8 WWE Payback Results Predictions

6. 'The Architect' Is Dismantled By Joe

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When dishing out my WrestleMania awards earlier in the month, I had a momentary lapse of sanity and gave the Match of the Night gong to Triple H and Seth Rollins' 90 minute snoozer sandwiched in the middle of the card. I've since came to my sense.

OK... so it's not a complete reversal. I still maintain that bout was very sound from a narrative perspective, but it took as long to pick up momentum as a bus driving through a muddy field. In a match where Seth isn't required to sell his knee for its entirety - and one where the pace isn't dictated by a man as ponderous as slug musing over a cryptic crossword - there should be no such problems. Against Samoa Joe, it could be an absolute belter.

Joe really needs an impressive, decisive win on the main roster if he isn't to fizzle out like countless other graduates before him. It's a little strange to have Rollins defeat Triple H then lose to his henchmen a month later, but I think we all know the logic which dictated Hunter's appearance in Orlando. A big cup of Joe to leave Rollins steaming, then.

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