Goldberg Defeat Undertaker And 5 Smart Booking Decisions

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WWE Super ShowDown 2019 creates waves for all the wrong reasons.

Once again, WWE will make the trip to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, without many of its stars, including Daniel Bryan and Kevin Owens, who both chose not to go, as well as Sami Zayn, who was banned because of his ethnicity, and Aleister Black, who is restrained from the trip because of his tattoos that are religious in nature. After last year Crown jewel highly controversialThe latest WWE adventure in Saudi Arabia does not really interest much of its fan base, but that did not stop WWE from once again making the most of its Saudi fan base.

In addition to Goldberg's first-ever dream match with The Undertaker, WWE will be offering its fans a number of prestigious matches, including Seth Rollins defending his universal title against Baron Corbin, Kofi Kingston against Dolph Ziggler for the WWE title. and Randy Orton vs. Triple H. At least on the surface, this show looks like a way to WWE again rake in a boat full of money, but with several major fights on the series and WWE teasing that Brock Lesnar will cash out his Money in the Bank briefcase, this will also play an important role in setting up future WWE scenarios.

That said, here are five smart booking decisions that WWE must make at Super ShowDown.

Kofi Kingston defeated & nbsp; Dolph Ziggler

Dolph Ziggler was a last-minute replacement for Owens because the latter will not travel to Saudi Arabia, and although the surprising return of Ziggler has in fact been pretty well booked up to now, it is extremely unlikely that he will destroy Kofi Kingston to win the title WWE. As it should be.

After his historic WrestleMania 35 win, Kingston remains one of WWE's most popular numbers, consistently performing above expectations at the mic and continuing to play in the ring. Because Kingston is so loved nowadays, it will be a big problem every time he abandons the WWE title. That's precisely why the WWE could and should make sure that Kingston lose the title in a bigger match to the benefit of a bigger star. No disrespect for Ziggler, but he is a veteran rarely seen these days and surely does not need a reign on the world title given all the other possible options, the WWE must be crowned WWE champion.

WWE must continue to make Kingston a formidable champion, which they have done well so far, and a strong victory over Ziggler would go a long way toward achieving that goal. In addition, he would organize Kingston for future major quarrels, perhaps with stars like Roman Reigns or even Brock Lesnar.

Goldberg Beats & nbsp; The Undertaker & nbsp; in just a few minutes

Given their love for nostalgiaGoldberg vs. The Undertaker is almost certainly a fight demanded by Saudi officials, but just because the dream match is set for the first time does not mean that it takes a very long time.

WWE has not really seduced its most pbadionate fans with its recent legendary vs. legendary games at its special international events. Kane and The Undertaker vs. Shane Michaels, Triple H, as well as Triple vs. Taker are just a few recent fights that have exceeded their life expectancy by going much longer than they should have. As the WWE continues to struggles to keep its WWE subscribersThe last thing fans need is an endless fight between two old stars, fifty.

The attractiveness of vs. Goldberg. "The phenomenon" for the first time, this should be enough to convince fans thirsty for nostalgia to attend Super ShowDown, but the call of this match will arrive even before the bell rings. Goldberg and Taker entries, as well as a pre-match staredown, are all that this game really needs. The match itself should not last more than a few minutes, both to avoid a negative reaction to the fight and to protect Taker and Goldberg by hiding their limits with a short and fast fight.

Think of something similar to Goldberg versus Lesnar at WrestleMania 33, which was all he needed, with Goldberg taking the win over Taker, who should no longer beat anyone while Goldberg needs to win to regain his dominance if WWE never wanted to use it again.

Roman Reigns demolishes Shane McMahon

The quarrel between Roman Reigns and Shane McMahon was, to say the least, disappointing enough.

Reigns has remained surprisingly boastful and is doing his best to convince fans to adhere to this rivalry, but the excitement aroused by all that affects Shane-O-Mac has long gone, while beef enters Reigns and Drew McIntyre do not seem really cool. , no more. There is no real reason for Shane, who has inexplicably defeated The Miz in two consecutive pay-per-views, to even look like he has a chance to punch Reigns. Nearly every point of view, Reigns is the biggest full-time WWE star right now, and he has to work quickly with Shane, just like he did with Elias at Money in the Bank.

One of the most likely explanations for Recent drop in WWE in TV shows& nbsp; it's his excessive confidence in the McMahons and Shane, who is usually the only one fighting WrestleMania, is now an active wrestler on both Raw and SmackDown. Ideally, his quarrel with Reigns will be used to help Reigns stay like a baby-face, which means that Reigns must destroy him at Super ShowDown so he can step back and take a more modest role on television.

The sequel to Reigns vs. McIntyre is fine, but Shane has to retire. Maybe an imbalanced loss in Saudi Arabia can do it.

A rising star wins the royal battle

Victories and defeats seem to be less important than ever before in the WWE, but this is not necessarily the case.

