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Payback
Promotional poster featuring The Judgment Day ("Dirty" Dominik Mysterio, Rhea Ripley, Damian Priest, and Finn Bálor)
PromotionWWE
Brand(s)Raw
SmackDown
DateSeptember 2, 2023
CityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
VenuePPG Paints Arena
Attendance14,584[1]
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The 2023 Payback was the seventh Payback professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. The event took place during Labor Day weekend on Saturday, September 2, 2023, at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and was the first Payback held since 2020. It also marked the first Payback held on a Saturday and in September. The theme of the event was wrestlers seeking payback against their opponents. John Cena served as the host of the event.

This was the first Payback to livestream on Peacock in the United States and Binge in Australia. This was also WWE's first PPV and livestreaming event held in Pittsburgh since Extreme Rules in July 2018, which was at the same arena. This would also be the final PPV and livestreaming event in which WWE was owned and controlled by the McMahon family, as following Endeavor's purchase of WWE, which was finalized on September 12, WWE merged with Ultimate Fighting Championship; the two companies still operate separately, but as divisions of a new entity called TKO Group Holdings.

Six matches were contested at the event. In the main event, Seth "Freakin" Rollins defeated Shinsuke Nakamura to retain Raw's World Heavyweight Championship. In other prominent matches, Rhea Ripley defeated Raquel Rodriguez to retain Raw's Women's World Championship and SmackDown's LA Knight defeated Raw's The Miz in which John Cena served as special guest referee. The event also featured the return of Jey Uso, who had "quit" WWE a few weeks before the event and was transferred to the Raw roster upon his return.

Production

Background

The event was held at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Payback is a professional wrestling event that was established by WWE in 2013. The concept of the event is the wrestlers seeking payback against their opponents.[2] The event continued annually until 2017, but was discontinued a first time until it was reinstated in 2020, but was again discontinued. On June 16, 2023, however, WWE announced the revival of the event, with the seventh Payback to take place during Labor Day weekend on Saturday, September 2, 2023, at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and feature wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. This was subsequently the first Payback held on a Saturday and in September. This was also WWE's first pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event held in Pittsburgh since Extreme Rules in July 2018, which was at the same arena. In addition to airing on traditional PPV worldwide and the WWE Network in most international markets,[3] it was the first Payback to livestream on Peacock after the American version of the WWE Network merged under Peacock in March 2021.[4] Tickets went on sale on June 27 via Ticketmaster.[3] John Cena served as the host for the event.[5]

Storylines

The card included matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results were predetermined by WWE's writers on the Raw and SmackDown brands,[6][7] while storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television shows, Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown.[8]

At Night of Champions, Trish Stratus defeated Becky Lynch thanks to interference from Zoey Stark, who was later revealed as Stratus' protégé.[9] They continued to feud, with the three qualifying for the women's Money in the Bank ladder match, but none were victorious, although Stratus legitimately broke her nose during the match thanks to Lynch.[10] Stratus then denied Lynch's challenge to fight her, claiming she was not medically cleared.[11] Stark instead faced and defeated Lynch on the July 10 episode of Raw.[12] The following week, Stratus said she would accept Lynch's challenge if Lynch could defeat Stark in a match on the July 24 episode, but if Lynch failed, she would have to get down on her knees, thank Stratus, and get "Thank You Trish" tattooed on her chest.[13] Lynch won,[14] setting up a rematch on the next episode that quickly ended in a disqualification win for Lynch after Stark interfered. Later, WWE official Adam Pearce scheduled a rematch for the August 14 episode with Stark banned from ringside,[15] but it ended in a double countout and the two brawled throughout the arena with Stark helping Stratus. Later, Pearce announced another rematch, this time as a Steel Cage match,[16] which was scheduled for Payback.[17]

On the August 7 episode of Raw, Seth "Freakin" Rollins accepted Shinsuke Nakamura's offer to be on his team in a six-man tag team match that night. Their team won, but during the celebration, Nakamura attacked Rollins with a Kinshasa, turning heel.[18] The following week, Nakamura stated that he wanted the World Heavyweight Championship, prompting Rollins to come to the ring, saying that he would face Nakamura at anytime with the title on the line. The two then shook hands, but Nakamura feigned leaving and again attacked Rollins with the Kinshasa.[16] On the next episode, Rollins was scheduled to defend the World Heavyweight Championship against Nakamura at Payback.[19]

