Veteran star calls Gunther ‘the future’ following WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event
Gunther defeated John Cena at WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event, earning praise from veteran star The Miz, who labeled the Austrian star “the future” of the company following Cena’s final match.
In the final match of the night at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., fans witnessed Gunther trap Cena in a rear-naked choke, forcing him to finally give up. With the decisive victory tonight, Gunther solidified his top rank in the promotion. Soon after, at the Saturday Night’s Main Event post-show, former WWE Champion The Miz heaped praise on the Austrian wrestler and called him the future.
“Gunther is the future,” The Miz noted. “You look at Gunther, he is the future, whether you like it or not. He is the future of this business.”
“People are like, ‘Oh, he’s in his upper 30s,’ this guy is in his prime. I have wrestled him, I have been in the ring with Gunther, I know how lethal, how damaging he can be.”
He further continued on how Cena did the ‘right thing’ by tapping out to Gunther.
“Think about John Cena’s career, just for one second. Who did he always go up against? The biggest, baddest heel. The guy that is getting booed out of the building is whom ‘Super Cena’ went up against, and normally, he would beat them. And then they would be like, ‘Oh, John Cena beats everybody! I can’t stand him.’ And now, now what happens? John Cena did the right thing; he tapped out and gave up to Gunther!”
Later in the night, Triple H also appeared at the post-show, where he opened up in detail about the promotion’s decision to have Gunther win against Cena.
