We’re kicking off this leap year video with news from Smack Down, as after

winning the Universal title in Saudi Arabia, Goldberg became the first person to

win a major WWE Championship AFTER becoming a Hall of Famer.

Though some have wrestled after being inducted, Goldberg is the first to hold a

top singles title, though the wrestling world is still processing the fact that the Hall of

of Famer was able to end Wyatt’s reign with the gold at Super Showdown.

It doesn’t help matters that the match was far from great, as Goldberg was just

about able to lift Wyatt up for a poor incarnation of the Jackhammer, before

slamming him down to capture his second reign as champion.

Actor and wrestling fan Macaulay Culkin quickly reacted on social media, claiming

that he’d cancelled his tickets to Tampa, where WrestleMania 36 will be, after

what happened, and now Goldberg has responded to the Home Alone star.

Never one to shy from letting fans know what he thinks, Goldberg responded to

Culkin’s tweet with “Duly noted dork”, as it doesn’t look like the new champion

cares all that much regarding the push back he’s receiving.

As Goldberg is almost certainly heading to WrestleMania as champion, he will

Responding to Goldberg, Culkin told the two-time Universal Champion “Just don’t

try to tombstone me”, referencing Goldberg’s botch-filled encounter against The

Undertaker at Super Showdown 2019, and Wyatt himself has also commented on Twitter.

Claiming that life is a circle when he landed back in Boston from Saudi Arabia, the

Fiend also said that no matter how bright you try to make your life, the darkness is

always bound to come again.

Many speculated that this tweet was Wyatt setting his sights on John Cena,

instead of the Universal title, and by the end of SmackDown, this match was made

official for WrestleMania 36.

Hopefully Wyatt can defeat the 16-time World Champion at the biggest show of

the year, as his career needs a big win right now following his loss to Goldberg.

We’ve got more news from the Goldberg-Wyatt match, as one person who knows

all about the Fiend is Seth Rollins.

After all, the Architect lost the Universal title to The Fiend at Crown Jewel 2019,

and whilst fans aren’t happy with the Fiend losing the title to Goldberg, Rollins

was watching closely.

As one-half of the RAW Tag Team Champions, Rollins took to Twitter after the

Super Showdown main event, saying he should have pulled out the Jackhammer,

as that was the move that finally put down the Fiend.

During their Crown Jewel match, Wyatt was able to overcome many curb stomps,

and whilst the former Universal Champion was also able to kick out after four

spears, it seems the Jack hammer is Bray’s Kryptonite.

Perhaps Seth will need that information if they ever cross paths again, but it’s

hardly surprising that the Monday Night Messiah is feeling smug seeing his old

adversary lose, especially as he and Murphy retained their tag titles at Super Showdown.

Rollins is just one of many current stars who have commented on the match, as

multiple NXT Superstars have poked fun at Goldberg.

We’ve previously reported that Matt Riddle sarcastically commented that

Goldberg used the BroHammer instead of the Jackhammer, and now Riddle’s tag

partner Pete Dunne has also weighed in, claiming that the new Universal

Champion is a big Broserweights fan.

This comment was echoed by Velveteen Dream, who also claimed that Goldberg

had used the BroHammer, whilst Tyler Breeze claimed that the new champion

may have suffered a hernia after the match.

Despite these comments, we doubt that Goldberg cares what other people think,

as he was able to leave Saudi Arabia as Universal Champion, exactly as he planned.

Of course, WWE Super Show down is just one show in the WWE’s 10-year deal

with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the company will be back again this year.

According to Wrestling Club, a WWE employee confirmed to them that the WWE

will be back in October as they said in a translated tweet.

“Exclusively: A WWE worker yesterday assured us that the next wrestling show in

Saudi Arabia will be in October, but the city has not yet been identified. “

It’ll be interesting to see who WWE can get for their next event, as they have

historically brought huge shows to Saudi Arabia, but what we know for now is that

they have eight months to plan ahead.

