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Gunther Defeats Jey Uso To Win World Heavyweight Championship On WWE Raw

The Ring General is now a two-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
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Gunther is once again the WWE World Heavyweight Champion.

The Ring General defeated Jey Uso in the main event of Monday Night Raw to recapture the gold he lost back in April at WrestleMania 41.

Gunther warned Jey that if he stretched himself too thin, that he would be destined to lose the World Heavyweight Championship. Just call him Nostradamus, but he was absolutely right.

Sporting a taped up mid-section thanks to injuries sustained at Money in the Bank on Saturday, Jey Uso put up a heck of a fight Monday night. Albeit in a losing effort. He managed to power through multiple attempts by Gunther to secure the win via his patented sleeper hold, but in the end, Jey finally lost consciousness and the referee was forced to call for the bell.

In just his third defense since winning the title at WrestleMania, Jey Uso's reign as the World Heavyweight Champion came to an end after just 52 days. He lost to Seth Rollins via disqualification in his first defense, before beating Logan Paul last month at Saturday Night's Main Event.

The dark cloud of Seth Rollins and his newly won Money in the Bank contract hung over Monday night's main event, but The Visionary never appeared. Even as Gunther stood center ring, exhausted from battle, Rollins stayed out of the way and allowed him to celebrate his victory.

The Ring General can now turn his attention toward WWE SummerSlam, where he may be facing this year's King of the Ring winner.

It was Gunther himself who won last year's tournament and then went on to defeat Damian Priest at SummerSlam 2024 in Cleveland to capture his first World Heavyweight Championship.

The 2025 King of the Ring Tournament got underway Monday night, with Gunther's old rival Sami Zayn advancing onto the semi-finals.

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RICK UCCHINO

Rick Ucchino is the Assistant Editor & Content Coordinator for The Takedown on SI. He also works full-time for 700WLW Radio in Cincinnati, Ohio as a local news and sports anchor, in addition to his time covering the Cincinnati Bengals for Sirius XM. Rick has been on the professional wrestling beat since 2019, having provided coverage for a number of outlets, including Fightful, SB Nation’s Cageside Seats and the Bleav Podcast Network. With an educational background in theater, creative writing and journalism, Rick focuses primarily on the storytelling aspect of pro wrestling, but he’s no stranger to the squared circle himself. He had the privilege of training with former WWE & WCW cruiserweight Jimmy Wang Yang for nearly two years and retired early due to back issues with a perfect 1-0 record in singles competition. Rick is a married father of two incredibly adorable children, who are budding pro wrestling fans themselves. Much to the chagrin of their mother. You can reach Rick at rwucchino@gmail.com

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