As a seasoned veteran who honed his craft for nearly two decades in the dojos of Europe and Japan, GUNTHER has a unique perspective on the new generation of talent coming through the WWE developmental system. He recently discussed the challenges younger superstars face in the modern WWE and praised the new breed of “world-class elite athletes” who are changing the game.

The WWE Performance Center and the NXT brand have become the primary pipeline for main roster talent, a system that differs greatly from the old territory and independent wrestling circuits where wrestlers of GUNTHER’s generation learned their craft.

The Lack of Live Events

On the Six Feet Under with The Undertaker podcast, GUNTHER explained that one of the biggest challenges for today’s up-and-coming talent is the lack

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