Gunther returned during “WWE Raw” to determine a WrestleMania 42 feud with Seth Rollins, coming to the help of Paul Heyman.
Heyman had taken to the ring for a promo segment addressing the supposed vendetta towards him and the Vision by General Manager Adam Pearce, prompting Pearce to return out and respond. The GM told Heyman that the costs had been dropped against Rollins for his in-storyline arrest last week, and went further to say that he had also been medically cleared for competition.
A scared Heyman was then approached from behind by a masked Rollins within the ring, unmasking and clattering the manager with a steel chair shot. He arrange Heyman on the chair, presumably for a stomp onto it.
Just for Gunther to make his return and cinch in a rear choke on Rollins, pushing him up against the announcer’s desk as Rollins flailed about on the lookout for an escape. As he passed out, Gunther pointed to the WrestleMania sign. Pearce later made the match official in a backstage segment addressing the attack.
It isn’t yet clear whether meaning Gunther is part of the Vision or being represented by Heyman moving forward. Gunther was last seen beating Dragon Lee firstly of this month, having initiated one other legend-hunting feud with currently injured Rey Mysterio.
He had retired each John Cena and AJ Styles ahead of that, lending to the concept that he can be facing Mysterio in the subsequent match of that grain at WrestleMania. Now he shall be facing Rollins, one other veteran that likely won’t be retiring against the “Ring General,” even when stranger things have happened.