How Gunther actually feels about not being in the WWE Title picture at SummerSlam
Gunther, who is scheduled to face Nick Aldis at WWE SummerSlam 2026, spoke with the Complex Graps Wrestling Podcast. Gunther stated the following about not being in the WWE Title picture at SummerSlam…
“So obviously, the big title is every wrestler’s goal. I mean, that’s what we’re doing it for, right? Championships, you want to be the best in the world, and yeah, everybody should strive for that.
That being said, if you only focus on—if you’re only satisfied once you’re in that top picture or competing for that title, then you’re not going to be satisfied very often because, yeah, there’s only two titles and there’s a lot of us guys. So they say you won’t be able to do it all the time.
Besides from all the annoyance with Nick [Alids] and stuff like that, I like to do those special occasion matches, if that makes sense.
And I think all the matches I had, yeah, with Goldberg, Cena, AJ are good examples, too. Even Pat McAfee. Those are like matches that are in a different light, in a different situation.
And I see that as a challenge because, at the end of the day, you got to entertain the viewer and you got to, yeah, do good for the business and the sport of pro wrestling at the end of the day.
And I like those challenges, and I like being in those special moments and, yeah, make them exciting as well.”