"Give it about a year" - Wrestling veteran hints at huge WWE return for Gunther feud

Gunther is the WWE World Heavyweight Champion [Image:WWE.com]
Gunther is the current WWE World Heavyweight Champion. [Image from WWE.com]

Former WWE manager Dutch Mantell has a huge opponent in mind for Gunther. He feels Brock Lesnar could be the perfect foil for The Ring General.

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The Beast last wrestled at SummerSlam 2023, in a losing effort against Cody Rhodes. Lesnar was later referenced and then implicated in the Janel Grant lawsuit against Vince McMahon and WWE, leading to the company maintaining distance from him. The former WWE Champion has not appeared on TV for almost two years.

On the latest episode of Story Time with Dutch Mantell, the veteran felt Lesnar vs. Gunther could do well for the global juggernaut. He noted the match had huge star power and could be a main event attraction for the company. Mantell claimed WWE will possibly consider booking the match after things cool down with Brock. He claimed the match could happen in a year.

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"Okay, I'm gonna throw a match at you. What about Brock Lesnar vs. Gunther? That might have some legs." He added, "I think Gunther and Brock Lesnar has [sic] a little bit of a box office appeal to it. I think they're gonna start talking about that. And remember, fans, you heard it here first. Give it about a year." [From 2:05 onwards]
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Gunther will face CM Punk at SummerSlam 2025

The World Heavyweight Champion will be up against a formidable opponent in the form of CM Punk at The Biggest Party of The Summer this Saturday.

Punk won a high-profile Gauntlet Match on RAW earlier this month to become the number-one contender for the Austrian's title. In the weeks leading up to the match, the two stars have confronted each other, with neither man giving an inch. They've shot some brutal verbal jabs at each other, further hyping their clash at the upcoming PLE.

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It will be intriguing to see who walks out of MetLife Stadium as the World Heavyweight Champion when these two megastars square off on television for the first time ever.


If you use the quotes from this article, please credit Story Time with Dutch Mantell and give an H/T to Sportskeeda for the transcript.

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