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
https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1535430680653488128
Not the place you want to be in if you're @KingRicochet. #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/hk8xUqRKU3
— WWE (@WWE) June 11, 2022
https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1535431223434268673
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
https://twitter.com/WWEonFOX/status/1535431393601372162
https://twitter.com/WWEonFOX/status/1535432079894269952
https://twitter.com/WWEonFOX/status/1535433021230391296
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
https://twitter.com/EmilioAmigo92/status/1535433937656463360
https://twitter.com/RecklessJeff/status/1535434698129801216
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