Overview

• On the August 4 Raw, Michael Cole announced Gunther suffered a septal hematoma and orbital blowout fracture at SummerSlam and will be out indefinitely.
• The blood-soaked finish against CM Punk was a planned kayfabe device to conceal his legitimate pre-existing nose injury ahead of scheduled surgery.
• Gunther relinquished the World Heavyweight Title to Punk before Seth Rollins cashed in Money in the Bank to claim the championship.
• WWE has not set a return date for Gunther and has begun reshaping Raw storylines to fill the vacancy in the main event scene.
• The hiatus ends a dominant period that followed a 666-day reign as Intercontinental Champion and a brief run with WWE’s top title.