10 Things That’d RUIN WWE’s 2024
8. GUNTHER Does The Losing Streak Gimmick
No, no, no, no, NO!
Toys would be thrown out of prams and dummies would be spat if WWE turned GUNTHER into the latest vicious heel to get a softer side and start doubting his own abilities. Building the Imperium leader up is the only way. He doesn’t need to win every single match, obviously, but the whole losing streak/lost confidence story is rarely handled well with heels.
It doesn't need to come into play when scheming GUNTHER's booking plans. Again, he can lose matches, but it's how the big Austrian drops to defeat that matters. If he becomes 2024's version of "Bum Ass Corbin", then forget it. That's hardly going to carry GUNTHER all the way to headline smash hits vs. Cody Rhodes, is it?
Sadly, the losing streak trope is one WWE has leaned on many times over the decades. It's an out when they've got no concrete plans for someone, and acts as an easy story which doesn't require much thought. Cool, but just keep it away from the record-breaking ex-Intercontinental Champ.