WWE placed SmackDown GM Nick Aldis on administrative leave at the end of June after he put his hands on GUNTHER at Night of Champions in Saudi Arabia. Things returned to normal at the beginning of last week’s (July 10) episode of SmackDown when Aldis announced he was officially reinstated.
His first order of business back in the GM seat was to book WWE Champion CM Punk vs. Cody Rhodes at SummerSlam. By the end of the night, Aldis was beaten and destroyed by GUNTHER for excluding him from that WWE title
match.
With all of that in mind, Raw GM Adam Pearce just posted this video a short while ago explaining that because of what happened last week, he is once again the acting General Manager of SmackDown for tomorrow night’s (July 17) episode in Albany, New York. In his “mini-preview” of SmackDown, Pearce simply said there is “a ton to address, and I will do just that.”
There have been rumors of a GUNTHER vs. Aldis match at SummerSlam on the weekend of August 1 & 2, so perhaps we will find out for sure tomorrow if that’s really the plan, or if perhaps a returning star will fight GUNTHER on Nick’s behalf.
What will the consequences be for GUNTHER’s brutal attack on Aldis? What other pressing matters, if any, does Pearce need to address on the blue brand? Will the Ring General beat the shit out of Pearce too if he doesn’t like his announcements?
Let me know your thoughts in the comments below, Cagesiders.
