The Wrestling Voice | The Morning Bell | Saturday, November 14, 2026
By Dawn Michelle Laguerre | 7:30 a.m. EST edition, America/New_York
Spoiler warning: This edition covers Friday, November 13, including all four SmackDown matches and all six matches from CMLL’s Arena México show. Saturday and later events below are previews.
Stephanie Vaquer’s return helped turn SmackDown’s growing women’s feud into a confirmed WarGames match. Charlotte Flair won the night’s match against Jacy Jayne, then stood with Vaquer, Alexa Bliss, Tatum Paxley and Bayley as the Survivor Series picture became clearer.
Gunther beat Finn Bálor after a low blow in Friday’s main event, while the War Raiders spoiled a tag-title match without changing the champions. In Mexico City, Sky Team won the main event before Yota Tsuji attacked Místico, adding urgency to Monday’s Lucha Kingdom show.
Quick results: SmackDown’s full four-match card
- Bakusai defeated The MFTs by disqualification; MFT retained the WWE Tag Team Championship. The War Raiders attacked before Shinsuke Nakamura’s cover on Tama Tonga could finish.
- Damian Priest defeated Axiom by pinfall. Priest followed a lariat with Razor’s Edge.
- Charlotte Flair defeated Jacy Jayne by pinfall in a non-title match. Natural Selection ended it while the surrounding faction fight escalated.
- Gunther defeated Finn Bálor by pinfall. A collision with the referee opened the way for a low blow and powerbomb.
WWE’s official results and complete recaps from Wrestleview and The Chairshot establish the card. The two full independent reports explicitly give Bakusai the disqualification win; WWE describes the interrupted title match.
Biggest story: the women’s WarGames teams are official
Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid interfered during Charlotte’s match with Jayne. Bliss and Paxley came to help, Michin and B-Fab joined the fight, and Bayley arrived with a kendo stick. Jade Cargill attacked Bayley before Vaquer returned to join Charlotte’s side.
Charlotte pinned Jayne with Natural Selection amid the chaos. Because it was a non-title match, Jayne remained Women’s United States Champion. Vaquer later explained that Charlotte had called her.
The challenge issued on the show has since become an official WWE match announcement. The listed teams are:
- Charlotte Flair, Stephanie Vaquer, Alexa Bliss, Tatum Paxley and Bayley.
- Jacy Jayne, Fallon Henley, Lainey Reid, Jade Cargill and Michin.
B-Fab took part in Friday’s brawl, but WWE does not list her in the five-person team. That distinction matters when separating the scene on television from the final advertised lineup.
Voice analysis: Vaquer’s arrival gives Charlotte’s side another established presence and a clear reason to work together. WarGames changes the question from who can win an isolated confrontation to which five-person group can function together. Friday settled the advertised teams; it did not settle the advantage for the match.
Gunther wins, while Priest keeps attacking
Bálor’s interview promised that Gunther would face the real Finn Bálor, without a return to the Demon presentation. The match ended when Gunther pushed Bálor into referee Charles Robinson, struck low and landed the winning powerbomb.
Voice analysis: The finish lets Gunther leave with the result while giving Bálor a reason to object. It does not make a rematch official. The referee collision and foul are part of the result, not details to leave out when describing Gunther’s win.
Priest also left with a decisive pin. Axiom escaped an earlier Razor’s Edge attempt, but Priest connected later. Nathan Frazer entered to check on his partner afterward, and Priest attacked him with South of Heaven. The post-match assault extended the confrontation beyond the man Priest had beaten.
War Raiders interrupt the title chase
Nakamura and Kyoki challenged Tama Tonga and Talla Tonga, with Haku helping the champions by striking Kyoki’s leg with his walking stick. Nakamura eventually hit Tama with Kinshasa and covered him.
Erik and Ivar attacked before the count could finish, then assaulted both teams. The result left the belts with MFT and gave Bakusai a disqualification victory rather than a championship win.
Voice analysis: The interruption denies Bakusai a settled answer to its challenge and puts the War Raiders into the dispute. A future title opportunity remains a possibility, not an announced reward for the attack.
Cena adds four names; Rey Fénix joins Team Mexico
John Cena invited Charlotte into the December 14 John Cena Classic, and she accepted. When Fatal Influence confronted him about being left out, Cena invited Jayne, Henley and Reid too. Friday therefore added four women.
The official Classic announcement describes a special Raw on Netflix at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando. Established Raw and SmackDown wrestlers face NXT talent, with Club WWE members voting in real time for the evening’s top performance. WWE has not announced a conventional elimination bracket.
Rey Mysterio also introduced Rey Fénix as Team Mexico’s newest recruit. That traditional Survivor Series team now has Mysterio, Penta and Fénix. Cody Rhodes, CM Punk and Je’Von Evans are the verified Team USA members. Two places remained open on each side.
Earlier, Rhodes told Nick Aldis that Survivor Series was his immediate focus, with the WWE title-contender discussion to revisit afterward. Punk later handed him recruiting suggestions. Those conversations did not announce another team member or a new title match.
