WWE Super Showdown 2020: 5 possible finishes for Brock Lesnar vs. Ricochet

Ricochet battles Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship at the 2020 edition of Super ShowDown. The One and Only was victorious in a triple threat match involving both Bobby Lashley and Seth Rollins. Since Rollins has already battled The Beast for much of the last two years, he wasn't going to win. And although Lashley would provide The Beast with a physical match, he was also a heel.

In the past, Lesnar has had good matches with smaller opponents. Although he physically dominated the likes of Finn Balor, Rollins, AJ Styles and Daniel Bryan, they each had some of the best matches of the Beast's career. Ricochet is also a smaller guy who will wonderfully sell all of Lesnar's offense.

On paper, most people think that Ricochet has little to no chance of winning at Super ShowDown, especially so close to WrestleMania. But as we have seen in the past, stranger things have happened. Styles and Bryan both ended up facing Lesnar at past Survivor Series when match-ups had already been set for the show.

Ricochet does have a chance, albeit a slim one. His best chance for victory is to catch the Beast sleeping or to pick up a quick pinfall. Will it happen?

Here are five possible finishes for the WWE Championship match at Super ShowDown between Ricochet and Brock Lesnar.

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#5 Brock Lesnar wins in a quick squash match

The Beast

Due to the sheer size differential between the two competitors, a squash match is something that immediately comes to mind. We've seen Ricochet battle bigger guys many times in NXT and on RAW, so that isn't going to be anything new.

The main reason why this is a possibility is because of Lesnar. He won the title from Kofi Kingston in under 10 seconds. While it did upset some fans, it also painted The Beast as a truly dangerous and threatening presence once more.

Depending on how much of Vince McMahon's ear Paul Heyman has, he'll likely try to stop this from happening. Heyman has been pushing a lot of newer talent (Aleister Black, Murphy, Ricochet, Street Profits, Andrade) since taking control of RAW, so a quick squash of Ricochet would somewhat stall some of his momentum. It is, however, a plausible outcome.

#4 Ricochet wins in a surprise fashion

Will Ricochet sport a similar look on Thursday after Super Showdown?

While I don't think much will change between the planned WrestleMania match between Brock Lesnar and Drew McIntyre, anything can happen, especially if someone changes their mind. With Lesnar, however, that doesn't usually work out against him.

If WWE wants to really shock fans and give them a truly memorable moment, then it wouldn't be out of the realm of possibility if Ricochet caught Lesnar sleeping. He's (Lesnar) often so much more physically imposing compared to his opponents that he doesn't seem to take them seriously. But when someone of similar size shows up, like Keith Lee in the Royal Rumble, he immediately takes notice and focuses.

That's the type of moment that Ricochet could take advantage of. It could be via a quick roll up or after a brief moment where The Beast is rocked. The advantage of a surprise can often work in favor of the smaller opponents as they aren't considered to be that much of a threat to their bigger opponents.

Riho won most of her matches as AEW Women's Champion due to taking advantage of opportune moments in matches in order to secure roll up wins. Since she just lost her title to Nyla Rose, however, that might not be the most favorable comparison. Some performers can take opponents for granted and be surprised by the challenge. For that reason, a surprising win by the challenger could occur at Super ShowDown.

#3 Ricochet wins by DQ

Ricochet

Although it was in a different match between two different performers, WWE used a count out finish between Tyson Fury and Braun Strowman at Crown Jewel. They didn't want Fury to lose in his first match after paying him so much. They also couldn't afford to let Strowman get pinned by a relative novice in the ring. In that case, it made sense to have a finish other than a pin or submission.

Lesnar will likely throw Ricochet all around the ring during their match. He's done that with Rollins, Bryan, Balor and everyone in the Royal Rumble. It's a certainty to happen. But there could be a point in the match where Lesnar gets frustrated and he just goes ballistic and attacks Ricochet. Someone else could also interfere as WrestleMania main-eventer Drew McIntyre is without a match at SSD.

While a DQ would be a little disappointing, it could give the WWE an excuse for Lesnar to defend the title again at Elimination Chamber in a few weeks. That show will need some major title defenses to go along with what seems like three Elimination Chamber matches. By having a disqualification finish, it would prolong the feud by another week or two and give Ricochet another shot at the title before 'Mania.

#2 Brock Lesnar wins by submission

Brock Lesnar submitted Cain Velasquez via Kimura lock at Crown Jewel last year.

To add to his air of legitimacy, Brock Lesnar has repeatedly gone to the Kimura lock submission in order to finish off some opponents. He did beat Rey Mysterio by F5 but against both Finn Balor at the 2019 Royal Rumble and Cain Velasquez at Crown Jewel last fall, The Beast picked up a win by submitting his opponents.

He's also used the move in his past matches with everyone from CM Punk to Braun Strowman to Triple H. It's another way he can beat people and it makes him all the more dangerous to deal with. Instead of one or several F5s, he might simply decide to rip off Ricochet's arm.

Because of the size difference, it would be rather easy to take Ricochet down to the mat and keep him there. It all depends on how Lesnar decides to eat at Super Showdown. Does he want to play with his food and throw it all over the ring or does he want to impose his will on the mat and get right to business?

Whatever he decides, it wouldn't be a huge shock if he picked up another win via submission on the Road to WrestleMania.

#1 Brock Lesnar wins after a competitive match

Is this going to be the visual on the RAW after SSD?

The best thing Brock Lesnar can do if he is to retain his title is make his opponents look good in defeat. He did that with smaller albeit talented stars like AJ Styles, Bryan and Balor. Styles and Bryan had their moments in the driver's seat during their bouts and they even looked like they could win at various points.

It helps add an air of uncertainly to the match that The Beast could lose after so much hype leading up to a confrontation. It would also add some excitement and a pleasant surprise to the contest. When he just walks into a bout and wins in under 30 seconds, like against Kingston, it is somewhat disheartening. Lesnar winning dominantly continues to paint him as an unstoppable force, but it also helps the defeated retain some sort of credibility if it isn't a cakewalk.

Throughout the most recent RAW, everyone kept referring to a potential win by Ricochet as a "miracle". Stranger things have happened and even lasting 10 minutes would increase the One and Only's stock. Winning would be much better for him, but anytime someone goes toe to toe with the former UFC Heavyweight Champion, it improves their standing.

When they get run over, it does the opposite. The most likely outcome is for The Beast to retain his title after Ricochet makes him earn the win.