Live Payback Discussion Thread - August 30th

[Dale]

August 30th - 7pmET / 4pmPT / Midnight GMT

UNIVERSAL CHAMPIONSHIP - NO HOLDS BARRED
Roman Reigns vs. The Fiend (c) vs, Braun Strowman

WWE WOMENS TAG TEAM TITLES
Golden Role Models vs. Shayna Baszler & Nia Jaxx

UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP
Apollo Crews (c) vs. Bobby Lashley

Keith Lee vs. Randy Orton

Rey & Dominik Mysterio vs. Seth Rollins & Murphy

Matt Riddle vs. King Corbin

Big E vs. Sheamus

KICKOFF MATCH
Liv Morgan & Ruby Riott vs. The IIconics

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Didn't know this event was a thing, so whatever here we go.​

 

[Chris]

This company amazes me with their genius ideas

 

[O-Blaze]

This should be fun.

Maybe.


We’ll see.


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[Kiffy Lube]

What a great way to undermine SummerSlam with Payback one of the weakest PPV names ever, the name itself implies that SummerSlam won't resolve shit. It sort of worked with Backlash a month after Mania to finish up the loose ends before the summer programs but this way to damn soon. Usually I am all for more wrestlin', more PPVs but this is just ill-advised timin' that makes your second largest PPV of the year look like an afterthought before the show even has taken place.

 

[Chris]

What a great way to undermine SummerSlam with Payback one of the weakest PPV names ever, the name itself implies that SummerSlam won't resolve shit. It sort of worked with Backlash a month after Mania to finish up the loose ends before the summer programs but this way to damn soon. Usually I am all for more wrestlin', more PPVs but this is just ill-advised timin' that makes your second largest PPV of the year look like an afterthought before the show even has taken place.

EC said last night that they just wanted to milk the Amway Center (or wherever the fuck they booked for the next couple weeks of shows) as much as they could and I think he's right

 

[Ace]

How are they going to build up to a whole PPV with one Raw and one Smackdown? This is stupid.

 

[Cwalker]

It’ll probably be a ton of rematches. Someone said earlier, Summerslam probably won’t be the blow off for a lot of feuds.

Orton wins the belt; he and McIntyre run it back. The continuation of the Bayley/Sasha(maybe even Asuka) angle. I feel like either the US title or tag titles are gonna have a fuck finish. Can have a rematch with a stipulation.

Let’s not forget, it wasn’t that long ago WWE was doing PPVs every 2 weeks. It sucks and it’s not ideal but it’s not unprecedented

 

[Ace]

US title could end up being a Lashley vs Apollo match or something. It's weird how he's doing nothing r/n

 

[Cwalker]

2 months ago, all signs pointed at it being Lashley and Apollo but I think they’re rewarding MVP for what he’s been doing

 

[Pat]

Hey, I’m not complaining about a Fiend, Roman, Braun triple threat.

 

[Dale]

Updated through Raw

 

[Sha-J Lee]

Keith Lee vs Randy orton is literally a match neither can lose so idfk how they can book this.

 

[Ace]

Keith Lee vs Randy orton is literally a match neither can lose so idfk how they can book this.

Drew claymores Randy to give Keith the win?

Keith gets momentum by Randy doesn't take a clean loss?

Continues the Drew vs Randy feud which has been awesome and means WWE has a bit longer to find Drew's next feud.

 

[Sha-J Lee]

Drew claymores Randy to give Keith the win?

Keith gets momentum by Randy doesn't take a clean loss?

Continues the Drew vs Randy feud which has been awesome and means WWE has a bit longer to find Drew's next feud.

I guess Drew could cost him

 

[Ace]

I guess Drew could cost him

It's probably what they do although it feels a bit laboured - would be better for Randy to squash some goobers and tell Drew he won't stop until he gets a proper rematch where you can only win with your finisher or something. Gives Drew the babyface opportunity to protect the lockeroom from Randy or something