Extreme Rules was originally scheduled for May 1, 2016, at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. However, it switched dates and venues with Payback.
This was the first year since 2009 that Extreme Rules was not the post WrestleMania pay per view
Karl Anderson competed in his first WWE Pay Per View match when he fought with Luke Gallows against The Usos in a Tag Team Tornado Match.
Luke Gallows competed in his first WWE Pay Per View match since SummerSlam 2010.