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Revision as of 03:30, 3 September 2018
| WWE Super Show-Down | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Promotional poster featuring various WWE wrestlers | |||
| Promotion | WWE | ||
| Brand(s) | Raw SmackDown | ||
| Date | October 6, 2018 | ||
| City | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Venue | Melbourne Cricket Ground | ||
| Tagline(s) | The Biggest WWE Live Event Ever in Australia | ||
| WWE Network event chronology | |||
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WWE Super Show-Down is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and WWE Network event, produced by WWE for their Raw and SmackDown brands. It will take place on October 6, 2018, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia.[1]
Storylines
The card will comprise matches resulting from scripted storylines, with results predetermined by WWE on the Raw and SmackDown brands.[2][3][4] Storylines are produced on WWE's weekly television shows, Monday Night Raw and SmackDown Live.[5]
On June 16, 2018, Vince McMahon announced via Twitter that The Undertaker would compete against Triple H.[1] This is being billed as their last match ever against one another. On August 20, 2018, Triple H returned to Raw and spoke about how he reluctantly accepted the rematch as the last match between the two at WrestleMania XXVIII (a Hell in a Cell with Shawn Michaels as special guest referee) was billed as the "End of an Era".[6] Triple H added that the tagline of this contest would be "Last Time Ever".
On August 10, a match between John Cena and Kevin Owens was scheduled for Super Show-Down. However on August 21, the match was changed to a tag team match with Cena and Bobby Lashley facing Owens and Elias. Owens remained advertised for the match, despite having "quit" on the August 27, 2018 episode of Raw.[7]
At SummerSlam, The Miz defeated Daniel Bryan thanks to Miz's wife Maryse giving him a pair of brass knuckles that the referee did not see.[8] On the following SmackDown, Miz and Maryse mocked Bryan's retirement speech from two years earlier. Bryan and his wife Brie Bella came out and confronted them. Bryan called Miz a coward for having to cheat to win and said that SmackDown General Manager Paige approved of a mixed tag team match between Bryan and Brie and Miz and Maryse at Hell in a Cell.[9] On August 21, a rematch between Bryan and The Miz was also scheduled for Super show-Down, where the winner will receive a future shot at the WWE Championship at a future date.[7]
Also on August 21, The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, and Seth Rollins) were scheduled for a six-man tag team match at the event. At the time, their opponents hade not been announced.[7] The Shield would reunite to prevent Braun Strowman from cashing in his Money in the Bank briefcase on Reigns on the August 20 episode of Raw.[10] This led to a match on the August 27 episode of Raw, in which Reigns and Strowman teamed up to face against Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre. During the match, Strowman turned on Reigns and helped Ziggler and McIntyre attack him, turning heel for the second time in his career. Following the assault on Reigns, the trio would also attack Reigns' brothers-in-arms, Ambrose and Rollins. A six-man tag team match between The Shield and Strowman, Ziggler and McIntyre was scheduled for Super Show-Down.[11]
Following the return of Trish Stratus on the August 27 episode of Raw, Stratus, along with Raw Women's Champion Ronda Rousey would accompany Natalya in her match against Alicia Fox, which she won. After the contest, the duo were congratulated by The Bella Twins (Nikki Bella and Brie Bella), whom announced that they would be returning to action against The Riott Squad (Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan) on the September 3 edition of Raw. A six-woman tag team match between Rousey and The Bella Twins and The Riott Squad was scheduled for Super Show-Down.[11]
Matches
| No. | Matches* | Stipulations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Undertaker vs. Triple H | Singles match[12] | ||||
| 2 | John Cena and Bobby Lashley vs. TBD and Elias | Tag team match[13] | ||||
| 3 | Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz | Singles match to determine the #1 contender for the WWE Championship[14] | ||||
| 4 | The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins) vs. Braun Strowman, Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre | Six-man tag team match[15] | ||||
| 5 | Ronda Rousey and The Bella Twins (Nikki Bella and Brie Bella) vs. The Riott Squad (Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan) | Six-woman tag team match[16] | ||||
