WWE Survivor Series 2020 - 5 possible finishes for Roman Reigns vs. Drew McIntyre

As WWE has often done over the last few years with Survivor Series, the match-up that was previously advertised is not the bout that will actually happen. In order to spice things up and keep fans on their toes, WWE has had big title changes prior to the annual November event. In 2018, Daniel Bryan defeated AJ Styles for the WWE Championship, leading to a showdown with Universal Champion Brock Lesnar.

And even this year, both Mandy Rose and Dana Brooke were a part of the RAW Women's team but were then both replaced by Lacey Evans and Peyton Royce on the latest episode of the Red brand. On the most recent episodes of both RAW and SmackDown, we had title matches for the RAW tag team titles, the Intercontinental Championship, and the WWE Championship.

Before this week, Roman Reigns was slated to clash with Randy Orton. It was a match-up that we have seen before and it had a strange heel vs. heel dynamic. But once Drew McIntyre showed up on SmackDown last week, it seemed as if that pairing would change. After the main event on Monday, it indeed changed. So now that the two respective Champions will be facing off, who has the advantage? Here are five possible finishes for the Survivor Series contest pitting Universal Champion Roman Reigns against WWE Champion McIntyre.

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#5 Roman Reigns wins clean at WWE Survivor Series

The Universal Champion

While a double count-out or double disqualification would protect both men, a definitive fall is more likely. Reigns won the Universal Championship at Payback on August 30th. He won the title after a hiatus of about five months. He's been booked dominantly as the Tribal Chief and top star of the Blue brand.

McIntyre dethroned The Beast at WrestleMania 36 after winning this year's Royal Rumble. He also eliminated Brock Lesnar in the Rumble and has joined the likes of Reigns and Seth Rollins as one of the top stars in WWE. There are a lot of potential moving parts that could play into this match. Those will be explored on the other slides.

A clean win by Reigns would likely hurt The Scottish Psychopath, but it is still a possible outcome. The Big Dog has consistently been booked as the top star in all of WWE so he could easily pick up a win via pin-fall after a Spear. Will it simply come down to The Tribal Chief and The Scottish Psychopath? We'll have to wait and see.

#4 Drew McIntyre wins clean at WWE Survivor Series

The WWE Champion

Just as Reigns could win a clean match, the same could be said for McIntyre. Since he's a relative newcomer to the main event scene in WWE, he'd likely be hurt more by losing to Reigns. The Big Dog has rarely lost since leaving The Shield and when he has, it's been due to loads of outside interference.

McIntyre just became a certified main-eventer after dethroning Brock Lesnar. A win over The Beast - and one at 'Mania - is not something to take lightly. Rollins defeated Lesnar at The Show of Shows and Reigns has defeated The Beast at big pay-per-views like SummerSlam. Since McIntyre did the same just earlier this year, he's still building up his credibility as a top star in all of WWE.

His title reign as WWE Champion has been great as he's brushed aside the likes of Dolph Ziggler, Orton, Rollins, and Bobby Lashley. Outside of Ziggler, those are all top-level names. Lashley might not be booked as a main-event star, but he's usually booked quite strongly, especially now as a member of The Hurt Business.

A win over The Big Dog at Survivor Series would instantly cement McIntyre as a major player for the rest of his WWE career. Very few people are allowed to cleanly pin the likes of Charlotte Flair and Reigns. Since McIntyre lost to The Big Dog at WrestleMania 35, this might be the chance for the WWE Champion to get his win back. A clean pin and win at Survivor Series could do that for The Scottish Psychopath.

#3 Roman Reigns wins with outside help from Jey Uso or someone else at WWE Survivor Series

Uso has been vital to Reigns getting over as the Tribal Chief.

During WWE's build to Survivor Series, we've seen Jey Uso face Kevin Owens and Daniel Bryan. Uso has submitted to Roman Reigns and has attempted to teach others what being The Tribal Chief means. Owens and Bryan both got a taste of what that feels like.

The biggest possibility of outside interference on Reigns' behalf is from Jey Uso. Uso is on Team SmackDown but is a part of The Tribal Chief act. He could easily accompany Reigns to the ring for the match and interfere at several junctions. That action could lead to The Big Dog picking up a win thanks to the help.

Another name that still looms over this match is Randy Orton. Orton held the WWE Championship for about a month and just dropped the title back to McIntyre. He'll likely not let anyone forget about that even though he's had almost five title matches this year.

The Viper isn't booked for the show and could feasibly interject himself into what WWE could make the main-event match. Orton doesn't let things go as we have evidenced in his 2020 feuds with Edge and McIntyre. In order to keep McIntyre looking strong, there could very well be some interference from someone like Uso or Orton. It would give Reigns another big win while also maintaining that the WWE Champion wasn't soundly defeated.

#2 Drew McIntyre wins after outside interference at WWE Survivor Series

Owens didn't forget what happened after he fought Jey Uso.

Just as Reigns could win with some help, the same is also very possible for the WWE Champion McIntyre. As mentioned on the previous slide, things haven't ended well when Uso has faced both Bryan and Owens. Roman has forced Uso to impart his will onto those opponents and they won't have forgotten that.

Daniel Bryan is not a part of Team SmackDown but Kevin Owens is. While the order of the matches at Survivor Series is not known, we could feasibly see the men's five-on-five elimination match before the WWE Champion vs. Universal Champion match. In the elimination contest, we could easily see dissension between Jey Uso and Owens or Uso and everyone.

Owens didn't like how Uso was being manipulated but got destroyed for that. Bryan felt the same and he was not only defeated by Uso but mercilessly attacked following the loss to Jey Uso.

If WWE has the Champion vs. Champion match after the elimination match, there is a great chance that we will have outside intervention from someone. If Bryan or Owens shows up to get revenge or to even the odds for McIntyre, it could lead to a win for The Scottish Psychopath. Whatever happens, expect some possible chaos to factor into the outcome of this bout.

#1 The Miz attempts to cash-in at WWE Survivor Series

Will the Miz attempt a surprise cash-in at Survivor Series?

He may have lost a lot of matches lately, but that's precisely what WWE does when it's preparing for a potential Money in the Bank cash-in. While it would seem like too soon for The Miz to do so at Survivor Series, there's every possibility that it could happen.

The A-Lister has teased doing just that ever since he won the briefcase. It's also the main reason why he challenged Otis for the briefcase in the first place. Otis just seemed to carry it around as he was booked to do so, but he felt out of place from the second he won the green prop.

Once he legally won the prize from Otis, The Miz took little time in announcing that neither the WWE Champion nor the Universal Champion was safe. It was a point of contention when Lesnar won the briefcase last year as he attempted cash-ins on both Kofi Kingston and Rollins when each man was holding their titles.

Since WWE hasn't booked him for the night, The A-Lister could easily show up in the main event. He and John Morrison could cause some chaos themselves or the duo could pop up after someone else has wrought havoc on the match. The cash-in could favor one man or the other and lead to Reigns or McIntyre winning. Since he'd likely try on McIntyre, it seems it would benefit The Big Dog.

The cash-in attempt would most likely fail since The Scottish Psychopath just own the belt back on Monday. But don't be surprised if The Miz and his friend Morrison attempt to steal the night - and the WWE Championship - during the Reigns/McIntyre showdown.