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 minimize his enamel on the German unbiased 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 appears to begin 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 triggered an actual harm to Punk that put him on the shelf for months. Now, issues proceed in what is anticipated to be a brutal affair.
Two extra title matches fill out the undercard. New ladies’s tag crew champions Alba Fyre and Isla Daybreak are set to defend their titles in opposition to the crew they received them from in Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill. And undisputed WWE champion Cody Rhodes is ready to face off in opposition to longtime pal Kevin Owens.
Have a look under 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 essentially 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 turn into King of the Ring. Orton challenged Gunther to a world title match that can reinforce Gunther’s success in opposition to Orton or mistaken a proper for the “The Viper.”
Undisputed WWE Championship — Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Kevin Owens: Rhodes supplied Owens a title shot to point out his gratitude for Owen’s assist in opposition to The Bloodline. Owens declined, arguing his latest win-loss report did not justify the chance. Rhodes took the request to SmackDown common supervisor Nick Aldis, who booked the match for Berlin.
Damian Priest & Rhea Ripley vs. Dominik Mysterio & Liv Morgan (Combined Tag Group Match):Â Priest and Ripley have been on the warpath since each had been violently bounced from Judgment Day. Priest’s larger points are with Finn Balor, however he is very happy to additionally get his arms on Mysterio. After Mysterio left Ripley for Morgan, Ripley’s points with the ladies’s world champion hit a brand new stage. Morgan has accomplished the whole lot 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):Â 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 massive 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 Girls’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.