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WWE 2K25 Universe Mode – Drew’s Clash with DESTINY!

After he earned his spot with a win at Backlash (much to the begrime of a certain PUNK), Drew McIntyre now has his date with destiny. Gunther, for the World Heavyweight Championship, in front of his people of Scotland, at Clash At The Castle. He was robbed of his dream irl, so lets see how he gets on in MY WWE Universe. The build to that and MUCH more to come in this blog, as we get set to get going, on the road to CLASH AT THE CASTLE!

RAW – June Week 1

Drew McIntyre comes out for an in-ring promo. Sheamus eventually comes out and they go back and forth, setting up a match between the two for later on in the night.

Dakota Kai (C) defeated Shayna Baszler (with Zoey Stark) to retain the Women’s Intercontinental Championship – Iyo Sky comes out and stops Zoey Stark’s interference. She also celebrates with Dakota after her win.

We have a video package, that is extremely dark and eery, centred around the word “abandoned”…

‘American Made’ are then seen backstage, as Chad Gable fires up the rest of the group.

Damian Priest defeated JD McDonaugh (with Carlito) – Finn Balor jumps Priest after the match, they brawl until it is pulled apart by a tonne of refs, officials and security personnel

Rhea Ripley comes out for an in-ring promo, she then DEMANDS Liv Morgan comes out gives her a women’s title match, instead Liv, Raquel and Dom come out and stand on the entrance ramp. Morgan tells Rhea that next week, Ripley will face Raquel and then (and ONLY THEN) IF she wins, will Morgan grant her a women’s title shot. Rhea agees, and then demands the match be made A STEEL CAGE MATCH! Rodriguez agrees (much to Liv and Dom’s bemusement and shock)…

Jey Uso and Sami Zayn are backstage, they go back and forth , and wish eachother well for the match later tonight, “may the best man win” Zayn says

R-Truth defeated The Miz – The Final Testament come out mid-match, but the LWO immediately follow, Final Testament flee, and this all distracts The Miz enough to be hit with the finish to give R-Truth the win.

Bron Breakker has a backstage interview, where he says he is not bothered by who wins the number one contender’s match later tonight, because the result will still be the same, and that’s “ME, STILL BEING THE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION, AND ME BREAKING ANOTHER MAN IN HALF!”

Drew McIntyre defeated Sheamus – Ludwig Kaiser comes out after, he stands on the ramp and tells McIntyre that Gunther will be on Raw next week, “and he, cannot WAIT, to talk, to you…”

We see shots of Bronson Reed, and then Ilja Dragunov warming up backstage

War Raiders video package

Jey Uso defeated Sami Zayn & Ilja Dragunov & Bronson Reed to become Number One contender for the Intercontinental Championship

SMACKDOWN – June Week 1

Solo Sikoa comes out, along with the rest of The Bloodline (Paul Heyman, Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa). He puts over the Tongans, and then states that “now me and my Bloodline, are moving forward, and I am going to bring BACK to The Bloodline, OUR… WWE Championship!” … This brings out Randy Orton, and they go back and forth on the mic, until Randy challenges The Bloodline to a match TONIGHT… he wants Solo, but Sikoa instead nominates Tonga Loa!

Bianca Belair & Naomi (C) defeated Shotzi & Tegan Nox to retain the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship

AJ Styles has a backstage interview, and he is… just sad…

LA Knight comes out for an in-ring promo. Apollo Crews and then Andrade come out, and they go back and forth on the mic, before setting up a match…

Andrade defeated Apollo Crews – LA Knight on commentary. Andrade and Crews show mutual respect to one another, until Giovanni Vinci comes out and takes out both men! LA Knight looks on shocked.

Candice LeRae defeated B-Fab – Indi Hartwell interferes to help LeRae win

Braun Strowman comes out for an in-ring promo, but is quickly interrupted by Kevin Owens. They go back and forth until Braun has enough, and beats down Owens, until OMOS comes out and DECIMATES Strowman, AGAIN!

WWE Women’s Champion Nia Jax comes out for an in-ring promo… with Tiffany Stratton by her side. Bayley eventually runs out, and a brawl ensues… that concludes with Stratton “accidentally” striking Jax!

