WWE PAYBACK SCOOPS THREAD: Match Order, Times, More (Patreon)

Fightful has learned the following match order for WWE Payback, subject to change. This will be updated with producers as well

- Cage match: Becky Lynch vs. Trish Stratus (producer Petey Williams)

-  John Cena promo

- LA Knight vs. The Miz (producer Shane Helms)

- United States Title: Rey Mysterio (c) vs. Austin Theory (producer Adam Pearce)

- Tag Team Titles: Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn (c) vs. Judgment Day (producer Michael Hayes)

- Grayson Waller Effect with Cody Rhodes (producer Shawn Daivari)

- Women's World Title: Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Raquel Rodriguez (producer Jason Jordan)

- World Heavyweight Title: Seth Rollins (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura (producer Jamie Noble)

Backstage news, spoilers

- The idea to have John Cena host didn't occur until very recently, and he wasn't told until Friday.

- CM Punk's firing was heavily discussed backstage

- Zoey Stark is at the show.

- Nick Aldis and Bobby Roode are not listed for producer assignments tonight.

- Tentative times: 10 minutes- Cena promo, Grayson Waller Effect, 15 minutes- Knight/Miz, Mysterio/Theory. 18 minutes- Tag titles, women's title, Becky/Trish. 20 minutes- Rollins vs. Nakamura

- There are question marks around Rey Mysterio's name on internal run sheets.

- Rod Zapata is reffing the main event. Dephanie LaShaunn is reffing the women's title match and womanning the door for the cage match. Danilo Anfibio refs the cage match. Eddie Orengo is set to ref Miz/LA Knight. Chad Patton is assigned the tag title match. Jason Ayers is reffing the US title match.

- Jey Uso wasn't listed on internal run sheets. WWE has been hopeful he can break through even without the Bloodline storyline.

- WWE Payback is the highest grossing WWE event in the history of Pittsburgh, per internal reports.