Still not the Mel Gibson movie.
Giving their thoughts and predictions on what to expect from the PPV are members of the site @JoeyOnEarth, @TimWelcomed and @TomBlargh.
Enzo Amore and Big Cass vs. Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson on the kickoff show
Joey:
Please have someone throw Enzo Amore off the stage already. PLEASE!
Interest Level: 3/10
Prediction: Gallows and Anderson win.
Tim:
My interest in WWE is at the lowest point it’s been in years and Raw is the brand I am most disinterested in. I’m hoping things will straighten out on each brand after Payback but I have some worries. NXT has been surprisingly good the past three weeks. Oh, this match? I have nothing. No thanks.
Interest Level: 0/10
Prediction: Enzo and Cass win.
Tom:
I can’t think of anything to say about this. Nothing at all.
Interest Level: 1/10
Prediction: Okay.
Neville (c) vs. Austin Aries for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship
Joey:
Neville and Austin Aries had a pretty good showcase in the windy WrestleMania pre-show match. I imagine this one will be better since the majority of fans will already be in their seats. Neville and Aries are really the only guys that have gotten over in the cruiserweight division. I’m expecting Aries to win here so they can continue the feud for another month.
Interest Level: 8/10
Prediction: Austin Aries wins.
Tim:
I am looking forward to this. Aries and Neville are a great match-up and the two biggest parts of the Cruiserweight division right now. I think they can pull off something better than the fun bout they had at Wrestlemania. I do hope Aries slips on his banana at some point but I have a feeling it won’t happen this time as he is fixing to be the champion.
Interest Level: 5/10
Prediction: Austin Aries wins.
Tom:
I disagree with Joey’s notion that Aries and Neville are the only two to have gotten over in the Cruiserweight Division; Neville has been amazing in his new role, but I feel like Aries is still kind of riding the hype over being a former indies star, as opposed to any of his WWE performances. Not that he’s been bad, I just don’t feel like interest levels or fan investment have increased for him. Also, I think Jack Gallagher has been a much bigger deal in terms of breaking out as someone people are interested in seeing (or at least him doing silly umbrella things), though he’s hamstrung by the division still feeling like a throwaway, time-filler thing.
Anyway, match should be good but they should have high-powered fans pointed at the ring to make Neville’s hair flow beautifully like it did at ‘Mania.
Interest Level: 6/10
Prediction: Neville wins. Continue reading