Reported Gunther Injury Could Affect Outcome Of WWE SummerSlam Main Event

Dave Meltzer did not indicate how long the injury would keep Gunther out of action, so it's conceivable that he could still retain the World Heavyweight Championship against the self-proclaimed 'Best in the World'. However, if he's going to miss closer to months than weeks, then the smart money may be on someone else leaving New Jersey with the title.

CM Punk is the current betting favorite to win his first World Title in WWE in over 12 years, according to most sites, but Seth Rollins stealing the belt from Punk via his Money in the Bank briefcase cannot be ruled out.

The Visionary is supposedly out of action himself due to a knee injury that he suffered back at Saturday Night's Main Event, but there's still some dispute over whether that was part of an angle that was designed to lead to a shocking cash-in of his guaranteed contract this weekend.

WWE SummerSlam Card (Night 1):

• Gunther (c) vs. CM Punk for the World Heavyweight Championship

• Tiffany Stratton (c) vs. Jade Cargill for the WWE Women's Championship

• Roman Reigns & Jey Uso vs. Bron Breakker & Bronson Reed w/ Paul Heyman

• Judgment Day (c) vs. Allies of Convenience for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships

• Randy Orton & Jelly Roll vs. Drew McIntyre & Logan Paul

• Sami Zayn vs. Karrion Kross

The first ever two-night SummerSlam gets underway Saturday night starting at 6 p.m. ET (3 p.m. PT). Catch the show live on Peacock in the United States and internationally on Netflix.