We’re looking at Friday Night SmackDown now, as the show opened with

Goldberg coming out to ask who’s next, which led to Roman Reigns to appear,

telling the Universal Champion “I’m next.”

By the end of the broadcast, the match was made official, as Roman Reigns will

face Goldberg for the Universal Title at WrestleMania 36.

This’ll be Roman’s first singles opportunity at the gold since his return from

Leukemia last year, and the Big Dog is hoping to get the biggest win of his career

in his home state, on April 5th.

From one Hall of Famer to another now, as Booker T has spoken about a lot on his

podcast, and recently commented on the Goldberg- Reigns match.

On his Hall of Fame podcast, the five-time WCW World Champion said he was a

big fan of the booking direction, as it’ll be a battle to see who has the best spear. He said:

“I like it, old spear vs. young spear. If they can mix in a little Shakespeare,

everything will be beautiful. I like it because my thing is, how else were we going to

get the belt off The Fiend? Who was going to take it off of him? Who else can we

believe for a moment? We may not even believe this, but who else taking the title

off The Fiend would’ve been better than Goldberg?”

“What’s better, Roman conquering The Fiend or Roman conquering Goldberg?”

Booker will be a happy camper now that the Reigns-Goldberg match has been

made official, as fans will get to see who has the better spear between the two on

April 5th, at WrestleMania 36.

Now, we’ve already commented on what stars like Booker T, Macauley Culkin and

Seth Rollins have had to say about Goldberg’s victory at Super Showdown, but

there’s plenty of other names who have given their two cents.

Following Goldberg’s victory at Super Showdown, Scott Hall took to Twitter to

comment on the new Universal Champion, saying that it’s time to dust off his Taser.

Older fans may remember that it was Hall who helped break Goldberg’s incredible

winning streak in WCW, thanks to a taser, and it looks like the Bad Guy is ready to

let Roman Reigns borrow it if he needs to.

From one Hall of Famer’s return that fans haven’t liked, to one that they loved, as

this year also saw the in-ring return of Edge, though the Rated-R Superstar’s

happiness was short lived.

Just one day after returning at the Royal Rumble, Edge was brutally attacked by

Randy Orton, and whilst the former World Champion has yet to make a return to

the ring, his wife Beth Phoenix is expected to give an update on his condition on RAW.

According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the plan remains for Edge and

Orton to face off at WrestleMania 36, but there will be quote “stipulations to be

named later”. They said:

“It’s unclear what WWE plans on adding to this match. The idea of Edge vs Randy

Orton is enough to get fans interested. They might add a gimmick like no holds

barred or otherwise to really make the importance of the contest stand out during

the show of shows.”

Edge is reportedly contracted to wrestle a reported 9 matches over the next 3

years, and he has already had 1 match and 1 appearance on WWE TV already.

With that in mind, the WWE needs to use Edge sparingly, so they’re going to make

his WrestleMania return count, against the Viper.

At the 2020 Royal Rumble Pay Per View, Beth Phoenix made her return to the ring

as well, long before her husband Edge, and according to the latest reports, both

members of the Hall of Fame couple will be competing at the shows of shows.

The Glamazon is slated to be on RAW this week to provide an update on Edge’s

condition but she could also be starting her own road to WrestleMania, as the

Wrestling Observer Newsletter noted that Beth and Natalya are currently slated to

team up again at WrestleMania, and this time could be leaving as champions.

It’s reported that the plan is for the Divas of Doom to take on the WWE Women’s

Tag Team Champions the Kabuki Warriors for the titles at WrestleMania, though

the report also said that WWE should wait before making the match official. It reads:

“One would think this match can’t be announced until 3/9 or later since both

Asuka and Natalya are in the women’s Elimination Chamber match. The two were

paired off with each other during the contract signing angle for the Chamber “

As the longest reigning Women’s Tag Team Champions, Asuka and Kairi Sane

haven’t had any real opponents to defend the titles against, though that appears

to be changing very soon.

