WWE officials decided to bring back the special live event, Starrcade, for the second straight year.
According to longtime pro wrestling journalist, Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, this event drew 8000 fans, which is an increase of attendance for what typical house shows are doing from a numbers standpoint. The show was a success for WWE as live event business has been down as of late.
Another indication that this show was a success is the fact that it was the most-watched show of the week on the WWE Network. This event went down this past Saturday night at the US Bank Arena in Cincinnati. WWE’s streaming service aired a one-hour edition of the event the following night.
WWE Starrcade Results
- Sasha Banks, Bayley, Ember Moon & Dana Brooke defeated Nia Jax, Tamina, Mickie James & Alicia Fox
- Drew McIntyre (w/Dolph Ziggler) defeated Finn Balor
- The Revival defeated The B-Team
- The Bar defeated The New Day (SmackDown Tag Team titles)
- Bray Wyatt defeated Baron Corbin
- Charlotte Flair defeated Asuka
- Miz TV segment. Rey Mysterio and Shinsuke Nakamura are the guests. Nakamura says he doesn’t care about Starrcade’s history and attacks Mysterio.
- Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Rey Mysterio (United States Championship). Mysterio wins via disqualification after Miz interferes, meaning Nakamura retains. Rusev evens up the numbers and a tag match is set up
- Mysterio & Rusev defeated Nakamura & Miz
- AJ Styles defeated Samoa Joe (Steel Cage)
- Seth Rollins defeated Dean Ambrose (Intercontinental Championship Steel Cage)
