WWE Super ShowDown aired live from the Mohammed Abdu Arena in Riyadh. The Fiend defended the Universal Championship against Goldberg in the main event.
WWE Super ShowDown 2020 Results
- Anderson & Gallows def. The Viking Raiders (Kickoff Show)
- The Undertaker won the Tuwaiq Trophy Gauntlet match
- The Miz & John Morrison def. New Day to capture the SD Tag Titles
- Angel Garza def. Humberto Carrillo
- Rollins & Murphy def. Street Profits to retain Raw Tag Titles
- Mansoor def. Dolph Ziggler
- Brock Lesnar def. Ricochet to retain the WWE Championship
- Roman Reigns def. King Corbin in a Steel Cage match
- Bayley def. Naomi to retain the SmackDown Women’s Championship
- Goldberg def. The Fiend to capture the Universal Championship
Here are 7 takeaways from WWE Super ShowDown 2020:
The Undertaker Showed Up & Won The Gauntlet Match
R-Truth, Bobby Lashley, Anrade, Erick Rowan, Rey Mysterio, and AJ Styles competed in a Gauntlet Match tonight for the Tuqaiq Trophy.
Match Recap: R-Truth dodged a Spear and Lashley bounced his face off the middle turnbuckle. R-Truth capitalized and rolled him up for the pinfall. Bobby got pissed and beat the hell out of R-Truth. Andrade was next up and dominated early. Andrade went for an elbow but wound up colliding heads with R-Truth. R-Truth then fell on top of Andrade for the pinfall elimination. Rowan entered the match next and brought his cage ringside. The cage was knocked to the floor and Rowan lost his mind. Rowan beat the hell out of R-Truth but used the steps as a weapon and the referee disqualified him.
AJ Styles was next and got planted with an Iron Claw from Rowan. AJ beat R-Truth down and locked in the Calf Crusher for the submission. Rey Mysterio’s music hit but he didn’t make his way down to the ring. Anderson and Gallows were then shown attacking Rey backstage and AJ demanded that the referee proclaim him the winner. The Undertaker then took out Anderson and Gallows before making his way to the ring at a glacial pace. Taker then defeated AJ Styles rather quickly with a Chokeslam to win the Gauntlet Match.
Opinion: I’m looking forward to the likely match between AJ Styles and The Undertaker at WrestleMania. However, I thought the Gauntlet Match tonight was absolutely terrible. It went on far too long and it was odd to see The Undertaker defeat Styles so easily with just a Chokeslam.
The Miz & John Morrison Are The New SmackDown Tag Team Champions
New Day (Kofi Kingston & Big E) defended their SmackDown Tag Team Championships against The Miz & John Morrison tonight at Super ShowDown.
Match Recap: Big E started off the match in control and beat down The Miz. The Miz battled back and tagged in Morrison. John and Miz then isolated Big E in the corner and took turns beating him down. Kofi pleaded for a tag and finally got it. Kingston cleaned house and went for Trouble in Paradise but Morrison was able to avoid it. Morrison hit Kingston with a chair in the ribs and Miz capitalized with a roll-up for the victory. The Miz and John Morrison are the new SmackDown Tag Team Champions.
Rollins & Murphy Retained
Seth Rollins and Murphy defended their RAW Tag Team Championships against Street Profits (Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins) tonight at Super ShowDown.
Match Recap: Murphy attempted to distract Dawkins by throwing his shirt at him but Angelo ignored it and leveled Murphy with a Spear. Street Profits then greeted Rollins with a couple of Dropkicks as he entered the ring. Rollins and Murphy battled back and isolated Ford in the corner of the ring. Angelo sent Murphy flying over the announce table and Street Profits then went after Rollins.
Seth stayed alive as Murphy recovered and tagged in. Ford went for a Cannonball but got caught and thrown into the barricade. Rollins then planted Dawkins with the Stomp and Murphy pinned him for the victory. Rollins and Murphy are still the RAW Tag Team Champions.
