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A Raw confrontation between Seth Rollins and Gunther took the fans by storm tonight. The Intercontinental champion interrupted the World Heavyweight Champion in between his opening promo, which later turned into an intriguing segment. You can rely on The Ring General to bring in entertainment consistently. However, on today’s unexpected opening segment, one massive botch ruined his moment in the spotlight.

Gunther delivered an impressive segment with Seth Rollins before Botch took over the internet

Gunther emerged as a favorite for the Royal Rumble until CM Punk came to the scene and took all the spotlight for himself. Following his return, the Austrian Anomaly ensured his ticket to the Royal Rumble 2024, unveiling himself as a formidable threat to every wrestler on the roster.

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Capitalizing on that momentum. tonight on Raw, Gunther came out to address Seth Rollins, who first assumed that he would get jumped by Imperium, In an emotional confrontation with The Visionary, Gunther heated him to the point of Rollins vowing for a WrestleMania score settlement. The Ring General said he plans to win the Royal Rumble match this weekend and then choose Seth Rollins as his opponent at WrestleMania 40. However, all the aura and builds involving him has been diluted due to a botch.

The Intercontinental champion said that the PLE was happening on Sunday when it was in fact transpiring on Saturday.

Gunther’s botch over the Royal Rumble date invited a bundle of memes 

This time, the 36-year-old again rose to the headlines through a fun segment with the World Heavyweight champion. However, the wrestling faithful converted the intense segment into a light-hearted one when they spotted the Austrian making an error. The Intercontinental champion said that the PLE was happening on Sunday when it was in fact transpiring on Saturday.

The wrestling legion reminded him of the PLE day as they had a field day with the botch.

Some fans strongly criticized the mistake and highlighted how an AEW talent would have incurred even more criticism if they had made the same mistake.

One user compared Gunther’s mistake to a pro wrestler who has a penchant for making errors.

One user made sure to convey to the champion that the PLE was actually not on Sunday as he thought.

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Another user speculated on why Gunther thought the PLE was happening on Sunday instead of Saturday.

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Nevertheless, even the all-time greats have had their moments in the hall of shame and this can be chalked up to a mistake that a promising young talent made on his way to greatness. What did you make of the verbal botch? Let us know in the comments section below.

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