{"id":346920,"date":"2026-06-07T05:56:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T00:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=346920"},"modified":"2026-06-07T05:56:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T00:26:07","slug":"gunther-teases-future-clash-with-oba-femi-indi-hartwell-blasts-wwe-for-stifling-creativity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/07\/gunther-teases-future-clash-with-oba-femi-indi-hartwell-blasts-wwe-for-stifling-creativity\/","title":{"rendered":"GUNTHER Teases Future Clash With Oba Femi, Indi Hartwell Blasts WWE For Stifling Creativity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>During a recent appearance on the \u201cNo-Contest Wrestling\u201d podcast, GUNTHER praised Oba Femi, calling him a standout talent who has made big strides in a short while.<\/p>\n<p>GUNTHER also teased a possible feud with Femi down the road.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll be able to take a look at some highlights from the podcast below:<\/p>\n<p><strong>On Oba Femi\u2019s rise: <\/strong>\u201cI truthfully don\u2019t really spend an excessive amount of time on looking what the opposite ones do. But I at all times control the large picture, and clearly Oba is a standout talent. I believe within the short time he\u2019s in the corporate, he\u2019s done huge steps. But I believe that\u2019s also \u2014 we&#8217;ll see how he deals with that. That\u2019s a giant burden, or a giant responsibility right from the get-go, and I need to see him reach that. Because I believe he\u2019s a tremendous talent, and the long run could be very vivid for him. And I hope he maintains that, stays around so when it comes all the way down to us two, he\u2019s going to be ready for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>On how he envisions a match between them: <\/strong>\u201cI\u2019m tall and I\u2019m a heavyweight. Loads of people often put me when they give thought to matches with Oba. It\u2019s not going to be something like how Oba and Brock is. I wouldn\u2019t meet Oba on a physical level within the sense of like, I\u2019m going to match him up. He\u2019s stronger than I&#8217;m, he\u2019s \u2014 I don\u2019t know if he\u2019s somewhat bit taller or not, and he\u2019s younger than I&#8217;m. So, it makes absolutely no sense.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe what would make that interesting is seeing me work perhaps even from underneath somewhat bit, wrestle from underneath against a stronger opponent. And I believe that\u2019s a test that may be interesting for him: the best way to last in an extended match. The way to endure 20 minutes with someone much, way more experienced than him. And that\u2019s why I would like him to again, experience himself first. Because once I meet him, I need to fulfill him on eye level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Exclusive Interview w\/2-Time WWE Heavyweight Champ &quot;The Ring General&quot; Gunther | No-Contest Wrestling\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8X_5CmkedjE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>During a recent appearance on the \u201cMostly Sports\u201d podcast, Kane revealed that his own fire never scared him as he stayed focused, yet other wrestlers\u2019 pyros sometimes made him jump.<\/p>\n<p>The WWE Hall of Famer pointed to Chris Jericho and Batista\u2019s loud blasts and pyro misfires during his own WWE entrances.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll be able to take a look at some highlights from the podcast below:<\/p>\n<p><strong>On the scariest WWE pyros: <\/strong>\u201cMy pyro never startled me. Probably because I used to be concentrating a lot on what I used to be doing. But like, when other people\u2019s pyro would go off, you recognize, hopefully the camera wasn\u2019t on me, since you\u2019d see big tough Kane do the flinch and the jump somewhat bit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe worst part was when it didn\u2019t go off a pair times and it\u2019s presupposed to. After which it\u2019s very embarrassing. So, you\u2019re presupposed to be this super cool dude and you may\u2019t get your signature things to work like they\u2019re presupposed to. So, that was somewhat embarrassing. Happened a pair times.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProbably Jericho\u2019s. I forget, because that they had pyro, then they went away from it, then they brought it back. I can\u2019t remember, but I just, you recognize, a pair times once I wasn\u2019t ready for it and it got me\u2026.Batista\u2019s was rather a lot. He would do the machine gun thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>On why Isaac Yankem was a worse character than The Undertaker: <\/strong>\u201cA lot of its timing, you recognize. And the wrestling dentist thing, Dr. Isaac Yankem, DDS, you recognize, that was really in an era of WWE where all the things was super PG and it was it was really cartoonish, actually. Everybody has an occupation or some form of something or other. The thing in regards to the Undertaker is it was just super cool from the start.