WWE Bash in Berlin, Sunday 1st September 2024, 3am AEST (Countdown show at 1am)

[Cleavy]

GUNTHER (c) vs Randy Orton (World Heavyweight Championship)
Cody Rhodes (c) vs Kevin Owens (WWE Championship)
Damien Priest & Rhea Ripley vs Dominik Mysterio & Liv Morgan
CM Punk vs Drew McIntyre (Strap Match)
Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn (c) vs Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill (Women's Tag Team Championship)

 

[RossFC]

The top 4 matches look good.

Surely there will be a heap of interference in the mixed tag since the heels are so small.

 

[Cleavy]

I was hoping for a 'barbaric' strap match, not the "touch all 4 corners" deal.

 

[MarcMaverick]

I was hoping for a 'barbaric' strap match, not the "touch all 4 corners" deal.

So a JBL/Eddie Guerrero GAB 2004 deal.

 

[RossFC]

 

[Constantgin]

Getting really sick of these 5 match cards. Throw in ads and entrances and be lucky to get an hr of actually wrestling.

 

[RossFC]

 

[RossFC]

 

[RossFC]

 

[Jack Richards]

CM punk vs McIntyre was good

 

[Nicho50]

Quality over quantity. Don’t mind these smaller cards with time for the matches rather than trying to stuff everyone onto the card in multi person tags or battle royals etc.

Thought the KO Cody match was the weakest of the show and the ending was meh. I really just dont like Cody being on Smackdown it’s essentially bloodline or nothing opponent wise for him. In fact I think they just need to ditch the brand split, I am sure they are smart enough to book the shows accordingly so you don’t have the same talent appearing on both shows weekly but it just opens up more doors of more suitable opponents for the bigger matches.

Drew v Seth was match of the show for mine, and Punks post interview suggests he’s going after Gunther next which they did tease in the background a few weeks ago.

 

[CasuallyDressed]

**** Damian and Rhea are fire as this tag team.

I don't really care that JD are getting buried. Finn might need to unleash the demon or maybe a new member of the group to physically match Damian.

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Getting really sick of these 5 match cards. Throw in ads and entrances and be lucky to get an hr of actually wrestling.

Nah I like it alot personally, especially for international shows. Much prefeer this then 16 man tag matches and the like .

Liv not getting enough love for her role/performances. I think she is one of the best sellers in the company, as well as actors. It was a top tier match overall that one.

All matches were good except Cody/Owens which I feel just had a very lame storyline which killed the match vibe.

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Something random id like to see is actually Rhea/Priest vs JD/Finn for the Tag team titles. I think Rhea fighting the guys is something that would fly, even in 2024 given her strength and size.

 

[Ry009]

Good event. Punk and Drew was good. Left enough in the tank too that the eventual 3rd March won't feel like overdoing it.

 

[Downtown06]

Cody opening up a PPV
Mid as

 

[Nicho50]

Cody opening up a PPV
Mid as

Ahhh didn’t Drew and Seth open Mania….

 

[Downtown06]

Ahhh didn’t Drew and Seth open Mania….

Yeah but Cody is so mid... Drew and Seth shit over mid card slim shady

 

[eddiesmith]

Ahhh didn’t Drew and Seth open Mania….

Now come on, the kid doesn’t know of a WWE where the title was actually defended every month, it’s all a bit new to him

 

[nobbyiscool]

Apparently I was the only one who got irrationally angry at the ending of the strap match?

That's not how you win a strap match, especially as a babyface. It's a rubbish stipulation to begin with, but the rules are pretty basic, you have to touch them all continuously. You don't get to stop between turnbuckles and hit more finishers.

Absolutely ruined a good match and a great feud for me, it might be the most enraging thing I've seen in wrestling since... well, last week. (AEW put a really critical part of the Toni Storm storyline on socials, I don't think it even made it to tv.)

 

[RossFC]

Fantastic opener for the Smackdown World Title, Don't like Owens not going in for the kill though, felt a bit stupid not doing a chopblock.

Women's tag instant skip.

I liked the Eddie/JBL hit the 4 corners match back in the day, and this one was great as well. I believe if the opponent lands a strike it cancels the lights out, so Punk hitting finishers keeps his own on.

Mixed tag was solid, good energy in the crowd.

Ok main event.

 

[Peter Sidorkiewicz]

Fantastic opener for the Smackdown World Title, Don't like Owens not going in for the kill though, felt a bit stupid not doing a chopblock.

Didn’t like the opener. I hate that they make Owens into a pussy just to protect Cody.

I think Owens is done as a upper card wrestler after that performance

 

[Nicho50]

Apparently I was the only one who got irrationally angry at the ending of the strap match?

That's not how you win a strap match, especially as a babyface. It's a rubbish stipulation to begin with, but the rules are pretty basic, you have to touch them all continuously. You don't get to stop between turnbuckles and hit more finishers.

Absolutely ruined a good match and a great feud for me, it might be the most enraging thing I've seen in wrestling since... well, last week. (AEW put a really critical part of the Toni Storm storyline on socials, I don't think it even made it to tv.)

Think your wrong , it’s if the opponent gets a strike in it stops.

 

[RossFC]

Didn’t like the opener. I hate that they make Owens into a pussy just to protect Cody.

I think Owens is done as a upper card wrestler after that performance

I agree with your point about Owens being weak, but if you take out the bad storyline part of the match, the match itself was very good.

 

[MadMundy]

Great show, loved it from top to bottom, nothing for me to complain about personally.