Michin defeated Alba Fyre (with Isla Dawn) in a Women’s United States Championship Tournament Semi Final match – after Alba is very down backstage, before Isla says ‘don’t worry’ and then she whispers something in her partner’s ear, to which Fyre just smirks…

DIY comes out for an in-ring promo, they are pleased with Candice LeRae (last week helping them beat the Street Profits, and her winning earlier tonight in her match), they are less pleased with the constant threat of the Street Profits, and demand that they no longer be ‘pestered’ by them… then… the MOTOR CITY MACHINE GUNS come charging to the ring! DIY flee in shock, as MCMG pose in the ring to the delight of the crowd

Randy Orton vs Tonga Loa ends in a no contest after The Bloodline storm the ring to interfere. Heyman stands off (slightly afraid) as Solo and Tama Tonga attack Orton. CODY RHODES then runs out the to make the save, The Bloodline flee, and stare off with Rhodes and Orton (who are stood tall in the ring looking at The Bloodline on the ramp) to close the show.

RAW – June Week 2

Dominik Mysterio comes out for an in-ring promo. Rhea Ripley eventually interrupts, they go back and forth on the mic, before Liv Morgan jumps Rhea from behind. As a result, Dom and Liv are BANNED from the arena!

They cut a promo backstage before… American Made defeated Alpha Academy & R-Truth

We then get another weird, and terrifying video package, centered around the word “BETRAYED”…

Sami Zayn is seen backstage looking very down, Bron Breakker approaches and mocks Zayn, before Jey Uso enters, and Breakker backs off…

Jey Uso defeated Pete Dunne – after the match, Bron Breakker runs out and hits a HUGE Spear to Jey! Zayn runs out but Bron has already made his exit before Sami gets to the ring

Damian Priest video package, where he calls out Finn Balor for a match

Dakota Kai & Iyo Sky defeated Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark – Sonya Deville runs out after to join the attack on Kai and Sky, before KAIRI SANE returns and makes the save. Damage CTRL pose and celebrate after in the ring

‘The New Day’ defeated ‘LWO’ & ‘Authors of Pain’ in a triple threat match to become the number one contenders for the World Tag Team Championship

Gunther comes out for an in-ring promo. Drew McIntyre eventually follows, they have a TENSE back and forth on the mic, Gunther eventually dodges out the way of a Claymore from Drew, and Ludwig Kaiser gets hit with one instead!

Rhea Ripley defeated Raquel Rodriguez in a Steel Cage match – as a result, Ripley now gets a Women’s World Championship match against Liv Morgan

SMACKDOWN – June Week 2

WWE Champion Cody Rhodes comes out for an in-ring promo. He cuts a full promo on Solo Sikoa, before a… dishevelled and frankly just sad Paul Heyman comes out. He says he is delivering a message on behalf of Solo Sikoa, Cody is confused by Paul (the fact he’s now a messenger and not a Wiseman, and how he doesn’t seem to believe what he’s saying), Tonga Loa then attacks Cody, before Randy Orton runs out to make the save and hits an RKO to Tonga Loa! Solo then enters the ring and hits the Samoan Spike to Orton, before fleeing…

Nia Jax and Tiffany Stratton go back and forth (verbally) backstage before…

Bayley defeated Tiffany Stratton

Braun Strowman vignette (where he challenges Omos!)

The Good Brothers confront AJ Styles backstage, they are puzzled by why he is so down, and ask “where is the REAL AJ Styles at?” AJ is still sad and walks away, leaving both Gallows and Anderson confused and disappointed…

Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell defeated B-Fab & (NXT’s) Kelani Jordan

Isla Dawn defeated Naomi in a Backstage Brawl – Alba Fyre cackles at this, before Bianca Belair runs in and ‘Unholy Union’ flee

‘MCMG’ vignette, to which we see DIY looking disgusted at

Chelsea Green (with Piper Niven) defeated Tegan Nox (with Shotzi) in a Women’s United States Championship Tournament Semi Final match

We then see LA Knight looking on backstage after we see the following vignette…

https://youtu.be/bJD6LSbuw74?si=8RsELGPonuzk7KM5

Solo Sikoa & Tama Tonga defeated Randy Orton & Cody Rhodes – Sikoa pins Orton

RAW – June Week 3

Drew McIntyre comes out for an in-ring promo, but is interrupted by Ludwig Kaiser. They go back and forth on the mic, setting up their main event match later in the night.

Sami Zayn & Jey Uso defeated Bron Breakker & Bronson Reed – Uso pins Reed

‘The New Day’ backstage interview

‘The Final Testament’ vignette

‘LWO’ hype up Dragon Lee backstage

Karrion Kross (with Scarlett) defeated Dragon Lee (with Zelina Vega)

Judgment Day come out for a promo in the ring. Finn and then Liv talk, before Rhea Ripley and Damian Priest come out… they go back and forth until a mixed-tag match is set up for next week!

