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The WWE Payback 2020 pay-per-view will take place from the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida on August 30.
Seven matches have been announced for WWE Payback 2020 so far, including the Universal Championship Triple Threat match between “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt, Braun Strowman and Roman Reigns.
In the women’s division, RAW Women’s Champion Asuka and SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley are not being advertised to defend their singles titles at WWE Payback 2020.
However, there will still be one women’s match on the card, with Bayley & Sasha Banks putting the Women’s Tag Team titles on the line against Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler.
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Elsewhere, Bobby Lashley is set to challenge Apollo Crews for the United States Championship, while Dominik & Rey Mysterio will take on long-term rivals Seth Rollins & Murphy.
WWE Payback 2020 will also feature Matt Riddle vs. King Corbin, Randy Orton vs. Keith Lee and Big E vs. Sheamus in non-title matches.
In this article, let’s try to predict the winner of every match at WWE Payback 2020.
#7 WWE Payback 2020: King Corbin vs. Matt Riddle
King Corbin and Matt Riddle are finally set to go one-on-one at WWE Payback 2020, seven weeks after Corbin formally introduced himself to the SmackDown newcomer on the July 3, 2020 episode of the blue brand’s show.
The weekly developments in this storyline have been underwhelming, to say the least, and the majority of the WWE Universe would probably be glad to see both Superstars move on to other rivalries after WWE Payback 2020.
Riddle surely has to eventually come out on top in this rivalry, so let’s assume that The Original Bro will pick up the victory on Sunday in what could potentially be the one and only PPV singles match between the two men.
Prediction: Matt Riddle wins at WWE Payback 2020
#6 WWE Payback 2020: Big E vs. Sheamus
It was announced on the latest episode of Talking Smack before WWE Payback 2020 that Big E will face Sheamus at the event.
With hardly any storyline build-up for this match, it is tough to give a detailed explanation as to why either of these Superstars will win at WWE Payback 2020.
For the simple reason that Big E’s singles push is only just getting started, let’s go for another babyface victory.
Prediction: Big E wins at WWE Payback 2020
#5 WWE Payback 2020: Dominik & Rey Mysterio vs. Seth Rollins & Murphy
Dominik Mysterio and Rey Mysterio have played their roles extremely well over the last few months, but the one thing they are missing ahead of WWE Payback 2020 is a meaningful victory over Seth Rollins.
The Monday Night Messiah defeated Rey Mysterio in an Eye for an Eye match at Extreme Rules, while he also picked up the win last week when he faced the debuting Dominik Mysterio in a Street Fight at SummerSlam.
Heading into WWE Payback 2020, it feels like now is the right time for the Mysterios to record a PPV win over Rollins and Murphy, with a victory possibly setting them up for a RAW Tag Team Championship run in the future.
That would also allow Dominik to remain on WWE television in a new storyline with his father after they have finished feuding with Rollins.
Prediction: Dominik & Rey Mysterio win at WWE Payback 2020
Side note: WWE has already confirmed that Rollins and Rey Mysterio will go one-on-one on Monday's episode of RAW, so WWE Payback 2020 will not mark the end of this rivalry.
#4 WWE Payback 2020: Apollo Crews vs. Bobby Lashley (United States Championship)
The outcome of this WWE Payback 2020 match is less about Apollo Crews vs. Bobby Lashley and more about the two Superstars’ allies.
In a regular singles match with no interference, Lashley surely comes out on top. However, Crews has three babyfaces – Cedric Alexander, Mustafa Ali and Ricochet – who could potentially help him win at WWE Payback 2020.
As for Lashley, his two closest allies – Hurt Business colleagues MVP and Shelton Benjamin – are almost certain to be at ringside to make their presence felt throughout the match.
MVP has repeatedly failed in his attempts to recruit Alexander as a member of The Hurt Business, so could the former Cruiserweight Champion finally agree to his request and help Lashley win at WWE Payback 2020? Or will Crews be able to keep hold of the United States Championship for a little longer?
