Although they have not but had a televised match on the primary roster, WWE stars GUNTHER and Ilja Dragunov have been rivals for a very long time, courting again to their days on the European unbiased wrestling scene. Sadly, Dragunov reportedly suffered a torn ACL throughout a home present match in opposition to GUNTHER over the weekend, which might hold him out of the ring for the subsequent six to 9 months. In response, the World Heavyweight Champion had some harsh phrases to share on X concerning his rival.
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“Weak issues break,” GUNTHER wrote, sharing footage from “WWE Uncooked” that recapped Dragunov’s harm.
Previous to the harm, Dragunov had not been concerned in an energetic storyline on WWE TV. His most up-to-date TV match befell on the September 9 version of “WWE Uncooked,” with Dragunov participating within the Deadly 4-Approach to decide a number-one contender to the WWE Intercontinental Championship — a match that Jey Uso gained. Every week earlier than that, Dragunov defeated Dominik Mysterio and Dragon Lee in a Triple Menace to earn a spot within the four-way bout.
As for GUNTHER, he has been having a banner yr, transitioning from a record-breaking reign with the Intercontinental Championship to rapidly turning into the World Heavyweight Champion. Nonetheless, since capturing that title at WWE SummerSlam, GUNTHER has defended it on a televised present simply as soon as, with a victory over Randy Orton at WWE Bash in Berlin.
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The champion is now engaged in a feud with Sami Zayn, and final night time throughout “Uncooked,” GUNTHER lastly agreed to present Zayn a match with the World Heavyweight Championship on the road. Although WWE Dangerous Blood is ready to happen this Saturday, it does not appear as if the match will occur fairly but.
