Gunther’s WrestleMania opponent narrowed down to surprising WWE names – Reports

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WrestleVotes noted that Rey Mysterio could be his opponent, as he has a rivalry going on with Dragon Lee at the moment. Another name suggested was Oba Femi, who recently joined the main roster after relinquishing the NXT Championship earlier this year.

Brock Lesnar was mentioned as the third option, and it was pointed out that Adam Pearce had Gunther escorted out of the building before The Beast Incarnate issued his Open Challenge for WrestleMania.

The veteran has retired Goldberg, John Cena, and AJ Styles so far. He defeated AJ Styles in his retirement match last month at WWE Royal Rumble 2026 in Saudi Arabia.

WWE legend comments on Gunther’s future

Wrestling veteran JBL recently praised Gunther and made an interesting comment about the WWE RAW star’s future.

Speaking on TMZ’s Inside the Ring podcast, JBL complimented the former champion and suggested that he would become an “attraction heel” due to the level of stars he has already conquered so far.

“Gunther is probably gonna become more of an attraction heel because he’s beaten guys and he’s really really good and I imagine that’s the direction that he will go. “You know, I think it’s gonna be hard to keep him a pure heel. But I don’t think it matters, make an attraction. When he walks out everybody stands up, like Cena when he came out. I think Gunther can be that guy cause I think he is that good,” said JBL. [H/T: WrestleTalk]

It will be fascinating to see what WWE has planned for the 38-year-old on the road to WrestleMania 42.