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Welcome to the WWE Payback 2020 Preview! It's going to be an interesting PPV with it occurring just a week after SummerSlam. The pre-show will feature Liv Morgan and Ruby Riott against The IIconics.
#7. 'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt (c) vs. Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman - No Holds Barred Triple Threat Match for the Universal Championship at Payback 2020
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The Payback 2020 main event is quite the match-up for multiple reasons. Not only does it feature three of SmackDown's undisputed top stars, but it also is the first match of its sorts in a long time where there's no clear indication of a pure babyface.
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'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt defeated Braun Strowman at SummerSlam to capture the Universal Championship just a week before Payback 2020. However, Roman Reigns would play spoilsport as he returned for the first time in over five months to assault The Fiend and Braun Strowman and make his presence known.
As mentioned, there hasn't been much time to build to Payback 2020, so the SmackDown episode featured Producer Adam Pearce trying to get all three men to sign their contracts.
Getting Bray Wyatt's signature was easy after Pearce appeared as a postman on the Firefly Fun House. Getting Braun Strowman's signature was a little harder as Drew Gulak tried to frame him for a chair shot to the back of The Monster Among Men. After taking care of Gulak, Pearce got the signature.
As for Roman Reigns, Pearce had to wait until the end, after which it was revealed that Paul Heyman aligned with Roman Reigns. Paul Heyman will likely make his presence known at Payback 2020. However, it's going to be a chaotic match - one with a lot of physicality and intensity. Roman Reigns knows how to bring that intensity and it's likely going to result in him walking out as the Universal Champion at Payback 2020.
#6. Matt Riddle vs. King Corbin - Payback 2020's first singles PPV debut
Payback 2020 will be Matt Riddle's singles PPV debut in WWE. While he was in the NXT team for the Survivor Series elimination match last year, his role in 2020 is different. Matt Riddle no longer represents NXT, but is considered one of SmackDown's rising stars.
King Corbin has been on his tail and the two have been battling it out, with Shorty G even aligning with Corbin weeks before Payback 2020. This will be a traditional singles match and Matt Riddle will be expected to pick up the win.
#5. Big E vs. Sheamus
Big E has been on a singles run for a month now, while Sheamus is coming off his feud against Jeff Hardy. The only thing sparking this feud for Payback 2020 was their disagreement and clash of egos with RETRIBUTION's invasion of SmackDown.
Big E has been trying to be a locker room leader and Sheamus is the thorn on his side. Will Big E continue to impress at Payback 2020?
#4. Keith Lee vs. Randy Orton - The Viper takes on the newest RAW star at Payback 2020
Drew McIntyre defeated Randy Orton at SummerSlam 2020 - or rather, outsmarted by him. While the assumption was that they would run it back at Payback 2020, Randy Orton assaulted Drew McIntyre and hit him with multiple punt kicks one night after SummerSlam to rule him out of the upcoming PPV.
Keith Lee made his RAW debut and confronted Randy Orton. While they had a match booked on the night, it ended in a DQ after Drew McIntyre's involvement - following which Orton gave the WWE Champion a 'career-threatening' injury.
Keith Lee will make his singles PPV debut at Payback 2020 just like Matt Riddle and it's going to be an exciting one. It's not often that you see debuting Superstars from NXT mix it up with a legend of Randy Orton's caliber right off the bat.
We expect Lee to put on a great match, but he's likely to fall short against Randy Orton at Payback 2020 - as the Viper will have his eyes on the WWE Championship.
#3. Apollo Crews vs. Bobby Lashley - United States Championship showdown at Payback 2020
Will Payback 2020 be the end of a run? Apollo Crews has been involved with MVP and The Hurt Business for the entirety of his United States Championship reign. While he's gotten the better of MVP, Bobby Lashley is the dream match that people have wanted to see and we're going to get it at Payback 2020.
The build to the match was only a small arm wrestling contest, but the fact that MVP nor Shelton Benjamin are banned from ringside means that Bobby Lashley will have the numbers advantage?
This is perhaps one of the few matches on the Payback 2020 card where a big title change can be expected.
#2. Sasha Banks and Bayley (c) vs. Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler - WWE Women's Tag Team Championship
When Bayley and Sasha Banks were loaded with all the Championships, it was hard to see them defending the Women's Tag Team Championships. The duo have been all over both RAW and SmackDown - well before Payback 2020, and there was a point until last week when both Sasha Banks and Bayley were double Champions.
The Golden Role Models take on the unlikely alliance of Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax in a mandatory Tag Team title defense. Baszler and Jax have stated their dislike for each other and that's what's most likely going to be their undoing against a united team at Payback 2020.
#1. Dominik & Rey Mysterio vs. Seth Rollins and Murphy - The Dream team at Payback 2020
While we could say that this match at Payback 2020 has been over a year in the making, the truth is that it's been envisioned for many years. Dominik Mysterio prevented Rey Mysterio from retiring last year by convincing him to wait for his debut so they can team up together.
Dominik Mysterio and Rey Mysterio technically teamed up for the same match on RAW but RETRIBUTION got involved. They're scheduled to face off at Payback 2020 and hopefully, there won't be any interference this time.
A week before Payback 2020 at SummerSlam, Dominik showed his heart against one of the best wrestlers in the world in Seth Rollins and stood toe-to-toe with him in what many considered the most entertaining match of the night.
In the ring, Dominik Mysterio also proved his talent in a short time and he's going to have the pressure continue as he teams up with Rey Mysterio in a dream match. Will the father-son duo manage to overcome The Monday Night Messiah and his disciple at Payback 2020?
