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Post by Jonathan Michaels on Aug 2, 2023 2:27:35 GMT -5
Boosts Gable immensely, frees Gunther up to go for the WHC, and I’d love to see who all Gable defends against.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Aug 2, 2023 2:46:45 GMT -5
...Wouldn't be against it. Dude rules.
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Post by King Devitt and the Woke Mob on Aug 2, 2023 2:52:07 GMT -5
Count me in as well. Gable could easily carry on the importance Gunther has built with the title.
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Post by fg on Aug 2, 2023 6:46:03 GMT -5
Count me in as well. Gable could easily carry on the importance Gunther has built with the title. What about Alpha Academy? We don’t want WWE to split up tag teams again.
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Post by Mid-Carder on Aug 2, 2023 6:53:41 GMT -5
I'd be up for that, as long as Gunther beats the all-time record first. It seems pointless to come this far in the reign not to give him the record.
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Aug 2, 2023 8:52:28 GMT -5
I'd be up for that, as long as Gunther beats the all-time record first. It seems pointless to come this far in the reign not to give him the record. Especially since it would be taking it from the Honky Tonk Man who is not the most beloved figure
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Post by Jonathan Michaels on Aug 2, 2023 10:07:11 GMT -5
Count me in as well. Gable could easily carry on the importance Gunther has built with the title. What about Alpha Academy? We don’t want WWE to split up tag teams again. Wouldn’t have to split. It would be nice for a face champ to have regular backup. For example, you know Miz would be coming after Gable but Otis, who has a history with Miz, would make sure he didn’t pull any of his shenanigans, and would keep his hired gun Bronson Reed at bay.
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Post by A Little Doo Doo on Aug 2, 2023 10:48:02 GMT -5
Either Alpha Academy guy doing it would be great. They both deserve it.
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Post by Hypnosis on Aug 2, 2023 11:10:52 GMT -5
Since Sheamus didn't earlier this year, Chad Gable would be another great choice.
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Post by salz4life on Aug 2, 2023 11:40:14 GMT -5
That's a solid idea.
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Post by Mozenrath on Aug 4, 2023 2:59:27 GMT -5
I would love him as a candidate.
I do want GUNTHER to beat the record, but I don't think he needs to lose the title through some bullshit after in order to ascend to the main event. If anything, it'd risk damaging his credibility to so blatantly protect him. He just needs to put over someone who can make it feel worthwhile, and Gable would work nicely.
I also prefer this option over Dragunov, who is obviously very talented but if he popped onto the main show and defeated him from out of the blue, it'd feel really contrived.
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Post by msc on Aug 8, 2023 5:43:09 GMT -5
The match is on.
(Ring General vs Gunther would have been a fun title for this thread.)
Not massively into the WWE at the moment, but I'm loving how clearly over with the crowds Chad Gable is nowadays.
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Post by mj0mn0m on Aug 8, 2023 6:04:00 GMT -5
Gable vs. GUNTHER is happening?
This is the most I've looked forward to a men's match in WWE this year.
Go, Gable! 😎👊
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Post by An Dog On An Skateboard on Aug 8, 2023 6:33:05 GMT -5
I haven't watched WWE in ages but I'll actually make the effort with this I think, I was a massive fan of Gunther/Walter on the indy scene, and where he always excelled was at David vs. Goliath matches where he plays the big bully heel to an underdog never-say-die babyface. So this has the potential to be really, really good if it's allowed to be.
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Post by chronocross on Aug 8, 2023 6:52:58 GMT -5
I missed Raw last night, is the match taking place next week?
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Post by clifford on Aug 8, 2023 6:56:25 GMT -5
Payback is just before the IC title record gets broken, right?
They should do Gable/GUNTHER at Payback, and have Gable come extremely close to winning, to test the crowd reaction, but GUNTHER wins, gets the record a few days later, and you can set up a rematch down the line where Gable goes over and wins the title.
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Aug 8, 2023 8:19:34 GMT -5
Payback is just before the IC title record gets broken, right? They should do Gable/GUNTHER at Payback, and have Gable come extremely close to winning, to test the crowd reaction, but GUNTHER wins, gets the record a few days later, and you can set up a rematch down the line where Gable goes over and wins the title. I’d do it so that Gable nearly wins, and Gunther has to resort to cheating just to retain because he really wants to break the IC title record. This way, you can give Gable a good reason to want a rematch because he got screwed out of a near-victory.
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Aug 8, 2023 8:49:21 GMT -5
There's a sentimental part of me that would want GUNTHER to hold it until Mania 40 and then have one last showdown with Sheamus and drop it there. Gable winning as a surprise after GUNTHER breaks the record would be fun, too.
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Post by sarkerpolseng on Aug 8, 2023 13:26:51 GMT -5
Crowds are really loving Chad Gable and American Alpha these days. He deserves it, and I am happy he has really come out of his shell and getting over on his talents.
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Post by Fade on Aug 8, 2023 20:33:43 GMT -5
I so badly want GUNTHER to break the HTM record and for Gable to beat him after. If the title shots before, I don’t see it, but Gable’s about the closest it’s come to an ideal usurper to GUNTHER’s reign with prbly only Sheamus as the exception.
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