7 Match Star Ratings For WWE Survivor Series 2020
3. Asuka Vs. Sasha Banks
Isn't the very appeal of Survivor Series in the presentation of brand new matches you'd never see on the other 364 days of the year?
It is, after all, the one night of the year on which the stars of RAW and SmackDown engage in direct competition.
Asuka and Sasha Banks engaged in direct competition several times over the summer. The matches were great, but there were so many of them, and so many of them were f*cked by obnoxious finishes, that it was very difficult to invest in or get hyped for this fifth match of 2020. WWE contriving to normalise a fantastic match with fantastic workers is very WWE.
This wasn't fantastic, but it was very good. The tremendous chemistry of the frantic technical struggle felt relatively loose in the opening half. By their standards, it was a bit overcomplicated too. Not a great deal registered as moments of true dramatic peril because the pacing was all a bit muddled.
Far tighter and immersive by the closing stretch, the match peaked brilliantly towards a politicised and thus deflating finish. WWE didn't want to beat either woman. The flash pin, sold as a lapse in concentration more than anything else, felt like a get-out.
It's the pay-per-view that needs to get out.
F*ck Survivor Series.
Star Rating: ★★★½