WWE has entered into a partnership with hygiene company Dude Wipes that includes a “first-of-its-kind” sponsorship integration.
It was announced today that WWE and Dude Wipes have agreed to a multi-year partnership that, along with the typical sponsorship opportunities, will include Dude Wipes branding being featured on Dominik Mysterio’s gear. Mysterio was first spotted wearing a shirt with the Dude Wipes logo on the February 9 episode of Raw.
“As an Official Partner of WWE, Dude Wipes will have a prominent presence across high-profile WWE events and platforms, strategically activating through enhanced match sponsorships at Premium Live Events, including SummerSlam 2026, curated social and digital content, and a custom Dude Wipes commercial featuring WWE Superstars,” WWE announced.
“Additionally, reigning Intercontinental Champion Dominik Mysterio, known for his rebellious in-ring persona and cultural resonance, will participate in a first-of-its-kind integration in which his signature gear will feature Dude Wipes branding during every in-ring appearance on WWE programming, including Monday Night Raw and various PLEs. The integration debuted this past Monday on Raw, when Mysterio returned to in-ring action wearing his recognizable bandana rib cage t-shirt incorporated with Dude Wipes branding.”
Mysterio, the current Intercontinental Champion and AAA Mega Champion, is now back in action after suffering a shoulder injury in late December 2025. He participated in a triple threat Elimination Chamber qualifying match on Raw last night but lost out to Je’Von Evans.
Dude Wipes was founded in 2011 and is a male-focused company that sells wet wipes as an alternative to toilet paper.
Today’s WWE Bash in Berlin in Germany (1 PM Eastern on Peacock/WWE Network) should be another fast-paced, three-hour PLE.
The Paul “Triple H” Levesque era is all about these five-match shows. It’s how he ran TakeOver events back in the first black & gold era of NXT and now he’s brought that philosophy to the main roster. The idea is they save some matches for SmackDown, such as LA Knight’s US title defense this week, and each PLE match gets all the time it needs. On top of that, keeping the shows under the three-hour mark helps ensure fans stay hot throughout.
Still, I’ve heard fans express they don’t like the short lineups. When you look at the international shows that have followed this format, however, they’ve all been well-reviewed. Backlash France, King & Queen of the Ring in Saudi Arabia, Money in the Bank in Toronto, and Clash at the Castle in Glasgow were all excellent shows.
Many of the above-mentioned PLEs benefited greatly from having a hot crowd and Berlin’s fans will likely be bringing their A-game to this show. I’m expecting Gunther to receive a hero’s welcome. I think when this show was announced, many felt this would be where Gunther wins the World title rather than his first defense, but this works too. It’s almost as if Saturday is his home championship parade after having won the title in an away game.
Wrestling fans are spoiled with good PPV/PLEs right now and this won’t be any different. Below are previews and predictions for each match at Bash in Berlin.
Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes defends against Kevin Owens
Rhodes heads into this title defense against Owens as a -6000 favorite and it’s hard to disagree with those odds.
While the result is not in question, how we get there should be interesting. In recent weeks, WWE has done a good job of reminding the audience (and Rhodes) about all the times Owens has turned on someone who was seemingly his friend. So, will he do it again? It doesn’t feel like anyone is asking for a KO heel turn at the moment, but that doesn’t mean it won’t happen.
The possibility that Owens will turn heel during this program with Rhodes seems high, but it also feels likely Randy Orton and Rhodes will run a similar program sometime before WrestleMania. There’s more history with Orton and Rhodes so if they are going with the jilted friend angle, it makes more sense with Orton.
Rhodes will win clean and either Owens will remain a babyface or we will start to see some signs of him breaking bad again.
Prediction: Rhodes retains
WWE World Heavyweight Champion Gunther defends against Randy Orton
Gunther is also a -6000 favorite to successfully defend against Orton and I, along with many others, would be shocked if anything other than that happens.
This will be a straight match with a clean finish and a chance for the live fans to give Gunther his flowers. I also think many will be surprised at how well these two pair up and the kind of chemistry they have. On the surface, it’s two guys from completely different generations and backgrounds, but this will probably be the best match on the show.
I’m also very interested to see Orton’s approach to taking Gunther’s chops. It feels like it could go either way. Either he won’t want to take many of them, or he’ll want to take more of them than anyone else on the main roster has so far. No middle ground.
Prediction: Gunther retains
WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Unholy Union (Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn) defend against Jade Cargill & Bianca Belair
Belair & Cargill are listed as -175 favorites to defeat the Unholy Union, but there are a couple of scenarios that would see the champions retaining.
At some point, either Cargill is turning on Belair or vice versa. It’s just not clear how exactly this match will play into this eventuality.
