WWE Super Show-Down: 5 Surprises that could happen at Melbourne

The Super Show-Down will take place on 6 October 2018 at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia. WWE returns to Australia after a 16-year absence. A huge scale of around 80000+ fans is expected. Both Raw and SmackDown superstars will be part of the big show.

Already, ten matches have been announced for the event, the first match was announced by Vince McMahon himself, which was The Undertaker facing Triple H in a "Last Time Ever" encounter. John Cena will also return once again after a long hiatus to team with Bobby Lashley against Elias and Kevin Owens, The Shield will fight the new alliance of Braun Strowman, Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre, Ronda Rousey will team with The Bella Twins against The Riott Squad, The hometown girls Billie Kay and Peyton Royce will face Asuka and Naomi and Daniel Bryan will collide with The Miz for a WWE Title Match opportunity.

Speaking of the WWE Title, AJ Styles will defend his WWE Title against Samoa Joe. Other titles matches include Charlotte Flair defending her SmackDown Women's Title against her longtime friend Becky Lynch, The New Day facing The Bar for the SmackDown Tag Team Titles and Cruiserweight Champion Cedric Alexander facing hometown hero Buddy Murphy.

Some of these title matches will also happen at Hell in a Cell pay-per-view, so there is a chance the titles might switch before the event in Australia. More matches are expected to be added, once the event gets closer.

But, let's look at five surprises that could happen at WWE Super Show-Down.

#5 Nikki Bella turns on Ronda Rousey

Raw Women's Champion, Ronda Rousey

The Bella Twins returned to Raw a few weeks ago, since coming back, they have been found in various backstage segments with Ronda Rousey. Following which there was an announcement, that Bella Twins will team with Rousey at Super Show-Down to face The Riott Squad.

This match looks clearly in favor of Rousey and Bella Twins because they are right now the biggest mainstream stars in the WWE and the company cannot afford them to lose on an International event in Australia. But, just think if Riott Squad picks up a win, it would be one of the most shocking moments of the night, and there is a possibility of it happening.

Now, there are rumors floating, that Rousey will defend her Raw Women's Title against Nikki Bella at WWE Evolution to bring in a lot of mainstream media attention for their first-ever all-women's pay-per-view. So, to begin this feud, WWE can take measures to turn Nikki heel, and attack Rousey during their six-women tag team match at Super Show-Down, leading to Riott Squad winning the match. Something similar happened at Summerslam 2016, when Nikki turned on her sister Brie, assisting Stephanie McMahon to victory.

#4 Daniel Bryan becomes the #1 contender for the WWE Championship

Daniel Bryan and The Miz at Summerslam

Daniel Bryan has been running the waves since being cleared for an in-ring return by WWE doctors. This has really excited all of his fan-base including me, but it has also created opportunities for dream matches that WWE fans want to desperately view. One of the much-awaited feuds includes The Miz, after their famous promo shoot on Talking Smack.

This rivalry began last month at Summerslam, which saw the inclusion of Maryse, who gave Miz an object which he hit on Bryan's forehead while he was about to dive. Two days later on SmackDown, Brie Bella joined Bryan to fight back the Miz and Maryse and now they are booked in a mixed tag team match at Hell in a Cell.

Also, another match between the duo has been announced for Super Show-Down, with the winner becoming the new #1 contender for WWE Championship, this match can go either way, but still Miz has more chance of getting the WWE Title opportunity comparing to Bryan because WWE might want to save Bryan's big moment with WWE Title for events like Royal Rumble, WrestleMania etc. But it is still possible Bryan picks up the win, which could be one of the biggest surprises of the night.

#3 Braun Strowman, Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre overcomes The Shield

Braun Strowman, Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre on Raw

After Summerslam, The Shield reunited once again, attacking Braun Strowman, when he was about to cash-in his Money in the Bank contract on Universal Champion Roman Reigns. The following week, another alliance transpired, when Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre united with Strowman to fight The Shield.

Now, Reigns is set to defend his Universal Championship at Hell in a Cell against Strowman, as for McIntyre and Ziggler, who became new Raw Tag Team Champions, this past week on Raw, will defend their Titles at Hell in a Cell possibly against Ambrose and Rollins.

Now, both teams will compete against each other at Super Show-Down, as this will be The Shield's first six-man tag team match since reuniting, so odds are this match will go in favor of The Shield. But, what happens if Strowman, Ziggler, and McIntyre beat The Shield at the event in Australia, it would be a big surprise indeed.

#2 Samoa Joe wins the WWE Championship

WWE Champion AJ Styles and Samoa Joe

WWE Champion AJ Styles will face Samoa Joe at Hell in a Cell. Joe had defeated Styles by disqualification at SummerSlam after Styles used a steel chair to attack Joe. Then WWE announced that there will be a rematch between the duo at Hell in a Cell as well as, Super Show-Down in Australia.

Now, either Joe wins or loses to Styles at Hell in a Cell, he will get another shot at the title in Australia. But, rumors have begun floating, that the only reason Styles is holding the title for so long is because of the promotional work for 2K19, Styles is on the cover of the WWE video game. The game will release around the month of October.

So, it is possible that Joe wins the WWE Title at Super Show-Down, instead of Hell in a Cell due to the event taking place in October. If he ends up winning the title, we could finally have the much-awaited match between Joe and Bryan, also various other big feuds with the likes of Jeff Hardy, Randy Orton, and even John Cena.

But, again this is WWE, and odds are Styles will remain the champion after the event in Australia. Still, Joe becoming the WWE Champion would quite be a surprising moment.

#1 Triple H defeats The Undertaker with the help of Shawn Michaels

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The Undertaker is set to face Triple H at The Super Show-Down in a "Last Time Ever" encounter. A rivalry that has taken place so many times before during the Attitude Era and thrice at WrestleMania, where Undertaker defeated him again and again. The last time they collided was at WrestleMania 28 inside Hell in a Cell with Shawn Michaels as special guest referee.

This past week on Raw, Michaels, and Undertaker returned to address about this match, from where they moved to their encounter at WrestleMania 26, where Undertaker ended Michaels career. Since then all WWE fans have been clamoring for Michaels to return for one more match. The reason Michaels has never thought about returning was due to the respect he has for the phenom. But, Undertaker declined it saying Michaels hasn't returned to the ring, out of fear.

Now, with all the rumors that Michaels will be once again the special guest referee at The Super Show-Down, has to lead to speculation that, Michaels might cost Undertaker his match against Triple H, building another encounter between Undertaker and Michaels at WrestleMania 35. If this happens then it would be the happiest surprise for WWE fans around the world.