Promotion: World Wrestling Entertainment
Brand(s): Raw, Smackdown
Date: September 2, 2023
City: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Venue: PPG Paints Arena
Network: WWE Network
Other on-screen personnel | |
Role: | Name: |
English commentators | Michael Cole |
Corey Graves | |
Spanish commentators | Marcelo Rodriguez |
Jerry Soto | |
Ring announcers | Mike Rome (SmackDown) |
Samantha Irvin (Raw) | |
Referees | Danilo Anfibio |
Jason Ayers | |
John Cena (LA Knight vs. The Miz) | |
Daphanie LaShaunn | |
Chad Patton | |
Rod Zapata | |
Interviewers | Cathy Kelley |
Pre-show panel | Kayla Braxton |
Jackie Redmond | |
Peter Rosenberg | |
Booker T | |
Wade Barrett |
Overall Show Score: 5/10
Pros: Seeing Jay Uso drafted to Monday Night Raw was a surprise. I like how they pay tribute Terry funk in the Tag Team Title Match. I was glad seeing a new Tag Team Champions being crowned and the best match of the night was the Steel Cage match involving Trish Stratus and Becky Lynch.
Cons: John Cena looks goofy as a backstage interviewer. A lot of the lines from the commentators do feels head scratching. The fans didn’t react that much of the action and the excitement for this show were felt drained after a difficult several days and my least favourite match was Rhea Ripley vs Raquel Rodriguez.
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Matches:
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Steel Cage Match:
vs.
Becky Lynch. Winner: Becky Lynch Rating: Very Good
![](https://rdbreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/image-819x1024.png)
![](http://rdbreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/20230824_Payback_Match_LA_Miz_FC_Day_Date-6696facdcb9ba57681f5fa6fc7d672a7-1024x576.jpg)
Singles match
John Cena served as the special guest referee.
![](http://rdbreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/image-100.png)
vs.
![](http://rdbreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/image-34-641x1024.png)
LA Knight. Winner: LA Knight Rating: Fine
![](https://rdbreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/image-1-819x1024.png)
![](http://rdbreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/20230825_Payback_Match_Rey_Theory_FC_Day_Date__017d9a6c1ff27fb1136cd7603e1a023c.0-1024x576.jpg)
![](http://rdbreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/image-10.png)
Singles match for the WWE United States Championship:
![](https://rdbreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/image-2-1024x724.png)
Rey Mysterio (c)
vs.
![](https://rdbreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/image-3.png)
Austin Theory. Winner: Rey Mysterio still the WWE United States Championship Rating: Descent
![](https://rdbreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/image-4-819x1024.png)
![](http://rdbreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/20230828_Payback_Match_MensTagTeam_FC_Date-8f5717277858e334907313a37c3ada87-1024x576.jpg)
![](https://rdbreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/WWE_Raw_Tag_Team_Championship.png)
![](https://rdbreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/WWE_SmackDown_Tag_Team_Championship.png)
Steel City Street Fight for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship:
![](http://rdbreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/image-32.png)
Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn (c)
vs.
![](https://rdbreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/image-18-655x1024.png)
![](https://rdbreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/image-101-820x1024.png)
The Judgment Day (Damian Priest & Finn Balor). Winners: The Judgment Day won the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship. Rating: Good
![](https://rdbreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/image-5-819x1024.png)
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Singles match for the Women’s World Championship:
![](http://rdbreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/image-11-1024x724.png)
Rhea Ripley (c)
vs.
![](http://rdbreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/image-18.png)
Raquel Rodriguez. Winner: Rhey Ripley retains her Women’s World Championship Rating: Bad
![](https://rdbreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/image-6-819x1024.png)
Main Event:
![](http://rdbreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/20230821_Payback_Match_SethNaka_FC_Date-06b87d91512077ea8552a4f12d8564c8.jpg.webp)
![](https://rdbreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/image-8.png)
Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship:
![](http://rdbreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/image-46.png)
Seth Rollins (c)
vs.
![](http://rdbreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/image-15.png)
Shinsuke Nakamura. Winner: Seth Rollins still the World Heavyweight Champion. Rating: Okay
![](https://rdbreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/image-7-819x1024.png)