Gunther discusses the dissension within Imperium.
Gunther and Ludwig Kaiser arrived on the main roster in April 2022. Giovanni Vinci joined the duo to filly unite Imperium at WWE Clash at the Castle 2022, and the group has been an imposing unit ever since. Matt Riddle took Vinci out of action for a few weeks with a vicious assault, and he returned on the June 26 episode of WWE Raw. However, he has not competed on WWE TV since the July 10 episode of WWE Raw, where Imperium lost to Riddle and Drew McIntyre. Gunther and Kaiser walked away from Vinci after the bell.
Speaking with Riju Dasgupta for Sportskeeda WrestleBinge, Gunther was asked about the dissension within Imperium and whether Vinci's spot in the group is secure. He noted that Vinci's status hadn't been determined yet, and he implied that Giovanni had to redeem himself for his past failure.
“Well, that’s to be determined, I guess, how things go. Especially us in Imperium, everybody in there wants to be the absolute elite and wants to be at the absolute top. Sometimes, when you fail to deliver that, there are consequences for that, and it’s on you to make up again for that situation. So far, this hasn’t happened. We haven’t Gio in action since then. But that’s the situation right now. It’s not about personal or any other emotional stuff. It’s about the performance in the ring. It’s about the results. When the results are positive, the relationship is positive, and when they are negative, then everything else is negative as well," Gunther said.
Gunther was also asked about potentially adding a female to the group to counter Rhea Ripley of the Judgment Day. He responded by stating that he's not interested in expanding the stable, but he named IYO SKY or Charlotte Flair as potential picks to match Ripley.
"We get asked often if we want additional members or something. I think no, we’re good how we are. But I think if we have to choose someone, I think it would either be IYO or Charlotte, I would think," he said.
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