9 WWE Survivor Series 2020 Impulse Reactions
5. Asuka Vs. Sasha Banks
Based on how fantastic Asuka and Sasha Banks' matches were before horrific finishes harshed the buzz earlier this year, it was reasonable to assume that these two would construct one of the sleeper hits of the night. But practice didn't hold up to the theory.
A clean finish and hard-fought battle were the minimal expectations met, but this was a good-not-great fight undone by that cloud of indifference hanging above The ThundeDome for the bulk of the evening. Put its gentle failings down to that rather than the really well-worked bit of hard graft from the pair of Women's Champions.
Not once up to this point had the scores on the night played a factor into things. No mention on commentary, no graphic on the screen. Banks wasn't fighting to get SmackDown back in the game, nor was Asuka working to give her show an unassailable lead, and a distinct lack of violence saw this one struggling for air by the end. Even a not-insignificant victory for 'The Boss' - another streak snapped in her recent run of form - went by with little mention from the commentary team.