Gunther revitalized the intercontinental championship during his reign with the title, so many became excited when he became the WWE World Weight Champion. Unfortunately, his current reign is not meeting expectations.
In Wrestlemania XL, the 666 -day reign of Gunther as an intercontinental champion ended after losing to Sami Zayn. However, he quickly returned to the championship scene by winning the world heavyweight title against Damian Priest in Summerslam. However, his current reign is incomparable to the one he had before.
In this list, we will analyze four reasons why Gunther's reign as a world heavyweight champion has failed in the WWE.
#4. Gunther has not defended the title in a significant rivalry
Since he won the title in August 2024, The Ring General has defended the title against Randy Orton, Sami Zayn, Damian Priest and Finn Balor. Although three of them are former world champions, they did not represent a sufficient threat to the champion.
When Gunther was an intercontinental champion, he faced not only half -poster fighters, but those who were at the highest levels of that division. He defended the title against Sheamus, Drew McIntyre, Jey use and more.
These stars made their reign exciting, since they all had the potential to overcome it, but their recent challengers to the heavyweight title did not. In fact, only The Viper represented a significant threat, but there was the idea that he was injured, Sami had not been world champion, while Damian and Finn had too many conflicts between them to become world champions.
#3. Drew McIntyre, CM Punk and Seth Rollins were the protagonists of WWE RAW in 2024
CM Punk and Seth Rollins began the year with the promise of an intense rivalry, which was interrupted when Drew McIntyre injured the star who returned in the Royal Rumble of 2024. However, this only meant that the three found a way of confronting between them.
Drew and Seth continued to face Wrestlemania, while both maintained their differences with punk. McIntyre vs. Punk became the rivalry of the year, which ended with an intense Hell in a Cell in Bad Blood.
Because Punk, McIntyre and Rollins were the main themes, many rivalries were in the background, even those involved in the World Heavyweight Championship.
#2. The World Heavyweight Championship has not had an outstanding place
Since Gunther became a world heavyweight champion at Summerslam, he has only defended the championship four times on television. This not only affected the fighter, but also the prestige of the championship.
The General Ring previously defended the intercontinental title continuously, even in RAW and SmackDown. His constant appearance in weekly programs to show his domain helped raise his character as champion. However, now that it is mostly in the background and in less fighting, it is being forgotten.
#1. Lose against Cody Rhodes in Crown Jewel took Gunther impulse
At Crown Jewel 2024, Cody Rhodes defeated The General Ring to become the opening champion of Crown Jewel. Although this defeat did not remove the worldwide heavyweight title from the RAW's fighter, he did not take credibility.
The Austrian star won the nickname of The Ring General for one reason: dominates the ring as no one else. Losing to a co-champion only put in perspective that remains vulnerable and that its weaknesses were exposed.