Opinion: This felt like a standard tag match that you’d see on RAW but was still by far the best match of the night so far. It makes sense for Rollins and Murphy to retain as this match had very little build to it. Rollins and Murphy have been more focused on Kevin Owens, Viking Raiders, and the recently suspended Samoa Joe on RAW as of late. Street Profits seemed thrown into feud over the past couple of weeks and it would have been pretty random if they won the titles tonight.
Brock Lesnar Easily Defeated Ricochet
Brock Lesnar defended his WWE Championship against Ricochet at Super ShowDown.
Match Recap: Ricochet went for a Dropkick right away but Brock easily swatted him aside. Lesnar then hit a Vertical Suplex, followed by three German Suplexes and an F5 for the pinfall victory. Brock Lesnar is still the WWE Champion.
Opinion: It was impossible to get invested in this match leading into it because everyone knew Lesnar was going to win. However, I at least expected Ricochet to get in some offense to make the match slightly interesting. That wasn’t the case and this was just a waste of time.
Roman Picked Up Another Win Over Corbin
Roman Reigns once again battled King Corbin at Super ShowDown in a Steel Cage match.
Match Recap: Reigns came down to the ring with chain around his neck and locked the door to the cage. Corbin attacked Roman from behind and hit Deep Six for a near fall. Corbin then grabbed the key from Reigns’ pocked and unchained the cage door. King Corbin tried to exit the cage but Roman slammed the door on his head. Reigns went for a Superman Punch but Corbin was ready and countered into a Chokeslam. Roman battled back and trapped Corbin in between the ropes. Reigns connected with two Superman Punches and then wrapped the chain around his fist. Roman hit another Superman Punch with the chain for the pinfall victory. After the match, an absurd amount of pyro went off as Reigns posed for the crowd.
Opinion: I’m not sure how they do it but Reigns and Corbin have an uncanny ability to make any match boring. Their TLC Match was horrific and tonight’s Steel Cage match was completely forgettable. I just need this feud to be over for my own sanity at this point.
Bayley Is Still The SmackDown Women’s Champion
Bayley put her SmackDown Women’s Championship on the line against Naomi tonight at WWE Super ShowDown.
Match Recap: Naomi dominated the bout early and connected with an uppercut for a two count. Naomi followed it up with a Corkscrew Plancha as a “this is awesome!” chant broke out in the crowd. The Champ battled back and connected with a Bayley to Bayley for a near fall. Naomi went for the Split-Legged Moonsault but Bayley avoided it. Bayley then trapped Naomi’s legs in her own shirt and hit her new finisher (Rose Plant) to retain the title.
Opinion: Bayley and Naomi are capable of having a much better match but this was still entertaining. It was cool to see the crowd invested in the match.
Goldberg Captured The Universal Championship
The Fiend defended the Universal Championship against Goldberg in the main event of Super ShowDown.
Match Recap: Goldberg connected with a Spear right away and went for the cover but The Fiend kicked out at one. Goldberg hit some more Spears and went for another cover but The Fiend kicked out again and applied the Mandible Claw. Goldberg broke free with a couple knee strikes and planted The Fiend with the Jackhammer for the pinfall victory. The Fiend got back to his feet and disappeared as the lights went out in the arena. Goldberg is the new Universal Champion.
Opinion: I had convinced myself that WWE wouldn’t take the Universal Championship off Wyatt and give it to a 53-year-old Goldberg. Amazingly, that is what they did and not only that, Goldberg won the match with ease. Seth Rollins practically tried to murder The Fiend last year and couldn’t keep him down. However, a terrible looking Jackhammer from Goldberg did the trick tonight.
I’m assuming this is leading to Goldberg versus Reigns at WrestleMania, so that way Michael Cole can shout it is going to be “Spear versus Spear!” every Friday night until April 5th. There is no scenario that I’ll be invested in that match if that is where this is heading. WWE spent months building up The Fiend only to feed him to what is left of Goldberg. The Undertaker and Goldberg picking up wins at a WWE PPV in 2020 isn’t really what I’m looking for. Overall, Super ShowDown was a terrible PPV that already got the build towards WrestleMania off to a bad start.