3 potential reasons why WWE booked the Undertaker and Goldberg to appear on separate shows

Two of the biggest stars of the pro wrestling industry, Goldberg and The Undertaker will lock horns for the first time ever at WWE Super Showdown this Friday at the King Abdullah Sports City of Jeddah. This is the first time the former Universal Champion Goldberg is travelling with WWE to Saudi Arabia, while the Dead Man will make his 3rd televised appearance in the Middle East.

This match has received no build-up whatsoever on WWE TV despite the fact that this was the first match the company announced for the show. However, both the legends will appear this week in front of the WWE Universe and try to hype up the WWE Universe for this match-up.

In a surprise turn of events, WWE has advertised the Undertaker and Goldberg to appear on separate shows instead of appearing simultaneously on the same show. Here are the 3 reasons why WWE could have made this decision.

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#3 To boost the viewership of both the shows

Both shows are suffering from low ratings

The major issue for WWE right now is not the rise of AEW, but it is the declining viewership of their two premier shows. RAW and SmackDown are getting record low viewership numbers week in and week out.

Thus, if WWE would have announced Goldberg and the Undertaker to appear on RAW together then the red brand would have gained a lot in terms of viewership but the blue brand would have sunk further.

Hence, WWE played out a smart move by announcing the two legends to appear separately on RAW and SmackDown Live. This will allow both the legends to cut good promos and will also allow them to take a considerable amount of time to address the WWE Universe.

#2 The Undertaker will play mind games with Goldberg

Goldberg had sent a warning to the Undertaker

The WCW legend, Goldberg took it to Instagram to issue a warning to the Undertaker ahead of their bout at WWE Super Showdown. Thus, the WWE Universe can back the Dead Man to respond to that warning in a manner only he can. We can expect the Undertaker to cut a brilliant promo on RAW before issuing a serious warning to Goldberg by saying that he has got his attention now.

On Tuesday, WWE can book a segment where Goldberg would appear in front of the WWE Universe and as soon as he starts speaking, the lights would go dark. When the arena lights up, there would be no signs of the Undertaker. Goldberg would avoid that thing but once again as he nears the mic to his face, the lights go out and produce the same result after switching on.

An irritated Goldberg then calls out the Undertaker. Once again the lights would go out but this time the Undertaker would be standing behind the former Universal Champion when the lights turn on. He would execute a picture perfect Tombstone to stand tall ahead of WWE Super Showdown.

#1 Both the legends will take part in squash matches

Goldberg has not wrestled a single match in the last 2 years

Both Goldberg and the Undertaker have been away from the ring for quite a while now. While the Undertaker wrestled his last match at WWE Crown Jewel in November, 2018, Goldberg's last in-ring appearance came at WrestleMania 33 in 2017. So, there may be a possibility that WWE would want to give them an opportunity to remove their ring rust.

The Undertaker had a confrontation with Elias on the RAW after WrestleMania 35, hence, it WWE might book a match between the two superstars on this week's RAW. Similarly, WWE can announce a match between any lower mid-card heel of the 'B' show and Goldberg for SmackDown Live.

If WWE would have booked two squash matches on the same show then they may have drawn a ton criticism from the fans. However, the WWE Universe would not mind two squash matches on two different shows in order to hype the legendary match at Super Showdown.