3 potential reasons why WWE asked Undertaker and Goldberg to participate in separate shows

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June 01, 2019, 6:40 pm IST

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Goldberg and The Undertaker, two of the biggest stars in the professional wrestling industry, will debut at the WWE Super Showdown this Friday at King Abdullah Sports City. This is the first time that former world champion Goldberg goes with WWE to Saudi Arabia, while the Dead Man will make his third television appearance in the Middle East.

This match was not developed at WWE TV despite the fact that it was the first match announced by the company for the show. However, both legends will appear this week in front of the WWE Universe and will try to promote it for this match.

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Surprisingly enough, WWE told Undertaker and Goldberg to perform on separate shows instead of appearing simultaneously on the same show. Here are the 3 reasons why WWE could have made this decision:

# 3 To boost the audience of both series

The main problem of the WWE at the present time is not the rise of AEW, but the decline in the number of viewers of their two main programs. RAW and SmackDown record a record number of viewers week after week.

Thus, if the WWE had announced that Goldberg and The Undertaker were appearing together on RAW, the red mark would have gained a lot in terms of number of viewers, but the blue

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WWE played a clever game by announcing the two legends appear separately on RAW and SmackDown Live. This will allow both legends to make good promos and take a long time to approach the WWE universe.