Germany hosts a WWE pay-per-view for the primary time when the inaugural Bash in Berlin occasion kicks off on Saturday. World heavyweight champion Gunther returns to his longtime residence on a card additionally that includes undisputed WWE champion Cody Rhodes.
Gunther reduce his enamel on the German impartial season within the years previous his WWE run. Gunther returns to Berlin — a seven-hour drive from his birthplace of Vienna, Austria — to defend his newly acquired world heavyweight championship. Gunther will tackle fellow King of the Ring finalist Randy Orton who seems to start out his fifteenth world title reign.
As well as, the rivalry between CM Punk and Drew McIntyre will hit a brand new stage of depth when the pair meet in a strap match. The 2 have feuded practically all 12 months with Punk costing McIntyre a number of title alternatives after McIntyre induced an actual harm to Punk that put him on the shelf for months. Now, issues proceed in what is predicted to be a brutal affair.
The opposite main title match sees WWE common champion Cody Rhodes defend his crown in opposition to ally and good good friend Kevin Owens. Rhodes opted to offer Owens the chance after SummerSlam regardless of Owens saying he did not deserve it. Now, the 2 are at one another’s throats because the rivalry heats up earlier than the encounter.
Have a look beneath on the confirmed matches for Bash in Berlin. The occasion streams reside on Peacock with the principle card beginning at 1 p.m. ET.
2024 WWE Bash in Berlin matches
World Heavyweight Championship — Gunther (c) vs. Randy Orton: Gunther earned a world title shot at SummerSlam by defeating Orton in Could’s King of the Ring finals. Gunther made probably the most of his alternatives however a small black cloud hangs over his younger title reign. Orton’s shoulder was off the mat when Gunther pinned him to grow to be King of the Ring. Orton challenged Gunther to a world title match that may reinforce Gunther’s success in opposition to Orton or unsuitable a proper for the “The Viper.”
Undisputed WWE Championship — Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Kevin Owens: Rhodes provided Owens a title shot to indicate his gratitude for Owen’s assist in opposition to The Bloodline. Owens declined, arguing his current win-loss file did not justify the chance. Rhodes took the request to SmackDown basic supervisor Nick Aldis, who booked the match for Berlin.
Damian Priest & Rhea Ripley vs. Dominik Mysterio & Liv Morgan (Combined Tag Group Match): Priest and Ripley have been on the warpath since each had been violently bounced from Judgment Day. Priest’s greater points are with Finn Balor, however he is more than pleased to additionally get his fingers on Mysterio. After Mysterio left Ripley for Morgan, Ripley’s points with the ladies’s world champion hit a brand new stage. Morgan has performed every thing she will to maintain Ripley from getting any bodily revenge however now they should share the ring for the primary time since Mysterio helped Morgan get a win of their SummerSlam match.
CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre (Strap Match): McIntyre beat Punk of their long-awaited match at SummerSlam due to Punk being distracted by visitor referee Seth Rollins and the bracelet McIntyre stole. If there was any huge criticism of that match, it was a scarcity of “hate” within the match in favor of the drama of a stolen friendship bracelet made by Punk’s spouse. After Punk delivered a follow-up beating with a belt, he was impressed to problem McIntyre to a strap match, which ought to present the extent of violence followers wished from the primary assembly.
WWE Ladies’s Tag Group Championships — Unholy Union (Alba Fyre and Isla Daybreak) vs. Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill: Unholy Union pinned Shayna Baszler to win the titles in a triple risk tag match involving defending champs Belair and Cargill. The previous titleholders had been by no means pinned and get an opportunity to retrieve their belts at Bash in Berlin.
