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Drew McIntyre makes his way to the ring.
Drew mocks CM Punk in greeting the Providence crowd. Drew says Punk talks about himself for ten minutes and then he talks about the success of WWE that he had nothing to do because he sat on his arse for eight years. Then he talks about how little Timmy traveled from the moon to see CM Punk.
Drew sits down in the ring and he asks if he has your attention now. Drew says he isn't doing a bit or trying to be cute. Drew says he is telling the truth and the truth is that CM Punk is scared of Drew McIntyre. Drew says Punk keeps attacking him from behind every opportunity he gets. It is because you chant his name every single week.
Drew asks the people if they know what an enabler is. He says it is someone who encourages someone to do something detrimental to their well-being. It is like giving a drunk a drink. You chant his name and it gives him the courage to challenge him to a strap match. Then Punk sobers up and he realizes that Drew is going to kill him. Drew says every time he lashes Punk, it is your fault. You have chosen nostalgia over the warrior who was there during tough times. Drew says he forgives you. He says this fifty cent piece of trash around his wrist is doing so much damage to Punk.
CM Punk's music plays and he waits for Punk to come to the ring but Punk whips Drew from behind with the strap. Punk goes for the bracelet and Drew with a head butt. Drew sends Punk into the ring steps and then the announce table. Drew grabs the strap and he charges at Punk but Punk with a back body drop onto the table. Punk whips Drew with the strap.
Security finally make their way to the ring and Drew escapes through the crowd while Punk is put into the ring.
Punk whips security with the strap and throws them over the top rope to the floor.
Braun asks Reed if he thinks he is somebody because he put Seth Rollins on the shelf? You talk about how you are going to bully him? Braun says he is not a child. You will find out why they call him the monster of all monsters.
Jey Uso is on CONCOURSE to make his entrance for the next match.
Match Number Three: Jey Uso versus Kofi Kingston versus Karrion Kross (with Scarlett) in an Intercontinental Championship Tournament First Round Match
Kofi with forearms and kicks to Kross while Jey watches. Jey with kicks to Kross while Kofi watches and pulls him out of the corner. They decide to both kick Kross. Jey Irish whips Kofi into Kross for a drop kick. Jey with a rollup on Kofi for a near fall. Kofi with an Irish whip and Jey floats over and Kofi with a jumping back elbow after some leap frogs and Kofi gets a near fall. Kofi with a thrust kick to Jey and a wrist lock. Jey is tripped by Kross when Kofi goes for Trouble in Paradise. Kross clotheslines Jey. Kofi with a kick to Kross and he goes up top and hits a Trust Fall onto Jey and Kross.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Jey punches Kross many times including the spit punch. Jey with an enzuigiri to Kofi and then it is time for a running hip to Kofi and Kross with a thrust kick to Jey. Kofi with a boot to Kross and a cross body for a near fall. Kofi chops Kross and connects with a drop kick. Kofi with a flying clothesline to Jey and a double Boom Drop. Kofi sets for Trouble in Paradise and he hits Jey when Kross moves. Kross with a clothesline and elbow followed by a rolling elbow in the corner. Kross with a power bomb to Kofi for a near fall and he goes for a Cloverleaf. Kofi with an inside cradle for a near fall. Kofi with a pendulum kick to Kross and he misses a springboard move. Kross with a forearm to Kofi and Jey misses a move from the turnbuckles but Jey with a spear to Kross and he goes up top for a frog splash and the three count.
Winner: Jey Uso
We go to comments from Gunther, already in Europe. He says he is around people who recognize his greatness. He says he is focused on Saturday. Bash in Berlin will be remembered as the day that Randy Orton finally meets his match and Gunther says he will walk out of Berlin as the World Champion.
Randy Orton WALKS in BACK.
We go to commercial.
Michael Cole mentions that he will be doing commentary with Corey Graves on Smackdown when it debuts on USA.
Randy Orton makes his way to the ring.
