Netflix fans say ‘wrestling is saved’ after shock WWE championship win
The landscape changed on Monday Night Raw.
WWE fans were left stunned at the end of this week’s Monday Night Raw as a new champion was crowned.
In a high stakes main event on Netflix, Jey Uso defended his World Heavyweight Championship in a WrestleMania rematch against GUNTHER – the man he beat for the gold.
The Ring General got his revenge, locking in a sleeper hold which made Uso pass out.
With that, GUNTHER became a two-time world champion almost two months after losing the title, and fans on social media were delighted with the move.
Plenty of people flooded X with messages claiming WWE boss Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque has ‘saved wrestling’ by returning to the Austrian bruiser as champ.
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‘Wrestling has been saved #WWERaw,’ wrote @FearlessClemTWD on X, while @3dAlbd added: ‘Gunther saved Pro Wrestling tonight. (sic)’
Jey Uso put up a strong fight in their WrestleMania rematch (Picture: Rich Freeda/WWE via Getty Images) Fans claimed ‘wrestling is saved’ after the Ring General won (Picture: Rich Freeda/WWE via Getty Images)Another viewer, @let_it__happenn, agreed as they tweeted: ‘Wrestling is officially saved #WWERaw thank you gunther (sic)’
And @Afehaima raved: ‘Thank you, Triple H. Week after week, you’ve been proving that wrestling is in the right hands. You brought back passion, real storytelling, and gave the spotlight to the right superstars.
‘With moments like tonight, it’s clear — you truly saved wrestling.’
Other fans heaped praise on the episode as a whole, as @showstoppatv wrote: ‘This might have been the best Monday Night Raw this year thus far #WWERaw’
