Damian Priest will be Gunther’s next opponent

Damian Priest returns to orbit World Heavyweight Championship. He will be the next challenger of the current champion Gunther, thanks to the victory of a chaotic Fatal 4-Way Match played on the Italian night of Monday at Monday Night Raw. The former champion has managed to prevail over Sheamus, the former ally and now bitter enemy Dominik Mysterio and especially WWE legend Seth Rollins. The latter, the other great favorite to win, has been heavily damaged by the raid of Bronson Reed, intent on revenge for the defeat of Crown Jewel.

At WWE Crown Jewel, last Saturday, fans had seen Gunther in action in a champion versus champion match against The American Nightmare Cody Rhodes, who also beat him in the main event of the Saudi show. During the evening it was also announced that Seth Rollins, Sheamus, Dominik Mysterio and Damian Priest would face each other in a four-way challenge to determine the next Ring General challenger, and that fight was on this week’s Raw.

Towards the end of the Fatal 4-Way Match, Bronson Reed appeared, and he inevitably set his eyes on his bitter rival Seth Rollins. He focused his offensive on the reporters’ table, then both Damian Priest and Sheamus attacked him, but he pushed them both away by giving a Tsunami to each of them.

Bronson Reed then climbed the barricade and rushed towards Seth Rollins, hitting him with a further Tsunami and having him smash through the commentators’ table. Back in the ring and apparently taking advantage of the chaos, Dominik Mysterio hit Sheamus with a Frog Splash just one step away from the prestigious victory.

Damian Priest will face Gunther

At that point, Damian Priest prevented him from taking home success, stopping the pinfall to count for two. Performing a Chokeslam on his old ally he has therefore earned the right to fight for that same World Heavyweight Championship he had won in the unforgettable setting of WrestleMania XL.

After Damian Priest celebrated his important…