#Weather up and down 2018 professional
#Weather up and down 2018 series

On the following SmackDown, Miz and Maryse mocked Bryan's retirement speech from two years earlier. Triple H added that the tagline of this contest would be 'Last Time Ever'.Īt SummerSlam, The Miz defeated Daniel Bryan after hitting him with a pair of brass knuckles that his wife Maryse had given him. On the Augepisode of Raw, Triple H spoke about how he reluctantly accepted the rematch as the last match between the two at WrestleMania XXVIII (a Hell in a Cell match with Shawn Michaels as guest referee) was billed as the 'End of an Era'. On June 16, 2018, a match between The Undertaker and Triple H was scheduled. Results were predetermined by WWE's writers on the Raw, SmackDown, and 205 Live brands, while storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television shows, Monday Night Raw, SmackDown Live, and the cruiserweight-exclusive 205 Live.

#Weather up and down 2018 series

The card consisted of ten matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. Although WWE has had tours in Australia over the years, the company's last big event to be held in the country was the Global Warning Tour in 2002. It featured wrestlers from the Raw, SmackDown, and 205 Live brands. The event was titled Super Show-Down and was scheduled to be held at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Victoria on October 6, 2018.

#Weather up and down 2018 professional

In June 2018, the American professional wrestling promotion WWE announced that they would be returning to Australia to hold a pay-per-view (PPV) and WWE Network event, which would be the company's first PPV and WWE Network event produced in the country. Although the six man tag team match, Cruiserweight Championship, SmackDown Tag Team Championship, and WWE Championship matches were highly praised, the match between Daniel Bryan and The Miz, as well as the main event, were subject to heavy criticism. The event was met with mixed to positive reception from critics. In other prominent matches, The Shield ( Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, and Dean Ambrose) defeated Braun Strowman, Dolph Ziggler, and Drew McIntyre, AJ Styles defeated Samoa Joe by submission in a no countout, no disqualification match to retain the WWE Championship, and Buddy Murphy defeated Cedric Alexander to win 205 Live's WWE Cruiserweight Championship. In the penultimate match, Daniel Bryan defeated The Miz to earn a match for SmackDown's WWE Championship. In the main event, Triple H defeated The Undertaker in a No Disqualification match that was billed as the 'Last Time Ever'. It was WWE's first and so far only PPV event held in Australia. The event took place on October 6, 2018, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw, SmackDown, and 205 Live brand divisions. The 2018 Super Show-Down was the inaugural Super Show-Down professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. Promotional poster featuring The Shield, The Undertaker and Triple H