7 Match Star Ratings For WWE Survivor Series 2020
1. Roman Reigns Vs. Drew McIntyre
It would be churlish to say this was worthless, or not "good".
It was a good match. Both Roman Reigns and Drew McIntyre worked really hard and hit each other harder. And when that finish arrived, they exploded into one another with conviction and, somehow, amid a ThunderDome atmosphere that gets sh*ttier by the week, a not inconsiderable electricity.
But Jesus Christ did it take an eternity to get there.
At times, this was a parody of a Big WWE Match. It was slow. It was slow because that way, you know to take it seriously. You know it to be epic, if the wrestlers laboriously exchange holds and skulk around the ring giving each other the cagey side-eye. You know them to be very powerful, when they writhe around in agony during the middle phase.
The finish saw Michael Hayes run through his list of main event tropes in a transparent bid to get it over as a WWE main event. Finishers were kicked out of. Twice. The barricade was broken. And so too - of course - was the announce table. This was a grunting, portentous and drab match that had zero personality of its own. Between content and pacing and set-pieces, it was indistinguishable to every modern WWE main event.
A very well-worked - but wholly uninspiring - show-closer. And if that reads as harsh, you need to ask yourself why this company hasn't grown in years and years and years.
It might be because this in-house style has long become a cliché.
Star Rating: ★★★