Dean Ambrose kicked off the show with The Ambrose Asylum and he brought Shane McMahon out as his guest. Shane tells the crowd that he’s here for the fans but he was interrupted by Kevin Owens. Sami Zayn and Chris Jericho also came out so Shane McMahon made Kevin Owens vs Sami Zayn and Dean Ambrose vs Chris Jericho official for Payback. He also announced that Owens will face Ambrose and Jericho will face Zayn on Raw.
Chris Jericho vs Sami Zayn
Chris Jericho took Sami Zayn out with the Codebreaker.
Winner: Chris Jericho
AJ Styles was doing a backstage interview when Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows interrupted. They made it clear to AJ Styles that they plan on having his back at Payback on May 1st.
Enzo & Big Cass came out and cut a promo to good pop from the crowd.
Enzo & Big Cass vs The Dudley Boyz
Enzo and Big Cass defeated The Dudley Boyz to advance to the next round of the tag team tournament.
Winners: Enzo & Big Cass
Roman Reigns comes out to cut a promo with the usual boos from the crowd. AJ Styles comes out and they talk for a while. Eventually Anderson and Gallows attacked Reigns out of nowhere as Styles watched from the ramp.
Backstage Styles told Reigns that he had nothing to do with the attack.
Baron Corbin vs Fandango
Dolph Ziggler was on commentary for the match and at one point Corbin thew Fandango into Ziggler before winning the match.
Winner: Baron Corbin
After the match Dolph Ziggler attacked Baron Corbin
The Miz and Maryse come out to the ring for Miz TV with Cesaro as their guest. Eventually the League of Nations and the New Day make their way to the ring setting up the next match.
Cesaro and The New Day vs The Miz and The League of Nations
Cesaro hit the Neutralizer on Sheamus to win the match for his team.
Winners: Cesaro and The New Day
Natalya tells Charlotte backstage that she’s getting a title shot at Payback and that Bret Hart will be at ringside.
Natalya, Paige, Sasha Banks, and Becky Lynch vs Summer Rae, Tamina, Naomi and Charlotte
Charlotte tapped out to the Sharpshooter.
Winners: Natalya, Paige, Sasha Banks and Becky Lynch
The Vaudevillains vs The Usos
The Vaudevillains defeated The Usos to advance to the next round of the tag team tournament.
Winners: The Vaudevillains
The Social Outcasts tried to recruit Apollo Crews.
Apollo Crews vs Heath Slater
Crews defeated Slater
Winner: Apollo Crews
Dean Ambrose vs Kevin Owens
Ambrose defeated Owens with Dirty Deeds
Winner: Dean Ambrose
After the match Jericho hit Ambrose the the Codebreaker.
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