Gunther didn’t just end John Cena’s legendary career — he strutted through a sea of furious fans and loved every second of it.
In his TMZ Inside The Ring interview, Gunther opened up about the chaos outside the arena in Washington D.C. and the volcanic reaction on Monday Night Raw the following night. While most wrestlers might’ve ducked the heat, Gunther embraced it — literally.
When asked about walking through a mob of fans without covering his face or hiding, Gunther explained it was entirely intentional.
“At first I wanted to embrace it a little bit. I mean, I could have hidden more or something, but it felt good walking through the anger of the people.”
He didn’t just stop there. After retiring Cena in brutal fashion, Gunther walked into Raw the next night knowing fans were boiling with rage — and that’s exactly why he said nothing. He chose to feed off the crowd’s hatred instead of defusing it.
“I was about to — before going out on Monday, I was thinking, okay, what do I want to say today? Like, what is there that I want to tell the people and stuff?” And as soon as I walked out, I realized — there’s not much I can really — that I should tell them today because I’m going to enjoy the damage that has been done and how upset they are.”
Gunther is turning WWE upside down — not just with what he does in the ring, but how unapologetically he carries himself outside of it. The boos, the anger, the shock — he’s feeding off it all.
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