Gunther was called up to the WWE main roster a few months ago and he has quickly established himself as a force to be reckoned with. Currently he holds the Intercontinental Championship and it seems that the sky is the limit for Gunther. Now that Vince McMahon is retired Triple H is in charge of WWE creative, but Gunther noted while speaking with Chuck Bean of Nerdradio that he’s glad he got to work with Vince.
“I’m actually glad I got the chance to work with Vince a little bit. My time there and the few interactions we had, there weren’t that many. I’m kind of glad that happened so I still make the experience a little bit. Obviously, everybody was surprised by that. Whatever company, if somebody else is in charge, things are going to be done a little different. Everybody has their own approach. I haven’t felt stressed or anything like that before, I always focused on myself, did myself, and that’s not going to change.”
For years WWE Superstars didn’t refer to themselves as wrestlers, but following Vince McMahon’s retirement there’s been a lot of talk about the words “wrestling” and “wrestlers” being used on TV again. However, Gunther noted that there hasn’t been any sort of memo issued to inform talent that they can start using the words again.
“From the tweet, there was big reactions and stuff, if you open my Twitter page or Instagram, it’s always said Berufsringer, the German word for professional wrestling. It’s always been in there. Professional wrestling is a sports entertainment. It’s a sport that this there to entertain. It’s not a competitive sport. You can say one or the other way. I always refer to myself as a professional wrestler. Even in WWE, where the entertainment aspect is way higher compared to other places, at the end, when the bell rings, wrestling will never change. There has not been a memo or something where it’s like, ‘Hey guys, you can call yourself wrestlers again.’ I never stopped referring to myself as that.”
Gunther will defend his Intercontinental Championship against Sheamus at WWE Clash at the Castle on Saturday, September 3. Stay tuned for more updates as they become available.
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