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Gunther is all set for a rather unusual match at WWE Backlash, where he will be facing Pat McAfee. According to wrestling veteran Vince Russo, there was a much better way to book the match that would have ensured higher stakes.
The Ring General lost his World Heavyweight Title to Jey Uso at WrestleMania 41. On the April 21 episode of RAW, he attacked McAfee and Michael Cole, after which he was indefinitely suspended. On this week's edition of Monday Night RAW, the WWE commentator cut a promo and challenged Gunther to a match at Backlash, which was later made official. The David and Goliath dynamic of the match has piqued fan interest, but Russo is not very satisfied.
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Speaking on Writing with Russo, the WWE veteran talked about how the booking could have been made more interesting by making it similar to how Attitude Era storylines were created. Russo pitched an idea that would have required Gunther to have a condition for the match.
"Here's what I am doing. If I am Gunther, I am going out, and Pat McAfee is making the challenge. And yeah, I will accept your challenge, but if I beat you, I get five minutes with him (Michael Cole). What happened to things like that, Chris? What happened to things like that?" [8:30 onwards]
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The WWE veteran laid out his prediction for Gunther's match
According to Vince Russo, it was difficult to predict what the WWE creative team might do with Gunther's match against Pat McAfee.
Speaking on the same episode of Writing with Russo, the veteran talked about how he would have booked the match if he had been the one writing.
"It is so hard to call because you just don't know what they are going to do. If it's me, I am having Gunther destroy Pat McAfee. If I am writing the show, that's what I am doing. Will they do that? I absolutely have no idea." [0:53 onwards]
It remains to be seen what Pat McAfee plans to do to level the playing field with Gunther at Backlash.
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