3) The Original Plans For The Women’s Tag Team Title Match At Payback
Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax won the Women’s Tag Team Titles at Payback. It appears as if this match was a last-minute change.
A WWE advertisement is making the rounds, which shows Asuka and Shayna facing off against Sasha and Bayley. It appears as if this was the original match that was planned for the event:
My Take:
- I am happy that they changed this so Asuka can move on to a new feud.
2) The Original Plans For Drew McIntyre At Payback
According to journalist Tom Colohue, Drew McIntyre vs Randy Orton was originally supposed to happen at Payback.
WWE went with Randy vs Keith Lee instead after Vince McMahon made some last-minute changes to the card:
The show was always going to be chaotic because they desperately needed matches at Payback, and they hadn’t announced any because they had only planned about half the card out. That’s why they dropped McIntyre vs. Orton, which was supposed to be on that card and put Keith Lee in. That was Vince doing that.”
My Take:
- I am happy that we got Keith Lee vs Randy Orton. This was a massive win for Lee and showed us that WWE is firmly behind him.
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