Post by hbkid718 on Jun 7, 2019 20:55:19 GMT -5
Overall I enjoyed Super Showdown. All of the matches were excellent except for the Handicap Match & Goldberg/Taker. It was a good way to spend a Friday afternoon.
Here's the Complete History of Super Showdown
Here are the Facts & Stats for WWE Super Showdown:
- The Usos VS The Revival was the 1st ever Kickoff Match in Super Showdown History, The Usos & The Revival’s Super Showdown debut, The Usos’ 2nd PPV opener in a row, Scott Dawson’s 1st PPV opener since the Royal Rumble on January 27, & was Dash Wilder’s 1st PPV opener Match of 2019, & their 2nd match against other & their 1st re-match
- Seth Rollins VS Baron Corbin was the 1st ever Universal Championship Match in Super Showdown History, the 5th Universal Title Match of 2019 & the 1st since Money In The Bank on May 19, Seth Rollins’ 2nd Super Showdown in a row, Baron Corbin’s Super Showdown debut, & their 1st Super Showdown opener
- Finn Balor VS Andrade was the 1st ever Intercontinental Championship Match in Super Showdown History, Balor & Andrade’s Super Showdown debut, the 9th Intercontinental Title Match of 2019 & the 1st since The Shield Final Chapter on April 21, & their 3rd match against each other in 2019 & their 2nd re-match
- Roman Reigns VS Shane McMahon was Roman Reigns’ 2nd Super Showdown in a row, Shane McMahon’s Super Showdown debut, & McMahon’s 6th consecutive PPV match of 2019, which will be the most matches McMahon has competed in a given year since he competed in 5 in 2001
- The Lucha House Party VS Lars Sullivan was the 1st ever Handicap Match in Super Showdown History, the 8th Handicap Match of 2019, the 1st since Smackdown on May 15, & the 1st on PPV since Fastlane on March 10, The Lucha House Party & Lars Sullivan’s Super Showdown debut, Lince Dorado, Kalisto, & Gran Metalik’s 1st PPV since WrestleMania on April 7 & their 1st match overall since they won a 6-Man Tag Team Match on Raw on May 6, & was Sullivan’s 1st match of 2019 & his 1st match overall since he defeated Keith Lee on NXT on November 28, 2018, the 26th Disqualification of 2019, the 1st since Raw on June 3, the 1st on PPV since Fastlane on March 10, & the 2nd Super Showdown in a row to have a Disqualification
- Triple H VS Randy Orton will be Triple H’s 2nd Super Showdown in a row & his 1st match overall since he defeated Batista at WrestleMania 35 on April 7, Randy Orton’s Super Showdown debut, the 18th 1-on-1 Singles Match between H & Orton, with their 1st match taking place at Unforgiven on September 12, 2004, which Triple H won & their last match taking place on Raw on March 15, 2010, which was a No Contest, with Triple H winning 8 of the matches, while Orton winning 6, counting Super Showdown, & 4 No Contests, & was the 300th Singles Match on TV & PPV in WWE, NXT, & 205 Live in 2019, & was Orton’s 1st win since he won a Gauntlet Match on Smackdown on February 12
- Braun Strowman VS Bobby Lashley was Braun Strowman & Bobby Lashley’s 2nd Super Showdown in a row, & was the only match besides Kofi Kingston VS Dolph Ziggler where both match participants competed at Super Showdown before, & was Strowman’s 1st PPV since WrestleMania 35 on April 7
- Kofi Kingston VS Dolph Ziggler was the 2nd WWE Championship Match in a row in Super Showdown History, both Kofi Kingston & Dolph Ziggler’s 2nd Super Showdown in a row, both of their 1st Singles Match at Super Showdown, and is the only match besides Braun Strowman VS Bobby Lashely, where both wrestlers have competed in a Super Showdown match, the 9th WWE Championship Match of 2019 & the 1st since Money In The Bank on May 19, the 27th 1-on-1 Singles Match between Kingston & Ziggler. Their 1st match was on Raw on November 23, 2009, which was won by Kingston & their last match was on Raw on June 1, 2015, which was won by Ziggler, with Kingston winning 12 times, Ziggler winning 14 times, with him winning their last 8 matches before Super Showdown, & 1 No Contest, & was the 600th Match on TV & PPV in WWE, 205 Live, NXT UK, & NXT in 2019
