Gunther’s reign as the Intercontinental Champion, lasting 666 days before losing to Sami Zayn at WrestleMania 40, has solidified his status as an all-time great in the WWE. Known for his no-nonsense approach, Gunther emphasizes the importance of straightforward wrestling over stunt-driven matches.
In an interview with Gorilla Position, Gunther discussed his views on hardcore stipulation matches. While he wouldn’t avoid them if necessary, he prefers not to seek out such opportunities. He appreciates traditional cage matches for their compelling nature.
Gunther criticized hardcore matches that prioritize risky jumps and high spots over storytelling. He believes in using match stipulations logically to enhance the narrative. Gunther’s focus is on creating story-driven matches that engage the audience without resorting to dangerous moves for spectacle’s sake.
Here’s what The Ring General said:
“If it’s necessary, I guess if I have to, but I would never be the guy that goes up to the boss and be like, ‘Hey, I really want to do a TLC match’ or some other crazy stipulation.
I personally like Cage Matches, I think a proper old-school cage match is a really cool attraction, but I feel like a lot of those matches turn into stunt shows at a certain point, where it’s more about who can do the riskiest jump off something instead of, okay, that’s the stipulation we have. Let’s say the cage is involved, and how do we utilize that logically and for everybody to understand and take that and build a story around it.
That would be my approach to it, rather than aiming for, ‘What can I do that’s so spectacular that it will be forever in people’s minds?’ I don’t know, that has never been my personal approach.
It’s up to every performer themselves, how they approach those things, but yeah, just for the sake of having a spectacular match that has some risky stuff, I would not want to do that.”
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