WWE Super-Showdown: Predicting the quality of every match

10 matches will be on the card of tomorrow's super show. A glorified house show it might be, but WWE has put together an impressive card for Super-Showdown.

The show will be a long one, and for many viewers, won't air at a convenient time. Which matches then, should people who can't watch live go back and revisit once the event is over? Nothing is for certain, but there are six strong paper matches on the card, with the remaining ones being weak.

Here are all 10 matches ranked according to their likely quality.

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#10 Ronda Rousey and the Bella Twins vs. The Riott Squad

If you avoid any match, this is the one.

Brie Bella has become a running gag since her return to the ring after SummerSlam. Nikki Bella isn't the live action train wreck that her sister is, but few clamored for her return. Ronda Rousey's ring work remains fundamentally electric, but still needs polishing.

Meanwhile, Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan have their own weaknesses and it's unlikely that Ruby Riott can carry the whole thing.

This match will set up the rumored Ronda Rousey vs. Nikki Bella Evolution main event, but that's another angle that's unexciting, to say the least.

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#9 Asuka and Naomi vs. The IIconics

Super Show-Down isn't going to be a good night for women's wrestling on the whole, because this is another weak match. The IIconics aren't good ring wrestlers and Naomi, while better, is often sloppy. This match is going to rely on Asuka to carry it, but if she sells too much, as we've seen in the previous two weeks, it's likely to drag.

That psychological disconnect, as well as the IIconics likely getting a tainted and unwarranted win, will make it another match that picky observers may wish to avoid.

This is hardly the way to get the build to Evolution started.

#8 John Cena and Bobby Lashley vs. Elias and Kevin Owens

Excellent segment this week aside, this match lacks excitement and feels like it's just there to fill time. It's essentially a random assortment of different wrestlers. While John Cena's return to the ring after six months will make for a memorable moment, there's no substance to it.

The work in the ring itself will be fine, but there will be no extra pop to this match.

#7 Triple H vs. The Undertaker

This has been the most heavily built match on the card. While the company should be commended for the work put into it, albeit at the expense of the full-time roster, Triple H and Undertaker's limitations have to be taken into account when you think about the quality of this match.

These aren't the same competitors that took each other on in 2011 and 2012. We can't expect their match here to be anywhere near as high quality as their WrestleMania encounters were. That's going to throw some shade on it by default.

There will be intrigue, but the action in the ring is likely to be slow and plodding.

#6 Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair

We now get into the high-quality matches on the card. While it's difficult to rank any of them last, Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch don't stand out as much as their peers do in relation to each other.

This is definitely going to be a match worth seeing, though. I suspect that it's going to be marred by an indecisive finish as a cheap, uncreative way to keep the feud going until Evolution, but this is going to be a solid match no matter which way you slice it.

#5 Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz

Daniel Bryan and The Miz are both great, though their SummerSlam encounter tempered expectations. It wasn't as good as it could have been. Perhaps that was by design, since this rivalry is supposedly on for the long haul.

I expect this match to be better than the SummerSlam match by virtue of the elevated stakes involved and the nugget from Miz last week that Daniel Bryan couldn't beat him because of his moral compass. That should lead to a better story in the ring.

Alas, when looking at their peers and comparing it to their last match, my prediction is that it won't get higher than this.

#4 The New Day vs. The Bar

The New Day always deliver in title matches. The Bar always deliver in title matches. This seems a no-brainer. Their historic rivalry will be renewed tomorrow and this could well steal the show.

There's truly no weak link in this match other than the fact that it has cream of the crop competition in Melbourne.

#3 AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe

This should be the culmination of the main roster's best feud this year so far. There won't be any count outs or disqualifications, so a screwy finish is out, barring some real idiocy like what WWE pulled off at Hell in a Cell.

Joe and AJ already have two standout matches this year, and the stipulation, added to the intensity of the story heading into Australia, should push it over the top. This is a match no one should miss!

#2 The Shield vs. Braun Strowman, Drew McIntyre, and Dolph Ziggler

Four of the competitors in this contest are fresh off a match of the year candidate. Add Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman into that mix and it's going to be an even bigger war.

We can expect chaotic brawls, hot tags, several near falls, and maybe a whole lot of stuff being destroyed.

The only weakness in this match is the potential convoluted booking of Roman Reigns, as has appeared in match after match this year, but the six man tag format should nullify that weakness.

#1 Cedric Alexander vs. Buddy Murphy

The last time these two met, on May 29th, they had a match of the year candidate. It was so good that the normally dead 205 Live crowd came alive. Now they'll meet each other again in front of a much bigger audience and in Buddy Murphy's hometown, which should ensure support for the challenger.

It's a no-brainer that Buddy Murphy should win this, but even if he doesn't, these two have proven themselves great together. Buddy Murphy's quality of work in 2018 alone should ensure a high-quality bout, but the previous match puts this one over the top.

Many people are going to be introduced to Murphy for the first time tomorrow and they'll be in for a treat.