Gunther has been the most hated wrestler among the WWE fans ever since he defeated John Cena in his farewell match. Cena had an excellent retirement tour throughout the year 2025, and he announced that he would be having a farewell match on December 13 at Saturday Night's Main Event.
WWE organised a 16 man tournament to determine his final opponent. Gunther won this tournament and earned the right to challenge John Cena in his last ever rotational wrestling match. Not only did he defeat Cena in this match, but he also made him tap out. This is the first time in 21 long years that Cena lost a match via submission.
Gunther response to the hatred he received for defeating John Cena
But ever since The Ring General made Cena tapout, the fans are extremely unhappy with him, and they kept on booing him quite loudly. He is presently standing as the biggest heel of WWE. Recently, he talked about the hatred he had been receiving following the match with John Cena. Speaking on “The Masked Man Show,” he said the following;
Gunther has been bragging about beating Cena in farewell match ever since
“Yeah, in WWE for sure. It’s true, because I agree with you. I feel like I got booed before and I got those reactions, but I always felt like a little bit of a subconscious respect for the work I do in the ring. And yeah, I feel like that’s gone.
He teased a new rivalry with AJ Styles on the latest episode of RAW
“And I think that’s good. I enjoyed it, because I’m not out here to — I don’t care what people have to say or judge or whatever. I know what I do and I know what I can do and what I can’t, and I really don’t care about anybody else’s judgment about that. So it’s a good, I feel like we’ve reached a really good point there.”
WWE decided to cash in on the opportunity to put him over as the biggest heel of the promotion. In the following two weeks of RAW, Gunther appeared to brag about his victory over John Cena and kept rubbing it. It is quite clear that WWE wants to cash in on its heel heat, and it is an excellent decision. He teased a new rivalry with AJ Styles next.
Gunther comments on the reaction he received following his match with John Cena
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Gunther has been the most hated wrestler among the WWE fans ever since he defeated John Cena in his farewell match. Cena had an excellent retirement tour throughout the year 2025, and he announced that he would be having a farewell match on December 13 at Saturday Night's Main Event.
WWE organised a 16 man tournament to determine his final opponent. Gunther won this tournament and earned the right to challenge John Cena in his last ever rotational wrestling match. Not only did he defeat Cena in this match, but he also made him tap out. This is the first time in 21 long years that Cena lost a match via submission.
Gunther response to the hatred he received for defeating John Cena
But ever since The Ring General made Cena tapout, the fans are extremely unhappy with him, and they kept on booing him quite loudly. He is presently standing as the biggest heel of WWE. Recently, he talked about the hatred he had been receiving following the match with John Cena. Speaking on “The Masked Man Show,” he said the following;
Gunther has been bragging about beating Cena in farewell match ever since
“Yeah, in WWE for sure. It’s true, because I agree with you. I feel like I got booed before and I got those reactions, but I always felt like a little bit of a subconscious respect for the work I do in the ring. And yeah, I feel like that’s gone.
He teased a new rivalry with AJ Styles on the latest episode of RAW
“And I think that’s good. I enjoyed it, because I’m not out here to — I don’t care what people have to say or judge or whatever. I know what I do and I know what I can do and what I can’t, and I really don’t care about anybody else’s judgment about that. So it’s a good, I feel like we’ve reached a really good point there.”
WWE decided to cash in on the opportunity to put him over as the biggest heel of the promotion. In the following two weeks of RAW, Gunther appeared to brag about his victory over John Cena and kept rubbing it. It is quite clear that WWE wants to cash in on its heel heat, and it is an excellent decision. He teased a new rivalry with AJ Styles next.