WWE Payback 2015 PPV Opener:

After the usual bad ass video package opener, we shoot live into the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Maryland for tonight’s WWE Payback pay-per-view.

Michael Cole welcomes us to the show and then Sheamus’ theme music hits. Our first WWE Payback pay-per-view match is about to get underway.

Sheamus vs. Dolph Ziggler

Sheamus makes his way to the ring and after that, Dolph Ziggler’s theme music hits and out he comes. Highlights are shown of the “Kiss Me Arse” match from Extreme Rules.

The bell sounds and here we go. Early on, surprisingly enough, Ziggler is in control, as he has Sheamus selling his knee. Sheamus eventually ovrturns the control but it doesn’t last long, as Ziggler starts stringing together another offensive series.

While Ziggler was in control of the offense for a long enough time, he got Sheamus in the corner and wiped his face all over his ass. Sheamus rolled out to the floor and sold it big time. Back in the ring, Ziggler hits the FameAsser for the close nearfall.

Sheamus staets blasting the hell out of Ziggler and now Ziggler is bleeding like crazy. The blood is believed to be from a head butt. The action is stopped to check the cut. Once the action resumes, Sheamus immediately blasts Ziggler with a Brogue Kick for the 1-2-3.

Winner: Sheamus

Backstage: Kane & Seth Rollins

Backstage, Kane sees Seth Rollins and J&J Security approach him. Rollins asks Kane to forget their differences and cooperate tonight. Kane refuses. He and Rollins argue back and forth. Kane says Rollins gets his wish, if he wins, Kane is no longer Director of Operations, but if he doesn’t, Kane gets his wish and Rollins loses the WWE title.

2-Out-Of-3 Falls WWE Tag-Team Titles: The New Day vs. Tyson Kidd & Cesaro

The New Day comes out and one-by-one they each address the fans in Baltimore. The fans chant “New Day-sucks! New Day-sucks!” They trash one of the Baltimore Orieals in the crowd.

Out next is Cesaro and Tyson Kidd, accompanied by Natalya, for this two-out-of-three falls WWE Tag-Team title match. The bell sounds and here we go. Big E. and Kofi Kingston are representing The New Day as champions in this one.

The New Day controls the action early on, but in the end, Kidd nails Kingston, Cesaro follows up with big the Big Swing into a Kidd dropkick for the 1-2-3. Kidd and Cesaro win the first fall.

After a lengthy back-and-forth second fall, with Kidd isolated in the action by the two active members of the New Day. Eventually, The New Day hits a big double team move for the 1-2-3. The falls are now 1-1. Next fall wins.

The two teams gio back and forth again, with Kidd and Cesaro hitting the coolest set of double-team moves — possibly of all-time. In the end, Cesaro is knocked down and robbed, as Xavier Woods, who wasn’t legally in the match, jumps in when the ref wasn’t looking and rolls him up for the 1-2-3 and the final fall, retaining the titles for The New Day.

Winners 2-1 and STILL WWE Tag-Team Champions: The New Day

Bray Wyatt vs. Ryback

After a particularly kick-ass video package, Bray Wyatt makes his way to the ring for his one-on-one contest with Ryback.

Ryback comes out next, the bell sounds and here we go. Early on, Ryback uses his strength to dominate the methodical Bray Wyatt.

After a few minutes of domination, Wyatt turns the tables by simply launching himself into Ryback off the ropes, similar to a brutal sack in football.

Wyatt gets Ryback to the floor and works him over out there, Wyatt dives off the apron and flips onto Ryback on the floor, Ryback screams in pain.

A Cena-like “let’s go Wyatt” and “Wyatt sucks” dueling chant breaks out. Ryback hits Wyatt with a big splash off the top rope for a close nearfall.

Wyatt goes for Sistai Abigail, but Ryback reverses into a Shellshock attempt. Wyatt escapes and slams Ryback into a turnbuckle with the padding exposed, right into a Sister Abigail. 1-2-3. Wyatt wins.

