The wrath of a WWE Legend; A jealous rival strikes again - 5 possible finishes for Gunther vs. Damian Priest at Survivor Series: WarGames
Damian Priest will finally get his rematch for the World Heavyweight Title at Survivor Series: WarGames. He earned the shot by winning a Fatal Four-Way on last week's WWE RAW.
The Archer of Infamy lost the title to Gunther at this year's SummerSlam after Finn Balor interfered in the contest.
Instead of former champions receiving rematches, WWE randomly books who does and doesn't earn an immediate shot at regaining the title.
With RAW's big title match set for Survivor Series: WarGames, many factors could affect the outcome. The next five finishes are possible between Gunther and Damian Priest at Survivor Series: WarGames.
#5. Ludwig Kaiser helps The Ring General
Ludwig Kaiser is always a side player in each of Gunther's feuds. That intensifies with Gunther holding the World Heavyweight Title. Sami Zayn and other challengers had to dispatch Kaiser before getting a shot at The Ring General.
Priest won a Fatal Four-Way and then defeated Kaiser on the latest episode of RAW. Gunther has shown a bit of doubt, leaving an opening for Priest to potentially regain the belt.
That opening may force Kaiser to interfere even more on Gunther's behalf to preserve his reign. He's done so before so doing it again is a strong possibility at Survivor Series: WarGames.
#4. Damian Priest regains the World Heavyweight Championship
Since he lost the title due to outside interference, Damian Priest's mystique wasn't damaged as much as it could be. Gunther's rhetoric of Priest's upbringing necessitated a messy finish.
That's what happened and Priest has now worked his way back to another shot. Several outside factors could determine the winner at Survivor Series: WarGames later this month.
A clean win over Gunther, however, would propel Priest even higher than he was as champion. It would also make The Ring General a favorite to win the Royal Rumble and challenge Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 41.
#3. Goldberg costs Gunther at Survivor Series: WarGames
A former WWE Universal Champion could also factor into who leaves Survivor Series: WarGames with the World Heavyweight Title. Gunther insulted Goldberg at Bad Blood in Atlanta, in his hometown.
Officials had to keep the two away from each other. Golberg wants a proper retirement match and interfering to get revenge on Gunther could set that up.
The two could then battle at Saturday Night's Main Event, the Royal Rumble, or WrestleMania 41. Goldberg's appearance would also provide a shocking moment and an extremely memorable one if he cost The Ring General the championship.
#2. Finn Balor costs Damian Priest again
Another star with a huge grudge might rear his head at Survivor Series: WarGames. Finn Balor has been absent from RAW for a few weeks but returned on the latest episode.
He mocked Dominik Mysterio for being unable to beat Damian Priest. Balor is still upset that his former tag partner won the title he could not. Instead of actually defending his tag team titles, WWE may thrust The Prince into the title match.
It would reignite the feud between former brothers while also protecting Priest in a potential loss to Gunther. It would be the same tactic as SummerSlam but would be effective and believable.
#1. Gunther wins clean
The most straightforward finish would be if Gunther cleanly defeats Damian Priest at Survivor Series: WarGames. He has rarely lost on the main roster and two such losses in the span of two months would slightly damage his mystique.
Gunther needs a big bounce-back victory after losing to Cody Rhodes at Crown Jewel. If he defeats Priest without interference, there would be no questions about if he could do it by himself.
A clean win would also reshuffle the deck for the next round of challengers for the World Heavyweight Title. Gunther could even beat Priest cleanly before Goldberg emerges to confront him.