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With the return of WWE to Saudi Arabia, we were prepared to see a number of different parties come together to put together a grand show which can be boasted about for years. WWE tried to pull off a WrestleMania type event in Jeddah and brought in all the ingredients to do so.
What was missing was some solid storylines for many of the matches, and good creative writing to ensure that each match becomes enjoyable.
While the show did deliver some high spots, it fell apart in many places which made many of the matches and bookings questionable.
In this article, we will look at the biggest questions we have from the show and how they made an impact on either the show, the storylines, or the superstars involved.
#4 The 24/7 Championship
When the 24/7 Championship was introduced, it was met with mixed reviews over the internet by the WWE Universe. While some liked the concept but hated the design of the belt, many couldn’t figure out why WWE would even launch the championship.
After R-Truth won the belt, he has made it one of the most fun aspects of WWE Network today, and we are usually treated to an amusing video where superstars are trying to find R-Truth and win the title from him.
A missed opportunity for the championship came during the Super ShowDown event where the Battle Royal was held. WWE could have entered R-Truth into the Battle Royal too and made it a fun affair where superstars would have been more interested in keeping Truth in the match and trying to pin him for the championship rather than competing to win the Battle Royal.
This would have added more flavor to the repetitive use of Battle Royals where superstars usually don’t get to win much.
#3 Lucha House Party vs. Lars Sullivan
Lars Sullivan battled in his first main roster match in a pay-per-view event outside his home country. If that isn’t a huge achievement for the superstar, we don’t know what is.
The Freak was unleashed in Jeddah as he fought his debut match against Lucha House Party's Lince Dorado, Kalisto and Gran Metalik in a 3-on-1 Handicap match.
WWE had been building this match for weeks, and we were expecting a final showdown between the men involved to put this rivalry to end for good so that Lars can move onto greater opponents.
Instead of giving Lars a huge victory over the three men, WWE gave him a questionable disqualification victory that does good for none of the men involved. It might have an impact on the Lucha House Party, who really didn’t lose clean, but it doesn’t make Lars look any more ruthless than he has already been seen as since the past few months.
#2 Why Shane McMahon?
Jeddah welcomed back the man they crowned The Best in the World last year, as Shane McMahon got another high-profile match in the Kingdom against Roman Reigns. The match had received the most hype and television time out of any other match that played out on the card, and the build was spread throughout both Raw and SmackDown.
With Roman Reigns already announcing his match with Drew McIntyre for Stomping Grounds well before the event, it was obvious that McIntyre will have a role to play in this match.
The biggest question in this match was whether McMahon is the Best in the World, as he was able to outsmart WWE’s biggest face many times and ultimately managed to pin him for the victory.
What’s worse is that we have already watch Roman Reigns defeat Drew McIntyre at WrestleMania 35, and this combination of bookings does not make much sense going forward.
#1 The rematches
Right after the Super ShowDown event, a few matches for WWE’s next pay-per-view Stomping Grounds have been revealed. After Ziggler’s match with Kofi, Ziggler expressed to Byron Saxton backstage that he wants Kingston inside a steel cage.
Looking at the matches, one wonders whether Super ShowDown was just the grounds for laying and testing out some matches before Stomping Grounds?
We will witness the same challengers take on the top champions of the company at the event, as Dolph Ziggler will meet Kofi Kingston inside a Steel Cage and Rollins will square off against Baron Corbin again.
Another question these bookings raise is what gives the challenger a reason to challenge for the championships once again after losing cleanly in their first tries?
Since WWE has done away with rematch clause for those who lose their championships, then why are the men who aren’t even holding a title and losing in their efforts of winning one getting rematches?
