Below are a couple of top WWE news stories of the day, featuring Gunther, Pat McAfee, and Vince McMahon.
• Gunther Reacts To Pat McAfee Match Announcement
On last night’s RAW, Pat McAfee addressed Gunther attacking him and Michael Cole last week. McAfee said since the day he met Michael Cole, he’s been a friend and been loyal to him. Pat said he will remain loyal to Cole until he’s dead, and had no choice but step in when Gunther put his hands on Cole.
Pat asked Nick Aldis (who was filling in for Adam Pearce) to come out and requested that he lift Gunther’s suspension and book them in a match. Aldis made the match official for Backlash.
Gunther had the following reaction to this match announcement:
— GUNTHER (@Gunther_AUT) April 29, 2025
Below is the updated card for Backlash 2025 on May 10th:
– Undisputed WWE Championship: John Cena (c) vs. Randy Orton
– Gunther vs. Pat McAfee
– Women’s Intercontinental Championship: Lyra Valkyria (c) vs. Becky Lynch
RELATED: Real Reason Behind Gunther Being Suspended By WWE
• Vince McMahon Originally Didn’t Allow Top WWE Star To Use Legendary Finisher
During an interview with Chris Van Vliet, Kevin Owens revealed that Vince McMahon originally didn’t allow him to use the Stone Cold Stunner as his finishing move:
“I asked [Steve Austin] I want to do the Stone Cold Stunner as my finisher, and I just want to make sure you’re okay with it, and he said, ‘Yeah, I actually can’t believe nobody’s asked me already yet. So yeah, please go ahead.’ So I was really pumped.
Then I went to Vince and asked him if I could, and he said, ‘No, you can’t do that.’ Okay. Then years went by and I got hurt. I went away for a bit and I came back as a babyface.
My first match back was a tag team match against Erick Rowan and Daniel Bryan, who was doing the protecting the Earth, and I had to go over. I had to beat Bryan that night. They’re like, well, what do you want to do? Stone Cold Stunner? And they said, okay, all right. And that was it. From then on became my finish.”
