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Post by Bang Bang Bart on May 6, 2023 17:37:24 GMT -5
330+ days. He's married and on vacation now. His run will continue unabated through Backlash as a result, since he’s earned a well-deserved vacation and thus won’t be defending his title tonight.
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Post by Red Mage Riot on May 6, 2023 22:30:21 GMT -5
So he's got a little over a week before he beats The Rock's total days, and just shy of a month to beat Shelton Benjamin and slide into the top 15 of all time, total.
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Post by PTBartman on May 7, 2023 13:14:12 GMT -5
Gunther’s reign is tremendous, but only if they use it as an elevation to the next level. I have my doubts on that however. Monday I want him to lose to the Miz. Then enter the Tournament but lose to Seth. Feud and win it at MITB.
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Post by The Rick Jericho on May 7, 2023 13:20:33 GMT -5
Just let it run so the Honk-O-Meter is dead. After 454 days, then he can move on.
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Post by Fake Jesus on May 7, 2023 13:23:00 GMT -5
Yeah, Honkey Tonk Man is a record that deserves to be broken. Completely achievable without making the reign feel turgid and the IC title can have a longest reigning champion that's actually not a shit Jeff Jarrett
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Post by The Rick Jericho on May 13, 2023 9:38:55 GMT -5
337+ days. No word on a challenger yet for him at Night of Champions.
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Post by Red Mage Riot on May 17, 2023 8:07:05 GMT -5
As of yesterday, GUNTHER has leapfrogged The Rock's two cumulative reigns and now sits at 341 days. The next milestone is surpassing Shelton Benjamin's three reigns at 354 days.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on May 17, 2023 9:03:59 GMT -5
I don't know guys I think Mustafa Ali can really do this.
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Post by Eunös ✈ on May 18, 2023 11:10:01 GMT -5
Update and all that...
Don Muraco - 29th June 2023 - 42 Days Time.
Randy Savage - 29th July 2023 - 72 Days Time.
Pedro Morales - 8th August 2023 - 82 Days Time.
Honky Tonk Man - 7th September 2023 - 112 Days Time.
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Post by Slammy Award-Winning Cannibal on May 18, 2023 14:11:13 GMT -5
There’s really no end in sight for GUNTHER to lose this title. It’s obvious they’ll finally break the HTM’s record. Beyond that, I wonder how long he’ll hold onto the strap. Because his reign still feels completely fresh.
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Post by Fake Jesus on May 18, 2023 14:49:10 GMT -5
I still don't get why they gave this dude the most atrocious theme song as opposed to idk even a shitty Daniel Bryan style electric guitar version of Dvorák's 9th they can claim copyright on. Like this www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuehaT7iHn0 - why not just something like this?
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Post by Mozenrath on May 18, 2023 14:50:41 GMT -5
They've done a good job not making it boring. The level of in-ring action helps, as does the fact he's had actual feuds and there are just a lot of people who can plausibly challenge for a midcard belt. It's not like when Nikki Bella had the Diva's title and it was really blatant WWE just wanted her to beat AJ Lee's record and had no real interest in actually booking much of anything for her during most of it.
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Post by The Rick Jericho on May 20, 2023 9:05:21 GMT -5
344+ days. GUNTHER slaps the shit outta Ali and clearly moves on to bigger and better things after NOC.
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Post by polarbearpete on May 20, 2023 15:34:22 GMT -5
344+ days. GUNTHER slaps the shit outta Ali and clearly moves on to bigger and better things after NOC. I’m actually expecting an Ali win, with Gunther moving into the main event scene.
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Post by XIII on May 20, 2023 15:38:57 GMT -5
There’s no reason to end this until he smashes Honky’s record. The reign still feels fresh so he’ll probably beat Ali and then some other higher profile guys for the rest of the year. I think that he’ll make it to the Rumble before losing it.
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Post by The Rick Jericho on May 27, 2023 7:21:02 GMT -5
351+ days into the reign. Likely to defeat Ali at Clash of the Champions.
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Post by floundertime on May 27, 2023 14:22:05 GMT -5
He’s coming up on Honky’s record. Bring out the Honk-A-Meter
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Post by Doo Doo is Worse Than WCW 2000 on May 27, 2023 15:13:26 GMT -5
I'd love to see Otis end it and get a big babyface moment in front of a crowd.
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Post by The Rick Jericho on May 27, 2023 15:42:09 GMT -5
I'd love to see Otis end it and get a big babyface moment in front of a crowd. Chad Gable vs. GUNTHER at the September show for the title once the Honky record is broken. One German Suplex pin from Gable would make him a star.
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Post by Doo Doo is Worse Than WCW 2000 on May 27, 2023 15:54:02 GMT -5
I'd love to see Otis end it and get a big babyface moment in front of a crowd. Chad Gable vs. GUNTHER at the September show for the title once the Honky record is broken. One German Suplex pin from Gable would make him a star. Gable works for me, too. Anybody except Riddle, really.
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