Gunther loses his cool after Sami Zayn fires personal shots at his family; answers long-awaited challenge

Former Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn fired some personal shots at Gunther's family. This resulted in the latter losing his cool and playing into Sami's hands.

Gunther and Sami Zayn faced off at WrestleMania 40 for the Intercontinental Championship – a match that ended The Ring General's historic title reign. Since then, the Imperium leader has moved on to better things, winning the King of the Ring tournament and then the World Heavyweight Championship.

However, soon after Gunther became the World Heavyweight Champion, Sami began challenging him for the title, but The Ring General denied his challenge stating that they were not on the same level.

Tonight on WWE RAW, both men came face-to-face in the ring again. Gunther mentioned that his family was there at WrestleMania to watch him lose. He also said that he didn't parade his family around for sympathy like Zayn did. The Ring General then stated that his father was upset after he traveled to WrestleMania just to watch his son lose to Zayn.

Gunther then stated that the former Honorary Uce's family might not expect much from him but his family demands excellence. Sami then hit back at the Ring General and stated that when he lost, he picked himself up while The Ring General crumbled and disappeared for a while. He also claimed that Gunther couldn't show his face because his father made him feel like a loser.

This made Gunther lose his cool and he clotheslined Sami Zayn. The latter tried to fight back but it was in vain as the Ring General choked him out and then powerbombed him in the ring. He then accepted Zayn's challenge for a World Title match.

It remains to be seen what the future holds for Sami Zayn as he takes on Gunther, possibly at Bad Blood.