7 Match Star Ratings For WWE Survivor Series 2020

7. KICKOFF: 18-Man Inter-Brand Battle Royal

Kalisto and Rey Mysterio highlighted the customary stand-there-and-look-busy flesh wall with a bang-tidy sequence. That was quite good. Dolph Ziggler wore a cap backwards, '90s style. The New Generation isn't going to shag you, mate.

Shinsuke Nakamura seemed confused about which brand he was representing. He wore a red and blue outfit. He is as confused as everybody else.

Ricochet half-killed Cedric Alexander in a crazed and awesome elimination by suplexing him on the apron, for which he will be rewarded with a nine-minute Main Event match. Elias, in contrast, bumped like a felled tree at the slightest threat of a Jeff Hardy kick. Chad Gable unleashed his best-in-the-world-calibre suplex trifecta before Dominik Mysterio eliminated him. The Miz then eliminated him to win as the crafty veteran. The crafty veteran who took years and years to become as competent as Dominik was on day one.

Those were the highlights. This was mostly a sluggish bore.

The nicest possible thing one can write about this match is that a Money In The Bank briefcase holder won, and wasn't utterly buried, like so many prospective World Heavyweight Champions have been before him.

That's good!

The Money In The Bank briefcase holder is The Miz, who failed to evolve into a true headliner a decade ago.

That's bad.

Star Rating: ★★½