Gunther never saw himself in WWE, says Japan was his ‘jam’

Days after retiring John Cena at Saturday Night’s Main Event, Gunther opened up about his own career and reflected on signing with WWE.

Speaking on The Ringer Wrestling Show, Gunther shared in detail about signing with WWE NXT, and how he never saw himself as a part of the Stamford-based promotion, and always envisioned ‘Japan as his jam’.

When asked if Gunther ever had any doubts about being himself in WWE when signing with the company, he said, “Oh, yes, I did. And that’s why I didn’t, yeah, sign with them for a bit before I actually went. It was definitely a fault.”

“I never saw myself in WWE. I always thought I would, yeah, if things go well, I work in Japan, and that’s my jam, and that’s where I fit. That never happened, really,” Gunther claimed. “Yeah, now we’re here. So it’s like, hard to predict. You should never like cancel anything out in your life when it comes to like possibilities and stuff like that.”

“I never expected it to fit that well as it does. But here we are. And I think as long as I can be here and be a good contrast to everybody else and provide something different, I think that’s why it fits. And as long as I can do it, I think I’m going to have a good position here.”

In the same podcast, the former champion also opened up about how he enjoyed getting ‘booed’ by the crowd after making Cena tap out.