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The WWE made its third foray into Saudi Arabia – they may not want to say it, but we will – with Super ShowDown on Friday, and although the event had some notable moments, it was Mostly acted from another piece payment chain without incident as part of the company's 10-year deal. There was no change of title in the series, all winners, except one, were victorious, and the 50-player royal battle was as painful as it was sympathetic to the inhabitants to represent the country.
The WWE was promoting Super ShowDown – – for better or worse (mostly worse) – as shown in "The WrestleMania Equivalent". There was nothing like Mania on Friday, except for the set that was re-used at the New York show in April. That's not to say that a lot of things were expected on Friday, but the WWE should not really organize a series and promote them as much if they do not want to treat the game's finals as important.
There are already two times – essentially three – – of this event planned for Stomping Grounds in two weeks, and these remouldings were announced before the show was canceled. In addition, it was reported that WWE and Saudi Arabia were negotiating to get Alexa Bliss and Natalya on the show for a match (the two women flew there in the hope of getting this opportunity); In the end, KSA rejected WWE's request and we staged another show without women in the middle of its "evolution".
There were few positives from this show, although the quality of the game was low compared to the recent WWE. PPV. The company was following the proposals closely, which suits this viewer, but WWE should not promote this as "WrestleMania equivalent" or something similar if they want to put such a mediocre product. Although you may not like the TV product nowadays (this is certainly not the case), WWE VPPs are generally pretty solid. This one was not, but my rating takes into consideration that it is not one of their 12 main shows but an international special. Super ShowDown Rank: C-
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2019 WWE Super ShowDown Results, Ranks
The Usos def. The Revival via pinfall : After landing stereoscopic superkicks that threw Scott Dawson outside the ring, Jimmy & Jey Uso did the same with Dash Wilder before winning victory. It was a fun opening match that served its purpose, which was to be a hot match in no time to attract the public. Nevertheless, you can not help but wish these two teams finally receive an appropriate program one day, preferably with titles to win and a lot more time to work. Otherwise, a fun way to start. Grade: B-
World Championship – Seth Rollins def. Baron Corbin managed to retain the title: Rollins has heavily sold injured ribs in a better match than expected. Towards the end of the fight, Corbin attempted to introduce a chair but was thwarted by the referee. While talking with the official, Rollins surprised him with a roll-up to remember for the 1-2-3. Corbin then launched an attack after the match against Rollins and, of course, the usual musical theme of Brock Lesnar, winner of Money in the Bank, rang in the stadium while we thought we were getting the promised money. This cashing however never succeeded, Paul Heyman groped the briefcase as he entered the ring. Rollins was able to capitalize and earn some retribution by brutalizing Lesnar with chair strokes to prevent the title attempt. As an exclamation point, Stomp to Lesnar found himself in his own Money in the Bank briefcase. Secure booking here, and now one has to wonder if the "Friday!" Promised money could come to haunt WWE Champion Kofi Kingston later today. Grade: B (match + aftermath)
Intercontinental Championship – "Demon" Finn Balor (c) Def. Andrade via pinfall to retain the title: Good action throughout this one with Balor striking on his offensive. The crowd was a bit dead after being totally amplified for the opening match, but it appeared for the big moments. Balor left Andrade's Hammerlock DDT finisher to the challenger's surprise and capitalized with a facade at the top of the rope and a Fat Strike for the 1-2-3. Grade: B
Shane McMahon def. Roman Reigns via pinfall: It was a slow match, as was to be expected. McMahon was offended early and even avoided a Superman punch from Reigns, locking him into a strangled triangle while he was trying to keep his promise to submit Reigns for the first time. Reigns countered by lifting McMahon in a powerbomb to break the jack. Drew McIntyre tried to intervene outside the ring, but Reigns threw him to a post and punched him with a Superman punch. McMahon hit the Reigns distracted with a spear once the former champion reinstated the ring, but Reigns was sent off. When McMahon climbed the top rope to knock side by side, Reigns knocked him down with another Superman punch. McIntyre entered the ring and broke Reigns with a Claymore; McMahon reinstated the referee and found himself at the top of Reigns for the 1-2-3 and surprise win. This is the result that should have occurred at Mania – McIntyre – not at McMahon. Grade: C +
Lars Sullivan Def. Lucha House Party via disqualification: Sullivan has had his mouth open at the beginning of the match. Other than that, there was nothing noticeable with the spots you were waiting for and an absolutely dead crowd, which the commentary tried but failed to cover. The finish came as LHP attacked Sullivan 3-in-1 in the ring and the referee inexplicably called the match. Subsequently, Sullivan destroyed the trio on the entrance ramp. Sullivan continues to be a bitter failure on the main roster, which did not help him. Grade: F