On the June 19 episode of Raw, Raquel Rodriguez took issue with Women's World Champion Rhea Ripley assaulting Natalya before their match.[20] Also during this time, Rodriguez and Liv Morgan would win the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship.[10] Ripley continued her post-match assaults on Natalya,[11] which eventually led to a brawl between Ripley, Rodriguez, and Morgan on the July 17 episode where Ripley injured Rodriguez's left knee. This attack subsequently cost Rodriguez and Morgan the Women's Tag Team Championship in a match later that night. After Morgan attacked Ripley later that night,[13] a non-title match between the two was scheduled for the next week's episode, however, Ripley viciously attacked Morgan, injuring her arm, thus the match never happened.[14] On the next episode, Rodriguez returned and brawled with Ripley, only to once again get injured. Later that night, WWE official Adam Pearce stated that Rodriguez was not medically cleared to compete, however, he said that once she was cleared, she would get a match against Ripley.[15] On the August 21 episode, Rodriguez attacked Ripley and announced that she was medically cleared and that Pearce scheduled Ripley to defend the Women's World Championship against Rodriguez at Payback.[19]

On the July 28 episode of SmackDown, Santos Escobar faced fellow Latino World Order (LWO) stablemate Rey Mysterio in the finals of the United States Championship Invitational tournament to earn a title match against Austin Theory. Mysterio was injured during the match, thus Escobar was named the winner via referee stoppage.[21] The championship match was to occur on the August 11 episode, however, Theory attacked Escobar before the match, rendering him unable to compete. WWE official Adam Pearce then allowed Mysterio to take Escobar's place and face Theory for the title, which Mysterio won.[22] The following week, Theory demanded Mysterio to give back the championship as he was not supposed to be in the match, however, Pearce instead scheduled a number one contender's match that Theory won.[23] On the August 25 episode, the rematch was scheduled for Payback.[24]

During the August 25 episode of SmackDown, it was announced that at Payback, SmackDown's Grayson Waller would have a special edition of his talk show, "The Grayson Waller Effect", with special guest, Raw's Cody Rhodes.[24]

At SummerSlam, SmackDown's LA Knight won the Slim Jim SummerSlam Battle Royal, during which, he eliminated Raw's The Miz.[25] On the following Raw, Miz took issue with the amount of attention that Knight was receiving and the disrespect he was shown from Knight. This prompted a confrontation between the two.[18] After a couple of weeks of back-and-forth promos and interfering in matches, including Miz costing Knight a shot at the United States Championship,[23] Miz challenged Knight to a match, which he accepted, and an interbrand match between the two was scheduled for Payback.[24]

Since mid-July, Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn had been feuding with The Judgment Day (Finn Bálor, Damian Priest, "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio, and Rhea Ripley) after Judgment Day defeated Owens and Zayn's team in a six-man tag team match.[12] This led to a match on the July 17 episode of Raw, where Owens and Zayn successfully defended the championship against Priest and Mysterio.[13] Also during this time, Mysterio won the NXT North American Championship[26] and successfully defended the title against Zayn after a distraction from Priest and Ripley, who attacked and injured Owens.[14] Zayn's rivalry with The Judgment Day would continue through the next month, and on the August 21 episode, Owens would make his return. Later that night, Owens and Zayn's team would defeat The Judgment Day in a six-man tag team match.[19] The following week, Owens and Zayn were scheduled to defend the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship against Bálor and Priest at Payback, and later, Owens and Zayn announced that after talking with WWE official Adam Pearce, the match would be a Steel City Street Fight.[27]

Event

Other on-screen personnel
Role: Name:
English commentators Michael Cole
Corey Graves
Spanish commentators Marcelo Rodriguez
Jerry Soto
Ring announcers Mike Rome (SmackDown)
Samantha Irvin (Raw)
Referees Danilo Anfibio
Jason Ayers
John Cena (LA Knight vs. The Miz)
Daphanie LaShaunn
Chad Patton
Rod Zapata
Interviewers Cathy Kelley
John Cena
Pre-show panel Kayla Braxton
Jackie Redmond
Peter Rosenberg
Booker T
Wade Barrett

Pre-show

During the Payback Kickoff pre-show, it was announced that John Cena would be the special guest referee for the match between LA Knight and The Miz, in addition to his hosting duties for the event.[28]

Preliminary matches

The pay-per-view opened with Trish Stratus facing Becky Lynch in a Steel Cage match. During the match, Stratus avoided a clothesline and Lynch performed a powerbomb on Stratus. As Stratus tried escaping through the cage door, Stratus' protege, Zoey Stark, appeared to assist Stratus by pulling her out of the cage. A tug-of-war ensued with Lynch who managed to bring Stratus back inside. Stark entered the cage, however, Lynch fought off Stark and performed a Manhandle Slam on Stark. In the closing moments, Lynch impeded Stratus' from escaping the cage and delivered a Manhandle Slam from the top rope to win the match. Following the match, Stratus berated and shoved Stark, who turned on Stratus.[1]