Winner: Bray Wyatt

– WWE Superstar Curtis Axel inducted his father — “Mr. Perfect” Curt Hennig — into the Pro Wrestling Hall Of Fame at their 14th annual induction ceremony in New York this weekend. Others included at the ceremony were Rick Martel, Michael Hayes and more. Slam! Wrestling has a recap of the ceremony, which you can check out at Canoe.ca.

– In response to a fan on Twitter who commented about WWE taking NXT on the road for live tours outside of their home base in Florida, Triple H noted that they are “just getting started,” alluding to the fact that NXT will be doing more tours outside of Florida in the future.

– Following Monday’s post-Payback edition of WWE RAW, a quick five-minute “RAW Fallout” show is scheduled for the WWE Network. Additionally, fans will get to see a “First Look” special at the new WWE DVD on Jerry Lawler on the WWE Network this Monday night.

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The WWE Payback 2015 pay-per-view takes place live tonight from the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. Below is the final lineup for tonight’s show.

Fatal 4 Way for the WWE World Heavyweight Title
If Rollins fails to retain, Kane is fired from The Authority
– Dean Ambrose vs. Roman Reigns vs. Randy Orton vs. Seth Rollins

I Quit Match for the WWE United States Title
– Rusev vs. John Cena

2 of 3 Falls Match for the WWE Tag Team Titles
– Cesaro and Tyson Kidd vs. The New Day

– Sheamus vs. Dolph Ziggler

– King Barrett vs. Neville

– Ryback vs. Bray Wyatt

– Tamina Snuka and Naomi vs. The Bella Twins

Kickoff Pre-show Match
– Damien Sandow and Curtis Axel vs. The Ascension

Make sure to join us here at SEScoops.com tonight for live WWE Payback pay-per-view results coverage!

• CM PUNK Says He Got MMA Advice From Batista — WILL Fight This Year

The Thursday, May 14, 2015, WWE Payback “go-home” edition of WWE SmackDown scored a final cable rating of 1.79, according to Nielsen Media Research.

The 1.79 number marks a pretty significant decrease compared to last week’s show, which finished with a 1.86 cable rating.

Thursday’s SmackDown averaged 2.528 million viewers, which was also down from the previous week’s show, as the May 7th edition of SmackDown drew 2.575 million viewers.

It’s worth noting that SmackDown this week went up against an NBA Playoff game. However, it’s also worth pointing out that the episode of SmackDown that aired this time last year (May 16, 2014) went up against the NFL Draft and the NBA Playoffs, and still delivered a 1.77 rating with 2.485 million viewers.

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BetWrestling.com have released their initial betting odds for this Sunday’s WWE Payback pay-per-view event.

Below are the opening lines for most of the matches on the show. The minus sign indicates the favorite while the plus sign indicates a betting underdog.

WWE World Heavyweight Title – Fatal Fourway
– Seth Rollins(-1050) vs Roman Reigns(+700) vs Randy Orton{(+1000) vs Dean Ambrose(+1500)

WWE US Title Match – I Quit
– John Cena(-1050)vs Rusev(+550)

WWE Tag Team Titles – 2 Out of 3 Falls
– The New Day(-320) vs Tyson Kidd and Cesaro(+240)

– Neville(-155) vs King Barrett(+115)

– Dolph Ziggler(+180) vs Sheamus(-260)

– Ryback(+140) vs Bray Wyatt(-180)

• VIDEO: Ronda Rousey On WWE Return: “I KNOW It’s Going To Happen”

On Thursday’s edition of WWE SmackDown, one final match was made official for this Sunday’s WWE Payback pay-per-view.

During SmackDown, it was confirmed that The Bella Twins will be taking on the team of Tamina Snuka and Naomi. With that now known, below is a look at the final lineup for this Sunday’s show.