Triple H vs. Randy Orton: The former Evolution teammates exchanged early the offense, Orton taking him to Triple H on the outside of the ring, putting it in the hands announcement table and then the steel steps. The action was slow and much less exciting than the HHH-Batista match at "Mania." As Triple H claimed the pedigree, Orton countered it with a powerslam. Triple H responded by blocking an RKO in a spinebuster and blocking it in a crossface. Hunter then tried to counter a RKO in a pedigree, but failed, leaving Orton an opportunity to hit the RKO, but only counted 2.7. An irritated Orton attempted a loose kick but was overtaken by Triple H, who threw his leg and hit a Pedigree for another 2.7 count. The crowd chanted "it's great" for some reason. Triple H then knocked Orton four times on the announcement board and spoke in front of the crowd while Orton was restless. When Triple is reinstated, Orton did not reach the RKO anywhere for 1-2-3. The Jeddah crowd was more affected than the American fans, but the last few minutes saved a dull game, and the good guy pbaded. Grade: C +
Braun Strowman def. Bobby Lashley was surprised: These two men exchanged powerful and athletic maneuvers early in the game. Lashley actually hit Strowman with his own power in the race for a 2.5 count. An angry Strowman ran on Lashley both inside and outside the ring, but Lashley took over the advantage shortly thereafter. When Lashley embarked on a high-risk maneuver, Strowman shot him, hit a body, and then followed with his power in the race for the win. Grade: C
WWE Championship – Kofi Kingston (c) Def. Dolph Ziggler managed to retain his title: Kingston donned his old green and yellow colors with a photo crowned by himself on his tights, while Ziggler had a big American flag on his bad. The duo was dramatically sped up when the duo traded pinned combinations before Kingston hit Ziggler with an S.O.S. for a count of 2.5. Kingston was injured in the lower back during a dive outside the ring, and Ziggler took the opportunity to throw him in the steps and then hit Xavier Woods with a superkick. Ziggler then ducked Trouble in Paradise, but with the referee looking on the other side, he was hit with a high kick off the ropes by a Woods representative. Kingston then nailed Ziggler with Trouble in Paradise to maintain his victory. It was far from the best game that these two have put in place over the last decade, but it seemed well able to entertain this audience. After the match, Ziggler made a behind-the-scenes promo with Byron Saxton on the fact that Kingston had cheated to win. "Everyone can see that Kofi is nothing more than a coward," he said, pointing out that he surpbaded Kingston and wanted revenge in a steel cage. Rank: B-
Mansoor Wins Royal Battle of 50 Players: There were some surprises with competitors, including both AOP (return) and Buddy Murphy (who debuted on television). Miz, Elias, Cesaro and Titus O Neil were the only ones to have separate entries, though Ricochet, Ali, Rusev, Shinsuke Nakamura, Usos, The Revival and Bobby Roode, among others, were on the rendezvous. The only notable early elimination was that of Sin Cara who eliminated Nakamura despite being touched by Kinshasa. The last six were Ricochet, Ali, Mansoor, Elias, Cesaro and Samoa Joe. Ricochet and Ali teamed up to eliminate Joe. Cesaro eliminated them both. Mansoor gave Cesaro the advantage, leaving only Elias.
It seemed like Elias was about to eliminate Mansoor, but he saved himself by suspending himself at the top rope, eventually overthrowing Elias. The crowd was unleashed for the arrival, especially the younger ones. Saxton asked Mansoor how he felt about winning "the most prestigious battle in the history of WWE" and he made a promo about his role as a prospect a year ago and became a real superstar of WWE. The end of the match and the promo were legitimately solid and the crowd was huge. It is difficult to demand and praise the Kingston representation without understanding the importance of winning here, especially given the public reaction. Still, it was clear Grade: C +
The Undertaker def. Goldberg in Falling: Goldberg laughed at Taker with a sharp throat gesture to start the match, but Taker had none and attacked him first. Even so, Goldberg forced him with consecutive spears, but he counted only 2.5 seconds about 30 seconds after the start of the match. Goldberg, who cut his head behind the scenes of the locker room before even entering the ring – a return to his old entrances – saw this cut tearing a few moments later after being hit in the head with a revolver . Taker hit Old School and a chokeslam on Goldberg followed by a Tombstone Piledriver, but Goldberg kicked two bullets after having legitimately hit his head on the canvas. Goldberg bounced off Snake Eyes with a third spear and then hit a terrible Jackhammer for a shot of 2.8 which almost saw Taker land on his head. In a series of botches, Goldberg attempted to hit the tombstone on Taker, but Taker fell to the ground trying to reverse it to another tombstone. Instead, Taker just called the match and picked up Goldberg, hitting a chokeslam for the 1-2-3.
The truth is that this match was decent until the last 2 minutes. But none of the misplaced powers worked for two 106-year-old combined guys, and they were clearly overambitious, the two guys getting tired at the end of the match. Despite everything, the crowd arrived for the elders, and it was unique to see Undertaker and Goldberg face off after all these years. But this finish must affect the final note. Grade: C-
2019 Highlights of the WWE Super ShowDown
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