10 Big Concerns Heading Into WWE Payback 2020

10. No Time To Plan Any Meaningful Programs

We've already mentioned the logistical issues of having another PPV so soon after SummerSlam but it would be remiss of this writer (or any logical human being) to kick off this piece by delving into anything but that.

'The Biggest Event of the Summer' is the company's second-biggest PPV and is considered by many to be the second 'season finale' if you will (the first being WrestleMania) in the WWE calendar - wrapping up some of the year's most important storylines while kicking off others that will continue into the fall.

This year's instalment was mostly successful in doing that, but the majority of the new status quo has been vastly undercut by how soon Payback follows it up. Its placement a mere week after the event means that there's simply no time to capitalise on the way things are post-SummerSlam. As a result, the creative team only had one episode of Raw and SmackDown to throw together each of the brand's respective Payback matches.

Outside of any rematches (which is what we immediately expected the card to be full of), none of the storylines will have a chance to breathe and thus, WWE could have a hard time appealing to fans unsure of whether Payback is worth the watch.