Gunther opened 6/5 WWE SmackDown by demanding an Undisputed WWE Championship rematch from Cody Rhodes after his controversial loss at WWE Clash in Italy. Cody Rhodes was ready to hand it to him, but the segment turned when Sami Zayn stepped in and changed the exchange.
The demand came after Rhodes defeated Gunther at WWE Clash in Italy, a finish Gunther immediately challenged. He said his foot was under the ropes when Rhodes went for the pin, and he argued that the referee missed it, which is why he said he wanted justice.
That made the timing of the rematch discussion the point of the segment. Gunther came out first on the 6/5 WWE SmackDown broadcast and asked for another shot, and Rhodes appeared willing to give him one right there before Zayn interrupted. Zayn said he also wanted a shot at the Undisputed WWE Championship, turning a one-on-one argument into a three-way problem in an instant.
Rhodes brushed Zayn off by saying he was busy, and that answer only sharpened the friction. Gunther then shoved Rhodes into Zayn and cinched him in a sleeper hold, forcing Zayn to save Rhodes before the situation got worse. Later, when Rhodes tried to go after Gunther again, he got caught in the crossfire instead of landing the response he wanted.
The unresolved piece is simple: Rhodes sounded ready to grant the rematch, but the show never locked it in before the chaos took over. For now, Gunther has made the case that he was cheated, Zayn has inserted himself into the title picture, and Rhodes is left with a championship dispute that is still open after one volatile segment.
