Ever since Gunther defeated John Cena at the end of his retirement tour, he has been on a path of ending wrestling veterans’ careers. Recently, Gunther put another career to bed by beating AJ Styles, forcing him to retire. Now that Styles is out of Gunther’s mind, he has set his sights on something grander. This upcoming RAW, he has the opportunity to qualify for the Men’s Elimination Chamber Match.
The winner of that match will challenge the Undisputed WWE Champion at WrestleMania. The year 2026 is beyond promising for Gunther. Now that he’s billed as “The Career Killer”, there will be more victims added to his career-ending list. Here are the next possible victims of Gunther.
Rey Mysterio
The RAW after the Royal Rumble, Gunther came to the ring, gloating arrogantly about retiring AJ Styles. Gunther’s celebration ended shortly when Styles’ former tag team partner, Dragon Lee, gave “The Ring General” a piece of his mind. Lee tried to stand up to Gunther by attacking him, only to fall short by being put to sleep by Gunther.
This could set up a feud between Gunther and Rey Mysterio, as Dragon Lee is a member of Mysterio’s stable, the LWO. Although WrestleMania is still a little over two months away, WWE can plant seeds for the time being. The planting of the seeds can begin after Elimination Chamber, where Gunther can have a match with Lee.
After Gunther dominates Lee, Penta can step up to Gunther. Much like Lee, Penta can also have a match with Gunther on RAW, where Gunther picks up the win.
With Gunther likely beating Lee and Penta, this can prompt Rey Mysterio to come out to challenge Gunther as well. Gunther’s cockiness and brashness could lead him to accept Mysterio’s challenge, but at WrestleMania. Gunther explains by wanting Mysterio to put his career on the line, and Gunther may feel that there’s no better place to retire Mysterio than WWE’s biggest event, possibly.
