WWE Payback 2015: Final Preview

I am not going to talk about every match on the card. A lot of it is just filler. The outcome is just not too important or interesting. I will say that the WWE has done a better job developing the build for these matches than some PPV matches you have seen in the last 5 years. I have talked about most of the feuds going on already. I just want to go back over two of them.

There have been no real changes in the feud between Cena and Rusev since I last talked about it. But how the match ends and how the WWE handles Lana's story with Rusev are interesting. Putting those two things together, there is a great way to end the I Quit match. Have Lana throw in the towel to lead to Rusev losing. It is not really a matter of protecting Rusev by not having him actually quit. It is a creative way to further the storyline. That will be the breaking point for Rusev and Lana. If they do decide to do something like that, I just hope the beating Cena gives Rusev warrants Lana throwing in the towel. Nothing mediocre. It would be similar to a segment they had a few months ago on Raw where Cena was destroying Rusev and Lana gave Cena a title shot to convince Cena to stop the attack. This time, it will be a match where this happens. And this time, there will be no turning back. As far as a swerve goes, I am not expecting Lana to screw Cena and stick with Rusev.

The main event has gotten some development since I last talked about it. They have tweaked this match a lot. Kane has been involved in the story for a while now. But if Seth Rollins does not retain at Payback, Kane loses his position as Director of Operations. On the one hand, this is the perfect way to break Kane away from The Authority and have him feud with Rollins. On the other hand, would the WWE really have the reign end so soon? If they don't, then this tension between Kane and Rollins will likely continue. And that can be painful.

Who wins? Ambrose? Orton? Reigns? If the title is going to change hands, Reigns might be the obvious choice. They have been grooming him for that big win. He didn't get it at Wrestlemania. Will he get it a few weeks later? I would have thought they would wait until Summerslam. Wait for a big PPV. I would expect the WWE to keep the title on Seth Rollins and continue teasing that tension with Kane. They love doing that kind of thing.