Three possible things could happen here:
Cargill and Belair go full Road Warriors and run through the Unholy Union to take back their titles
Either Cargill or Belair turns on the other and Fyre & Dawn retain
There is a miscommunication or some other type of mild breakup tease between Cargill and Belair, resulting in the Unholy Union retaining
Blair Davenport and Naomi will also get involved. but will likely just cancel each other out.
As for whether it is Cargill turning on Belair or Belair turning on Cargill, I think it’s more likely that Cargill ends up heel. I have a hard time picturing a heel Belair, but they may go that route too.
Admittedly, part of the reason I’m picking Fyre & Dawn to retain is that I just don’t want to pick all the favorites but I also think there’s a decent chance they win.
Prediction: Unholy Union retains
Dominik Mysterio & Liv Morgan vs. Damian Priest & Rhea Ripley
The Terror Twins are listed as -250 favorites and those seem like fair odds.
Normally, a new or recently restructured faction would win in their first big PLE match but that doesn’t make the most sense here. Ripley and Priest are both coming off losses at SummerSlam, Morgan is on fire right now, but then there is good ol’ Dominik. You can always pin Dominik.
The most likely finish is Dominik taking a Riptide from Ripley and Priest pinning him shortly after. That is the way.
You could have Ripley pin Morgan to set up another title match between them, but that wouldn’t be as satisfying to the audience as Dominik getting his comeuppance. There are lots of ways to get to another match between Ripley and Morgan, and they don’t have to have Morgan take a pin in a tag match to do that.
Prediction: Priest & Ripley
CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre in a strap match
Punk is listed as a -500 favorite to win and probably will.
It was mentioned on Wrestling Observer Radio recently that the rules of this match tend to favor the heel going over. They are going with the touch all four corners rule which is a prime breeding ground for either a fluke or a dirty win. There are examples of babyfaces winning these matches like Eddie Guerrero beating Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship at No Way Out in 2004. I think that match might be a blueprint of sorts for what we see in Berlin.
During his AEW run, Punk was often portrayed in his matches as not being as good as the other guy but he uses his veteran skills and high ring IQ to find a way to win. He may do something similar here. The rules of this strap match also provide an opportunity for Punk to win in a fair way, which could be considered clean, but he wins by being smarter, not more athletic, stronger or just being a better wrestler.
Another factor is that it’s rumored/heavily believed Punk vs. McIntyre III will take place inside Hell in a Cell at Bad Blood. So, whatever happens in Berlin should lead to that.
Rey Mysterio thinks separating their tag team is the best thing that’s ever happened to Dominik’s WWE career.
While appearing on Rampage Jackson’s Jaxxon Podcast, Rey discussed the success that his son has found in WWE. Rey said Dominik has shown incredible growth over the past three years. At first, Dominik struggled to live up to the comparisons that were made between him and his father. But Rey believes turning heel and no longer having his dad by his side has helped Dominik thrive.
“For my son to come in out of nowhere and not have my style, have a different build. He’s 6’1. He’s about 190 [lbs]. So it was very hard for him at the beginning to try to adapt and find his role as a wrestler,” Rey said. “The comparisons — they were made. And of course, he couldn’t live up to them. Not until we separated and he continued on his own path without having his dad by his side. And that was the best thing that could have ever happened to him.”
Rey and Dominik were paired together when Dominik debuted for WWE in 2020. They became the first father-son tag team champions in WWE history, but Dominik later turned against Rey and joined The Judgment Day. Dominik is a member of the group with Rhea Ripley, Damian Priest, Finn Balor, and JD McDonagh.
On the Jaxxon Podcast, Rey expressed how proud he is of his son’s success.
“In the past three years, he’s had the success that I never had in three years breaking in the business,” Mysterio said. “I mean, times are different. But as a father you could only imagine how proud I am. Incredible.”
Rey and Dominik faced each other in a singles match at WrestleMania 39 and were also opponents in a tag team match at WrestleMania 40.
Dominik is out of action right now due to an elbow injury. It was originally thought that he would need to undergo Tommy John surgery, but Dominik is opting to rehab the injury through physical therapy instead of having surgery. Dave Meltzer reported on May 3 that Dominik expects to return to the ring in 6-8 weeks.
It will officially be father vs. son at WrestleMania 39.
After repeatedly refusing to face Dominik at WrestleMania, Rey Mysterio finally agreed to the match on SmackDown last night. Dominik disrespecting his mother Angie led to Rey punching Dominik and accepting his WrestleMania challenge.
Angie and Aalyah Mysterio were sitting in the front row as Rey faced LA Knight on SmackDown. During the match, Dominik entered and watched on from ringside. Rey was going for a 619 when Dominik interfered and stopped him. Knight then rolled up Rey to get the victory.
