AJ Styles Criticizes WWE for Dropping the Ball on Gunther's Career

AJ Styles recently spoke on the Phenomenally Retro Podcast about WWE's handling of Gunther's career after retiring him from wrestling. Styles believes WWE dropped the ball on Gunther's story after his impressive run of retiring three legendary superstars.

What happened?

AJ Styles was retired by Gunther in a match, marking the third time Gunther had beaten a legendary superstar clean. Gunther's run of retiring three superstars in a row was impressive, but it seems WWE didn't know how to capitalize on it. Styles believes WWE dropped the ball on Gunther's career after his great run.

Why it matters for AJ Styles

AJ Styles understands the difficulty of coming up with storylines and developing character arcs week after week. He gives props to the WWE creative team for their hard work, but also criticizes WWE for not knowing how to handle Gunther's career after his impressive run.

What comes next?

Gunther's feud with Cody Rhodes continues, and it seems like he may have a match against Nick Aldis at SummerSlam. This would be Aldis' first time wrestling in WWE, and it would be interesting to see how it goes.

AJ Styles' comments on WWE's handling of Gunther's career are a testament to the challenges of creating compelling storylines in professional wrestling. While WWE may have dropped the ball on Gunther's career, it's clear that AJ Styles is a fan of the Ring General's work.

Gunther has had a couple of failed attempts at the WWE Title when Cody Rhodes held it, the latest one being at Night of Champions when Sami Zayn defeated Gunther and Cody Rhodes in a Triple threat match. A livid Gunther has since blamed SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis for his losses, citing jealousy as a failed wrestler himself. Aldis, who used to wrestle under the ring name Magnus in TNA, was put in a sleeper hold by Gunther multiple times over on SmackDown last week when he didn't give the Ring General another shot at the WWE Title.

Gunther got his receipt when Aldis cost him a spot at SummerSlam to have him and Sami Zayn added to the current WWE Champion CM Punk and Cody Rhodes' currently confirmed WWE Title match to make it a fatal four-way. It looks like Aldis and Gunther may have a match at SummerSlam as tensions continue to boil, and it would be interesting to see how it goes, as it would be Aldis' first time wrestling in WWE if it happens.

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