The Undertaker dominated WWE for decades until his retirement in 2020, but he still keeps his eye on the sport.
The Deadman became one of the most-loved characters in professional wrestling when he was introduced at Survivor Series in 1990.
Seven World Championships followed in WWE, as well as his iconic WrestleMania streak – which saw him win 21 consecutive matches at the iconic show.
Despite stepping away from the ring three years ago, The Undertaker always tunes in to watch this current WWE star and he prefers him to the likes of Roman Reigns, John Cena, and Seth Rollins.
The Undertaker watches Gunther more than any other WWE star
The Undertaker has often praised Gunther, who made his main roster debut in 2022 and went on to hold the Intercontinental Championship for 666 days.
An iconic World Heavyweight Championship run followed, and The Undertaker revealed in February that he can’t get enough of the Austrian.
“He [Gunther] represents the title the way you envision a World Champion to carry himself,” said The Undertaker on Busted Open Radio.
“Gunther is my guy, right now,” added the WWE Hall of Famer. “The guy that I like to watch more so than anybody. It is because he is a throwback.”
The Undertaker believes Gunther is timeless and he’s more deserving of the huge push he’s received on WWE Raw.
“He can work now, he could’ve worked 10 years ago, he could’ve worked 20 years ago … he’s the real deal, in my opinion. I love watching him work”.
Gunther is the current World Heavyweight Champion on WWE Raw after he defeated Jey Uso for the belt back in June.
He’s set to defend the title against Goldberg in the WCW icon’s final-ever match at Saturday Night’s Main Event.
Gunther does not share the same feelings for The Undertaker
While The Undertaker is a huge fan of Gunther, the Austrian and The Deadman came to blows while on WWE’s reality TV series ‘Legends & Future Greats’.
Gunther criticised The Undertaker for his coaching ability and doubled down on his comments on the aftermath.
“I’ve been teaching and coaching people in professional wrestling since — I don’t know how long,” said Gunther on the Raw Recap.
“Must be more than 10 years now and I know my experience in that and I know what I’m looking for in people and I think in that regard, I have more experience than Taker has himself,” added Gunther.
The Austrian delivered one further blow to the star who has praised him so much since his dynamic debut in WWE.
“I don’t think he coached or trained a lot of people and it was my job that day to point out things I see and that’s what I did,” declared Gunther.