Bill Goldberg's WWE Universal Championship win over 'The Fiend' at WWE Super ShowDown 2020 has evidently generated a negative reaction from those who are upset that a part-timer has ended Bray Wyatt's reign as champ.In my opinion, this isn't short-sighted on the part of WWE.
From where I'm sitting, it makes sense. The company wants to put the Universal Championship back in the hands of Roman Reigns at WrestleMania, so the best way to do it - and not get a completely negative response - is to do so by having Reigns win the strap from a champion a certain congregation of fans believe is not deserving of the title.
It's from the very same playbook WWE used in 2018 when they played on the fans' annoyance with Brock Lesnar's Universal Title run before they had Reigns defeat The Beast for the strap at SummerSlam of that year.
The reaction to Goldberg's win proves WWE was right to have him as the transitional champion in this situation because fans are going to be more welcoming of Reigns becoming a champion by beating Goldberg than they would have if the plan had been for The Big Dog to win against The Fiend.
With that said - I would have preferred the John Cena seventeenth title chase culminate at WrestleMania, but that looks highly unlikely now.
I agree. Reigns vs Goldberg will be a much better reaction than vs the fiend.
ReplyDeleteAny odds yet for reigns to win the elimination chamber? ;)
He was 11/20 when I looked before they were closed before the PPV.
DeleteI had a bet on Cena today though haha.