Gunther vows to prove that he's the top champion in WWE.
At WWE Crown Jewel, World Heavyweight Champion Gunther will face Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. The winner of the match will be crowned the inaugural WWE Crown Jewel Champion. Leading up to the match, Gunther and Rhodes have clashed in some heated exchanges across WWE Raw and SmackDown.
Speaking at WWE Crown Jewel Kickoff, Gunther delivered a final message to Cody Rhodes.
"Cody is the golden boy of this company right now. Quick statement, and as always, it’s based on facts, in my time in the company, for 80% of the time, I’ve been a champion. Tomorrow, I’m going to choke out Cody Rhodes, become the first-ever Crown Jewel Champion, and Cody’s gonna wake up and realize that he will forever be a secondary champion to me," Gunther said.
Gunther and Ludwig Kaiser will face Rhodes and Randy Orton on the November 1st episode of WWE SmackDown.
Rhodes recently discussed being a leader. Check out his comments here.
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