|Date: September 2, 2023|Venue: PPG Paints Arena |City: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Attendance: 14,584 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger The show kicks off with a standard video package. Nothing too out of the ordinary with this one, it highlights all of the top matches tonight. Michael Cole welcomes us to Pittsburgh. There’s a video package for Becky Lynch and Trish Stratus. It’s a really really good video package narrated by … Continue reading Payback 2023
Welcome to the first ever Payback Stat Pack. This blog covers all of the stats, facts and figures from all of the Payback PPV’s dating back to the very first event in 2013 through to the most recent event in 2020. With Payback 2023 only a few days away, get in the mood for it by taking 5 minutes out to learn a thing or … Continue reading Payback Stat Pack
|Date: August 30, 2020|Venue: Amway Center |City: Orlando, Florida|Attendance: 0 The show kicks off with an upbeat and modern video package. Mostly based around the return of Roman Reigns. Tom Phillips welcomes us to Payback. Apollo Crews (c) vs. Bobby Lashley – United States Championship match Background: At SummerSlam, Apollo Crews defeated MVP to retain the United States Championship. The following night on Raw, Crews … Continue reading Payback 2020
|Date: April 30, 2017|Venue: SAP Center |City: San Jose, California|Attendance: 13,694|Brand: Raw |tweet me: @BastionBlogger A video package kicks us off, it’s a different video to usual with commentators talking over match graphics. There’s plenty of focus on all of the matches which is nice to see. Michael Cole welcomes us to the SAP Center in San Jose for Payback! Kevin Owens (c) vs. Chris … Continue reading Payback 2017
|Date: May 1, 2016|Venue: Allstate Arena |City: Rosemont, Illinois|Attendance: 13,250 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Payback kicks off with The New Day coming out to the ring. They’re excited about the number one contenders match to their tag team championships. And Xavier Woods offers Beyonce some help with her relationship. The Payback 2016 video package hits mostly focused around the new faces in WWE such as AJ … Continue reading Payback 2016
|Date: May 17, 2015|Venue: Royal Farms Arena |City: Baltimore, Maryland|Attendance: 10,000 |Buys: 54,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Payback is back for a third year and this year’s event has seven big matches. The WWE World Heavyweight Championship will be defended in the main event. Kane put Seth Rollins opponent to a vote and the fans voted for a triple threat match between Rollins, Randy Orton and … Continue reading Payback 2015
|Date: June 1, 2014 |Venue: Allstate Arena |City: Rosemont, Illinois |Attendance: 13,311 |Buys: 67,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Payback….it’s what’s best for business! Well, according to Triple H it is. Triple H had continued to pursuit The Shield following Extreme Rules, forcing Dean Ambrose to defend his United States Championship in a 20 man battle royal. Sheamus would be the man to win the battle royal and claim the title. The Shield would then … Continue reading Payback 2014
|Date: June 16, 2013 |Venue: Allstate Arena |City: Rosemont, Illinois |Attendance: 14,623 |Buys: 196,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Payback…is coming. And now it’s here. The first ever Payback pay per view is tonight and there are no frills, it’s just a new PPV to the WWE PPV calendar with a cliche name. The main event tonight is a rematch between WWE Champion John Cena and challenger Ryback. It comes as no surprise … Continue reading Payback 2013
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