WWE Super Show-Down: 5 possible shocks

The WWE Super Show-Down event takes place in Melbourne, Australia on Saturday.

From the Raw brand, the featured match will see The Undertaker (w/Kane) face Triple H (w/Shawn Michaels) for the final time, while The Shield will take on Braun Strowman, Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre in a six-man tag.

John Cena will also appear on the show, joining forces with Bobby Lashley against Elias & Kevin Owens, and Ronda Rousey will team with The Bella Twins against The Riott Squad.

From the SmackDown Live brand, AJ Styles will put his WWE Championship on the line against Samoa Joe in a No Disqualification match, Charlotte Flair will challenge Becky Lynch for the SmackDown Women’s Championship, and SmackDown Tag Team champions The New Day will face The Bar.

Elsewhere, Daniel Bryan will take on The Miz in a WWE Championship #1 contender match, Asuka & Naomi will face the Aussie duo of Billie Kay & Peyton Royce, and Melbourne’s own Buddy Murphy will challenge Cedric Alexander for the Cruiserweight Championship.

In this article, let’s take a look at five possible shocks that could happen at the event.

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#5 Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz has an unclear outcome

Daniel Bryan lost against The Miz at SummerSlam

The rivalry between Daniel Bryan and The Miz is expected to come to an end (or at least be put on hold) when they do battle at Super Show-Down to determine the #1 contender for the WWE Championship.

This stipulation was announced over a month ago but it feels like WWE hasn’t really driven it home enough to the audience that the winner of the match is going to receive a title opportunity.

We’ve seen no interactions between Bryan and Miz with the two men currently in the title picture, AJ Styles and Samoa Joe, and the upcoming match doesn’t have much of a #1 contender vibe around it.

With that in mind, maybe this will end without a clear winner, allowing more time to build to a main-event #1 contender rematch on SmackDown Live in the near future.

#4 Dissension between Bobby Lashley and John Cena

John Cena's last televised match was against Triple H at the Greatest Royal Rumble

If Super Show-Down is going to be the glorified live event that many people expect it to be, we had better prepare to see lots of babyface victories on Saturday.

On paper, one of the most obvious outcomes appears to be Bobby Lashley & John Cena defeating Elias & Kevin Owens.

Right now, Cena doesn’t have many clear opponents to face when he returns to WWE for his next storyline, but Lashley’s recent resurgence with Lio Rush by his side makes him a possible candidate to go one-on-one with “Big Match John”.

Victory or no victory, maybe we could see some dissension between the unlikely tag partners in Melbourne, planting the seeds for a future rivalry.

#3 One title changes hands

Cedric Alexander defeated Mustafa Ali at WrestleMania 34

Due to the underwhelming storyline developments in the last WWE Network special, the Greatest Royal Rumble in Saudi Arabia, the expectations for this event are very low.

Even though 10 matches are due to take place, including four title matches, it has been widely speculated that no championships will change hands in Melbourne.

However, when you consider that Cedric Alexander has held the Cruiserweight Championship since WrestleMania 34 and that Buddy Murphy is challenging for the title in his home country, it’s not impossible that the Aussie walks away as champ.

Out of the possible title changes that could happen on Saturday, this one seems the most likely.

#2 Asuka suffers a rare loss

Naomi & Asuka have formed an unlikely alliance

Despite Asuka losing her undefeated streak at WrestleMania 34, it still feels like a big deal whenever she fails to win a match.

It has only happened on four occasions – WrestleMania 34 (vs. Charlotte Flair), SmackDown Live (vs. The IIconics), Money In The Bank (vs. Carmella) and Extreme Rules (vs. Carmella) – and she has recently recovered from her latest defeat by winning five televised matches in a row.

With Super Show-Down taking place in Australia, perhaps The IIconics will cause an upset on home soil by defeating the team of Asuka & Naomi, handing “The Empress of Tomorrow” her first loss since July.

#1 Nikki Bella turns against Ronda Rousey

Ronda Rousey won the Raw Women's Championship at SummerSlam

It’s one of the worst-kept secrets in WWE right now that Ronda Rousey will defend her Raw Women’s Championship against Nikki Bella at the first women’s pay-per-view, Evolution, on October 28.

The two women have had plenty of interactions over the last few weeks, starting when The Bella Twins jumped in the ring to help Rousey celebrate her SummerSlam win over Alexa Bliss.

Since then, they have remained friendly with each other during backstage segments on Raw, but it is surely only a matter of time before the rivalry gets kick-started ahead of Evolution.

Rousey & The Bella Twins are expected to defeat The Riott Squad at Super Show-Down, so perhaps Nikki could attack “The Baddest Woman On The Planet” after the match to let it be known that she wants a title opportunity.