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  • Gunther Names The Five Wrestlers He Most Wants To Retire

    Gunther Names The Five Wrestlers He Most Wants To Retire

    Gunther has revealed a list of five wrestlers he most wants to retire, with Sheamus topping the list for personal reasons and Brock Lesnar making the cut for publicity value.

    Speaking on Main Event Club, Gunther was asked to blind rank his retirement targets. His list in order: Sheamus, Brock Lesnar, Randy Orton, Rey Mysterio, and CM Punk.

    He elaborated on his top two picks.

    “The thing with Brock is for publicity and is perfect. Sheamus, it’s a personal matter. I want to retire him. Subjectively, they are all good choices. On the main roster, Sheamus was my first big opponent, and he beat me up a lot. He made me earn it. I hope I can kick his ass on the way out.”

    Gunther has been dubbed “The Career Killer” after ending the careers of Goldberg, John Cena, and AJ Styles. Sheamus is currently sidelined with a shoulder injury with no confirmed return timeline.

    Gunther is set to challenge Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Championship at Clash in Italy on May 31 at Inalpi Arena in Turin.

  • Sheamus Explains Why Attitude Era Wasn’t Actually as Good as People Remember

    Sheamus Explains Why Attitude Era Wasn’t Actually as Good as People Remember

    Sheamus has a clear-eyed view of the Attitude Era, and it does not match the reverence most fans attach to that period of WWE history.

    Speaking on the Late Run podcast, Sheamus addressed the broader concept of nostalgia before applying it directly to the era that is most frequently cited by fans as wrestling’s golden age.

    “I think there’s a huge thing for nostalgia. Like you always think back, especially when you’re younger as a kid, right? Because everything — you got a lot less stuff to worry about when you’re a kid, right? Let’s be honest. And they’re fun times, hanging out with your mates, whatever, playing football in the park, whatever that is. But I think there’s always a thing about nostalgia — it feels better than what it is.”

    He then applied that reasoning directly to the Attitude Era, arguing that what fans remember as a product of exceptional wrestling was actually driven by something else entirely.

    “You go back and sometimes like everyone talks about the Attitude Era. The Attitude Era was like balls to the wall, right? Anything goes. But if you go back and look at a lot of those matches, they’re just like 6,000 kicks, 6,000 punches. The crowd were so hot. What made that era so great was the crowd. The crowd are just nuts.”

    The Attitude Era is generally considered to span from the Montreal Screwjob in late 1997 through to the end of the InVasion angle four years later. It has come under increasing critical scrutiny in recent years, even as its cultural status among longtime fans remains largely intact.

  • Sheamus Undergoes Shoulder Surgery To End 2025

    Sheamus has undergone surgery.

    Isabella Revilla, the wife of the WWE superstar, recently posted a video on Instagram mentioning that the couple has been to many different countries this year.

    She joked that she did not expect her final trip of the year to be to Birmingham Surgery Center in Alabama, where the former World Champion underwent surgery for his injured shoulder:

    \”When I told my husband I wanted to go on one last trip before the end of the year, this is NOT what I meant. From the Eiffel Tower in Paris to the Trevi Fountain in Rome to La Sagrada Família in Barcelona to… the Birmingham Surgery Center in Alabama — I’m honestly just happy to travel with him\”

    Sheamus last wrestled during the November 17 episode of Raw. He teamed up with Rey Mysterio and John Cena in the latter\’s final Raw appearance to defeat The Judgment Day.

    WWE had later announced a shoulder injury to the Celtic Warrior. The Miz replaced him in the Last Time Is Now tournament, though the A-Lister ended up losing the match to LA Knight.

    There is no word on how long Sheamus is expected to stay out but a surgery means he is likely to miss at least a few months of action, and his status for WrestleMania 42 is questionable.

  • The Miz Replaces Sheamus In Last Time Is Now Tournament, Semi Finals Set

    The latest in the Last Time Is Now tournament.

    WWE aired a taped episode of SmackDown this week to allow talent an extra day off for the Thanksgiving holiday before being back on the road for the Survivor Series: WarGames event.

    The show featured a backstage segment with Nick Aldis and The Miz, with the A-Lister pleading to be let back in the tournament to determine John Cena\’s last opponent. This came after Sheamus was removed from the competition due to a shoulder injury.

    Aldis said that he has to do things the right way and drew a new ball from the tumbler. Before he could read the name inside it, however, R Truth made an appearance, once again pleading with The SmackDown GM to take his balls. The distraction allowed The Miz to replace the name in the ball with his own.

    The Last Time is Now Tournament Semi Finals

    The former World Champion went on to face LA Knight later in the show. He delivered a Skull Crushing Finale but could not get the pin on Knight, and it was the former Max Dupri who picked up the win.

    Elsewhere in the show, \’Main Event\’ Jey Uso faced Rusev in the other quarterfinal match of the night, and the Yeet Man picked up the victory over the Bulgarian Brute.

    The two winners from tonight will now face each other in the semi-final of the Last Time Is Now tournament on the SmackDown side. On the side of Raw, Gunther will be taking on Solo Sikoa to determine the other finalist.