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Payback (2016)
The 2016 Payback was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was the fourth annual Payback and took place on May 1, 2016, at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois, marking the third Payback held at this venue after the 2013 and 2014 events. The event is considered by WWE to be the first PPV event of The New Era and was the last Payback event to take place before the reintroduction of the brand extension in July. The theme of the event was wrestlers seeking payback against their opponents. Eight matches were contested at the event, including two on the Kickoff pre-show. In the main event, Roman Reigns defeated AJ Styles to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. In other prominent matches, Dean Ambrose defeated Chris Jericho, The Miz defeated Cesaro to retain the Intercontinental Championship, and in the opening bout, the tournament final to determine the number one contenders for the WWE Tag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Wyatt Family
The Wyatt Family was an American professional wrestling Stable (professional wrestling), stable in WWE originally composed of Bray Wyatt, Erick Rowan, and Brodie Lee, Luke Harper. Portrayed as a Heel (professional wrestling), villainous cult from the bayous of the Deep South, the Wyatt Family debuted in WWE's then-Farm team#Professional wrestling, developmental branch NXT (WWE brand), NXT in November 2012, with Luke Harper and Erick Rowan, Harper and Rowan going on to win the NXT Tag Team Championship. They debuted on the main roster in July 2013 and terrorized wrestlers such as Kane (wrestler), Kane, CM Punk, Bryan Danielson, Daniel Bryan, John Cena, and The Shield (professional wrestling), The Shield, among others. Bryan joined the group in late 2013 and left in early 2014, after which Wyatt defeated him to end their feud. The original incarnation of the group began to go their separate ways in September 2014, after Wyatt announced he was "setting Harper and Rowan free". Rowan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Payback (2013)
The 2013 Payback was the inaugural Payback professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE. The event took place on June 16, 2013, at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois. It replaced WWE's previously well-known event, No Way Out. The concept of the event was the wrestlers seeking payback against their opponents. Eight professional wrestling matches were contested at the event, including one on the Kickoff pre-show. In the main event, John Cena retained the WWE Championship against Ryback in a Three Stages of Hell match. In other prominent matches, Alberto Del Rio defeated Dolph Ziggler to win the World Heavyweight Championship and CM Punk defeated Chris Jericho. The event received 186,000 buys, down from the previous year's No Way Out pay per view of 194,000. Production Background In 2012, WWE reinstated their No Way Out pay-per-view (PPV), which had previously ran annually from 1999 to 2009. The following year, however, No Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Enzo And Cass
FreeAgentZ (formerly known as Enzo and Cass) were an American professional wrestling tag team composed of nZo and CaZXL. The duo are best known for their tenure with WWE, from 2013 to 2017, under the respective ring names, Enzo Amore and Big Cass. After their separate departures from the WWE, the two reunited in 2019, when they appeared at G1 Supercard. History Early years Arndt and Morrissey first met each other whilst in their mid-teens during a game of basketball at The Cage in Manhattan, New York, nearly ten years before reuniting in WWE's developmental territory NXT, in July 2013. WWE NXT (2013–2016) On May 22, 2013, Enzo Amore debuted on NXT television, where he was quickly defeated by Mason Ryan. Colin Cassady debuted on NXT television on June 5, with a loss to Mason Ryan. On the July 3 episode of ''NXT'', Amore and Cassady went on to form an alliance, and they labelled themselves "the realest guys in the room". Despite Amore and Cassady's alliance, Ryan easily defe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
WWE Raw Tag Team Championship
The World Tag Team Championship is a men's professional wrestling world tag team championship created and promoted by the United States, American professional wrestling promotion, promotion WWE, defended on the Raw (WWE brand), Raw WWE brand extension, brand division. It is one of two male tag team championships for WWE's main roster, along with the WWE Tag Team Championship on SmackDown (WWE brand), SmackDown. The current champions are The New Day (professional wrestling), The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods), who are in their record fifth reign as a team. Individually, it is the fifth reign for Woods and the record seventh for Kingston. They won the title by defeating The War Raiders (Erik (wrestler), Erik and Ivar (wrestler), Ivar) on night one of WrestleMania 41 on April 19, 2025. The championship was originally established as the WWE Tag Team Championship on October 3, 2002, and the team of Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit were the inaugural champions. It was introduced fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
WWE Intercontinental Championship
The WWE Intercontinental Championship is a men's professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE, defended on the Raw brand division. It is one of two secondary championships for WWE's main roster, along with the WWE United States Championship on SmackDown. The current champion is Dominik Mysterio, who is in his first reign. He won the title by defeating previous champion Bron Breakker, Penta, and Finn Bálor, whom Mysterio pinned, in a fatal four-way match on night two of WrestleMania 41 on April 20, 2025. The championship was established by the then- World Wrestling Federation (WWF) on September 1, 1979, as a result of the WWF North American Heavyweight Championship being unified with an apocryphal South American Heavyweight Championship, with Pat Patterson as the inaugural champion. It is the third-oldest championship currently active in WWE, behind the WWE Championship (1963) and United States Championship (1975), but the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Claudio Castagnoli
