Sheamus vs. Gunther / WALTER for the WWE Intercontinental Championship, from WWE Clash at the Castle

Some distance might prove invaluable towards rendering judgment towards this, and I seem to be on the low end in regarding this match as I feel some of the plot elements could have been made more obvious. That said, Sheamus vs. Gunther sounded good on paper but I don’t think anyone thought it was going to be THIS good, Gunther relying on his superior grappling ability and occasional cowardice whenever matters weren’t going his way and the remainder consisting of these two hitting each other harder in this match than most do in a real fight. Rematch at WrestleMania, please.

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