WWE Starrcade 2019: Full match card preview and predictions
By Mark Justice
Rusev vs. Bobby Lashley (w/Lana) [Last Man Standing Match]
Rusev and Lana’s infidelity storyline is probably the most egregious storyline in WWE history. Indeed, the majority of WWE fans desired the return of consistent and invigorating storytelling from the Attitude Era and Ruthless Aggression Era, but this is not exactly what they had in mind.
Nonetheless, this storyline picked up some steam last week on Monday Night Raw. Before Raw even began, Lana sent a restraining order to Rusev that prevented him from even showing up to work.
Rusev neglected the restraining order and vehemently attacked Bobby Lashley during his match with Titus O’ Neil. Police enforcement then ran in to arrest Rusev on the way to jail while the medical staff ran in to put Lashley on a stretcher on the way to the hospital.
This was a crazy chain of events that gauged the interest of the WWE Universe to get them sufficiently invested in watching a Last Man’s Standing Match between Rusev and Lashley at WWE Starrcade 2019. Since babyface Rusev already lost his wife to heel Lashley, he might as well win the match not only as a consolation prize but also as a moral lesson that could prove that cheaters never win, especially on a beloved Rusev Day.
Prediction: Rusev