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Tim Fiorvanti recaps every match on Sundays WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view card, which takes place from The Air Canada Centre in Toronto. Senior stats analyst Sean Coyle offers ratings worth a maximum of five points. Criteria for ratings is based on storytelling, in-ring execution, match?psychology,?timing and innovation -- worth up to one point each.The following is updated in real time.5-on-5 womens elimination match: Team Raw def. Team SmackDown (17:30)[Rosters: Charlotte Flair, Sasha Banks, Bayley, Nia Jax and Alicia Fox for Raw; Becky Lynch, Alexa Bliss, Natalya, Naomi and Carmella for SmackDown Live.]Bayley was the first person to enter the ring, and her entrance set the tone for an interesting series of reactions from the crowd. Everything went smoothly for the first nine entrances, before Nikki Bella didnt come out for hers. After about 30 seconds, the camera cut to backstage, where a mystery assailant had laid out Bella. SmackDown general manager Daniel Bryan and erstwhile coach Natalya were standing there, and in a pinch, Natalya stepped in for the team. This certainly set the stage for a longer-term story going forward on SmackDown, but it also was a bit disappointing, as there was no continuation to the Charlotte Flair-Bella tension from SmackDown LiveAlternating chants for each team filled the arena in the early stages, with Carmella and Alica Fox opening the match. Carmella hit a nice spinning head scissors to get the first major piece of offense in. We then got a Bayley versus Becky Lynch tease, only for Charlotte to tag herself in, followed shortly by Sasha Banks tagging herself in and a complete breakdown in the middle of the ring.Nia Jax continued to show her unmatched physicality in dominating several members of the SmackDown team, but immediately upon her tagging out the team lost control. Fox hit a scissors kick on Carmella to gain the first elimination. Alexa Bliss immediately charged into the ring, sent Fox into the ring post and then hit a Bliss Flip from the top rope to eliminate Fox.Naomi continued to prove her willingness to lay it all out with high-flying moves with a top rope cross-body onto Jax, who was standing on the outside. Even after hitting it, Jax laid her out and, as the Toronto crowd feverishly chanted 10 (as they did Saturday for NXTs Tye Dillinger), Naomi was the next one out, via countout.With some interference and an assist from Bliss, Natalya earned the first major shocker of the night, when she rolled up Banks for a three count, leaving the match 3-on-3.Natalya also slapped on the sharpshooter against Charlotte, but immediately ate a massive clothesline from the Raw womens champion and fell to a three-count. Bliss tagged herself in, and she and Lynch had a shoving match before the teammates attempted to line up Jax for a double suplex. But Jax reversed it and suplexed both Bliss and Lynch at the same time. Lynch eventually caught Jax in a Disarmer for the submission fall to eliminate Raws biggest threat, but Jax laid out Lynch and forced Bliss to tag in. Bliss ate a massive boot from Flair and became the next pinfall victim.This left Flair and Bayley on one side against Lynch by herself, and the two WWE womens champions had a lengthy back-and-forth. Bayley broke up a pinfall on Flair at the very last minute and then had her own stretch against Lynch, while Flair recovered in the corner. After dodging several attempts for a Disarmer, Bayley caught Lynch with a Bayley-to-Belly suplex to pick up the victory for her team. Flair then laid out Bayley for a perceived affront and immediately shed the last elements of brand loyalty in the most brutal fashion imaginable.Sole survivors: Bayley and Charlotte.?WWE Intercontinental championship: The Miz (c) def. Sami Zayn by pinfall (14:05)In the first of two interpromotional title matches, Zayn received a massive reaction from the crowd in his first major event in his home country of Canada since joining the WWE, which included both a sing-along with his entrance theme and Ole chants that rang out throughout the match.It was a bit of a shock to the system to see The Miz up against anyone other than Dolph Ziggler, but the early stages of the match felt familiar for anyone who has watched SmackDown Live over the last few months. Maryse inserted herself by pulling The Miz out of harms way once, but Zayn scored a creative bit of offense when he jumped up on the ring barrier and hit a moonsault soon after. When Maryse got up in Zayns face, he used her patented hand taunt, only to eat a chop block from The Miz for his troubles.The Miz once again used Daniel Bryans signature offense with a double stomp to the back of Zayns knees, followed later by