10 Things You Didn't Know About WWE Payback

by Andrew Pollard

1. The Truth Behind The House Of Horrors

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While Payback 2017 took place from San Jose, California's SAP Center, one match infamously started away from that arena. Yes, that'd be the House of Horrors between the late, great Bray Wyatt and Randy Orton.

At the time, this House of Horrors (itself a product of Wyatt's vividly creative mind) was depicted - based on the time it took the competitors to return to the arena - as being approximately a 30-minute drive from the SAP Center. In reality, the drive from the Payback venue to the set would've been closer to 30 hours rather than 30 minutes.

As picked up at the time by Sports Illustrated, the House of Horrors was located at 39115 Business 10 Highway, Richmond, Missouri. Not only that, but the property was also listed for sale at the time of Payback 2017, with the house available for the modest sum of $36,000.

Sure, the house and its outbuildings needed a bit of work, but $36,000 seems like a steal for someone wanting to make memories in the one and the same place where Randy Orton had a refrigerator dropped on him...

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Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer and Presenter, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main day job, his role as lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund and Eli Roth to Kevin Smith and the Russo Brothers, to Kevin Conroy and Frank Miller, to Bret Hart and Sting, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, and Brian Flynn, to many, many more. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is a long-standing season ticket holder and an FSA Award-winner for his time co-hosting the Fearless in Devotion podcast.