[Susan Foreman]

The results from the 2023 Payback Pay Per View:

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• Things got underway with a steel cage match which saw Becky Lynch defeat Trish Stratus via pinfall
• Event host John Cena was announced as being the special guest referee in a singles match that ended when LA Knight defeated The Miz via pinfall
• The third match, and shortest bout of the evening, was also the first title match where holder Rey Mysterio defeated Austin Theory via pinfall to retain the United States Championship
• In a Steel City Street Fight, The Judgement Day (Finn Balor & Damian Priest) defeated Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn via pinfall to win the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship titles. There was a lot of interference in this match, with Judgement Day members Dominik Mysterio, JD McDonagh and Rhea Ripley all becoming involved in the mayhem. It was also interesting to note that the crimson mask came into play when Kevin Owen was legitimately 'busted wide open' resulting in an image that will almost certainly become an internet meme

• There followed a short segment of The Grayson Waller Effect, with guests Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso. Of course this ended with Waller being on the receiving end of a Uso superkick
• In the Singles match for the Women's World Championship, champion Rhea Ripley defeated Raquel Rodriguez via pinfall to retain the title following more interference from Dominik Mysterio
• The final match of the evening was the Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship where champion Seth Rollins defeated Shinsuke Nakamura via pinfall to retain the title

Overall, it was an enjoyable event with two 'match of the year' contenders - the cage match and the street fight.

The next scheduled WWE PPV is 'Fastlane', which is due to be held on October 7th at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana