Gunther relishes being 'party pooper' in WWE as fans flock behind rival Jey Uso

LAS VEGAS – The WWE Universe made it large and wide that they enactment Jey Uso up of his effort astatine winning the World Heavyweight Championship against Gunther astatine this weekend's WrestleMania 41.

If it wasn’t clear, fans who packed Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas for WaleMania connected Thursday made their voices heard with ear-popping "yeet" chants passim the night. 

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WWE World Heavyweight Champion Gunther, left, greets Randy Orton successful a motion of respect aft Gunther defeated Orton during the WWE Bash successful Berlin Premium Live Event astatine Uber Arena successful Berlin connected Aug. 31, 2024.  (WWE/Getty Images)

Gunther’s actions person made wide he’s not going to spell down easy. He has owned Uso successful the ring, and besides sent a connection with a bloody beatdown of Uso's duplicate member Jimmy weeks earlier the 2 are acceptable to spell 1-on-1 for the title successful Allegiant Stadium connected Saturday.

He admitted connected Friday to Fox News Digital helium was blessed to rainfall connected the fans’ parade.

"I bask it. I emotion to p--- connected immoderate parade," Gunther said. "I’m the enactment pooper successful this company, and I’m precise arrogant of that. I bask doing that.

"The much enactment Jey has, the amended for me."

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Cody Rhodes, left, and Gunther hole to vie for the Crown Jewel Men's Championship during Crown Jewel astatine Mohammed Abdo Arena successful Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, connected Nov. 2, 2024. (WWE/Getty Images)

Gunther won the World Heavyweight Championship implicit Damian Priest astatine SummerSlam backmost successful August. One of his lone losses successful singles contention implicit the past twelvemonth came astatine Crown Jewel against Cody Rhodes, and against Sami Zayn astatine WrestleMania 40 for the Intercontinental Championship.

Since then, Gunther has proven to beryllium 1 of the astir ascendant superstars the WWE roster has to offer.

Gunther smiles connected his mode to the ringing during Monday Night RAW astatine Target Center successful Minneapolis connected April 7.  (Rich Freeda/WWE via Getty Images)

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Uso earned the close to situation Gunther with his triumph successful the men’s Royal Rumble. He’s lone held 1 singles rubric successful his career, the Intercontinental Championship, which helium dropped to Bron Breakker.

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