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Next show up. Like any other wrestling promotion, WWE is built around its big shows. You need something to build towards and that is where pay per views come in. They are going to be set up rather well in some cases and a lot of that has to do with time. If there isn’t much time to set things up, a theme to the show can help, which is what WWE is going to have in September.
Titles are one of the easiest concepts in wrestling. Wrestlers fight over a prize and whoever wins the match is the best. That is as simple as you can get and it is something that will work almost every time, no matter what else is going on in the story. WWE has more titles than they know what to do with a lot of the time and if they set things up well, we could be in for something fun next month.
During Sunday’s Payback, WWE confirmed that Clash Of Champions 2020 will be taking place in four weeks on September 27. As the name suggests, the theme of the show will be championships, with all of the company’s titles ..

Sometimes champions don’t always have the advantage. Tonight at the 2020 edition of Payback, three different titles changed hands, just one week after WWE’s biggest part of the summer, SummerSlam.
In the opening contest of the evening, Bobby Lashley defeated Apollo Crews to become the new United States champion. The finish came when Lashley made Crews tap out to the Full Lashley submission hold.
Next, Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax defeated Bayley and Sasha Banks to become the new Women’s Tag Team Champions. While the Golden Role Models hung in there, The Queen of Spades put an Indian Deathlock on Banks and the Kirifuda Clutch to Bayley at the same time. The champs had no choice but to tap out.
Finally, Roman Reigns defeated “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt and Braun Strowman to become the new Universal Champion. After The Fiend super-plexed Strowman from the top rope, causing the ring to implode, Reigns showed up with a chair and started beating both of them with it. After a couple of minutes, T..

Payback 2020
Date: August 30, 2020
Location: Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Tom Phillips, Samoa Joe, Byron Saxton, Michael Cole, Corey Graves
We’re back on pay per view less than a week after the last one ended, because that’s a thing that needed to happen. This time around we have the big main event of the Fiend defending the Smackdown World Title against Braun Strowman and a surprisingly heel Roman Reigns, with Paul Heyman in his corner. That sounds like it could have some serious legs so let’s get to it.
Kickoff Show: IIconics vs. Riott Squad The IIconics promise to expose them as frauds before the match. Riott charges at Royce to start and the chase is on around the ring. That means Riott runs into Shades of Kay and it’s off to a neck crank inside. Kay forearms Riott for two and the trash talk is on in a hurry. Royce knees her in the back a few times and we hit the chinlock.
Riott fights up but a Kay distraction lets Royce knock Liv to the floor. Kay tries to convi..

You want fast and furious action? Look no further. WWE has posted a new video to its YouTube channel in which they show the full match between Seth Rollins and Samoa Joe from Payback 2017.
You can see the video in its entirety below:

From WWE.com:
The Kingslayer started the match with a fast-and-furious attack, taking every risk to knock down Joe. But his formidable opponent only needed one shot at Rollins’ knee to turn the showdown 180-degrees. From there, the bout became an exercise in punishment, as Joe twisted and smashed Rollins’ ailing knee just like a lion would toy with a gazelle.
The damage lingered with Rollins for the rest of the match, as every move of offense or defense resulted in him writhing in pain. The Kingslayer fought through the agony, though, flying halfway across the ring for a crushing Frog Splash.
The hard-hitting Samoan tried to suck the life out of Rollins with a sleeper hold and looked for one more maneuver to finish him off, but The Kingslayer suddenl..

It’s long overdue. There are a lot of names under the WWE banner and some of them are around a lot more often than others. At times it does not seem possible for someone to be as active as they are without collapsing but some people just have that drive that cannot be stopped. It makes for some amazing performances, but sometimes even those stars need a break. We might be seeing that again.
Earlier this year, Becky Lynch stepped away from WWE after announcing her pregnancy. That announcement sent some shock waves through the WWE women’s division as Lynch was the top star in the division by far and one of the biggest stars in all of the company. However there was an interesting detail in her case, as her fiance is also a top WWE star. With Lynch taking time off, her fiance might be as well.
According to Ringsidenews.com, a rumor is circulating that Lynch’s fiance Seth Rollins may be taking some time away from WWE in the near future. Rollins is currently in the middle of a feud with Re..

The future is…different. WWE is in a strange place at the moment as they are trying their best to build things up back up while still dealing with the Coronavirus. That is not the easiest trick in the world to accomplish but they are doing what they can. One way to do that might be to take a new direction but WWE might be doing even more than that. Instead, they might be trying two new directions at once.
Last Sunday at Summerslam, the Fiend became the new Universal Champion to begin his second reign. As soon as the match was over though, Roman Reigns made his long awaited return and speared the Fiend down, showing quite a different edge in the process. That was weird enough, but then things got turned completely upside down on SmackDown when Reigns aligned himself with Paul Heyman, seemingly turning heel for the first time as a singles wrestler. It turns out that it isn’t the only big change in the works.
According to PWInsider.com, the current SmackDown plans call for Reigns, with ..

