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After the conclusion of the third Saudi Mega event in WWE history, WWE Super ShowDown, I'd say it was a decent show. While there's no point in even comparing it with AEW Double or Nothing, it did deliver what it was meant to - entertainment.
There were some epic moments, confrontations, faceoffs, etc that will be remembered for a long time by the fans. At the same time, some of the matches were decent as well, with the Intercontinental Title bout between Finn Balor and Andrade, and the match between Triple H and Randy Orton standing out.
But there were a lot of things that should have been avoided on the show to make it more enjoyable and meaningful. In this article, let's take a look at the 4 Biggest mistakes WWE made at WWE Super ShowDown.
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#5 Lars Sullivan not having a dominant PPV debut
Lars Sullivan made his WWE PPV debut at Super ShowDown as he faced the trio of The Lucha House Party in a 3-on-1 handicap match. This was an opportunity for WWE to build a monster (or a "freak") by letting Lars have a dominating victory over the Luchadors.
Instead, we saw a DQ finish to the match as all the Lucha House party ganged up on Lars, causing a disqualification. While we still saw the Freak take out the trio after the match, I believe he could have done this after defeating them as well.
Continuing the feud against the Lucha House doesn't sound like a great way to utilize Lars as he should be facing better opponents to establish himself as a top guy. The longer this feud continues, worse for Lars.
#4 Constantly comparing the show with WrestleMania
One of the biggest mistakes, and quite an irritating one, that WWE made was constantly comparing the PPV with WrestleMania calling it as big as the Show of Shows.
Other than the amazing and huge high-budget set, there's hardly anything where the show should be compared to WrestleMania. At max, it can be considered as a glorified live event.
WWE tried their best to make it feel huge with some special entrances and huge matchups, but comparing it with the Showcase of Immortals hurt both this show as well as WWE's original biggest event, WrestleMania.
#3 The 50-Man Battle Royal participants
The Greatest Battle Royal in history was one of the weakest matches on the show for me. There were a lot of things not right with that thing, but the biggest one was the participants. To say that WWE pretty much buried its Tag Team division in the match would be an understatement.
The Authors of Pain made their return in this match and were instantly eliminated. The Viking Raiders also showed up after a long time and were eliminated single-handedly by Titus O'Neil. The RAW Tag Champions, after missing several RAWs in a row, cared to show-up at Super ShowDown only to be thrown out by Samoa Joe.
With as many as 50 men required for the match, a few appearances from some legends would have been interesting. Instead, we got a bunch of mid-carders, lower mid-carders, and jobbers battle it out to determine the winner.
#1 The Undertaker and Goldberg main-eventing
Let's face it, The Undertaker vs Goldberg was probably the worst match of the night. These two legends squaring off was meant to be just for the moments and excitement to witness this once in a lifetime dream match. But them main-eventing was not a good idea.
It was definitely a treat for the fans in Saudi Arabia to witness the iconic entrances of Goldberg and The Undertaker (the latter one was pretty cool), and the two icons of sports entertainment having an intense face-off before the match. It was all going well until the match started, as after that what we saw was a little disheartening.
Firstly, it was quite surprising to see the match go as long as it did, but that might not have been a good idea. We saw both the superstars botching several moves throughout the match from The Chokeslam to the JackHammer, which even the commentators mentioned to have not connected properly.
The end of the match itself was weird as Taker pinned Goldberg after hitting a rushed Chokeslam. The ending looked to be improvised or botched as both the wrestlers were in no state to go on longer. Also, the high temperature did not favor the two as well.
What was your opinion about the show? Let us know in the comments section below.
