WWE Stomping Grounds 2019 Live Results and Updates
Welcome to the Live Results and Updates Blog for Stomping Grounds 2019.
- Location: Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, Washington, United States
- Date: 23 June 2019
- Time: Kick-off Show: 6 PM EST/10 PM GMT/3:30 AM IST, Main Show: 7 PM EST/11 PM GMT/4:30 AM IST
Kick-Off Show
The pre-show is live now and Charly Caruso, Booker T, and David Otunga are welcomed by Jonathan Coachman. Coach and Caruso repeat the line up for the night before we get the hype video for Kofi vs Ziggler match for WWE Championship match. Caruso and Booker are inside the Steel Cage now at the ring discussing how brutal Steel Cage matches can be.
Xavier Woods and Big E have joined the panel. When Coach asks them how Kofi is preparing for the match, they refuse to spill the beans since Ziggler might also be watching this. Woods also tells them that, at Super ShowDown, Ziggler was the one who kicked him first and he only returned the favor. They are confident that Kofi will be good all by himself inside the cage.
After the hype video for Seth Rollins vs Baron Corbin match, we get to see Kayla Braxton asking Corbin about the special referee. Corbin tells that there are many people who have come to him offering to become the referee. But he is not going to tell us yet who is it going to be. Bayley vs Alexa Bliss is discussed next.
Ricochet joins the panel as they start discussing the United States Championship match. Ricochet tells us he is excited about his WWE journey. The opportunity for the US title is huge for him as this will be his first singles title shot. He is aware that Joe can go to any lengths to keep his title. Samoa Joe retorts back at his comment from titantron. Joe tells him that he agrees that he is an incredible athlete but he will beat him. Ricochet tells the panel that he will rather show his work in the ring than commenting on Joe.
Daniel Bryan is ranting backstage about the treatment that the Tag Team gets in WWE and how he is trying to raise the level of the tag team division. Rowan joins him to say that Heavy Machinery just flexes their body and are not serious at all. Next is the hype video for the match between Roman Reigns and Drew McIntyre. Drew McIntyre cuts an intense promo and calls Roman too emotional. Shane tells him that he digs his intensity.
Drew Gulak defeated Akira Tozawa and Tony Nese to become the new WWE Cruiserweight Champion.
Gulak dropkicks Nese to start the match. Tozawa engages with him and sent out. Nese also sends him out and starts working with Tozawa. Nese hits a German suplex transitioning into a pinning position. Gulak comes in and Nese also takes him to the pin and we get to see the double break. Nese hits the superkick on Gulak on the outside and Tozawa takes him out with a summersault dive. He brings back Nese to the ring to hit the missile dropkick and gets a two-count. Gulak had Tozawa locked in a submission move and Nese comes in to break the hold.
Nese picks Tozawa in the vertical suplex position and throws him on Gulak. Gulak now locks Nese in a submission move and Tozawa breaks it with a shooting star press. Nese splashes Gulak in the corner and hits a moonsault to get two-counts. Tozawa comes back and starts trading chops with Nese. Tozawa goes on the top turnbuckle and Nese joins him. He gets better of Nese but Gulak comes back to hit the superplex on him. Gulak plants Nese in the middle and Tozawa breaks the ping with a shining wizard. Multiple counters and nearfall follow until Gulak hits the torture neckbreaker on Tozawa to pin him.
The kick-off show ends with the panel hyping Becky Lynch vs Lacey Evans match for RAW Women’s Championship.
Main Show
The show opens with the recap of today’s lineup before Becky Lynch makes her way to the ring to a huge pop. Evans comes next.
Becky Lynch(c) defeated Lacey Evans to retain WWE RAW Women’s Championship
Becky takes Lacey to the corner and warns her. Lacey explodes out of the corner, only to be locked in a ankle lock briefly. They lockdown once more and Becky plants her face first. Becky continues her work after Lacey goes outside and bring her back to the ring. Lacey is slammed on each turnbuckle one by one and eats a big boot from springboard. She moves out for a breather which helps her to kick Becky and Becky’s midsection is hit into the announce table.
Lacey starts to mount some offense now. She plants Becky face first on the mat and goes for some kind of leg lock. Lacey continues with ramming Becky into the ring post and starts working on Becky’s ribs. She keeps her down with various submission moves. Becky tries to come back but Evans hits a shoulder tackle. Becky hits a kick from the springboard and then a superkick before locking in the Dis-Arm-Her. Lacey breaks the hold and takes back the control.
She wipes her armpits sweat with a hankie and throws it on Becky’s face. Becky picks it up and shoves it in her mouth. Becky starts to mount some offense with some forearms. clotheslines, flying shoulder tackle and the bexploder. But Evans punches her in the ribs again. Evans avoids a flying leg drop but Becky is able to block her slingshot elbow with a pair of knees. Evans hits a cutter and a kick to get a two-count. Becky pulls her down into the DisArmHer and gets the win to retain her title.
