5 Botches, slip-ups, and outrageous moments from WWE Payback 2017
WWE Payback is in the books, and for the most part, it was a decent show. There were no match of the year candidates but there were also no real duds either. Even the highly speculated House of Horrors match came across as a decent cinematic attempt at a brawl, exceeding many’s expectations.
There were even some unexpected match outcomes, including Chris Jericho’s US title win over Kevin Owens. It was a surprising finish that means both Owens and Jericho now jump to SmackDown – it’s actually a better scenario than most could have predicted.
While the biggest complaint could easily be that there were no real great matches, there were definitely other things to poke holes in on this night. A few examples of such include WWE’s bias toward their New York-friendly time zones, a pinfall on a former NXT Champion that looked less than legit and a kick to one of Raw’s current Tag Team Champions that caused a tooth to get knocked out.
All of these moments and more are included in this unique take on Payback, each one featuring a lovely .gif from the show. So without any more delay, here are 5 of the botchiest and most outrageous moments from this Raw-exclusive Pay-Per-view.
#5 California doesn’t get dark that early
There was a tonne of hesitation about the House of Horrors match before Payback went on the air, mostly because nobody knew what the match was – not even WWE. This pre-recorded segment actually turned out to be pretty cool, simply taking advantage of the fancy tricks WWE has learned after many years of their movie projects.
The only real fault to find here is the fact that WWE pre-recorded this segment at night, yet it was about 6:30 PM in San Jose, California when this aired. There should have been at least a couple more hours of daylight still left. This was a minor botch in planning for Vince McMahon’s Eastern Standard time zone-based company.