WWE Bash In Berlin Results – Aug. 31, 2024 – Gunther vs. Randy Orton

August 31, 2024
Berlin, Germany – Uber Arena
Commentary: Michael Cole and Wade Barrett

Quick Match Results

1. Undisputed WWE Championship – Cody Rhodes (c) defeated Kevin Owens via Cross Rhodes (pinfall)
   • Near the end of the match, Owens went up to the top rope and attempted to hit a Senton Bomb to Rhodes who countered by putting his knees up. Rhodes then hit a Cross Rhodes to Owens for the pinfall victory.
   • Following the match, Owens was upset over his loss and turned his back on Rhodes when Rhodes tried to give him a hug only for Owens to turn around and hugged Rhodes and raised his hand up in a sign of respect for his victory.
2. WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship – Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill defeated Unholy Union (Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn) (c) via Wheelbarrow DDT and German Suplex combo (pinfall)
   • Cargill pinned Dawn after Belair & Cargill hit a wheelbarrow DDT and German Suplex combination for the titles victory.
3. Strap match – CM Punk defeated Drew McIntyre via touching the 4 corners first
   • The rules of this match are each competitor will be tied to each end of a strap and the only way to win is by touching all four corners in uninterrupted succession.
   • Near the end of the match, McIntyre pulled out CM Punk’s family bracelet and put in on his wrist and then hit Punk with a Claymore Kick. McIntyre proceeded to touch three corners in a row before being stopped by Punk who yanked the strap pulling McIntyre to him and hit a GTS to lay him out. This led to McIntyre’s lights counter being reset on the turnbuckles and Punk proceeded to make his way to the first turnbuckle to touch. McIntyre grabbed Punk’s foot leading to Punk stopping for a bit and grabbed McIntyre’s wrist to take back his bracelet. Punk then proceeded to touch the first two turnbuckles in a row and stopped to hit another GTS to McIntyre. Punk then touched the third turnbuckle and stopped again to hit another GTS to McIntyre and grabbed McIntyre’s wrist again and took back his bracelet. Punk then touched the fourth turnbuckle to win the match.
4. Mixed Tag Team match – Terror Twins (Damian Priest & Rhea Ripley) defeated Judgement Day (Dominik Mysterio & Liv Morgan) via Riptide (pinfall)
   • Near the end of the match, Judgement Day’s JD McDonagh, Carlito, & Finn Balor all ran out to interfere. After some brawling between the Terror Twins & Judgement Day, the Terror Twins eventually managed to overcome the odds after Priest hit a pounce to McDonagh on the outside sending him over the commentary table and grabbed Balor for a chokeslam setup. This led to Mysterio attacking Priest to break his hold and sent him on the table. Mysterio then went on the table and attempted to charge at Priest only for Priest to counter laying him out with a clothesline. Back in the ring, Morgan attempted to attack Ripley only for Ripley to counter with a headbutt and followed it with a Riptide for the pinfall victory.
5. WWE World Heavyweight Championship – Gunther (c) defeated Randy Orton via Sleeper Hold (referee stoppage)
   • Near the end of the match, Orton attempted to hit a RKO to Gunther only for Gunther to shove Orton away and locked in a sleeper hold in return. Orton attempted to break out of the hold only for Gunther to keep it locked in until Orton was able to power out of it. This led to Gunther hitting a chop to Orton’s back and locked in the sleeper again. Orton managed to get Gunther on his back and hit a backpack senton to break the hold. Orton then sat up and tried to catch his breath only for Gunther to catch him again with another sleeper hold. Gunther then released his hold and hit a series of hammer elbows to Orton’s neck and reapplied the sleeper hold once more. This led to the referee checking Orton’s arm and called for the bell when Orton did not respond to give Gunther the victory.
   • Following the match, Gunther and Orton had a brief staredown that ended with Gunther offering a handshake and Orton accepting and the two shook hands in respect of their hard fought match.