GUNTHER barely made it on to the WrestleMania card, not because of anything he did, but rather, WWE booking him into a corner, and an injury to another star costing him his place. While it may seem strange to think he should win the title from Punk after all of that, it would help him get out of that corner, while still also playing into the “Career Killer” gimmick. GUNTHER having nothing to do after retiring three legends in John Cena, AJ Styles, and Goldberg is criminal, but putting the title on him could work, as he could be going into his next career-threatening match.

It’s no secret that Punk is no spring chicken, and GUNTHER could play off the “you’re old” thing that Reigns started, though kind of beat into the ground, against Punk. GUNTHER dethroning Punk wouldn’t be a retirement, but Punk could take some well-deserved time off to rest and recover. When that happens remains up for debate, however, with Backlash feeling too early, but Clash in Italy would leave more room for the build.

GUNTHER could take the World Heavyweight Championship into his rumored SummerSlam match against Brock Lesnar. Lesnar hasn’t been around the title scene in years, and it could be an incentive for him to take the match, even if he’s not winning. GUNTHER simply needs something to do. The only credible thing for him right now is to win the title and take on all challengers, not just those ready to retire.

The final stop for TNA before the Rebellion pay-per-view, the April 9 edition of “TNA Impact,” crossed the 250,000 viewership mark, following a decline in the previous week’s viewership. 

The average viewership for the show rose to 257,000, a sizable jump from the previous week’s 200,000 number, as per “Programming Insider.” “Wrestlenomics” has reported that the viewership is also 7% higher than the four-week average, which is currently at 241,000. “Impact” has grown by leaps and bounds since its debut on AMC, which registered just 173,000 viewers for the January 15 episode. After a promising few weeks where viewership hovered around the 250,000 mark, it dropped to 200,000 for the April 2 show. 

While viewership grew for the April 9 “Impact,” the 18-49 key demographic ratings dipped from 0.05, which it received the previous week, to 0.04 for last week’s show. The 0.04 number is the same as the trailing four-week average for the show. 

The April 9 show opened with a segment involving Mike Santana and Eddie Edwards, to hype their TNA World Championship match at Rebellion, a singles clash between BDE and Frankie Kazarian, and Elayna Black securing a quick win over Myla Grace. The show was headlined by The Hardys, who put their TNA World Tag Team Championship on the line and successfully retained it against The Righteous.