Gunther Tipped To Retire Another WWE Legend After AJ Styles

Gunther has built an interesting reputation for himself as the man who retires the legends

It started with retiring Bill Goldberg at Saturday Night’s Main Event on July 12, 2025, in Atlanta. He followed that by retiring John Cena at Saturday Night’s Main Event on December 13, 2025.

Now, it seems that he has set his eyes on AJ Styles. Their match is at the Royal Rumble, and the stipulation is that if The Ring General wins, The Phenomenal One’s career is over.

Gunther can retire Brock Lesnar after AJ Styles

On Busted Open Radio, Bubba Ray Dudley explored a situation where WWE can set up Gunther as a monster who takes the World Heavyweight Championship to the next level. The Stamford-based promotion can achieve that by having him retire Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam!

Look at what is on the table for Gunther in the next six months. The potential. Let’s look at the short term to get Gunther to where we ultimately want him in the long term. Retire AJ at the Rumble, bring back Brock, retire Brock at SummerSlam in his home of Minnesota. You have now done everything that you could possibly do to make Gunther a monster who can be next level credible World Heavyweight Champion in the future.

Even though AJ Styles has revealed that he will retire in 2026, do you think his last match will be at Royal Rumble 2026?

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