Rey Mysterio Announced for Major Title Match at Upcoming ‘WWE Starrcade’ Live Event

The US Bank Arena has announced that Rey Mysterio will challenge WWE United States Champion Shinsuke Nakamura when the WWE Smackdown brand returns to Cincinnati, Ohio for a major live event on Nov. 24th.

The show will feature a number of title matches and special appearances under the “WWE Starrcade” banner, a play on the classic WCW event. Much like last year’s show of the same time, the company currently has no plans to broadcast live on the WWE Network, as the gimmick is simply a name to attract more fans to a Smackdown brand house show.

Mysterio returned to action this Tuesday night at Smackdown 1000, defeating Nakamura to qualify for the upcoming WWE World Cup tournament.

Check out the latest card provided by the arena website:

Steel Cage Match for WWE Title
Samoa Joe vs. AJ Styles

Steel Cage Match for SmackDown Women’s Title
Charlotte Flair vs. Becky Lynch

SmackDown Tag Team Title Match
The New Day vs. The Bar

WWE United States Title Match
Rey Mysterio vs. Shinsuke Nakamura

Cincy Street Fight
Braun Strowman, Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre vs. The Shield

Special concert featuring Elias with WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair. Also scheduled for appearance include Finn Balor, Alexa Bliss, The Miz, Rusev, Sasha Banks, Bobby Lashley and more.

How can WWE Starrcade get any better? How about adding @reymysterio to an already stacked card? Mysterio will take on Shinsuke Nakamura for the US Championship. For full lineup including 2 Steel Cage Matches & a Cincy Street Fight, click here –> https://t.co/lX7fNP1W7S pic.twitter.com/U0QOeGL3Na

— US Bank Arena (@USBankArena) October 16, 2018