Cody Rhodes And CM Punk Team Up For WWE Survivor Series USA Vs Mexico Match

CM Punk joins Cody Rhodes while Rey Mysterio prepares to lead Team Mexico.© Facebook/@Wrestling-Talk

Cody Rhodes is now running Team USA for WWE Survivor Series 2026, and CM Punk is the first name on his roster. They'll face Rey Mysterio's Team Mexico in a traditional five-on-five elimination match, where a wrestler is out once he gets pinned or made to submit. The teams started forming on the November 9 episode of WWE Raw, and Dominik Mysterio didn't land a spot on either side. Punk walked out and said what he wanted, which gave Rhodes one more established name for the showdown.

DOMINIK MYSTERIO GETS DESTROYED BY REY MYSTERIO, CODY RHODES, AND CM PUNK WHO DID THIS MAN PISS OFF ???? #WWERAW https://t.co/1qNsYhDAvc

— FADE (@FadeAwayMedia) November 10, 2026

Dominik Mysterio Gets Rejected By Both Captains Before CM Punk Makes His Move To Join Team USA

Rhodes had already said he wanted the job during Crown Jewel post-show. He told Rey, “I would love [to lead] Team USA, lead them along, find a team of my own.”Rey took the challenge, and the two captains met face-to-face on Raw.

Dominik cut in with JD McDonagh. He asked to join his father's team and even floated taking over as captain from Rey so he could return to AAA, “where he belongs.”Rey said no.

So Dominik turned to Rhodes and got turned down again, with Cody saying he would pass on the offer “on behalf of probably the entire United States.”

Then Punk showed up. He told Rhodes he wanted back in title contention and figured beating five opponents in one night could get him there. He also brought up facing Rey, saying the two had been talking about an in-ring meeting for a while.

Rhodes took Punk's offer. Dominik answered by calling him a “has-been,” and things got physical fast. Punk and Rhodes went after Dominik and McDonagh, Rey hit a 619, and Rhodes and Punk followed with their finishers to clear the ring.

Je'Von Evans And Penta Also Join Opposing Teams Ahead Of The November 28 Survivor Series Event

Punk wasn't the only addition announced on Raw. Backstage, Rey went up to Penta and invited him onto Team Mexico. Penta accepted, saying, “Mexico gave me everything in my life,” and confirmed he would fight for his country.

Later he talked with his World Tag Team Championship partner Je'Von Evans, who revealed that Rhodes had approached him about Team USA too. Penta was fine with it. Evans, though, made clear he wouldn't go easy on his tag team partner.

So the lineups so far are Rhodes, Punk and Evans for Team USA, with Rey and Penta on Team Mexico. Both sides still have spots to fill before the five-on-five elimination match.

WWE Survivor Series: WarGames is scheduled for November 28, 2026, at Daikin Park in Houston, Texas. The traditional elimination format is also coming back for the first time since 2021, when WWE replaced it with WarGames.