Gunther managed to retain the World Heavyweight Championship tonight at WWE Survivor Series thanks to an assist from Finn Balor.
The finish saw Finn Balor attack Damian Priest outside the ring. Gunther hit Priest with the Powerbomb before locking him in the sleeper hold to win the match.
WWE Survivor Series results
Check out a recap of the match, courtesy of our live coverage page:
WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match: Gunther (c) vs Damian Priest
Priest takes Gunther down with an arm drag. Priest works Gunther’s arm. Gunther gets to his feet and narrowly avoids a kick from Priest. Priest lands a shoulder block but comes up holding his shoulder. The referee checks on Priest as Gunther paces outside the ring. Gunther misses a chop. Priest boxes Gunther’s ears. Priest counters a clothesline and sends Gunther flying with a flapjack. Gunther lands awkwardly on the mat. Priest favors his shoulder. Gunther notices and smiles. As Priest tries to use the ropes to get to his feet, Gunther punts Priest’s injured shoulder.
Gunther lights Priest up with a short arm chop. Gunther continues his assault. Both men trade strikes. Gunther lands a chop as Priest lands an enziguri. Both men are down. Priest unloads Gunther with chops of his own. Priest uses his good arm to deliver a leaping flatliner. Gunther slowly gets to his feet. Priest misses a lariat. Gunther tries a powerbomb. Priest reverses it into a modified triangle choke. Gunther turns it into a pin. Priest kicks out and sets up a Razor’s Edge. Priest’s shoulder gives out. Gunther tries a sleeper.
Priest fights out of it and eats a powerbomb. Priest kicks out. Gunther goes up top. Priest cuts Gunther off. Top rope rana by Priest. Priest lands the Razor’s Edge. Gunther kicks out again. Priest tries South of Heaven, but his arm gives out. Gunther lands a chop. Priest fires up and tries again. Gunther slips out and rolls Priest into a kimura lock. Priest eventually gets to the ropes. Gunther hits two short-arm clotheslines. Priest ducks a third and lands a clothesline of his own. Rebound lariat by Priest. Gunther kicks out. Priest goes up top. Gunther cuts him off.
The closing moments…
Priest and Gunther both fall off the top. The referee checks on Priest. Priest tells the referee his shoulder is out and to give him some time. The referee checks on Gunther. Finn Bálor appears out of nowhere and lands a double stomp off the ring steps. Gunther rolls out of the ring and boots Bálor in the face. Gunther tosses Priest back into the ring and hits a powerbomb. Before Priest can react, Gunther locks him in a choke. Priest passes out.
Winner- Gunther
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