The gold is back. One of the most surprising stories from late 2019 was the resurgence of the NWA. While the promotion did not reach any spectacular heights, it was a lot better than sitting around collecting dust and trying to remind people that they still exist. Their weekly Powerrr series gained a nice audience but it was shut down due to Coronavirus concerns. That put the brakes on the promotion but it is far from dead, and now we know where things are going next.
Earlier this month, news broke that the NWA would be teaming with the United Wrestling Network for a series of weekly pay per view events. The shows would include NWA champions, such as NWA World Champion Nick Aldis, but there were not many details beyond that. Now we know a good bit more, including when Aldis will be putting the title on the line.
According to PWInsider.com, the first edition of the Primetime Live series will take place on Tuesday September 15 and will feature an NWA World Title match with Aldis defend..

There’s always time for one more. Payback is coming up on us in a hurry and WWE did not exactly have a lot of time to set things up in the first place. That has made the build unlike any other in WWE history and that is going to cause some issues for everyone involved. You can’t do that much in such a short amount of time but that hasn’t stopped WWE, who is trying to make it as normal of a show as possible.
One of the biggest stories in WWE over the last few months has been the women’s divisions, which have been dominated by Bayley and Sasha Banks. Until last Sunday, they held all of the Women’s Titles, including the Tag Team Titles. Those belts will be on the line this Sunday, but they are going to need some more challengers after the match is over. We might find those out soon.
WWE has announced that the IIconics will face the Riott Squad during the Payback Kickoff Show. The two teams have fought extensively in recent weeks, including both in singles matches and tag matches. Bayley..

The calendar needs a switch. We are in a weird period for the WWE and that is the kind of thing that couldn’t be predicted. The Coronavirus has changed almost everything about the wrestling world and that is going to be the case for the time being. This includes some changes to the WWE’s schedule and we will be seeing another change to it as we move into the fall.
Titles are probably the easiest storytelling device in all of wrestling. You have a title that says you’re the best and someone else wants it. How much more basic of a story can you tell than that? It should make for an easy match and WWE is smart enough to realize that. It is why there is a pay per view dedicated entirely titles but we are going to have to wait on it a little bit longer.
According to PWInsider.com, WWE has moved Clash of Champions back from September 20 to September 27. There is no word on why WWE made such a change. This lines up with the lease agreement that WWE has with the Amway Center, which included ..

I’d call it a bargain. One of the biggest stories from over the weekend was WWE moving into the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. The arena is being dubbed the Thunderdome and offers WWE a way out of the Performance Center, where they had been stuck for five months thanks to the Coronavirus pandemic. It is quite the upgrade but it does come with some additional costs.
Moving into the Amway Center immediately made WWE feel like a much bigger deal all over again. At the end of the day, the Performance Center is a small arena and not something that seems to fit the image of the biggest wrestling company in the world. The move was very necessary and something that was overdue. It is a good thing that WWE got to make the change, and there are some more details that make it seem like a better deal.
Spectrum News 13 in Orlando, Florida has tweeted out an image of the WWE’s lease with the Amway Center which reveals some additional details. The agreement runs through October 31 but both sides..

On the cutting room floor. Monday Night Raw is the biggest wrestling show in the world and with that comes a lot of pressure. While it is certainly a big show, it is also not always the best show and as a result, WWE tries to shake things up from time to time. Some of these changes are better than others but this week there was a chance to one of the bigger changes.
Last month, WWE debuted a new concept called Raw Underground, which is basically an underground fight club with WWE wrestlers and extras in worked shoot fights in a back room. Shane McMahon serves as host every week and wrestlers such as Dolph Ziggler, the Viking Raiders and the Hurt Business have made regular appearances. Those are just some of the names, but even those who participated this week didn’t all make it to air.
According to Fightful Select, WWE filmed several additional Raw Underground segments for this week’s show, including one involving Marina Shafir and Jessamyn Duke winning a fight each. Also planned was..

Are you really surprised? Vince McMahon is the undisputed king of all things professional wrestling and has been for a very long time now. Whether you like him or not, there is no denying that he is the ultimate power in the sport and can do just about anything he wants. If he makes a decision there isn’t much that can be done to change his mind and that was the case again this week.
There are a lot of problems with the current WWE system and they have been around for a very long time. Above all else, the television show is not always the most coherent or air tight and a lot of that comes from the massive rewrites that tend to take place. Most of these are ordered by McMahon and that was the case again this week, though it was a little worse than usual.
According to Wrestling Observer Radio, McMahon made several changes to the show throughout the day over the phone and then made even more upon arriving at the Amway Center for the broadcast. McMahon made it to the arena at around 7:00..