Gunther, Marcel Barthel, Raquel Gonzalez debut on WWE SmackDown

Gunther and Marcel Barthel, along with Raquel Gonzalez, made their debut on tonight’s SmackDown.

Barthel, now going under the name Ludwig Kaiser, introduced Gunther, now wearing red attire. After showing a video of Gunther attacking people on NXT, he quickly defeated local talent Joe Alonso. After their debut, Raquel Gonzalez was interviewed, now going under the name Raquel Rodriguez.

It had been reported that Gunther and Barthel, along with Gonzalez, were among the names being considered to be called up to the main roster. On this past Tuesday’s NXT, Fabian Aichner, also of Imperium, abandoned Barthel during a match against The Creed Brothers, allowing the brothers to score the win. Aichner is not expected to be called up to the main roster with Gunther and Barthel.

Gonzalez was being interviewed when Los Lotharios walked up to her and said they wanted to give her a kiss. Gonzalez rejected them, saying there was no chance. Gonzalez, along with Dakota Kai, dropped the NXT Women’s Tag Team titles on Tuesday back to Toxic Attraction (Gigi Dolin and Jacey Jayne) after winning them this past Saturday at NXT Stand & Deliver.