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Braun Strowman has had mixed results when he has wrestled in Saudi Arabia. He won the Greatest Royal Rumble in the WWE's first trip, but was attacked by Baron Corbin before his match with Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship.
Since this will be his third match in Saudi Arabia, will it be a second-straight loss, or will it follow the trend of a win, a loss and then a win? Bobby Lashley isn't a slouch by any means, even though he fell to Strowman in their arm-wrestling match on the go-home episode of Raw this week.
Even though he lost to Strowman, he ended the night with the momentum before the show when he tossed chalk into Strowman's face and proceeded to power slam 'the Monster Among Men.' Now that Lashley has the momentum heading into their actual match on Friday, will it translate over to a different continent?
Either man could conceivably win in Jeddah, but the manner in which they win varies vastly. Lashley is the heel in the feud, so he could use some underhanded tactics in order to topple 'the Monster.' And since Strowman is the good guy in the match, his main path to victory would be a clean win. Here are five possible finishes for the match between Strowman and Lashley at Super ShowDown.
#5 Braun Strowman wins clean
The most straight-forward albeit satisfying finish to this match would be with Strowman beating Lashley cleanly in the middle of the ring. It would continue to paint Strowman as a top Superstar on Raw and Lashley, like practically everyone, wouldn't lose anything by falling to Strowman.
'The Monster Among Men' has had a lot of stop-start pushes that have started strong but have then ended abruptly for one reason or another. Is this the first step on his next run to challenge for the Universal Championship? While I expect Seth Rollins to retain, you never know with both Brock Lesnar looming and Drew McIntyre waiting in the wings to be christened the face of Raw.
Strowman needs the win more than Lashley does, and if 'the Almighty' is allowed to take some time off in order to have a fight in Bellator, this might be a way to write him out of things for a few months. Having 'the Monster Among Men' lose to Lashley would continue the damage that has been done to Strowman over the last few years.
#4 Bobby Lashley wins clean
As mentioned on the first slide, although it would further damage Strowman's credibility if he lost to Lashley in Saudi Arabia, it wouldn't surprise me if Lashley is booked to win. He's a favorite of 'the Chairman' due to his physique and if he did win, he could stake a claim to a Universal Championship shot in the future.
Lashley's return hasn't been as successful as both he and WWE would have wanted, but at least he hasn't been booked to lose so many matches for the Universal Title like Strowman has. Lashley has recovered from losing to some of the other faces like Finn Balor or Seth Rollins, but physically, Strowman beating Lashley is believable.
It would also be somewhat believable for Lashley to defeat Strowman. He displayed his power on Raw by power slamming 'the Monster', and power like that often gets rewarded by Creative. If the match is longer and Lashley wins, it would not be as bad as if 'the Almighty' won a quick squash match.
#3 Lashley wins in dirty fashion
One easy way to keep both Lashley and Strowman looking strong coming out of Super ShowDown is to have 'the Almighty' win, albeit through some chicanery. Lashley resorted to that on Raw by tossing chalk in Strowman's face before capping off the segment by power slamming 'the Monster.'
It could have been a precursor of things to come on Friday or it could have been done so that both men came out of the arm wrestling match looking strong. It's hard to have both men go over AND look strong, but Monday's booking and Lashley winning by nefarious means accomplishes that.
There is also the looming threat of Drew McIntyre and/or Baron Corbin interfering due to the constant thorn the triumvirate of men have been in Strowman's side throughout the last nine months. Either man could easily interfere to help Lashley win, but it will likely come back to haunt them if all of these Superstars are in the 50-man match.
#2 The match ends in a No-Contest
Another easy way to protect both men and keep them looking strong is having the match simply end without a fall. It happened on an episode of Raw when Strowman and the Big Show fought in the main event. The ring imploded after Strowman super-plexed Big Show from the top rope.
Some sort of spectacle could be in store to shock the crowd, and something like the stunt between Show and Strowman would certainly do that. I know Lashley isn't nearly the size of the Big Show, but maybe Strowman power slams 'the Almighty' through an announce table.
Or the men could cause destruction to the ring, forcing the match to stop. The outcome of the match, like most outcomes, is dependent upon if this feud is to continue through Super ShowDown. If it is, a non-finish is certainly a route that could be taken. It would not only prolong the feud but give each man a reason to keep fighting.
#1 Strowman wins by DQ
Much like Lashley winning in dirty fashion, another possible fashion in which the match could end is if there is outside interference. Corbin seems to love costing Strowman matches, so he could plausibly try to cost 'the Monster Among Men' another match.
If he does, however, he could easily be caught, thus giving Strowman a win by disqualification. It would prolong the Lashley/Strowman feud but also the ongoing tension between Corbin and 'the Monster Among Men.'
Braun Strowman hasn't technically gotten his revenge on Corbin for costing him the Universal Championship in Saudi Arabia last time. Corbin also helped Sami Zayn win the match for Strowman's spot in the Money in the Bank match.
There needs to be a sound conclusion to the constant torment that Corbin has put Strowman through. This could be one last straw that causes Strowman to finally avenge his prior defeats caused by the TGI Friday's waiter.