Fatal 4 Way for the WWE World Heavyweight Title
If Rollins fails to retain, Kane is fired from The Authority
Dean Ambrose vs. Roman Reigns vs. Randy Orton vs. Seth Rollins

I Quit Match for the WWE United States Title
– Rusev vs. John Cena

2 of 3 Falls Match for the WWE Tag Team Titles
– Cesaro and Tyson Kidd vs. The New Day

– Sheamus vs. Dolph Ziggler

– King Barrett vs. Neville

– Ryback vs. Bray Wyatt

– Tamina Snuka and Naomi vs. The Bella Twins

Kickoff Pre-show Match
– Damien Sandow and Curtis Axel vs. The Ascension

Make sure to join us here this Sunday for the best WWE Payback live results coverage!

• Ronda Rousey The Latest Victim Of Celebrity Nude Photos Leaking Online?!

WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross recently posted a new blog with his latest thoughts and commentary on the current wrestling scene. Below are some highlights.

On Daniel Bryan’s RAW segment: “Solid Daniel Bryan interview where he unfortunately had to relinquish the Intercontinental Title. I’m just guessing here but I would not be surprised if DB didn’t have concussion issues but it certainly could be a neck issue as many speculate. I don’t know his diagnosis but I do that his health is his most important commodity and if he’s essentially done with his career it will be ill timed, as are all career ending injuries, but Daniel Bryan is the type of individual that any wrestling company should want to associate with and he can help WWE in a variety of ways. Hopefully Daniel Bryan can get a clean bill of health to resume his career but he will have to change some of the things he does in the ring whether he likes it or not and embrace the ‘less is more’ philosophy of in ring, bell to bell activity.

“The ‘less is more’ philosophy, taking unprotected and unconventional bumps, wrestling too fast while taking higher risks and not stopping long enough to sell what has been done, isn’t doing any one in the business any favors. It’s the current trend within the business that sees very few wrestling holds properly applied in a business with wrestling in its name.”

On the lack of buzz surrounding WWE Payback: “I will be back from Baltimore in time to watch Payback from the same city but I don’t feel the ‘buzz’ for the event that one would generally prefer. Perhaps it will overachieve and be a ‘sleeper’ event. It should not be an enhanced version of Monday Night Raw only with it being on Sunday night instead of Monday.”

On Ronda Rousey: “Ronda Rousey adorns the cover of Sports Illustrated this week and no matter what is speculated, I still feel she will be in AT&T Stadium next April to be a special attraction at WrestleMania Texas. STill thnk Ronda vesus Stephanie McMahon, and her stacked deck, would make a sensational ‘special attraction’ and is a creative booker’s dream.”

Check out the complete blog at JRsBarBQ.com. You can also order JR’s Bar-B-Q products online at WWEShop.com.

• Ronda Rousey The Latest Victim Of Celebrity Nude Photos Leaking Online?!

– NXT kicks off a live events tour of the North East tonight at the Tower Theaters in Philadelphia, PA. They’ll be at the same venue on Friday night before wrapping up in Albany, NY on Saturday.

Top stars advertised for the tour include NXT Champion Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, Finn Balor, NXT Women’s Champion Sasha Banks, Charlotte, Tyler Breeze, and Enzo Amore & Big Cass.

– The following matches are scheduled for tonight’s WWE SmackDown on Syfy:

• Seth Rollins vs. Ryback
• Roman Reigns vs. Kane
• Dean Ambrose vs. Sheamus
• Tyson Kidd vs. Kofi Kingston

– WWE.com is running a poll asking fans who they think will leave Sunday’s Payback PPV as WWE World Heavyweight Champion. With over 14,000 votes cast, Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose each have 29% of the vote. Roman Reigns has 26%, while 16% picked Randy Orton.

• Major Heel Turn Rumored For Sunday’s WWE Payback Main Event

WWE was originally hoping that Daniel Bryan would be able to get back in the ring this month, with the plan being for him to defend his WWE Intercontinental Championship against “King” Bad News Barrett at the WWE Payback pay-per-view.

As we learned on Monday’s WWE Payback “go-home” edition of RAW, Bryan received MRI results this past Friday that informed him that he would not be cleared to return any time in the near future, and possibly forever.