Claudio Castagnoli ( ; born 27 December 1980) is a Swiss professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of the Death Riders and a former AEW World Trios Championship, AEW World Trios Champion. He also performs for AEW's sister promotion, Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a List of ROH World Champions#Title history, two-time ROH World Championship, ROH World Champion. He is best known for his tenure in WWE, where he performed under the ring name Antonio Cesaro and later simply Cesaro from 2011 to 2022. Castagnoli began his career in the European independent wrestling circuit in 2000, and wrestled for numerous independent circuit, independent promotions around the world, including Ring of Honor, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), Pro Wrestling Noah (NOAH), and Westside Xtreme Wrestling (WxW). During his time on the independent circuit, Castagnoli won numerous championships, and became an accomplished tag team wrestler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Miz
Michael Gregory Mizanin (born October 8, 1980) is an American professional wrestler, actor, and television personality. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name The Miz. Mizanin first gained fame as a reality television participant, appearing on '' The Real World: Back to New York'' in 2001 and its spin-off, '' Real World/Road Rules Challenge'', from 2002 to 2005. He won '' Battle of the Seasons'' and '' The Inferno II''. He reached the final of '' Battle of the Network Reality Stars'', and won a Reality Stars-themed episode of ''Fear Factor'' in 2006. After finishing as runner-up in the fourth season of '' Tough Enough'' and subsequently launching his wrestling career, Mizanin appeared on '' Diva Search'', '' Total Divas'', ''Tough Enough'', and hosted several seasons of ''The Challenge''. He also starred in the reality television series '' Miz & Mrs.'' alongside his wife, Maryse Ouellet, and has starred in films produced by WWE S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Chris Jericho
Christopher Keith Irvine (born November 9, 1970), better known by the ring name Chris Jericho, is an American-Canadian professional wrestler, rock musician, and actor. As a wrestler, he has been signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) , where he is the leader of The Learning Tree (professional wrestling), The Learning Tree stable, and the two-time ROH World Championship, ROH World Champion in AEW's sister promotion, Ring of Honor. Noted for his over-the-top rock star persona, in-ring technical wrestling prowess, and his ability to reinvent his character throughout the course of his career, Jericho has been named by journalists and industry colleagues as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time. During the 1990s, Jericho performed for American organizations Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW), as well as for promotions in countries such as Canada, Japan, and Mexico. In the latter half of 1999, he made his debut in the World Wres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Dean Ambrose
Jonathan David Good (born December 7, 1985) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Jon Moxley and is the current AEW World Champion in his record-setting fourth reign. He is also the leader of the Death Riders. He also makes appearances for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a former IWGP World Heavyweight Champion and a former two-time IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion. He became widely known for his tenure with WWE, where he performed under the ring name Dean Ambrose from 2011 to 2019. Good made his professional wrestling debut in 2004, and competed as Jon Moxley in several independent promotions such as Heartland Wrestling Association (HWA), Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw), Full Impact Pro (FIP), Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), and Dragon Gate USA (DGUSA). Upon signing with WWE in 2011, he was renamed Dean Ambrose and began competing in the company's developmental territories o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
WWE Championship
The WWE Championship, also referred to as the Undisputed WWE Championship since April 2024, is a men's professional wrestling world heavyweight championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE, defended on the SmackDown brand division. It is one of two men's world titles on WWE's main roster, along with the World Heavyweight Championship on Raw. The current champion is John Cena, who is in his record-setting 14th reign. He won the title by defeating previous champion Cody Rhodes on Night 2 of WrestleMania 41 on April 20, 2025. The original world championship of the promotion, it was established by the then- World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) on April 25, 1963, as the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship, after the promotion seceded from the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) following a dispute over the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. The inaugural champion was Buddy Rogers. Since its inception, the title has undergone many name changes due to com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
AJ Styles
Allen Neal Jones (born June 2, 1977), better known by his ring name AJ Styles (or A.J. Styles), is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw (WWE brand), Raw WWE brand extension, brand. Jones debuted in 1998 and competed for various independent circuit, independent promotions before gaining initial mainstream exposure in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 2001. He gained prominence after signing with Impact Wrestling, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) having been described as "the cornerstone of the company since its inception"; he won the Impact World Championship, TNA World Heavyweight Championship List of Impact World Champions, twice, the NWA World Heavyweight Championship List of NWA World Heavyweight Champions, three times, and was the inaugural titleholder of the Impact X Division Championship, X Division Championship, which he won List of Impact X Division Champions, six times. He is also the first T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Roman Reigns
Leati Joseph Anoaʻi ( ; born May 25, 1985), better known by his ring name Roman Reigns, is an American professional wrestler and former gridiron football, football player. As a wrestler, he has been signed to WWE , where he performs on the SmackDown (WWE brand), SmackDown brand. Regarded as one of the best professional wrestlers in the world, Reigns' 1,316-day reign with the WWE Universal Championship is the fourth longest World championships in WWE, world title reign in WWE history and the longest championship reign since 1988. After playing U.S. college football for Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football, Georgia Tech, Anoaʻi started a professional football career with brief off-season stints with the Minnesota Vikings and Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL) in 2007. He played a full season for the Canadian Football League's (CFL) Edmonton Elks, Edmonton Eskimos in 2008 before his release and retirement from football. A member of the Anoaʻi family, An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
