Fandango, now with a new look (opened button-down shirt and black dress slacks), a new entrance and with Rosa Mendes at his side, beats Justin Gabriel in his first match in months at the kick-off.
The Miz and Damien Mizdow get ready for their match in the most hilarious way imaginable: The Miz looks in a "mirror," which is really Mizdow holding an empty picture frame and looking through it towards Miz, mimicking Miz's speech and actions.
Bad News Barrett is back in the first time in five months. He tells us all that everything is on the line between Team Cena and Team Authority, but he's got some bad news. If Team Cena loses, Triple H and Stephanie McMahon will make his life so hellish he'll wish they fired him...but tells Team Authority that the WWE will go on if they lose because he will usher in a new era...the Era of Bad News.
Byron Saxton interviews AJ Lee. She knows that with Nikki Bella using her sister Brie Bella as a "personal assistant," she's more or less in a handicap match...but she plans on retaining the WWE Divas Championship tonight.
Cesaro shows up. He says that he is supporting Team Authority. Zeb Colter and Jack Swagger show up, They're siding with Team Cena, and after that and Zeb Colter making it clear he and Swagger have a bone to pick with Cesaro, Cesaro and Swagger have a match.
Jack Swagger beats Cesaro with a Patriot Lock reversed from an attempted third consecutive German Suplex from Cesaro.
Vince McMahon shows up. He promises the WWE Universe that they will witness a Survivor Series nobody will forget, then introduces Triple H and Stephanie McMahon. After the crowd is hyped up, Vince then introduces John Cena, and reminds him and Triple H of the stipulations if and when one of the teams lose. Triple H guarantees that if Team Cena loses, his teammates will be forgotten and ignored, as they are the ones with everything to lose. Stephanie McMahon tells Cena that they'll still be calling the shots at Global Headquarters, but Vince reminds her and Triple H that the stipulation only applies to the ring. Stephanie tries to suck up to Vince when he says that one person could bring them back to power if they lose, but Vince mentions who that person is anyway...it's John Cena. Vince then tells Stephanie not to let him down, then Stephanie tells Cena to wipe the smile off his face, as Team Authority only has more incentive to win. Cena spares Stephanie and Triple H the details: Team Cena is riding out victorious tonight.
