{"id":2255,"date":"2017-04-30T18:00:20","date_gmt":"2017-05-01T00:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?p=2255"},"modified":"2017-05-01T01:52:57","modified_gmt":"2017-05-01T07:52:57","slug":"payback-2017-kickoff-recap-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/payback-2017-kickoff-recap-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Payback 2017 Kickoff Recap &#038; Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>April 30, 2017<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n(aired live)<br \/>\n#WWEPayback<\/p>\n<p><strong>City: San Jose, CA<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Venue: SAP Center<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Panel: Renee Young, Jerry Lawler, Sam Roberts<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Social Media Lounge: Carly Caruso<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Commentary: Michael Cole, Corey Graves, Booker T<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Ring Announcer: Jojo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Brand: RAW<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Theme Song: &#8220;Born for Greatness&#8221; by Papa Roach<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Panel<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nRenee Young welcomes everyone to the show and introduces the panel. She immediately wonders what the &#8220;House of Horrors&#8221; match is, then introduces Charly Caruso in the Social Media Lounge.<\/p>\n<p>The panel also briefly discusses the possibility of losing Jericho to RAW if he beats Kevin Owens for the US Title tonight. Lawler thinks Jericho will find a way to get his revenge tonight. Roberts picks Owens, Lawler picks Jericho.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Panel<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nSasha Banks joins the panel to talk about Bayley versus Alexa Bliss. Sasha questions Alexa&#8217;s credibility since she &#8220;runs away from matches.&#8221; Roberts asks Banks if she is putting her name next to Bayley to benefit herself. Banks says of course not. Banks and Roberts pick Bayley, Lawler picks Bliss.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Video<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nHighlights from the rivalry between Seth Rollins and Samoa Joe.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Panel<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nThe panel wonders if Rollins can survive against Joe. Young asks where it leaves Joe if he loses tonight. Roberts, Lawler, and Young all pick Rollins to win.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Ring Area<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nEnzo Amore &amp; Big Cass head to the ring and talk about Chinese food (and poop).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 1<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong> Enzo Amore &amp; Big Cass vs Luke Gallows &amp; Karl Anderson<\/strong><br \/>\n(referee: Rod Zapata)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69e603406e62a','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69e603406e62a\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69e603406e62a\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Enzo Amore pins Luke Gallows with a small package<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Time: 5:32<\/strong> (1 break)<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nI like the match. It was a good warmup for the show, though it wasn&#8217;t too far removed from a typical Enzo and Cass match. Gallows and Anderson destroyed Enzo for most of the match, working mainly on his arm. Seeing a game plan emerge from the expected beating was nice. They seemed to tease Cass&#8217;s entrance into the match a little more than usual, but of course he made it into the ring and started cleaning house. The last segment of the match was a little different though, and I liked it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Backstage<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nMatt Hardy tells Jeff that their game plan tonight will be the same as usual: win. Golden Truth walks up and reminisces with the Hardys about old times. They tell the Hardys that their return is inspiring. They also tell the Hardys that they&#8217;ve gone to Angle and have gotten a match with the winner of tonight&#8217;s tag title match. Matt Hardy thinks that&#8217;s &#8220;tremendous.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Social Media Lounge<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nSheamus and Cesaro join Charly Caruso. Sheamus and Cesaro talk about their strategy: winning. They don&#8217;t actually seem to be on the same page when it comes to strategy, or any of the questions they&#8217;re asked really. Still, they don&#8217;t seem worried about tonight.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Panel<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nLawler wonders if Sheasaro is taking this match a little too lightly. Lawler and Roberts pick the Hardys, Young picks Sheamus and Cesaro.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Video<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nHighlights from the Wyatt\/Orton feud.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Panel<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nRenee Young explains that the match between Wyatt and Orton will be no holds barred, it will begin in the &#8220;house of horrors,&#8221; and it will end in the ring by pinfall, submission, or forfeiture. She then skips the predictions because we still don&#8217;t even know what the match really is.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Ring Area<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nThe Miz and Maryse head to the ring for Miz TV. Miz introduces Finn Balor who heads to the ring. Miz immediately complains about Finn&#8217;s &#8220;five minute&#8221; entrance. Miz wonders if he and Maryse could get into the Balor Club. The crowd says &#8220;nope.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Miz begins to talk about the promise that Finn Balor used to have when he first came to WWE. He asks if Balor feels like a failure after the year he had. Balor points out that he won the Universal Title after being injured in the match. Miz says that the injury makes him a failure. He then asks Balor &#8220;what&#8217;s next?&#8221; Balor says he&#8217;s going to get his title back.<\/p>\n<p>Miz points out that Brock Lesnar currently has the title, but Finn has faced bigger men his entire career. Balor then offers for Miz to join the &#8220;Finn Balor just kicked my ass&#8221; club. Miz puts Maryse between himself and Balor. Balor says every Miz TV ends the same way, with Miz getting beat up. Finn won&#8217;t do that though. Miz isn&#8217;t worth it. Miz basically says he is worth it, so Balor obliges and beats him up.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Panel<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nThe panel briefly discusses Reigns versus Strowman. They all seem convinced that Strowman can&#8217;t be stopped.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Show Impressions<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThis was a pretty average kickoff show. We got about exactly what we could expect. I&#8217;m glad if they&#8217;re going to do Miz TV it&#8217;s on the pre-show and not the actual show.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match of the Show<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong> Enzo &amp; Cass vs Gallows &amp; Anderson<\/strong><br \/>\nDefault, but it&#8217;s a fine match.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?p=2258\">&gt;&gt; View the Recap &amp; Review for the Kickoff PPV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enzo &#038; Cass face Gallows &#038; Anderson, and The Miz welcomes Finn Balor to Miz TV in a pretty average, but fine, warmup to the Payback PPV.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2256,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1216,625,297,622],"tags":[832,38,495,916,535,659,655,846,55,1183,111,291,532,610,824,102,135,87,559,1212,1217,354,310,1118,451,464,1107,533,183,564,7,1213],"class_list":["post-2255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-payback","category-ppv","category-show-results","category-wwe","tag-big-cass","tag-booker-t","tag-cesaro","tag-charly-caruso","tag-corey-graves","tag-enzo-amore","tag-finn-balor","tag-golden-truth","tag-goldust","tag-hardy-boyz","tag-jeff-hardy","tag-jerry-lawler","tag-jojo","tag-karl-anderson","tag-luke-gallows","tag-maryse","tag-matt-hardy","tag-michael-cole","tag-miz-tv","tag-payback","tag-payback-kickoff","tag-ppv","tag-r-truth","tag-raw-ppv","tag-renee-young","tag-rod-zapata","tag-sam-roberts","tag-sasha-banks","tag-sheamus","tag-the-miz","tag-wwe","tag-wwe-ppv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2255"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2255\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2264,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2255\/revisions\/2264"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}