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Clash at the Castle: Scotland
Promotional poster featuring Drew McIntyre
PromotionWWE
Brand(s)Raw
SmackDown
DateJune 15, 2024
CityGlasgow, Scotland
VenueOVO Hydro
Attendance11,391[1]
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Clash at the Castle: Scotland was a 2024 professional wrestling event produced by the American promotion WWE. It was the second Clash at the Castle and took place on June 15, 2024, at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland. The event aired via pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming and was 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 Scotland. The event's title was in reference to the various castles in and around Glasgow.

Five matches were contested at the event. In the main event, Damian Priest defeated Drew McIntyre to retain Raw's World Heavyweight Championship. In another prominent match, which was the opening bout, Cody Rhodes defeated AJ Styles in an "I Quit" match to retain SmackDown's Undisputed WWE Championship.

Production[edit]

Background[edit]

The event was held at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland.

In September 2022, the American professional wrestling promotion WWE held an event in Cardiff, Wales called Clash at the Castle. Its title was in reference to the Cardiff Castle, located near the event's venue, the Principality Stadium. This was WWE's first major pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event to be held in the United Kingdom since Insurrextion in 2003, and in a UK stadium since the 1992 SummerSlam.[2]

During the April 1, 2024, episode of Monday Night Raw, it was announced that a second Clash at the Castle would take place on June 15, 2024.[3] Its location was confirmed the next day as the OVO Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland—with the event titled Clash at the Castle: Scotland—although with no reference to any specific castle in Glasgow and instead a general reference to the various castles in and around the city. This marked WWE's first PPV and livestreaming event to be held in the country as well as establishing Clash at the Castle as a recurring UK event. It aired on PPV worldwide and the livestreaming services Peacock in the United States and the WWE Network in most international markets and featured wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown brands. It was also announced that the preceding night's episode of Friday Night SmackDown would be held at the same venue.[4] Tickets went on sale on April 26 with combo packages available.[5]

Storylines[edit]

The event comprised five matches that resulted from scripted storylines. Results were predetermined by WWE's writers on the Raw and SmackDown brands,[6][7] while storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television shows, Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown.[8]

On Night 2 of WrestleMania XL on April 7, Drew McIntyre won the World Heavyweight Championship. After the match, McIntyre taunted special guest commentator CM Punk, who he had been mocking for months, only for Punk to attack him. The Judgment Day's Damian Priest subsequently cashed in his Money in the Bank contract on McIntyre to win the title.[9] On the May 13 episode of Raw, Priest agreed to give McIntyre a rematch once he was medically cleared from an elbow injury.[10] At King and Queen of the Ring on May 25, WWE Chief Content Officer Paul "Triple H" Levesque announced that McIntyre was medically cleared and that Priest would defend the title against McIntyre in the latter's home country at Clash at the Castle: Scotland.[11] On the last Raw before the event, after McIntyre claimed that Priest could not retain his championship without his Judgment Day stablemates ("Dirty" Dominik Mysterio, Finn Bálor, and JD McDonagh), Priest said that Bálor would face McIntyre later that night where if McIntyre won, all members of Judgment Day would be banned from ringside during the championship match, but if Bálor won, then Judgment Day would be allowed at ringside. McIntyre subsequently defeated Bálor.[12]

On the May 10 episode of SmackDown, Chelsea Green and Piper Niven were unhappy after WWE Women's Champion Bayley said she was looking forward to seeing Jade Cargill in the Queen of the Ring tournament; Cargill was scheduled to face Niven later that night, where Niven lost.[13] Green and Niven continued to provoke Bayley, and a non-title match between Bayley and Green took place on the May 24 episode, where Bayley won.[14] On the next episode, Green and Niven viciously attacked Bayley, and later that night, they both defeated Bayley in a tag team match.[15] Later, Bayley was scheduled to defend the WWE Women's Championship against Niven in the latter's home country at Clash at the Castle: Scotland.[16]

Since mid-April, Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn had been feuding with Alpha Academy's Chad Gable; after being defeated by Zayn for the championship, Gable viciously attacked him, turning heel in the process. After that, Gable began humiliating his Alpha Academy stablemates, Otis, Akira Tozawa, and Maxxine Dupri.[17] Zayn and Gable's rivalry continued and at King and Queen of the Ring, Zayn retained his title in a triple threat match also involving Gable, after the latter accidentally got hit by Otis.[11] On the May 27 episode of Raw, after Otis lost a match, Gable said he would discipline him. When Gable was about to hit Otis with a strap, he was interrupted by Zayn, who asked how long Alpha Academy would put up with Gable's humiliation. After more provocation, Zayn and Gable brawled, with the latter coming out on top.[18] On the next episode, Zayn called out Gable, however, he sent the Alpha Academy with a letter from Gable, who challenged Zayn for another Intercontinental Championship match. Zayn then agreed to defend the title against Gable at Clash at the Castle: Scotland.[19]

