Gunther sends a two-word message ahead of his World Heavyweight Championship match against Damian Priest
WWE Superstar Gunther has sent a two-word message ahead of his World Heavyweight Championship match against Damian Priest. The Archer of Infamy will put his title on the line at the SummerSlam Premium Live Event.
Priest's title reign began at WrestleMania XL when he defeated Drew McIntyre to win the title after cashing in his Money in the Bank contract. Since winning the title, he has successfully defended it against Jey Uso, McIntyre, and Seth Rollins.
Ahead of Priest's collision with Gunther at SummerSlam, the challenger hyped up the title match. On Instagram, The Ring General sent a two-word message.
"THIS SATURDAY," wrote Gunther.
Check out the Instagram post below:
Jim Cornette wants Gunther to dethrone Damian Priest
Jim Cornette believes Gunther should win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at The Biggest Party of the Summer.
Speaking on the Drive-Thru podcast, Cornette predicted a member of The Judgment Day to get involved in the title match between the two superstars, leading to Damian Priest's defeat. He said:
"Gunther needs this. He can do something with it, with this title. He also is more over at this point than poor Priest. And I think it would be best-serving everybody. Gunther gets a major win and has a new championship belt and is one of the two top singles guys, Priest is the victim of some malfeasance or malpractice by some member of The Judgment Day doing what they should've known not to do, and that leads him in a different direction, and off we go to the races."
Earlier this year, Gunther's historic reign as the Intercontinental Championship ended at 666 days at the hands of Sami Zayn. However, he could sit at the top of the throne by winning the World Heavyweight Championship and ending Damian Priest's first reign as a world champion.
It remains to be seen who walks out of Cleveland as the World Heavyweight Champion on August 3.