Germany hosts a WWE PPV for the first time when the opening Bash match in Berlin begins on Saturday. International Heavyweight Champion Gunther returns to his longtime home on a card that also includes WWE Undisputed Champion Cody Rhodes.
Gunther reduce its tooth in the German sovereign season in the years prior to his WWE career. Gunther returns to Berlin, seven hours away from his hometown of Vienna, Austria, to protect his newly acquired international heavyweight championship. Gunther will face King of the Ring finalist Randy Orton, who appears to begin his 15th international reign.
Additionally, the feud between CM Punk and Drew McIntyre will collapse into unused depth when the pair meet in a strap match. The two have feuded for almost their entire lives and Punk cost McIntyre some name choices, as McIntyre caused some real trauma to Punk that left him on the shelf for months. Now, things continue in what is expected to be a brutal affair.
Two additional identification sticks complete the billboard. The new Women’s Tag Team Champions, Alba Fyre and Isla Break of Day, are ready to protect their titles against the team they received them from: Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill. And WWE’s undisputed champion Cody Rhodes is about to take on his old friend Kevin Owens.
Take a look below at the outfits shown for Bash in Berlin. Development streams continue to exist at Peacock and the main card will be formed at 1 pm ET.
2024 WWE Bash with Berlin Outfits
International Heavyweight Championship – Gunther (c) vs. Randy Orton: Gunther earned an international title opportunity at SummerSlam by defeating Orton in Might’s King of the Ring finals. Gunther took his chances, but a miniature twilight cloud hangs over his young reign. Orton’s shoulder was off the mat when Gunther pinned him to become the King of the Ring. Orton challenged Gunther to an internationally renowned match that could either improve Gunther’s luck against Orton or wrong-handed “The Viper.”
WWE Undisputed Championship: Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Kevin Owens: Rhodes gave Owens a photo of his name to express his gratitude for Owen’s support of The Bloodline. Owens refused, arguing that his new wins and losses document did not justify the opportunity. Rhodes took the request to SmackDown general manager Nick Aldis, who booked the match for Berlin.
Damian Priest and Rhea Ripley vs. Dominik Mysterio and Liv Morgan (combined team match): Priest and Ripley were up in arms as each had been violently expelled from Judgment Age. Priest’s biggest problems are with Finn Balor, but he’s more than happy to get his hands on Mysterio as well. Closer to Mysterio dumping Ripley for Morgan, Ripley’s issues with the International Women’s Champion ruined an unused run. Morgan has done everything she can to prevent Ripley from getting physical revenge, but now they have to shoot the ring for the first time since Mysterio helped Morgan get a win in their SummerSlam match.
CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre (strap adjustment): McIntyre defeated Punk in their long-awaited attack at SummerSlam due to Punk going crazy due to visiting referee Seth Rollins and the bracelet McIntyre stole. If there was any voluminous complaint about that attack, it was a deficit of “hate” in the partial context of Punk’s wife’s stolen friendship bracelet drama. The closest Punk gave him a follow-up beating with a belt, once inspired to challenge McIntyre to a strap-on, which should provide the level of violence the lovers were looking for in their first meeting.
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships: Evil Union (Alba Fyre and Isla Break of day) vs. Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill: Evil Union pinned Shayna Baszler to win the titles in a triple ultimatum involving defending champions Belair and Cargill. The former champions were never pinned and hope to regain their belts at the Berlin Bash.