At Backlash France, Cody Rhodes defeated AJ Styles to retain the Undisputed WWE Championship.[20] On the May 24 episode of SmackDown, Styles met with SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis to request another championship match against Rhodes, noting he did not have much time left in his career and it may be his last opportunity, but Aldis declined, stating Styles would have to earn it.[14] The following week, as Styles was seemingly announcing his retirement, he called out Rhodes for a passing of the torch moment; however, after celebrating, Styles viciously attacked Rhodes.[15] On the next episode, angered at Styles, Rhodes accepted Styles's challenge for another championship match at Clash at the Castle: Scotland, but as an "I Quit" match and Aldis made it official.[21]

On the May 20 episode of Raw, Shayna Baszler and Zoey Stark won a fatal four-way tag team match to became the number one contenders for Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill's WWE Women's Tag Team Championship.[22] The following week, The Unholy Union (Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn) mocked Baszler and Stark, saying that they had never beat them.[18] On the next episode of Raw, Baszler and Stark called out Belair and Cargill. After some mocking, the title match took place, but ended in a disqualification win for Belair and Cargill after Unholy Union interfered.[19] On that week's SmackDown, a brawl broke out between the three teams. Later, Belair and Cargill spoke with SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis and announced that they would defend the Women's Tag Team Championship in a triple threat tag team match against Baszler and Stark, and The Unholy Union, in the latter team's home country at Clash at the Castle: Scotland.[21]

Event[edit]

Other on-screen personnel
Role: Name:
English commentators Michael Cole
Corey Graves
Wade Barrett
Spanish commentators Marcelo Rodríguez
Jerry Soto
Ring announcer Samantha Irvin
Referees Jessika Carr
Dan Engler
Eddie Orengo
Charles Robinson
Interviewer Cathy Kelley
Pre-show panel Jackie Redmond
Big E
Kevin Owens
Michael Cole

Preliminary matches[edit]

The first televised match of the night was Cody Rhodes vs AJ Styles in an I Quit match for the Undisputed WWE Championship. Cody Rhodes started the match off with a flurry of strikes until Styles countered a Disaster Kick into an Atomic Drop.

During the match, Styles was taunting Cody Rhodes' mother (Michelle Rhodes) in the crowd, prompting her to slap Styles in the face. Rhodes put the cutter and the three Cross Rhodes on Styles, handcuffed Styles to the turnbuckle ropes and picked up the steel steps coming towards Styles. Styles then screamed "I quit", causing Rhodes to pick up the victory and retain the Undisputed WWE Championship. After the match, Rhodes hits Styles with the steel steps. Solo Sikoa and the Bloodline attack Rhodes until Randy Orton and Kevin Owens storm in to fight off the Bloodline.

The next match was for a triple threat tag team match for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship. Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill connect with the DDT/Wheelbarrow Suplex combination to Shayna Baszler, Isla Dawn pinned Baszler for the three count to win the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship.

The match afterwards was between Chad Gable and Sami Zayn for the WWE Intercontinental Championship. Chad Gable put the Ankle lock on Sami Zayn and Gable inadvertently chop blocks Maxxine Dupri on her injured leg. Otis picks up Maxxine and walks away from Gable, refusing to help Gable win. Zayn connects with the Helluva Kick to pick up the victory and retain The Intercontinental Championship.

The match afterwards was between Bayley and Piper Niven for the WWE Women's Championship. Chelsea Green trips Bayley on the outside as Bayley steps on Green's fingers, Green starts yelling at the referee and the referee ejected Green from ringside. Green returns to ringside wearing a luchador mask to distract the referee. Niven headbutts Bayley, who plants Niven with The Crucifix Driver to pick up the victory and retain the WWE Women's Championship, as well as earning the right to become Queen of the Ring Nia Jax's challenger for the title match at SummerSlam.

Main event[edit]

The main event was a match between Damian Priest and Drew McIntyre for the World Heavyweight Championship. While the referee was knocked out cold, McIntyre pinned Priest until a second referee came out and counted two. The referee was revealed to be CM Punk, who gave McIntyre a low blow between the legs as Priest delivered the South of Heaven chokeslam on McIntyre for the three count. CM Punk celebrated with the crowd afterwards.

Results[edit]

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes[1]
1Cody Rhodes (c) defeated AJ Styles"I Quit" match for the Undisputed WWE Championship[23]27:45
2The Unholy Union (Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn) defeated Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill (c) and Shayna Baszler and Zoey Stark by pinfallTriple threat tag team match for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship[24]12:10
3Sami Zayn (c) defeated Chad Gable (with Otis and Maxxine Dupri) by pinfallSingles match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship[25]22:15
4Bayley (c) defeated Piper Niven (with Chelsea Green) by pinfallSingles match for the WWE Women's Championship[26]13:30
5Damian Priest (c) defeated Drew McIntyre by pinfallSingles match for the World Heavyweight Championship[27]
The Judgment Day ("Dirty" Dominik Mysterio, Finn Bálor, and JD McDonagh) were barred from ringside.		20:20
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

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