Gunther is reportedly finalizing a new multi-year deal with WWE.
Mike Johnson of PWInsider reports that World Heavyweight Champion Gunther is in the final stages of a new WWE deal. Per Johnson, he is either at the end of discussions or has just signed a new multi-year deal with the company.
Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful (via Fightful Select) also reported the news. Sapp writes that, per WWE sources, Gunther was closing in a new contract, and they expected the deal to get done this year, barring unforeseen sources.
Per Sapp, sources claimed that the contract was a long-term, multi-year deal, and the company has been thrilled with Gunther’s performance, both in the ring and while doing media. Sapp cites one WWE higher-up who referred to Gunther as “among the most professional talents they had ever worked with.”
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