The Judgment Day as we know it is done after WWE SummerSlam tonight.
The finish saw Damian Priest hit South of Heaven on Gunther but as he went for the pin, Finn Balor put Gunther’s foot on the ropes. Priest realizes this and goes after Balor giving Gunther the opening to lock Priest in the sleeperhold. Priest passes out and Gunther is the new champion.
Gunther’s victory ends Priest’s title run at 119 days. This is the first World Championship reign in WWE for The Ring General.
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Check out a recap of the match, courtesy of our live coverage page:
World Championship Match: Damian Priest (c) vs. Gunther
Priest lands a few strikes and goes for South of Heaven. Gunther lands a chop. Flatliner by Priest. Gunther rolls out of the ring. Priest lands a diving clothesline. Gunther sends Priest into the ring post. Suplex on the apron by Gunther. Gunther bodyslams Priest. Priest and Gunther trade strikes. Priest boxes Gunther’s ears and tries a suplex. Gunther blocks it. Suplex by Gunther.
Right hand by Priest. Gunther explodes off the ropes with a big boot. Gunther goes up top. Priest crotches Gunther on the top rope. Priest tries a superplex, but Gunther blocks it. Top rope rana by Priest. Broken Arrow by Priest. Priest unloads on Gunther with a flurry of strikes. Gunther responds with a chop. Priest and Gunther trade chops. Priest fires up and lights Gunther up with chop after chop. Gunther’s chest is bleeding.
Gunther lands a few chops. Priest blocks Gunther’s chop and lands a stiff kick that sends Gunther to the mat. Priest misses a splash in the corner. Powerbomb by Gunther. Priest kicks out. Gunther lands a few more chops. Priest escapes Gunther’s powerbomb and lands South of Heaven! Gunther kicks out! Priest calls for the Razor’s Edge. Gunther escapes. Sleeper by Gunther. Priest escapes. Lariat by Gunther. Short arm lariat by Gunther. Priest kicks out.
The closing moments…
Priest tells Gunther to bring it. Gunther boots Priest in the face. Priest tells Gunther to bring it on again. Gunther lands a thunderous chop. Finn Bálor appears at ringside. Bálor cheers on Priest. Short amr chop by Gunther. Priest tries to fire up, but Gunther blasts him again. Gunther wipes the blood from his chest all over his face. Gunther mocks Bálor at ringside. Bálor gets booted in the face by Gunther. Priest sees it and fires up. Priest destroys Gunther with a lariat. Gunther gets to his feet and walks into another lariat.
Razor’s Edge by Priest. Priest hits South of Heaven. As the referee counts, Bálor puts GUNTHER’s foot on the bottom rope!!! Priest sees the replay and goes after Bálor. Gunther grabs Priest from behind and locks in a sleeper. Bálor stares daggers at Priest as Priest starts to fade. Priest fires up and turns the sleeper into a pin. Gunther kicks out. Instead of going after Gunther, Priest lunges at Bálor and grabs him by the throat. In Priest’s blind rage, he leaves Gunther another opening. Gunther hits another powerbomb and locks in another sleeper. Bálor smiles as Priest passes out.
Winner and NEW World Heavyweight Champion, Gunther!
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