5) Jericho Shocked The World! (And Swerved Us)
Almost every fan assumed that Kevin Owens would be retaining the United States Championship in his match against Chris Jericho. Owens already had a feud scheduled with AJ Styles. Jericho was also rumored to be leaving WWE to go on tour with Fozzy.
A big swerve to kick-off the show as Jericho forced Owens to submit, winning the U.S title in the process:
Is @IAmJericho the NEW #NewFaceOfAmerica now that he is once again #USChampion?! #WWEPayback #USTitle pic.twitter.com/hjNMiSXoYp
— WWE (@WWE) May 1, 2017
I don’t think many predicted that one! Wow, what a shocker!
6) Fans Were Confused By The Result Of Jericho vs Owens
As a result of his win, Chris Jericho will officially be moving to Smackdown Live. This was a pre-match stipulation, but it only specified Jericho potentially moving brands and not Owens.
So does that mean Owens is staying on Smackdown Live? Does that mean he is on RAW? A lot of fans were confused by the result:
So wait. Is Kevin Owens going to #RAW or not? I’m confused. @WWE #WWEPayback
— DalyxmanVX (@DalyxmanVX1) May 1, 2017
So….Kevin Owens stays on Raw?? #WWEPayback
— Top Rope Nation (@TRNationPodcast) May 1, 2017
Do we know for a fact that Kevin Owens is going back to RAW? I haven’t heard the commentators specify that. #WWEPayback
— #WRECKED Ralph (@Timmy_Dynamite) May 1, 2017
We think that since they didn’t specify that he would be moving to RAW in the loss, Owens is sticking around on Smackdown? We will have to wait and see what happens on RAW this week.
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Wow, “It is clear that this feud is far from over.” for almost all 7 facts.
Yeah, I thought WWE did a good job setting up more matches and storylines, how about you?
Yep, WWE set up a lot on this show. What did you think about the event?