- The 50-Man Battle Royal was the 1st ever Battle Royal in Super Showdown History, the 8th Battle Royal of 2019, the 1st since Worlds Collide on May 1, & the 1st on PPV since WrestleMania on April 7, the largest Battle Royal in WWE History since a 41-Man Battle Royal on Smackdown on October 14, 2011, was Cedric Alexander’s 1st PPV of 2019 & 1st PPV overall since Super Showdown on October 6, 2018, The B-Team, Shelton Benjamin, Cesaro, Apollo Crews, EC3, Chad Gable, Gallows & Anderson, Matt Hardy, Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder, Heavy Machinery, No Way Jose, Jinder Mahal, Buddy Murphy, Shinsuke Nakamura, Titus O’Neil, Robert Roode, Rusev, & Heath Slater’s 1st PPV since WrestleMania on April 7, Mojo Rawley’s 1st PPV of 2019 & his 1st PPV overall since the Greatest Royal Rumble on April 27, 2018, Robert Roode’s 1st match overall since he lost to Ricochet on Raw on May 6, Heath Slater’s 1st match overall since he lost to Mojo Rawley on Main Event on May 2, Eric Young’s 1st PPV of 2019 & his 1st match overall since SAnitY lost to The Miz on Smackdown on April 2, The B-Team’s 1st match since they lost to Roman Reigns on Smackdown on April 30., Shelton Benjamin’s 1st match overall since WrestleMania 35 on April 7, Chad Gable’s 1st match overall since he & Bobby Roode lost to Aleister Black & Ricochet on Raw on April 15, Matt Hardy’s 1st match since The Hardy Boyz defeated The Usos on Smackdown on April 9, Jinder Mahal’s 1st match defeated No Way Jose on Main Event on April 11, Buddy Murphy’s 1st match since he lost to The Velveteen Dream on NXT on April 17, Shinsuke Nakamura’s 1st match since he lost to Kofi Kingston by Disqualification on Smackdown on April 23, Heavy Machinery’s 1st match since they defeated The B-Team on Main Event on April 18, Rusev’s 1st match since he, Cesaro, & Nakamura lost to The New Day & Kevin Owens on Smackdown on April 16, Akira Tozawa’s 1st PPV since Elimination Chamber on February 17, Xavier Woods’ 1st PPV since the Royal Rumble on January 27, Brian Kendrick’s 1st PPV of 2019 & his 1st overall since they lost to Cedric Alexander & Rich Swann at TLC on October 22, 2017, Drew Gulak & Mike Kanellis’ 1st PPV of 2019 & their 1st PPV since the Greatest Royal Rumble on April 27, 2018, Akam’s 1st match of 2019 & his 1st match overall since AOP lost a Fatal 4-Way to The Revival on Raw on December 17, 2018, Rezar’s 1st PPV since the Royal Rumble on January 27, & his 1st match overall since he defeated Curt Hawkins on Main Event on March 21, Sin Cara’s 1st match of 2019 & his 1st match overall since he lost to Andrade at Extreme Rules on July 15, 2018, Humberto Carrillo, Oney Lorcan, Mansoor, The Viking Raiders, & The Singh Brothers’ 1st ever WWE PPV, The Usos & The Revival were the 2nd month in a row someone wrestled multiple times on the same PPV & the 1st time someone wrestled multiple times on a Super Showdown, & Mansoor was the 1st wrestler since Ronda Rousey to win a match in their very 1st WWE PPV
- The Undertaker VS Goldberg was The Undertaker’s 2nd Super Showdown in a row & his 1st match overall since he & Kane lost to Triple H & Shawn Michaels at Crown Jewel on November 2, 2018, Goldberg’s Super Showdown debut & his 1st match overall since he lost to Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 33 on April 2, 2017, & was The Undertaker’s 2nd Super Showdown main event in a row, making him the only wrestler to compete in both Super Showdown main events