Rey walked away instead of getting into it with Dominik after the match. But Dominik turned his attention to his mother and sister, calling Angie a “deadbeat mom” and calling Aalyah stupid. Angie tried to talk to Dominik, but Dominik told her to shut up. Rey then ran back down and punched Dominik in the face.
“You pushed me. You pushed me to do this. I didn’t want to hit you — you made me hit you,” Rey told Dominik. “You don’t disrespect your mother like that. That’s my wife. You wanted a fight at WrestleMania? You’re on. I’ll see you at WrestleMania, son.”
WWE has revealed three of the matches that are taking place on tonight’s Labor Day edition of Raw.
– Keith Lee and Randy Orton will face off in a rematch from Payback.
Lee defeated Orton in their match at Payback. On Raw last week, Orton won a triple threat number one contender’s match and will challenge for Drew McIntyre’s WWE Championship at Clash of Champions later this month.
Lee and Seth Rollins were the other wrestlers in the number one contender’s match. Rollins went for a stomp on Lee near the finish, but Lee countered and hit a Spirit Bomb. Orton then came into the ring, hit an RKO on Lee, and pinned Rollins to get the win.
McIntyre hasn’t appeared on WWE television since the angle where he was given three punts by Orton on Raw two weeks ago. Lee made his official Raw debut that night in a match against Orton, but McIntyre interrupted the match and went after Orton.
– Kevin Owens vs. Aleister Black will take place in Raw Underground.
Orton advanced to last week’s number one contender’s main event by defeating Owens in a qualifying match earlier in the show. Black attacked Owens before the match, but Owens chose to still compete and was quickly defeated by Orton.
Black appeared on the KO Show with Owens two weeks ago. It was Black’s first appearance since the angle where his eye was attacked by Murphy the previous month. Black snapped on Owens and laid him out with Black Mass. Black has been wearing a black bandage over his eye since it was attacked.
– Dominik Mysterio will take on Murphy.
Dominik and his father Rey Mysterio defeated Murphy & Rollins in a tag match at Payback. Rey was originally supposed to face Rollins in a qualifying match last week, but Dominik took his father’s place due to Rey suffering a partially torn triceps at Payback. Rollins defeated Dominik and then — with Dominik’s family watching on backstage — laid him out with another stomp.
Dominik Mysterio’s first official match is set to take place later this month.
WWE announced tonight that Dominik will make his in-ring debut against Seth Rollins at SummerSlam on Sunday, August 23. The match was made official with Rollins accepting a challenge that had been issued by Dominik.
After Dominik issued the challenge on tonight’s Raw, Rollins and Murphy made an appearance later in the show. Rollins said that he and Murphy had some housekeeping to attend to before he responded to Dominik. Rollins and Murphy then confronted Tom Phillips for cheering Dominik on when he was hitting them with a kendo stick last week.
Rollins said the time has come to find a new voice of Raw, but Samoa Joe stood up to Murphy and defended his broadcast partner. Rollins and Murphy both had steel chairs and wanted Joe to get in the ring. Dominik then attacked Rollins and Murphy from behind with a kendo stick, gave Rollins a 619, and took them out with a dive to the floor. After that, Rollins declared that he accepts Dominik’s challenge for SummerSlam.
WWE issued a new storyline update on Rey Mysterio last week following his loss to Seth Rollins in their Eye for an Eye match at Extreme Rules: “WWE Digital has learned that Rey Mysterio’s vision is improving slowly each day, and that his optic nerve is intact, completely secured and back in its socket. A timeline for Mysterio’s return to the ring is unknown at this time.”
Here’s the updated card for SummerSlam:
WWE Champion Drew McIntyre defending against Randy Orton
Raw Tag Team Champions The Street Profits defending against Andrade & Angel Garza
United States Champion Apollo Crews defending against MVP
Rey Mysterio’s son Dominik will appear on Raw Monday to confront Seth Rollins.
Dominik will appear on the show to confront Rollins following the Eye for an Eye match that took place at Extreme Rules. Rollins won the match after jamming Mysterio’s eye into the steel steps which, in storyline, caused Mysterio’s eye to dislodge from its socket.
Later in the show, it was said that Mysterio would be able to recover his eye and his vision. WWE further specified that Mysterio had suffered from a global luxation of the eye, in which the eye protrudes from the orbital bone.
Also announced for Raw on Monday is Asuka vs. Sasha Banks for the Raw Women’s championship, Dolph Ziggler vs. Drew McIntyre in a non-title match, and a three way match between Cedric Alexander & Ricochet, The Viking Raiders, and Angel Garza & Andrade where the winners will face the Street Profits at SummerSlam.
