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Brock Lesnar’s Next WWE Title Challenger Revealed For Super ShowDown Event

Brock set for another 'David v. Goliath' bout before his clash with Drew McIntyre.

WWE Champion Brock Lesnar will be among the superstars heading to Saudi Arabia at the end of February for another "Super ShowDown" event atInternational Arena at The Boulevard in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This time around, he'll be putting his title on the line against Ricochet.

The high-flying fan-favorite earned a title shot opposite The Beast Incarnate on the February 3rd edition of Monday Night Raw, as he outlasted Bobby Lashley and Seth Rollins in a Triple Threat match. Ricochet also received a surprise F-5 from Lesnar immediately after the final bell. 

The build to Brock's latest "David vs Goliath" matchup started a few a weeks ago, prior to the annual Royal Rumble PPV, when Ricochet interrupted Paul Heyman's in-ring promo. Lesnar delivered one of his patented low-blows once Ricochet entered the squared circle and they've been on a collision course since then. 

Things escalated during the 30-man Royal Rumble event, when Ricochet reciprocated with a low-blow of his own, which helped Drew McIntyre eliminate Brock en route to becoming the last man standing. Lesnar and McIntyre will do battle at Wrestlemania 36 in April, but first Brock has some unfinished business to settle at the Super ShowDown PPV on February 27th.

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WWE Legend Hulk Hogan Rumored To Return For Saudi Arabia Event

The Hulkster will reportedly be back on WWE televsion for the 2020 Super ShowDown event.

WWE superstars will be returning to Saudi Arabia later this month for another Super ShowDown event. Although the list of matches and participants have not yet been revealed, rumors are already swirling that WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan will be among those in the building at Riyad’s King Fahd International Stadium on February 27th.

According to PWInsider.com, Hulk's role on the show has not yet been revealed but fans shouldn't count on seeing any leg drops.

WWE Legend Hulk Hogan Rumored To Return For Saudi Arabia Event

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The Hulkster just recently underwent his 10th back surgery - and he is already back in the gym with the hope of getting back in the ring once again. Back in October, the 66-year old wrestling legend told the Los Angeles Times' Arash Markazi that he is angling for one final match, hopefully at Wrestlemania 36 in Tampa Bay this April.

“I talked to Vince [McMahon], and I said I really don’t know if I could live with myself knowing my last match was with TNA [Total Nonstop Action Wrestling],” he said. “If I can get fixed, I pray I can have one more match. I told Vince, ‘When I get through this back surgery, I’m going to get in the best shape of my life and we’re going to talk about me having one last retirement match.’ “

“I’d love for it to be against Vince,” Hogan said. “I had such a great time with him in the ring at WrestleMania 19. I had no idea what to expect from him, but he’s a great bad guy. His timing is great. I loved wrestling him, but everything he does hurts. When you’re in the ring with someone and they’re hurting you, you kind of pinch them on the wrist, and the whole match I was doing that to Vince. I was like, ‘Vince, take it easy!’ Everything he does hurts, but I’d like to get in the ring with him one more time for my last match. That would be perfect.”

Whether or not Hogan gets his wish remains to be seen but we do know that he'll be on-hand at Super ShowDown, as well as during Wrestlemania weekend when the nWo gets inducted into the Hall of Fame.