WWE Bash in Berlin notes: Gunther, Cody Rhodes retain, Terror Twins beat Liv & Dom
WWE Bash in Berlin took place today at the Uber Arena in Germany’s capital.
It was a big night for the fan favorites as Gunther, CM Punk, the Terror Twins, Cargill & Belair, and Cody Rhodes picked up victories. They were all the betting favorites heading into the show as well.
Over 13,000 tickets were distributed to the show:
Rhodes retained the WWE Championship against Kevin Owens to open today’s show. The story of the match centered around whether Owens would take advantage of Rhodes’ knee injury, which was revealed during their face-to-face segment on SmackDown last night. Leading up to the finish, Owens appeared ready to chop block Rhodes’ injured knee but then stopped himself from doing so at the last minute. Moments later, Owens looked as though he was about to give Rhodes a powerbomb on the ring apron before stopping himself again. Not long after the two returned to the ring, Rhodes put Owens away with a Cross Rhodes.
After the match, the two embraced and Owens raised Rhodes’ hand while Michael Cole mentioned that the WWE Champion needs all the help he can get against Solo Sikoa and The Bloodline.
WWE would later post footage of Rhodes and Owens from after the match:
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WWE announced Bash in Berlin set a new company record for an arena show. Our own Josh Nason reacted to the news:
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Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair are once again WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions. They regained the titles from Alba Fyre and Islaw Dawn on today’s show. It was just a straight match with no outside interference from Blair Davenport or Naomi. The Unholy Union’s title reign ends after 77 days and successful title defenses against Indi Hartwell & Candice LeRae, and Zoey Stark & Shayna Baszler.
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CM Punk defeated Drew McIntyre in a strap match on today’s show. More importantly, he regained the bracelet with his wife’s and dog’s names. After hitting three turnbuckles in succession, Punk stopped to give McIntyre another GTS. He then removed the bracelet from McInytre’s wrist, placed it on his own, and slammed the fourth turnbuckle to win the match.
Punk celebrated in the crowd with UFC welterweight Oban Elliot after.
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Damian Priest and Rhea Ripley overcame repeated interference from the members of Judgment Day to defeat Liv Morgan and Dominik Mysterio. Ripley was also able to get her hands on Dominik during the match, but Morgan rescued her partner before Ripley could give him a Riptide. Ripley would pin Morgan with the move moments later, likely setting up a rematch for the WWE Women’s World Championship at Bad Blood.
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Gunther defeated Randy Orton to retain the World Heavyweight Championship in today’s main event. Referee Charles Robinson called for the bell as the champion had his challenger locked in a rear-naked. The finish of the match was definitive, unlike when the two met in the King of the Ring tournament and Orton’s shoulder appeared to be up on the pin.
Ludwig Kaiser was also on hand to introduce Gunther.
Orton shook Gunther’s hand after the match and the show would go off the air shortly after.