5 Ups & 7 Downs From WWE Survivor Series 2020

2. Boss And Empress Light It Up

Although Sasha Banks and Asuka have faced each other numerous times in 2020, Sunday’s champ versus champ match felt fresh in some ways. Obviously, Banks has turned face and won the SmackDown Women’s Championship, which changed the dynamic of this match.

The two went full-speed ahead in this contest, with Sasha trying to lock in a Banks Statement while avoiding Asuka’s flurry of kicks and submission holds of her own. Both women showed off and tried to one-up the other, traded rollups and submission attempts, and flung themselves around the ring.

At one point, Sasha tried for a frogsplash, but Asuka got the knees up. However, Banks caught her and spun her into the Banks Statement, which the Empress turned into the Asuka Lock. The women then ran through a blitz of rollup attempts, culminating in Banks catching Asuka for a 3 count and the win.

It was the kind of champion versus champion match we’ve become accustomed to at Survivor Series, where the match quality is really good, but the stakes are simply “bragging rights,” so while we can enjoy the match on Sunday, it’s largely forgotten in storylines in a matter of days.