{"id":51595,"date":"2017-11-27T00:36:49","date_gmt":"2017-11-27T06:36:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=51595"},"modified":"2017-11-27T00:40:36","modified_gmt":"2017-11-27T06:40:36","slug":"1125-wwe-greensboro-2nd-report-starrcade-headlines-styles-defending-jinder-charlotte-vs-natalya-cage-plus-dustin-flair-arn-steamboat-rr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/11\/27\/1125-wwe-greensboro-2nd-report-starrcade-headlines-styles-defending-jinder-charlotte-vs-natalya-cage-plus-dustin-flair-arn-steamboat-rr\/","title":{"rendered":"11\/25 WWE in Greensboro (2nd report): Starrcade headlines with Styles defending against Jinder, Charlotte vs. Natalya in a cage, plus Dustin, Flair, Arn, Steamboat, R&#038;R"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3424555462\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><div>\n<h3>WWE LIVE EVENT REPORT \u2013 \u201cSTARRCADE\u201d<br \/>\nNOVEMBER 25, 2017<br \/>\nGREENSBORO, N.C. AT THE COLISEUM<br \/>\nREPORT BY T.J., PWTORCH CORRESPONDENT<\/h3>\n<p>(1) Bobby\u00a0Roode beat Dolph Ziggler. \u00a0Arn Anderson was the special &#8220;enforcer.&#8221; He hit his spinebuster on Ziggler. \u00a0 It was awesome. Still the best spinebuster in the business.<\/p>\n<p>(2) The Bludgeon Brothers &amp; The Colons &amp; Mike Kanellis &amp; Rusev beat The Ascension &amp; Breezango &amp; Sin Cara &amp; Tye Dillinger.\u00a0Rusev was by far the most over wrestler in the match. He has a great babyface run in him. Bludgeon Brothers win for their team, then they beat up everybody in the ring and looked impressive doing it.<\/p>\n<p>(3) Naomi pinned Tamina (w\/Lana) after a split legged moonsuit.\u00a0Why is Lana with Tamina and not Rusev?<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-tag\" data-ad-name=\"pw_incontent_2\" data-ad-size=\"300x250\" ><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/tags-cdn.deployads.com\/a\/pwtorch.com.js\" async ><\/script><br \/>\n<script>(deployads = window.deployads || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A Dusty Rhodes tribute aired which led into&#8230;\u00a0(4) &#8220;The Natural&#8221; Dustin Rhodes beat Dash Wilder with a bulldog. Goldust&#8217;s music started playing and then turned into &#8220;The Natural&#8217;s&#8221; old country western intro music. Awful music (!!), but it fit what was coming next. \u00a0Dustin coming out in bright red leather chaps. \u00a0Big pop.<\/p>\n<p>Next came a live Ricky Steamboat interview that led into&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>(5) Shinsuke Nakamura beat Baron Corbin via DQ so Corbin retained the U.S. Title. A fun match that ended with Corbin getting himself disqualified with a chair. \u00a0There were rumors of Nakamura getting knocked out for a little while. \u00a0Not sure when exactly this supposedly happened.<\/p>\n<p>The Hardy Boys came out and cut a hometown promo and then introduced the Rock &amp; Roll Express. \u00a0 \u00a0Cool to see both in person. That led to&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>(6) The Usos beat Kofi Kingston &amp; Xavier Woods (w\/Big E) and Kevin Owens &amp; Sami Zayn and Chad Gable &amp; Shelton Benjamin to retain the Smackdown Tag Team Titles ending when an Uso pinned Gable. KO and Zayn were very over with this crowd. \u00a0 Good match.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2313502417\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>20 minute intermission to build the cage.<\/p>\n<p>A Ric Flair tribute video aired. Flair came out and thanked the crowd, then introduced his daughter.<\/p>\n<p>(7) Charlotte beat Natalya in a cage to retain the Smackdown Women&#8217;s Championship. Solid match from both of the women with Charlotte picking up the win via the figure-eight.