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The WWE RAW Season Premiere featured a showdown between two greats from different eras as Gunther interrupted Bret Hart. The Austrian Superstar trolled the Hall of Famer until another Canadian made the save, but Gunther is back to trolling Hart and fans today.
The Hitman returned to RAW in his hometown of Calgary on Monday. The current World Heavyweight Champion quickly interrupted and trolled the wrestling legend by declaring him to be a close second to Gunther's all-time favorite: Bill Goldberg. Sami Zayn came to Bret's defense and praised him as a Canadian hero. He continued challenging the champion to a title match, but was insulted and denied again. Gunther went to leave, but stopped when Hart called him a gutless, yellow coward. The Imperium leader prepared to fight but Zayn got in his face, blocked a punch, and sent Gunther into the post. Zayn threw punches until referees stopped him.
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The Ring General took to Instagram this afternoon to troll the WWE Universe and The Excellence of Execution. He shared a clip of the Goldberg jab from RAW, and polled fans on their all-time favorites.
"Who is your all time favorite?" Gunther wrote with the clip below.
WWE has been building to Zayn vs. Gunther for a few weeks. Their current series of televised matches is tied at 1-1 after Gunther defeated Zayn on RAW in June 2023, but Sami got the win back at WrestleMania XL in April, dethroning Gunther of the Intercontinental Championship.
Potential WWE Bad Blood title match
Sami Zayn vs. Gunther III is rumored to take place at WWE Bad Blood. The return of the premium live event is set for Saturday, October 5 at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
Officials have not confirmed the WrestleMania XL rematch, but it has been teased for weeks. Zayn won the Intercontinental Championship from Gunther in April, but lost it to Bron Breakker at SummerSlam. Gunther won the World Heavyweight Championship from Damian Priest at the same PLE in August.
The Great Liberator has promised to take The Ring General's gold once again. Gunther keeps dismissing Zayn's challenges, but it's believed that he will eventually grant Zayn the title shot like he did before.
