WWE Super Showdown Rumor Roundup- Possible opponent for Goldberg, 6-time Champion returning?

WWE Super Showdown 2020 takes place later this month from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Two big matches have already been announced for the show and we can expect more in the coming weeks. Brock Lesnar will be defending the WWE Championship at Super Showdown. He will be defending his title against former NXT star Ricochet. Ricochet won the #1 contendership earlier this week on RAW after winning a triple threat match.

The second big match announced for WWE Super Showdown is for the SmackDown Tag-Team Championships. The New Day will be defending their titles against The Miz and the recently returned John Morrison. It will be interesting to see if Miz and Morrison can capture the titles once again all these years later.

Apart from the announced matches, we also have a ton of rumors regarding what could happen on the show. This included the possibility of WWE Legend Hulk Hogan being at Super Showdown as well as who Goldberg's possible opponent on the night could be. We may also have disappointing news regarding Sting.

Before moving on to the next part of this article, gear up by listening to what Sheamus has to say regarding the success of The Bar and Cesaro's singles career in WWE!

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#5 Goldberg's Smackdown appearance will lead to Super Showdown match

Goldberg will be back on SmackDown this Friday

Earlier this week, WWE announced Goldberg's return. This will be Goldberg's first appearance in WWE since SummerSlam. Goldberg will return on SmackDown this Friday. PWInsider is reporting that Goldberg's appearance this Sunday will lead to his match at WWE Super Showdown later this month.

There are a number of good options on the SmackDown roster for Goldberg to face. It will be interesting to see who WWE picks as Goldberg's opponent. More on who could face Goldberg at Super Showdown on the next page.

#4 Hulk Hogan could be at Super Showdown

Hulk Hogan could be back at WWE Super Showdown

6-time WWE Champion and wrestling legend Hulk Hogan will be at WWE Super Showdown again this year. This is according to a report from PWInsider. However, we have no word on the sort of role Hogan will have on the night.

Here's what the report from PWInsider had to say:

“WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan is set to return to WWE TV for the Super ShowDown 2020 event from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. There's no word yet on what Hogan will be doing at Super ShowDown, but PWInsider reports that he is booked.” H/T: WINC

Last year's Super Showdown saw Hogan and fellow legend Ric Flair manage their respective teams in a tag-team Showdown. Team Hogan which consisted of Roman Reigns, Rusev, Ricochet, Shorty G and Ali.

Hogan could be in a smilar role this year too or he could just be the host of the event once again. Regardless, fans in Riyadh will be overjoyed to see the Hulkster again if he is indeed a part of the show.

#3 Goldberg's possible opponent

Goldberg

Speaking of Goldberg's return, we will find out who Goldberg will be wrestling at Super Showdown this Friday on SmackDown. According to Dave Meltzer, two possible Superstars who could face Goldberg are Bray Wyatt and Baron Corbin. Here's what Meltzer said:

Alvarez: Well, he is going to SmackDown, and usually when Goldberg’s doing something it is on RAW unless it’s SmackDown for a reason.

Meltzer: Right, right, right. Especially because he’s pretty much like the Paul Heyman project. So him being on SmackDown is a big surprise. That’s why Bray Wyatt sort of makes sense as there is no other opponent. I mean, they could do a Daniel Bryan match again, but he’s beaten Daniel Bryan twice clean. And they have to do something. Roman Reigns is going to be the guy at WrestleMania. So, they got two PPVs until WrestleMania. They got Saudi, and then they got Elimination Chamber. One right after the other. So, it’s kind of a weird situation. I mean, what are the heels do they have. It could be Corbin. It absolutely could be Corbin.

#2 Sting will not be at WWE Super Showdown

It looks like Sting will not be returning at Super Showdown

Late last month, it looked like WCW legend and WWE Hall of Famer Sting would be coming out of retirement to wrestle at the WWE Super Showdown event in Saudi Arabia later this month. However, it looks like that is no longer the case and fans who were hoping for a return from the 'Vigilante' will be in for disappointment.

According to PWInsider, WWE were indeed in taks with Sting and there was interest in bringing him back for a match in Saudi Arabia. This push came a few weeks back and the report suggests that the talks are no longer in progress. Although things could definitely still change, at this point it does not look like the former WCW Champion will be coming out of retirement to wrestle at Super Showdown later this month.

WWE Super Showdown 2020 will take place from the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh Saudi Arabia on 27th February 2020.

#1 Injured Superstar will miss Super Showdown

AJ Styles was injured during the men's Royal Rumble match last month

One WWE Superstar who will not be able to perform at WWE Super Showdown is AJ Styles. The Phenomenal One was in action at the last WWE event in Saudi Arabia, Crown Jewel, where he retained the WWE United States Championship in a title match against Humberto Carrillo.

Styles was injured during the WWE Royal Rumble match. Styles landed awkwardly after taking a Spear from Edge. The injury forced Edge to improvise and he was forced to eliminate Styles early.

In his only comments on the injury since, Styles said that he hoped to return for WrestleMania 36 meaning that he will most likely miss WWE Super Showdown later this month.

This is what WWE.com had to say regarding Styles' injury:

“AJ Styles is out indefinitely with a shoulder injury and is recovering way ahead of doctor’s projections.”

At this point it looks like despite his great recovery, Styles will miss Super Showdown.