match between the two stars in the weeks ahead.
A potential stage for that would be at Saturday Night’s Main Event on Dec. 13. unless WWE decides to host that match on an episode of Raw. That might be the best option given that John Cena wants to focus SNME on upcoming talents while the next WWE PLE is Royal Rumble on Jan. 31 of next year.
It’s doubtful that WWE can hold off that long on the long awaited Lee vs. Lynch singles match. So, after Lee got another big win at WWE Survivor Series: WarGames, expect the two stars to clash in a main event caliber grudge match on Raw in the near future.