The event received negative reviews, with the Universal Championship and WWE Championship matches, the gauntlet match, and Reigns vs. Corbin being largely criticized, and the decision to have Goldberg defeat Wyatt being universally singled out as one of the worst booking decisions in history.
The Miz and John Morrison for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship being singled out as the best match of the night by most critics.
Several media outlets noted the hostile fan reaction to the event, in particular to Goldberg's win over Wyatt.
A third Super ShowDown, and subsequently the fifth event in the Saudi Arabian partnership, was officially announced during the 2020 Royal Rumble.
It was scheduled to be held at the Mohammed Abdu Arena on the Boulevard in Riyadh on February 27, 2020, and feature wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown brand divisions.
[4] On January 30, 2020, wrestling journalist Mike Johnson reported that Hulk Hogan would make an appearance at the event.
[16] On the January 6 episode of Raw, WWE Champion Brock Lesnar declared himself as the first entrant in the men's Royal Rumble match as he felt that no one was worthy of challenging him for the title.
[19] On the February 3 episode of Raw, Ricochet won a triple threat match to earn a WWE Championship opportunity against Lesnar at Super ShowDown.
[11] On the February 10 episode of Raw, a gauntlet match for the first-ever Tuwaiq Trophy was scheduled for Super ShowDown.
AJ Styles, United States Champion Andrade, Bobby Lashley, Erick Rowan, R-Truth, and Rusev were announced for the match.
[24] On the February 17 episode of Raw, after Kevin Owens and The Viking Raiders (Erik and Ivar) defeated Murphy and AOP (Akam and Rezar) via disqualification due to Seth Rollins' interference, The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) came out and aided Owens and The Viking Raiders by attacking Murphy, Akam, and Rezar while Rollins retreated.
[25] Later, Rollins and Murphy were scheduled to defend the Raw Tag Team Championship against The Street Profits at Super ShowDown.
[29] Next, The New Day (Big E and Kofi Kingston) defended the SmackDown Tag Team Championships against The Miz and John Morrison.
[29] In the fourth match, Seth Rollins and Murphy defended the Raw Tag Team Championship against The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford).
In the end, Reigns performed a Superman Punch (with the chain wrapped around his fist) on Corbin to win the match.
[29] In the main event, "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt defended the WWE Universal Championship against Goldberg.
Then, The Fiend performed a second Mandible Claw on Goldberg, who managed to power out of it again and performed a Jackhammer on The Fiend for a pinfall, winning the WWE Universal Championship for a second time and becoming the first wrestler to win a world championship after being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
Jason Powell of Pro Wrestling Dot Net calling it "not a hot show" and gave a negative review, while Nolan Howell of Slam!
"[29][30] Elton Jones of Heavy stated that it continued WWE's habit of weak pay-per-views in Saudi Arabia, calling it "yet another subpar show full of basic bouts that belong on a house show, puzzling booking decisions, and only one or two worthwhile matches worth watching again.
"[31] Larry Csonka of 411Mania gave the event a 4.5/10 rating, while Daniel Van Boom of CNET stated that "the overwhelming majority of the card was just OK. Not terrible, not good, just there.
They rated the Universal Championship match a D+ and panned the booking, stating: "The length of the match made sense due to Goldberg's age and energy level, but the fact that he was able to beat The Fiend so easily whereas a dozen Stomps from Seth Rollins followed by tons of weapon shots [referring to Hell in a Cell 2019] could not put him down makes absolutely no booking sense.
That's not to mention the fact that a 53-year-old Goldberg went over a guy in Wyatt who WWE has been building up specifically for 'Mania over the last four-plus months in 2:57.
"[31] Pro Wrestling Dot Net also reacted positively towards the SmackDown tag team title match, stating that it had "good action down the stretch.
[40] New Universal Champion Goldberg appeared on the following night's episode of SmackDown and issued an open challenge that was accepted by Roman Reigns.
[42] Following his loss to Goldberg, "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt appeared on the following night's episode of SmackDown and confronted a returning John Cena, who was seemingly announcing his retirement.
[41] SmackDown Women's Champion Bayley refused to face Naomi in a rematch, stating that she already defeated her at Super ShowDown.
[43] Bayley was eventually scheduled to defend her title in a fatal five-way elimination match against the other three women, as well as a returning Tamina, at WrestleMania 36.
[44] Also on Raw, Humberto Carrillo teamed with Rey Mysterio to face Angel Garza and United States Champion Andrade.
COVID restrictions were lifted later that year, and WWE returned to Saudi Arabia with the Crown Jewel event in October.
[52] WWE's two Saudi Arabian PPVs for 2022 would be Elimination Chamber in February,[53] and Crown Jewel in November.