Pat McAfee can beat Gunther at WWE Backlash 2025 if one unexpected twist happens, says veteran
Pat McAfee is stepping into dangerous territory tonight when he goes one-on-one with Gunther at WWE Backlash 2025. While most expect him to fall to The Ring General, wrestling veteran Greg Gagne suggested a surprising twist could lead the RAW commentator to victory.
Following his World Heavyweight Championship loss to Jey Uso at WrestleMania 41, Gunther attacked Michael Cole and Pat McAfee on RAW after The Show of Shows. In response, the red brand's General Manager, Adam Pearce, suspended The Ring General. Nevertheless, McAfee requested that the suspension be lifted, expressing his desire to fight the leader of Imperium. The two will now square off in a grudge match tonight in St. Louis.
Speaking on the Straight Talk with The Boss podcast, Gagne predicted that McAfee could pull off a shocking upset, but only if the match sees outside interference:
"Well, you'd have to go with Gunther. But I think there's somehow, someway, it might be where somebody would have to interfere, where Pat would catch one on him. It could happen. But, you know, I'd like to see Pat win the thing somehow, someway that is believable that would have to be where somebody would have to interfere a little bit or cause Gunther to lose his concentration and he catches a quick winon him," he said. [From 1:16:22 - 1:17:05]
Jim Cornette wants Gunther to squash Pat McAfee at WWE Backlash 2025
Wrestling veteran Jim Cornette has also discussed the highly anticipated square-off between Gunther and Pat McAfee at WWE Backlash 2025. The 63-year-old claimed the match must end in only one way.
Speaking on his Drive-Thru podcast, Cornette explained that The Ring General must squash McAfee, leading to another superstar coming to the RAW commentator's aid:
"Unless Gunther just beats the T total pi** out of him and won't finish him off and somebody else in Gunther's future comes to help Pat, then I don't like that they're doing this," he said.
Ex-WWE writer Freddie Prinze Jr. also predicted a similar scenario, where Gunther's next opponent would appear at Backlash to help McAfee.
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