Gunther isn’t worried about any talk because he’s in a class of his own.
“The Ring General” regained the World Heavyweight Championship from Jey Uso on Monday’s episode of RAW. Gunther’s win surprised many people who might have written the match off as a “typical” TV rematch.
However, Gunther wasn’t surprised, as he addressed all of the talk about his match during the RAW Recap show. The new champion not only addressed people who felt it was a “nothing” match, but also commented on the rumors that Goldberg or Seth Rollins would show up.
Sam Roberts: “Gunther, I say all of that to say congratulations, you’re the World Heavyweight Champion.”
Gunther: “Thank you, of course I am. You said that it caught everybody by surprise? I don’t know what’s surprising about this. I guess going in, it got perceived as like a ‘nothing’ match, like ‘just a ‘Mania rematch.’ And everybody was speculating like, Seth Rollins is [going to cash in or teasing cashing in] with his briefcase, Goldberg is going to show up to finally kick my ass.
“The reality is, when I was World Heavyweight Champion the first time, all of those big names, they stayed away from me, and for very good reason. Because ever since I arrived in this company, I’ve been the most dominant guy around here. And yes, I lost at WrestleMania and I lost to Jey Uso, but I’m going to give him credit. But this is a marathon, not a sprint. And in that case, nobody matches me. Nobody’s got the mental ability, nobody’s got the confidence, nobody’s got the stamina to last that long. It’s only me. I’m competing in my own class.”
Is Gunther worried about who’s next?
Later in the show, Roberts asked Gunther if he believed that no one ran in because they were afraid of the consequences. Gunther said he’s not worried about looking for his next opponent, and it doesn’t matter who it is, because they lack confidence facing him in the ring.
Seth Rollins won this year’s men’s Money In The Bank contract. Goldberg has been preparing for his retirement match, and Gunther has long been rumored as the opponent. This is mostly due to their heated interaction at last year’s Bad Blood event in Atlanta.
Goldberg’s retirement match has not been confirmed publicly, but he recently dropped a big hint about where it could take place.
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