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Heading into the second match of Survivor Series, Gunther and The Miz were handed a bit of a raw deal from the WWE Universe. Tasked with following up a pretty good Women’s WarGames match that really heated up towards the end and a backstage segment where Sami Zayn noted to Jey Uso that Randy Orton […]

At Survivor Series, The Miz has a chance to do the unthinkable: Dethrone Gunther as the Intercontinental Champion. Now granted, looked at in a vacuum by some otherworldly wrestling enthusiasts, seeing the “A-Lister” unseat the “Ring General” wouldn’t be that big of an upset, as Miz is a two-time Grand Slam Champion who has accomplished […]

As you may or may not know, WWE wasn’t the number one goal for Gunther when he started out his professional wrestling career. Sure, the man known affectionately as the “Ring General” wanted to make a living as a professional wrestler and did everything in his power to make that happen, but after coming up […]

When Gunther began his professional wrestling journey all the way back in 2005, there wasn’t a clear pathway to WWE. Granted, there were plenty of European performers who worked for WWE or WCW during the time when Gunther was growing up, with performers like William Regal and Nikolai Volkoff coming up through the European scene […]

Gunther is one of the biggest, baddest champions in the entire WWE Universe. Since defeating Ricochet for the International Championship last summer, the Ring General has defeated just about everyone on both RAW and SmackDown, with no signs of slowing down after a record-breaking 528-day -and counting – run with the “Workman’s Title.” Discussing the […]

At Crown Jewel, Logan Paul did something no other celebrity has done in WWE history: Win the United States Championship. That’s right, since the belt was first won by the late, great Eddie Guerrero in 2003, all 48 of the 48 performers who held the belt were, you know, full-time professional wrestlers, as opposed to […]

After finishing up his program with LA Knight and John Cena before the dynamic babyface duo turned their attention to The Bloodline, The Miz needed to find something new to occupy his time within the WWE Universe, at least until the next season of Miz and Mrs. starts to film for Season 4 should the […]

There was a time when Carmelo Hayes was the certified face of NXT, and arguably the top priority in WWE’s developmental system. On paper, it made sense, right? After working his way up the ranks, beating darn near every performer the brand had to offer and establishing himself as the next great do-it-all cruiserweight, Hayes […]

After watching Chad Gable, the presumed number one contender for Gunther’s Intercontinental Championship, take a loss to “Big” Bronson Reed a few minutes before his scheduled match with Giovanni Vinci on RAW, Tommaso Ciampa took a few moments to address the WWE Universe and let the fans and wrestlers alike know exactly what his intentions […]

Though Gunther remains the Intercontinental Champion after securing a crucial win over Chad Gable earlier this month on RAW, fans, pundits, and WWE Hall of Famers alike are already starting to fantasy book what the “Ring General” will look like when he’s freed up to be a hunter instead of being tasked with all challengers […]

Though it didn’t come with some grand gesture or a redemption arc of legendary proportions, Chad Gable has quietly but steadily become one of the top babyfaces on the RAW brand through his back-and-forth program with Gunther and even after failing to capture the Intercontinental Championship before the “Ring General” could set the all-time record […]

By securing a win over Wes Lee in the opening contest of NXT, Ilja Dragunov has officially punched his ticket to No Mercy, where he will challenge for the NXT Championship for the fifth time in his career in WWE’s stateside developmental program. At 29, Dragunov has wrestled all over the world, worked matches against […]

When Chad Gable took the ring against Gunther for the third time mere days before the “Ring General” unseated The Honkey Tonk Man’s all-time Intercontinental Championship record, the “Master” of Alpha Academy took things personal. Despite the lofty task at hand, the former Olympian hit the media circuit, brought his family to the show, and […]

For the last six or so months, one of the more persistent stories that won’t seem to go away regards Drew McIntyre‘s future in the WWE, whatever that may be. After taking a huge loss to Gunther in a three-way contest for the Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania 39, McIntyre was placed on the shelf for […]

After weeks and weeks of anticipation, Gunther and his current rival, Chad Gable, finally got in the ring for the rubber match of their feud, working a main event showcase with no stipulations, no time limits, and, most importantly of all, no members of either team allowed ringside to interfere with the outcome for better […]

After jumping through hoop after hoop after hoop, Chad Gable was finally afforded a chance to get in the ring with the “Ring General” of Imperium, Gunther, for his final scheduled Intercontinental Championship bout before officially surpassing The Honkey Tonk Man as the longest-reigning holder of the title. Taking the ring at the Spectrum Center […]

With Chad Gable officially set to take place in the biggest match of his professional wrestling career, a match that could either make him a singles champion for the first time in his professional career or clear the path for Gunther to become the longest-reigning Intercontinental Champion in WWE history, WWE sent Byron Saxton to […]

Though he may not currently have the Intercontinental Championship around his waist, Chad Gable earned a pretty darn good consolation prize on RAW, when he became the first man to secure a singles win – albeit count-out – over Gunther since he was elevated onto the WWE main roster in 2022. Call it a cheap […]

After watching Gunther take his first singles loss on the WWE main roster to Chad Gable, Ludwig Kaiser vowed to do everything in his power to make sure the leader of Imperium didn’t have to turn in his Intercontinental Championship to Alpha Academy in the future. But how would he do it? Would Kaiser use […]

There was basically no downside for Chad Gable when he took the ring against Gunther on RAW. If he won the match, Gable would earn his first-ever singles title win as a member of the promotion, an improbable yet true distinction, and finally prove to folks the world over that the Alpha Academy breeds champions. […]

