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The Superstars of WWE will be making another trip to Saudi Arabia later this week as WWE Super ShowDown is all set for February 27, 2020.
Superstars of both RAW and SmackDown will battle at the event, and fans might even catch an NXT Superstar in the form of Mansoor take to the ring during the event.
No less than five Championships will be defended during the event, while the Superstars of RAW will also battler for the first-ever Tuwaiq Trophy.
With so many prizes on the line, there is no doubt in our minds that this overseas pay-per-view will be another great show and give fans exactly what they are looking for.
In this article, we will look at the 5 things that must happen at Super ShowDown to make the event a successful and memorable one.
#5 Bayley must cheat to retain her SmackDown Women’s title
Bayley and Noami will create history in Saudi Arabia as they will battle in the second women’s match which will also be the first Women’s Championship match in the Kingdom.
Naomi made a surprise return to SmackDown after a six-month hiatus and battled Carmella to win an opportunity to take on Bayley for the SmackDown Women’s Championship right away.
Bayley, who has been playing a heel for some time, has been giving some tough competition to her opponents and has also been using some heelish tactics to retain her title in the absence of her friend Sasha Banks.
During the event, we will likely see these two women get some time to put up a good match, just like Lacey Evans and Natalya got during the last pay-per-view. With Naomi being backed by the WWE Universe to dethrone The Hugger, it will be interesting to see how the company books this match.
However, the best thing to do would be to allow Bayley to cheat her way to victory and allow her to retain her title overseas, giving Naomi a chance to battle for it again at a later date.
It would be a shame to end Naomi’s quest for the women’s title so soon, and therefore the company must add some drama to the finish so that Naomi can make a case for another match for it.
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#4 The RAW Tag Team Championship match must end in a disqualification
Seth Rollins and Murphy surprised everyone when they defeated The Viking Raiders for the RAW Tag Team Championships. Since then, the two men have been able to retain their titles and rule over the red brand with the help of Authors of Pain.
Kevin Owens and Samoa Joe were the two men who had stood up to the heels, and they’d help from the Viking Raiders on RAW to try and end the reign of The Monday Night Messiah. However, it looks like Joe has been sidelined due to an injury once again, and since KO doesn’t travel to Saudi Arabia, he will be off the show too.
With that in mind, WWE has booked Rollins and Murphy to take on The Street Profits for the RAW Tag Team titles. Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford have been protected from losses in the past, and it seems like the creatives will look to do something similar once again.
At Super ShowDown, the company must bring The Street Profits close to victory before Akam and Rezar enter the ring to save their leader and Murphy, leading to a disqualification victory for Dawkins and Ford.
Not only will this protect The Street Profits from a loss, but it will also allow Rollins and Murphy to retain the titles. Since Owens has been orchestrating the resistance against The Monday Night Messiah, it would be unfair for the company to allow a title change without his presence. Therefore, the match must end in a disqualification to protect the various Superstars and storylines.
#3 AJ Styles must win the Tuwaiq Trophy
Last year’s Super ShowDown saw the company schedule a 51-Man Battle Royal for the event that was won by NXT’s Mansoor.
This year, the company has scheduled another gimmick match for the event in the form of a six-man gauntlet match for the first-ever Tuwaiq Trophy. Announced on the February 10 episode of Raw, the match will be between United States Champion Andrade, Bobby Lashley, AJ Styles, Erick Rowan, Rusev, and Rusev.
The match is filled with some of the best Superstars from RAW, as Andrade is on the rise while Rusev and Bobby Lashley are trying to make their mark on the brand and become one of the big players.
With such high stakes, it seems like WWE will use this match to build on a future contender for the WWE Champion. With that in mind, it seems like AJ Styles must win the match in order to progress on the red brand. Styles was getting into an interesting rivalry with Randy Orton but an injury forced him to take some time off which allowed Orton to start a rivalry with Edge.
Now that The Phenomenal One is free to move up the ranks once again, he could prove to be a great opponent for Brock Lesnar heading until WrestleMania 36 and he should get his push with a win in this match.
#2 Ricochet must awaken the Superhero within
Ricochet is set to battle in the match of his life against Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship. This won’t be the first time that the former United States Champion comes face to face with The Beast, as he has stood up to him in the past and played a major role in getting him eliminated during the 2020 Royal Rumble.
This will be another David vs Goliath story, something we’re used to seeing in WWE, especially with Brock Lesnar involved. Lesnar has had some memorable matches with smaller men like Rey Mysterio, Daniel Bryan, and Finn Balor, and we could witness another classic at Super ShowDown.
During the event, WWE must not allow Lesnar to squash Ricochet in less than a minute, something they’ve done with Kofi Kingston and several other Superstars in the past.
Instead, they should give their Resident Superhero a fighting chance against The Beast in order to appeal to the younger crowd in Saudi Arabia. Just like Balor did last year, Ricochet too should show a lot of heart and stay in the fight for at least five minutes, outpacing and outsmarting the unforgiving Lesnar before finally giving up.
Not only will this give the younger fans something to cheer for, but it will also allow them to give a prospect like Ricochet some backing and increase his fanbase for the long run.
#1 The Fiend must get up after several Spears
Goldberg has widely been known as one of the most dominating wrestlers of all time, and he has the stats to prove just that.
He only needs a couple of moves to put even the toughest opponents away in a matter of minutes. He got rid of Brock Lesnar with a few Spears and a Jackhammer at Survivor Series 2016 and took Kevin Owens’ Universal Championship away during Fastlane 2017 in a matter of seconds.
On SmackDown last week, Goldberg tried to flatten out The Fiend with a Spear and then got ready for another one, only for The Fiend to get back up, look at Goldberg, and disappear.
During their match at Super ShowDown, we must watch Goldberg dominate from the opening bell and then deliver at least half a dozen Spears to The Fiend, only for him to get back up and shake it off in a matter of seconds.
This would break into the head of even the most toughest Superstar like Goldberg, and force him to do something different, causing him to make a mistake and then eventually allow The Fiend to gain the upper hand and pick up the victory.
We've even seen men like Lesnar get shaken up after a Spear, but with The Fiend no-selling it, WWE will be able to make him into a huge star after just one match. They must capatalize on the opportunity at hand and work off Goldberg's image.
