WWE Payback

WWE Payback is a professional wrestling event produced annually by WWE, a Connecticut-based promotion, and broadcast live and available through pay-per-view (PPV). The event was established in 2013, replacing No Way Out in the mid-June slot of WWE's pay-per-view calendar.[1][2] In 2015, the event moved to the May slot of WWE's pay-per-view calendar. WWE swapped dates between Payback and Extreme Rules in 2016, with Payback taking place on May 1 and Extreme Rules taking place on May 22; making this event a post-WrestleMania pay-per-view event. With the brand extension reinstated in July 2016, the 2017 edition of the event was moved to the late-April slot of WWE's pay-per-view calendar as a Raw-exclusive pay-per-view event. The event was expected to return in 2018 as a SmackDown-exclusive pay-per-view event. However, it was taken off of WWE's PPV lineup as all events after WrestleMania 34 became dual-branded. In August 2020, Payback returned to the PPV lineup. Championship bouts are scheduled on every card, with the lower-tier titles featured on the undercard and the top-tier featured on the main card.

WWE Payback
WWE Payback logo
Promotion(s)WWE
Brand(s)Raw (2017, 2020–present)
SmackDown (2020–present)
First event2013

Dates and venues
Raw-branded event
Event Date City Venue Main event
Payback (2013) June 16, 2013 Rosemont, Illinois Allstate Arena John Cena (c) vs. Ryback in a Three Stages of Hell match for the WWE Championship[3]
Payback (2014) June 1, 2014[4] The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, and Seth Rollins) vs. Evolution (Batista, Randy Orton, and Triple H) in a No Holds Barred Elimination match
Payback (2015) May 17, 2015[5] Baltimore, Maryland Royal Farms Arena Seth Rollins (c) vs. Dean Ambrose vs. Randy Orton vs. Roman Reigns in a Fatal 4-Way match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
Payback (2016) May 1, 2016[6][7] Rosemont, Illinois Allstate Arena Roman Reigns (c) vs. AJ Styles for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
Payback (2017) April 30, 2017[8] San Jose, California SAP Center Braun Strowman vs. Roman Reigns
Payback (2020) August 30, 2020[9] Orlando, Florida Amway Center "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt (c) vs. Braun Strowman vs. Roman Reigns in a No Holds Barred Triple Threat match for the WWE Universal Championship
Payback (2021) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wells Fargo Center
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

See also
  • List of WWE Network events
  • List of WWE pay-per-view events

References
  1. "Updated List of 2013 WWE Pay-Per-View Events". Wrestle Zone. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  2. "WWE Announces Brand New PPV for Chicago in June". Wrestle Zone. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  3. Caldwell, James (June 16, 2013). "CALDWELL'S WWE PAYBACK PPV RESULTS 6/16 (Hour 3): Edward Ticklebot vs. Rye Bread main event, Tag Title match". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  4. "Updated List: Complete 2014 WWE PPV Calendar with Announced Dates and Locations". Wrestle Zone. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  5. Martin, Adam. "Baltimore to host the WWE Payback PPV in 2015". wrestleview.com. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  6. Johnson, Mike (February 23, 2016). "WWE PPV UPDATES". PWInsider.com. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  7. Johnson, Mike (March 8, 2016). "WWE PAYBACK 2016 PRE-SALE CODE". PWInsider.com. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  8. "WWE Payback 2017 tickets available this Friday". WWE. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  9. Johnson, Mike (July 31, 2020). "SUMMERSLAM UPDATE, WWE REVIVING OLD PPV NEXT MONTH AS WELL". PWInsider. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
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