The professional wrestling world has been all up in arms ever since the controversial ending of WrestleMania 39 that saw 2023 Royal Rumble winner Cody Rhodes come up short in his attempt to dethrone Undisputed WWE Universal Champion, Roman Reigns. While there’s a conversation to be had about whether or not WWE made the right call in keeping both belts on the Tribal Chief, as well if it was too early to put the straps on the American Nightmare, there’s an entirely different conversation I want to have. And that is one surrounding Intercontinental Champion, Gunther.
In my opinion, not only did WWE make the right decision in keeping Reigns at the top of the proverbial food chain, I am in the camp that believes that it should be the Royal Rumble runner-up who should be the one to eventually bring the champ’s winning streak to an end. Here are five reasons why I think Gunther, and not Cody Rhodes, should be the undisputed champion somewhere down the road.
