It is a homecoming for Drew McIntyre and Piper Niven at WWE Conflict on the Citadel. The Scottish superstars hope to rise to the event as they problem for world titles in entrance of their buddies and households on Saturday evening on the OVO Hydro.
McIntyre appears to be like to proper a number of wrongs at Conflict on the Citadel. Damian Priest stole McIntyre’s WrestleMania second in April, cashing in his Cash within the Financial institution briefcase to finish McIntyre’s world heavyweight title reign after 5 minutes and 46 seconds. Wanting again additional, McIntyre could make up a troublesome loss in 2022. McIntyre delivered an exciting efficiency in opposition to undisputed WWE common champion Roman Reigns on the inaugural Conflict on the Citadel occasion. It appeared McIntyre may pull the upset however Solo Sikoa’s debut left him empty-handed. The spiteful Scotsman can erase all of it by successful the title in entrance of his house nation.
Plus, undisputed WWE champion Cody Rhodes is about for a rematch with AJ Kinds. Rhodes and Kinds placed on an amazing present at Backlash, however now the 2 look to outdo that efficiency once they meet beneath “I stop” stipulations. One other title match set sees Sami Zayn look to defend the intercontinental title in opposition to Chad Gable.
Look beneath on the confirmed matches for Conflict on the Citadel and look on the crystal ball of what might come. The occasion streams stay on Peacock on June 15 with the principle card beginning at midday ET.
2024 WWE Conflict on the Citadel matches
World Heavyweight Championship — Damian Priest (c) vs. Drew McIntyre: WWE chief content material officer Paul Levesque introduced Priest vs. McIntyre throughout King and Queen of the Ring. McIntyre defeated Seth Rollins to grow to be world champion at WrestleMania 40. A bodily altercation between McIntyre and CM Punk post-match opened the door for Priest to steal McIntyre’s second. McIntyre’s obsession with Punk burned him and Priest’s persistence paid off.
WWE Ladies’s Championship — Bayley (c) vs. Piper Niven: Niven and Inexperienced have repeatedly attacked Bayley on SmackDown. Naomi tried to even the percentages however the buddies couldn’t halt Niven and Inexperienced’s momentum. The WWE girls’s champion appears to be like to settle the rating together with her powerhouse bully on Niven’s house turf.
Undisputed WWE Championship — Cody Rhodes (c) vs. AJ Kinds (“I Stop” match): Rhodes and Kinds’ first match at WWE Backlash was definitely worth the wait. The sequel appears to be like to be even higher. Rhodes and Kinds carried out for a rabid French crowd that actually shook the sector. Their Backlash foremost occasion was spirited however they left tips of their luggage. It is a good factor they did as a result of Rhodes vs. Kinds II is a large improve story-wise. Kinds — desperately conscious his profession is winding down — faked his retirement on the Might 31 episode of SmackDown to put a beating onto an unsuspecting Rhodes. Anticipate the preventing champion to stake his title in a rematch that now delivers out and in of the ring. A vengeful Rhodes granted Kinds his rematch in an “I Stop” match.
Intercontinental Championship — Sami Zayn (c) vs. Chad Gable: Gable was instrumental in making ready Zayn to finish Gunther’s report intercontinental title reign however Gable’s envy obtained the higher of him. The buddies-turned-rivals had a ripper of an intercontinental title match in Montreal, the evening Gable turned on Zayn. A lot of the rematch focuses on Gable’s abusive remedy of his Alpha Academy faction and Zayn’s failed efforts to assist them break away.
WWE Ladies’s Tag Crew Championship — Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill (c) vs. Shayna Baszler and Zoey Stark vs. Alba Fyre and Isla Daybreak: Belair and Cargill’s need to defend their tag crew championships led Smackdown normal supervisor Nick Aldis to e-book a triple risk tag crew match. The models of Baszler and Stark, and Fyre and Daybreak made appearances throughout the champions’ tag crew match in opposition to Indi Hartwell and Candice LeRae on the June 7 episode of SmackDown.