Payback 2016: The Booking Anchor
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2016
Date: May 1, 2016
Location: Allstate Arena, Chicago, Illinois
Commentators: Michael Cole, John Bradshaw Layfield, Byron Saxton
Pre-Show: Baron Corbin vs. Dolph Ziggler
Pre-Show: US Title: Kalisto vs. Ryback
Kalisto is defending after Ryback beat him in a non-title match a few weeks back on Smackdown. The crowd is really not pleased to see Ryback here and bust out the tried and true GOLDBERG chants. Ryback blasts him with a right hand to start (that sounds so familiar) but Kalisto gets in a monkey flip to send Ryback outside.
A suicide dive sets up a springboard corkscrew plancha with Ryback barely getting underneath him in time to keep Kalisto from bouncing off the apron. Back in and a tornado DDT is countered into a suplex for two as we take a break. We come back to see Ryback sending him shoulder first into the post, only to grab a spinning DDT to put both guys down.
They head to the apron with Kalisto hitting a nice enziguri and another DDT to send Ryback onto the apron (Mauro: “MAMA MIA!”). Ryback comes up holding his shoulder but Kalisto goes with a spinning kick to the face and the hurricanrana driver for two. The Salida Del Sol is countered into a Shell Shock attempt but Kalisto flips out of that as well, only to eat a spinebuster for two. Ryback goes up for some reason but gets kicked in the head again to slow him down. Kalisto goes up as well and is promptly gorilla pressed face first onto the mat. The top rope splash misses though and the Salida Del Sol retains the title at 9:28.
The opening video is Bray Wyatt talking about how payback is the first thing we think of every day and how much it consumes all of us. This must have been made weeks ago.
Now we get a normal opening video with the standard highlight packages on the big stuff.
Tag Team Tournament Finals: Enzo Amore/Colin Cassady vs. Vaudevillains
The announcers talk for a good while with the camera only showing Enzo for a few moments at a time.
Long video on Sami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens, the same one that aired on Raw and Smackdown.
Sami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens
Intercontinental Title: Cesaro vs. The Miz
Owens and Zayn keep fighting and Sami takes another Pop Up Powerbomb. Maryse has to save Miz from a powerbomb of his own.
Chris Jericho vs. Dean Ambrose
Jericho throws a fit post match.
Sasha Banks is talking to Shane McMahon.
They trade some chops until Natalya sends her flying with a release German suplex. Charlotte starts in on the leg (“Hey Bret, you want to learn something?”) but takes too much time bragging and gets caught in an armbar. Natalya shoves her off the top for a big crash, allowing Flair to tell some fans to keep their mouths shut. Charlotte loads up a powerbomb onto the apron but Natalya counters into something resembling a hurricanrana on the floor.
Pre-show recap.
Enzo has been diagnosed with a concussion but all other tests have come back negative.
WWE World Title: AJ Styles vs. Roman Reigns
Results
Enzo Amore/Colin Cassady vs. Vaudevillains went to a no contest when Amore was injured
Kevin Owens b. Sami Zayn – Pop Up Powerbomb
Miz b. Cesaro – Rollup with a handful of trunks
Dean Ambrose b. Chris Jericho – Dirty Deeds
Charlotte b. Natalya – Sharpshooter
Roman Reigns b. AJ Styles – Spear
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