Randy says he listened to the voices in his head for most of his career, but now he is listening to your voices. Randy thanks the fans for singing along to his music. Randy says it means the world to him, even if it took you fifteen years. Randy says he has won a lot of titles throughout his career, but there is one title he loved the most. That is the World Heavyweight Championship. He says it was the first one he won and he is the youngest person with his name on that belt. Randy says he was able to unify the two titles that existed at the time and he retired the title with his name engraved on it. A year ago, the new World Title was reborn but he was not here. Randy says he was recovering from spinal fusion surgery and he didn't know if he would get back in the ring, but if he could get back in the ring, he would do everything he could to get his name engraved on that title. Randy says he gets his opportunity on Saturday.
New championship, new title, new legacy. Randy says he knows he will be stepping into enemy territory in Berlin. He will be facing a living legend to the people of Europe. He says he will be facing a man whose head is shoved so far up his own as that he does not realize he is facing the most controversial but successful superstar over the last 20 years. Randy says he grew up in front of each and every one of you. Randy says he signed his WWE contract when he was 19 years old. You watched him grow up and get humbled and learn from his mistakes.
Randy says he had to take every shadow to earn the respect that comes with his name. When Gunther set foot in the WWE, he was a 30-something year old egotistical prick. That might be the one thing they have in common. Randy says the difference between him and Gunther is that he was humbled. Gunther has never been put in his place, but that is what he will do on Saturday in Berlin. All this had to be about was the World Championship. Gunther made it personal by talking about his family and his demons. Randy says he has faced those demons and those were tougher than Gunther will ever be. Randy says he will become a fifteen time champion on Saturday. He says if you want to know how he is going to do it, he will do it with the three most dangerous letters in sports entertainment . . . R . . . K . . . O.
Pete Dunne is in HALLWAY preparing for his chance to be in a Fatal Four Way in the future.
Alba Fyre says they have been told that Bianca and Jade are unbeatable. Isla says they were told that they would be dominating the tag division, but why do they have the titles? Alba says they get all the interviews and attention but what happened when they got in the ring. Because you want Jade and Bianca to be the best, it doesn't matter that they are. They will expose Jade and Bianca as the frauds they are and be your tag team champions.
Match Number Four: Braun Strowman versus Bronson Reed
Braun with a drop kick and punches in the corner. Braun with more punches and a forearm. Braun with a chop ane he sends Reed into the turnbuckles. Braun with an Irish whip and Reed with a clothesline out of the corner. Reed with a head butt and a back senton. Reed with shoulders in the corner. Reed with a punch and elbow in the corner. Reed with a chop and Braun sends Reed into the corner for a chop and a running cross body. Braun runs into a boot in the corner and Reed goes to the turnbuckles for a cross body. Braun rolls to the floor. Reed kicks Braun off the apron to the floor. Reed with a suicide dive onto Braun.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Reed with kicks while Braun connects with punches. Reed with a DDT and he goes up top. Braun gets to his feet and he press slams Reed. Braun with a clothesline and a boot followed by a splash into the corner. Reed escapes a slam and Reed goes to the apron. Braun grabs Reed by the throat but Reed drops Braun on the top rope. Reed goes up the aisle and Braun walks with a purpose behind Reed and hits a Northern Lariat. Reed sends Braun into the LED wall and hits a splash. Reed goes through Gorilla to the back and he gets a trash can for Braun. Reed throws the trash can at Braun and sends him into the production cases.
Braun gets up and he takes care of security who didn't realize that Braun isn't a raptor and in Jurassic World. They fight into the parking lot and Braun gets sent into the stage piping for the Easter Bunny in Mallrats. Braun choke slams Reed onto the hood of a car. Braun takes the scaffolding and throws it at Reed but misses and hits the car. Braun knocks Reed over the hood of the car. They fight onto production cases. Braun with forearms and Reed with a lead pipe to the head and back. Reed climbs on top of a series of cases and onto a wall and hits Tsunami onto Braun on the hood of the vehicle and the car starts to smoke.
Officials check on Reed and Strowman as we go to commercial.
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