CM Punk Set For World Heavyweight Title Shot (But The Fans Might Not Be Pleased)

They won’t like him. Over the last year plus, WWE has expanded its international events, with several more shows taking place outside of the United States. This has helped to expand the company’s international footprint, which is also boosted by having more international stars in the ring. That is what we will be seeing in the coming months, with some major matches having been announced.

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The WWE Deutschland Twitter account has announced that World Heavyweight Champion Gunther will defend his title in three upcoming live events during the country’s next European tour. This will include title defenses against Seth Rollins in Dortmund, Germany and Hannover, Germany on March 15 and 16 respectively, and against CM Punk in Wien, Austria on March 29. All of the matches, including in Gunther’s home country of Austria, will be in steel cages.

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This could be huge. Check out the three in action:

Opinion: This should be interesting, if nothing else for the sake of seeing Gunther getting a home country’s hero’s welcome, which you do not see very often. That must be one of the coolest moments of his entire career, as not many people get to defend the title in that way. The matches should be good as well, which makes things all the more interesting this close to WrestleMania.

What do you think of the matches? Which of the challengers will give Gunther a better match? Let us know in the comments below.

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