Confirmed Clash in Italy match card (so far) :
- Roman Reigns vs Jacob Fatu — World Heavyweight Championship
- Oba Femi vs Brock Lesnar
- Rhea Ripley vs Jade Cargill — Women’s WWE Championship
- Cody Rhodes vs Gunther — WWE Championship
Gunther says he transformed his body because he didn’t think WWE’s mainstream audience would understand his previous physique:
“In my case, I never felt uncomfortable before or anything. And my wrestling idols were butcher-looking heavyweights from America that went to Japan and beat up all of the Japanese babyfaces. They were all, to call it, barrel-chested with a little bit of gut.
But obviously, WWE, we’ve expanded so much and now with Netflix, there’s such a different viewership on it and so much wider. So I thought [transforming his body] was gonna be necessary.
When I went to the main roster, I made the call. I was like, ‘You know what? It’s time to change.’ Because that’s a difference. Up until WWE, I only wrestled for hardcore wrestling fans basically, and they can understand. But in reality for the mainstream audience, I would have looked like somebody out of shape and doesn’t look like a champion. So I knew I had to adjust that and had to find a way to still stay myself, but just give it a fresh look.”
(Interview w/ Enry Lazza)
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Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman have reportedly communicated to WWE and creative that Lesnar should not lose a match until his retirement bout.
(via SelfMadePW)