8 WWE Payback Results Predictions

2. Owens Sends Jericho Packing (On Tour)

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Late betting odds for this latest meeting of former bezzies fly in the face of popular opinion, predicting Jericho as the unlikely victor, despite it being well-known that he's set to hang up his scarf before fannying about with his rock-band for a few months. Now, it'd be very silly indeed for WWE to shift a strap to a man set to take an extended sabbatical, so something must be afoot here (though clichéd wrestling journalist cynic that I am, I wouldn't put it past them).

It'd be tempting to read something into this unusual swing from the bookies, but instead I'm predicting a classic WWE double-bluff. That is to say, some information has been leaked to make this match less predictable, only for the company to then go with the original result as planned. Those scamps!

Owens will win, and though this may be the last we'll see of 'The List' for the time being, without WrestleMania's time constraints it ought to be anything but listless.

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