Payback 2014 Payback 2014 was a professional wrestling pay - per - view ( PPV ) event produced by WWE . It took place on June 1 , 2014 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont , Illinois It was the second event under the Payback chronology , with the event having originated in 2013 . Nine matches ( including the pre - show ) took place at the event . There were two main events . The first main event saw John Cena defeat Bray Wyatt in a Last Man Standing Match to culminate their feud . The second main event saw The Shield ( Roman Reigns , Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose ) defeat Evolution ( Triple H , Randy Orton and Batista ) in a No Holds Barred Six man tag team elimination match . It was the first event since that the WWE World Heavyweight Championship was not defended at the event . Current champion Daniel Bryan , however , was present at the event , despite having neck surgery and was coaxed by Stephanie McMahon to surrender his Title or his wife Brie Bella will be fired . Brie Bella eventually sacrificed her job to ensure her husband ' s title reign would continue and then slapped Stephanie McMahon . Background . Payback featured professional wrestling matches involving different wrestlers from pre - existing scripted feuds , plots , and storylines that played out on WWE ' s television programs . Wrestlers portrayed heroes or villains as they followed a series of events that built tension , and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches . The main feud heading into the event was between Evolution ( Triple H , Randy Orton and Batista ) and The Shield ( Dean Ambrose , Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns ) . After losing to them at Extreme Rules , Evolution continued to feud with The Shield . The following night on " Raw " , Triple H forced Dean Ambrose to defend his United States Championship in a 20 - man battle royal , which was won by Sheamus . The Shield then fought The Wyatt Family later in the night ; just as things turned in The Shield ' s favor , Evolution came out and distracted The Shield , allowing Bray Wyatt to pick up the win for the Wyatt Family by pinning Roman Reigns . Evolution then assaulted The Shield and hit Roman Reigns with The Shield ' s signature triple powerbomb . The following week , The Shield challenged Evolution to a rematch at Payback , which Evolution accepted . It was announced following week on " Raw " that the match at Payback will be a No Holds Barred Six - Man Elimination Tag Team match . Since costing him title matches at the Royal Rumble and Elimination Chamber , The Wyatt Family have been feuding with John Cena . This led to several matches at subsequent events , with Cena defeating Bray Wyatt at WrestleMania XXX in a singles match and Wyatt winning a Steel Cage match at Extreme Rules via escaping from the cage . On the May 12 edition of " Raw " , Wyatt challenged Cena to a Last Man Standing match , which was accepted by Cena on the May 16 edition of " SmackDown " . On the May 19 edition of " Raw " , there were three Beat the Clock challenge matches to determine a new number one contender to face Bad News Barrett for the WWE Intercontinental Championship at Payback . The matches were Big E vs Ryback , Rob Van Dam vs . Alberto Del Rio , and Dolph Ziggler vs . Mark Henry . Big E beat Ryback to set a time of 5 : 02 ; Van Dam defeated Del Rio and set a new time of 4 : 15 , and Ziggler and Henry wrestled to a time limit draw . This gave RVD the win and the title shot . Sheamus defended his United States Championship against Cesaro at Payback . The two wrestlers fought to a double countout on the May 13 episode of " Main Event " . On the May 19 episode of " Raw " , Cesaro defeated Sheamus in a non - title rematch due to some slight interference from Cesaro ' s manager Paul Heyman , setting up the title match at the PPV . Paige defended her WWE Divas Championship against Alicia Fox at Payback . The two divas faced each other on the May 12 episode of " Raw " , which Paige won , and on the May 19 episode of " Raw " , which Fox won . Current WWE World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan announced on May 12th on " Raw " that he would have to go into surgery for his neck on the 15th of that week . Because of this Stephanie McMahon suggested that Daniel Bryan would have to surrender the title if he cannot return to action by the pay - per - view where he was originally scheduled to defend against Kane . While his surgery was successful , it was still unknown if Bryan could compete for the title so McMahon gave him another week to surrender the title . On the May 26 edition of " Raw " , Bryan stated that while he found no shame in dropping the title due to injury , he did not want to give it to McMahon after everything he ' s been through . Upset at this , she gave Bryan one more chance to give her the title saying that if he does not surrender the title to her by the pay - per - view , she would fire his wife Brie Bella . On the May 26 episode of " Raw " , Zack Ryder celebrated Memorial Day by coming out with an American flag before facing Rusev . Rusev defeated Ryder via submission , but refused to let go after the bell rang until Big E came in , eventually knocking Rusev out of the ring . This set up a match between both men at Payback . El Torito and Hornswoggle would continue their feud . They previously fought at Extreme Rules in the first ever WeeLC match which saw Torito defeat Hornswoggle . Hornswoggle put forth a Mask vs . Hair match wagering his hair against El Torito ' s mask which took place on the pre - show . El Torito won and he shaved Hornswoggle ' s hair immediately after match . Event . In the Kickoff Show , El Torito defeated Hornswoggle in a Mask vs . Hair match on the Pre - Show . Torito , along with Diego and Fernando , then shaved the top of Hornswoggle ' s head bald . In the undercard matches , Sheamus defeated Cesaro with a small package pin to retain the United States Championship . RybAxel defeated the Brotherhood when Ryback pinned Cody Rhodes with Shell Shock . Rusev defeated Big E by submission with the Accolade . Bo Dallas versus Kofi Kingston went to a no contest due to Kane interfering and attacking Kingston . Bad News Barrett defeated Rob Van Dam to retain the Intercontinental Championship after a Bull Hammer . Following that , a segment occurred where Brie Bella refused to let Daniel Bryan relinquish his WWE World Heavyweight Championship to Stephanie McMahon . Instead , she slapped McMahon and proclaimed that she ' quit ' WWE . In the next match , John Cena buried Bray Wyatt under multiple equipment cases to win a Last Man Standing match which featured the interference of the rest of the Wyatt Family and the Usos . Paige defeated Alicia Fox via the Scorpion Cross Lock submission . In the main event , the Shield defeated Evolution in a No Holds Barred elimination tag match with no Shield members eliminated .