Gunther challenging for WWE World Heavyweight Championship

Gunther is next in line for a WWE World Heavyweight title shot.

The former World Champion interrupted a promo segment from current champ Jey Uso on Monday’s WWE Raw, stating that he had secured himself a title match for the Monday, June 9 WWE Raw.

Gunther will face the winner of the upcoming Saturday Night’s Main Event bout between Uso and Logan Paul where the World title will be on the line.

Uso defeated Gunther for the World Heavyweight title at WrestleMania 41 last month, ending Gunther’s eight-month run. Gunther had held the title since last August’s SummerSlam.

In addition to the Uso vs. Paul title match for SNME, a second bout was added to the May 24 NBC card on Monday’s Raw, with Seth Rollins and Bron Breakker teaming against the uneasy CM Punk and Sami Zayn alliance.

Our play-by-play coverage of Monday’s WWE Raw is available here.

WWE Raw, Monday, June 9 —

• Gunther to challenge either Logan Paul or Jey Uso for the World Heavyweight Championship