5 Ups & 6 Downs From WWE Super Show-Down
Downs...
6. Not A Good Look
For all the company seemed buzzed to announce the "70,000" attendance figure almost immediately after the show started, the lighting of the upper tiers from the opening match onward suggested they were once again factoring in fans, staff and toilet attendants alike in just as they did to tiptoe over the 100,000+ record at 2016's WrestleMania 32.
More's the pity, too. The cavernous venue faded to black as night fell on Melbourne, but it lost much of its lustre as a result. Luxurious pre-show photos showed the venue in all its glory - WWE were content to half its overall impact by the time action got underway.
The "glorified house show" tag is an ugly stick to beat any event with, not least because it reduces the status of the touring shows below the dirt AJ Styles hoped to tip all over Samoa Joe in Australia. This was anything but that. WWE did everything they could from a presentation point of view to tell the viewers so, but it was a shame that soft ticket sales in the top seats meant they couldn't quite show it.