WWE News: Two Match Results At Payback Were Altered At The Last Moment

May 3, 2017 at 3:54 PM

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WWE News: Two Match Results At Payback Were Altered At The Last Moment

The Payback PPV turned out to be a shocker with a number of match results coming out as something which was totally uncalled for. There were a string of outcomes which surprised us. Alexa Bliss winning the Raw women’s championship, Jericho winning back the US title from Owens and the Cruiserweight title match getting disqualified are amongst them.

Recently, Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter discussed the sudden alteration of the results in his reports. He tried to throw some lights into the creative planning around the matches stating that the finalisation around the match results was made at the very last moment. As a result, the pro-wrestling lovers were taken aback with it.

Speaking of the Cruiserweight championship match, this is what he had to offer:
“The finishes were clearly out yesterday, and in two cases the finishes changed… In the [Neville vs. Austin Aries] match, Neville was supposed to win and then, I guess it would’ve been [on Sunday] they made the call to have Austin Aries win via DQ.”

While stating about the sudden coronation of Alexa Bliss as the new Raw women’s champion, the veteran journalist claimed that the creative had to go back and forth with actual planning. These were his actual comments:

“And then in the Bayley vs. Bliss, I think it changed three times… It went from Bayley to Bliss… It changed four times actually. Bayley was gonna win, then Bliss was gonna win, then Bayley was gonna win, then Bliss was gonna win, and it ended up with Bliss winning.”

Especially, Alexa Bliss winning the championship at Payback was quite unexpected. The Wicked Witch is new to the Raw division and still a lot to prove to hold the title. Plus, Payback was held from Bayley’s hometown of San Jose, California. So, nobody did expect her to drop the title on that evening.

On the other hand, Austin Aries might have to wait a bit longer to hold the Cruiserweight title around his waist. The creative still wants to keep the scenario interesting by keeping the championship belt on Neville. This would ensure TJP’s rise to the occasion under the champion’s wings.

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