WWE delivered the latest in its international Premium Live Events Saturday with Clash at the Castle, live from Glasgow, Scotland, and headlined by native son Drew McIntyre challenging for the World Heavyweight Championship.

The Scottish Warrior was central to all the promotional materials and media commitments, but that did not guarantee him a title win.

CM Punk cost the hometown hero the most important match of his career, intensifying their rivalry and seemingly setting up an intensely personal grudge match between them.

The Glasgow Screwjob was only one of the show's major takeaways, though.

Find out what else this year's Clash offered with this recap of the explosive broadcast.

Renewed Bloodline Rivalry, Randy Orton Feud Awaits Cody Rhodes After "I Quit" Victory

Cody Rhodes may have thought his issues with The Bloodline ended with his victory over Roman Reigns at WrestleMania XL. But the undisputed WWE champion found out the hard way that is not the case moments after successfully defending his title against AJ Styles.

A battered and bloodied American Nightmare caught a beatdown from Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, and Tanga Loa just moments after defeating The Phenomenal One in his toughest championship test yet.

Kevin Owens and Randy Orton made the save, fighting the heels off and teasing a potential six-man tag team match for July's Money in the Bank, but it was another fleeting moment that tipped WWE Creative's hand and gave fans a hint of what they can expect for Rhodes moving forward.

As the babyfaces stood tall in the aisleway, Orton eyed the WWE Championship on the shoulder of his former protege, teasing a feud fans have patiently awaited since both men found themselves in the same stratosphere.

The teased six-man tag with The Bloodline potentially gives closure and finality to Orton and Owens' feud with that trio of competitors while opening the door for the always-calculated Viper to strike and let his championship aspirations be known.

There is a rich history for Orton and Rhodes to draw from, with the former being a mentor for Rhodes early in his WWE career during their time with Ted DiBiase Jr. as Legacy.

They would clash several times after that, before Rhodes departed from the company in 2016, establishing an unbreakable link; a link fans remembered and have waited to see revisited, especially now that Orton is back at full health and Rhodes holds the championship that every top star in WWE covets.

The teases will continue and sooner rather than later, Orton will make his intentions clear at the expense of Rhodes, potentially opening up The Bloodline to seize control of SmackDown amid their fractured relationship.

Unholy Union's Victory a Necessary Step in the Evolution of Women's Tag Team Division

The Unholy Union's Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn struck gold Saturday, becoming the new women's tag team champions by defeating the team of Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair, as well as Shayna Baszler and Zoey Stark in a Triple Threat Match.

The match rules allowed the outcome without Cargill or Belair eating the pinfall, a necessity in protecting those competitors' seemingly unbeatable auras.

More importantly, it represented a necessary step in Triple H and WWE Creative's attempt to evolve the women's tag team division.

For years, the tag titles have been little more than props in ongoing storylines, traded between duos made up of individual stars in an attempt to further narratives rather than creating legitimate competition and a division fans could invest in.

The first step in righting that wrong was the introduction of a babyface tandem that can carry the division, which we have in Belair and Cargill.

So dominant is that team, though, that one of two things was bound to happen: the fans would grow tired of watching them beat up everyone turn on them or they would run out of credible opposition and find themselves in the same position as every set of champions before them.

Saturday, Fyre and Dawn capitalized on the rules of the match, biding their time until they saw an opening and took it, becoming champions and basking in the adulation of their fellow countrypeople.

Now, WWE has the opportunity to legitimize Unholy Union, reminding fans of their success in NXT and presenting them as a threat to Belair and Cargill in a way no other opponent has been.

Damage CTRL's Asuka and Kairi Sane attempted to use experience to best them and it did not work. Baszler and Stark tried power and technique and failed. Fyre and Dawn can use their minds, outthinking their physically superior opponents and getting the best of them in several situations before eventually dropping the belts back to them.

The division has long needed an actual rivalry that it can be built around, rather than a series of matches or short-term programs that do nothing for anyone involved, least of all the titles themselves.

If Triple H is genuinely interested in building the division, not just booking the outcome to generate a hometown pop, The Unholy Union was a great choice to become a foundational piece of the division's rebuild.

Chad Gable's Future is Brighter Than Ever, Despite Championship Match Loss

Chad Gable left Glasgow without championship gold and his relationship with Otis and Maxxine Dupri was even shakier than it was entering Clash at the Castle.

The 2012 Olympian's oppressive rule over his Alpha Academy teammates bit him.

