4 Subtle things you may not have noticed at WWE Super Show-Down

The much-hyped WWE Super Show-Down, the biggest WWE event in Australia, is finally past us and it is safe to say that compared to its closest previous counterpart - the Greatest Royal Rumble event earlier this year - it was leaps and bounds better. While GRR was dismissed by fans as no more than a glorified house show, the Super Show-Down had some great moments, a surprise title change, upset victories and a shocking ending among other things.

While the show had its ups and downs overall, there were some moments that were not too obvious. For instance, while you might have noticed a few botches by wrestlers throughout the show, did you notice the botch by Michael Cole within the first minute of the show? Read on to find out - four subtle things you might have missed during the WWE Super Show-Down.

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#1 Order of entrance

Murphy's won his second Championship in WWE

Fans might have noticed by now that the order in which Superstars make their entrance is far from random. Whenever the match is for a Championship, it is common practice for the challenger to make his entrance first, and the Champion, last. In non-title matches, it is a rule of thumb that the wrestler considered to the 'bigger star' always enters last. For instance, if a match involves Roman Reigns, you can bet that he will enter last. Even in today's Miz vs Bryan, it was Bryan who entered second.

While deciding who is the bigger star is quite subjective, in a championship match, it is always the champion. But on the Super Show-Down, WWE broke their unspoken rule. In the Cruiserweight Championship match between Cedric Alexander and Buddy Murphy, it was Alexander who made his entrance first despite being the champion.

This was probably a sign of things to come, as Murphy went on to win the gold in his home country of Australia. Talking about hometown heroes...

#2 Hometown heroes always lose.. almost always

Peyton Royce and Billie Kay pulled off an upset

There is a long-standing gag amongst fans is that WWE, for some reason, hates having Superstars win in front of their hometown crowd. This is not without reason, because more often than not, if a wrestler on the main roster is fighting a match in front of his home crowd, it is safe to bet that they will lose the match. Charlotte and Sasha Banks - both of whom lost gold in their respective hometowns a couple of years ago - come to mind.

Of course, there have been some very memorable 'hometown hero' moment throughout the company's history. For example - British Bulldog with his iconic Intercontinental Championship victory at Wembley and CM Punk defeating Cena in Chicago. It seems like WWE decided to give Australia its own heroes, as The IIconics picked up an unexpected victory in their tag team match against Naomi and Asuke, while Buddy Murphy went on to win the Cruiserweight Championship.

#3 Michael Cole makes a mistake on the first line of the show

Vince won't be happy with Cole!

There is a certain way that all WWE shows kick off - an intro package, followed by a shot of the crowd with a commentator welcoming the audience to the show. The Super Show-Down kicked off pretty much the same way with Cole welcoming the viewers to the 'land down under'.

But in the very next sentence, he went to call the show 'the first WWE event in Australia in 16 years'. This is technically wrong as WWE has held a number of house shows/live events in Australia even last year. What Cole probably meant to say was that the show was the first ever live televised WWE event from Australia. He went on to correct himself just a few mins later, probably after hearing an earful from Vince McMahon over his headset.

#4 WWE's confusing policy on blood

AJ Styles was bleeding from the mouth at WWE SSD

While wrestlers bleeding during matches was commonplace during the Attitude Era and the Ruthless Aggression Era, things are different now. In fact, blading - where wrestlers cut themselves with a concealed blade - has been banned since quite a while, and seeing the wrestlers bleed has become a rare sight.

There have been many instances where the Superstars have been inadvertently busting open by a mishap, and then there is the case of Brock Lesnar, making Randy Orton and Roman Reigns bleed the hard way with elbow strikes. So it is safe to say that it is not really clear to the fans where WWE stands on the issue. Sometimes, even when a wrestler is very noticeably cut open, the commentators deliberately fail to mention blood on the air. This issue especially came to light a couple of years ago when it was leaked that commentators have been asked to ignore any blood and not call it.

But WWE does relax this rule once in a while, especially on PPVs. This was true today too, as Cole immediately pointed out that AJ Styles had been busted open during his match against Samoa Joe and was 'dripping blood' from his mouth. This was not another botch of the rules by Cole, as Corey Graves mentioned the same a few minutes later. In fact, the video WWE have uploaded on their YouTube channel is in black and white to censor the blood!

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