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The WWE Super Show-Down event takes place in Melbourne, Australia on Saturday.
The following matches are scheduled from the Raw brand: The Undertaker (w/Kane) vs. Triple H (w/Shawn Michaels), The Shield vs. Braun Strowman, Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre, John Cena & Bobby Lashley vs. Elias & Kevin Owens, and Ronda Rousey & The Bella Twins vs. The Riott Squad.
The following matches are scheduled from SmackDown Live: AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe (No Disqualification WWE Championship), Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair (SmackDown Women’s Championship), The New Day vs. The Bar (SmackDown Tag Team Championship), Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz (WWE Championship #1 contender), and Asuka & Naomi vs. The IIconics.
To complete the stacked 10-match card, Melbourne’s own Buddy Murphy will challenge Cedric Alexander for the Cruiserweight Championship.
In this article, let’s try to predict the outcome of every match on the show.
#10 Ronda Rousey & The Bella Twins vs. The Riott Squad
No announcement has yet been made but it is expected that Ronda Rousey will defend the Raw Women’s Championship against Nikki Bella at WWE Evolution on October 28.
So, will The Bella Twins turn against “The Baddest Woman On The Planet” during or after this six-woman tag to set up the title match? Or will they all get along on Saturday and the rivalry can kick-start another time, possibly on next week’s Raw?
Either way, with or without a betrayal, this will surely be a win for Rousey & The Bella Twins.
Prediction: Ronda Rousey & The Bella Twins def. The Riott Squad
#9 John Cena & Bobby Lashley vs. Kevin Owens & Elias
John Cena hasn’t competed in a WWE ring since he defeated Triple H at the Greatest Royal Rumble, so can anyone really see him returning to lose a relatively meaningless tag match which has only received a small amount of build-up on Raw?
The makeshift alliance of Cena & Bobby Lashley might not go as smoothly as planned, as we predicted in our possible Super Show-Down shocks, but it’d be a surprise to see anything other than a victory for the babyfaces.
Prediction: John Cena & Bobby Lashley def. Kevin Owens & Elias
#8 Asuka & Naomi vs. The IIconics
This tag match came about after Naomi received help in her battle against The IIconics from Asuka in early September, and the unlikely duo have since gone on to form an alliance.
If this was anywhere else in the world, the fan favourites would surely get the win.
But in Melbourne, the city where Billie Kay & Peyton Royce had their WWE tryout, it’s difficult to look past The IIconics.
Prediction: The IIconics def. Asuka & Naomi
#7 SmackDown Tag Team Championship: The New Day (c) vs. The Bar
Despite multiple SmackDown Tag Team Championship #1 contender tournaments recently, The Bar became the latest challengers for the titles simply because WWE booked a bunch of Super Show-Down matches a month in advance.
Due to the unimaginative way that the match was put together, and because it feels like Cesaro & Sheamus will never recover from losing to a 10-year-old at WrestleMania 34, let’s go for The New Day to retain.
Prediction: The New Day def. The Bar
#6 Cruiserweight Championship: Cedric Alexander (c) vs. Buddy Murphy
Cedric Alexander has been the Cruiserweight champion since defeating Mustafa Ali for the vacant title at WrestleMania 34, so is this the match that sees his six-month reign finally come to an end?
Buddy Murphy isn’t as well-known to casual fans as his opponent – he’s never appeared on Raw, for example – but it’d be a surprise if he failed to win the title in his hometown of Melbourne.
Prediction: Buddy Murphy def. Cedric Alexander
#5 The Shield vs. Braun Strowman, Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre
The rivalry between The Shield and Braun Strowman, Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre has dominated Monday nights for the last weeks, with every male Raw title taken up in this storyline.
For the simple reason that this show is expected to be another glorified live event, which generally means the babyfaces win, let’s go for Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose to come away with the victory.
Prediction: The Shield def. Braun Strowman, Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre
#4 WWE Championship #1 contender: Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz
Daniel Bryan and The Miz will do battle for the third pay-per-view in a row to determine a new #1 contender for the WWE Championship.
Given that Bryan has just lost to Shelton Benjamin and that Miz was defeated recently by R-Truth, neither of these Superstars really look like a possible WWE Championship winner right now.
As we alluded to in our possible Super Show-Down shocks, WWE would be wise to determine a new #1 contender between these two men at a later date, possibly on SmackDown Live, when the match can feel a bit more meaningful and not forgotten about in a stacked 10-match card.
Prediction: Draw
#3 WWE Championship No Disqualification: AJ Styles (c) vs. Samoa Joe
AJ Styles cryptically mentioned on the most recent episode of SmackDown Live that he wants to “bury Samoa Joe alive” for the trauma that his rival has put the Styles family through.
Assuming that this feud will continue beyond Super Show-Down and culminate with a Buried Alive match, possibly at Crown Jewel on November 2, it looks likely that “The Phenomenal One” will keep hold of his WWE Championship for at least another pay-per-view.
Prediction: AJ Styles def. Samoa Joe
#2 SmackDown Women’s Championship: Becky Lynch (c) vs. Charlotte Flair
The most compelling story in WWE will get a new chapter when Charlotte Flair challenges Becky Lynch for the SmackDown Women’s Championship in one of the most anticipated matches of the show.
Like AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe, it looks as though this storyline will continue beyond Super Show-Down and lead to a rematch, most likely at WWE Evolution on October 28, to settle the rivalry once and for all.
Either way, it’d be a surprise to see “The Irish Lass Kicker” lose her title just three weeks after finally winning it, so let’s go with the champ to retain.
Prediction: Becky Lynch def. Charlotte Flair
#1 Last Time Ever: The Undertaker (w/Kane) vs. Triple H (w/Shawn Michaels)
This ‘last time ever’ match is less about The Undertaker vs. Triple H and more about what the retired Shawn Michaels might do in his role supporting HHH from ringside.
Michaels is expected to come out of retirement to compete at the Crown Jewel event (and possibly Survivor Series) next month, so will he cost The Undertaker in Melbourne to set up a future encounter? Or will the inevitable altercation take place once the match is over?
We can definitely expect to see some kind of physicality between ‘Taker and HBK, but let’s predict that it’ll happen after “The Deadman” has defeated “The Game”.
Prediction: The Undertaker def. Triple H
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