After a night of clean finishes, Roman Reigns used a low blow and outside interference from Jey Uso to defeat Drew McIntyre in the main event of the Survivor Series.
The decision to have Reigns go over was the right call. The goal is to continue to build McIntyre into the company’s biggest babyface, and protagonists work best when they are chasing an unstoppable villain. McIntyre, who has repeatedly been on the losing end against Reigns, can now chase his antagonist all the way to WrestleMania.
The finish builds off Paul Heyman’s brilliant pre-show Instagram post and Reigns’ verbal undressing of Jey Uso earlier in the show, which illustrated an even darker cruel streak from Reigns.