The 2014 edition of Payback unfolded on June 1st at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. This marked the second installment in the Payback series, which began in 2013. The event featured two headline matches: the first saw John Cena take on Bray Wyatt in a Last Man Standing Match, while the second pitted Evolution (comprising Triple H, Randy Orton, and Batista) against The Shield (Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, and Dean Ambrose) in a No Holds Barred six-man tag team elimination match. Additional bouts included Bad News Barrett defending his Intercontinental Title against RVD, Bo Dallas making his debut against Kofi Kingston, Big E facing off against Rusev, Cody Rhodes and Goldust battling Rybaxel, and Cesaro putting his US Title on the line against Sheamus.