<\/p>\n<p>(8) A.J. Styles beat Jinder Mahal (w\/The Singh Brothers) in a cage match to retain the WWE Title. There were rumors on Twitter going around that A.J. could drop the title tonight. \u00a0This had me extremely anxious especially since there were no other title changes. This was a fun match. A.J. sold a lot for Jinder to setup the babyface comeback. Only thing was, when AJ looked like he&#8217;d win, the Singh Brothers got into the cage&#8230; Twice. \u00a0 They worked over A.J. a good bit. \u00a0It definitely looked like AJ was in danger. A.J. won by climbing the cage just seconds before Jinder exited through the door. High drama.<\/p>\n<p>FINAL THOUGHTS:\u00a0This was a glorified house show. \u00a0 No special stage. \u00a0No title changes. \u00a0 They brought out some legends (which was cool), but I don&#8217;t think it should have bared the Starrcade name&#8230;\u00a0The merchandise had me angry at the start of the night. \u00a0 WWE had two different cards that were advertised for Starrcade. \u00a0 None of those cards were on the shirt that they were selling at the event. The shirt shows Corbin vs. Sin Cara, Nakamura vs. Zayn, and Rusev and English in the tag team match. \u00a0Also Kevin Owens was not advertised. \u00a0 \u00a0None of those matches were even rumored for Starrcade. \u00a0Let alone put on the $35 event t-shirt. \u00a0 Seriously. \u00a0 That was ridiculous. \u00a0Plus, this shirt had me worried we were gonna see an inferior card. \u00a0 No offense to Sin Cara but Nakamura in a U.S. Title match was one of the biggest matches of the night. \u00a0 \u00a0They were selling 1983 Starrcade posters but no posters of last night&#8217;s card? \u00a0 Huge gaffe&#8230;\u00a0Rusev and KO (maybe Zayn) got huge reactions from the crowd (for heels)&#8230;\u00a0A lot of big pops in a night filled with nostalgia : Flair, Charlotte, Styles, Nakamura, Arn Anderson&#8230;\u00a0All in all, I thought it was a good event. \u00a0The star power was there and the Legends were fun to see in person. \u00a0 I just wish there was a defining &#8220;water cooler&#8221; moment.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>NOW CHECK OUT THIS PREVIOUS REPORT:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/11\/21\/1121-wwe-holt-report-big-shield-spot-miz-raw-went-off-air-plus-pre-raw-matches-involving-apollo-crews-hawkins-metalik-kendrick\/\">11\/21 WWE HOLT Report: Big Shield spot with Miz after Raw went off air, plus pre-Raw matches involving Apollo Crews, Hawkins,, Metalik, Kendrick<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><u>QUICK TIPS FOR SENDING RESULTS<\/u><\/p>\n<p>If you attend an arena event in future, either house shows or TV tapings, we encourage you to send us a report for publication. You can direct your reports to: <a href=\"mailto:pwtorch@pwtorch.com\">pwtorch@pwtorch.com<\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1972743448\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>We accept reports in any format, but if it\u2019s not much trouble, please format your report like you see above, with the matches numbered like this (1) , (2) , (3) , with the opening line of each match paragraph stating who beat whom (don\u2019t just say Wrestler A vs. Wrestler beat with the result listed later; instead, state up front who won so those readers who don\u2019t have time to read the entire report (i. e. their boss walks past their cubicle all the time looking beat their shoulder) can at least quickly assess the results.<\/p>\n<p>Also, please list tag teams using the \u201c&amp;\u201d symbol as opposed to stating \u201cand. \u201d Reserve use of \u201d and\u201d when listing results in a three-way or four-way match where there are no teams (i. e. \u201d Wrestler A beat Wrestler B and Wrestler C in a three-way match\u201d ) so it is easy to differentiate a handicap match from a three-way match.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1548174157\"><div id=\"pwtor-2048218805\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>WWE LIVE EVENT REPORT \u2013 \u201cSTARRCADE\u201d NOVEMBER 25, 2017 GREENSBORO, N.C. 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