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WWE has announced that their second Starrcade event will take place in Cincinnati on November 24. The event is a special house show event promoted by the company for the Raw and SmackDown brands.
Starrcade 2018 will be the twentieth event under the Starrcade chronology, and only the second under the WWE since they took over rights to the event.
It is still unclear whether the event will be televised or available on the WWE Network or not. Many superstars have been confirmed for the event, along with a special appearance for WWE veteran and Hall of Famer Ric Flair.
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The Shield, Dogs of War, AJ Styles, Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair, Finn Balor, Rusev, and many more superstars have already been confirmed for the show by the WWE.
A match card has also been formed comprising of some high-level matches and a captivating main event to increase in interest in the event.
Let’s take a look at three matches that have been announced for the Starrcade, and what they mean for the results from Crown Jewel.
#3 Rey Mysterio will get into a rivalry with Shinsuke Nakamura
On SmackDown 1000, we saw a World Cup qualifier match between the King of Strong Style Shinsuke Nakamura, and the returning King of the Cruiserweights Rey Mysterio.
While Nakamura is currently the United States Champion in his first main roster title reign in the WWE, Mysterio has held numerous titles in the WWE during his illustrious career.
The Starrcade has a match between the two men scheduled which will be for the United States Championship. This means that after he has beaten Nakamura to cement his place in the WWE World Cup, he will announce himself as the worthy opponent to take on Nakamura for his title.
Nakamura hasn’t defended his title much since winning it claiming that he will only do so when a worthy opponent comes along.
It’s also possible that Mysterio will go on to win the World Cup at Crown Jewel, which will automatically give him a shot at the United States Championship after being declared the Best in the World.
Who’s worthier of a main roster title more than Mr. 619 himself?
#2 Drew McIntyre will not interfere in the Universal Championship match
Braun Strowman and Brock Lesnar will be the two men who try to run down Roman Reigns for the WWE Universal Championship at Crown Jewel.
The match is most likely to main event, and therefore a lot of effort has been put in to build the same. On the October 16 episode of Raw, we saw Drew McIntyre finally attack Braun Strowman after their match with The Shield.
Braun Strowman later Tweeted about the same and warned Drew McIntyre that he is coming for him after defeating The Big Dog, finally confirming the new rivalry.
However, a match between The Dogs of War and The Shield have been confirmed for the Starrcade event which will be a Cincinnati Street Fight. This means that Strowman, Ziggler, and McIntyre will once again team up to Main event the Live show. With that said, it also gave the possibility of Drew McIntyre interfering in the title match at Crown Jewel, costing him a chance to win the title.
This means that the WWE won’t push the rivalry any further till after the Starrcade event, which could see more fireworks between the two men.
It can also be taken as a confirmation that neither of the three members of The Shield will turn against each other before Starrcade.
#1 AJ Styles will retain his Championship
AJ Styles is set to do battle with Daniel Bryan at the Crown Jewel event which is set to take place on November 2.
On October 16, at SmackDown 1000, we saw AJ Styles and Daniel Bryan team up to take on The Usos in an obvious way to build up the rivalry between the two men before the clash.
Bryan hit Styles with an elbow by mistake, which later led to the two losing the tag team match to The Usos.
The card for the Starrcade event shows that a WWE Championship match has been announced for November 24. The men who’ll be involved in the match will be none other than Aj Styles and Samoa Joe.
The two men will do battle inside a steel cage, and this is an old rivalry which the WWE are reusing for the event. Does that mean that Daniel Bryan will lose to Styles, most probably due to an interference by Samoa Joe, at Crown Jewel?
It seems like the likely explanation for why the matchup has been set and could prove to be the final bout between the two men for the championship.
