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From Goldberg's victory over "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt in the main event to The Undertaker's return at the beginning of the event, WWE Super ShowDown 2020 featured several contrasting moments.
Given the history of how negative fans tend to become after witnessing a WWE Show that takes place in Saudi Arabia, this particular event was quite average as well.
The two big matches of the night for Brock Lesnar's WWE Championship and Bray Wyatt's Universal Championship were plain, short and simple. Aside from the usual tedious moments that you can expect from an event like this, it looks like we may have a clear picture of what will go down on this week's episode of SmackDown.
Here are the 5 Biggest News Stories from WWE Super ShowDown 2020:
#5: The Miz & John Morrison defeated New Day to become the new SmackDown Tag Team Champions
Kofi Kingston & Big E of The New Day defended their SmackDown Tag Team Titles against The Miz & John Morrison at Super ShowDown.
Like several other bouts during the night, this one played out in standard fashion.
Just when Kofi Kingston took control of the situation, he missed a big dive outside the ring. In the end, Morrison attacked Kofi with a chair from the outside. The referee couldn't see the unfair move, and The Miz successfully pinned Kofi to secure the belts.
At this point, Kofi, Big E & Xavier Woods don't really need to be the Tag Team Champions unless it leads to a huge angle or if they act as transitional champions. On the other hand, Miz & Morrison's momentum as a Tag Team is pretty great right now.
Even the Saudi audience was biased towards the heels (Miz & Morrison) at several points during this bout. It will be interesting to see how this unique duo will shake up SmackDown's Tag Team Division on the Road to WrestleMania 36.
#4: Roman Reigns defeated King Corbin inside a Steel Cage
Roman Reigns and King Corbin fought together in a singles contest that took place inside a Steel Cage structure this time around.
We have seen countless Corbin-Reigns matches before to exactly point out how this bout would pan out.
But to each performer's credit, Roman Reigns and King Corbin have great in-ring chemistry with each other, which is probably why the "heel" and "babyface" dynamic never ceases to exist whenever these two step into the ring against each other.
Corbin attacked Reigns early on when The Big Dog tried to lock the cage door with a chain. But Corbin would meet his ironic end with the chain smashed up against his face.
Roman Reigns successfully pinned King Corbin after delivering a Superman Punch using a chain.
Roman Reigns has now spent several months feuding against King Corbin, and it is very apparent that the storyline had run its course a long time ago. But this was WWE's way to keep Reigns busy before the Universal Championship scenario would become ready for The Big Dog's Takeover.
#3: Brock Lesnar squashed Ricochet in about 90 seconds
Heading into Brock Lesnar's WWE Title defense against Ricochet, it didn't seem like Ricochet stood any chances at winning, to begin with.
Paul Heyman was adamant about the fact that The Beast Incarnate was definitely going to win this bout at Super ShowDown.
Heyman's spoilers rarely come out to be wrong, and Lesnar's advocate was proven right when The Beast Incarnate squashed his opponent in Saudi Arabia last night.
A few German Suplexes and an F-5 later, Ricochet's WWE Championship dreams were put on the backseat for the time being.
From a strategical perspective, this squash win gives Brock an ultimate edge heading into WrestleMania 36. Drew McIntyre has been getting high on relatively easier wins on RAW recently, and Lesnar needed a display of his own strength after being eliminated by Drew during this year's 30-Man Royal Rumble Match.
With such a strong display of power from both parties before they eventually collide in a WWE Title match at the Grandest Stage of Them All, Ricochet was destined to become a sacrificial lamb for the sake of the bigger picture.
#2: The Undertaker returned and ignited a rivalry with AJ Styles right away
The Tuwaiq Trophy Gauntlet Match was a very peculiar way to start WWE Super ShowDown.
R-Truth unexpectedly made his way through the match via happy accidents. Truth eliminated Bobby Lashley, Andrade and Erick Rowan (who got himself disqualified) before succumbing to The Phenomenal One, AJ Styles.
AJ Styles played around for a while in standard heel fashion, but the Saudi audience were simply in awe of one of the best performers from the current WWE roster.
Rey Mysterio was supposed to come out after Styles pinned R-Truth, but The O.C. (Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson) had ganged up on the high-flying veteran backstage. Before AJ Styles could be declared the victor though, a seemingly unknown person had single-handedly beat up Gallows & Anderson in the back.
As a pair of boots walked past the frame, fans quickly recognized that the rumors about The Undertaker's potential feud with AJ Styles were true.
In short fashion, The Undertaker choke-slammed Styles and successfully pinned him to win The Tuwaiq Trophy.
This whole fiasco will probably result in a singles match at WrestleMania 36 soon, and who better than AJ Styles to carry The Undertaker towards a great match at this stage of his career?
#1: Goldberg became the new Universal Champion
Speaking strictly as a fan, "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt is not only the most popular gimmick in WWE today, but Wyatt has also created one of the most unique WWE characters of all time.
So for The Fiend's amazing title run to be taken away just for the sake of "WrestleMania booking" convenience is nothing but infuriating.
After Goldberg's four spears and a Jackhammer, Bray Wyatt was no longer the Champion of the Universe. On top of that, there was an out-of-place post-match event that saw The Fiend immediately getting up as Goldberg celebrated with the title by standing on the ropes.
What was seemingly "out-of-place" about the whole thing was that instead of attacking Goldberg when he turned around, Wyatt simply disappeared despite having the advantage at hand.
It's almost as if Wyatt had to disappear because Goldberg vs. Roman Reigns seems to be the long-term plan here, folks.
Roman Reigns becoming the new Universal Champion seems to be the endgame at this year's WrestleMania, and for that to happen without Reigns getting booed, you would want him facing Goldberg instead of The Fiend.
Will Bray Wyatt get his retribution against Goldberg soon, or is John Cena's return at SmackDown indicative of the fact that the rumours surrounding Cena's WrestleMania match against "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt are true?