Next, Payback host John Cena then came out to hype the crowd only for The Miz to interrupt him. Miz gave Cena advice on hosting, however, Cena refused and stated that he wanted to be the special guest referee for Miz's match. This led into the second match in which SmackDown's LA Knight faced Raw's The Miz which featured Cena as the special guest referee. During the match, Knight performed a body slam on Miz for a nearfall. The Miz performed a codebreaker and a DDT on Knight for a nearfall. The Miz performed the Skull Crushing Finale and taunted Cena by trying his own Five Knuckle Shuffle on Knight. In the end, LA Knight performed the Blunt Force Trauma on Miz to win the match. After the match, Cena endorsed Knight.[1]

Next, Rey Mysterio defended SmackDown's United States Championship against Austin Theory. Early in the match, Theory hit a clothesline on Mysterio. Theory did a suplex on Mysterio. Mysterio performed a top rope moonsault on Theory. Mysterio also delivered a top rope senton on Theory. Theory missed an A-Town Down. Mysterio hit a 619 on Theory. In the end, Mysterio countered another A-Town Down into a roll up pin to retain the title. After the match, Mysterio celebrated with his Latino World Order stablemates, Santos Escobar, Cruz Del Toro, Joaquin Wilde, and Zelina Vega.[1]

After that, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn defended the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship against The Judgment Day (Finn Bálor and Damian Priest) in a Steel City Street Fight. Weapons were quickly pulled out. Bálor hit Owens with a chair. The fight then went into the crowd. Bálor and Priest's Judgment Day stablemates, "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio and Rhea Ripley, interfered. Zayn suplexed Bálor into the corner. Priest threw a trash can at Zayn's head. Ripley speared Owens through the barricade. Bálor's friend JD McDonagh then appeared to stop Zayn. In the end, as Zayn was about to win the match, Dominik hit Zayn with Priest's Money in the Bank briefcase, allowing Bálor to pin Zayn and win the titles. With this win, Bálor subsequently became the 24th overall Grand Slam Champion in WWE.[1]

Following this, SmackDown's Grayson Waller hosted a special Payback edition of "The Grayson Waller Effect" with guest Cody Rhodes from Raw. During the segment, Rhodes revealed that he was able to pull some strings and bring Jey Uso back as a member of the Raw roster—Jey was on SmackDown but had "quit" WWE a few weeks before Payback after a falling out with his brother Jimmy Uso and The Bloodline as a whole. After Jey made his entrance, Waller trash talked him and Jey laid him out with a superkick.[1]

In the penultimate match, Rhea Ripley defended Raw's Women's World Championship against Raquel Rodriguez. Rodriguez performed the Prism Trap as well as a powerslam. The action went outside. "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio then interfered and helped Ripley to retain her title.[1]

Backstage, Payback host John Cena, who partially reenacted his Lance Catamaran character from WWE's YouTube series Southpaw Regional Wrestling, interviewed new Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions The Judgment Day (Finn Bálor and Damian Priest). Bálor and Priest claimed that nobody could stop them.[1]

Main event

In the main event, Seth "Freakin" Rollins defended Raw's World Heavyweight Championship against Shinsuke Nakamura. Rollins performed a suicide dive on Nakamura. Nakamura hit a running knee in the corner. Nakamura did a half-crab on Rollins. Nakamura delivered a sliding German suplex. Nakamura hit the Kinshasa on Rollins. In the climax, Rollins performed The Stomp and pinned Nakamura to retain. After the match, Nakamura attacked Rollins.[1]

Reception

Kevin Pantoja of 411Mania gave the event a 7 out of 10, praising The Judgment Day's performance and Jey Uso's return.[29]

Dave Meltzer gave the Steel Cage match 4 stars. The LA Knight vs. The Miz match received 2.25 stars, the United States Championship match received 3.25 stars, the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship match received 4.25 stars, the Women's World Championship match received 1.75 stars, and the main event received 3.5 stars.[30]

Aftermath

From January 2023, there had been speculation that WWE had been placed up for sale.[31] Hours before WrestleMania 39 Night 2 began, CNBC reported via multiple sources that a deal between WWE and Endeavor, the parent company of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) via Zuffa, was imminent. The deal involved a merger of WWE with the UFC into a new publicly traded company, with Endeavor holding a 51% stake.[32] The sale was confirmed the next day on April 3, 2023,[33] and the merger was completed on September 12. The 2023 edition of Payback was in turn the final WWE PPV and livestreaming event in which the company was owned and controlled by the McMahon family. Following the merger, WWE and UFC still operate separately but as divisions of TKO.[34]

