WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2026: Date, Start Time, Match Card and How to Watch
WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2026 takes place on Saturday, November 28, at Daikin Park in Houston, Texas, with the show starting at 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT. It is the 40th Survivor Series, and the first match is already set: Rey Mysterio has announced a traditional five-on-five match between Team USA and Team Mexico.
Here is everything we know three weeks out: the date and start time in your time zone, how to watch, the match card so far and the two WarGames matches WWE is building toward.
Latest update: November 6
- Team USA vs. Team Mexico is coming. Rey Mysterio revealed on the *What's Your Story* podcast that he, Raw General Manager Adam Pearce and SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis are putting together "a classic five vs. five Survivor Series match." No team members have been named yet.
- The Bloodline vs. The 946 has five on one side. Cruz Montana unmasked and joined The 946 on the November 2 Raw after hitting Roman Reigns with a chair, giving the group five members.
- A women's WarGames is taking shape. Charlotte Flair returned on the SmackDown taped in Brooklyn and went after Jade Cargill, with Alexa Bliss, Tatum Paxley and Bayley on her side.
- John Cena will be there. Cena is confirmed for Houston as one of his stops before the John Cena Classic on December 14. See his full November schedule.
Survivor Series: WarGames 2026 date, start time and venue
- Date: Saturday, November 28, 2026 (the Saturday after Thanksgiving)
- Start time: 6 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. CT / 3 p.m. PT
- UK: 11 p.m. GMT on Saturday
- India: 4:30 a.m. IST on Sunday, November 29
- Venue: Daikin Park, Houston, Texas, home of the Houston Astros
Our Survivor Series: WarGames 2026 event page shows the start time in your own time zone with a live countdown.
How to watch Survivor Series 2026
- United States: the ESPN app, with an ESPN Unlimited plan, and pay TV providers that carry ESPN.
- Everywhere else: Netflix, in the countries where Netflix streams WWE.
Survivor Series 2026 match card
One match has been announced so far, and two more are clearly being built on TV.
Team USA vs. Team Mexico (announced)
This is the first traditional Survivor Series elimination match on the card, and it comes with a real hook. WWE has owned AAA since 2025, and Mysterio is AAA's on-screen General Manager, so a Team Mexico made up of WWE and AAA luchadores is the natural fit. Names like Penta, Dragon Lee, Rey Fenix and El Hijo del Vikingo would all make sense. On the other side, Team USA has plenty of options, and current United States Champion Trick Williams is an obvious one.
Mysterio said only that the teams are still being picked. Who could be on each side, the history of these matches and our pick are in our Team USA vs. Team Mexico breakdown.
Men's WarGames: The Bloodline vs. The 946 (expected)
This is the match the whole fall has been heading toward. WrestleVotes reported on Fightful Select in October that WWE was planning The Bloodline vs. The 946 as a five-on-five WarGames match, and every week since has pointed the same way.
- The Bloodline: Roman Reigns, Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa. The fifth spot is open.
- The 946: Royce Keys, Carmelo Hayes, Bronco Nima, Lucien Price and now Cruz Montana.
The big question is who fills The Bloodline's fifth spot. Jacob Fatu is the name most fans want, but WWE has not hinted at it on TV. Reigns also has to get through Sami Zayn at Crown Jewel first, and The 946 has already shown it is willing to get involved in his business. The full background is in our Bloodline vs. 946 WarGames story.
Women's WarGames: Charlotte Flair's team vs. Jade Cargill's team (expected)
SmackDown is setting this one up. Charlotte Flair had been out since Jade Cargill and her group attacked her, and her absence also cost her and Tatum Paxley a shot at the Women's Tag Team Championship. On the SmackDown taped November 2 in Brooklyn, Flair came back during Michin and B-Fab's title match against Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid and went straight for Cargill. Paxley, Alexa Bliss and Bayley joined her, and the match ended in a no contest.
- Flair's side: Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss, Tatum Paxley and Bayley
- Cargill's side: Jade Cargill, Michin and B-Fab, with spots still to fill
Nothing is official, but four against three with a cage on the way is about as clear a sign as WWE gives.
What else could be added
- CM Punk: he lost to Kevin Owens on SmackDown and was not part of the Crown Jewel build. Houston is the next big stop for him.
- Gunther and Finn Bálor: if their rivalry is not settled in Riyadh, Survivor Series is the next place to finish it. Read Gunther vs. Finn Bálor: history and what to expect.
- Crown Jewel fallout: the results in Riyadh on November 7 will shape the rest of the card, especially Reigns vs. Zayn and Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton.
What is WarGames?
Two rings sit side by side inside one steel cage. Each match starts with one member of each team, and the rest come in one at a time at timed intervals. The match cannot be won until everyone is inside. WarGames started in the NWA and WCW in 1987, came to NXT in 2017 and has been part of Survivor Series since 2022.
Why this Survivor Series is special
It is the 40th Survivor Series. The first one was held on Thanksgiving night in 1987, making it WWE's second-oldest premium event after WrestleMania. It also lands close to a famous date: The Rock made his WWE debut at Survivor Series 1996, so November 2026 marks 30 years since he first appeared.
Our take
Survivor Series has a clear shape already. The men's WarGames gives Roman Reigns and The Bloodline the kind of big family fight that works best in a cage, and the women's match finally gives Charlotte Flair and Jade Cargill a place to settle things. Team USA vs. Team Mexico is the wild card. If WWE fills it with AAA stars, it could steal the show.
We will update this page every week as matches are made official. Before then, Crown Jewel is tomorrow: see the Crown Jewel 2026 preview for the full card and our picks.
