by Cody Rhodes winning Royal Rumble was already anticipated by everyone, but Gunther stole the limelight away from Cody with his performance. Gunther was the first entrant and was the last wrestler to get eliminated. He spent 71 minutes in ring, surpasses previous Rey Mysterio’s record.
WWE also teased a potential match between Brock Lesnar and Gunther, but Brock is currently feuding with Bobby Lashley, maybe after this feud, Gunther could be next in line to challenge Brock Lesnar.
Gunther was interviewed by Cathy Kelley, where he talked about this Royal Rumble performance.
“How do I feel? It was again up to me to step up and take responsibility to restore the honor of our precious sport. The whole way through they put the biggest obstacles in my way, the whole way through I’ve been there, and at the end, it was an error on my behalf. I got to blame me for that, it’s nobody else. But like we always do in Imperium, when we fall, we get back up because we are driven by a greater good. Weekend to weekend, we drive all around the country to represent this sport the way it’s supposed to be. We are Imperium and to us the mat is sacred.”(H/T: WrestlingInc)
After entering No. 1 and lasting over an hour and 10 minutes, @Gunther_AUT says he’s showing why he and #Imperium are the standard in WWE. #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/kzXGo43vnu
— WWE (@WWE) January 29, 2023
