GUNTHER is rewarded with a potential SummerSlam main event after attacking Nick Aldis
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Key Points:
- GUNTHER opened the July 17 SmackDown episode by blaming former GM Nick Aldis for preventing him from winning the WWE championship, following his recent attack on Aldis.
- Acting GM Adam Pearce warned GUNTHER that he would be fired if he repeated such behavior on Raw and revealed that Aldis ensured GUNTHER’s tag team match with Sami Zayn against CM Punk and Cody Rhodes would proceed at Saturday Night’s Main Event (SNME).
- The SNME tag match carries high stakes: if GUNTHER and Zayn win, they will be added to the SummerSlam main event, turning it into a four-way WWE championship match.
- Cody Rhodes challenged GUNTHER to a singles match later that night, indicating potential further developments in the storyline.
- WWE has increased the stakes for SNME, adding significant implications for the upcoming SummerSlam main event.