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI used to be joking, I said I couldn\u2019t sink my teeth into it, but I just couldn\u2019t get into that character. Whereas the Undertaker was made for Mark Calaway, you recognize? I mean, just he did it so well and it was really believable. Just like the dentist was never believable, for whatever reason, cuz it was form of over-the-top silly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou concentrate on it, like, [Undertaker]\u2019s presupposed to be a dead dude. It\u2019s ridiculous. I mean, same with Kane. You&#8217;ve got this guy that\u2019s form of supernatural and may summon fire and all this. A lot of it&#8217;s the execution; the way it\u2019s presented.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kane Joins To Talk WWE, SEC Football &amp; Stanley Cup Finals | Mostly Sports EP 660 | 6.3.26\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8c1kngjZR4s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>During a recent appearance on the \u201cStudio 1 Sports Channel,\u201d Indi Hartwell revealed that WWE and NXT were so tightly controlled that it made her natural creativity go away, whereas TNA gives her way more freedom and room to grow.<\/p>\n<p>Hartwell added that she remains to be finding her footing in TNA and balancing that with YouTube and a busy indie schedule.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll be able to take a look at some highlights from the podcast below:<\/p>\n<p><strong>On the storylines that got her into wrestling: <\/strong>\u201cWell, I assume it\u2019s form of like when you consider wrestling, I personally don\u2019t consider the moves and the matches. When I&#8217;m going back to once I\u2019m 8 years old, first discovering wrestling, I don\u2019t know if the [Gene] Snitsky thing was the very first thing I ever saw, but it surely\u2019s something that was identical to ingrained in my mind. Like seeing wrestling for the primary time on TV. I used to be like, \u2018What is that this?\u2019 Like, you may\u2019t even like explain what that is. It\u2019s like a soap opera, but they\u2019re in a hoop, and so they\u2019re fighting. It\u2019s just weird. But Snitsky kicking the infant into the group is one of the memorable things for me. I don\u2019t know if other people like put that up on their list as something being memorable, but yeah, I just keep in mind that. Also, just like the live sex celebration with Edge and Lita, identical to these crazy outlandish things that you recognize, like if it\u2019s form of like if I\u2019m in my bedroom watching wrestling and my parents walk in and see that, they\u2019re going to be like, \u2018What the hell are you watching?\u2019 But yeah, just the larger-than-life stories.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd truthfully, I believe that\u2019s why the InDex stuff with me and Dexter [Lumis] like that, that stuff got really over, I assume, is the word, since it was realistic but additionally form of outlandish. So, yeah, I believe it\u2019s really vital in wrestling to have those moments and people stories because those are the things that individuals remember probably the most.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>On the wrestlers she gravitated toward while growing up: <\/strong>\u201cAs for those who I gravitated to, I loved Trish Stratus as a child. I still love her. She\u2019s like my favorite of all time. I believe a variety of girls loved her growing up watching her. So, she\u2019s someone I gravitated to. Also, the larger-than-life characters like John Cena, he\u2019s obviously a favourite. I loved Jeff Hardy growing up. Now, I\u2019m colleagues with Jeff Hardy. So, it\u2019s so sick.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>On what it\u2019s like being co-workers with The Hardys: <\/strong>\u201cI wasn\u2019t even born yet once they [started wrestling in the 90s] \u2014 like I\u2019m not even considered one in all the young people on the roster. Like, I\u2019m not a Leon Slater. Like, I\u2019m 29, but they\u2019ve been wrestling longer than I\u2019ve been alive, and so they\u2019re still wrestling, and I\u2019m on the roster with them. Prefer it\u2019s crazy. It\u2019s crazy to take into consideration these those who I watched on TV, and now I got to tag with Matt Hardy at a show last yr at TNA. Like, it\u2019s really cool.