WWE Starrcade 2019: Results, Highlights, and Grades

WWE Starrcade 2019 is live on December 1 at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT exclusively on the WWE Network. Here are some results, highlights, and grades for this one-hour Network exclusive PPV.

The following televised matches for WWE Starrcade had been officially announced: (1) Rusev (c) vs. Bobby Lashley in a Last Man Standing Match, and (2) Kabuki Warriors (c) vs. Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair vs. Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross vs. SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley and Sasha Banks for the Women’s Tag Team Championships.

In terms of segments, Kevin Owens will host the Kevin Owens Show with WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair as his special guest. This segment will most likely lead to a match between Kevin Owens and AJ Styles, who are scheduled to wrestle at this event.

Although this network special seems contrived based on recent events, the lackadaisical build up towards the multitude of WWE PPVs throughout 2019 has been a major theme and should not be a shock to anyone.

Nonetheless, this PPV is ostensibly a one-hour network special and will probably build up potential feuds on the road to WWE TLC on December 15.

With that being said, it’s time to plunge into a plenitude of surprises for December’s first PPV. Let’s now recap the televised matches and segments for the WWE Starrcade 2019 card, starting with The Kevin Owens Show.

The Kevin Owens Show: Starring WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair

Kevin Owens welcomes everyone to WWE Starrcade 2019 and The Kevin Owens Show. He then introduces Ric Flair for what he considers the greatest Kevin Owens Show in history. Ric Flair talks about he is a big fan of Kevin Owens. His microphone was not working too well, and the fans could not hear him so Owens switched mics with him.

Flair talks about how proud he is of his daughter, Charlotte Flair, and references Roman Reigns’ Thanksgiving speech to talk about how everyone in WWE is family.

For their contributive history at Starrcade in the past, Flair showed thanks to the likes of Harley Race, Dusty Rhodes, and Sting.

After a short and sweet tribute to the legendary superstars of the past, Flair then talks about how everyone in that locker room wants to be the best. Owens agrees that those superstars as well as Flair’s legacy are very important to the superstars’ motivation in the back. He then encourages the WWE fanbase to ‘WOO’ with Ric Flair, but the O.C. interrupt them.

Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson come out to say that everyone should be talking about them as the best tag team in the world instead of past wrestlers.

Kevin Owens retorts that everyone should talk about when Gallows and Anderson actually had hair or when AJ Styles lost the United States Championship to Rey Mysterio last week on Raw.

The Street Profits them come out to approach The O.C. to the aid of Kevin Owens. They are getting ready for a match against The O.C. and Kevin Owens goes to the back to get his popcorn while Flair watches on from ringside. And the match begins.

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Montez Ford performs some ground based offense against Karl Anderson and even Woos for Ric Flair at ringside. Angelo Dawkins hits a picture perfect drop kick, tags in Montez Ford, who delivers another dropkick to Anderson.

Anderson then tags in Gallows, who delivers a Big Boot to Ford outside the ring. Off the distracted the ref, Anderson delivers a cheap shot to Ford and sends him back into the ring, allowing Gallows to dominate Ford at the corner turnbuckle.

Gallows tags Anderson, who locks Ford in a chin lock. Anderson continues to keep Ford down with plenty of stomps and jabs. He tags in Gallows, who delivers a fallaway slam to Ford for the two-count. He then locks in a chin lock to Ford. Ford needs a hot tag to Angelo Dawkins.

Ford rallies back and delivers a key enziguiri to Gallows. He’s crawling for the tag and makes it. Angelo Dawkins runs in with plenty of clotheslines and a slicing uppercut to Gallows and Anderson. He has both men at the corner turnbuckle and splashes into both of them. He then delivers a bulldog to Anderson and clotheslines Gallows outside the ring.

As soon as he turns around, Dawkins runs into a Spine Buster by Anderson for the two-count. Gallows and Anderson then attempt the Magic Killer, but Ford stops it and clotheslines Gallows outside the ring.

