WWE Payback 2013 Results

CM Punk returns to defeat Chris Jericho

Well, nobody expected Punk to lose in his hometown, and the the crowd was not disappointed. Despite some near close falls, CM Punk managed to pin Jericho after two back-to-back GTS’s. The match had the complete support of the crowd; every Punk offense was cheered and Jericho’s booed. During the match, Jericho nearly tapped out to the Anaconda Vice and managed to kick out of a GTS. As shocking as that was, Punk kicked out of two codebreakers and the crowd went nuts as they started a ‘This is Awesome’ chant. Finally, Punk managed to pick up the victory. Clearly the match of the night.

Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns defeated Randy Orton and Daniel Bryan to retain the World Tag Team Title

The Shield proved dominant once again as they managed to retain their Tag Team Titles against the strong contention of Bryan and Orton. In a match where the opponents lacked understanding, Bryan and Orton were at loggerheads in the match right after Bryan’s suicide dive accidentally hit Orton. The animosity between the two was quite apparent after this, and Orton paid back by pushing Bryan into Roman Reigns’ spear. Orton, despite hitting the RKO, was pushed out of the ring and Rollins then pinned Bryan for the victory.

John Cena defeated Ryback to retain the WWE Title in a 3 Stages of Hell match

In what was one of the most predictable matches of the night, John Cena emerged victorious after laying the AA on Ryback on top of the ambulance. The three stages for this match were a lumberjack match followed by a tables match, and finally the Ambulance match. Ryback surprisingly pinned Cena clean to win the first stage. Later, Cena made a so-called remarkable comeback by running Ryback into the table, and finally the AA on top of the ambulance gave Cena the victory. Looks like the WWE title is going to be around Cena’s waist for quite some time now.

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