We’ll just have to wait and see who walks out of Tampa with the tag titles, as this

year will be the second year that the Women’s tag gold will be defended at the

biggest show of the year.

Onto some Undertaker news now, as the WWE Universe never knows where the

Deadman will appear, and given that many fans weren’t expecting to see him at

Super Showdown, they certainly didn’t think he’d be appearing on Twitch.

During the Twitch live stream of Dr. DisRespect, where he was playing Overwatch,

the Phenom appeared after DisRespect walked in front of a green screen, and said:

“I have no patience for the two-time. WWE is my domain, my yard. Your

transgressions will be punished. Dr Disrespect, you will rest in peace

After the Undertaker left, Dr. DisRespect got back to playing Overwatch, and this

isn’t the first time the popular streamer has worked with WWE.

Both the Twitch streamer and the WWE posted footage of DisRespect’s encounter

with the Deadman, and it just goes to show that you’ll never know when the

Demon of Death Valley will strike.

We’re going back in time to last year, as Kevin Owens didn’t get KOMania in 2019,

as KofiMania took over and Vince McMahon had to change his plans so that

Kingston could win the WWE title.

This year though, it appears Owens is on track to get a match at the show of

shows, as the Wrestling Observer noted that there is a plan for Owens and Seth

Rollins to face one more time on the grandest stage of them all.

Whilst the current plan is for a singles match between the two, the fact that

Rollins holds the RAW Tag Titles with Murphy might change things, as the report reads:

“One match will involve Seth Rollins. It could be a singles match with Kevin Owens,

and as of ten days ago, that was the plan. It could be Rollins & Murphy defending

the tag titles, with Owens and a partner”

Samoa Joe’s Wellness Suspension will expire on March 24th, meaning there is time

for him to be added to the match, if the company chooses to make this a RAW Tag title affair.

Whatever the case, this is certainly an interesting situation, as the Monday Night

Messiah seems to factor into Owens’ WrestleMania plans, with or without a partner.

As a former Universal, NXT, United States and Inter continental Champion, Owens

has been a huge star in WWE, an has had quite a few pieces of merchandise on

WWEShop.Com, though his latest shirt might be his most special yet.

In a video, the Prizefighter commented on his new “Just Keep Fighting” shirt, and

revealed that the idea for the shirt came from when a fan contacted him on

Twitter, and told him just how much those words meant to them when they were

going through their own personal struggles.

Now, Owens is going even further, as he revealed in the video:

“With that in mind I have decided, after speaking to my wife, that all the profits I

make from this shirt are going to go to two organizations that help with mental

health. One in Canada and one in the U.S.”

The former Universal Champion will bd donating the profits to the Canadian

Mental Health Association and the National Alliance for Mental Illness.

Whilst this is something Owens doesn’t have to do, the Candian was clearly moved

by the comments he received on Twitter, and whilst the RAW Superstar said that

it may be a little while before he knows just how much is donated, due to the way

WWE royalties work, he’ll keep everyone up to date on this amazing gesture.

From RAW to SmackDown now, as during this week’s show, it was revealed that

Jeff Hardy will be on WWE Backstage this week.

After suffering a knee injury in April last year, Jeff has spent the past 10 months

recovering, and though he should be all healed up, some personal issues,

stemming from a DUI arrest, have gotten in the way.

Hardy was backstage at Smack Down last week and given his upcoming

appearance on FS1’s WWE Backstage, this is a very good sign that the Charismatic

Enigma will be back in the ring very soon.

We’re heading overseas now, as the WWE is always trying to capture as much TV

distribution as possible, and India is a huge market that they really want to get in on.

This week, the Wrestling Observer Newsletter claimed that WWE’s Television deal

with Indie is “either finalized or close to”, and this is a huge deal for the WWE, as

it was asked about a couple of times during the company’s 2019 fourth quarter

investors call.

WWE’s contract with India expired last year, and there were hopes that something

would be in line by the time 2020 rolled around, and though that didn’t happen in