#4. It took a lot of time and effort to build Drew McIntyre

In the 2020 rise of Drew McIntyre, one major part that was often overlooked was Vince McMahon's prophecy from 2009. Back then, he called out the young Drew McIntyre and made a declaration that the Scotsman would become a World Champion in the future.
While we all know how it didn't pan out the first time, it seems as though in the second attempt, he was determined to make his prophecy come true. And in 2020, it finally did - crowd or no crowd.
It took Drew McIntyre two years after his "re-debut" on the main roster to reach the pinnacle of his career and months before that, WWE was careful to push and protect him accordingly, even if he wasn't heavily featured in a storyline.
It took a lot of work, time, and overall effort to establish Drew McIntyre as a main event star and WWE won't want to ruin that by having him lose the title to Randy Orton.