5 Things we learned at WWE Super ShowDown 2020

An unusual twist in the WWE PPV schedule occurred this year as WWE Super ShowDown 2020 actually replaced the Fastlane PPV. Fastlane had been the last stop on the Road to WrestleMania in years past but instead, the Elimination Chamber PPV was moved to March. February's slot was then filled by Super ShowDown.

In all, five titles were defended at the show with two - the SmackDown Tag Team titles and the Universal Championship - changing hands. That new dynamic will briefly shake things up until the EC PPV. At that show, we should know who will be holding each title walking into Tampa.

Some matches were used to end angles (Roman Reigns/King Corbin) while the outcome of others (Tuwaiq Mountain Trophy Gauntlet) set the stage for a match at the Show of Shows. Things can be learned from every WWE PPV and Super ShowDown was no different. Here are five things that we found out from the 2020 edition of Super ShowDown.

#5 AJ Styles vs. the Undertaker is indeed happening

Styles now has a direction heading into 'Mania.

After the OC attacked Rey Mysterio backstage prior to his entering the gauntlet match, it appeared that the Tuwaiq Mountain Trophy would be going home with the Phenomenal One. But to his surprise and to the delight of everyone watching Super ShowDown, The Undertaker appeared. His walk to the ring was longer than his actual participation in the gauntlet match.

AJ Styles had referenced several dream opponents in a promo on the last RAW and one of those names was that of the Undertaker. It appears that he took it personally as he not only beat Styles in the final bout of the gauntlet but he also set the stage for a match between the two at the Show of Shows in April.

Facing the Undertaker at 'Mania has become akin to having a title match at the Showcase of the Immortals. Many people want to face the Phenom at 'Mania but only a select few stars have been lucky enough to do so. After their confrontation at SSD, it appears Styles will get to cash in on one of the dream matches on his bucket list. He's precisely the man to help 'Taker to a good match.

#4 King Corbin vs. Roman Reigns is over . . . finally

Reigns battled Corbin in another big match.

It's the feud that never seemed to end. Roman Reigns and King Corbin battled each other for most of the second half of 2019 as well as into the first two months of 2020. The pairing got Reigns over more with some of the fans since it's easy to root against and boo the heel work of Corbin.

The two men have battled each other at Survivor Series, even though they were on the same team, as well as at TLC (won by Corbin) and on various episodes of SmackDown. An episode wouldn't pass without the two swapping fists and dog food.

They had a Falls Count Anywhere match at the Royal Rumble (won by Reigns) and then a Steel Cage match at SSD (won by Reigns). We knew that this feud was basically a holding pattern until WrestleMania season finally kicked into gear. Well, after another victory over the King, Reigns is moving on to a big title match at WrestleMania.

Corbin has been embroiled in feuds that have lasted too long like when he fought Seth Rollins for the Universal Championship at three straight PPVs during the summer of 2019. He's a good heel to top mid-carders like Shorty G and Ali but still isn't at the level to come out on top of a feud against the top stars. Thankfully, he'll be moving on to something else on the Road to WrestleMania.

#3 The Fiend lost his title but not all of his aura

We can still let him in, even without the title.

I wish that The Fiend retained his title against Goldberg, but it was not to be. Creative wants a different direction heading into WrestleMania regarding its title match. That leaves Wyatt without a title heading into the Show of Shows, but it doesn't outright mean that his new character is vanquished.

Thrusting him into the title scene so soon was part of the problem. He was so popular and effective right away that it forced their hands by having him defeat Rollins. It also made Rollins turn to the dark side. While the heel work of both men has been great, had things been held off, then a good portion of us wouldn't be mad that the Fiend lost the Universal Championship.

He's not without a match for WrestleMania 36 as we saw him challenge John Cena on the ensuing episode of SmackDown. Cena obliged, and with that, even without a title, the Fiend's match at the Show of Shows becomes more intriguing than the match with the actual Champion. While Wyatt didn't attack or torment the former in order to get him into a match, it still made sense with the way it was presented.

The 16-time Champion was saying that he was going to leave WrestleMania to the current full-time stars who are "the future" rather than take a spot away from someone deserving. Perhaps that's why the Fiend simply showed up and pointed rather than attacking the returning Cena. He can do plenty of that on the Road to WrestleMania - there is another whole month of build. We should get plenty of creepy and ominous undertones in the Fiend's promos.

#2 The past still trumps the present

The Miz added another title to his long resume.

It's something that WWE has done for years, and 2020 has been no different. Ricochet fell to Brock Lesnar, although that was the expected outcome. The WWE Championship match was essentially a placeholder for the Beast until he tangles with Drew McIntyre in April.

The Undertaker showed up to fill in as a last-minute replacement in the gauntlet match where he pinned AJ Styles. Styles is no spring chicken but he is a representative of the current crop of Superstars.

Even in the SmackDown Tag Team title match, a team from the past that has reformed, The Miz and John Morrison, defeated a team from today's WWE. It made sense in storyline because the New Day has been opposed by Miz and Morrison since the latter's return to WWE. It wasn't something that just popped up on the go-home episode of SmackDown.

The biggest example of the past beating the present was in the Universal Championship match. Goldberg returned two weeks ago to challenge the Fiend Bray Wyatt for the title and he captured it in the main event. It altered the path for several stars at WrestleMania but still followed WWE's choice of having part-time stars go over full-time performers. It all boils down to what they perceive as the biggest matches possible for the Show of Shows.

#1 We should know to expect change before WrestleMania

Taking emotion out of everything that happened, one thing is apparent - we as fans should know that things can and will often change before WrestleMania. That's not to say that the entire 'Mania card will be shifted monumentally but that at least a few matches will be altered with a month or so left to go until the Show of Shows.

Wyatt was involved in such a situation in 2017 when he won the WWE title at the Elimination Chamber PPV. It set up his match with Randy Orton as the Viper had won the Royal Rumble a few months prior.

Last year on the Road to WrestleMania, Charlotte Flair won the SmackDown Women's Championship in an impromptu match just two weeks before the Showcase of the Immortals. And now this year with SSD, Goldberg will be walking into Tampa as the Universal Champion instead of the Fiend.

It's seemed as if the state of WWE is one that has been in constant flux over the last few years. Some plans fall through due to injury or an alteration in plans. Even two Elimination Chamber matches were teased a few weeks ago by Lacey Evans and Sheamus respectively. Instead, they were replaced by one for the SmackDown Tag Team titles. Minds can and have changed before the actual 'Mania PPV, and although some changes may be ones we don't agree with, we should at least be used to the potential that things will be altered.