10 Things WWE Super ShowDown 2020 Told Us About WrestleMania 36

It's all about marquee value, pal!

by Jamie Kennedy
WWE Super ShowDown 2020

WWE's Saudi Arabian shows were, up until now, inconsequential to major events like WrestleMania. They existed almost in their own bubble, and the company treated them like standalone cards that had next-to-no impact on everything else going on. Most were happy with this, because it let them dismiss the Network specials as skippable oddities on the pay-per-view calendar.

Super ShowDown 2020, flaws and all, changed that.

Thursday's pay-per-view left more clues about what's in store for 'Mania 36 than some might have expected going in. When the world is finished losing their minds over Goldberg's Universal Title win or the usual hatred these Saudi trips seem to whip up, then maybe they'll come to terms with the fact fans are powerless to change what is one seriously lucrative business relationship for WWE.

Nobody wants to admit that, but it's true. Besides, those paying attention to events in Riyadh would've perhaps enjoyed piecing together what's coming at WrestleMania from the booking there. As controversial as it was, Super ShowDown did tell both fans and WWE alike a few things about Tampa...

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.