Gunther & Nick Aldis scuffle following WWE Night of Champions
Gunther wasn’t happy about another title match loss.
During the Night of Champions post-show, Gunther confronted GM Nick Aldis backstage, angry about losing another WWE title match, this time to Sami Zayn. Gunther told Aldis that he jealous because he was a failed wrestler. Gunther poked Aldis, who responded by shoving Gunther as they were separated by officials, with Aldis telling Gunther he’d see him on Friday.
In the main event of Saturday morning’s show in Saudi Arabia, Gunther was knocked out of the ring during the final moments of the WWE title match. Zayn ended up scoring the win after countering a crossroads from Cody Rhodes into a rollup, winning his first World title in WWE.
Third time is not the charm for Gunther
Gunther had been looking for his WWE Championship win dating back to Clash in Italy, when he lost the WWE Championship match despite having his foot on the ropes. He demanded Aldis give him a rematch for the title, and picked Sami Zayn as the special referee for his rematch as part of the negotiatons. But that too ended up in chaos as after Gunther attacked Zayn with a powerbomb, Zayn retaliated by fast counting Gunther.
Rhodes eventually demanded that Gunther return and continue the match. Gunther attacked Zayn backstage and went back to the ring to continue the match, but Zayn arrived soon after and attacked Gunther for the DQ. That led to Rhodes asking Aldis for the three-way at Night of Champions.
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