GUNTHER vs. El Grande Americano Advertised For WWE House Show In Germany
El Grande versus GUNTHER is being promoted.
For the majority of January 2026, WWE will be operating outside of the USA as they are starting their Road to Royal Rumble tour on January 8th. The tour will wrap on January 20th, and the shows are taking place in Europe. The 2026 Royal Rumble Premium Live Event on January 31st is emanating from Saudi Arabia.
The January 13th date is a house show at the SAP Arena in Mannheim, Germany. It is being advertised that GUNTHER versus El Grande Americano in a singles match will take place at that show.
🇩🇪 Mannheim! DAS wollt ihr nicht verpassen!* 🔥
🎟️👉 https://t.co/MudE9e7fKV#WWELive #WWEMannheim *Änderungen vorbehalten. pic.twitter.com/kanhjrXnoh
— WWE Deutschland (@WWEDeutschland) December 30, 2025
The current iteration of El Grande is played by Ludwig Kaiser. Kaiser and GUNTHER were paired together in Imperium and have been linked since before their days in WWE.
Both GUNTHER and Kasier spent time in the wXw Germany promotion and captured the promotion’s top championship.
Among those advertised for the European tour are the following names:
- Cody Rhodes
- CM Punk
- Jade Cargill
- Stephanie Vaquer
- Bron Breakker
- Bronson Reed
- Drew McIntyre
- Tiffany Stratton
- Jey Uso
- Penta
- Charlotte Flair
- Alexa Bliss