The situation with Bryan has caused a great deal of frustration behind-the-scenes in WWE. The company obviously wants what’s best for Bryan, but at the same time, would really like for him to be actively working and on television because they have a new Bryan DVD, book and other items that need to be promoted.

The concern for Bryan not being able to wrestle for such a potentially long amount of time, and the belief that he and his style make him very injury prone, have WWE contemplating putting him in a non-wrestling role. This would allow them to keep the character on TV, and help keep his face out there to move the merchandise.

Ever since Monday’s edition of RAW when Bryan surrendered the Intercontinental Championship, the talk has been that Bryan is actively trying to find a way to get cleared to return.

As of right now, there is no word whether or not Bryan is willing to get the surgery that he has long been reluctant to get, or if that is even an option at this point.

Needless to say, there are a lot of people in WWE that feel bad for Bryan considering the awful personal and professional hardships he’s been forced to endure over the past year or so.

• Ronda Rousey The Latest Victim Of Celebrity Nude Photos Leaking Online?!

(Credit: PWInsider.com)

– Big Show is being advertised for next week’s WWE SmackDown tapings in Norfolk, Virginia. It’s possible this is an outdated event preview, but Show is scheduled to team with Seth Rollins and Bray Wyatt against Dolph Ziggler, Ryback and Roman Reigns. Big Show has been off TV since losing the Last Man Standing match to Roman Reigns at Extreme Rules.

– The WWE Network is now available on Apple TV in the UK.

– WWE has announced Ryback will square off against Bray Wyatt this Sunday at WWE Payback.

BREAKING: #TheBigGuy @Ryback22 finally goes one-on-one with @WWEBrayWyatt at #WWEPayback! http://t.co/l2KY7N3Aff pic.twitter.com/tJedQQ5Sxg

— WWE (@WWE) May 13, 2015

With all the things you can criticize WWE for these days, the company should be commended on doing an excellent job in elevating their secondary championships.

If you flashback to around this time last year, the WWE World Heavyweight Championship was virtually ‘on ice,’ only being defended on major pay-per-view events due to the champion at the time — Brock Lesnar — working under a special, limited-date contract.

Now, at the time, you could make sense of it, and even Vince McMahon himself did when asked about the topic during his interview on the short-lived “Steve Austin Show” live WWE Network podcast, as he pointed to the fact that having Lesnar defend the biggest title in the company on an infrequent basis made World Title matches feel that much more important.

Fast forward to the present day, and when it comes to championships in WWE — all systems are “go.”

First and foremost, we finally have a fighting WWE World Heavyweight Champion. Sure, the storyline surrounding Seth Rollins, the current world champion, is that he chickens away from ‘the big fight.’ At the end of the day, however, the bell eventually rings, the referee raises the golden belt up high, and two or more competitors end up vying for the richest prize in all of sports entertainment.

Now, move down one level to the two secondary championships. For the longest time, the WWE United States Championship and the WWE Intercontinental Championship, for all intents and purposes, were viewed as a total joke by the WWE Universe — and rightfully so.

Not anymore.

WWE came up with a great idea heading into WrestleMania 31 this year — put more significance behind their secondary titles. First, slap the U.S. title belt around John Cena’s waist. In a bit of irony, it was Cena who really launched his career off of his first U.S. title run, so in a story-telling fashion, his story comes full circle.

So, basically, WWE decided that now that they want to elevate some new blood into the top spots in the company, they decided to put one of their secondary titles — in this case the U.S. title — on arguably the biggest star in the company today.

On the flip side of the coin, when it comes to the WWE Intercontinental Championship, WWE decided to put that belt on the most popular wrestler in terms of the fans — the leader of the “Yes! Movement,” Daniel Bryan.

And that brings us to Monday’s WWE Payback ‘go-home’ edition of RAW.

After being unable to defend his WWE Intercontinental Championship against Bad News Barrett at the recent WWE Extreme Rules pay-per-view as originally scheduled, WWE played the waiting game to find out how the latest round of the Daniel Bryan injury-bug would work out. As it turns out, whatever Bryan is going through is serious enough that WWE felt they had no choice but to have him surrender the Intercontinental Title on live television, much like they had him do shortly after he won the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania XXX last year.

