Gunther ‘enjoyed’ being booed after making John Cena tap out
Gunther has claimed that he “enjoyed” getting booed by fans following his victory over John Cena, stating that the reaction marked a shift away from any respect he previously felt from crowds.
On the December 13th edition of Saturday Night’s Main Event, Gunther retired Cena after a dominating victory. Cena tapped out and finally gave up after getting trapped in a rear-naked choke. However, the crowd immediately showcased their displeasure over the booking and heavily drowned Gunther in boos. A similar reaction followed on the next Monday-night Raw. Gunther recently appeared on The Ringer Wrestling Show and expressed his reaction to the heavy booing.
The former World Champion explained that he welcomed the change in crowd reaction, claiming that he no longer sensed any “subconscious” respect for his in-ring work and viewed that as a positive development for his character.
“I feel like I got booed before, and I got those reactions. But I always felt like a little bit of a subconscious respect for the work I do in the ring. And yeah, I feel like that’s gone,” Gunther added. “And I think that’s good. I enjoyed it because I’m not out here to, I don’t care what people have to say or judge or whatever. I know what I do, and I know what I can do and what I can’t.”
“I really don’t care about anybody else’s judgment about it. So it’s good, I feel like we’ve reached a really good point there.”
He further opened up about his thought process before going out on Raw and his plans on addressing the crowd.
“And also like Monday before going out, because I compared it to like, okay, today, I’m going to walk out first,” he continued. “What do I say to them? Like, what do I tell them? And I compared it a little bit. That was like the, what was the first promo with Brock [Lesnar] after he beat Taker[The Undertaker]? I compared it to a little bit like Roman’s [Reigns], like the promo where he said, like, ‘it’s my yard now and all that stuff.’ But I had something prepared, but I knew the whole time where it was like, I don’t have to talk to them. They are dumb. Like, there’s nothing.”
“I’m just gonna rub it in. And as soon as I walked out, I was like, I’m just gonna rub this in now. I’m gonna enjoy that.”
Walking out in front of the crowd, Gunther claimed that “Cena tapped out like a b***h” before getting drowned in another wave of heavy boos.