When Gunther takes the ring on the Friday, September 8th edition of SmackDown, he will officially be the longest-reigning Intercontinental Champion in WWE history… assuming he doesn’t lose to Chad Gable first either on the Blue Brand or in a match booked for Payback the week before. Standing pretty at 437 days with the strap […]

After splitting their matches on a second-straight episode of RAW, the members of Alpha Academy, Chad Gable, Otis, and Maxxine Dupri, took their show to the locker room to evaluate their options against an Imperium trio that just won’t seem to quit. On paper, the faction is far better off than they were even a […]

Ahead of Giovanni Vinci’s scheduled match with Chad Gable on RAW, the “Ring General” himself, Gunther, decided to ascend to the top of the WWE  announce table to send a message to the Alpha Academy and the rest of the WWE Universe about who has a legitimate shot at ending his Intercontinental Championship reign and […]

Before Gunther won the Intercontinental Championship in 2022, before he held the NXT UK Championship for nearly 900 days, and before he even signed a contract with WWE in the first place, he was Walter, the Austrian monster who had over 900 matches on his resume split over a 17-year independent career. How does it […]

As crazy as it may sound, considering he’s been the Intercontinental Champion for 425 days and counting, Gunther has only been a member of WWE’s main roster for 16 months, making his debut alongside Ludwig Kaiser on SmackDown following incredible careers in NXT. Though a lot has changed since last April, with Giovani Vinci re-joining […]

Though Chad Gable may be a tad prickly, as he spent quite a while working heel before fully turning babyface with his fellow Alpha Academy members Otis and Maxxine Dupri, at his heart, the former member of American Alphas is a babyface hero, especially when he’s wrestling in front of his home city of Minneapolis, […]

With just 33 days left before Gunther officially eclipses the Honkey Tonk Man as the longest-reigning Intercontinental Champion in WWE history, it always felt like a longshot that Drew McIntyre would secure the win at SummerSlam. Sure, the show marked the first official year since Paul “Triple H” Levesque was in charge of the WWE […]

With SummerSlam officially upon us, performers on the show and off of it have been using the opportunity to talk themselves up and trash talk performers – and in Trish Stratus’ case, Adm Pearce – in a classic case of posturing. It makes sense, right? If a performer like Gunther can get in Drew McIntyre‘s […]

At SummerSlam, Drew McIntyre is going to either secure a very big win the likes of which alters the WWE record books forever, as Gunther will be just 33 days away from overcoming Honky Tonk Man’s 454-day record with the Intercontinental Championship, or he will drop the ball, drop the match, and drop down the […]

Though it may not often seem like it, Drew McIntyre actually has a great deal of respect for Gunther. Two members of the Intercontinental Championship fraternity, a group that features 184 different title reigns since the belt was introduced in 1979, including three by the strap’s lone female holder, Chyna, Gunther has helped to elevate […]

Whether they wrestle one more match, 100 more matches, or never wrestle again, Ilja Dragunov and Gunther will forever be linked for one reason and one reason alone: NXT UK. Working on one of the most criminally overlooked brands in the WWE Universe, Dragunov, and Gunther – then wrestling as Walter – went to absolute […]

Matt Riddle finds himself in an interesting place in the WWE Universe at the moment. On one hand, he’s still feuding with Gunther, the leader of an Imperium faction that has consistently gotten his goat over the past few months, but now he has Drew McIntyre by his side, and after a few months away, […]

Everywhere Gunther has gone in professional wrestling, he’s made himself into a featured player; he was a star in wXw, a dominant force in Progress, a star in PWG, and the near-unbeatable force in NXT UK, where he held the belt a month short of 900 days before dropping the strap to Ilja Dragunov to […]

Gunther is just 48 days away from being the longest-tenured Intercontinental Champion in WWE history. Since winning the strap on June 10th, 2022, Gunther has successfully defended his title on 12 occasions, put down some of the best performers the WWE roster has to offer, and has established Imperium as one of the most imposing […]

After making a massive, massive return at Money in the Bank a few hours south of his hometown of Ayr, Scotland, Drew McIntyre has had Gunther shaking in his wrestling boots, with the “Scottish Warrior” seemingly knowing the “Ring General’s” every move before he does and having an answer for every one of Imperium’s schemes, […]

After the one-two-three punch of taking a loss to Matt Riddle, being chased off by Drew McIntyre, and then being challenged to a match against the dynamic, Jimmy’s Famous Seafood-loving tag team on RAW, Gunther, Giovanni Vinci, and the rest of Imperium – aka just Ludwig Kaiser – weren’t feeling too hot when Byron Saxton […]

When it was announced that Gunther was going to defend his Intercontinental Championship mere miles away from where he spent 900-plus days as the NXT UK Champion versus Matt Riddle at Money in the Bank, it left a meh reaction from fans across the WWE Universe. Sure, Gunther and Riddle have been going at it […]

After holding the Intercontinental Championship for 376 days and counting, coming just 78 days short of the Honkytonk Man’s record of 454, it’s only natural for fans and professional wrestling pundits alike to wonder if the time is right for Gunther to step out of the comfort zone and take a shot at one of […]

If there’s one complaint some fans have about Gunther‘s run at the top of the SmackDown and now RAW roster – other than, you know, the weird 1940s German stuff that persistently keeps coming up in ideas from creative – it’s that he maybe hasn’t been afforded the best competition as a member of the […]