At the first WWE event in Saudi Arabia last year, Greatest Royal Rumble, Braun Strowman won the largest Royal Rumble in history at a time that should have marked the beginning of his rise to the reign of Universal title. Instead, there has been very little follow-up to Strowman's alleged supposedly huge victory, and a little more than a year later, his situation is worse now than it is. has never been in the past two years. WWE should avoid repeating this mistake this year when it will hold a 50-man Royal Battle, the largest ever recorded, that sounds like an absolute disaster but could be used as a tool to unleash a mbadive push for the winner .

From Rusev to Shinsuke Nakamura, Shinsuke Nakamura and The Miz, there will probably be a lot of incredibly talented stars in the game. These are just some of the best candidates who could benefit greatly from such a historic victory. With WWE concentrating its legends so much in many other Super ShowDown matches, the Royal Battle is perhaps the best opportunity in the series to have a propitious moment for star creation.

Of course, there is no guarantee that this will happen, but the WWE must make the right choice and ensure that a rising star wins the royal battle and that tracking this victory is worth it.

Seth Rollins & nbsp; Leaves as a universal champion

Brock Lesnar is back at WWE after a brief break, and after WWE fans sighed with collective relief when he seemed to leave the company following the defeat of WrestleMania 35 against Seth Rollins they now hold their breath and hope that it will not do it. win the universal title again.

Although Lesnar continues to generate strong public response, the negative impacts of its two recent (incredibly long) reigns on Universal on the quality of Raw can not be overstated. With Lesnar as the long-standing universal champion, too dominant and barely dominant, all the big stars of Raw have nothing to gain. This, in turn, resulted in the hearing of the red mark in a free fall of 25%& nbsp; between WrestleMania 34 and WrestleMania 35.

Obviously, WWE thinks that putting Lesnar back in the title image will solve this problem, but all that will really happen will be reactivating this problem if and when Lesnar would inevitably disappear for a long time. If the WWE wants to present Lesnar as an attraction here and there, it's fine. But the company has spent the last two years creating Rollins to become Raw's face. She should not frustrate these projects simply because Lesnar retired from the UFC.

Rollins must retain his title at Super ShowDown. He must do so by beating Baron Corbin solidly and then avoiding a Lesnar cashing. If WWE is so determined to get a world title again "The Beast," he should wait until later in the year and move Lesnar to SmackDown, where he will fit better into the WWE championship image.

Blake Oestriecher is a primary school teacher by day and a sports reporter at night. It contributes to& nbsp;@ForbesSports, where he mainly covers the WWE. You can follow him on Twitter& nbsp;@BOestriecher.

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WWE Super ShowDown 2019 creates waves for all the wrong reasons.

Once again, WWE will make the trip to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, without many of its stars, including Daniel Bryan and Kevin Owens, who both chose not to go, as well as Sami Zayn, who was banned because of his ethnicity, and Aleister Black, who is restrained from the trip because of his religious tattoos. After the controversial Crown Jewel of last year, the latest WWE adventure in Saudi Arabia is very much in the interest of many of its pbadionate fans, but that did not stop the WWE from doing it again the maximum for his Saudi fans. .

In addition to Goldberg's first-ever dream match with The Undertaker, WWE will be offering its fans a number of prestigious matches, including Seth Rollins defending his universal title against Baron Corbin, Kofi Kingston against Dolph Ziggler for the WWE title. and Randy Orton vs. Triple H. At least on the surface, this show appears to be a way for the WWE to once again win a lot of money, but several major clashes have taken place and the WWE also teases as Brock Lesnar cashing in his Money in the Bank briefcase, he will also play an important role in setting up future WWE scenarios.

That said, here are five smart booking decisions that WWE must make at Super ShowDown.

Kofi Kingston beats Dolph Ziggler

Dolph Ziggler was a last-minute replacement for Owens because he was not going to Saudi Arabia. Although Ziggler's surprising comeback has been pretty well booked so far, it is extremely unlikely that he will overtake Kofi Kingston to win the WWE title. As it should be.

After his historic WrestleMania 35 win, Kingston remains one of WWE's most popular numbers, consistently performing above expectations at the mic and continuing to play in the ring. Because Kingston is so loved nowadays, it will be a big problem every time he abandons the WWE title. That's precisely why the WWE could and should make sure that Kingston lose the title in a bigger match to the benefit of a bigger star. No disrespect for Ziggler, but he is a veteran rarely seen these days and surely does not need a reign on the world title given all the other possible options, the WWE must be crowned WWE champion.

WWE must continue to make Kingston a formidable champion, which they have done well so far, and a strong victory over Ziggler would go a long way toward achieving that goal. In addition, he would organize Kingston for future major quarrels, perhaps with stars like Roman Reigns or even Brock Lesnar.

Goldberg beats the Undertaker in a few minutes

Given their love for nostalgia, Goldberg Vs. The Undertaker is almost certainly a fight demanded by Saudi officials, but the fact that the dream match takes place for the first time does not need to last very long.