| 6 | AJ Styles (c) vs. Samoa Joe | Singles match for the WWE Championship[17] | ||||
| 7 | Cedric Alexander (c) vs. Buddy Murphy | Singles match for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship[18] | ||||
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Event
| Role: | Name: |
|---|---|
| English commentators | |
| Michael Cole (Raw matches) | |
| Jonathan Coachman (Raw matches) | |
| Corey Graves (Raw & SmackDown matches) | |
| Tom Phillips (SmackDown matches) | |
| Byron Saxton (SmackDown matches) | |
| Vic Joseph (205 Live match) | |
| Nigel McGuinness (205 Live match) | |
| Percy Watson (205 Live match) | |
| Julie Anne San Jose (205 Live match) | |
| Benjamin Alves (205 Live match) | |
| Spanish commentators | Carlos Cabrera |
| Marcelo Rodríguez | |
| German commentators | Calvin Knie |
| Tim Haber | |
| Carsten Schaefer | |
| Ring announcer | Greg Hamilton (205 Live/SmackDown matches) |
| JoJo (Raw matches) | |
| Referees | Danilo Anfibio |
| Jason Ayers | |
| Mike Chioda | |
| John Cone | |
| Dan Engler | |
| Darrick Moore | |
| Chad Patton | |
| Charles Robinson | |
| Rod Zapata | |
| Interviewers | Renee Young |
| Charly Caruso | |
| Pre-show panel | Renee Young |
| Booker T | |
| Sam Roberts | |
| David Otunga | |
| Jerry Lawler | |
| Pre-show correspondents | Peter Rosenberg |
| John "Bradshaw" Layfield |
See also
References
- ^ a b "WWE'S biggest stars come to Australia for WWE Super Show-Down on October 6". WWE. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Live & Televised Entertainment". WWE. Archived from the original on February 26, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ McMahon, Vince (November 30, 2016). "Vince McMahon on Twitter". Twitter. Archived from the original on January 21, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Steinberg, Brian (May 25, 2016). "WWE's 'Smackdown' Will Move To Live Broadcast On USA (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on May 26, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "The Undertaker vs. Triple H (Hell in a Cell Match with special referee Shawn Michaels)". WWE. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
- ^ a b c Johnson, Mike; Fernandes, Steven. "WWE REVAMPS MATCH ON SUPER SHOW-DOWN, NEW MATCHES REVEALED". PWInsider. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
- ^ Powell, Jason. "Powell's WWE SummerSlam 2018 live review: Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns for the WWE Universal Championship, AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe for the WWE Championship, Alexa Bliss vs. Ronda Rousey for the Raw Women's Championship, Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
- ^ Barnett, Jake. "8/21 Barnett's WWE Smackdown Live TV Review: Bludgeon Brothers vs. New Day in a No DQ match for the Smackdown Tag Titles, Randy Orton vs. Jeff Hardy, Becky Lynch explains her actions at SummerSlam, AJ Styles interview". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
- ^ Powell, Jason (August 20, 2018). "8/20 Powell's WWE Raw Live TV Review: The night after WWE SummerSlam, new champions Roman Reigns and Ronda Rousey, Triple H appearance, Dean Ambrose vs. Dolph Ziggler". Pro Wreslting Dot Net. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ^ a b Powell, Jason (August 27, 2018). "8/27 Powell's WWE Raw Live TV Review: Braun Strowman wants Roman Reigns alone in the ring after last week's attack by The Shield, Baron Corbin's first night as temporary general manager, the build to Hell in a Cell continues". Pro Wreslting Dot Net. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ^ Burdick, Michael. "The Undertaker vs. Triple H". WWE. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ^ Bristout, Ralph. "John Cena & Bobby Lashley vs. Kevin Owens & Elias". WWE. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
- ^ Burdick, Michael. "Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz". WWE. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
- ^ Bengino, Anthony (August 27, 2018). "The Shield vs. Braun Strowman, Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre". WWE. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ^ Bristout, Ralph (August 27, 2018). "Ronda Rousey & The Bella Twins vs. The Riott Squad". WWE. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ^ Pappolla, Ryan. "WWE Champion AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe". WWE. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ^ Powers, Kevin. "WWE Cruiserweight Champion Cedric Alexander vs. Buddy Murphy". WWE. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
