How WWE MUST Respond To The Super ShowDown Disaster

Again, quality is subjective. More power to you if you enjoyed Super ShowDown; the point of this editorial isn't to convince you you're wrong. In fact, your writer envies anyone who was able to glean enjoyment from bouts like Seth Rollins vs. Baron Corbin and the downgraded versions of what guys like The Usos, Revival, Finn Balor, and Andrade could deliver on more important pay-per-views.

Regardless, the term "disaster" can be applied to several of SSD's biggest developments.

WWE pulled their fourth Brock Lesnar cash-in bait and switch in three weeks, guaranteeing an apathetic response for the night they finally pull the trigger. Wrestlers (and a melting Corey Graves) struggled to cope in the oppressive 100+ degree heat. Roman Reigns, the guy Vince McMahon apparently sees as his top star, was dominated for the majority of his match with a gassed-out 49-year-old millionaire, and has never looked like a bigger chump. The Lucha House Party put the crowd to sleep as the worked over supposed "monster" Lars Sullivan. Baron Corbin dropped a "heads will roll" line in Saudi Arabia, for crying out loud. A crowded, sloppy battle royal (featuring 51 wrestlers, not the advertised 50) delivered a crowd-popping victory, but no showcase spots.

And that's before we got to the main event...

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