Seven Fighters Who Could Dethrone Gunther as WWE Intercontinental Champion

Gunther continues to reign unstoppable as Intercontinental Champion in WWE but in SUPER LUCHAS we believe that there are seven fighters that they could remove him from the throne. We put aside that WWE loves to break records and that the monarch will probably reach November 9 by then surpassing the Honky Tonk Man as the longest-lived in history. It while the Ring General rivals Drew McIntyre, before whom he should expose the title at SummerSlam, after having retained it against Matt Riddle at Money in the Bank.

► Drew McIntyre

The Scottish Warrior is who will have the next starting opportunity so we can’t rule it out. Even less considering that we are talking about a fighter who was twice WWE Champion. If he beat Gunther in The Biggest Partt of the Summer It would be a surprise because the reign would end before the record but not because of who the contender is.

At the same time, it’s interesting to note that McIntyre’s contract expires at the beginning of 2024 as he hasn’t renewed it yet. Could WWE’s intention to keep him in the company play a role in his pursuit of the championship? It would not be the first time. It is a pity that this is so but it must be taken into account.

It should also be mentioned that the construction that Gunther has made of the Intercontinental Championship cannot be underestimated. This one cannot pass into the hands, no offense intended, of Dexter Lumis. must be a WWE Superstar also renowned continue with the mission to return the value to a belt that was once great.

► Sheamus

that could also be The Celtic Warrior, who has nothing to envy his Scottish friend; What’s more, he has a much bigger career than yours. Sheamus He was a three-time World Heavyweight Champion, WWE Champion, three-time United States Champion, four-time Raw Tag Team Champion and SmackDown Tag Team Champion.

However, and here is the number one reason for the Irish to dethrone the Austrian, has never been Intercontinental Champion. If he did, he would be Grand Slam Champion. Just as he would have won all the company titles. And he would be the second to do this and also win Money in the Bank, Royal Rumble and King of the Ring.

Here a server will be completely clear: it would be an insult for Sheamus to retire without completing that record. And that happens to win this championship. It would not have to be before him Ring Generalbut since it would also mean another element of value to end a historic reign… why not?

► Brock Lesnar

And if we talk about a fighter who continues to promote the Intercontinental Championship… The only bad thing would be that The Beast Incarnate He does not usually fight in WWE, so the title would not be seen as much as it is currently, on television and in its defenses. But aside this would be another fantastic option.

Let us further consider that there is a story between these two warriors that has to be exploited. For example, Gunther arrives in 2024 as the longest-serving monarch with this belt of all time and mocking that no one is capable of beating him, that he has cleaned the entire dressing room, then the father of the ducklings appears.

Another interesting detail, which our Editor-in-Chief, Ernesto Ocampo, pointed out to me, is that whoever dethrones the native of Austria He will do it with the help of Brock Lesnar. For example, Mustafa Ali, taking into account the strange mockery of The Beast Incarnate towards this before their title match at Night of Champions.

Ali might not be the ideal to continue raising the championship but it would be his first WWE coronation and would create an interesting unknown to reveal next. Just as he would also lead Lesnar against Gunther at WrestleMania.

► OmosOmos

WWE continues to build The Nigerian Giant like his new monsteralthough at the moment it is going in stages, since it is on television for a few weeks and then it disappears, as if the company were not clear about which path to take with it, which is not difficult to understand given its inexperience and the many mistakes made with Braun Strowman.

Having said that, a good way to establish him in the middle bill is for him to win a title. For him it would be like a checkpoint of video games, the moment you save the situation, the moment, the level you are in to continue from there if you are defeated or you turn off the console. Here it has nothing to do with Gunther, it would be all for the development of Omos.

In fact, the one there is no story among them is one of the elements so this possibility does not make much sense. Another is that both are rude and neither should change sides. Let alone the Nigerian giant. That never works. a monster must be heel. That’s how it is. And more with MVP as manager.

► Seth RollinsSeth Rollins

The Visionary, The Revolutionary, Seth “Freakin” Rollins It would also be magnificent as a new Intercontinental Champion. He is the only one who has been able to keep up with Roman Reigns in the last three years. In fact, he leaving aside the Tribal Chief, would be the best of the options that we point out in this article.

What would the story be? Taking into account that Rollins is the World Full Weight Champion, How about a clash between the two in which both titles are at stake? This would lead us to remember when the same maximum monarch was WWE Champion and also won the United States Championship at SummerSlam 2015.

► GuntherGunther

The previous option brings us to this one, which Gunther be the one to dethrone Gunther. How would that be possible? It’s not something that usually happens, I don’t remember when it has happened in WWE, but when it happens it can be something big, as happened with Austin Aries in TNA in 2012.

that year, The Greatest Man That Ever Lived He was not satisfied with being the X Division Champion so he sought the World Heavyweight Championship. Hulk Hogan, then General Manager, promised him a shot at the main title if he vacated the one he already held. On the condition that all future title holders of his have an equal chance, Aries agreed and ultimately defeated Bobby Roode at Destination X to become World Champion.

Now, what if Gunther talks to WWE management to try to make the same deal and go after Seth Rollins and his championship? Once the Honky Tonk Man’s record was broken, he would have already done everything with his. What would be the next step? How could I level up like WWE Superstar? In addition, here there would be two possibilities to dethrone him, either that he himself gave the belt to the company so that it could find a new champion or that he lost it to The Visionary as we pointed out before.

► Dragon LeeDragon Lee

Recently, who writes these lines saw a video of when WWE tried to push Kalisto as the new Rey Mysteriofor example, when he won the United States Championship in 2016. This did not work but we return not only to the search for the new great masked man whom the company has not finished finding but also for the new Latin star.

And it is not just speculation because it is founded if we remember the information that we published in SUPER LUCHAS last year pointing out that the plan is for Dragon Lee to be in the main cast for WrestleMania 40. An event, now speculating, where he could face the Ring General.

Let’s imagine that the native of Tala, Jalisco, defeats Gunther and becomes the new Intercontinental Champion in his first starting opportunity, in his first Premium Live Event, Wouldn’t it be the perfect way to try to build that fighter that WWE needs?

2023-07-13 19:11:00
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