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WWE Payback 2020

Roman Reigns reaches an incredible new milestone as WWE’s Universal champion

The Tribal Chief is simply untouchable as he climbs the WWE record books.

Roman Reigns’ never-ending run as champ reaches new milestone

Acknowledge him.

Here is Roman Reigns’ case for being the greatest of all-time

The Tribal Chief says he’s the greatest wrestler of all-time. Does the evidence back up his bold claim?

Keith Lee says goodbye to his terrible WWE ring gear

After WWE fired him, Keith Lee is saying farewell to frustrating reminders of his time on the WWE main roster while looking forward to the future.

McIntyre dominates WWE even when he’s not the champion

Drew McIntyre continues being the man in WWE, even without holding the top title in the promotion.

Rollins dropped out of WWE’s main event scene this year

Seth Rollins is only a minor footnote on the list of WWE’s pay-per-view main events in 2020.

WWE has no clue what to do with Keith Lee

WWE is struggling to shine the proper spotlight on Keith Lee on Raw.

Raw Underground’s new stars are already up against it

Fortunes can change in a hurry in sports entertainment. Here are three acts who are rising, and three who are falling, after a busy week in WWE.

Asuka’s pay-per-view streak ended at Payback

Let’s check out which wrestlers have competed on the most consecutive WWE pay-per-view events.

Everyone knew that Strowman would lose at Payback

Let’s break down the results of the Cageside Seats staff predictions for the latest WWE pay-per-view.

Things are looking good for Keith Lee

Fortunes can change in a hurry in sports entertainment. Here are three acts who are rising, and three who are falling, after a busy week in WWE.

I think Nick Aldis was wrong about Mickie James being buried

Maybe Bruce Prichard isn’t letting his issues with Nick Aldis affect Mickie James’ booking, after all.

Cageside Community Star Ratings: Riott Squad vs. The IIconics

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Cageside Community Star Ratings: Big E vs. Sheamus

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Cageside Community Star Ratings: Riddle vs. Corbin

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Cageside Community Star Ratings: Bayley & Banks vs. Jax & Baszler

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Rey Mysterio’s injury reportedly legit

He’s not expected to need surgery, though, as it’s only a partial triceps tear.

Cageside Community Star Ratings: Crews vs. Lashley

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Rumor Roundup: Lesnar/WWE, Keith Lee push, Reigns heel plans, more!

The latest rumors, including where negotiations stand between Brock & Vince, what McMahon thinks of the Limitless One, how long Roman’s new persona has been in the works, AEW’s second TV show, and more!

Rey Mysterio out with a torn triceps, per WWE

This is why he was replaced by his son in his planned match on "Raw" this week.

Cageside Community Star Ratings: The Mysterios vs. Rollins & Murphy

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Sasha Banks wants the world to know she didn’t tap at Payback. Bayley doesn’t have much to say - especially when you look at all the decisions in their just-ended second Tag title run. IT’S HAPPENING!

WWE pay-per-views are much shorter, and it’s a welcome change

Let’s check out how much total match time was included on the latest WWE pay-per-view.

Cageside Community Star Ratings: Wyatt vs. Reigns vs. Strowman

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Charles Robinson took the bump of the night at Payback

Once again, the referee is the real star of a WWE/Braun Strowman ring collapse spot.

Cageside Community Star Ratings: Keith Lee vs. Randy Orton

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Rumor Roundup: SmackDown’s top heel & face, Reigns’ reign, Charlotte Flair, more!

The latest rumors, including alignment swapped Roman vs. Bray, how long the Big Dog will have the blue belt for, when The Queen will return, and more!

Payback recap & reactions: Easy way out

WWE gave themselves a challenge, but we’ll be darned if they didn’t deliver two strong PPV shows in two weeks. Break down the second one with us here.

This was a fantastic finish

Did Shayna Baszler make Bayley tap using Sasha Banks’ arm? Yes. Yes she did.

Payback highlights: Braun & Bray collapse ring, Sasha & Bayley in disarray, more!

Catch the big highlights from Payback, which had a destructive main event, a crushing blow for the Golden Role Models, big wins for Keith Lee & Big E, and more!

What was Match of the Night at Payback?

Come vote in our poll and let us know!

The Reigns/Heyman alliance is off to a great start

Waiting until Bray Wyatt & Braun Strowman beat each other senseless and broke the ring at Payback before he even signed the contract, heel Roman is Universal champion.

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