Stomping Grounds
Stomping Grounds was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw, SmackDown, and 205 Live brand divisions. The event took place on June 23, 2019, at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington. It was a one-off event that replaced Backlash for 2019 as Backlash was reinstated in 2020.
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| Promotion | WWE | ||
| Brand(s) | Raw SmackDown 205 Live | ||
| Date | June 23, 2019 | ||
| City | Tacoma, Washington | ||
| Venue | Tacoma Dome | ||
| Attendance | 6,000 | ||
| Buy rate | 11,000 (excluding WWE Network views) | ||
| Tagline(s) | Kick Ass and Take Names | ||
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Nine matches were contested at the event, including one on the Kickoff pre-show. In the main event, Seth Rollins defeated Baron Corbin in a no countout, no disqualification match to retain Raw's Universal Championship with Lacey Evans as the special guest referee. In other prominent matches, Kofi Kingston defeated Dolph Ziggler in a Steel Cage match to retain SmackDown's WWE Championship, Ricochet defeated Samoa Joe to win Raw's United States Championship, and Roman Reigns defeated Drew McIntyre.