WWE Survivor Series 2020: Ranking the build-up of each match

#2 WWE Champion Drew McIntyre vs. Universal Champion Roman Reigns at Survivor Series

Champ vs. Champ

Over the last two weeks, WWE has made this match seem like one of the biggest deals outside of WrestleMania or SummerSlam. Drew McIntyre's entire build to Survivor Series was opposed by Randy Orton. Orton had won the WWE Championship at Hell in a Cell and was slated to face The Big Dog at the upcoming pay-per-view.

McIntyre wasn't having it as the two men continued their feud until the go-home RAW. On that show, The Scottish Psychopath regained the WWE title. It set up a more favorable contest against Reigns. Had the Survivor Series match gone on as planned, then it would have been another strange instance of a heel vs. a heel.

On SmackDown, Roman Reigns mostly continued playing his Tribal Chief role instead of defending the title or worrying about Survivor Series. That all changed on last week's SmackDown when McIntyre made a surprise appearance on the Blue brand. It shook both Reigns and Jey Uso a bit and foreshadowed a McIntyre win over Orton on RAW. McIntyre fought and defeated Jey Uso who was doing the bidding of Reigns.

The go-home SmackDown made things seem even bigger as we had an in-ring contract signing for the match. It made the stakes seem even bigger and the promos from each men really sold the new characters they've become since their showdown at WrestleMania 35.