GUNTHER entered the 2023 Men’s Royal Rumble match at #1 and lasted all the way to the end. The WWE Intercontinental Champion participated in the match for over 70 minutes and tied Cody Rhodes for most eliminations with five.
In a recent “WWE Playback” video, GUNTHER revealed why he prefers to be the first entrant in the Royal Rumble match. He said,
“See that — if I have to say, I always said if I’m ever participating in a Royal Rumble match, I want to be in at number one. Because if you come in as [number] 30 and you win it, it’s basically a present. The number one really has to earn it. I think it’s a very accurate entrance for a person for my stature.”
GUNTHER declared himself for this year’s Men’s Royal Rumble Match on the January 15th episode of WWE RAW.