Wrestling veteran advises WWE to avoid a Triple Threat Match between Gunther, Sheamus, and Drew McIntyre at WrestleMania (Exclusive)

WWE could book a Triple Threat Match between Gunther, Sheamus, and Drew McIntyre at WrestleMania 39. But wrestling veteran Dutch Mantell has advised WWE against it.

On this week's episode of SmackDown, a 5-way match was contested to determine the new #1 contender for the Intercontinental Championship. Sheamus and McIntyre emerged as joint winners and will face one another next week.

Speaking on Sportskeeda Wrestling's latest edition of Smack Talk, Mantell suggested that Gunther vs. Sheamus should be booked once again, based on their previous meeting at Clash at the Castle.

"I'm gonna choose Sheamus again because of what they did at Clash at the Castle, I'd do it one more time. It was a hit there. I think when you start throwing three-ways together then you've convoluted and I think it takes some of the match quality down, really. Much easier to concentrate on one guy than two. I would go on Sheamus on that one," said Mantell. [28:00 – 29:10]

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Gunther recently praised Sheamus as the toughest opponent he has faced in WWE

Gunther recently broke character to praise Sheamus. He claimed that the former WWE Champion is the toughest opponent he has faced in the company so far.

Speaking on WWE's The Bump, the Intercontinental Champion said:

"I would say so far, looking at last year, it was definitely Sheamus. Very physical competitor, same as me. And I think that fed off each other pretty well. But it's definitely - yeah, I can say after Clash at the Castle it was definitely an experience. It's a big rush in the moment and stuff. But it was one of the most physical matches I had to go through so far. So I would say Sheamus [is my toughest opponent so far]."

Sheamus is yet to get his hands on the Intercontinental Championship. A win for him next Friday on SmackDown could lead to him completing his quest to win the one title he has never held before.

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