In combined, eight matches are announced for the Payback PPV. This will mark the first brand-exclusive PPV after Wrestlemania 33. The event will take place on April 30th at the SAP Center in Sa Jose, California. Most of the matches in this event will witness the culmination of pre-Wrestlemania rivalries.
Now, there are some of the matches which indicate a fresh start for the WWE with Wrestlemania being over. Alexa Bliss vs. Bayley for the Raw women’s championship is one such match.
During the Superstar Shakeup process, Alexa Bliss was brought into Monday Night Raw. It did not come as a major surprise since Alexa’s heel work on Smackdown Live was much appreciated and it was just a matter of time that she would be called to the flagship show.
The ‘wicked witch’ of the WWE started to impress the crowd with her mic skills, since day one. So, it did not take a long time to push her into the main event spotlight in the women’s division.
A fatal-4-way match was conducted to crown a new number one contender among Sasha Banks, Mickie James, Nia Jax and Alexa.
The two-time Smackdown women’s champion won the contest to challenge Bayley in the championship match at Payback. Now, they’re some confusions among the WWE creative about who would come out as the champion from Payback match.
As per reports from 434.com, the creative heads is still trying to figure out the final outcome of the match.
Initially, Bayley was supposed to retain the title since no championship change was planned for Payback. But, later, Alexa Bliss earned the favour so that a twist in the tale can be arranged.
This certainly points out the amount of trust that Alexa Bliss has gained since coming to the main roster of the company. Previously, it was rumoured that WWE was unhappy with her due to her lack of wrestling skills that led her to lose the title at Wrestlemania 33.
But, it was done since she was about to be drafted on Raw. Also, Nia Jax was supposed to be the original number one contender for Bayley’s title at Payback. It was Alexa’s work ethics that pulled her right into the title picture.