Paul Heyman is spotted backstage walking out of Baron Corbin’s room. But he refuses to spoil who is the special referee of the night. Baron Corbin also comes out and reveals that he has chosen a referee who is unbiased. But again, he is not going to reveal it at the moment.
Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn defeated the New Day(Xavier Woods and Big E) in a Tag Team Match
Kevin Owens has started with a superkick party as he superkicks Big E off the turnbuckle. Then he superkicks Woods three times before a Senton from the top rope. KO tags Zayn so he can hit a Blue Thunderbomb for another near fall. Owens tags back in with a frog splash for yet another two-count. Sami hits a few short kicks to the face as Big E tries to motivate Woods. Owens comes in and hits a cannonball for another two-count. He and Zayn start applying the tag team tactics and take turns beating on Woods in their corner.
Zayn puts Woods in a Crossface. Woods hits an enziguri to give himself a little breathing room. Zayn knocks Big E off of the apron to prevent a tag. Owens comes and tries a Senton but Woods rolls out of the way. He does a Summersault Facebuster and Big E gets up in time for the tag. Big E comes in and destroys Owens and Zayn. He lands a Big Splash on Zayn for a nearfall. Big E finally gets the tag and he throws Zayn around like a rag doll. He hits a running splash for a near fall. E counters a tornado DDT and hits a side slam for two. Woods tags in and lifts Big E up on his shoulders so he can drop him onto Zayn.
Woods tags in and almost gets a pin. They go for the Midnight Hour, but Zayn pushes Big E into Woods. Owens hits the Pop-Up Powerbomb but Big E breaks the pin. Big E clotheslines Zayn, but Owens hits him with a Superkick. Woods hits Owens with a Rolling elbow for a near fall. Big E spears Sami Zayn off the apron out on to the floor. Kevin Owens stops Woods from diving in and hits the Stunner on him. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn pick up the win.
Ricochet defeated Samoa Joe(c) to become the new WWE United States Championship
Samoa Joe applies the armbar and unloads on him until the referee calls the break. Ricochet breaks free and Joe hits him with a jab to the face to knock him back down. The One and Only ducks another punch and hits a few strikes of his own. He knocks Joe out of the ring with a dropkick and goes out after him. Joe dodges the basement slide but Ricochet keeps the offense going with forearms and punches until Joe trashes him into the apron. Back into the ring, Joe plants him with a rockbottom to get two-counts.
Ricochet again tries to come back with punches, only for Joe to hit him with an elbow. Joe hits another elbow in the corner and then a Pele kick to get another two-count when Ricochet again tries to string in some offense. Joe, now, locks the chin until Ricochet headbutts him. Samoa Joe hits a pop-up powerbomb to get a nearfall before he starts to work on his face.
Ricochet backflips off of Joe and hits two precision kicks to take him down. The challenger hits a few high-flying moves to knock Joe out of the ring. Joe goes to the outside thinking to escape, but Ricochet follows him with a Plancha. He hits a Missile Dropkick and then a Lionsault. He goes to the top rope and tries a 630 but Joe gets up. Joe hits Ricochet with a Powerslam for a near fall. Ricochet went for the Springboard Elbow, but Joe hits the German suplex and turns him inside out with a vicious lariat.
Joe goes for the Coquina Clutch, but Ricochet gets in the ropes and drops Joe’s neck on the ropes. He goes to the top rope and tries the 630 but Joe moves. Ricochet hits the Codebreaker and hits the 630 Splash to get the pin.
Ricochet is congratulated by others from locker room like Seth Rollins, Charlotte Flair, Heavy Machinery and Triple H at the Gorilla Position.
Daniel Bryan and Rowan defeated Heavy Machinery(Otis and Tucker) to retain the SmackDown Tag Team Championship Match
Otis and Rowan start the match. Bryan tags in and gets a pop. He starts with a side kick to Otis’ leg. Otis throws Daniel Bryan down twice to massive boos from the crowd. This crowd is solidly behind Daniel Bryan. Otis stops the Yes Kicks and hits Daniel Bryan with a Gorilla Press. He lifts him in a Suplex and passes him to Tucker in that position before being driven down. Tucker brings Daniel Bryan down with a Clothesline. Rowan tags in and takes out Tucker with a Crossbody. Rowan runs into Tucker like a truck, followed by a Dropkick.
