5 best options for The Fiend after his loss at Super ShowDown

Goldberg defeated The Fiend for the Universal Title at Super ShowDown in Saudi Arabia, and the decision was jaw dropping to say the least. Not only is that evident by the stunned silence of the crowd after watching The Fiend's undefeated streak come to and end, but also by the litany of questions that have been raised on social media after this controversial decision.

The WWE Universe was positive that The Fiend would keep the Universal Title. The match with Goldberg was a placeholder before a likely match with Roman Reigns at WrestleMania, and nothing more -- until the bell rang barely 2 minutes later and The Fiend was no longe the Universal Champin. There are many questions coming out of the loss, and hopefully we will find out why WWE made the decision. We pose this question, then: what is WWE going to do next with The Fiend?

Super Showdown is now behind us, and we will try to answer that question. Here are 5 things WWE can do with The Fiend after his loss to Goldberg. As always, let us know your thoughts in the comments below and be sure to tell us what you think the company should do next with the character.

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#5 A Triple Threat Match at WrestleMania

A rematch between The Fiend and Goldberg is a possibility.

In all honesty, this is probably what everyone in the WWE Universe wants to happen after The Fiend's shocking loss at Super ShowDown, and it would be an interesting idea. In fact, it could help set the stage for a possible triple threat match at WreslteMania 36 between Roman Reigns, Goldberg, and The Fiend, which would be a heck of a dream match.

What happened in the title match was not what the fans were expecting and it definitely left a bad taste in the mouths of many viewers, but putting him right back into the title picture could somewhat remedy that. It might even be what paves the way for The Fiend winning the Universal Title back at WrestleMania 36.

In the end, everything happens for a reason and maybe this time the reason is to facilitate a triple threat match at WrestleMania. Whether that actually ends up happening or not remains to be seen and depends on where the company wants to do with this, but they have to have something planned for arguably their biggest character.

#4 A match with John Cena at WrestleMania

The Fiend versus John Cena at WrestleMania 36. Who wins?

A loss to a 53-year-old man in just over 2 minutes is a questionable way to start a new rivalry, but what if the loss was a way to set up a match between The Fiend and John Cena at WrestleMania 36? It could be a career-altering match for The Fiend.

Sure, this isn't the Universal Championship match at WrestleMania 36 that many fans wanted, but the potential to pass the torch is still there. In fact, having The Fiend take out Cena at WrestleMania 36 would be nothing short of thrilling and allow the company to start to rebuilding the momentum that The Fiend lost in defeat at the hands of Goldberg.

There is still so much potential for this character going forward, and losing the Universal Title is not going to be the end of one of the most popular and interesting characters WWE has presented in years. The Fiend's lore and mystique has proven without a doubt that the character doesn't need the belt. What the lore could use, however, is a return to its previous trajectory -- going after men who have haunted him in the past. Bray Wyatt lost to John Cena at WrestleMania XXX, a match that many people believe was the beginning of the end for that particular character. The Fiend could benefit greatly from getting redemption from that night 6 years ago.

#3 Starting a tag team

Why not give The Fiend a tag team partner to help further his agenda?

WWE needs some kind of distraction after The Fiend's controversial loss, and putting him together with another wrestler and having them enter the Tag Team Championship picture is so out of left field that it might just serve as a worthy distraction. Not only can WWE tease a storyline of the sinister character manipulating another Superstar to "let him in", but it also opens the door for a run with the SmackDown Tag Team Championship, which could help rejuvinate the divison.

While might not sound as exciting as a continuation of his run as Universal Champion, you have to consider what The Fiend has proven to be capable of. Remember, the character has shown his ability to bend reality at a moment's notice and could easily creat chaos and havoc in the tag team division with that power at his fingertips.

The name of the game for WWE has always been unpredictability, and what happened at Super ShowDown was absolutely not what fans were predicting. Giving The Fiend a tag team partner and letting them run roughshod over SmackDown's best duos is a whole new type of unpredictabilty.

#2 Focusing on The Firefly Fun House

Maybe WWE should focus on The Firefly funhouse.?

It's no secret that one of the best parts of The Fiend's character has been The Firefly Fun House and while that aspect of the character has taken a bit of a backseat as of late, it can return to prominence now that he is no longer Universal Champion. It could even be the start of some of the most reality bending and scary content the company has put out in years.

Between the symbolism that fills each episode of The Firefly Fun House, to the stories that Bray Wyatt is able to tell with not only words but by his impeccable nonverbal communication skills, there is a lot of room for this idea to grow in the absence of a healing Fiend.

The Fiend character is multi-layered, and the Fun House layer can really help the company figure out what to do with him next. Doing a series of Firefly Fun House segments would be a great way to rebuild the mystique around the character and get The Fiend ready for the next part of his journey.

#1 Disappearing from television

Does WWE need The Fiend right now? Does The Fiend need WWE?

Maybe the loss to Goldberg was the beginning of a "goodbye for now" storyline. While that might sound a bit ridiculous, especially since the WWE Universe has become enthralled with The Fiend and want him back as soon as possible, why can't he disappear for a little while? He no longer has a championship that needs to be defended at WrestleMania, and the card is already set to be incredibly stacked without The Fiend, so he could probably take a quick hiatus and come back after WrestleMania to begin his tour of destruction again.

Some people might say that The Fiend is irrelevant now due to the nature of his loss, but that simply isn't the case at all. If nothing else, in taking the Universal Title and The Fiend's streak away from him, they have effectively released his stranglehold on Friday Night SmackDown's title picture, which frees the character to explore many different avenues that being champion may have kept him from delving into.

The Fiend could come back at any time and strike. It doesn't have to be this week on Friday Night SmackDown, or March 8th at the Elimination Chamber PPV or even WrestleMania 36. WWE can let it simmer a bit. The point is that The Fiend has been raised to an extremely high level of stardom, and it means that he doesn't have to be involved on a weekly basis, because his presence is always looming. Being absent from TV for a little while would make his first appearance after his shocking defeat something special.