The Males’s WWE Royal Rumble was full of record-breaking performances, most notably so from present Intercontinental Champion Gunther.
The Ring Normal entered the match at primary and was within the closing two earlier than being eradicated by Cody Rhodes, which meant that he suffered his first defeat on WWE’s fundamental roster.
Gunther has misplaced matches beforehand, most not too long ago on RAW XXX when he was defeated in a six-man tag workforce match alongside Giovanni Vinci and Ludwig Kaiser. That being stated, this was the primary time Gunther misplaced a match by himself. Earlier than coming into the 30-Males Mayhem, the IC Champion knew his undefeated streak on the principle roster would come to an finish if he was unable to win the match.
Gunther did stroll away with a brand new Royal Rumble report since he was capable of final for greater than 70 minutes. He took over Rey Mysterio’s report, which was set greater than 15 years in the past.
Gunther continues to be unpinned on WWE’s fundamental roster
Gunther appeared unbelievable even in defeat and put over Cody Rhodes, who now has a WrestleMania date with Roman Reigns. There have been rumors that WWE could possibly be planning for a Brock Lesnar vs Gunther match for the Showcase of the Immortals. The 2 males lastly got here face-to-face within the males’s Royal Rumble match.
Gunther might have suffered his first actual defeat final night time at The Royal Rumble, however he’s nonetheless unpinned on the principle roster and can retain the report in the identical approach that Roman Reigns has over the previous three years.
Whichever star is ready to lastly pin The Ring Normal can have an enormous rub because the firm is seemingly saving this loss for an enormous second that might make one other star’s profession within the coming years.
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Take a look at unique footage of a struggle that broke out on the WWE Royal Rumble press convention right here