Daniel Bryan and Rowan have firm control of the match again. Tucker is isolated from Otis and is worked upon. Rowan hits a huge splash on Tucker but Tucker sidesteps a spear and Otis gets the hot tag. He comes in to hit multiple shoulder tackles on Bryan and then slams him to the floor. Bryan trips him on the turnbuckle to start his own series of running high knees in the corner. Otis intercepts him and hits a pop up powerbomb to get a nearfall. Otis misses the splash and Bryan starts hitting the Yes kicks to a loud cheer. After a few kicks, Otis starts up psyching up and is unaffected by kicks. He hits a German suplex and clothesline, followed by the caterpillar elbow drop. Tucker is tagged in and they hit their finisher, only for Rowan to break the pin.
Bryan starts with the yes kicks again but Tucker hits a side suplex. He misses the moonsault and Rowan and Otis are tagged in. The heavyweights start the contest where nobody is looking like coming on the top. Otis and Rowan hit each other with Clotheslines. Otis catches Rowan and throws him away. Daniel Bryan had tagged in and hits Otis with a knee to the face. He then tries a Suicide Dive, but Tucker stops him. Tucker takes out Rowan on the outside. Bryan rolls up Tucker out of nowhere to get the pin.
Bayley(c) defeated vs Alexa Bliss to retain the WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship
Bayley pushes away Bliss and shows aggression with a knee to the corner. Bayley hangs up Alexa on the ropes. She drags Alexa around hitting her on the face on the turnbuckles. Alexa Bliss has seemingly taken complete control. Bayley counters and hits a corner splash for one count. She is sent into the middle turnbuckle to give Bliss a two-count. Bliss grounds her in a headlock for a bit. Bliss stands on her, smashing her head on the mat repeatedly. Bayley tries to come back with a crossbody splash but could not continue with the advantage.
Bliss slaps her beautifully but Bayley counters her with a Clothesline. Bayley hangs Alexa Bliss on the ropes and tries to gain control back. Bliss drags Bayley into the steel post shoulder first.
Bayley hit a Belly to Back suplex for a near fall. She hits a Sunset Flip Powerbomb into the turnbuckle and Bliss moves out of the ring. Bayley went for a Suicide Dive on Alexa, but Bliss pushed Nikki Cross into the way. Alexa took advantage on the outside and hit the Sunset Flip Powerbomb on the floor.
Alexa Bliss was going for the Twisted Bliss. Nikki Cross comes into the ring to protest being hit, but that allows Bayley time to recover. She gets her knees up and blocks the Twisted Bliss. Bayley hits the Belly to Bayley for the win.
Bayley pushes Nikki Cross as she comes into the ring to check on Bliss. We get the recap of how Drake Maverick won and lost the 24/7 Championship last week. Ricochet is getting his photographs done when AJ Styles and the Good Brothers join him. Styles tells him that he will see him tomorrow. It will be a great feud between them.
Roman Reigns defeated Drew McIntyre
McIntyre catches Roman during his entrance and the two start brawling. Roman sends him to the barricade and brings him to the ring as the bell rings. Soon, he throws Drew McIntyre out of the ring and hits a huge suicide dive on McIntyre. Roman Reigns chases Shane McMahon but the distraction allows Drew McIntyre to hit him with a huge uppercut. He, then, sends Reigns into the steel steps and gets a two count with a belly to belly suplex.
Roman tries to fight back but McIntyre knocks him back down with an elbow to the face. Roman reverses a suplex to give himself some time to recover. Shane takes a cheap shot behind the referee’s back. Drew hits a snap suplex from the mat for a two count. McIntyre hits a stiff clothesline for another near fall. He locks Reigns in submission and keeps him there for a long time. Reigns breaks free and they start trading strikes.
Roman hits the Samoan drop and takes McIntyre down with a clothesline. He hits another clothesline in the corner followed by a Big Boot. He blasts Shane off of the apron with a Superman punch and hits a second from the steps. McIntyre dodges the drive-by and hits the reverse Alabama Slam on the announce table. He brings him back to the ring and hits the Sidewalk slam to get a nearfall. McIntyre tries to hit the superplex and succeeds after they traded some strikes on the turnbuckle. After another nearfall, McIntyre gets ready for the Claymore but Roman counters only to get hit by the Glasgow kiss. McIntyre goes to the top for an elbow drop but eats a Superman punch.
After a few counters, McIntyre hits another Glasgow kiss but eats the spear. The referee starts the count but Shane pulls him out of the ring. Shane comes in and hits the coast to coast dropkick. He rolls the ref back in to make the count. McIntyre covers Roman but only gets a two count. Reigns recovers, sends Shane out of the ring and hits Drew with a Spear for the pin and the win.
Kofi Kingston(c) defeated Dolph Ziggler to retain the WWE Championship in a Steel Cage Match
They size each other up and Ziggler goes for the superkick away. Kofi also tries to hit Trouble in Paradise before they get into each other’s face. Ziggler tries to escape from the cage but Kofi catches him. Ziggler hits a dropkick and then tries to hit the Alabama Slam on the cage walls. Kofi catches the cage and tries to climb it. Ziggler pulls him down and takes him down. He dodges Kofi, which sends him to the turnbuckle.
