"He's not coming" - Gunther confirms former WWE Universal Champion has now retired

Gunther was present on WWE RAW tonight as he stood in front of the crowd and said how his next opponent for SummerSlam was going to be determined. He said he didn't care who won, but he also mentioned that a former WWE Universal Champion has now officially retired.

At Saturday Night's Main Event, in a match where he had the chance to be Goldberg's last-ever opponent, he did just that, putting away the star and retaining his World Heavyweight Title. However, that was not all he accomplished. The bout was supposed to be the final match of Da Man's long and decorated career. With him choking Goldberg out, he put the veteran down, ending his career once and for all.

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On RAW tonight, Gunther confirmed that the former Universal Champion has retired once and for all. Speaking about Goldberg, while out in the ring, the champ said:

"He's not coming."

The Ring General confirmed that Goldberg's career was over after he choked out the legend at Saturday Night's Main Event and that he was prepared for whatever was next for him at SummerSlam. He added that it didn't matter, because at the end of the day, he would still be the champion.

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Anirban Banerjee is a journalist from Kolkata, India and has been a part of building Sportskeeda's WWE section over the past 8 years. He's been an Assistant Content Manager for the team during the past 3 years as well. Banerjee has interviewed Jon Jones, Conor McGregor, 'Cowboy' Cerrone, Jorge Masvidal, Mandy Rose, Joe Hendry, Darren Till, and many others.

Anirban has worked in the field of wrestling and mixed martial arts journalism for several years. In addition to his work on Sportskeeda, Anirban is a fiction writer and has co-written over 20 biographies. He was also a columnist for 90 Minutes.

In his free time, Anirban is an avid reader and spends hours lost in books.

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