running dropkicks in the corner and kicks to Zayns chest. The match then settled into a familiar pattern; Zayn kept fighting his way back into things, but Miz countered with something sneaky and underhanded to regain the edge. A hobbling tope con hilo over the top rope to The Miz on the outside gave Zayn a brief edge and another big spot to hang his hat on, but several attempts at a Blue Thunder Bomb were stifled and things eventually turned back in The Mizs favor.Zayn successfully hit the Blue Thunder Bomb for the first true near-fall of the match, but kept favoring his leg. He hit an exploder to set The Miz up for a Helluva Kick, but missed and immediately got put into a Figure Four leg lock in the middle of the ring. The hold was locked in for well over a minute, with Zayn selling it hard, but he eventually turned it over and reversed it to put the pressure back on Miz.As it has almost every time he has done it, the final kick missed for Miz and Zayn slapped on a Figure Four of his own. As Miz sat in the middle of the ring, seemingly seconds from giving up, the bell started ringing in a moment somewhat reminiscent of the Montreal Screwjob. It was actually Maryse hitting the bell, though, so as Zayn let go of the hold in apparent celebration, The Miz rolled him up and held the tights to pick up a three count and retain his title.10-on-10 tag team elimination match: Team Raw def. Team SmackDown Live (18:55)[Rosters: The New Day, Sheamus and Cesaro, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson, Enzo Amore and Big Cass, and The Shining Stars for Raw; Heath Slater and Rhyno, The Hype Bros, American Alpha, The Usos and Breezango for SmackDown Live.]Enzo and Cass opened up the second traditional Survivor Series match and got the crowd on their side by name-dropping Tim Hortons. The New Day also got a little bit of time, but used to it to try to get the somewhat hokey Team Raw Rocks chant over to mixed results. Team SmackDown was a bit more silent, with Slater and Rhyno walking out first to a big reaction and American Alpha closing out the entrances to a similarly big pop.Fandango made the quickest of exits when he focused too much on giving out tickets as part of the fashion police and?immediately got hit with The New Days finisher, Midnight Hour, to eliminate Breezango. But it wasnt going to end well for The New Day on this night, as all three members mocked Breezango and allowed Jimmy Uso to hit Kofi Kingston from behind and pin him for the sudden elimination, that did a lot to balance out these seemingly imbalanced squads.The action slowed for a bit, as most tag team duos took turns getting in some offense. Gallows and Anderson took control back for Team Raw by hitting Zack Ryder with the Magic Killer to eliminate the Hype Bros.Chad Gable entered the ring for SmackDown and spent a surprisingly long stretch selling, but eventually Jason Jordan tagged in and, in concert, American Alpha hit an Electric Chair and bulldog combo to eliminate Primo and Epico. A complete breakdown led to two of the most popular teams in the WWE -- Slater and Rhyno and Enzo and Cass -- to throw down in the middle of the ring.Then there were several consecutive spots where guys got thrown onto the assembled crowd outside. Big Cass threw Enzo onto everyone outside of the ring before booting Rhyno onto the crowd. Slater then did a stage dive and Gable did a flip. There was also a crazy sequence where a Cesaro spin got turned into a crazy roll followed by a deadlift German suplex by Gable, but the tide quickly turned against SmackDown.A Magic Killer on Jordan led to American Alphas elimination, and things seemed bleak for Team SmackDown with only Slater and Rhyno and The Usos left until Team Raw started falling apart. A gore on Gallows eliminated him and Karl Anderson, but Enzo and Cass quickly hit Air Enzo on Rhyno to get Team SmackDown down to their last tag team. The Usos dispatched Enzo and Cass, though, with a superkick and a Samoan splash, and it left the unlikely pairing of Cesaro and Sheamus to take on The Usos for the honor of sole survivorsBoth teams fought for a lengthy stretch, with Sheamus hitting a crazy avalanche White Noise off the top rope only to eat a splash from Jey Uso. Cesaro broke it up and then took control by running all over the ring and hitting uppercuts. A Tequila Sunrise attempt on Cesaro nearly got the win, but Cesaro turned it over and slapped on a sharpshooter to the delight of the Canadian audience (and likely his former tag team partner, Tyson Kidd). It was nearly broken up, but a Brogue Kick save from Sheamus allowed Cesaro to earn the submission final fall for Team Raw.Sole survivors: Cesaro and Sheamus.?WWE cruiserweight championship: Brian Kendrick (c) def. Kalisto by DQ (12:25)With no