Dom Defeats John Cena, Liv Morgan Returns

In John Cena’s final premium live event–of sorts–the G.O.A.T lost the Intercontinental title to Dirty Dominik Mysterio–thanks to a returning Liv Morgan.

Mysterio went over in an eventful and entertaining match. Mysterio faked an injury after a spot nearly identical to the one that saw Penta injure his shoulder against Solo Sikoa on Monday Night Raw.

Dom’s “injury” was a ruse designed to allow Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez to attack Cena. Rodriguez nailed Cena with a Tejada Bomb and Perez landed Pop Rox on the GOAT.

Dominik Mysterio leaves with his Intercontinental Championship (Photo by Michael Marques/WWE via Getty Images)

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Mysterio hopped to his feet and landed a 619 and Frog Splash before going for the pin. Referee Chad Patton refused to count. He chastised Mysterio and banished Perez and Rodriguez from the arena.

Cena and Mysterio went toe-to-toe for a bit more time before a ref bump allowed Finn Balor and JD McDonagh an opportunity to come to the ring to attack Cena. Ultimately, Cena turned the tables on the former tag-team champions, hitting a Double AA to take McDonagh and Balor out of commission.

That’s when Liv made her return. She’d been out since injuring her elbow in June. Saturday’s appearance was her first on WWE programming in five months. Liv slapped Mysterio upon arriving making many believe she was turning on Dom after noted storyline chemistry between the latter and Perez.

Instead, after slapping Mysterio, Morgan hugged Cena before kicking him in the nether regions and knocking him down with the title belt. Mysterio finished things off with a 619 and Frog Splash to get the win and to regain his IC title.

Liv taunted Cena on social media after the match.

It appears Mysterio and Morgan will be an on-screen item again. We’ll see how long that lasts before the inevitable tension between Morgan and Perez picks up.

As for Cena, it was great to see him in his last Survivor Series. That said, this wasn’t his best match on Cena’s farewell tour. Even still, every time we get a chance to see Cena again it’s a treat. There’s just one more date left: December 13, Saturday Night’s Main Event.