Here’s how we see the five matches on Saturday’s card playing out. A title change would be truly unexpected, while the two non-title matches likely won’t put an end to two of the most exciting storylines in WWE today.
World Heavyweight Championship: Gunther (c.) vs. Randy Orton – Similar to what we saw with Damian Priest vs. Drew McIntyre at Clash at the Castle in Scotland earlier this year, Gunther vs. Orton will almost certainly be the main event of Bash in Berlin. I expect the crowd to be red-hot for this match and for it to be a showcase of the two heavyweights, much like the match we saw between these two at the King of the Ring finals. Gunther’s reign isn’t going to end any quickly and he’s the perfect World Heavyweight Champion on Raw versus Cody Rhodes on SmackDown. Prediction: Gunter retains the World Heavyweight Championship.
Undisputed WWE Championship: Cody Rhodes (c.) vs. Kevin Owens – While Bloodline and Roman Reigns remain the biggest threats to Rhodes, this match should provide another refreshing break in what has become a two-year feud between the champion and the Bloodline faction. What’s most interesting will be how the ending is handled here. With Rhodes likely to retain the title, will we see Owens start to turn heel and perhaps take on Badd Blood again? Rhodes may be the champion, and his career has been filled with excellent matches, but the Owens angle will be what I’ll be watching in particular. Prediction: Cody Rhodes retains the WWE Undisputed Championship.
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship: Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn (c.) vs. Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair – Cargill and Belair are absolute stars, but it seems like the fact that they’re in the tag team division together is burying them a bit, especially without the championships. Keeping the championships in the hands of Fyre and Dawn can continue to help build their stars and another loss could perhaps propel Cargill and Belair into a more prominent division, rivalry, and singles careers. Prediction: Fyre and Dawn retain the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship.
Strap Match: Drew McIntyre vs. CM Punk – Arguably the best rivalry of 2024 continues with a little-seen strap match, which is a logical step after Punk and McIntyre’s SummerSlam showdown. If McIntyre wins, the rivalry ends at Bash in Berlin. If Punk wins, we’ll get a third match between the two before the year is out, with an even more drastic stipulation attached to it. I’m betting on the latter happening. Prediction: CM Punk wins.
Damian Priest and Rhea Ripley against Dominik Mysterio and Liv Morgan – Ripley and Priest should win here after both were hurt by Judgment Day at SummerSlam. BUT, if we look to the not-so-distant future at War Games in November, a Priest/Ripley faction taking on Judgment Day could be a truly unique ending to this ongoing feud. The babyface pairing winning here would certainly make for a huge impact, but I think there’s a more rewarding payoff down the road. We’ve seen WWE practice a lot of patience with storylines like this and they’d be wise to do it again. Prediction: Mysterio and Morgan win.
