Gunther wrestled Randy Orton in the finals of the King Of The Ring tournament. Gunther ambushed Randy and finally win the match, and becomes the King Of Ring.
Booker T recently on his Hall Of Fame podcast, where he talked about Gunther winning King Of The Ring. Booker T feels Gunther is tailor made for the role.
“He’s tailor-made for this role, he really is. If anybody going into this King of the Ring tournament you thought would come out on top and would have a really, really good chance at being a really, really great King, I think you would think of GUNTHER, having the longest-reigning Intercontinental Championship run of all time, surpassing one Honky Tonk Man…”
“Everyone looking for a grade from King Booker, how one is doing playing that role. So, me personally, I’m looking forward to seeing exactly how Gunter plays this role… He’s a guy that’s gonna take no prisoners. He’s a guy that’s gonna really have the moniker of King.” (H/T: WrestlingInc)