First Title Match Announced For Payback

They don’t have much time. We are just over a week away from Summerslam, which means we are just over two weeks away from Payback. WWE has decided to run two pay per views in back to back weeks, which is going to make for some interesting timing situations. That means they are going to need to set up the card in a hurry, and that is what they are already doing.

One of the bigger stories of the year so far has been that of Bayley and Sasha Banks, who have completely taken over the women’s divisions in recent months. That has included them winning all three main roster titles, which is both a blessing and a curse. While it is nice to have all of the gold, it also means having to defend the titles, which is where this is going.

During this week’s SmackDown, Banks and Bayley announced that they will be defending their Women’s Tag Team Titles at Payback. There were no opponents mentioned, but the titles are defended over all three brands, including NXT. Banks and Bayley are two time champions, having won the titles from Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross on the June 5 edition of SmackDown.

The champs have been busy. Check out how they got in trouble this week on SmackDown:

Opinion: This is the kind of thing that they have to do at some point, but I’m almost worried to see how fast they have to move through the build to Payback. I know we are going to get a lot of Summerslam rematches or fallout, but they are going to need to set up some things in advance as well. It isn’t the best idea, though at least they are doing something this early in advance.

Who will challenges for the titles? Who leaves as champions? Let us know in the comments below.

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