The 2020 edition of Payback took place on August 30th, inside of the WWE ThunderDome. The show featured some big matches, including Roman Reigns vs The Fiend vs Braun Strowman and Keith Lee vs Randy Orton. This page will be your hub for all of Dave Meltzer’s ratings for the event.
Dave Meltzer Star Ratings – WWE Payback 2020
The ratings are from his Wrestling Observer Newsletter (subscribe here). He rates them on a 5-star scale [here are all of the five-star ratings that he has ever given out].
The IIconics vs The Riott Squad on the kickoff show.
- Rating: 1.5 stars
— Apollo Crews vs Bobby Lashley for the United States Championship.
- Rating: 2.75 stars
— Sasha Banks and Bayley vs Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler for the WWE Women’s Championships.
- Rating: 3.00 stars
— Big E vs Sheamus in a singles match.
- Rating: 3.25 stars
— King Corbin vs Matt Riddle in a singles match.
- Rating: 2.75 stars
— Keith Lee vs Randy Orton in a singles match.
- Rating: 2.25 stars
— Rey & Dominik Mysterio vs Seth Rollins & Murphy in a tag team match.
- Rating: 3.5 stars
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— Roman Reigns vs The Fiend vs Braun Strowman in a falls count anywhere match for the WWE Universal Championship.
- Rating: 2.75 stars
How did you rate the matches? Let me know in the comments below.