Kick Off Show Match
Ruby Riott & Liv Morgan defeated The IIconics.
Main Card
United States Championship Match
Apollo Crews (c) vs. Bobby Lashley
MVP and Shelton Benjamin were in Bobby Lashley's corner. It was a decent match to start the show, Lashley managed to force his opponent to tap out to the Full Lashley (aka the Full Nelson) after the match, all three members of "The Hurt Business" celebrated in the ring by posing for pictures, Apollo attacked Lashley and said he will win his title back, the match will probably be on RAW tonight or at Clash of Champions. Winner: and NEW United States Champion. Bobby Lashley.
Big E vs. Sheamus
I expected this match to be a very competitive and physical match, which is exactly whtat we saw last night at Payback. Big E picked up the win via the Big Ending. His momentum continues and I wouldn't be surprised if we saw a rematch between these two on SmackDown Friday Night. Winner: Big E.
Baron Corbin vs. Matt Riddle
On the predictions blog, I said that this match could be a potential match of the night, was it? No. Also, no disrespect to Corbin and Riddle by the way. Riddle hit the Floating Bro to pick up the victory. I am looking forward to this feud ending so these two can move on to other opponents, Although, it looks like this one may continue after Corbin attacked Riddle backstage. Rematch on Friday? We shall see. Winner: Matt Ridde.
Women’s Tag Team Championship Match
Bayley & Sasha (c) vs. Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax
Bayley & Sasha have been on the verge of splitting up for a while now but they keep on overcoming the odds which is why I picked them to win here. I believed they would win considering Nia & Jax are a makeshift team, towards the end of the match, Shayna applied the Kirifuda Clutch on Bayley, Sasha tried to break up the hold, however, Shayna used Sasha's arm to apply the pressure on Bayley who then tapped out. Winners: and NEW Women's Tag Team Champions. Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax. We know we are going to see Bayley & Sasha break up now, it's inevitable, so the match for the SmackDown Women's Championship is more or less set, subject to change. Congratulations to Shayna & Nia, in regards to who will challenge them for the Tag Titles? I would say Ruby Riott & Liv Morgan.
Randy Orton vs. Keith Lee
Keith Lee's main roster pay-per-view debut ended in a win after he countered the RKO and turned it into a Spirit Bomb. That's pretty much all the important details you need to know to be honest. I was going to say more but I do not want to waffle on. This is a big win for Lee. Very much looking forward to seeing what he does on RAW. What's next for Orton? If I was to take a punt? (not litterally) I would say he would probably challenge Drew at Clash of Champions. Keith Lee would also have a say after his win against Orton here at Payback, making it a triple threat. Winner: Keith Lee.
Rey & Dominik Mysterio vs. Seth Rollins & Murphy
I was looking at my predictions while the promo package prior to this match was playing and I noticed I did not make a prediction because I left out the match. Considering who the participants were, it shouldn't be a surprise that this was a great match. Dominik & Rey picked up the win, they got some PAYBACK after Rey lost to Seth at SummerSlam last Sunday. Winners: Rey & Dominik Mysterio.
No Holds Barred – Universal Championship Match
”The Fiend” Bray Wyatt (c) vs. Braun Strowman vs. Roman Reigns
Braun attacked "The Fiend" during his enterance. They fought all over the arena, with near fall after near fall, "The Fiend" put Strowman through the announce table. Alexa Bliss was watching this match backstage, she looked like Harley Quinn. Strowman was about to perform a Frog Splash on "The Fiend" who countered with a suplex off the top rope, causing the ring to implode, this was shades of Big Show vs. Brock from an episode of SmackDown. The referee flew out of the ring. Roman Reigns' music hit, He appeared with Paul Heyman, signed the contract and went to the ring, in the closing moments, Strowman was lying in the ring afer multiple chair shots by Reigns who then turned his attention to the champion, "The Fiend" put the Mandible Claw on Reigns proving unsuccessful because he was hit by a low blow. The former member of The Shield speared Strowman to pick up the win. Winner: and NEW Universal Champion. Roman Reigns.
Closing thoughts about this event, I thought this was a 6/10 event which is fine because there was less than a weeks build. I was looking forward to seeing what Retribution were going to do but they never made an appearance, perhaps they are saving this for the upcoming episode of RAW. This review-ish is now in the archives. Clash of Champions is on the 27th September, predictions will drop prior to the event. Until then, thanks for reading.