WWE Stomping Grounds 2019 Results: Winners, Grades, Reaction and Highlights | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

WWE hopped into the DeLorean and traveled back to the Attitude Era for inspiration for Sunday's main event as No. 1 contender Baron Corbin stacked the odds against universal champion Seth Rollins, recruiting The Beastslayer's girlfriend's top rival to be the special guest referee.

The revelation of Lacey Evans as the official for the match created a distraction that allowed Corbin to blast the champion with a steel chair prior to the bell and then work him over after.

The former Raw general manager controlled the first-half of the bout, much to the chagrin of an audience that broke out into chants of "Daniel Bryan" and "AE-Dub." 

Every time Rollins did get a momentary upper hand, Evans slow-counted. When The Architect put his challenger through a table at ringside, she demanded the match be fought under "no count-out" rules. When Corbin used a chair later, she changed the rules to "no disqualification." 

A big frog splash from Rollins was negated by Evans' refusal to count the pin due to a "sore shoulder."

However, a low blow by The Sassy Southern Belle brought the arrival of Becky Lynch. The Raw women's champion beat the hell out of Evans as referee John Cone hit the ring. Moments later, Rollins capitalized on the change of authority, delivered the Stomp and scored the win.

The king and queen of the Raw brand closed out the show to a thunderous ovation as Stomping Grounds came to a close.

Rollins defeated Corbin

This was an outstanding example of the theatricality of professional wrestling and a throwback to an era when storytelling was as integral a part of any given match as the ring work itself.

Corbin and Evans masterfully manipulated the audience, eliciting the reaction they desired and leading to a thunderous ovation when babyfaces Rollins and Lynch got their revenge.

Lynch making the save for the damsel-in-distress Rollins, rather than the other way around, took an age-old trope and updated it to fit the women's revolution, which was a nice touch for what was essentially an Attitude Era-style brawl.

The jeers early in the match attempted to divert attention away from the story unfolding before their eyes, via chants for AEW or Daniel Bryan, but the build and execution by all involved silenced the negativity and popped the crowd at just the right time. 

The result? One of the legitimately most fun, entertaining and rewarding bits of storytelling in quite some time.

A hell of a main event with performances by Corbin and Evans that should be applauded, despite the performers being as maligned as they were leading into, and early on, in the match.