WWE Survivor Series 2021: Austin Theory replaces Rey Mysterio in Team Raw- Former World Champion and the legendary luchador Rey Mysterio has been replaced by Austin Theory in Men’s Team Raw for Survivor Series.
The announcement was made tonight on Monday Night Raw by Adam Pearce. It all came down to Adam Pearce trying to make Team Raw invincible for the super showdown at Survivor Series against Team Smackdown.
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WWE Survivor Series 2021: Austin Theory, the new member of Team Raw
In the main event of tonight’s WWE Raw, Rey Mysterio faced the intimidating figure of the All-Mighty Bobby Lashley. Rey did have his moments during the match, but mostly it was the power show of Bobby Lashley that dismantled the legend.
I MADE THE TEAM!!! #WWERaw #SurvivorSeries pic.twitter.com/i61OZZBYiu
— Austin Theory (@_Theory1) November 16, 2021
Lashley romped past Rey Mysterio with a convincing win, but what followed next stunned one and all present at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. Adam Pearce made his way to the ramp and stood there to say that he cares for the well-being of both Team Raw and Rey Mysterio. Therefore, he deiced to replace Rey in Team Raw with someone else.
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The decision didn’t go well for Dominik Mysterio too, who got replaced by Bobby Lashley last week. He was there in the ring attending his injured father but was snapped from behind by Austin Theory. The father-son duo was down on the mat reeling, meanwhile, Austin Theory was taking selfies. Adam Pearce then came out once again and said that he likes Auston Thory’s style and instilled him in Team Raw as a replacement for Rey Mysterio.
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Here’s how Team Raw to take on Team Smackdown for Survivor Series looks like,
- Finn Balor
- Kevin Owens
- Seth Rollins
- Austin Theory
- Bobby Lashley