WWE Hall of Famer Makes Shocking Claim: Gunther Has Not Been Given Enough Opportunity As The World Heavyweight Champion

Gunther has been one of the biggest breakout stars of WWE in the recent years. He had an amazing run in the NXT UK which was the UK based developmental territory of WWE, he is also recognised as the longest reigning NXT UK Champion. The WWE fans already had high hopes for him before joining the main roster.

Soon after joining the main roster in 2022, he won the WWE Intercontinental Championship. He said a huge record for being the longest raining WWE Intercontinental Champion beating the previous record set by the Honky Tonk Man in 1988. In 2024 he achieved multiple big accomplishments like the King of the Ring tournament and he also won the World Heavyweight Championship.

WWE Hall of Famer Makes Shocking Claim: Gunther Has Not Been Given Enough Opportunity As The World Heavyweight Champion

He has been carrying the World Heavyweight championship since SummerSlam. He has been presented as a very strong world champion but WWE Hall of Famer and Tag Team legend Bubba Ray Dudley believe WWE did not give enough opportunities to the Ring General as the World Heavyweight Champion like he was given as the Intercontinental Champion. Speaking on the “Busted Open Radio” podcast, he said;

Gunther won the King of the Ring tournament of 2024

“For some reason … it doesn’t feel like GUNTHER has been given the opportunity to do the same thing for the World Heavyweight Championship as he did for the Intercontinental Championship. For some reason, there’s not as much tread; there’s not as much depth in this run.

Gunther won the World Heavyweight Championship at Summerslam 2024

"There’s a possibility, without a doubt, the way Jey Uso is continuing to climb the ladder, he’s getting as over as any guy who’s ever broken away from a tag team in WWE. To me, Jey Uso is not a World Heavyweight Champion that you’re tuning into every week to see defend the championship.”

Despite Gunther had been presented as a strong World Champion, there is no denial of the fact that his World Championship reign was not as meaningful as his Intercontinental Championship run. It's somehow felt WWE took him for granted as a worthy champion and they did not even bother to focus on his title reign. There are even rumors that he may defend his title against Logan Paul, which could be a big downgrade for him.

H/T - Wrestling Inc.