WWE Payback

[hammerva]

someone needs to possibly explain to me how that was a work unless you just trolling? I doubt they are trying to push the Vaudevillians as people who can destroy careers

 

Hopefully Zayn vs Owens get the extra minutes and not in the McMahon's segment

[sek69]

Perrito is the obvious scary comparison.

Sucks that he's the first thing I think of now when someone hits the ropes awkwardly.

[Childs]

Sounds like he might be OK. That's a relief.

[The Chief]

I had a sinking feeling the second I saw that. You're not supposed to hit the ropes with your body at that angle.

 

Sounds like he's coming to. Hope he's alright.

[Manatee]

Any move that Michael Cole doesn't know the name of is a blue thunder bomb now.

[cpst]

Every time JBL makes an Otto Wanz reference it cracks me up.

[JerryvonKramer]

Why don't the crowd boo Kevin Owens?

[hammerva]

Oh fuck we are going to get a full match of Owens neutering Byron Saxton while Cole and JBL pile on. We get enough of that on every other show.

[cpst]

Why don't the crowd boo Kevin Owens?

Phil Schneider summed it up best: Kevin Owens is an ethnic babyface for Internet nerds.

[Soko]

Why don't the crowd boo Kevin Owens?

Wrestling fans these days don't like people for doing good things or dislike them for doing bad things. They like the guys they find entertaining and cheer them, face or heel.

[FMKK]

 

Why don't the crowd boo Kevin Owens?

 

Phil Schneider summed it up best: Kevin Owens is an ethnic babyface for Internet nerds.

This is amazing. Owens as the Reddit users Bruno is a remarkable thought.

[JerryvonKramer]

In before funkdoc explains to us what reddit is.

[cpst]

That Miz sleeper was not approved by Steve Austin.

[Johnny Sorrow]

Oh fuck we are going to get a full match of Owens neutering Byron Saxton while Cole and JBL pile on. We get enough of that on every other show.

Good. Byron stinks.

[Soko]

Just remembered we'll have to sit through a likely 15+ minutes of Jericho vs Ambrose.

[WingedEagle]

That was the best Miz match I've ever seen. Maybe Cesaro really is that good.

[cpst]

Whenever there's a distraction during a WWE match my brain goes all AlphaGo trying to find the exact path that will lead to a roll-up finish. At least this was better than someone just being distracted by music, but it probably makes more sense to just keep cranking the submission hold to hurt your opponent than to get up and grab the ref.

[FMKK]

Goodness me, the way Miz tried to avoid taking a bump in that Neutraliser.

[Superstar Sleeze]

First thoughts and prayers to Enzo.

 

ROLLUP fucking bullshit finish. Owens wins fucking clean. Whatever New Era my ass

[hammerva]

Well I guess they had to somehow figure out how to keep the belt on the Miz because beating him cleanly would have been just unrealistic. Sets up 4 way at next show I guess

 

Wow why in the world would you let Sami eat the finisher again after the comeback. He is definitely the 4th man on this totem pole now

[WingedEagle]

Also a really great finish that in spite of putting the Miz over set up a bunch of matches down the line and hopefully builds towards Cesaro's reign rather than being deflating like a simple loss would've been. Great booking and use of everyone involved.

[EricR]

Man I thought Miz looked terrible in that match

[...TG]

I hope they keep going all the way with Miz as IC champ, a la Honky Tonk Man - the undeserving wimp sneaking victories out by luck. Every time they try to push him like a tough guy it just doesn't work, just go the opposite way.

[Edwin]

Even though I didn't pay that much attention to Kalisto vs. Ryback, from what I grasped of it, I thought it was good.

 

I really liked KO vs. Zayn. Not as good as most of their indy matches, but still good. KO is easily the best heel they have. Not sure what the general opinion is on KO going after Cole and Byron, but I think it's good fun.

 

Miz vs. Cesaro was alright. Seems like another 4 way feud over the IC title.

 

DIdn't pay attention at all to Ziggler vs. Corbin, but it didn't look like anything special.

 

Sucked what happened to Enzo. I hope he's ok.

[Soko]

For a guy whose persona is based around being eccentric and unique, Ambrose sure does manage to have the most sterile matches possible.