It’s not often that fans get to see a babyface versus babyface battle for a top championship in WWE, but that’s exactly what they will see at Bash in Berlin for the Undisputed WWE Championship when Cody Rhodes faces Kevin Owens, a friend who has had his back against the Bloodline for weeks. On the August 9 episode of WWE SmackDown, Rhodes politely asked Owens to accept his challenge for WWE’s first premium live event in Germany. Owens initially said he wasn’t worthy of a shot, but changed his mind when General Manager Nick Aldis said he was in the process of talking to Roman Reigns about a title shot.
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In an episode of “Busted Open Radio,” Bully Ray said that German fans will love “KO” and questioned the decision to send another babyface into the match.
“Is there a heel on SmackDown that would have been better off going to Berlin and having a heel opposite Cody Rhodes?” he asked. “Can we think of anyone? Is there a heel on SmackDown that they could have used? Because using KO is like saying it’s going to be a great match. We’re obviously going to get a great match with KO and Cody. But, man, there are no heels on SmackDown that they could have used?”
Owens was at Rhodes’ side alongside Randy Orton in the weeks leading up to SummerSlam, where Rhodes put the Undisputed WWE Championship on the line in a Bloodline Rules match against Solo Sikoa. After being eliminated once by the Bloodline in the lead-up to PLE, Owens returned at SummerSlam to assist Rhodes against Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa when they interfered in the match.
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