The idea behind his forefitting of the title last night was where the plan regarding secondary titles in WWE remains in tact. The reason given by Bryan, delivered in a passionate way I should add, was that the WWE Universe deserves a fighting champion. A top contender who deserves the right to bust his ass day-in and day-out, city-to-city, state-to-state, country-to-country and even continent-to-continent, all for the right to try and earn what is now once again slowly being viewed as a title of importance. One of value. One worth fighting to obtain.

Where WWE goes next with the Intercontinental Championship in particular remains to be seen in terms of how far they are willing to go to try and elevate the perceived importance of the title.

Basically put, the company can go one of two ways, as I see it. You can follow the mandate that they have been following since this year’s WrestleMania, which is find the most over performer with the fans, give him the I-C title, and try and get the belt over that way, so that in the future, the belt can make the man, as opposed to the current formula, where the man makes the belt.

Their second option is to try and do the opposite. Put the title on an up-and-comer who has the goods to deliver, but just needs something to put him over the edge so he is viewed as a bigger deal than he already is. Names like Neville and Sami Zayn come to mind.

Zayn, depending on his injury, would make a great impact on the main roster by giving U.S. Champion John Cena all he could handle — with an injury no-less, in his first high-profile match on RAW since having his run as NXT Champion in WWE’s developmental system, and then go on to win the next high-profile match he is in and become the brand new WWE Intercontinental Champion.

Keep reading on Page 2 …

This Sunday, WWE presents Payback live on the WWE Network and PPV from the Royal Farms Arena Baltimore, MD. SEScoops.com is your destination for WWE Payback Results. Our detailed live updates are the best around, so if you’re not watching the show, this is the best possible way to follow the action.

The following matches are confirmed for Sunday’s WWE Payback PPV:

WWE World Heavyweight Championship
(If Rollins doesn’t retain the title, Kane is fired from The Authority)
– Seth Rollins (c) vs. Roman Reigns vs. Dean Ambrose vs. Randy Orton

WWE United States Championship
(I Quit Match)
– John Cena (c) vs. Rusev

WWE Tag Team Championships
(2-Out-Of 3 Falls Match)
– The New Day (c) Cesaro and Tyson Kidd

– Sheamus vs. Dolph Ziggler

– Bray Wyatt vs. Ryback

– “King” Bad News Barrett vs. Neville

WWE Payback Kickoff Show Match
– Macho Mandow (Damien Sandow) & Axelmania (Curtis Axel) vs. The Ascension

• RONDA ROUSEY To Become Latest Victim Of Celebrity Nude Photo Leaks?!

It appears that the late decision to add Dean Ambrose to the WWE Payback pay-per-view main event, making it a match with all three members of The Shield involved, was done by design.

Cable TV ads that aired after this week’s RAW, where the angle was shot, still listed a regular triple-threat match between Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns and Randy Orton, meaning the Ambrose decision was definitely a late decision.

What’s interesting about the change from a historical standpoint is the fact that WWE had been planning to hold off on having all three former Shield members in a high-profile title match at WrestleMania 32.

On a related note, there is speculation that in the fatal four-way match at Payback, Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns may end up turning on Orton. The company is lacking in credible heels but they do have new up-and-coming babyface talents that they could be pushing.

If Ambrose and Reigns turn on Orton, that would leave Rollins. Whether or not that means Ambrose-Reigns-Rollins would become a trio again, referred to as The Shield again, or otherwise, remains to be seen.

• CONFIRMED: CHAEL SONNEN Signs With GFW — What Will His Role Be?!

(Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins was Michael Cole’s guest for this week’s WWE.com sit-down interview.

– Rollins say it’s no secret that the odds are stacked against at Payback, but he’s used to that by now. Rollins ran down his WWE career achievements and said he almost forced Ambrose and Orton into retirement already. He called his WWE Championship win was the greatest moment in WrestleMania history and he likes when the odds are stacked against him.

