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|stip2 = [[Professional wrestling match types#Variations of singles matches|Singles match]] for the [[WWE United States Championship]]<br>If Jericho wins the title, he will be transferred to [[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pappolla|first1=Ryan|title=United States Champion Kevin Owens vs. Chris Jericho|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwepayback/2017/united-states-champion-kevin-owens-vs-chris-jericho|work=WWE|accessdate=April 3, 2017}}</ref>
|stip2 = [[Professional wrestling match types#Variations of singles matches|Singles match]] for the [[WWE United States Championship]]<br> Winner will be on [[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pappolla|first1=Ryan|title=United States Champion Kevin Owens vs. Chris Jericho|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwepayback/2017/united-states-champion-kevin-owens-vs-chris-jericho|work=WWE|accessdate=April 3, 2017}}</ref> As United States Champion
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|match3 = [[The Hardy Boyz]] ([[Matt Hardy]] and [[Jeff Hardy]]) (c) vs. [[Cesaro (wrestler)|Cesaro]] and [[Sheamus]]

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Payback (2017)
Promotional poster featuring Chris Jericho
PromotionWWE
Brand(s)Raw
DateApril 30, 2017
CitySan Jose, California
VenueSAP Center
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Payback (2017) is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and WWE Network event, produced by WWE for the Raw brand. It will take place on April 30, 2017 at the SAP Center in San Jose, California.[2] It will be the fifth event in the Payback chronology. Due to the Superstar Shake-up, the event will include two interbrand matches.

Background

See also: Professional wrestling

The card will include matches resulting from scripted storylines that had results predetermined by WWE on the Raw brand.[3][4] Storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television shows Monday Night Raw and 205 Live, the latter of which is cruiserweight-exclusive.[5] As a result of the Superstar Shake-up, Payback will also include two interbrand matches involving wrestlers from the SmackDown brand; part of their storylines were also produced on SmackDown Live.[6]

At WrestleMania 33, Kevin Owens defeated Chris Jericho to win his first United States Championship.[7] The following night on Raw, Jericho was granted a rematch for the championship at Payback. Jericho and Seth Rollins were then scheduled to face Owens and Samoa Joe on Raw, but the two attacked Jericho backstage, taking him out of the match. Jericho was then replaced by the returning Finn Bálor, who had been out since SummerSlam 2016, and Rollins and Bálor defeated Owens and Joe.[8] The following week, Owens faced Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose, who moved to the Raw brand as a result of the Superstar Shake-up. Owens lost to Ambrose, and after the match, Jericho appeared and delivered a Codebreaker to Owens.[6] The next night on SmackDown, Owens was moved to the SmackDown brand. SmackDown General Manager Daniel Bryan then announced that the winner at Payback would be Officially on SmackDown as the United States Champion while the other will be on Raw.[9] The two traded barbs from their respective shows over the next couple of weeks.[10][11][12]

On the WrestleMania 33 pre-show, Neville defeated Austin Aries to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.[13] On the April 4 episode of 205 Live, Aries won a fatal four-way number one contender's match to earn another match against Neville at Payback.[14] On the April 10 episode of Raw, Neville's backstage interview was interrupted by T.J. Perkins, who claimed that he could defeat Neville for the title. Neville then told Perkins that he was being overlooked and others, like Aries, were being given opportunities. He also told Perkins that he had respect for him. Aries then appeared and said that Neville was lying, but Perkins walked away without saying anything. Later, Perkins defeated Aries. After the match, Perkins aligned with Neville, turning heel.[6] On the April 18 episode of 205 Live, Aries defeated Perkins, but after the match, Perkins and Neville teamed up on Aries.[15] On the following Raw, Aries and Gentleman Jack Gallagher teamed up and defeated Neville and Perkins.[12]

At WrestleMania 33, Randy Orton defeated Bray Wyatt to win his ninth WWE Championship.[7] On the following episode of SmackDown, Wyatt challenged Orton to a "House of Horrors" non-title match and Orton accepted. Wyatt and the returning Erick Rowan then lost a tag team match against Orton and Luke Harper.[16] On the April 10 episode of Raw, Wyatt was moved to the Raw brand as a result of the Superstar Shake-up, but he was still allowed his non-title rematch with Orton, which was confirmed to happen at Payback.[6] The next night on SmackDown, Orton faced Rowan. During the match, Wyatt appeared on the TitanTron, after which, Rowan attacked Orton with the steel steps and got disqualified.[9] Wyatt similarly delivered promos about the House of Horrors match over the next couple of weeks on both Raw and SmackDown.[10][11][12]

At WrestleMania 33, The Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt Hardy) made their return to WWE and were inserted into the Raw Tag Team Championship fatal four-way ladder match, where they won the championship.[7] The following night on Raw, former champions Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson invoked their rematch clause, but were unsuccessful. Later in the show, Cesaro and Sheamus defeated Enzo Amore and Big Cass to become the number one contenders for the tag titles.[8] The following week, the championship match was confirmed for Payback. Also on that episode of Raw, The Hardys teamed up with Cesaro and Sheamus where they defeated Gallows and Anderson and The Shining Stars (Primo and Epico).[6] On the April 17 episode of Raw, Jeff defeated Cesaro in a singles match, and the two teams shook each others hands out of respect.[10] The following week, Matt defeated Sheamus after Sheamus got distracted by Jeff who Sheamus had shoved outside of the ring. After the match, The Hardys reluctantly shook hands with Cesaro and Sheamus.[12]

