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WWE Stargunther showed no mercy in a match between former NFL punter and current commentator Pat McAfee in a backlash game on Saturday night.
The rivalry of the competitor began when Gunther attacked play-by-play commentator Michael Cole in “Monday Nightrow” after WrestleMania 41. McAfee intervened Then Gunther put him in the sleeper hold. The match took place a few weeks after their conflict.
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Gunther and Pat McAfee are active during the WWE backlash at the Enterprise Center on May 10, 2025 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Georgia Anadalas/WWE via Getty Images)
Gunther toyed McAfee, delivered Chops and delivered Chops in McAfee’s chest in most matches.
McAfee turned the Gunther table and mostly picked up the Austrian Giants’ Pinfall victory. He smacked some big boots with Gunther, but to no avail. Gunther continued to absorb each kick.
Cole begged McAfee to give up. Gunther drags Cole into the ring and pushes him out of the ring. He even tried to help McAfee get the advantage when he tried to prevent McAfee from kicking out of the pin.
Gunther and Pat McAfee Square at the WWE Backlash at Enterprise Center on May 10, 2025 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Georgia Anadalas/WWE via Getty Images)
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Gunther hits the lariat with McAfee, and eventually puts him to sleep in the middle of the ring.
McAfee showed off the aftermath in X’s post. The photo showed how red his breasts were.
“My heart is… ah… burning,” he wrote on his social media platform.
Gunther tilted his cap to McAfee after the match.
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Gunther wants to return to competition for the World Heavyweight Championship after losing to Jey Uso Wrestlemania. Gunther was in the war weeks after the loss of agitation.
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