Bash in Berlin
2024 pay-per-view and livestreaming event
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Key Takeaways
- Bash in Berlin was a 2024 professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by the American company WWE.
- This was WWE's first PPV and livestreaming event to be held in Germany.
- In the main event, which was the main match from Raw which was also an interbrand match, Gunther defeated SmackDown's Randy Orton by technical submission to retain the World Heavyweight Championship.
- In another prominent match, CM Punk defeated Drew McIntyre in a strap match, in his first televised win at WWE in over a decade.
- Production Background On October 25, 2023, Bash in Berlin was announced by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE, scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 31, 2024, in Berlin at the Uber Arena (at the time of the event's announcement still known as Mercedes-Benz Arena).
Bash in Berlin was a 2024 professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by the American company WWE. It took place on Saturday, August 31, 2024, at the Uber Arena in Berlin, Germany, held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. This was WWE's first PPV and livestreaming event to be held in Germany.
Five matches were contested at the event. In the main event, which was the main match from Raw which was also an interbrand match, Gunther defeated SmackDown's Randy Orton by technical submission to retain the World Heavyweight Championship. In the opening match, which was SmackDown's main match, Cody Rhodes defeated Kevin Owens to retain the Undisputed WWE Championship. In another prominent match, CM Punk defeated Drew McIntyre in a strap match, in his first televised win at WWE in over a decade.
The event received generally positive reviews, with praise directed towards the World Heavyweight Championship match.
Production
Background
On October 25, 2023, Bash in Berlin was announced by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE, scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 31, 2024, in Berlin at the Uber Arena (at the time of the event's announcement still known as Mercedes-Benz Arena). The event featured wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. Bash in Berlin was WWE's first-ever pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event in Germany—this is not to be confused with WWE's first-ever event in the country, which was held on April 14, 1992 as part of the European Rampage Tour (then as World Wrestling Federation; WWF).
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