WWE Super Show-Down: 8 Things WWE Got Right
A g'day all round.
WWE's Australian adventure, with a cheesy house show name and a dreary house show card, faced an uphill task in matching the inordinate hype afforded it on recent TV. A series of rematches and inconsequential tag tussles anchored by an inexplicable main event between two men collectively older than Finland didn't promise much other than four hours of abject tedium.
On Saturday morning, we got just a single hour of abject tedium, as Triple H and friends starred in one last episode of Last of the Summer Wine. At one point, you half-expected to see The Undertaker roll down the aisle in a bath. It had all the grace - and grunts - of a heffer being helped to birth a calf. Sadly, this cash cow will continue in Saudi Arabia.
The rest, though? It was not, to put it mildly, a complete bag of sh*te. One other match under-delivered - but it was over so quickly it hardly matter. Another saw a company man stick two fingers up at the business. The remainder, though, was a slickly produced show with almost no fat sizzling on the barbie. These were the biggest ups down under.
8. Pyro Makes An Explosive Return
It might seem utterly trivial and entirely superficial, but the return of pyro to Super Show-Down provided that extra bit of pizzazz, helping ease any concerns that the Melbourne date would transpire as nothing more than a glorified house show.
Though WWE didn't load the plane to Australia with fireworks, setting alarms off and disturbing local dogs at just the opening and ending of the show, it was infinitely more than we're used to seeing since the pyro budget was entirely axed from the bottom line. It's a trifling matter, but helped the event visually match the rather overblown hype.