WWE Starrcade 2019 is still ongoing as I type this, even though the WWE Network portion finished up an hour ago. Turns out there was even more to this event that we didn’t see than I realized!
In addition to the seven matches that were advertised – and the impromptu matches that began and ended the chunk the show which made air – a handful of unannounced matches have also begun taking place.
The first saw Andrade take on Aleister Black in a bout between two up and comers on Raw who are, in theory, primed for big things in 2020.
Aleister Black defeated Andrade at WWE Starrcade 2019.
This is expected, given the house show nature of the event – especially now that it’s entirely off-the-air. Babyfaces generally get the victory in circumstances like this. However, Andrade’s manager Zelina Vega was apparently furious at this turn of events.
After the match, she got on the microphone and declared it a fluke. Zelina and her charge Andrade then demanded another opponent, just to prove their case. They promised they could make short work of anyone in the back.
Cue another of Raw’s bright young stars Ricochet making his way out to answer the challenge! And thus, in a theme for the night, our third impromptu match began! This one seemingly didn’t last for very long though…
Ricochet also defeated Andrade in a match said to be timed at around 90 seconds.
It was not a great night for Andrade, but such is the life of a heel at a house show.
Either of these would be fantastic matches. We actually saw Aleister Black take on Andrade at NXT TakeOver: New Orleans, and it was great stuff. That was actually where Aleister took the NXT Championship from him.
With any luck we’ll be seeing both of these bouts on Raw or PPV in the coming months, though hopefully they last more than 90 seconds when they come around…