– Cole asked Rollins about his ongoing issues with Kane. Rollins doesn’t have a personal issue with Kane. His actions may be misguided, but that’s driven by jealousy. Rollins says he can do things in the ring that Kane only dreams of. He’s the hottest thing in WWE and Kane is in the home stretch of his career.

– Cole asks if there will be chaos in the Fatal 4 Way contract signing on SmackDown. Rollins says this is a completely different setting from what happened don RAW and he doesn’t conduct himself in a volatile nature in that type of setting. Rollins says it doesn’t matter what happens on Thursday or leading up to Payback because he will leave with the WWE World Heavyweight Title and The Authority will come out on top.

– With WWE going forward with their plans to push Lana after splitting her away from Rusev, there’s a lot of speculation that she will quit for Rusev and cost him the “I Quit” match against John Cena at this month’s WWE Payback pay-per-view.

– Diamond Dallas Page noted that former UFC fighters Phil Baroni and Kamal Shalorus are using DDP Yoga to help make the transition from MMA fighting to professional wrestling.

– Chris Jericho noted on social media that his rock band Fozzy’s single “Tonite” will be the official theme song for his “Live with Chris Jericho” podcast on the WWE Network.

• Update w/ SPECIFIC Details On CM PUNK’s UFC Debut Fight!

On Monday’s edition of WWE RAW, a big segment was announced for this week’s SmackDown.

On this week’s SmackDown, which airs on Thursday night but will be taped tomorrow night, a contract signing will be held for the WWE Payback pay-per-view main event.

WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, Randy Orton and Dean Ambrose will all be on hand to take part in the official in-ring contract signing for their fatal four-way title match at this month’s pay-per-view.

Make sure to join us here at SEScoops.com on Tuesday night for live WWE SmackDown spoiler play-by-play results coverage!

• Update w/ SPECIFIC Details On CM PUNK’s UFC Debut Fight!

The main event for this month’s WWE Payback pay-per-view was changed on Monday’s edition of RAW.

At Monday’s RAW, which took place at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, a match was made between Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose, with a special stipulation. The stipulation, set by “WWE Director of Operations” Kane, called for Ambrose to be added to the WWE Payback title match main event, making it a fatal four-way match.

As the show went on, Ambrose would go on to defeat Rollins in the match, which also featured J&J Security banned from ringside per pre-match stipulations. With the victory, Ambrose is officially added to the main event of Payback.

With that said, the new main event for WWE Payback will be Seth Rollins vs. Roman Reigns vs. Randy Orton vs. Dean Ambrose in a fatal four-way match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.

• Update w/ SPECIFIC Details On CM PUNK’s UFC Debut Fight!

On Monday’s post-Extreme Rules edition of WWE RAW in Green Bay, Wisconsin, the main event for the upcoming WWE Payback pay-per-view was revealed.

Seth Rollins will be defending his WWE World Heavyweight Championship in a triple-threat match against Randy Orton and Roman Reigns. The decision was made by the fans via a WWE App poll during RAW.

WWE Payback takes place on Sunday, May 17, 2015 at the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Maryland.

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– WWE announced during the Extreme Rules pay-per-view on Sunday that at the upcoming Payback pay-per-view on May 17th there will be an “I Quit” match between WWE United States Champion John Cena and Rusev. Lana noted that this will be the final chapter in the Cena-Rusev feud.

– WWE announced an attendance of 14,197 for last night’s Extreme Rules pay-per-view, which took place at the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois.

– Kofi Kingston posted the following photo of The New Day celebrating with their new WWE Tag-Team Championships backstage at the Extreme Rules pay-per-view last night.

