

At NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable, Owens injured Zayn in their NXT Championship match. Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens have been feuding with each other since Owens made his debut at NXT TakeOver: R Evolution in 2014. On the April 18 episode of Raw, it was announced that the finals of the tournament would take place at Payback. On the April 11 episode of Raw, Shane McMahon started a tournament where the winners will face The New Day for the WWE Tag Team Championship. After Miz retained the title against Ryder on that week's SmackDown, Cesaro defeated Kevin Owens on the following edition of Raw to become the #1 contender for the championship and earn a title match against Miz at Payback. The following night on Raw, Ryder lost the title to The Miz after Maryse, Miz's wife, distracted him. Reigns was laid out when Styles retaliated.Īt WrestleMania 32, Zack Ryder won his first Intercontinental Championship in a 7-man ladder match. On the April 25 episode of Raw, Styles saved Reigns from an attack by Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows, then Reigns recovered and attacked Styles. The following week, Zayn, after being unable to compete the previous week, faced Styles in a match set up by Shane McMahon where he would gain entry into the title match if he won, but Styles was victorious. Styles won the match, earning a title match against Reigns at Payback.

This set up a Fatal four-way #1 contender match later in the show, but Owens attacked Zayn, rendering him unable to compete in the match he was replaced by a returning Cesaro. The following night on Raw, Reigns issued an open challenge for the championship, which was answered by Chris Jericho, AJ Styles, Kevin Owens, and Sami Zayn.
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Wrestlers portrayed villains or heroes as they followed a series of events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.Īt WrestleMania 32, Roman Reigns defeated Triple H to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship for the third time.

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Payback featured professional wrestling matches that involved wrestlers from pre-existing feuds, plots, and storylines that played out on WWE's primary television programs.
