6 Ups And 8 Downs From WWE Payback 2016
3. Where Was THIS Match At Mania?
On the WrestleMania kickoff show, Kalisto and Ryback battled in a United States Championship match that was OK by most standards: inoffensive, but nothing terribly memorable. So when a rematch was announced for the Payback kickoff show, its understandable if fans groaned and decided to skip it.
If you did, you should seriously seek out the match on the WWE Network and watch it. Almost as if they were offended at being relegated to the kickoff show again, Kalisto and Ryback turned things up and had fans rocking along with the match, perfectly pitting Kalistos speed against Rybacks strength.
Kalisto countered Rybacks power moves with some high-flying action, but the Big Guy grounded the luchador a few times with brute strength. In the end, Kalisto got the win to defend his U.S. title, but youve got to give credit to both guys for putting in a solid effort. If nothing else, they showed that they deserved to be on the PPV proper.