Raw

The following episode of Raw opened with Jey Uso, who thanked the fans and explained that Cody Rhodes had called him and subsequently was moved to Raw. Sami Zayn, who Jey had history with while Zayn was part of The Bloodline, came out. Zayn claimed he was proud that Jey broke free from The Bloodline and was glad he was on Raw. Despite Zayn offering him a handshake, Jey did not reciprocate. As Zayn was leaving, Jey called him back, referenced a joke about not feeling "Ucey", and offered the handshake, however, Zayn instead embraced Jey. Later, WWE official Adam Pearce revealed that a member of the Raw roster was traded to SmackDown so that Jey could join Raw.[35]

Also on Raw, Shinsuke Nakamura stated that he underestimated Seth "Freakin" Rollins and he would eventually win the World Heavyweight Championship. Later, Rollins said he did not feel right that Nakamura left Payback on his own two feet while he had to be helped out of the arena. He subsequently called out Nakamura and offered to have another title match against him that night, however, Nakamura declined as he wanted to do it on his own terms. A confused Rollins then brawled with Nakamura, who got the upper hand.[35] After a couple of weeks of fighting, a frustrated Rollins said that Nakamura could choose the place, time, and stipulation for a rematch,[36] and Nakamura chose a Last Man Standing match at Fastlane.[37]

In a backstage interview during Raw, Zoey Stark stated that her partnership with Trish Stratus was over and that although she had learned a lot from Stratus, nobody pushes her.[35]

The Judgment Day (Finn Bálor, Damian Priest, "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio, and Rhea Ripley) celebrated their championship wins on Raw. Bálor thanked everyone in the group, as well as JD McDonagh, who then came out. As McDonagh and Priest had been at odds, McDonagh presented Priest with a custom purple Money in the Bank briefcase as a peace offering. Sami Zayn then interrupted and noted that it took all five of them for Bálor and Priest to beat him and Owens for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship. Zayn wanted to face Mysterio that night as it was he who cost them the title, however, McDonagh offered to face him instead. Later, McDonagh defeated Zayn thanks to Mysterio's interference.[35] Owens and Zayn then got their championship rematch against Bálor and Priest on the September 25 episode, but Mysterio and McDonagh again interfered, allowing Judgment Day to retain.[37]

Also on Raw, Raquel Rodriguez confronted WWE official Adam Pearce about a rematch against Women's World Champion Rhea Ripley due to "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio's interference. Pearce agreed and scheduled the championship rematch for the following week with Mysterio barred from ringside.[35] Ripley retained once again, this time thanks to interference from a returning Nia Jax—in her first appearance since her one-night return at the Royal Rumble in January—who also attacked Ripley after the match.[38]

During a "Miz TV" segment on Raw, The Miz claimed that he was robbed of a win at Payback due to special guest referee, John Cena. He then introduced Cena as his guest, however, Cena did not appear; Miz acted if he was present and "interviewed" him (referencing Cena's "You Can't See Me" catchphrase) claiming that Knight conspired with Cena to screw Miz over. Miz then challenged Knight to a rematch without a special guest referee or any surprises.[35]

SmackDown

On the following episode of SmackDown, LA Knight addressed his match with The Miz at Payback and accepted Miz's challenge for a rematch,[39] which was scheduled for the following week.[38] Knight was again victorious.[40]

Also on the following SmackDown, The Bloodline's manager Paul Heyman questioned Adam Pearce about who was traded to SmackDown for Jey Uso, however, Pearce refused to say.[39]

Results

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes[1]
1Becky Lynch defeated Trish Stratus by pinfallSteel Cage match[41]20:00
2LA Knight defeated The Miz by pinfallSingles match[41]
with John Cena as the special guest referee.		15:45
3Rey Mysterio (c) defeated Austin Theory by pinfallSingles match for the WWE United States Championship[41]9:45
4The Judgment Day (Finn Bálor and Damian Priest) defeated Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn (c) by pinfallSteel City Street Fight for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship[41]20:45
5Rhea Ripley (c) defeated Raquel Rodriguez by pinfallSingles match for the Women's World Championship[41]17:20
6Seth "Freakin" Rollins (c) defeated Shinsuke Nakamura by pinfallSingles match for the World Heavyweight Championship[41]26:05
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

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