Super ShowDown 2019: 3 biggest mistakes WWE has made in the build-up to the event

The Super ShowDown pay-per-view will take place on June 7, 2019, at the King Abdullah Sports City's King Abdullah International Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It will be the second WWE event promoted under the Super ShowDown chronology and the third event under WWE's 10-year partnership supporting Saudi Vision 2030.

Keeping that in mind, WWE has yet again tried to assemble a star-studded roster for the event in order to ensure that The Kingdom stays interested in the product and keeps asking for more from the WWE management in the coming years.

While the Greatest Royal Rumble received a good amount of build-up, the second event Crown Jewel received an even bigger build up, especially because the first ever WWE World Cup was held at the event.

The Super ShowDown, however, seems more rushed and doesn’t seem to have received its fair share of storylines which could hurt the clashes which will take place at the event.

In this article, we will take a look at the 3 biggest mistakes WWE have made in their build-up to the event.

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#3 Braun Strowman vs. Bobby Lashley?

Was this all the creatives could have come up with?

One of the biggest clashes for the event is scheduled to take between the two biggest men on Raw, Bobby Lashley and Braun Strowman. Before the clash was announced, there were reports of Drew McIntyre taking on Strowman at the event. It’s possible WWE changed plans to save that match for a later date and a bigger event with a better build-up.

Even though this match was announced on May 18, WWE has not really bothered to build it up at all in the past few weeks.

We’ve seen the two men come face to face a couple of times, especially when Strowman had a short feud with Sami Zayn, but WWE has not really bothered to build on this mid-card match.

This is surprising, keeping in mind that Strowman has won the Greatest Royal Rumble in Saudi Arabia in the past, and is also a Money in the Bank briefcase winner and was in the picture for the Universal Championship once. There is no doubt that his popularity in Saudi Arabia is high.

Lashley, on the other hand, has seen mixed treatment at the hands of the creatives since his return, and this could soon result in his departure.

#2 Not giving enough time to the legends

What we know about the WWE Universe in Saudi Arabia is that they love their legends. They have respect for the superstars who have made it big in the industry in the past and are actively competing on and off to entertain the fans.

This has resulted in Saudi Arabia getting superstars such as The Undertaker, Triple H, Kane, and Kurt Angle for matches at events in The Kingdom and entertaining the masses.

Similarly, this year we will see superstars such as Goldberg make the trip to Saudi Arabia for his first pay-per-view with WWE there along with The Undertaker, Triple H, and Randy Orton.

With such a loaded card consisting of such respectable names, WWE should have dedicated some time to build up the matches which include these men.

Instead, they’ve waited until the last few days to get Triple H and Randy Orton face-to-face on Raw, and for Undertaker to appear on Raw and Goldberg on SmackDown.

If traveling and scheduling was an issue, the creatives could have relied on some promos and videos to help with the build-up which would have not only gotten the Saudi audience excited for the clashes but the rest of the WWE Universe too.

#1 Made the Money in the Bank cash-in all about the Universal Championship

A rivalry between Lesnar and Rollins makes sense, but shouldn't have been the only focus

The Money in the Bank contract allows the winner to challenge either top champion of Raw or SmackDown anytime, anywhere, once and is valid for a period of one year.

This is the power that any superstar who holds the Money in the Bank briefcase gets, and therefore the holder becomes one of the most feared superstars in the locker room. Things have gotten even more fearsome as the briefcase is currently held by ‘The Beast’ Brock Lesnar.

Lesnar lost his Universal Championship to Seth Rollins at WrestleMania 35, but he now has a great chance of taking away the championship from The Beast Slayer and putting it around his own waist again whenever he pleases.

With that said, it’s sad to see how the creatives have focused the Money in the Bank contract drama on the Universal Championship since the past couple of weeks.

Lesnar has the option of challenging either the WWE Champion or the Universal Champion, but he is focused on one man. This has also led to Lesnar only appearing on Raw to threaten a cash-in and just kept Kofi in the loop on the show without him facing any real threat.

This week on Raw, Lesnar attacked Rollins and left him completely broken but The Beast did not cash in his contract. He was heard saying he’d do it this Friday, making the entire matter about the Universal Championship as that means the WWE Champion is safe from The Beast’s wrath. WWE could have used this oppurtunity to keep the fans guessing instead.