5 Reasons why the Fiend must defeat Goldberg at Super Showdown

WWE Hall of Famer Goldberg made his return via satellite to WWE programming on last week's SmackDown. He claimed that he never got his rematch for the Universal Championship that he lost to Brock Lesnar a few years ago. The former WCW star must have missed the segment when the McMahons claimed that rematches were not automatic in WWE any more.

Nonetheless, Goldberg showed up to challenge current Universal Champion, the Fiend Bray Wyatt, to a match at Super Showdown. Goldberg's name is still huge in the business and suits the shows that take place in Saudi Arabia. While some people might still love it every time that he comes back for a brief runs, one big thing about his returns is that he is often gone as quickly as he shows up.

For that reason, and many others, The Fiend should retain his title at Super Showdown. It will be Goldberg's his first match in WWE since a SummerSlam 2019 bout with The Showoff, Dolph Ziggler. In that match, Goldberg picked up a quick victory over Ziggler.

That's fine for a non-title match at the Biggest Party of the Summer but here are five reasons why he must fall to the Fiend at Super Showdown.

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#5 Goldberg is a big-enough name and he doesn't need a title to be over

Goldberg previously won the title from Kevin Owens.

There are many stars in the WWE that are already over enough without holding a title. The likes of John Cena, The Undertaker, Triple H and even Charlotte Flair are big enough names that they don't need to be holding gold in order to be considered at the top of the WWE. They already are due to former accomplishments.

While he hasn't spent nearly as much time in the WWE as the names mentioned above, Goldberg is still a legend in the sport. He's a WWE Hall of Famer and both a former WCW Heavyweight Champion, WWE World Heavyweight Champion and Universal Champ.

His star power alone is enough to sell a match. It's like how when Triple H has a match once a year. It doesn't need to be for a title due to his spot and history in the company. If Goldberg challenges and is unsuccessful, then I'm okay with the match happening.

Some feuds and stars don't always need a title to be over with the audience and the former WCW Champion is one of those stars.

#4 Goldberg is over 50 and should be putting over some younger stars

Goldberg

A lot of times, when wrestlers are on their way out of the company or are retiring, they often put over younger stars. It happened at WrestleMania last year when Kurt Angle fell to Baron Corbin. It's a way to give the younger stars the rub so as to up their profile by defeating a beloved star.

The Undertaker did the same when he lost to both Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns at past 'Manias. Even the prior golden boy, Cena, put over Reigns when they faced off a couple of years ago.

Goldberg is a part-time attraction and is 53 years old. It's not to say that those over 50 cannot still contribute to the industry. Current Ring of Honor Champion PCO is also over 50 but he competes on a weekly basis. It's more to say that the younger stars are the ones who are consistently putting on matches and storylines that carry the current product.

The former Universal Champion has a match or two per year, like his bouts in 2019 against both the Undertaker and Dolph Ziggler.

At some point, the returning Legend should be putting over the newer crop of athletes. If someone like Goldberg shows up, hits a few moves and quickly dispatches someone like the Fiend, then it basically underwrites the last eight months of storytelling done by Wyatt. If Goldberg would fall to Wyatt, even valiantly in defeat, it would truly propel the current Champ even further into mega-star status.

#3 Roman Reigns deserves to win the title at WrestleMania (if that's the plan) more than Goldberg

The Big Dog

I would hope for a different person to dethrone The Fiend rather than Goldberg or Roman Reigns, but Reigns is going to win a major title some time soon. There have been rumors and reports of him squaring off with Wyatt for the title at WrestleMania 36.

If I had to choose between the two, I'd go for the Big Dog. He's been conveniently kept out of the title picture since his return to action last year before 'Mania. Reigns has also been battling one of the most hated men in WWE, King Corbin, for what seems like forever.

A title win at Super Showdown would probably mean that Goldberg would drop the title at WrestleMania again, only this time to a likely opponent in Reigns. Wyatt and Reigns have a long history that could be played upon during the build to a potential program for WrestleMania.

Remember the whole "Anyone but you, Roman" catchphrase? The Big Dog has also consistently put on good showings weekly despite some PPV contests going on a bit too long.

There's already one part-time Champion in WWE, Brock Lesnar, and SmackDown doesn't need one of its own. Reigns has been out of the title picture for over a year so it's not crazy to put him back in it within the next few months.

#2 Wyatt is a full-timer and Goldberg is only a part-timer

The Firefly Funhouse is among the more entertaining segments on WWE TV.

While it hasn't stopped WWE from putting the title on part-timers before, the simple fact that Wyatt is on SmackDown every week and Goldberg is not is reason enough for the Fiend to retain at Super Showdown.

Goldberg is an attraction star at this point in the veins of the Undertaker, Shawn Michaels or Triple H when they recently came back for matches over the last two years. I'm of the mind that top Champions should be on their programs on a weekly basis either furthering storylines or competing in matches.

I know it is up to creative and what they hope to accomplish. If a part-timer stuck around for a few months and helped sell a storyline, then I'd be okay with them going over. Not, however, in a title match.

If a part-timer shows up for a few weeks to build towards a match but then disappears after the match is done with, then that's fine too. But not over a title. The titles need to be showcased weekly and not only to build towards a PPV match.

Brock Lesnar has actually appeared on every RAW in 2020 so far except the most recent episode. He's done a lot to sell his reign this time around compared to previous runs as a top Champion. I'm fine with part-timers returning for big-time matches every now and then.

I just happen to prefer that matches for both the WWE and Universal Championships be reserved for stars that are wrestling each week on either RAW or SmackDown.

#1 Bray Wyatt has done incredible work reinventing himself

Wyatt's new persona has saved his career.

When Bray Wyatt was off of television for almost nine months between the late summer of 2018 to April of 2019, it caused a lot of questions. What was he doing? Was he hurt? Was something else going on with him? After a few months passed, we found out that he was working on a new character.

His old "Leader of the Wyatt Family" persona still had traction as a character in WWE but it had been booked unfavorably so as that it didn't have much credibility any more. In order to put that behind him, Wyatt literally created a new, daring persona. It was something completely new but also acknowledged the wrestler's past misgivings during his time in WWE.

This new character was so popular so quickly that it caused fans to turn against popular face Seth Rollins. Fans might have still cheered for Rollins, but it wasn't the usual heel-face dynamic that many of us have come to expect in angles.

Should The Fiend lose the title to Goldberg at Super Showdown, it will undo all of the fantastic work that Wyatt has done not only to rehabilitate himself but his career. His new persona delves into mental health a lot and that's a positive aspect that doesn't always get addressed in WWE. He might come across as someone who is tormenting others, but dealing with his own mental health is just as big a part of the entire Firefly Funhouse.

If he falls to the returning Legend Goldberg, a lot of his hard work over the last two years will almost be swept away. He deserves a big title match at this year's Showcase of the Immortals.