Hate to say I told you so, but… now you feel the Power of Positivity! #POP #HoldItDown pic.twitter.com/NK59DC5dfG

— Kofi Kingston (@TrueKofi) April 27, 2015

• WWE Creative Team “Stunned” To Hear Dana White Say Ronda Rousey Can’t Do A Match

As noted earlier this week, WWE Intercontinental Champion Daniel Bryan suffered an injury of some kind during his match on the April 9th live event in Dublin, Ireland. According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Bryan was hurt in his March 31st SmackDown match with Sheamus, and was already “banged up” heading into the WWE European tour. The injury that occurred during his 4/9 match likely just made matters worse and resulted in WWE sending Bryan home early.

According to one WWE source, Bryan is expected to be out of action for five weeks, so regardless of how serious his condition is, it is expected that he will be missing the WWE Payback pay-per-view on May 17th. WWE hasn’t confirmed whether or not he will be defending his title against Bad News Barrett at Extreme Rules this Sunday as originally advertised, but it doesn’t appear that he will.

• PHOTOS: Ronda Rousey Bikini Photo Shoot!

WWE released a promotional video for this year’s “Payback” pay-per-view which has led to rumors on what the possible main event could be.

Based on the video, which you can watch above, speculation has spread that the main event of this year’s WWE Payback pay-per-view will be a triple-threat match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship between Seth Rollins, Randy Orton and Roman Reigns.

WWE Payback takes place on Sunday, May 17, 2015, from the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Maryland.

• Update On CM Punk’s UFC Opponent & WWE’s Plans For Ronda Rousey!

As noted, WWE filed a lawsuit in the state of California to prevent the selling of undisclosed merchandise in the area during WrestleMania 31 week. In the paperwork that was filed, WWE’s entire pay-per-view schedule through March of 2016 — including the total amount of seats available for those events — were released.

Below is a list of pay-per-view dates, locations and seating capacity:

The listed capacities for the PPV shows for the next year are as follows:

– Extreme Rules in Chicago (12,921)
– Payback on 5/15 in Baltimore (11,389)
– Money in the Bank 6/14 in Columbus, OH (13,275)
– Battleground 7/19 in St. Louis 14,569)
– SummerSlam on 8/23 in Brooklyn (13,438)
– Night of Champions on 9/20 in Houston (11,580)
– Hell in a Cell on 10/25 in Los Angles (14,240)
– Survivor Series on 11/22 in Atlanta (14,349)
– TLC on 12/13 in Boston (13,837)
– Royal Rumble on 1/24 in Orlando (13,000)
– Fastlane on 2/21 in St. Louis (14,569)

Additionally, the go-home Raw for WrestleMania next year will be on 3/28 in Washington, DC. The schedule also lists NXT specials on 5/20, 8/12 and 11/7.

• Which WWE Star Convinced UFC To Let Rousey Work WM31? + Rousey/WWE Update!

(Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

– Michael Cole returned to the announce table at this week’s edition of WWE RAW, which was taped on Monday afternoon at the O2 Arena in London, England. For complete RAW spoilers, click here.

– WWE has released the official promotional poster for this year’s WWE Payback pay-per-view, which takes place on Sunday, May 17th. Check it out below.

– NFL star Rob Gronkowski cut a promo with NXT star Mojo Rawley. You can check that out below.

@WWE @MojoRawleyWWE pic.twitter.com/AOHLg9Feia

— Rob Gronkowski (@RobGronkowski) April 12, 2015

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– With WWE announcing that their “Payback” pay-per-view will be taking place on May 17th in Baltimore, Maryland, that means they are looking to widen the gap between the “B” level show that comes after WrestleMania, as there will be seven weeks separating the two.

– Triple H noted during the conference call earlier today to promote this week’s NXT Takeover 2 special on the WWE Network that WWE is in discussions with some former NFL players to come into the company. He refused to reveal any of the names, noting that none of the deals are officially completed at this point.

Following last night’s “season premiere” of WWE RAW in Baltimore, Maryland, it was announced that on May 17, 2015, WWE will present their “Payback” pay-per-view in the city. WWE Payback 2015 will take place at the Baltimore Arena. There is a pre-sale going on for tickets to the show right now, which you can access with the code word “Payback.”

Speaking of last night’s show, below are the “RAW Fallout” videos for this week.