Let’s predict that Lashley will leave WWE Payback 2020 as United States Champion, with Alexander playing a key role.
Prediction: Bobby Lashley wins at WWE Payback 2020
#3 WWE Payback 2020: Bayley & Sasha Banks vs. Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax (Women's Tag Team titles)
All signs point towards Bayley and Sasha Banks feuding in a one-on-one PPV rivalry after WWE Payback 2020, but it is worth remembering that WWE has hinted at that possibility on multiple occasions over the last few years and it has still never happened.
Once again, there is plenty of speculation that Bayley and Banks could separate following their match against Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax at WWE Payback 2020, especially as a defeat would leave the duo with just one title (Bayley’s SmackDown Women’s Championship).
That being said, there are plenty of other women in WWE who are in established tag teams right now, and it would be a strange decision for the dysfunctional team of Baszler and Jax to suddenly win the Women’s Tag Team titles out of nowhere at WWE Payback 2020.
A victory for The Golden Role Models would help them get back on track after Banks’ SummerSlam setback, while it would also further the non-title feud between Baszler and Jax.
Prediction: Bayley & Sasha Banks win at WWE Payback 2020
#2 WWE Payback 2020: Keith Lee vs. Randy Orton
This is another WWE Payback 2020 match that is very difficult to predict.
Keith Lee is the future of WWE and this is his first pay-per-view since officially becoming a member of the RAW roster, so he needs to pick up a statement-making victory to be viewed as a legitimate threat on the red brand moving forward.
In contrast, Randy Orton is the top heel in WWE right now and he looks likely to challenge Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship in a SummerSlam rematch at Clash of Champions, so how can he prepare for that match with a second PPV loss in a row?
In a storyline update before WWE Payback 2020, WWE reported that McIntyre may have suffered a skull fracture and possible bleeding to his brain after being struck with three punt kicks from Orton on RAW.
Unless he has John Cena recovery powers, that presumably means that McIntyre will not appear at WWE Payback 2020, with Orton vs. Lee taking place with no interference from the Scot.
If that is the case, let’s predict that Lee will record a huge victory over Orton at WWE Payback 2020, possibly setting up a Triple Threat match for the WWE Championship at Clash of Champions.
Beyond that, Orton and McIntyre can settle their heated rivalry in a match inside Hell in a Cell later in the year.
Prediction: Keith Lee wins at WWE Payback 2020
#1 WWE Payback 2020: "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt vs. Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman (Universal Championship)
With respect to Braun Strowman, he has just held the Universal Championship for four months and he does not need to leave WWE Payback 2020 with the title. The winner of this match will either be “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt or the returning Roman Reigns.
The final episode of SmackDown before WWE Payback 2020 ended with what was unquestionably one of the biggest WWE moments of the year, with Reigns seemingly becoming a Paul Heyman guy.
“I will be at Payback on Sunday - that is a promise. I will be in the Triple Threat match, wreck everyone and leave - that is a guarantee. And I will win back my Universal Championship that I never lost in the first place. That is not just a prediction - that’s a spoiler.”
Reigns then turned to Heyman, who simply said, “Believe that.”
Heyman incorrectly gave spoilers that Cesaro would win the 2014 Money in the Bank ladder match and that Brock Lesnar would compete on RAW after WrestleMania 31.
Other than those examples, he is almost always accurate when he uses the phrase, “That's not a prediction - that's a spoiler!” before big matches.
The Reigns-Heyman segment on SmackDown has the WWE Universe abuzz ahead of WWE Payback 2020, and the new alliance surely cannot begin with The Big Dog suffering a loss under the guidance of the greatest advocate/manager in modern-day WWE.
For that reason, it would be foolish not to believe that Reigns will wreck everyone and leave WWE Payback 2020 as Universal Champion. And that's not a prediction - that's a spoiler.
Spoiler: Roman Reigns wins at WWE Payback 2020
