WWE Payback 2015 results and review

Kickoff Match: R-Truth defeated Stardust. Truth pinned Stardust after a Lie Detector.

Kickoff Match: The Ascension defeated Macho Mandow and Axelmania. Curtis Axel was in full Hulk Hogan costume, doing all of Hogan’s moves. The Ascension defeated Macho Mandow with the Fall of Man. The “Fall of Mandow” is the joke.

1. Sheamus defeated Dolph Ziggler. Ziggler got his revenge on Sheamus during the match, giving him a stinkface. Ziggler was busted open by a headbutt late in the match. Sheamus won after a Brogue Kick.
-> good opener but way too short. Both men can do much better. 8 of 10 points
 

2. 2-out-of-3 Falls Match for the Tag Team Championship: The New Day (c) defeated Cesaro and Tyson Kidd. Kidd and Cesaro won the first fall with a giant swing/dropkick combination. The New Day won fall 2 after a Big Ending/splash combination. The New Day stole the third fall and the match when Xavier Woods replaced Kofi without the referee noticing and small-packaged Kidd.
-> really good tag match. Both team did well and Kidd/Cesaro are a great face tag team. 8,5 of 10 points.

3. Bray Wyatt defeated Ryback. Wyatt won by pinfall after shoving Ryback into an exposed turnbuckle and hitting Sister Abigail.
-> thank god Bray Wyatt won the match. Ryback is more a bodybuiler than a wrestler. He is only in WWE because Vince loves BIG GUYS ( even without any talent ). 7 of 10 points for Bray´s moves.

4. I Quit Match for the United States Championship: John Cena (c) defeated Rusev. Rusev made Cena pass out in the Accolade and thought he’d won the match, but the referee said Cena had to say ‘I quit.’ Cena came back and put Rusev in the STF (with a dismantled top rope around Rusev’s face). Rusev was yelling in Bulgarian, so Lana jumped in and said ‘I quit’ for him.
-> pretty good match and better than I expected. Good finished to keep the Lana vs Rusev storyline alive. 8 of 10 points.

5. Naomi and Tamina defeated The Bella Twins. Naomi pinned Nikki Bella after tossing her off the top rope.
-> I really like Naomi as a heel diva. And she really can wrestle. But especially in Diva matches you can see the scripted move set. Right winner for me and the storyline for 6 of 10 points.

6. Neville defeated King Barrett. Barrett lost by count-out when he refused to get back into the ring. After the match, Barrett attacked Neville but Neville was able to get the upper hand and hit the Red Arrow.
-> That was the fill-in match of the evening. And thats very sad for both wrestlers. A Kinf of the Ring winner and a great NXT champ with that stupid booking - thats sucks. 5 of 10 points.

7. Fatal Fourway for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship: Seth Rollins (c) defeated Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose and Randy Orton. The match featured a mini-Shield reunion, with Reigns, Rollins and Ambrose putting Orton through a table with a triple powerbomb. Kane interfered throughout the match, saving Rollins (to save his job as Director of Operations, per a pre-match stipulation). Rollins was able to hit a Pedigree on Orton to win the match and retain the championship.
-> good main event match. But I dont like the interference during the match. Kane and J/J could attack all of Rollins opponents at the beginning of the match and beat them down until Rollins could pin someone for the victory. Dont need a 20 minute match for that lame finish. 7of 10 points.

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