Jessika Carr Provides Perspective On GUNTHER Submission On SmackDown

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The ending to the Intercontinental Championship main event rematch between Sheamus and GUNTHER on last night’s season premiere episode of WWE SmackDown was surrounded by controversy.

The finish saw Sheamus lock the champion in the Cloverleaf submission hold, with GUNTHER tapping on the mat twice right in front of referee Jessika Carr, who waved off the tapping and did not declare Sheamus the winner due to the taps being illegitimate.

This led to Sheamus getting angry at her, before ultimately GUNTHER did something that he never does, and hit Sheamus with a foreign object, in this case a shillelagh, to ensure the victory and retain the championship.

Sheamus has been rather vocal on Twitter since the ending, continually referencing GUNTHER tapping out, while Ludwig Kaiser has made sure to inform those out of the loop why the referee’s decision was made.

He said:

Not only is it our responsibility to restore the honor of our sport, but also to educate fans and sports entertainers about our sport.

3x taps = submission

Still your rightful Intercontinental Champion: @Gunther_AUT

You’re welcome #IMPERIUM #KAISER #GUNTHER #VINCI

WWE Referee Jessika Carr herself took to Twitter to give her perspective on the call, comparing GUNTHER’s double tap from SmackDown to another match of his that she refereed, when he submitted to Ilja Dragunov in their NXT UK Championship match at NXT Takeover 36, and the difference in the two is rather clear.

Sheamus will team with his fellow Brawling Brutes Butch and Ridge Holland to take on Gunther, Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci of Imperium in a Good Old Fashioned Donnybrook match at tonight’s Extreme Rules premium live event.

From my perspective. pic.twitter.com/cQjF7gGtD4

— Jessika Carr (@WWELadyRefJess) October 8, 2022

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