Stratton and Green fight; Owens targets Zayn
Tiffany Stratton appeared as WWE Women’s Champion after the previous Saturday’s Crown Jewel cash-in. Chelsea Green demanded her Crown Jewel ring back and attacked. Stratton recovered and punched Green with the ring. Backstage, Paige checked on Green while Blake Monroe mocked her championship record.
That confrontation continued their story without announcing a match. Friday’s opening Crown Jewel package also revisited earlier wins and confrontations; those clips were not new Friday results.
Sami Zayn demanded respect after Roman Reigns’ acknowledgment at Crown Jewel. Kevin Owens argued that Zayn had cost him his Toronto championship chance. Johnny Gargano joined the dispute over a promised title opportunity, attacked Owens, and was joined by Candice LeRae before Zayn withdrew.
Owens recovered, hit Gargano with a Stunner and vowed to end Zayn’s reign. Voice analysis: Owens’ demand points toward a championship fight, but no verified date or formal booking was supplied. The show also replayed the already-established men’s WarGames build. A newly announced advantage match will pit The Usos against Carmelo Hayes and Cruz Montana on Monday’s Raw, November 16.
Quick results: CMLL’s complete Friday card
- Viajeros del Espacio, Hombre Bala Jr., Futuro, Max Star and Valiente Jr., defeated Virus, Cancerbero, Carnífice and Inquisidor. Hombre Bala Jr. pinned Inquisidor in the finish.
- Syuri and Ami Sohrei defeated Thunder Rosa and Kira. Kira submitted to an octopus hold.
- Rugido defeated Vegas Depredador. A Spanish Fly led to the pin.
- Volador Jr. defeated Black Tiger. La Destructora decided the match.
- Bandido and Brillante Jr. won their two-out-of-three-falls match against Bárbaro Cavernario and Yutani. Brillante pinned Yutani.
- Sky Team, Místico, Máscara Dorada and Neón, defeated Hechicero, Zandokan Jr. and Ángel de Oro, two falls to one. Místico submitted Zandokan with La Mística.
Pablo Lozano’s ringside report for Kaiser Sports supplies the finishes. Fightful’s full results independently record all six winners. The available wording does not securely identify which member of Syuri and Sohrei’s team applied the deciding hold, so that individual credit remains unconfirmed.
Sky Team recovered after losing the opening fall. Tsuji attacked Místico afterward, turning attention toward Monday’s CMLL and NJPW Lucha Kingdom event.
Voice analysis: The post-match attack changes the meaning of the closing celebration. Místico won Friday’s match, but his rival used the aftermath to interrupt his momentum. That is a storyline development, not another recorded match result.
What to watch tonight: Full Gear at 8 Eastern
AEW Full Gear takes place tonight, Saturday, November 14, at Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix. AEW’s official viewing guide lists the main pay-per-view for 8 p.m. EST on HBO Max pay-per-view.
The official announced card includes Will Ospreay vs. Kyle Fletcher for the world championship, Mercedes Moné vs. Marina Shafir for the women’s world championship, Tommaso Ciampa vs. Ilja Dragunov for the National Championship, and Kazuchika Okada vs. Adam Copeland for the International Championship.
Also advertised are the Young Bucks vs. Mark Davis and Jake Doyle, the Brawling Birds vs. Wrathlander, Anarchy in the Arena, and the trios-title Texas Death match between Hangman Adam Page and Brodido and Swerve Strickland and The New Level. The November 13 Late Bell has the wider official card and viewing guide. These are previews, not completed results.
Sunday and the week ahead
TNA’s latest official Impact report lists Sunday’s Destination X Countdown at 5 p.m. Eastern and the main show at 6 p.m. Eastern on TNA+ and PPV.com. Those explicit Eastern times match the current event page, although its local-time line remains inconsistent. Viewers should recheck TNA’s live listing before buying or tuning in.
Leon Slater defends against Trey Miguel, Indi Hartwell faces Shayna Baszler, and the Nemeths defend their tag titles against syX and the team of Moose and Matt Hardy. The two Ultimate X matches award future title opportunities. The World X-Cup uses two three-way Countdown qualifiers and a main-card final, not the older four-way format.
For Thursday’s full TNA and ROH results, read the November 13 Morning Bell. Monday brings Lucha Kingdom, while WWE’s Survivor Series page sets the November 28 event for 6 p.m. Eastern from Houston’s Daikin Park.
Your turn
Which WarGames team looks more prepared to work together? Did Gunther’s finish make you want another match with Bálor? And which title defense matters most to your Full Gear plans tonight?
Featured cover: AI-generated editorial illustration by OpenAI for Mohawk Valley Voice, with the authentic Mohawk Valley Voice logo. The referee scene is conceptual artwork, not a photograph of the match.
Sources and coverage notes
This original synthesis uses official promotion reports and full independent recaps, not firsthand attendance. Voice analysis is labeled. Attacks, faction disputes and threats described here are televised wrestling storylines. CMLL’s unresolved individual submission credit and TNA’s conflicting local-time text are disclosed above. Friday’s result roundup is limited to the SmackDown and CMLL cards verified for this edition.
