10 Questions from WWE Payback 2017 that most need answering

#5 Why didn’t Samoa Joe just get the win?

Why do we need another match?

The ending to the Samoa Joe Vs Seth Rollins match felt too much like the bad habits of WWE on display. Somewhere along the way, the WWE appeared to have forgotten that the best way to build a feud is to have the heel go over a few times before the babyface finally gets his revenge. This kind of booking allows feuds to continue with an actual purpose.

If people want to see Seth Rollins get his own back on Joe for injuring his knee, why did he have to achieve it at the first time of asking? No doubt there will be at least another match between these two, but if Seth has already got payback, what’s the point?

You could tell WWE were trying their best to keep Joe looking strong as it was a bit of a fluke win in the end. But if they were this concerned about how Joe would come across, surely the easier course of action would have been to have him go over. A loss at this point wasn’t exactly going to hurt Rollins, especially considering he’s still riding the wave of beating HHH at mania. Sometimes the WWE just doesn’t learn.