After the main event of Payback 2016 saw Roman Reigns retain the WWE World Heavyweight Title over AJ Styles, Vince McMahon met with Shane and Stephanie backstage.
They all agreed that Styles deserved and rematch, and booked an “extreme rules” match between AJ and Roman Reigns for WWE Extreme Rules 2016, which is May 22, 2016 in Newark NJ.
Extreme Rules Match for the WWE World Heavyweight Title
Roman Reigns (c) vs. AJ Styles