Throughout the match, he instructed his proteges to interfere on his behalf, to cheat to wrest the intercontinental title away from Sami Zayn.

When Dupri refused to hit Zayn with the title, he berated her and drew the ire of Otis. Later, when he accidentally knocked her to the ground, it appeared as though we would finally see Otis lash out against Gable and necessitate the split of Alpha Academy for good.

Instead, he lifted Dupri off the floor and began carrying her to the back, allowing Zayn to rock Gable with a Helluva Kick to secure the win.

Some believed Gable would leave Scotland with the Intercontinental Championship, especially after word broke earlier in the day on the Gorilla Position podcast that he had re-signed with WWE.

Despite the loss, Gable's future remains brighter than it ever has.

The former NXT tag team champion is a legitimate singles star and, arguably, the most over bad guy in the company right now. The endgame for him was never the IC title but, rather, the eventual blowoff of his story with Otis.

A verbally abusive bully, he has made life a living hell for those who placed their trust in him to lead them to success, and eventually, he is going to reap what he has sown.

The moment Otis fights back will result in one of the loudest ovations in recent memory. The impending match will be red-hot, and how Triple H and the creative team capitalize on the momentum created by those involved will ultimately determine the success of this story as a whole.

Not whether Gable won the IC title Saturday in Glasgow.

Drew McIntyre's Well-Earned, Well-Deserved Homecoming

From the moment Clash at the Castle was announced for Glasgow, Scotland, it was apparent Drew McIntyre would be at the center of the promotional and marketing efforts. He appeared on the event poster, was all over the media ahead of the show, and was heavily spotlighted during the event's kickoff show and throughout Saturday's main production.

All of it was well deserved.

More importantly, all of it was earned.

Amid reports of an expiring contract, The Scottish Warrior reinvented himself, undergoing a heel turn and embracing the role of a social media troll, sarcastically taking shots at an injured CM Punk and anyone else ill-advised enough to oppose him.

He got over, stayed over, and elevated himself to such a level that WWE officials had no choice but to sign him to a deal reflective of his work, his talent, and his value to a company that desperately needed him to boost star power on its flagship show, Monday Night Raw.

The enormous ovation that greeted McIntyre as he stepped through the curtain Saturday in Glasgow, breaking 100 decibels according to the company's on-screen meter, was the homecoming he deserved and a moment he worked his entire career for.

The hero WWE needed to rely on and invest in when the world shut down in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he carried WWE programming during that time, only to see his role shrink once arenas opened up, and the company restarted its touring schedule.

He never complained or moaned, but he stayed the course and remained one of the company's true workhorses.

Saturday was the culmination of years of work and dedication paying off in one unforgettable homecoming for a Superstar who earned and deserved similar moments and greetings long before he finally got one.

CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre Does Not Need the World Heavyweight Championship

CM Punk once again dashed Drew McIntyre's dreams of leaving a major WWE Premium Live Event with championship gold, this time doing so in front of The Scottish Warrior's friends and family.

Rushing to the ring in a referee's shirt, Punk slid into the ring and counted two, pulling up and taunting McIntyre, who only then realized what had occurred.

As the crowd jeered, their favorite son walked right into South of Heaven from Damian Priest, who retained the title to a chorus of boos.

The outcome may not have been the one the fans in Glasgow wanted, but it intensified a rivalry building since McIntyre delivered the Future Shock that tore Punk's triceps and cost him the main event of WrestleMania XL.

It is the second time Punk has cost McIntyre that same title and set Priest up for success, the first coming on the grand stage in Philadelphia. The rivalry has been one of limited physicality, instead settling for tense verbal exchanges and threats as each man promised vengeance.

What happened Saturday only fueled the hatred between them and intensified a feud that never needed a world championship to headline a WWE PLE. Punk and McIntyre can head to Cleveland tomorrow, compete in the main event of SummerSlam in a straight grudge match without any bells and whistles, and sell tickets.

Would the championship add to the prestige of the match?

Sure, but why take the title and throw it into the center of a blood rivalry that does not need it when it can be utilized to enhance another match on the card, such as Priest vs. Gunther, which would appear to be the direction things are heading after the latter won May's King of the Ring tournament?

Punk vs. McIntyre is, like The Rock and Steve Austin's encounter at WrestleMania XIX, a match that sustains itself without the need of a championship to beef it up.

Let them cook, engage the crowd with quality creative and some of the superb promo work we know they are capable of, and reap the rewards.

After Saturday's show, it appears as though they are well on their way to doing just that.