stereotypical popcorn matches on this card, the early stages of Kendrick and Kalisto suffered from a good chunk in the crowd heading to the snack bars and restrooms of The Air Canada Centre. Both men tried their best to get the crowd into things early, with Kalisto throwing himself out of the ring and back into it as part of his offense, and Kendrick countering with a suplex and some strikes.A Sliced Bread miss fed right into a Salida Del Sol miss, but Kendrick took control by trapping Kalisto between the ringpost and steel steps and kicking the steps. Kalisto stumbled back into the ring, but Kendrick went to work and didnt allow for an inch of breathing room as he battered and choked Kalisto all over the ring. He nearly locked in his signature Bully Choke, but Kalisto fought him off.The crowd seemingly woke up when Kalisto grabbed Kendrick and hit a Spanish Fly from the apron, as both men flipped to the outside with Kendrick taking the worst of it. Kalisto nearly hit a Salida Del Sol from the top rope, but Kendrick reversed it and flipped Kalisto over from his neck to lock in the Bully Choke. Despite rolling it over to get Kalisto away from the ropes, the title challenger finally worked his way toward grabbing the bottom rope to break the hold.Kalisto eventually took back control with a sequence of five moves that was capped by a rope-aided Salida Del Sol, but Kendrick got his leg on the ropes to save his title. Just as Kalisto seemed to be climbing the ropes to finish off the match, Baron Corbin ran in to get his revenge on Kalisto for taking him out a few weeks ago on SmackDown Live. By attacking Kendrick first, the champion earned the disqualification win as Corbin hit an End of Days on Kalisto and walked up the ramp to bring an otherwise solid match out on a sour note.5-on-5 mens elimination match: Team SmackDown Live def. 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And for those dedicated to the sport and its stars, the holiday season is prime time for engaging in rhetorical combat when lobbying for your favorite horse to receive an Eclipse Award.So without further adieu, here are six ways to satisfy your horse racing jones while juggling all of your other holiday duties:1. Who Deserves the Hardware? As per usual, the Breeders Cup World Championships largely settled some categories for year-end Eclipse Awards, but left other ones wide open. This year, it all comes down to a very intriguing debate over the Horse of the Year, to be bestowed Jan. 21 -- who deserves it more, California Chrome or Arrogate? Both have substantial credentials, and making the case for one over the other basically comes down to what criteria a supporter values most. Speed figures? Quality of opponents? Consistency throughout the year? Or head-to-head competition?Other categories are competitive as well (Tepin vs. Lady Eli, anyone?), but the choice between Chrome and Arrogate for Horse of the Year will consume much of the fan chatter before the Eclipse finalists are announced in early January, and deservedly so. Getting off the fence and picking a side is mandatory, even if both of these superior athletes deserve every last scintilla of respect for their amazing 2016 campaigns.2. Become an Inner-track Poly-math. Cold weather dictates a different sort of mindset for anyone living above the Mason-Dixon line, in all aspects of daily activity, but certainly with regard to attending live Thoroughbred racing. In New York and Kentucky, the winter months bring a serious downshift in prestige races, with the exception of a couple of Kentucky Derby preps at Aqueduct.But that doesnt mean those enamored with the sights, sounds, thrills and (in this case literal) chills of the live racing experience have to go cold turkey. Getting a fix just requires a bit of attitude and handicapping adjustment and an extra layer or two of clothing.In Queens, the Big A transitions from its fall meet to winter meet in December, and racing moves to its winterized inner dirt track designed to mitigate the effects of harsh New York weather. The track has also upgraded some facilities in recent years following the opening of the Resorts World Casino on the premises in 2011.In Kentucky, the action heads north to Turfway Park in Florence, near Cincinnati. Turfway was one of the first racetracks in North America to adopt the artificial Polytrack racing surface in the mid-2000s. No longer en vogue as a potential surface for horse racings major tracks, Polytrack is still a good option for winter venues, and it has enabled Turfway to curb weather-related cancelations. The track has also helped itself in recent years by scheduling more evening racecards, and patrons attending on Friday evenings may be surprised by the robust crowds, especially during December.3. Or, Go