WWE seemingly teases Gunther retiring 48-year-old legend in 2026 following backstage interaction on RAW

Gunther is quickly gaining a reputation as this generation's legend killer, with his CV in 2025 now including the retirement matches of Goldberg and John Cena. WWE has now seemingly teased The Ring General retiring another legend who is calling it quits next year.

For context, Gunther came out on RAW, and the crowd was understandably furious with him over how he defeated John Cena. For the 2-time World Heavyweight Champion, it was like fuel, and he proclaimed proudly that he made John Cena tap out and give up like a "little b***h." He would go backstage, where he would interact with numerous stars like Otis, Akira Tozawa, and R-Truth before Adam Pearce furiously sent him towards the exit for disrespecting Cena's legacy.

As Gunther made his exit, he found an interesting name sitting on the hood of his car - the 48-year-old Phenomenal AJ Styles. The Ring General walked up to him, and they had a face-off, with him asking Styles, "[Is there] anything you want to tell me?" Styles simply showed his arm to the car, indicating to him that he could leave. But as he started his car, he rolled down the window and called AJ Styles. As he got Styles' attention, the Austrian would mock Cena by using the "You can't see me" hand gesture before laughing and driving away. This seemingly teased him as the final opponent of AJ Styles, who confirmed he is retiring next year.

It's going to be interesting to see if this is the immediate feud or if WWE plans to hold it down the line. Either way, having AJ Styles on his hit list of legends he has retired would be another massive deal for The Ring General, who has become public enemy #1 in the wrestling world.

AJ Styles, for his part, won't go out lying down on his back.

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Edited by Rohit Nath