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The WWE Gunther star showed no mercy in his match against the old bettor of the NFL and current commentator Pat McAfee in his match during the game reaction on Saturday evening.
The competitors’ rivalry began when Gunther attacked the commentator Play-by-Play Michael Cole on the “Monday Night Raw” after Wrestlemania 41. McAfee intervened and Gunther put him in a dormant. The match was made weeks after their confrontation.
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Gunther and Pat McAfee in action during WWE in the background at Enterprise Center on May 10, 2025, in St Louis, Missouri. (Georgiana Dallas / WWE via Getty Images)
Gunther played with McAfee during most of the match, delivering a chop and after McAfee’s chest.
McAfee turned the tables on Gunther, almost winning the fall of the fall over the Austrian giant. He struck a few big boots on Gunther but in vain. Gunther continued to absorb each kick.
Cole pleaded with McAfee to abandon. Gunther dragged Cole in the ring and pushed him around the ring. He even tried to help McAfee get the advantage when he tried to prevent Gunther from getting out of a pin.
Gunther and Pat McAfee compete at WWE Backlash at Enterprise Center on May 10, 2025, in St Louis, Missouri. (Georgiana Dallas / WWE via Getty Images)
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Gunther struck a Latiat on McAfee and finally fell asleep in the middle of the ring.
McAfee showed the consequences in a post on X. A photo showed how red his chest was.
“My chest … it’s ahhh … burning,” he wrote on the social media platform.
Gunther tilted his cap in McAfee after the match.
Gunther is trying to recover for the world heavyweight championship after losing it against Jey Uso in Wrestlemania. Gunther had been on a war journey in the weeks that followed the upset loss.
