WWE Super Show-Down 2018 Results: Buddy Murphy and Biggest Winners and Losers

Every WWE Superstar goes into matches wanting to win and to steal the show, but for there to be winners, there also have to be losers.

At WWE Super Show-Down, a wide variety of both the Raw and SmackDown rosters competed to walk out of Melbourne with their stock boosted.

Let's take a look at what happened at WWE Super Show-Down 2018 and address the biggest winners and losers of the event.

Full List of Match Results

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Here are the results from Saturday's event:

• The New Day defeated The Bar by pinfall to retain the SmackDown Tag Team Championships
• Charlotte Flair defeated Becky Lynch by disqualification (Lynch retains Smackdown Women's Championship)
• John Cena and Bobby Lashley defeated Kevin Owens and Elias by pinfall
• The IIconics defeated Asuka and Naomi by pinfall
• AJ Styles defeated Samoa Joe by submission to retain the WWE Championship
• Ronda Rousey and The Bella Twins defeated The Riott Squad by submission
• Buddy Murphy defeated Cedric Alexander by pinfall to win the Cruiserweight Championship
• The Shield defeated Braun Strowman, Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre by pinfall
• Daniel Bryan defeated The Miz by pinfall
• Triple H defeated The Undertaker by pinfall

Some of the results will have longer-lasting effects, so let's take a look at the Superstars who stood out from the pack.

Winners: The IIconics

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Peyton Royce and Billie Kay have been on the main roster since April 10, and despite being quite popular in NXT as The Iconic Duo, the two have been largely pushed aside the past few months.

It's unfortunate they haven't competed at a pay-per-view until now, but an event in Australia was always likely to see the two native performers on the card.

WWE pretty much had no choice but to put them on the lineup, even if it meant they were scheduled for a rather pointless tag team match.

The match itself will be likely be forgotten by many, but that doesn't mean this wasn't still a highlight of their career.

Performing in front of this huge crowd and getting a victory will be something The IIconics can be proud of for the rest of their lives and can hopefully turn things around for them going forward.

Loser: Samoa Joe

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After failing to win the WWE Championship at SummerSlam and Hell in a Cell, this was pretty much the last chance for Joe to take the title from AJ Styles, and he still wasn't able to do it.

This match was fun to watch, but winning a first major title in WWE would've been a major career landmark for Joe.

His time on Raw consisted of being skipped over for WrestleMania, a few forgettable feuds and an injury that resulted in another missed WrestleMania. On SmackDown, he has been lost in the shuffle at times.

Joe really could have used this championship to prove he could actually amount to something other than being a jobber to the stars.

With this loss, it seems as though we have to set our expectations lower for Joe's potential in WWE.

Losing to Styles isn't going to hurt his career, but it does come with the sad realization that he won't be breaking the glass ceiling and cementing his credibility any time soon, if at all.

Winner: Buddy Murphy

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Buddy Murphy's role at Super Show-Down checks off pretty much every criteria for being named a winner on this list.

Cedric Alexander hadn't lost on television in 2018, and Murphy ended that streak.

In doing so, Murphy also managed to capture the Cruiserweight Championship, which is his first title on the main roster and the second title of his WWE career after an NXT Tag Team Championships reign with Wesley Burke in 2015.

The extra cherry on top of an already delicious sundae was that Murphy is from Melbourne, and the hometown reaction to his win will have been a huge moment for him.

Murphy was floundering in NXT and heading toward irrelevancy before cutting weight, obtaining a spot on 205 Live in 2018 and upping his game to the point where WWE had to take notice.

Murphy should be proud of his success, which is undoubtedly the highlight of his career so far.

Winners: The Shield, Losers: Dolph Ziggler and Braun Strowman

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One of the bigger story elements of Super Show-Down was whether or not Dean Ambrose was fully behind Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins, or if The Shield was starting to crumble.

The trio's win over The Dogs of War suggested the unit is as strong as ever, but it was a tough loss for Ziggler and Strowman in particular.

The Monster Among Men failed to win the Universal Championship at Hell in a Cell, and another loss at November 2's Crown Jewel in a Triple Threat match for the title with Reigns and Brock Lesnar would be a big hit to his championship credentials after defeat here. 

It would have helped his momentum quite a bit to be able to score a pin over Reigns, which might have convinced some that Strowman has a chance at Crown Jewel. Losing here proves he doesn't.

Ziggler has been treated as the weak link of the bunch and took the loss here after also losing on Raw.

Coming into Super Show-Down, The Dogs of War had something to gain, but all they did was lose. They would have been better off staying home.

Loser: The Miz

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The match between The Miz and Daniel Bryan for a title shot added extra spice to their rivalry.

Sadly for The Miz, not only did he lose, but he did so in an embarrassing fashion after falling victim to a roll-up in the opening stages of the fight.

Thankfully, The Miz is the type of heel who can take a hit like this and turn it into a positive. He's going to be fuming about his loss and will undoubtedly interfere in the WWE Championship match at Crown Jewel and cost Bryan the win.

But ultimately, The Miz was defeated in the fastest match of the night by far, so he's simply a loser until he turns it around.

Winners: The Undertaker, Triple H, Shawn Michaels and Kane

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The record books will show Triple H as the winner of his match against The Undertaker, but all four men in this fight should pat themselves on the back.

The crowd ate the match up from start to finish. The age of the participants could've led to the match being somewhat embarrassing, but they managed to get people excited to see a tag team match between The Brothers of Destruction and D-Generation X at Crown Jewel, which is likely to be announced very soon.

Any time people who are in the latter stages of their careers can outshine most of the younger talent is a testament to just how good these four legends are and how they'll always deserve our respect.

Shawn Michaels, Kane, Triple H and The Undertaker are simply perpetual winners.

Anthony Mango is the owner of the wrestling website Smark Out Moment and the host of the podcast show Smack Talk on YouTube, iTunes and Stitcher. You can follow him on Facebook and elsewhere for more.