On the January 30 episode of Raw, Samoa Joe made his main roster debut by attacking Seth Rollins on Triple H's behalf.[17] Joe's attack on Rollins re-injured the same knee that had sidelined Rollins from November 2015 to May 2016,[18] and almost kept Rollins from competing at WrestleMania 33.[19] However, Rollins managed to recover enough to defeat Triple H in a non-sanctioned match at WrestleMania.[7] On the post-WrestleMania Raw, Rollins teamed up with the returning Finn Bálor and the two defeated Joe and Kevin Owens.[8] The following week during the Superstar Shake-up, unsure of his fate, Rollins talked about what he still wanted to do on Raw, which included settling his score with Joe. New Raw General Manager Kurt Angle declared that Rollins would be staying on Raw, after which, Joe came out and attacked Rollins and the two brawled.[6] A match between the two was scheduled for Payback,[20] and the two traded barbs on the following Raw.[10] On the final Raw before Payback, Rollins, Enzo Amore, and Big Cass were scheduled to face Joe, Luke Gallows, and Karl Anderson, but Gallows and Anderson attacked Enzo, taking him out of the match. Enzo was subsequently replaced by Finn Bálor, and the team of Rollins, Cass, and Bálor defeated Joe, Gallows, and Anderson.[12] Gallows and Anderson were then scheduled to face Enzo and Cass on the Payback pre-show.[21]

At the Royal Rumble, Braun Strowman interfered in the Universal Championship match, costing Roman Reigns the title.[22] The two then faced each other at Fastlane, where Reigns was victorious.[23] The following night on Raw, Strowman declared that Reigns had gotten lucky, but he was interrupted by The Undertaker, who Reigns entered into a feud with and defeated at WrestleMania 33.[24][7] Strowman then reignited his feud with Reigns on the April 10 episode of Raw, where he brutally attacked Reigns backstage, including rolling Reigns, who was strapped onto a stretcher, off a loading dock, and then flipping over the ambulance that Reigns was put in. The attack injured Reigns' shoulder.[6] The following week, Raw General Manager Kurt Angle scheduled Strowman to face Reigns at Payback. Angle also gave Strowman the night off. Despite this, Strowman began wreaking havoc backstage until Big Show stopped him, resulting in a match between the two on Raw. The match ended after Strowman superplexed Big Show from the top rope and made the ring collapse.[10] The following week, Kalisto, who was one of the wrestlers that Strowman attacked backstage the previous week, defeated Strowman in a dumpster match. Afterwards, Strowman beat down Kalisto, locked him in the dumpster, and rolled it off the stage.[12]

At WrestleMania 33, Bayley retained the Raw Women's Championship against Charlotte Flair, Sasha Banks, and Nia Jax in a fatal four-way elimination match.[7] On the April 10 episode of Raw, Sasha declared her desire to challenge Bayley for the title one-on-one. Alexa Bliss, who had lost the SmackDown Women's Championship at WrestleMania 33, then appeared, followed by Mickie James, and both revealed that they had been moved to Raw as a result of the Superstar Shake-up;[6] Charlotte was moved to SmackDown.[9] The next week, Alexa defeated Sasha, Mickie, and Nia in a fatal four-way match to become the number one contender against Bayley for the Raw Women's Championship at Payback.[10] The following week, after a verbal confrontation between Bayley and Alexa, Alexa faced Sasha where Alexa got herself intentionally counted out. After the match, Bayley tried to get Alexa back to the ring, but Alexa escaped backstage. Alexa then returned and surprise attacked Bayley.[12]

On the April 10 episode of Raw, The Miz and his wife Maryse were moved to the Raw brand as a result of the Superstar Shake-up.[6] On the April 24 episode, it was announced that Finn Bálor would be The Miz's guest on Miz TV, which was scheduled for the Payback pre-show.[12][25]

Matches

No.Matches*Stipulations
1Enzo Amore and Big Cass vs. Luke Gallows and Karl AndersonTag team match[26]
2Kevin Owens (c) vs. Chris JerichoSingles match for the WWE United States Championship
Winner will be on SmackDown[27] As United States Champion
3The Hardy Boyz (Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy) (c) vs. Cesaro and SheamusTag team match for the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship[28]
4Randy Orton vs. Bray WyattHouse of Horrors match[29]
5Neville (c) vs. Austin AriesSingles match for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship[30]
6Roman Reigns vs. Braun StrowmanSingles match[31]
7Seth Rollins vs. Samoa JoeSingles match[32]
8Bayley (c) vs. Alexa BlissSingles match for the WWE Raw Women's Championship[33]
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
*Card subject to change

See also

References

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