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Goldberg shocked the world at Super Showdown by defeating The Fiend for the WWE Universal Championship and it has created a lot of conversation about whether it is best for business or not. Of course, some of that has to do with how The Fiend was seemingly cast aside. However, what if that was the best case scenario for everyone involved?
While that might be difficult to believe, especially since it resulted in The Fiend losing his Universal Championship, would the alternative really have been that much better? Furthermore, would the company have been able to accomplish everything that they needed to if they had kept The Fiend as champion?
With that being said and Goldberg versus Roman Reigns now on the horizon at WrestleMania 36, here are five positives of Goldberg being Universal Champion. As always, let us know your thoughts in the comments below and be sure to tell us who you think will come out victorious at WrestleMania 36.
#5. Better situation for Roman Reigns ahead of WrestleMania
While some might see Goldberg defeating The Fiend as a worst case scenario, it could be actually be very beaneficial for a lot of people. In fact, between the resentment Roman Reigns could have gotten if he was the one to end Wyatt's streak, and The Fiend getting a marque WrestleMania match against John Cena, it seems that everything worked out for the best.
Again, some are going to see it differently, but one can't deny the amount of resentment Reigns would have faced if he beat The Fiend for the title at WrestleMania 36. It might have even ended up ruining Reigns character again and leaving The Fiend in a far worse place than where he is now.
In the end, Reigns versus Goldberg is best for business and that will show more and more as time goes on. What will also show is the fact that everyone involved is much better this way and that there is more than one way to atop the company.
#4. Creates a dream match
Believe it or not, there was a period of time when The WWE Universe thought of Goldberg versus Roman Reigns as a dream match.. Some even billed it as the battle of The Spears and spent countless hours having discussions about who would win if the two ever went face to face.
Of course, that was before The Fiend lost The Universal Championship to Goldberg at Super ShowDown. However, the way that this dream match is being treated is still a little unfair.. Furthermore, it really hurts everyone involved, which is only serving to make things worse for the company.
In the end, this is a dream match and everyone needs to realize it. Yes, the circumstances have changed and it is now for The Universal Title, but that is just to help make it a crowning moment for Reigns. in fact, a win for Reigns probably wouldn't have been as big in any other scenario, which is why we all need to appreciate that this was the chosen path.
#3. The resentment factor for Roman Reigns
A part of the WWE Universe is unhappy about what happened at Super ShowDown and while some are trying to paint this as the end for the company, it really isn't. Furthermore, between the heat the company has already built up around Goldberg as champion and the momentum they have behind Roman Reigns right now, this could be a blockbuster match at The Show of Shows.
Even though it might have come at the expense of The Fiend, at least temporarily, it's actually good in the long run for everyone. If you think about it longterm however, it is actually better to get The Fiend's big loss out of the way and rebuild the character for a more needed time period.
In the end, the WWE Universe now wants to see Roman Reigns destroy Goldberg at WrestleMania 36 and will finally accept him as their top guy when he does. As for The Fiend, he will likely get a key win at WrestleMania and not take a loss that would have ended his career. It also opens the door for the company to renew the experiment at some point, which will be fun to watch.
#2. This could be the best case scenario for The Fiend
In all honesty, Roman Reigns defeating The Fiend at WWE WrestleMania 36 for the Universal Championship would have been a worse than his loss to Goldberg. Not only is that evident by the resentment that Reigns would receive for ending the character's streak, it would also make a mockery out of The Fiend character on the company's biggest stage.
Of course, some fans are going to argue that The Fiend's loss at Super Showdown wasn't much better, but it wasn't as bad as losing on the Grandest Stage of Them All would have been. It also gave the company an opportunity to set up John Cena versus The Fiend, which at least gives the character chance to rebound immediately.
In the end, The Fiend not being in the title picture at WrestleMania 36 is heartbreaking, but not as heartbreaking as it would have been if he lost at The Show of Shows. Luckily, the company seems to have avoided all of that with The Fiend's surprise loss at Super Showdown and now can focus on rebuilding him again.
#1. Courts the casual fans
While WWE has been trying to make their diehard fans happy for some time now especially with the creation of The Fiend and pushing newer stars on RAW, they haven't been worrying too much about the casual viewer. The problem with that however, is that it doesn't bode very well for their future.
For example, WWE was drawing over 6 million viewers weekly during The Attitude Era and even managed to stay in the mid to low 3 millions during The Ruthless Aggression Era. Unfortunately for the company ,the PG Era and now The reality Era is struggling to stay above the 2 million mark, which might be why they are starting to make moves to court the casual viewer again.
If nothing else, bringing on Goldberg and having him win The Universal Title seems like an attempt to court the casual viewer again. Of course that's not what The WWE Universe wants to hear and is probably still upset about the move, but it might be worth it if WWE can start bringing in older fans again.
It might even end up leveling out.
