There have been hints and hypothesis about SmackDown Common Supervisor Nick Aldis returning to the ring in WWE, however these have principally concerned Aldis and fellow former NWA Worlds Heavyweight champion, and present Uncooked Common Supervisor, Adam Pearce.
Various of us, together with this author, have questioned how Gunther could be booked to rebound ought to he fail to win the WWE championship from Cody Rhodes on a second-straight premium reside occasion at the moment (Sat., June 27, 2026) at Night time of Champions. For those who watched the present or have simply been browsing the wrestle-web this night in your option to this text, you realize that Gunther just isn’t holding WWE’s prime prize once more after its newest premium reside occasion in Saudi Arabia. That’s as a result of his outdated nemesis Sami Zayn is.
Popping out of the beneath scene from the Night time of Champions Submit Present, we’re now questioning if Aldis’ first match since 2023 couldn’t be the reply to our Gunther question. In it, Der Ring Common confronts his kayfabe boss backstage in Riyadh’s Kingdom Enviornment. Issues get bodily throughout this rant from Gunther, as Aldis warns him a number of occasions about placing palms on officers earlier than shoving again and signaling the pull-apart:
“Hey, you cheerful now, huh? Is that what you wished? Pay attention, you screwed me over in Europe, you screwed me right here. What’s it with you, huh? What’s it about you? Is it private? what it’s? You’re jealous. You’d like to be in my place. You’re [bleep]ing jealous since you’re a failed wrestler. You’ve failed. You’re depressing. That’s what you’re… What you gonna do, huh?”
Are we getting a Nick Aldis match in WWE?
Misplaced in the truth that SAMI ZAYN IS THE WWE CHAMPION!!!!!!!…. I stumbled upon this video from after the match.
It’s beginning to appear like we’re getting Gunther vs Aldis at Summerslam
It’s not the trail I anticipated for both, so I’m unsure what I feel but. Assist me out, Cagesiders.
