Payback (2016)

Payback (2016) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and WWE Network event, produced by WWE. It took place on May 1, 2016, at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois. It was the fourth event in the Payback chronology. Eight matches were contested at the event, with two being shown on the pre-show. In the main event, Roman Reigns defeated AJ Styles to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Critics gave mixed reactions for the event and mocked WWE for promoting the event as the start of a "new era" despite employing several storylines they have been using since the late 1990s.

Payback (2016)

Payback (2016) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and WWE Network event, produced by WWE. It took place on May 1, 2016, at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois. It was the fourth event in the Payback chronology. Eight matches were contested at the event, with two being shown on the pre-show. In the main event, Roman Reigns defeated AJ Styles to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Critics gave mixed reactions for the event and mocked WWE for promoting the event as the start of a "new era" despite employing several storylines they have been using since the late 1990s.