Kofi Kingston (with Xavier Woods) defeated Erik (with Ivar)

American Made are backstage talking one another up…

We have a weird and eery video package, illuding to a “MASSACRE”…

‘Damage CTRL’ defeated ‘Pure Fusion Collective’

Damage CTRL are happy backstage, as Lyra Valkyria and Natalya both challenge Dakota Kai for her IC title. She accepts and they all agree to a triple threat match next week!

Drew McIntyre defeated Ludwig Kaiser – Gunther enters the ring after the match and goes face-to-face with McIntyre… but no physicality…

SMACKDOWN – June Week 3

‘MCMG’ defeated ‘Pretty Deadly’ – DIY are seen watching on backstage…

Randy Orton backstage with Cody Rhodes, a downtrodden Randy tells Cody “you gotta end these guys man”, as Cody retorts “WE can end them, you’re RANDY ORTON, tonight you show them what you’re all about!”

Bianca Belair & Naomi come out to the ring and call out the ‘Unholy Union’, They come out and they go back and forth with the champions on the mic. Eventually they set up a match with Naomi against Isla Dawn, and if Dawn wins then ‘Unholy Union’ get a tag title shot at Clash At The Castle!

Isla Dawn (with Alba Fyre) defeated Naomi (with Bianca Belair)

Chelsea Green vignette

Giovanni Vinci defeated Apollo Crews

Michin vignette

Anderson & Gallows then try and use that vignette to motivate AJ Styles…

Bayley comes out to the ring and calls out Nia Jax. She… does not come out, so Bayley goes backstage looking for her, and instead… she gets jumped…

Tiffany Stratton defeated Bayley in a Backstage Brawl

Omos has a sit down interview with Cathy Kelly. In it he goes very deep into his personal upbringing and his struggles growing up, how his size is the result of a condition and how it was discovered, and then how he found his way into WWE, and his determination to make all his struggles worth it.

[I would 100% recommend going out of your way to find any videos of Omos doing interviews. The real life guy is such a good talker and I am determined to give him the success he deserves in MY WWE Universe]

Randy Orton defeated Tama Tonga – Solo Sikoa comes out (with Paul Heyman… reluctantly with him…), but before he can interfere, we see on the titantron that CODY RHODES has attacked Tonga Loa backstage! This is enough to distract Tama Tonga to fall into an RKO from Orton to give Randy the win. Paul Heyman is bemused, and Solo is FURIOUS! Orton grins and does his signature pose on the ring corner ropes, as SmackDown goes off the air.

RAW – June Week 4

Dominik Mysterio, Carlito and JD McDonaugh, as well as Raquel Rodriguez are all seen attacking Rhea Ripley & Damian Priest backstage. Once the attack is broken up by officials, all 4 of them are BANNED from the arena for the night!

‘LWO’ (Rey Myserio, Joaquin Wilde & Cruz Del Toro with Zelina Vega and Dragon Lee) defeated ‘The Final Testament’ (Karrion Kross, Akam & Rezar with Scarlett & Paul Ellering)

Bron Breakker backstage interview

Dakota Kai (C) defeated Lyra Valkyria & Natalya in a triple threat match to retain the Women’s Intercontinental Championship – after the match, ‘Pure Fusion Collective’ come out to attack Dakota, and although Iyo & Kairi come out for the save, it’s not enough… until… ASUKA returns and clears house! Damage CTRL pose in the ring after and celebrate with one another.

Ludwig Kaiser is backstage with Gunther. Gunther tells Kaiser “tonight, leave this to me”…

Ivar (with Erik) defeated Xavier Woods (with Kofi Kingston)

‘American Made’ have a backstage interview

Jey Uso defeated Chad Gable (with the rest of ‘American Made’) – Bron Breakker run out after the match and hits a GIANT spear to Jey! They eventually brawl to the back, whilst American Made pick Gable up after his loss… but whilst they’re still in the ring, we see the following video…

https://youtu.be/8hoN5k3quOo?si=3uQJ6ZoZSEWhKzw2

[HUGE thanks to ITBeginsAgain on YouTube for letting me use that awesome video]

Rhea Ripley & Damian Priest defeated Liv Morgan & Finn Balor

Gunther comes to the ring for a promo. Drew McIntyre soon follows him out, they go back and forth on the mic (getting VERY personal) before they get into a BRAWL! It ends with Drew hitting a CLAYMORE to the World Heavyweight Champion, before standing over him holding the title belt up high!