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>On the creative freedom in TNA vs. WWE &#038; NXT: <\/strong>\u201cI\u2019d obviously heard how much creative freedom you might have at TNA, but it surely\u2019s something that I\u2019m still attempting to get used to. Such as you mentioned, at WWE, things are very micromanaged, especially at NXT, because at NXT, you\u2019re form of learning the ropes. So, every step is intentional. All the things is micromanaged. And it\u2019s something that I\u2019m not likely used to. I feel like that form of made my creativity go away. So, I\u2019m still trying to search out it. It\u2019s only been a yr. You understand, you could possibly take a look at a yr and think that\u2019s an extended time, but in point of fact, I\u2019ve been wrestling for 10 years. So, the past yr at TNA is barely 10% of my profession. So, there\u2019s still more to come back, still more to learn, more to grow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>On not updating her YouTube channel in two months: <\/strong>\u201cI mean, just like the past like two months, I believe I haven\u2019t uploaded a video because I\u2019ve been specializing in other things, and yeah, I mean, it\u2019s a real thing on this business, in any business, really, you lose motivation. So yeah, that\u2019s something that I actually should like step it up. I\u2019m attempting to determine what do people wish to see from me. People wish to see a complete bunch of things. You understand, I like doing gym videos, but I don\u2019t think my audience really wants that. They only wish to see me living my on a regular basis life, you recognize? They wish to see me live my on a regular basis life. They wish to see me traveling to wrestling shows. They wish to see me backstage at a wrestling show. They wish to see my raw thoughts right after getting back from a wrestling match. Sometimes, having to love bring the camera out takes away from the moment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, I assume it\u2019s like a it\u2019s a transition again, like in TNA. I\u2019m just attempting to get used to it. I\u2019m still trying to search out my groove with YouTube, but it surely\u2019s been really fun. And I believed once I \u2014 before I got released from WWE, I actually did want to begin a YouTube channel. After which once I got released, I believed, well, that is the right opportunity. I purchased the camera, and it was a extremely good technique to connect with my supporters, form of directly. Not likely. It\u2019s not like I\u2019m live-streaming and attending to discuss with them live, but I\u2019m posting these personal videos in my house, and so they\u2019re commenting. I comment back to everyone because yeah, I just I need I need them to see an actual side of me because whenever you\u2019re wrestling on TV or on a wrestling TV show, it&#8217;s possible you&#8217;ll get 5 minutes or 10 minutes. So, people don\u2019t really get to see you. They get to see the character that whatever must be done for that show, that\u2019s what they see. They don\u2019t get to see your real personality. So, that was my predominant goal with it. I just got to maintain at it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>On how Steph De Lander helped her following her WWE release: <\/strong>\u201cI believe the one that helped me probably the most throughout this has been Steph De Lander. She\u2019s my best friend. We were best friends in Australia. We were on the indies together. We were at NXT together. She got released in 2022. And he or she form of needed to navigate that each one by herself. She had the assistance of Matt Cardona and Chelsea Green, who&#8217;ve also been a extremely great help for me. But just attempting to determine how the indies are lately because you recognize I\u2019m doing TNA, but I\u2019m also doing the indies because I&#8217;m indie wrestling. So determining how that each one worked now cuz it\u2019s different to you recognize, the last time I used to be on the indies was in 2019, so it\u2019s been quite some time co has happened since then, so the landscape has modified.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s one other major wrestling company on the market now. So there\u2019s just more opportunity. Steph has really helped me rather a lot, and Steph told me that, you recognize, whenever you\u2019re not working for WWE, and also you\u2019re on the indies, you&#8217;re working 24\/7. And it\u2019s so true. It\u2019s not such as you\u2019re just traveling to a show on the weekend and wrestling and coming home. It\u2019s like daily, I actually just got micro brawlers. There\u2019s one within the background in case you can see. \u2026 I got Micro Brawlers. So, the past few days, I\u2019m just sitting here on this office packing and shipping them out. I\u2019m making graphics for things to advertise. It\u2019s prefer it\u2019s a continuing thing, really. So, it\u2019s a grind, and it teaches you rather a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Indi Hartwell On TNA Creativity, Trish Stratus &amp; Advice After Being Released! 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