The recently reunited Riott Squad passed a test of their newly regained trust, knocking off The IIconics on the WWE Payback Kickoff.
Billie Kay and Peyton Royce, who have tagged together far more often in recent history than the recently reformed Riott Squad, gained the early edge. They manipulated the tenuous relationship between Ruby Riott & Liv Morgan, who had some early hiccups, as Riott tagged herself in and later declined to tag Morgan back into the bout.
The IIconics isolated Riott and nearly fooled Liv into thinking Ruby blindsided her with a blow from behind. But Morgan and Riott rediscovered their chemistry of old, with Morgan countering Deja-Vu before working with Riott for a double knee-Riott Kick combination to pick up the win.
