Gunther has been on an incredible run as the Intercontinental Champion and it has been over a year that he has been Champion and no one has been able to stop him or looks like they could stop him but that app could change because Matt Riddle is about to be the next challenger to Gunther and the Intercontinental Championship and it looks like their match will happen at Money in the bank and it could be a classic.
Gunther has faced a lot of very talented WWE superstars for his championship but he has never faced someone like Matt Riddle, so let’s see why Matt Riddle could prove to be one of the toughest opponents for Gunther
Matt Riddle has a legitimate fighting background
Unlike many of his previous opponents, Matt Riddle has a legitimate fighting background from the UFC and he is someone who is brutal in the ring and he uses his fighting experience to get the best out of everyone. Matt Riddle looks like he is in a jovial mood every time but when it’s time to get serious in the ring then he will get serious in the ring and he will rarely allow his opponent to get the upper hand and he will use the submissions that he learnt In the UFC to try and win the match. Matt Riddle is a lot more dangerous than he let’s on and that is the biggest mistake that his opponents make.
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Matt Riddle is one of the best wrestlers and can match Gunther blow for blow
Matt Riddle in his short time in WWE and it has only been 4-5 years that he has been wrestling has already become one of the best Wrestlers in WWE and he has a fast paced move set wherein be used a lot of moves at once to hurt his opponents and they have no idea what hit them. He can go for as long as the match will go on for because his stamina is unbelievable and he’van hit as hard as Gunther with his hands and his feet and he wrestles bare foot. Matt Riddle is one opponent that could take Gunther to the deep end more than anyone else has ever taken him.
Matt Riddle knows disguise very well
Matt Riddle has 2 personalities in WWE, one which he is outside the ring when he is in matches and during that time Matt Riddle is someone who likes to joke a lot and he likes to make everyone laugh and he does not mind looking like an idiot doing that and this is something that was talked about before as well that his opponents see and they think that Matt Riddle will be easy work but this is all a disguise by him and when the match starts he shows his real side and then Gunther can be stocked to see what he has transformed into and by the time Gunther adjusts, Matt Riddle could take the Intercontinental Championship from him so Gunther needs to take Matt Riddle seriously at all times.
