Gunther is heading into WWE Bash in Berlin as World Heavyweight Champion, and he recently reflected on his journey coming full circle in wrestling. The WWE star spoke with CBS Sports before WWE SummerSlam earlier this month and you can see highlights below:
From wrestling at small venues around Berlin to leading Germany’s top promotion, wXw, new World Heavyweight Champion GUNTHER conquered the European indies before extending his rule to WWE. Later this month, he’ll be headlining WWE’s next historic live event, Bash In Berlin, coming home with world title gold in hand. With Ludwig Kaiser by his side once more, it’s apparent the duo have put Germany on the map as a WWE destination, an accomplishment GUNTHER reflected on in an interview prior to SummerSlam.
On his journey from wXw to now: “When Kaiser and I were in wXw, we were trying to commit to that and set everything else in life aside to make that big and get it going. We ran 60 or 70 shows a month. After every show, the big speech was that we worked hard so professional wrestling in Germany would become accessible again and to make a scene that people could enjoy and reliably be entertained. I’m obviously not the only reason this event is happening, but I want to claim that my being in WWE right now is a factor for why they wanted to do a PLE there. I think it’s a very nice accomplishment.”
On his and Kaiser’s dream of making it to now: “It was highly unrealistic. The chances weren’t that high and they weren’t for most of my career because WWE didn’t open up the way they have to the independent circuit. It changed a lot when they started signing guys from the indies and being open to the worldwide wrestling scene. It’s been a long ride to get here so now I’m ready to enjoy it.”
