Gunther Booked To LOSE On WWE Raw!

What happened and what changed regarding Gunther Vs Jey Uso on Monday Night Raw?

by Michael Hamflett
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Was Gunther supposed to LOSE the Intercontinental Championship to Jey Uso on last night's Monday Night Raw?

Astonishingly, maybe.

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Per the typically reliable WrestleVotes, there were feelers out for some time that the plan was for 'Main Event' Jey Uso to see through his plan to win a singles title and, in the process, end Gunther's historic Intercontinental Championship reign.

Less than an hour after the show concluded, the account posted the following on X;

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"Hearing an interesting story we hope to follow up on with more tomorrow… source states there were multiple people within the company under the impression Jey Uso was winning the IC title tonight on RAW. I’m told that as late as 6pm, this was the direction on various show rundowns within the creative and digital departments."

Obviously any story involving Uso winning didn't materialise, suggesting that either there was a massive change to plans backstage or speculatively that alternate arrangements had been made with a view of seeing if the information escaped the locker room and into the public domain. The account hasn't followed up as implied above, but there could be more to break on this, the statuses of both 'Der Ring General' and 'Main Event' as the Road To WrestleMania continues through Saturday's Elimination Chamber Premium Live Event.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett