Goldberg took on The Undertaker in the 2019 Super ShowDown main event in Saudi Arabia
in a match that could probably be best described as decades too late... Two 50+ year olds
going at it, what could possibly go wrong?
Not long into the match, Goldberg suffered a concussion
after busting his head open when he collided head first into the ring post. From this moment,
Goldberg could be seen struggling throughout the match which led to an improvised chokeslam
finish due to Goldberg botching the tombstone piledriver. The whole thing was a disaster
and Taker’s face at the end just said it all… The match could have been so much better
had it been 20 years earlier…
The ending of the 2015 Royal Rumble saw Roman Reigns stand victorious much to the disgust
of the fans in attendance. The turning point came from Daniel Bryan’s elimination which
caused the WWE Universe to became hostile! When it came to the final two, Roman Reigns
and Rusev, fans were even cheering for Rusev who was an anti-American heel at the time
but it was Reigns who secured the win. Although… Curtis Axel was technically never eliminated…
It’s safe to say it was not a result the fans wanted as shortly after the event; the
WWE Network online cancellation page had crashed as there were too many people attempting to
manually cancel their subscription. Not even The Rock could save the situation…
Often regarded as the worst WrestleMania of all time, WrestleMania 9 received overwhelmingly
negative reviews and was criticized for how poorly it was booked. The main event saw Yokozuna
successfully defend his WWF Championship against Bret Hart after Mr. Fuji threw salt into Hart’s
eyes. After the match, Hulk Hogan, who had no relationship with Hart, came down to the
ring to check up on Hart which then led to Mr. Fuji issuing a challenge to Hulk Hogan
to fight Yokozuna for the WWF Championship despite never earning a title shot. Hulk Hogan
would go on to win the championship in just 22 seconds much to the annoyance of the fans
who started to grow tired of The Hulkster as his whole win felt nothing more than just
an ego boost for him.
If there was one event that The Undertaker shined and proved his dominance for nearly
30 years it was at WrestleMania, which is why his loss against Roman Reigns at WrestleMania
33 just didn’t feel right. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for legends putting over
young new talent but Reigns’ disappointing and sloppy performance on the night as well
as The Undertaker’s made the match very difficult to watch. The arena was filled with
boos after the result and on the next night on Raw!
Also, having The Undertaker return
to WrestleMania the following year despite having a “retirement” angle at the end
of WrestleMania 33 took out all of the emotion in that match and left it with an embarrassing mess.
The main event of Hell In A Cell 2019 saw Seth Rollins take on The Fiend. But, the finish
of the match had fans and critics in complete uproar which saw the event trending worldwide
for the wrong reasons as well as the hashtag #CancelWWENetwork. The controversial finish
saw Seth Rollins hit The Fiend with a sledgehammer causing the referee to stop the match despite
Hell In A Cell rules stating that it’s a no disqualification match. It just made no sense...
To make matters worse, the WWE even tried to justify that controversial ending…