This gives Dawkins the opportunity to deliver a Pop Up Spine Buster to Anderson and tag in Ford for the Frog Splash and the three-count.

Result: Street Profits

Grade: 2.5/5.0 Stars

Analysis: This was a fun yet basic match to start the show. Good babyface win for the Street Profits, considering their poor booking lately. They then dance with Ric Flair after the match. Sasha Banks and Bayley then talk about how they were the first ever Women’s Tag Team Champions are going to soon be double champs with double pay, but double duty because no one’s going to slay. Bayley then jokingly asked if Snoop Dogg taught her that. The Fatal Four Way Women’s Tag Team Championship Match is NEXT!

Kabuki Warriors (c) vs. Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair vs. Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross vs. SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley and Sasha Banks [Women’s Tag Team Championships]

Nikki Cross and Kairi Sane will start this match. Kairi Sane slaps her butt to taunt Nikki Cross, and Cross does the same. Bayley tags Kairi Sane out of the match, and Charlotte tags Cross out of the match. Asuka then tags Bayley out of the match. Asuka and Charlotte grapple and Charlotte gets the upper hand with chin lock and a shoulder block.

Charlotte irish whips Asuka but Asuka counters with a kick to Charlotte’s gut. Charlotte goes for the Big Boot on Kairi Sane off the apron and delivers some knife edge chops and a Fallaway Slam to Asuka. She then kips up and attempts the Figure 8, but Asuka counters and pushes Charlotte into a tag by Sasha Banks.

Banks gloats too much and gets a flurry of kicks by Asuka. Asuka then attempts the Hip attack but gets tagged out by Cross. Cross hits a couple of arm drags to Banks and tags in Bliss. Bliss hits a hard right hand to Banks and tags Cross back in. Cross attempts the Bull Dog but Banks counters it and tags in Bayley.

Bayley takes control of Cross, but Cross gets tagged out by Becky Lynch. Champ vs. Champ! Lynch delivers some arm drags to Bayley and locks her in an arm lock. Bayley counters the arm lock and gets tagged out by Banks. Banks takes control of Lynch and delivers a meteora at the corner turnbuckle for a two-count, thanks to Charlotte Flair breaking up the pin.

She then tags Bayley back in, who delivers two knee strikes to Lynch. Lynch needs a hot tag and she tags in Alexa Bliss. Bliss rallies with two clotheslines and a dropkick. Banks distracts her and Bayley rolls up Bliss for the two-count. Bayley gets pushed over into Kairi Sane’s corner. Sane tags Bayley out of the match and stomps on Bliss.

She then locks Bliss’ leg for a Boston Crab, but Bliss gets to the bottom rope and Banks tags Sane out of the match to deliver a suplex to her arch nemesis for the two-count. She tags Bayley back in for a tag team move and a two-count. Bayley focuses on Bliss’ shoulder and then attempts a suplex but gets rolled up by Bliss for a two-count.

Asuka then tags Bayley out of the match and performs a double kick with Sane onto Bliss. She then slaps her butt in front of Charlotte to taunt her. She then charges at Bliss head first but Bliss moves out of the way and Asuka runs into the steel post.

Bliss attempts to tag in Charlotte, but Asuka holds onto Bliss’ leg and Sane trips Charlotte off the apron. Bliss delivers a hard right hand to Asuka and hot tags Lynch.

Becky Lynch rallies with clotheslines and dropkicks. She gets Asuka and Sane at the corner with a double Spingboard Side Kick. She then delivers straight fire Becksploders to Sane, Sasha Banks, and Bayley. She then delivers a DDT Russian Leg Sweep Combo to the Kabuki Warriors. She goes to the top rope and delivers a leg drop for the two-count, thanks to Asuka breaking it up.

