WWE Heavyweight Champion Gunther expresses disappointment at not featuring in the WWE WrestleMania main event

As WWE World Heavyweight Champion Gunther is all set to lock horns against “Main Event” Jey Uso , to defend his World Heavyweight Championship title at WrestleMania 41 , which is scheduled to be held on April 19, 2025, and April 20, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada. However, The Ring General has recently expressed his views on not featuring in WWE’s WrestleMania main event .

Although Jey Uso became the number one contender by winning the Royal Rumble 2025 match, the duo won’t get the chance to headline the main event. Even Women’s Royal Rumble winner Charlotte Flair, who will war against Tiffany Stratton, will not be in the main event.

According to WWE, the triple-threat match between CM Punk vs. Seth Rollins vs. Roman Reigns will feature as the main event on night 1, April 19, 2025, and the WWE Undisputed Championship between Cody Rhodes vs. John Cena will be on the main event of night 2, on April 20, 2025.

Gunther reacts to not featuring in the WWE WrestleMania main event
WWE star Gunther has recently reacted to missing out on the WrestleMania main event this time at Show of Shows. Previously, most of the wrestlers have expressed their disappointment at being left out of the main event. Gunther has also reacted to it similarly.

The Ring General has expressed his opinion during a candid conversation with Ariel Helwani. During the interview on The Ariel Helwani Show, Gunther said, “Well, no, I’m not. There’s two main event spots. Some people argue there’s only one, that’s the night two. At the end of the day, those are big achievements."


He also opined that he is not worried about being left out. "But I don’t want to stress about it. Because in the long term, later on, when I finished my career and I know I was able to be financially set up, took care of my family, and that I did all of this, doing the thing that I always wanted to do, I don’t know if I never main event WrestleMania that’s going to make a difference about how proud or happy I will be about my career," Gunther stated.

He further added about the emotional challenges that wrestlers go through when they miss out such a big opportunity, “So I think that’s a mental challenge for the wrestlers, you want to do all those things naturally. That’s like the first reactions, like you want to achieve this, and you want to do that."


Later, he added, “I’d rather try to be very focused on what I’m doing at the moment, and put all my effort in there, put my full focus on that, and try to make the best thing possible. Yeah, I think that’s when really good stuff happens.”

Gunther currently wants to focus on his upcoming bout and will try his best to perform at the upcoming bout, as he believes that is the only good thing that can happen to be present in the moment and put all the effort there.


Gunther praised Triple H for saving professional wrestling
WWE Champion Gunther has praised Triple H and revealed his contribution to WWE and how he has developed the company so much over the years. He has revealed the details, saying, "Obviously, he’s (Triple H) my boss and I’m in a very good position at the company right now, but I think, to a certain degree, that he saved professional wrestling, to a big degree, I think.”

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As per reports, Gunther’s wrestling career trajectory took shape under the leadership of Triple H’s creative direction in WWE. Fans are now eagerly waiting to witness the intense feud between Jey Uso and Gunther soon the following week on WrestleMania 41.