Gunther sends bold message following WWE RAW snub

WWE star Gunther delivered a bold warning to his challengers after not appearing on RAW's debut on Netflix. The veteran is the reigning World Heavyweight Champion on the red brand.

The leader of Imperium did not appear live on RAW's debut on Netflix this past Monday night, but Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes showed up a couple of times on the show. Rhodes appeared during the Tribal Combat match to attack Kevin Owens after he interfered and delivered a Stunner to Roman Reigns.

Gunther took to Instagram today to share a video promo and noted that he was where the dreams of his opponents went to die. You can check out the video in the Instagram post below.

"I am the World Heavyweight Champion! I am der Ring General!", he wrote.

The 37-year-old captured the World Heavyweight Championship from Damian Priest at SummerSlam 2024. Finn Balor betrayed Priest during the match, costing him the title.

The Ring General successfully defended the title against Finn Balor and Damian Priest in a Triple Threat match last month at Saturday Night's Main Event. Priest and Balor are scheduled to square off in a Street Fight on next Monday's episode of RAW.

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Former WWE manager comments on rumored Gunther match

Wrestling legend Dutch Mantell recently shared his thoughts on the rumored match between Goldberg and Gunther.

Goldberg confronted the World Heavyweight Champion at Bad Blood in October 2024, and it has been announced that the legend will be having a retirement match this year.

Speaking on Sportskeeda Wrestling's Smack Talk show, Dutch Mantell wondered who would win the rumored match and noted that fans were interested in seeing it.

"Let me ask you this. Who goes over between Gunther and Goldberg? But I don't think he has anything to bolster his claim that he needs to go over. Him going over doesn't benefit WWE at all. Does it? If he loses that doesn't help him at all and if Goldberg loses, WWE gains, but what would they do then? I don't know. I bought a ticket to it now. I don't know which way it's going to go. The interest is there buddy." [From 58:51 onwards]

You can check out the video below:

The RAW star has had an impressive reign as World Heavyweight Champion, holding the title for 159 days so far. It will be interesting to see how long the veteran can hold onto the title.