5 things WWE got right at Super ShowDown

WWE returned to Saudi Arabia tonight with some great action and a few surprises.

Ricochet was all geared up for the biggest match of his career as he was up against the dominating Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship.

Goldberg was scheduled to return to the ring too to face 'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt for the Universal Championship. The night also saw the first Women's Championship defense on Saudi Arabian soil in a match between Bayley and Naomi.

The RAW and SmackDown Tag Team Championships along with the prestigious Tuwaiq Trophy were also up for grabs during the night.

In this article, we will look at the 5 things WWE got right at this year's Super ShowDown event.

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#5 The women get a long match

Naomi and Bayley were set to make history when they took to the ring for the SmackDown Women’s Championship match at the event. Both women, wearing bodysuits, showed that they were ready to fight, whenever and wherever given the chance.

One thing WWE worked on was giving Naomi a multicolored bright bodysuit which went with her vibrant personality, while Bayley got the darker suit to match her current character.

Both women got major strikes in, even though it seemed like they were either uncomfortable or restricted from using certain moves that they usually do. However, the match lasted eleven and a half minutes, making it one of the longest matches on the card and clearly showing that WWE and Saudi Arabia were both invested in hosting women’s matches in The Kingdom and it was not just a publicity stunt for the fans.

In the end, Bayley hit her finisher on Naomi to pick up the win and retain the title. This was the right call to make as the show didn’t seem like the right place for a title switch and Naomi needs to get deeper into the storyline before she can become the SmackDown Women’s Champion again.

Both women represented the WWE women’s division near perfectly and performed as well as everyone expected them to.

#4 The Miz & Morrison

The Miz and John Morrison were once WWE's premiere tag team, and the duo reunited once Morrison re-signed with the company.

At Super ShowDown, the two men got their match against the SmackDown Tag Team Champions, The New Day.

Both teams gave it their all but it was The Miz and Morrison who retained the advantage for most of the clash. They isolated Big E for as long as they could and kept Kofi Kingston away from the action for an extended period.

Once The Miz hit the Skull Crushing Finale on Big E, it seemed like all was over. However, the big man mustered enough strength to kick out.

The Miz later tried the same move on Kofi who reversed it, but Morrison struck him with a steel chair while the referee was distracted and The Miz managed to roll the former WWE Champion for a victory.

This was the right way to allow the heels to pick up a victory and win back the Tag Team Championships after 11 years.

An unclean victory protects The New Day and will allow them a rematch down the road. The Miz and Morrison are red hot on SmackDown and deserved to win the title quickly to stay in front of the line.

#3 The Phenomenal Deadman

Did anyone really expect this to happen?

The Gauntlet match for the prestigious Tuwaiq Trophy saw R-Truth kick things off with the man he faced on RAW earlier this week, Bobby Lashley.

Fans expected Truth to suffer the same fate as he did on Monday Night, but instead, the former United States Champion came into the match with new energy.

He survived some big blows from Lashley and finally put him away with a roll-up, picking up the first elimination of the match. However, Lashley handed a beatdown to Truth before leaving the arena.

Andrade arrived next to battle Truth and the veteran was again lucky as he got a pinfall over the current United States Champion by fluke.

Rowan entered next and tried to get rid of Truth, but his emotions led him to go overboard, leading to a disqualification. He too thrashed Truth on his way out.

Finally, AJ Styles was able to dispose Truth after a sensational performance. Next up was Rey Mysterio who was attacked by The O.C. backstage and could not make it to the ring.

However, The Undertaker appeared to lay down The O.C. and then arrived into the arena to Chokeslam Styles and win the Tuwaiq Trophy to the utter surprise of the entire WWE Universe.

This was a good way to bring in The Phenom and have him do the least bit to pick up the trophy and also possibly book his next rivalry for WrestleMania.

Will The Phenomenal One be the man who will retire The Phenom?

#2 The Beast’s squash

Lesnar did not go easy on the man who orchestrated his Royal Rumble elimination

WWE had been doing increasingly well building up the clash between Brock Lesnar and Ricochet. Lesnar has historically had good matches against smaller opponents, and fans were expecting the high-flying Ricochet to give Lesnar a tough time in Saudi Arabia, even if he was going to lose.

As the two men squared off in the ring, Lesnar swatted The One and Only out of mid-air during a dropkick and it was all over for Ricochet from thereon. Ricochet was sent on a one-way trip to Suplex City, after which Lesnar hit a thunderous F5 to pick up the victory in under two minutes.

This was disappointing for some fans, but it seems like WWE made the right booking at the right time. Ricochet is a great wrestler and could have given Lesnar a tough time, but they weren’t going to let The Beast be taken off his feet by a rising star.

Instead, they did the right thing by taking down the determined Superstar and allowed Lesnar a very quick victory in order to build him on his way to WrestleMania. If this remains Lesnar’s last match till he squares off with Drew McIntyre, then The Beast and his Advocate will have something to brag about and remind the fans until McIntyre eventually defeats him.

#1 Goldberg wins the Universal Championship

Goldberg won the title after beating The Fiend

Love it or hate it, what’s done is done.

A few weeks ago, Goldberg laid down the challenge for the Universal Championship to ‘The Fiend’ Bray Wyatt, who gladly accepted it.

The stage was set, and fans expected Wyatt to pick up another victim on his way to greatness as Goldberg is one legend who would have really made him look much bigger.

Instead, Goldberg went after the menacing figure right from the opening bell and took him down with a Spear. He fought off a couple of Mandible Claw attempts and delivered a few more ordinary-looking Spears to keep The Fiend off his feet.

He reversed another Mandible Claw attempt and delivered a weak-looking Jackhammer to pin Wyatt and win the Universal Champion, shocking everyone watching the show.

The Fiend then got up, the lights went out, and he disappeared into thin air.

While the match was not too great, and many people won’t like the result, it makes sense to have someone like Goldberg break Wyatt’s streak and make him seem more "human". While there are only a handful of men on the current roster who WWE could have booked to defeat The Fiend down the road to break his streak, Goldberg felt like the most natural choice and not many in the WWE Universe can argue that Goldberg can’t defeat The Fiend.

The booking allows Goldberg to have a few more matches in WWE before parting ways, possibly at WrestleMania 36, and opens the door for less one-sided bookings for The Fiend.