Cross then tags Lynch out of the match and delivers a flying crossbody to Kabuki Warriors for the two-count. Sasha Banks delivers a Back Breaker to Cross. Bliss delivers a right hand to Banks. Bayley delivers a Back Suplex to Alexa Bliss. Asuka delivers a German Suplex to Bayley. Sane delivers an Insane Elbow to Lynch. Charlotte delivers a double spear to the Kabuki Warriors. Cross jumps on Charlotte’s back and tosses her into the steel post.

Cross then rolls up Asuka, but Asuka kicks out and grabs Cross for the Asuka Lock and Cross taps. The Kabuki Warriors retain the Women’s Tag Team Championships.

Result: Kabuki Warriors

Grade: 3.5/5.0 Stars

Analysis: Fast paced women’s tag team championship match. It was definitely fun to watch everyone get their spots in. It should have been the main event, so that was a missed opportunity. Bobby Lashley and Lana are then seen walking to the ring from the backstage area as the Last Man Standing match is NEXT!

Rusev vs. Bobby Lashley [Last Man Standing Match]

Lana cuts a promo about her hot boyfriend and how he is the gift that keeps on giving, unlike Rusev who did not value or appreciate her as the most Ravishing Russian in the world. Of course, Bobby Lashley agreed and he tells the WWE fans to shut up when Lana is speaking.

Lana then says that there will be no Last Man Standing Match since she had to file a restraining order against Rusev. The crowd chants Rusev Day and Lana says that Rusev Day is cancelled. Lana then claims that Lashley will gladly take the victory via forfeit.

The ref raises Lashley’s arm to make it official. Kevin Owens then comes out to interrupt and state that the show should not end with Lashley and Lana. Lana tells Owens to shut up, but Owens says he will continue to keep on #talking.

Kevin Owens states that Lana keeps ignoring her Russian accent that she had for five years and that everyone keeps ignoring their careers as a whole. Kevin Owens and Bobby Lashley then get ready for a match.

Owens delivers two superkicks to Lashley and a Cannon Ball. He attempts the Stunner, but Lashley rolls out of the ring. He chases after Lashley outside and delivers a front flip somersault to Lashley outside the ring. Lashley rolls back into the ring and baits Owens by tripping him off the apron and hurling him into the steel post.

Lashley tosses Owens back into the ring and takes control of Owens with a multitude of stomps. He then takes off his shirt and his ribs are still injured from Rusev’s attack on Raw. He then spears Owens at the corner turnbuckle and locks Owens in a chin lock.

Lashley then irish whips Owens into the corner and elbows him four times. He attempts the Vertical Suplex but Owens counters with a suplex of his own. Lashley then catches Owens and delivers an STO for the two-count. Owens attempts to rally back but Lashley delivers a kick to Owen’s gut and dumps him outside the ring.

Kevin Owens gets back into the ring at a count of 9 and dodges Lashley’s charge. He then goes on the top rope. Lashley stops Owens and attempts a superplex off the top rope. Owens counters with headbutts and Lashley falls to the mat. He then delivers a Senton. He goes on the top rope again and delivers a picture perfect Frog Splash for the two-count.

He attempts the Stunner, but Lashley counters and attempts a Swinging Neckbreaker. Owens counters that into the Stunner and pins Lashley, but Lana distracts the ref to stop the ref from counting to three. Lashley delivers a chokeslam to Owens for the two-count.

Lana gets the steel chair for Lashley to attack Lashley, but Rusev runs into the ring and attacks Lashley for a DQ finish.

Rusev attacks Lashley all around the arena in the crowd area, but Lashley side steps Rusev into the steel steps and grabs a kendo stick to whack Rusev in the ring. Rusev counters the attacks and whacks Lashley with the kendo stick. He breaks the kendo stick, grabs the chair, and whacks Lashley with the chair. He then Machka Kicks Lashley with the chair in his face to close the show.

Result: Bobby Lashley (by DQ)

Grade: 2.0/5.0 Stars

Analysis: This was quite facetious. Terrible way to end the show. On the bright side… oh wait… there is no bright side. This feud continues. Ugh.