WWE Payback

The Kickoff Hosts hype tonight’s match card.

The Riott Squad vs. The IIconics 

The Riott Squad won

Apollo Crews (c) vs. Bobby Lashley for the United States Championship

Bobby Lashley won and is the New United States Champion

Big E vs. Sheamus 

Big E won

Matt Riddle vs. Baron Corbin 

Matt Riddle won

Bayley and Sasha Banks (c) vs. Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax for the Women Tag Team Titles

Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax won and become the NEW Women Tag Team Champion

Randy Orton vs. Keith Lee

Keith Lee won

Seth Rollins and Buddy Murphy vs. Rey Mysterio and Dominik Mysterio 

Rey Mysterio and Dominik Mysterio won

The Fiend Bray Wyatt (c) vs. Braun Strowman vs. Roman Reigns in an No Holds Barred Match for the Universal Championship 

The ring collapsed with only Strowman & The Fiend in it. Reigns finally came out with the signed contract.

Roman Reigns won and is the NEW Universal Champion

Rating: 70/70

Decent show and matches 

RAW

It’s the last RAW of 2018.

Dolph Ziggler vs. Drew McIntyre in a Steel Cage Match

Drew McIntyre won

Apparently Drew McIntyre wasn’t done with Dolph so he attacked him not once but twice to add a extra exclamation point to make a point to not just Ziggler but the locker room as well.

Seth Rollins comes out and talks about wanting a rematch against WWE Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose. Triple H walks out and tells Seth that there are no more automatic rematches for titles and how maybe Rollins doesn’t deserve it. Instead, he wants the old Seth Rollins back, which is why he booked Rollins in a match against Bobby Lashley for later tonight. Shane McMahon follows by announcing a Battle Royal with the winner facing Ambrose for the title at a later tonight.

Battle Royal - To Determine #1 Contender For The Intercontinental Championship.

Apollo Crews won and will be facing Dean Ambrose for the ICTitle later tonight. 

Backstage Natalya talks about losing to RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey last week and her future. This is when she announced that she would be competing in the women’s Royal Rumble match. Tamina Snuka and Nia Jax interrupt and then they attacked Natalya.

Baron Corbin walks out to the ring and talks about the Battle Royal being unfair, which led to Elias appearing on the stage in order to sing a song about Corbin losing his General Manager job. This led to them brawling until Corbin retreats.

Sasha Banks and Bayley and Ember Moon vs. The Riott Squad 

Sasha Banks and Bayley and Ember Moon won 

Seth Rollins vs. Bobby Lashley 

Rollins took a chair to Lashley to cause a disqualification and Lio also got hit with a chair before Rollins  hit a curb stomp on him.

Heath Slater and Rhyno vs. Jinder Mahal and The Singh Brothers in a 3-on-2 Handicap Match 

Jinder Mahal and The Singh Brothers won 

Dean Ambrose cuts a promo backstage about how doesn’t need a fresh start and will beat Crews tonight.

Dean Ambrose (c) vs. Apollo Crews for the Intercontinental Championship

Dean Ambrose retains the Intercontinental Championship.

Alexa Bliss appeared on the big screen where she announces a “Moment of Bliss” talk show segment for next week with Ronda Rousey being her first guest.

Ronda Rousey and Natalya vs. Nia Jax and Tamina Snuka

Ronda Rousey and Natalya won  

RAW ends with Ronda and Natalya celebrating

Rating: 80/80

It was a pretty decent show and matches to end 2018. We shall see what WWE brings us in 2019.