SMACKDOWN June Week 4

Omos defeated Braun Strowman

‘Motor City Machine Guns’ vignette where they challenge ‘DIY’ to a match, DIY cut a promo backstage after, where they accept!

Alba Fyre (with Isla Dawn) defeated Bianca Belair (with Naomi)

Bayley and Nia Jax brawl backstage, with Bayley getting the better of it… and she afterwards cuts a passionate promo on Nia and saying that will NEVER stop until she gets a fair shot at reclaiming HER WWE Women’s Championship!

Chelsea Green (with Piper Niven) backstage interview

Michin is seen backstage with the rest of The OC, preparing for her match later in the night…

‘Legado Del Fantasma’ defeated ‘The OC’ – Escobar pins Styles

Giovanni Vinci defeated Andrade – afterwards LA Knight runs out, and has an intense back and forth on the mic with Vinci, who then goes to respond, but instead SLAPS Knight and then flees!

Chelsea Green defeated Michin to win the Women’s United States Championship

Solo Sikoa comes out with Paul Heyman. He cuts a promo in the ring on Cody Rhodes, and how he (Solo) will bring back the WWE Championship to where it belongs… “in MY family, in MY Bloodline”… at this point, Solo catches sight of Paul Heyman looking upset and towards the sky, Solo questions why Paul is so upset? And reminds Heyman that “you work for ME now, your MY wiseman… my cousin, he LEFT you, he ABANDONED you, and he’s NEVER coming back, and now it’s down to ME…” … at this point, the WWE Champion Cody Rhodes makes his way out and to the ring. Cody says “before I talk to you Solo, I gotta ask… Paul are you, are you OK?”… Solo Sikoa then gets very angry with Cody and demands his respect and attention. Cody says he already beat the original at WrestleMania, so he ain’t got no problem beating the “BOOT-LEG TRIBAL CHIEF” at Clash At The Castle!

And with all the build-up done, it is time to take a trip to Glasgow!

CLASH AT THE CASTLE – Saturday June Week 4 (Glasgow, Scotland)

We kick things off with a BANG! Someone will be leaving Glasgow… in an AMBULANCE!

https://youtu.be/8uSeW9qy4GI?si=6Nh-9wOV7MNOiZP9

Damian Priest defeated Finn Balor in an Ambulance Match

In a brutal and personal battle, it was Damian Priest who once again RISED as the winner when it was all said and done!

Next up, a chance for a couple of Scotland’s own to bring it home…

https://youtu.be/OL89UKAExNk?si=sJnR7ib3XX1IrDvH

Unholy Union (Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn) defeated Bianca Belair & Naomi (C) to win the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship

Just as it was in-real life, a career-defining night for your NEW Women’s tag team champions! As we wonder what next for the former champions (a singles loss each before now losing their tag titles together), to the victor goes the spoils, and tonight, is SCOTLAND’S night… for now…

Next up we have a huge title match that has become VERY personal!!!

https://youtu.be/QM55yExszW0?si=QylJoB4dD-k37Utk

Liv Morgan (C) (with Dominik Mysterio & Raquel Rodriguez) defeated Rhea Ripley to retain the Women’s World Championship

Rhea fought bravely against the odds, but in the end it was too much to overcome… and STILL!!!

Now another personal battle, with a HUGE prize on the line…!

https://youtu.be/8YVKLA_yGIU?si=rAGuSCC3ghZLIYe4

Cody Rhodes (C) defeated Solo Sikoa to retain the WWE Championship

In an absolute BATTLE, with NO Bloodline interference… oddly… Solo fails to bring the title back to “his” bloodline, and The American Nightmare CONTINUES!

And FINALLY… it is time for THE main event!

And for this match… I’m gonna have to do something a little different… because… of the finish…

So… picture in your mind what a Gunther vs Drew world title match in GLASGOW would be like (pretty great right?…), now imagine they have gone maybe 20-25 minutes…

And now watch the following video, and pretend that Damian Priest (in the video) is instead Gunther…

https://youtu.be/h8X6CW7YOUs?si=Zrlfo0Ruum7rjANz

And then imagine that Gunther gets up and hits Drew with a big powerbomb, big splash off the top rope, and then 1,2,3!

Gunther retains, Drew loses, and it’s all because of CM PUNK!