Raw

Dean Ambrose kicks off RAW. He hits the ring for an episode of The Ambrose Asylum and talks about current events. Ambrose introduces his guest and out comes Shane McMahon.  

Ambrose says, Shane brought a clip with him. They air the footage of Shane jumping off the hell in a cell. Ambrose says that watching that made him ask for the first time, “what was that guy thinking”. Shane says that is the greatest complement he has ever gotten. Ambrose asks Shane what are Shane’s goals while he is in charge. Shane says it is all about the WWE fans. He plans on pushing all of the stars that normally wouldn’t be. Names such as AJ Styles, Sami Zayn, and Sasha Banks.

Kevin Owens interrupts and says Shane isn’t fooling him. In his opinion this is the same crap that has been happening for years. It’s just another McMahon mad with power with a vendetta against this generation’s number on star, Kevin Owens. Owens then asks why Shane had him thrown out last week. Shane says, that he had to throw out Owens because he was going to cost Zayn him at a title shot at the WHC. Owens let’s Shane know that Zayn has no business fighting for the world title. Sami Zayn comes out and tells Owens all he does is use people. Deep down Owens knows he would never had made it to the WWE without him. Chris Jericho comes to the ring and says Owens is right. Shane is drunk with power. Shane tells everyone that since there is a lot of tension in the ring that he is going to make the following matches:

Sami vs. Owens and Jericho vs. Ambrose for Payback on May 1st. He also makes Sami vs. Jericho for tonight and then Ambrose vs. Owens for tonight's main event. A brawl between them started and then Sami and Ambrose took over both Owens and Jericho. 

Sami Zayn vs. Chris Jericho 

Chris Jericho won 


Enzo Amore and Big Cass came out and did a promo on the dudley boyz. 
out came the dudley boyz. 


Semi finals for the Tag Tournament 

The Dudley Boyz vs. Enzo and Big Cass

Enzo and Big Cass won and advances to the final tournament at WWE Payback 

Roman Reigns come out and he cuts a promo on AJ Styles and then AJ Styles came out and gives props to Reigns as a champion and as a wrestler. AJ Styles talks about having the match of his life at WWE Payback and it will make him the WWE Champion. Roman Reigns talks about his match of his life at WrestleMania 32 and then Roman says he digs what AJ does in WWE and that they will hate him beating AJ Styles at WWE Payback and then Roman ReignsI would much rather be RESPECTED with THIS, than liked without it! and then AJ said, liked and respected because that's going to make him a better champion then In the middle of his promo Anderson and Gallows come out from the crowd and beat Reigns down. The crowd goes nuts at the beatdown, and Anderson and Gallows leave Reigns laying in the ring.


Borbin Corbin vs. Fandango W/ Dolph Ziggler at commentary 

Borbin Corbin won, he sit Fandango into Ziggler and then Ziggler gets up into the ring and attacks Corbin but it take long for Corbin to take over Ziggler and leave him laying again.


The Miz is out with Maryse for Miz TV. Cesaro is the guest and then the miz says he will beat Cesaro at WWE Payback but they're interrupted by Sheamus, Rusev and Alberto Del Rio. WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day also come out. This leads to a match.

The New Day and Cesaro vs. The Miz and The League of Nations 

Cesaro and The New day won 

Backstage segment with Natalya and WWE Women's Champion Charlotte. Natalya reveals she will get her title shot at Payback and her uncle, WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart will be in her corner

8 woman tag team match:

Natalya, Sasha Banks, Becky Lynch and Paige vs Tamina Snuka, Naomi, Summer Rae and   Charlotte

Natalya, Sasha Banks, Becky and Paige won.



Semi-Finals for the WWE tournament:


The Vaudevillians vs. The Usos 

The Vaudevillians won and advanced in the final tournament at WWE Payback


Apollo Crews vs. Heath Slater

Apollo Crews won.


Dean Ambrose vs. Kevin Owens 

Dean Ambrose won.

After the match, Jericho ran down and attacked Ambrose, hitting a Codebreaker to end RAW.


Rating: 50/50: Shane did incredible as always and I am liking the look of WWE Payback, it already has a exciting match card.