Thoughts after the Super Showdown's main event?
We should have seen that coming....
I haven't been watching WWE since CM Punk left, but for some reason I wanted to see that main event.
Just to regret it.
- Badly handled tombstone that could end for Goldberg like it did for Steve Austin in his match against Owen Hart;
- Terribly botched jackhammer - I read that Undertaker was mad about it backstage after the match since Goldberg could simply break his neck;
- Just awfully botched tombstone reversal... that just could not work. I remember Undertaker vs HHH when Hunter performed a tombstone without any problems, Goldberg even had a problem to lift Taker properly...
And the finale when Undie had a look of a guy that just wants to end this shit and finished it with a half-lifted chokeslam...
It partially reminded me the ending of the infamous Sting vs Jeff Hardy match in TNA.
In botch situations Undertaker and Sting proved to be "strategically" thinking of what to do with the match if something starts to go wrong.
I'm not sure if the bleeding was scripted or it was partially another botch. Goldberg hitting the corner after Undertaker evaded reminded me a similar situation in Goldberg's match against Diamond Dallas Page in WCW.
I also had a feeling that Goldberg was suffering from a legitimate concussion that had to happen during the match-or he is simply not fit enough to handle a full-time match anymore, despite still being in a very good shape. Or both. No wonder that all his matches after return were squash ones.
But for fuck's sake... Undertaker and Goldberg are in their 50s already. They should think about retirement. This match only shown that their best in-ring time is obviously over. Also booking such matches by the "creative" team of the WWE just adds very unnecessary accents to the careers of both wrestlers. Especially Goldberg's.
Or maybe Vince is simply so desperate already with the ratings of both Raw and Smackdown going down and with a possible war with AEW around the corner. Back in the 90s Ted Turner's involvement in wrestling once almost did put WWF out of business...