Another match has been added to the 2020 Super ShowDown match card during this week’s Monday Night Raw. A number of superstars from the red brand will square off in a first-ever matchup. Seven names have been confirmed for the February 27th show who will compete for the Tuwaiq Trophy. The winner will be given a designed trophy in a high stakes match.
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Check out full details released on WWE.com regarding this match,
As first announced on Monday Night Raw, Super ShowDown will play host to the first-ever Tuwaiq Trophy Gauntlet Match, as Rusev, R-Truth, AJ Styles, United States Champion Andrade, Erick Rowan and Bobby Lashley will complete in the high-stakes contest.
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— WWE (@WWE) February 11, 2020
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We should note that the trophy was named after the Tuwaiq region in Saudi Arabia. It consists of valleys and mountains and includes the capital of the Kingdom, Riyadh, where Super ShowDown will be held inside the King Fahd International Stadium.
It should also be noted that two superstars are coming back to action via this Super ShowDown contest. The US Champion Andrade was suspended from WWE TV for 30 days. His suspension began on January 27th that is the day after Royal Rumble. So that allows him to work in the Saudi show as the ban upon him will be lifted, one day earlier.
Another name set for a return during the Super ShowDown gauntlet is AJ Styles. As reported earlier, the former WWE Champion was injured during the Royal Rumble match after digesting a massive spear from the returning Edge. He was trying to over-sell the finishing move and thus landed hard on his shoulder causing a tear in the muscle calf.
At one point, there were serious concerns over the Phenomenal One’s Wrestlemania status following this injury. But thankfully, Styles won’t be spending much time out of TV after WWE confirmed him for the upcoming gauntlet.
As of now, WWE Super Showdown 2020 match card stands as follows,
WWE Title Match
Ricochet vs. Brock Lesnar (c)
WWE Universal Title Match
Bill Goldberg vs. “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt (c)
SmackDown Tag Team Titles Match
John Morrison and The Miz vs. The New Day (c)
Tuwaiq Trophy Gauntlet Match
AJ Styles, R-Truth, Rusev, Bobby Lashley, Erick Rowan, WWE United States Champion Andrade
Steel Cage Match
King Baron Corbin vs. Roman Reigns