Ziggler slams him to the cage walls a few times and starts to work on him. He keeps him down for sometime before thrashing him to the cage once more. Ziggler has now applied a chin lock. Kofi hits a dropkick from the middle rope to give himself a little breathing room. Kofi gets sent into the cage again to give Ziggler another two count. Dolph yells at Kofi in the corner before Kofi throws him into the cage. Then play a ring- a-ring-a-roses and Kofi hits a dropkick. But Ziggler uses Kofi’s momentum to slam him to the cage again.
Ziggler slaps him a few times before Kofi starts slamming him onto the cage. He starts to climb the cage and Ziggler had to grab his leg to stop him. They started slamming each other’s face on the cage and Kofi gets the better of Ziggler. Kofi almost reaches the top but instead hits a slingshot back elbow to get a nearfall. Both men end up on the top of the cage and Kofi had to give his everything to keep Ziggler from escaping. Both men collapse back into the ring.
They start trading strikes again until Kofi hits the SOS. Ziggler counters Trouble in Paradise and snaps Kofi’s leg on his way down. Kofi is able to escape a lock, but Dolph Ziggler hits a Superkick which sends him almost out of the cage. Kingston holds on to the ring steps but is still pulled in with a Kneebar. Kofi goes for a Trouble in Paradise, but Dolph catches him with an Ankle Lock. Kofi is able to escape and then locks in an Ankle Lock of his own. Dolph escapes and hits the Zigzag.
Kofi manages to kick out and blocks a Superkick. He wrestles Dolph Ziggler to the ground, but Ziggler drags himself to the outside almost making it but Kofi manages to bring him in. Ziggler goes for the door again, but Kofi blocks him. Ziggler goes for the escape one more time but Kofi jumps over him and to the outside to win the match.
Seth Rollins(c) defeated Baron Corbin in a WWE Universal Championship Match (with special guest referee Lacey Evans)
Baron Corbin enters first and asks Mike Rome to announce him properly. The crowd boos at every sentence of is introduction. Seth Rollins enters with a chair in hand. Corbin takes the mic and was about to announce the referee when Seth intimidates him. Seth promises that ifthe referee tries to take away his title, he will beat the hell out of him. Corbin announces the referee and it is non other than Lacey Evans. Surely, nobody expected this.
Lacey gets in Rollins’ face and Corbin attacks him from behind. He uses the chair to strike some stiff shots on the back. After Corbin has punished him a bit more, Lacey takes away the chair and calls for the bell. Corbin hits a back suplex for a near fall with Lacey counting fast. Rollins is sent into the barrier and ring post. The crowd is extremely angry and shouting ‘This is stupid’. Lacey did not do the countdown when they were outside. Corbin hits Seth Rollins with a DDT to get two-count. ‘AEW’ chants have started in the arena.
Corbin takes Rollins to the top for a superplex but Rollins pushes him. Corbin takes back the advantage with a double ax handle. They start trading punches and Seth hits the step-up enziguri. They start trading strikes again and Rollins hits the swing blade, followed by few more strikes. He sends Corbin outside and hits a suicide dive. Back into the ring, he hits a superkick but Evans counts very slowly for two-count.
Rollins gets back to work and sends Corbin through the announce table with a powerbomb. Rollins gets back in the ring but Lacey starts counting very slowly. She gets to 8-count and when Corbin does not get back into the ring, she announces that the match will have no count outs.
Rollins brings him in and hits a Superkick. His Suicide Dive is blocked and Corbin hits him with a Chokeslam. He hits another Chokeslam and Evans counts at a normal pace for him to give him a two-count. Corbin goes for a dive, but Seth brings him down before hitting a frog splash. Rollins goes for a pin but Lacey counts slowly for him and then stops counting complaining of her hand being hurt. Corbin uses a steel chair. He hits Seth with the chair. This should be a disqualification. Corbin beats down Rollins with the chair. After several shots, Evans says that the match is No Disqualification.
Corbin tries for an End of Days but Rollins hits the Falcon Arrow on Corbin on top of the steel chair. Lacey is not even counting now. She slaps Corbin and then once more, before kicking him and hitting a low blow. Baron Corbin comes in and hits the End of Days. Becky Lynch comes out and attacks Lacey Evans. This is a no disqualification match now, hence it is all legal. She destroys Lacey by taking her out of the ring.
She hits the bexploder into the barricade to incapacitate Lacey. A couple of referees run in to stop Becky. One of the referees gets inside the ring and it is John Cone- the same man who officiated this match at Super ShowDown. Rollins turns the tables and hits a superkick followed by the stomp to win the match.
Becky and Seth celebrate together. They pose on the stage to end the show.