Ranking and grading every WWE PPV in 2020 (WrestleMania onwards)

#7 WWE Clash Of Champions

Nobody quite knew @WWERomanReigns was capable of THAT.#WWEClash #UniversalTitle @HeymanHustle @WWEUsos pic.twitter.com/5cSbAbiEIX

— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) September 28, 2020

The first WWE ThunderDome event on this list, Clash of Champions was not a bad show. It opened and closed with two spectacular matches. Sami Zayn won a wild Ladder Match against Jeff Hardy and AJ Styles to regain the Intercontinental Championship to kick things off. Meanwhile, Clash of Champions was headlined by the emotionally gripping contest between Roman Reigns and Jey Uso.

The Universal Champion pummelled his cousin with no remorse and only stopped when Jimmy Uso threw in the towel on behalf of his twin brother. It was a masterful piece of storytelling. The Ambulance Match between Drew McIntyre and Randy Orton was also fun, with various legends interfering to get their hands on The Legend Killer.

Asuka wrestled twice at Clash of Champions, first against Zelina Vega before simply being used as a presence before Sasha Banks returned to confront Bayley. This couple of Women's Championship matches, along with the rest of the card, were not exactly pay-per-view quality.

Grade: B

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#6 WWE Payback

¡𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒂 𝒍𝒂 𝑭𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒂!@35_Dominik & @reymysterio get the better of @WWERollins & @WWE_Murphy at #WWEPayback! pic.twitter.com/jth3U3K7j1

— WWE (@WWE) August 31, 2020

Hastily added to WWE's pay-per-view schedule just one week after SummerSlam, Payback did a fine job to facilitate some residual stories from the 'Big Four' event. It helped to keep the stories in WWE flowing while crowning a new Universal Champion. This is where Roman Reigns won the belt, entering the main event after Braun Strowman and The Fiend had destroyed each other, as well as the ring.

Reigns easily dispatched off the two monsters to become the Universal Champion. Before that was a fun tag team match that saw Dominik Mysterio gain his first win in WWE. He teamed up with Rey Mysterio to take down Seth Rollins and Murphy, following some miscommunication between the heels.

Other major happenings saw Keith Lee defeat Randy Orton in under 10 minutes and The Golden Role Models lose the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship to Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler. While the second half was pretty good, the first few matches slightly underwhelmed. Bobby Lashley's US title victory over Apollo Crews was the highlight of the undercard.

Grade: B