Here's the Complete History of Super Showdown
Here are the Facts & Stats for WWE Super Showdown:
- The Usos VS The Revival was the 1st ever Kickoff Match in Super Showdown History, The Usos & The Revival’s Super Showdown debut, The Usos’ 2nd PPV opener in a row, Scott Dawson’s 1st PPV opener since the Royal Rumble on January 27, & was Dash Wilder’s 1st PPV opener Match of 2019, & their 2nd match against other & their 1st re-match
- Seth Rollins VS Baron Corbin was the 1st ever Universal Championship Match in Super Showdown History, the 5th Universal Title Match of 2019 & the 1st since Money In The Bank on May 19, Seth Rollins’ 2nd Super Showdown in a row, Baron Corbin’s Super Showdown debut, & their 1st Super Showdown opener
- Finn Balor VS Andrade was the 1st ever Intercontinental Championship Match in Super Showdown History, Balor & Andrade’s Super Showdown debut, the 9th Intercontinental Title Match of 2019 & the 1st since The Shield Final Chapter on April 21, & their 3rd match against each other in 2019 & their 2nd re-match
- Roman Reigns VS Shane McMahon was Roman Reigns’ 2nd Super Showdown in a row, Shane McMahon’s Super Showdown debut, & McMahon’s 6th consecutive PPV match of 2019, which will be the most matches McMahon has competed in a given year since he competed in 5 in 2001
- The Lucha House Party VS Lars Sullivan was the 1st ever Handicap Match in Super Showdown History, the 8th Handicap Match of 2019, the 1st since Smackdown on May 15, & the 1st on PPV since Fastlane on March 10, The Lucha House Party & Lars Sullivan’s Super Showdown debut, Lince Dorado, Kalisto, & Gran Metalik’s 1st PPV since WrestleMania on April 7 & their 1st match overall since they won a 6-Man Tag Team Match on Raw on May 6, & was Sullivan’s 1st match of 2019 & his 1st match overall since he defeated Keith Lee on NXT on November 28, 2018, the 26th Disqualification of 2019, the 1st since Raw on June 3, the 1st on PPV since Fastlane on March 10, & the 2nd Super Showdown in a row to have a Disqualification
- Triple H VS Randy Orton will be Triple H’s 2nd Super Showdown in a row & his 1st match overall since he defeated Batista at WrestleMania 35 on April 7, Randy Orton’s Super Showdown debut, the 18th 1-on-1 Singles Match between H & Orton, with their 1st match taking place at Unforgiven on September 12, 2004, which Triple H won & their last match taking place on Raw on March 15, 2010, which was a No Contest, with Triple H winning 8 of the matches, while Orton winning 6, counting Super Showdown, & 4 No Contests, & was the 300th Singles Match on TV & PPV in WWE, NXT, & 205 Live in 2019, & was Orton’s 1st win since he won a Gauntlet Match on Smackdown on February 12
- Braun Strowman VS Bobby Lashley was Braun Strowman & Bobby Lashley’s 2nd Super Showdown in a row, & was the only match besides Kofi Kingston VS Dolph Ziggler where both match participants competed at Super Showdown before, & was Strowman’s 1st PPV since WrestleMania 35 on April 7
- Kofi Kingston VS Dolph Ziggler was the 2nd WWE Championship Match in a row in Super Showdown History, both Kofi Kingston & Dolph Ziggler’s 2nd Super Showdown in a row, both of their 1st Singles Match at Super Showdown, and is the only match besides Braun Strowman VS Bobby Lashely, where both wrestlers have competed in a Super Showdown match, the 9th WWE Championship Match of 2019 & the 1st since Money In The Bank on May 19, the 27th 1-on-1 Singles Match between Kingston & Ziggler. Their 1st match was on Raw on November 23, 2009, which was won by Kingston & their last match was on Raw on June 1, 2015, which was won by Ziggler, with Kingston winning 12 times, Ziggler winning 14 times, with him winning their last 8 matches before Super Showdown, & 1 No Contest, & was the 600th Match on TV & PPV in WWE, 205 Live, NXT UK, & NXT in 2019
- The 50-Man Battle Royal was the 1st ever Battle Royal in Super Showdown History, the 8th Battle Royal of 2019, the 1st since Worlds Collide on May 1, & the 1st on PPV since WrestleMania on April 7, the largest Battle Royal in WWE History since a 41-Man Battle Royal on Smackdown on October 14, 2011, was Cedric Alexander’s 1st PPV of 2019 & 1st PPV overall since Super Showdown on October 6, 2018, The B-Team, Shelton Benjamin, Cesaro, Apollo Crews, EC3, Chad Gable, Gallows & Anderson, Matt Hardy, Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder, Heavy Machinery, No Way Jose, Jinder Mahal, Buddy Murphy, Shinsuke Nakamura, Titus O’Neil, Robert Roode, Rusev, & Heath Slater’s 1st PPV since WrestleMania on April 7, Mojo Rawley’s 1st PPV of 2019 & his 1st PPV overall since the Greatest Royal Rumble on April 27, 2018, Robert Roode’s 1st match overall since he lost to Ricochet on Raw on May 6, Heath Slater’s 1st match overall since he lost to Mojo Rawley on Main Event on May 2, Eric Young’s 1st PPV of 2019 & his 1st match overall since SAnitY lost to The Miz on Smackdown on April 2, The B-Team’s 1st match since they lost to Roman Reigns on Smackdown on April 30., Shelton Benjamin’s 1st match overall since WrestleMania 35 on April 7, Chad Gable’s 1st match overall since he & Bobby Roode lost to Aleister Black & Ricochet on Raw on April 15, Matt Hardy’s 1st match since The Hardy Boyz defeated The Usos on Smackdown on April 9, Jinder Mahal’s 1st match defeated No Way Jose on Main Event on April 11, Buddy Murphy’s 1st match since he lost to The Velveteen Dream on NXT on April 17, Shinsuke Nakamura’s 1st match since he lost to Kofi Kingston by Disqualification on Smackdown on April 23, Heavy Machinery’s 1st match since they defeated The B-Team on Main Event on April 18, Rusev’s 1st match since he, Cesaro, & Nakamura lost to The New Day & Kevin Owens on Smackdown on April 16, Akira Tozawa’s 1st PPV since Elimination Chamber on February 17, Xavier Woods’ 1st PPV since the Royal Rumble on January 27, Brian Kendrick’s 1st PPV of 2019 & his 1st overall since they lost to Cedric Alexander & Rich Swann at TLC on October 22, 2017, Drew Gulak & Mike Kanellis’ 1st PPV of 2019 & their 1st PPV since the Greatest Royal Rumble on April 27, 2018, Akam’s 1st match of 2019 & his 1st match overall since AOP lost a Fatal 4-Way to The Revival on Raw on December 17, 2018, Rezar’s 1st PPV since the Royal Rumble on January 27, & his 1st match overall since he defeated Curt Hawkins on Main Event on March 21, Sin Cara’s 1st match of 2019 & his 1st match overall since he lost to Andrade at Extreme Rules on July 15, 2018, Humberto Carrillo, Oney Lorcan, Mansoor, The Viking Raiders, & The Singh Brothers’ 1st ever WWE PPV, The Usos & The Revival were the 2nd month in a row someone wrestled multiple times on the same PPV & the 1st time someone wrestled multiple times on a Super Showdown, & Mansoor was the 1st wrestler since Ronda Rousey to win a match in their very 1st WWE PPV
- The Undertaker VS Goldberg was The Undertaker’s 2nd Super Showdown in a row & his 1st match overall since he & Kane lost to Triple H & Shawn Michaels at Crown Jewel on November 2, 2018, Goldberg’s Super Showdown debut & his 1st match overall since he lost to Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 33 on April 2, 2017, & was The Undertaker’s 2nd Super Showdown main event in a row, making him the only wrestler to compete in both Super Showdown main events