Cody Rhodes vs Kevin Owens

The crowd is divided in the first few minutes of the match. Kevin Owens shows that he knows his friend well, avoiding a “Cody Cutter” and a “Cross Rhodes” and taking the fight calmly and seriously. The challenger doesn’t rush, because he also knows that Cody Rhodes is not 100% physically. Rhodes faces Owens, somewhat frustrated at not being able to dominate his rival; Cody launches himself with a “Suicide Dive”, but Kevin stops him short to send him back against the edge of the ring.

Cody Rhodes surprises Kevin Owens upon his return to the ring with a Disaster Kick to prevent his return and then immediately connects with a Suicide Dive. The challenger finds an escape route by attacking his opponent with a Splash at ringside after surviving a Figure Four-Lock. Owens applies a Russian Leg Sweep on Rhodes, but it is not enough to win. Kevin decides to neutralize Cody in the center of the ring and finally, “The American Nightmare” manages to escape to take a breather.

The champion knocks Owens down with a Powerslam and then connects with a Disaster Kick; his cover does not progress. Owens responds with a German Suplex followed by a Super Kick, but is subsequently surprised with a Cody Cutter; he counts to two. Great exchange of blows between both competitors at WWE Bash In Berlin 2024 . Cody gets up furiously to ask his friend to hit hard; the audience chants each other’s blows. Owens breaks the rhythm to attack Rhodes with an Ushigoroshi; he counts to two.

Kevin Owens avoids another Disaster Kick, but this time Cody Rhodes surprises him with a Cross Rhodes; the count stays at two. The champion only came close to ending the fight. The actions go to the top of the corner; Cody confidently attacked, but Kevin ends up knocking him down with a brutal Suplex. KO crawls to make the cover that doesn’t progress. The fight is increasingly disputed. Both were fighting angrily, when Cody saw the importunity of pushing himself in the corner. However, Cody fell from the corner in a resounding way due to the pain in his knee that he denied having.

Kevin saw his chance to attack, but backed out at the last moment and connected with a Chop Block. Still, Owens kicked his friend’s affected knee at ringside and on his return to the ring attacked with a Stunner; Cody survives! Owens laments, and this makes him fall into two consecutive Cross Rhodes. Kevin Owens avoids the third impact and surprises Cody with a Stunner; TWO COUNT! Owens sees himself in control of the situation, and climbs into the corner to launch himself with a Swanton Bomb. Cody Rhodes receives his rival with his knees up and this opens the door for him to connect the definitive Cross Rhodes! CODY RHODES RETAINS THE UNDISPUTED WWE CHAMPIONSHIP!!