West! (and South!) On the other hand, maybe the best cure for horse racings winter blues is to simply seek out warmer climes, even if only viewed longingly on a screen. To that end, two of the sports iconic racetracks pick back up in December, one early, the other right after Christmas. Gulfstream Park starts first in south Florida, beginning its signature Championship meet this weekend with the Claiming Crown. That popular mini-festival brings together horses who are the backbone of the industry for a momentary stance in the spotlight. Then, in the following weeks, Gulfstream segues into top-class competition when many of the leading owners, trainers, and jockeys from the New York circuit come down to Hallandale Beach for a long stay.After a memorablee Breeders Cup and a roughly two-month respite, Santa Anita Park re-opens on Dec.dddddddddddd 26 with its traditional stakes card highlighted by the Grade 1 La Brea and Malibu Stakes. These two meets will, along with Oaklawn Park, Fair Grounds, Tampa Bay Downs and Aqueduct, garner the bulk of racing fans excited attention as the Road to the Triple Crown unwinds and spring beckons.One significant change in 2017, however, has added a substantial amount of buzz to the early winter calendar: the inaugural Jan. 28 Pegasus World Cup Invitational at Gulfstream. Anticipation for this $12 million race is sure to percolate all throughout the holiday season, especially if reports continue to point to a possible California Chrome and Arrogate rematch.4. Analyze the Futures Market. Churchill Downs just closed their first Kentucky Derby Future Wager pool, featuring 22 individual horses and an all others pool, but why stop there? Las Vegas offers horseplayers the chance to dig deep for a Derby diamond in the rough via future bets offered by bookmakers such as The Wynn Las Vegas and William Hill.As of late November, Wynn offers far more wagering choices, and William Hill has generally better odds on the more accomplished 2-year-olds to date (recent Kentucky Jockey Club winner McCraken, for example, is booked at 10-1 by Wynn and 14-1 by William Hill, and closed at 12-1 in the first Churchill future pool). The real challenge, and fun, though, lies in selecting and backing a horse who has done relatively little other than show some small glimpse of classic potential that only you can detect. The only Road to the Kentucky Derby points prep race in December is the Dec. 10 Los Alamitos CashCall Futurity, but quality maiden races and allowance races will commence in earnest at the tracks mentioned above, providing many opportunities to spot a rising star.December is the perfect time to channel Nostradamus and lock down 150-1 or better on a pedigree play or visually impressive maiden winner that you just know is bound for a drapery of May roses, but rest assured that the Vegas futures will still offer value to the judicious bettors well into spring, until the Derby points accumulate and eliminate all but 25 or so horses.5. All Eyes East to the Fragrant Harbor. The Breeders Cup World Championships may have tied the bow on big events here in the U.S., but there is another major racing festival remaining on the calendar this year, half a world away, and its one not to miss. TVG will provide coverage of the Longines Hong Kong International Racing Festival at Sha Tin Racecourse on Dec. 11, which features four international Group 1 turf events.Hong Kong racing fans are fervent in their passion for the sport and for gambling, and these races annually attract many of the best grass horses in the Eastern Hemisphere along with a few from the U.S. and Europe. As of Nov. 29, two Breeders Cup horses are scheduled to participate: Longines Turf winner Highland Reel and Turf Sprint third-place finisher Pure Sensation. Highland Reel will attempt to land a repeat win in the Longines Hong Kong Vase for trainer Aidan OBrien.6. Harness It. If all else fails, theres something to be said for spending a little time, attention, and money on one of the Northeast or Midwest Standardbred tracks running during December. Perhaps its just my own personal experience leading to bias, but the spectacle of trotters/pacers and their drivers barreling their way through one of those tight-turn tracks like Northfield Park in Ohio or Flamboro Downs in Ontario in the midst of a steady evening blizzard evokes wintertime racing at its most comfortable and familiar.The Standardbred winter circuit took a blow when Chicago tracks Balmoral Park and Maywood Park closed a couple of years ago, but Northfield, Flamboro, Woodbine, Yonkers, Dover Downs, the Meadows, and arguably harness racings best track, the Meadowlands, are all running through the end of December.For more stories like this check out Americas Best Racing. ' ' '