Finn Balor cost Damian Priest the world title match at the Survivor Series with his interference, which indirectly helped Gunther to claim a win. The Ring General took advantage of the situation and forced Damian to submit to claim a win. He was not completely happy with Finn Balor and kicked him to show his frustration over interfering in the match.
The dynamics between Damian Priest and Gunther were visible in the way the duo fought with each other. The Ring General seemed to be in doubt following the back-and-forth he went against Damian backstage on Raw in the last few weeks. Hence, his focus early in the match was to gain confidence and build on it.
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GUNTHER RETAINS THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP 🚨
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Something about Gunther's World Title reign has been off compared to his IC Title reign.
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All Damian tried to do was to build on the idea that the world champion was not confident enough. With the same intensity, he gained an upper hand in the first few minutes of the match. However, he was up against Gunther who is known for his fighting spirit.
Finn Balor interferes in Gunther vs Damian Priest's match
Gunther returned well and went after Damian. The duo was involved in some good spots. Both of them went for their finishers but met with an equalizer. Gunther gained the upper hand momentarily only to be cut off by the former world champion. The fans chanted "This is awesome" and gave their approval for the match.
Damian and Gunther then went hard against each other and cut off each other's moves. Gunther aimed to claim the match and prepared for the same. As Priest found himself outside the ring, Balor came out of nowhere and attacked the former Judgement Day member.
An already tired Damian seemed to be completely out. Gunther did not like it and kicked Finn, ordering the tag team champion to stay out of the match. He then locked Damian up till the former world champion submitted. Gunther retained the title and sent a message to Finn. Fans felt the scenario of the WHC could change in the upcoming weeks.