Here’s Why WWE’s Cryptic Video Might Not Be About Gunther Or Chris Jericho
WWE dropped a few cryptic videos on social media, and the first one had fans speculating about Gunther’s return to WWE TV.
The first video showed a mystery man walking, sporting dress shoes, formal trousers, and black socks. Given that The Ring General has often sported formal wear during promos and segments, fans speculated that the cryptic video was about his return.
On the other hand, there have been rumors of Chris Jericho’s return to WWE since his AEW contract is coming to an end. So, some fans believed it could be about Jericho as well.
WWE may not be hinting at Gunther or Chris Jericho in the cryptic videos
Sam Roberts had an interesting take on why the first video might not be about Chris Jericho or Gunther. On Notsam Wrestling, he pointed out that the walk in the video is with purpose, but Jericho has more of a rockstar strut. So, it doesn’t seem to be the AEW star.
You know, I saw even when this first foot video went up, I saw Jericho’s name started popping up.. the Jericho thing, right? It’s like Jericho’s got a bit of a strut when he walks. This is a walk with purpose, but it’s not quite the Jericho strut. Jericho, you know, Jericho kind of, he moves like a rock star. Everything that he does is rockstar-oriented. And I just don’t see I also, you know, I feel like Jericho, unless he’s starting a new gimmick where he’s wearing the suit again, would have a little more pizzazz in whatever was going on with these feet. Okay. So, I said, I don’t think this is Jericho.
Coming to Gunther, while he revealed that it was Gunther whom he thinks it is finally about, there is a tiny detail in the mix that points to the video not being about The Ring General.
Gunther is the name that ended up in my head because I’m going, obviously, there’s got to be some kind of reveal as it goes up. There is one hiccup in the Gunther prediction. Gunther doesn’t wear socks. Gunther, he’s very European. He does not like wearing socks. So often with his loafers, he’s got no socks on. However, those are shiny shoes and that’s a black slack which leads me to believe that we could be looking at formal wear.
— WWE (@WWE) October 26, 2025
One of the reasons fans are expecting to be The Ring General is because Gunther is supposed to be John Cena’s final opponent. WWE will need to bring him back to TV so the final match can be set up.
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