Gunther is your new WWE Intercontinental Champion.
Tonight’s SmackDown on FOX saw Gunther defeat Ricochet to capture the WWE Intercontinental Title. The match went back & forth, and Ludwig Kaiser was kicked in the face from the apron by Ricochet, but Gunther ended up winning clean in the middle of the ring after a dropkick and a powerbomb.
This is Gunther’s first title reign on the main roster. Ricochet began his first run with the Intercontinental Title back on the March 4 SmackDown, by defeating Sami Zayn. Ricochet held the strap for 97 recognized days.
Stay tuned to WrestlingHeadlines.com for more. Below are several shots from tonight’s title change at the Raising Cane’s River Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana:
A tale of the tape for this #ICTitle Match. @KingRicochet @Gunther_AUT #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/kBhiCt1lFF
— WWE (@WWE) June 11, 2022
Is this the face of the future Intercontinental Champion?@Gunther_AUT #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/V7MugJEo9k
— WWE (@WWE) June 11, 2022
The Intercontinental Champion is here!@KingRicochet #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/KEUXzE5CIP
— WWE (@WWE) June 11, 2022
Chopped all the way to the next zip code 😳@Gunther_AUT #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/hCzgDUz8Nr
— WWE (@WWE) June 11, 2022
Not the place you want to be in if you're @KingRicochet. #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/hk8xUqRKU3
— WWE (@WWE) June 11, 2022
The SOUND of that chop! 🤯😱
Is this the beginning of the end of @KingRicochet's #ICTitle reign? @Gunther_AUT pic.twitter.com/twiynqcKX9
— WWE (@WWE) June 11, 2022
What a reversal by @KingRicochet! #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/v8B1D9LvCN
— WWE (@WWE) June 11, 2022
.@Gunther_AUT sent @KingRicochet FLYING. #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/xdyOaHY0cW
— WWE (@WWE) June 11, 2022
The reign of The Ring General is upon us.@Gunther_AUT is the new Intercontinental Champion! #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/rQbxzyFjjY
— WWE (@WWE) June 11, 2022
😮😮😮!!!@Gunther_AUT | #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/7iYMwnNTDR
— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) June 11, 2022
RICOCHET ALMOST STEALS ONE@KingRicochet | #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/2lnKTTzEay
— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) June 11, 2022
AND NEW! #ICTitle@Gunther_AUT | #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/maraMj276S
— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) June 11, 2022
GUNTHER IS THE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION!
He's gonna hold that thing for forever. He's gonna retire with that thing.#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/Kc8mwRCjQB
— Humble Wrestling (@WrestlingHumble) June 11, 2022
Absolutely loved that match!! They both killed it! Hope to see @KingRicochet in the money in the bank match, Ricochet was an absolute beast tonight! And congrats to @Gunther_AUT ! His IC reign is going to be brutal 👀 #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/8FtAV6glNq
— Roberto Barrera (@EmilioAmigo92) June 11, 2022
WALTER is WWE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION!!!… Just cause he’s called GUNTHER now does not change the JOURNEY!!! @Gunther_AUT #SmackDown so AWESOME!!!! 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/4FakZfLVII
— Reckless Jeff (@RecklessJeff) June 11, 2022
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