5 reasons why Goldberg shouldn't have challenged The Fiend for Universal Championship

Goldberg is set to take on The Fiend for the Universal Title at Super ShowDown, and while some see this as a pretty interesting matchup, one has to wonder what the company is trying to accomplish here. And what does this mean for the future of The Fiend's character and how it may impact his road to WrestleMania 36.

With that being said, and the build up to this dream match being very minimal, here are five reasons why Goldberg shouldn't have challenged The Fiend for the Universal Title at Super ShowDown.

As always, let us know your thoughts in the comments below and what you think will happen during the match.

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#5 Neither can afford a loss

The Fiend

It's beyond obvious that The Fiend can't afford a loss this close to WrestleMania 36, but what about Goldberg? While a loss for the former Universal Champion won't hurt him all that much in the grand scheme of things, it is going to be an absolute momentum killer to take a loss so close to WWE's biggest pay-per-view of the year.

In all honesty, WWE has seemingly booked themselves into a hole now and only have three ways out of this. The first way would be for The Fiend to lose, which WWE wouldn't dare do this close to WrestleMania. The second way would be for Goldberg to take the loss, but that will only hurt his road to The Grandest Stage Of Them All and really limit his possibilities going forward.

The third option is pretty much a hail mary and involves WWE running some kind of interference during the show. Maybe it comes from The Undertaker or Kane coming down to attack The Fiend and stopping the match, but it would at least be a way out for WWE, set up a WrestleMania feud, and save Goldberg for another day.

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#4 Likelihood of a squash match

Will The Fiend versus Goldberg end up being a squash match.

While The Fiend's last few matches have been drawn out and story-driven, that might not actually end up being the case against Goldberg. In fact, with Goldberg being notorious for short matches and The Fiend obviously needing a win at Super Showdown, this could end up being one of the most one-sided title matches of the entire year.

Of course Goldberg will probably start off with his signature jackhammer followed up with a vicious spear, but everyone knows The Fiend is just going to get up unscathed and choke him out. Or maybe the Universal Champion toy with him a little before disposing of him, but it's pretty evident that the goal is to get The Fiend a big win.

And that's probably the goal here. To get The Fiend a big win, but one also has to consider the cost of that. Unfortunately for those expecting another thriller in the ongoing saga that is The Fiend, the cost of this will ultimately be that fans are treated to a squash match that will do little to further anything.

#3 No real reason for a match

Why does Goldberg need to be the one to face The Fiend?

Goldberg addressed the WWE Universe this week on SmackDown and made it clear that while he would love to take on Brock Lesnar again, he was setting his sights set on winning back the Universal Title. Unfortunately for WWE however, they are seemingly having trouble coming up with any other reason for this match.

That being said, WWE usually does so much better than this when it comes to booking an upcoming feud for The Fiend. Who knows, maybe the company just needs something between now and WrestleMania 36, or maybe something fell through at the last minute, but there doesn't seem to be a strong storyline behind this.

In all honesty, WWE had a lot of better options for The Fiend going forward and it's disappointing to see him in a stop gap feud. It is also disappointing to see Goldberg suddenly wanting a title match that he lost years ago, and the company booking it so easily.

#2 Better options for both Superstars

Wouldn't Roman Reigns versus Goldberg be a much better match?

While Goldberg versus The Fiend sounds like a dream match to some on paper, it is honestly one of the least interesting things the company could have done with both Superstars. Not only is that evident by original advertisements of the event having The Fiend taking on Kane, but also by the better options for Goldberg as well.

Whether that be Roman Reigns versus Goldberg or even Kane versus The Fiend, there are just so many better ideas here. They could have even done Goldberg versus King Corbin, which would have given Corbin a big win before WrestleMania and just put The Fiend in some kind of triple threat match.

In the end, this feud is just not good for either of these Superstars and will ultimately lead to a lackluster start on The Road to WrestleMania. Of course, maybe the company can find a way to make it work, especially if they are finally willing to reveal The Fiend's secret power, but anything short of that would just be disappointing.

#1 Too predictable

We all know The Fiend will come out the winner

WWE has done a great job with The Fiend over the last couple of months and a lot of that has to do with how unpredictable the character is. In fact, between foreshadowing events in his matches during episodes of The Firefly Funhouse and outright destroying anyone in his path, The Fiend has been the company's biggest wild card.

With that being said and WrestleMania 36 right around the corner, it's beyond obvious that The Fiend is going to retain The Universal Title at Super Showdown. How he does it remains to be seen, but it is pretty much a guarantee that Goldberg will be little more than a stepping stone for The Fiend's road to WrestleMania 36.

Sure, The Fiend will be there in all his glory and dispose of a WWE legend in a matter of minutes, but that is nothing compared to what the company could do with another match up. Beyond that, it's arguably one of the most lackluster ways to kick off The Fiend's road to WrestleMania 36, thus why it's just not a good pick.