WWE Bash in Berlin Recap (8-31-24)
By: Xavier Jones
Headline Photo Credit: WWE
On the afternoon of August 31, 2024, WWE traveled to Berlin, Germany to the Uber Arena to bring to you its Bash in Berlin Premium Live Event. On the show you will see two friends battle it for the Undisputed WWE Championship, a Legend Killer looking for his 15th title reign, a strap match between the most heated rivals, the old Judgement Day versus the new Judgement Day, and two women looking to regain tag team gold. The Berlin crowd was off the charts from the opening bell until the show’s end. The match card for WWE Bash in Berlin is of the following:
Undisputed WWE Championship match:
Cody Rhodes (c) vs Kevin Owens
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship match:
Isla Dawn & Alba Fyre (c) vs Jade Cargill & Bianca Belair
Strap Match:
CM Punk vs Drew McIntyre
Mixed Tag Team Match:
Rhea Ripley & Damien Priest vs Liv Morgan & Dominik Mysterio
World Heavyweight Championship match:
Gunther (c) vs Randy Orton
Undisputed WWE Championship Match
At the start of the bell, Kevin Owens sat on the top turnbuckle, staring at Cody Rhodes. The two would stand face to face in the middle of the ring with the crowd going insane as they shake hands. Owens seems to be a step ahead of Cody to start things off in the match. Rhodes attempted and missed the Disaster Kick, and Kevin hit a Senton on him. Cody goes for the Cross Rhodes, but it is reversed into a Stunner attempt by Owens. Rhodes locks in the Figure Four Leg Lock in the middle of the ring until KO makes it to the ropes. KO knocks Cody off of the ring apron and then connects with a splash onto the floor. Rhodes makes a comeback, and while doing so he hits the Disaster Kick for a two-count. He then hits the Cody Cutter for a near fall. The two competitors exchange rights and lefts in the middle of the ring with the crowd hanging onto every blow delivered. Owens gets the best of the exchange with a knee to the neck for a two-count. Owens then connects with a Rolling Senton from the top rope for another two counts. KO goes for a Stunner, but it is reversed into a Cross Rhodes for the two count. Owens proceeds to hit Cody with a Brainbuster from the top rope for a near fall of his own. Cody’s knee buckles as he climbs the ropes, but KO hesitates to attack him. After a brief exchange, KO hits the Stunner but only for a near fall. Cody connects with two Cross Rhodes, but when he attempts the third one it is reversed into another Stunner. After the near fall, KO misses with a Swanton which allows Cody to connect with a Cross Rhodes for the three count. And still Undisputed WWE Champion, Cody Rhodes!
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship Match
At the beginning of the match, the team of Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill take control of the match. Fyre and Dawn tug on Belair’s ponytail causing her to be cornered by the champs. Isla Dawn and Alba Fyre take advantage of the weakened Belair, and begin to use a handful of double team moves to keep her away from her tag partner. Bianca finally makes the tag, and Cargill begins to exert her dominance in the ring. She tags Belair back into the ring and is immediately hit with a double-team move for the near fall. Fyre and Dawn miss with a double-team move, and this causes Cargill and Belair to take advantage. They connect with a double team move of their own for the three-count. And new WWE Women’s Tag Team champions, Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair!
Strap Match
Before the strap match could officially begin, Drew McIntyre attacked CM Punk. The two finally get in the ring to have the strap placed around their wrist so that the match can begin. McIntyre is in complete control of the match at the start because Punk has yet to recover from the earlier beatdown. However, out of nowhere CM Punk hits a GTS on McIntyre. Instead of touching the four turnbuckles, Punk decides to whip Drew with the strap. At every opportunity, both competitors have whipped one another trying to inflict as much punishment on one another as much as possible. Punk is busted open, and Drew connects with a Claymore on Punk and proceeds to touch 3 out of the 4 turnbuckles. While going for the fourth turnbuckle, he is pulled into a chair that he set up in the corner. CM Punk goes on to do the same and is stopped when he is thrown to the outside through a table. Drew places Punk on his shoulders and begins to touch each turnbuckle but Punk touches the turnbuckle, as well. CM Punk puts McIntyre in the Sharpshooter until he passes out. Drew comes to and places the bracelet on his wrist before connecting with Claymore. CM Punk hits a fourth GTS before taking back his bracelet and touching the last turnbuckle to gain the victory. This is CM Punk’s first victory since returning to the WWE after being away for ten years.
Mixed Tag Team Match
The match begins with Dominik Mysterio trying to stay away from Damien Priest. Dom slaps Priest in the chest, and that seems to only anger the former World Heavyweight Champion. Priest delivers a few massive blows to Mysterio before he makes the tag for Liv Morgan to enter the ring. Rhea Ripley enters and hits Liv with a dropkick. Rhea takes the fight to Morgan causing her to quickly get Dom back into the action. Liv distracts Priest just enough for Dom to push him into the announce table. Dom goes on the offensive until Damien Priest manages to tag in Rhea. She takes down Liv Morgan and then proceeds to attack Mysterio. Ripley attempts the Riptide on Dom but is stopped by Morgan. Liv gets in some offense before she tags Dom back into the match. Rhea and Priest hit the Razor’s Edge on Dom and Liv, but the Judgement Day arrives at the ring. Dom connects with the 6-1-9, and then a Frog Splash for a two-count. Rhea and Liv are now the legal competitors in the ring. Rhea hits Liv with a headbutt and then delivers a Riptide for the three count.
World Heavyweight Championship Match
As the bell rang, everyone in the crowd stood to their feet and began to cheer and wave. Orton was all for the crowd’s participation and he even played along with them at the start. Randy Orton and Gunther both trade headlock takedowns before soaking in the admiration from the crowd. Both competitors are feeling each other out before initiating any type of offense. Gunther is the first to strike with a chop to the chest of Orton. The fight spills out of the ring, and Orton takes advantage by throwing Gunther into the steel steps shoulder first. Randy then hits Gunther with 4 back body drops onto the announce table. Orton is targeting the injured shoulder of Gunther. The Viper continues with the punishment on Gunther by hitting him with a Fall Away Slam for a two count. Gunther musters up some offense but is quickly shut down by Orton. Randy hits a superplex from the top rope on Gunther to keep him down. Orton then connects with the draping DDT. He goes for the RKO, but Gunther reverses it into a German Suplex. The Ring General hits Randy with a dropkick and then a splash from the top rope for a two-count. After three failed attempts at a Powerbomb, Gunther finally manages to hit it on the fourth attempt for a near fall. Gunther goes for a fifth Powerbomb, but Orton escapes to hit an RKO for the near fall. Randy drops Gunther on the steel steps with a back body drop before putting him through the announce table with another. Orton drags Gunther into the ring and goes for another RKO, but Gunther reverses it into a Sleeper Hold until Orton passes out. And still World Heavyweight Champion, Gunther!
The next WWE Premium Live Event takes place on October 5, 2024, at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia for Bad Blood.