WWE has not really seduced its most pbadionate fans with its recent legendary vs. legendary games at its special international events. Kane and The Undertaker vs. Shane Michaels, Triple H, as well as Triple vs. Taker are just a few recent fights that have exceeded their life expectancy by going much longer than they should have. As WWE continues to struggle to retain its WWE subscribers, fans should only sit in an interminable fight between two former stars, 50s.

The attraction of Goldberg against "The Phenom" for the first time should be enough to convince some fans thirsty for nostalgia to attend Super ShowDown, but the call of this match will arrive even before the bell does rings. Goldberg and Taker entries, as well as a pre-match staredown, are all that this game really needs. The match itself should not last more than a few minutes, both to avoid a negative reaction to the fight and to protect Taker and Goldberg by hiding their limits with a short and fast fight.

Think of something similar to Goldberg versus Lesnar at WrestleMania 33, which was all he needed, with Goldberg taking the win over Taker, who should no longer beat anyone while Goldberg needs to win to regain his dominance if WWE never wanted to use it again.

Roman Reigns demolishes Shane McMahon

The quarrel between Roman Reigns and Shane McMahon was, to say the least, disappointing enough.

Reigns has remained surprisingly boastful and is doing his best to convince fans to adhere to this rivalry, but the excitement aroused by all that affects Shane-O-Mac has long gone, while beef enters Reigns and Drew McIntyre do not seem really cool. , no more. There is no real reason for Shane, who has inexplicably defeated The Miz in two consecutive pay-per-views, to even look like he has a chance to punch Reigns. Nearly every point of view, Reigns is the biggest full-time WWE star right now, and he has to work quickly with Shane, just like he did with Elias at Money in the Bank.

One of the most likely explanations for the recent decline in the popularity of WWE TV shows is its over-reliance on the McMahons. Shane, who is fighting only at WrestleMania, is now an active wrestler on both Raw and SmackDown. Ideally, his quarrel with Reigns will be used to help Reigns stay like a baby-face, which means that Reigns must destroy him at Super ShowDown so he can step back and take a more modest role on television.

The sequel to Reigns vs. McIntyre is fine, but Shane has to retire. Maybe an imbalanced loss in Saudi Arabia can do it.

A rising star wins the royal battle

Victories and defeats seem to be less important than ever before in the WWE, but this is not necessarily the case.

At the first WWE event in Saudi Arabia last year, Greatest Royal Rumble, Braun Strowman won the largest Royal Rumble in history at a time that should have marked the beginning of his rise to the reign of Universal title. Instead, there has been very little follow-up to Strowman's alleged supposedly huge victory, and a little more than a year later, his situation is worse now than it is. has never been in the past two years. WWE should avoid repeating this mistake this year when it will hold a 50-man Royal Battle, the largest ever recorded, that sounds like an absolute disaster but could be used as a tool to unleash a mbadive push for the winner .

From Rusev to Shinsuke Nakamura, Shinsuke Nakamura and The Miz, there will probably be a lot of incredibly talented stars in the game. These are just some of the best candidates who could benefit greatly from such a historic victory. With WWE concentrating its legends so much in many other Super ShowDown matches, the Royal Battle is perhaps the best opportunity in the series to have a propitious moment for star creation.

Of course, there is no guarantee that this will happen, but the WWE must make the right choice and ensure that a rising star wins the royal battle and that tracking this victory is worth it.

Seth Rollins leaves his title of universal champion

Brock Lesnar is back at WWE after a brief break, and after WWE fans sighed with collective relief when he seemed to leave the company following the defeat of WrestleMania 35 against Seth Rollins they now hold their breath and hope that it will not do it. win the universal title again.

Although Lesnar continues to generate strong public response, the negative impacts of its two recent (incredibly long) reigns on Universal on the quality of Raw can not be overstated. With Lesnar as the long-standing universal champion, too dominant and barely dominant, all the big stars of Raw have nothing to gain. In turn, the number of viewers of the red mark has dropped by 25% between WrestleMania 34 and WrestleMania 35.

Obviously, WWE thinks that putting Lesnar back in the title image will solve this problem, but all that will really happen will be reactivating this problem if and when Lesnar would inevitably disappear for a long time. If the WWE wants to present Lesnar as an attraction here and there, it's fine. But the company has spent the last two years creating Rollins to become Raw's face. She should not frustrate these projects simply because Lesnar retired from the UFC.

Rollins must retain his title at Super ShowDown. He must do so by beating Baron Corbin solidly and then avoiding a Lesnar cashing. If the WWE is so determined to get a world title in "The Beast", it should wait later in the year and make sure that Lesnar moves to SmackDown, where he fits more logically into the # 39, image of the WWE Championship.

Blake Oestriecher is a primary school teacher by day and a sports reporter at night. It contributes to @ForbesSports, where he mainly covers the WWE. You can follow him on Twitter @BOestriecher.