CM Punk: Gunther Is The Best Wrestler In The World, He Transcends Decades To Me
CM Punk has high praise for Gunther ahead of SummerSlam.
For years, ‘The Ring General’ has widely been regarded as one of the best wrestlers in the world. Aside from the admiration that he gets from the fans, Gunther will often get his flowers from current stars, legends, and executives as well.
Gunther will walk into the unknown at SummerSlam this weekend, as he’ll face off against CM Punk for the first time ever. Speaking with Daniel Cormier and Chael Sonnen on the latest episode of Good Guy / Bad Guy, Punk had nothing but great things to say about the World Heavyweight Champion, stating that he transcends decades.
“Gunther is a guy I’m super excited to get in the ring with. You said it, he’s on fire. This dude is the best wrestler in the world, he’s got the gold to prove it too. Everything about him is a throwback, I think he’s refreshing, I think he’s real. He had me speechless the one Monday and I’m almost speechless now trying to explain how excited I am to get in there with him because he’s a guy who represents the business to me. He’s a guy who represents the current business and you could take him and drop him into a territory in the 60s and he would thrive. You could put him in Madison Square Garden in the 70s across from Bruno or whatever he would thrive. He transcends decades to me, so he’s one of the best right now.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Punk confirmed that the match will main event night one of SummerSlam. Check out his full comments here.
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