WWE SMACKDAWN 5 DECEMBER 2025 GUNTHER VS LA KNIGHT FULL MATCH
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00:00The official in this match, Jason Ayers, Gunther and LA Knight.
00:08Only one time before have these two men met in a one-on-one matchup.
00:12It happened three years ago at NXT Stand and Deliver.
00:16That was a win for the ring general, Gunther.
00:18But this is a much different LA Knight.
00:20Down by hostile environment tonight at Austin Ford.
00:28Gunther and the megastar comes out of the gate firing.
00:31LA Knight with a couple of right hands, drives Gunther to the corner.
00:33And now the boots to the midsection by LA Knight who's fired up tonight.
00:38It better be careful.
00:40Gunther looking for a powerbomb early.
00:45Back body drop by LA Knight.
00:48Went for the BFT and Gunther scoops out of harm's way out here to ringside.
00:53And LA Knight wastes a little time driving Gunther to the floor.
00:56With that baseball slide and LA Knight is fired up tonight.
01:01We're able to look right in the eyes of LA Knight here.
01:05How intense is he tonight as he bounces Gunther off our announce table.
01:09LA Knight dribbling the ring general like a basketball off of our announce desk.
01:16And now Gunther tossed toward our laps.
01:18LA Knight came to fight tonight.
01:21I don't think Gunther was ready for this onslaught, Corey.
01:25Listen, we've seen in the past, Gunther tends to overlook his opponents once in a while.
01:29Gunther is supremely confident at all times, and we have seen him get caught.
01:33Think about Sami Zayn at WrestleMania.
01:35Gunther has a tendency to overlook his opponents.
01:39Gunther did tell me earlier today that he respects what Knight can do in the ring.
01:43What he doesn't expect is the way he goes about it.
01:45He doesn't think he takes things seriously, that he tries to entertain more than win matches.
01:50That's what Gunther says, but he's seeing a different LA Knight tonight.
01:54Well, Gunther's mantra has been that the ring is sacred.
01:57He is walking and competing on holy ground.
02:00The ring general looks at this industry with such reverence,
02:03he has no choice but to become the greatest at it.
02:06LA Knight who's just been begging for that opportunity, that chance.
02:13To be in that massive spotlight.
02:16The next Saturday night could arguably be the biggest match of his career.
02:19If he can pull this off tonight.
02:21And the clothesline, and the impact, the physical dominance of the former two-time champion.
02:29My goodness, what a clothesline.
02:33Normally you aim for your opponent's upper chest, collarbone area.
02:36It looked like Gunther caught LA Knight right in the face.
02:39Gunther is all business.
02:40There's no messing around when it comes to the ring general.
02:43The mat is sacred in his mind.
02:45He's built like a terminator and he acts like one in the ring.
02:50We know full well that Gunther entered this match as he does all of his matches with a strategy.
02:56Can Gunther execute?
02:57So far, so good.
02:59LA Knight with that neck breaker into the cover.
03:02Is it enough?
03:03Gunther at two.
03:05That's what LA Knight is so sneaky good.
03:08The ability to counter quickly, just like Gunther did there.
03:13In the blink of an eye, the ring general rips control this matchup out of the hands of the
03:18megastar.
03:19And that's the thing about Gunther, Corey.
03:20We've called how many of his matches over the last few years, right?
03:23It is so hard to be able to build momentum.
03:26So hard to be able to build sustained offense against Gunther.
03:29Because just when you think you got him on the ropes, you don't.
03:32Gunther is, for all intents and purposes, in my opinion, the perfect professional wrestler.
03:38Gunther is tough.
03:39He is durable.
03:40He is a wizard on the mat.
03:41He is a expert level striker.
03:44Gunther is a dangerous, dangerous individual.
03:47Look at the sleeper now.
03:48We're gonna put LA Knight away with the sleeper.
03:50Gunther's taking out so many men with that move.
03:52And now sent through the ropes by LA Knight.
03:54You mentioned Gunther the consummate wrestler, right?
03:57LA Knight, many would say, is the consummate sports entertainer.
04:00Certainly a difference in theories for both of these individuals.
04:03You're absolutely correct.
04:04LA Knight, a big time star, a massive fan favorite for a reason.
04:08But unfortunately for LA Knight, the fans don't win matches.
04:13Corey and I were just talking moments ago about how it is so hard to have any type
04:17of sustained offense against Gunther.
04:20Just when you think you got it going, Gunther takes control.
04:23It only takes a moment.
04:25Look at the clothesline right across the cheekbone of LA Knight.
04:30Gunther's almost perfect.
04:33I completely agree, Cole.
04:34You and I both, I know we talk a lot in the cars after the shows.
04:38I love calling Gunther's matches.
04:41As a lifelong wrestling fan, for me, this guy is my favorite going right now.
04:45Well, he's a throwback in so many ways.
04:49As Gunther is just pummeling LA Knight now.
04:53I think Gunther would be a star in any era.
04:55LA Knight catching the leg of Gunther.
04:58Down goes Gunther.
05:00Knight now gonna go under the elbow, but nobody home.
05:06LA Knight once again got a bit overzealous.
05:08We've seen to this point in the matchup, the megastar's emotions haven't
05:12necessarily been beneficial to him.
05:14He's miscalculated a couple times.
05:16He's got caught a few times by Gunther, who is as cold, calculated, and
05:20emotionless as you're finding a run.
05:22Knight came out of the gate hot.
05:23Gunther has slowed that offense down.
05:25Again, massive matchup tonight.
05:28Massive stakes.
05:29The winner to face John Cena.
05:31A week from tomorrow, Saturday night's main event.
05:33John Cena, final match of his legendary career as LA Knight just buckles and
05:39falls to the corner.
05:42Brutal stomp to the lower back from the ring general.
05:45And think about the stakes in this matchup to advance to battle John Cena.
05:50What they mean to LA Knight.
05:52This is a guy, much like Carmelo Hayes we talked about earlier.
05:55LA Knight hears the whispers that he can't win the big one.
05:58If LA Knight gets through Gunther and heads to the nation's capital to battle
06:02John Cena in his final match, to just about every man on the roster,
06:06that's as good as any championship match.
06:08Neither of these men have faced Cena in a one-on-one match in their career.
06:13And another chop by Gunther.
06:15Notice how he creates, no separation allowed.
06:17Continues to hang onto the arm of Knight.
06:21Gunther is relentless, he is cerebral, and he is ruthless.
06:29LA Knight's chest in and start looking like brown meat by the end of this one.
06:35Knight out of the way just in time.
06:37That's another, and Knight now takes Gunther down.
06:40Knight trying to crawl back into this.
06:43Gunther into the corner, chest first, neck breaker by Knight.
06:51Knight has turned the tides back into his favor.
06:54Stunning Gunther momentarily, went for the BFT.
06:57Gunther though with a waist lock applied.
06:58Knight fighting out of it with elbows to the jaw.
07:00LA Knight now.
07:04Now, for O'Connor roll, there it is.
07:08Gunther's got a kick out of two-year fall head and a sleeper.
07:10What a counter.
07:11What a counter.
07:11LA Knight though rolled through and almost had him.
07:15Wow, what an exchange.
07:17And now, Gunther with Knight up on his shoulders.
07:20LA Knight now, with Gunther on his shoulders.
07:24Corey, that's an AA.
07:28That's a Cena attitude adjustment by Knight to Gunther.
07:32Now, muscling up the ring, General.
07:35LA Knight.
07:36Face first, Gunther drops him on his head.
07:39Burning hammer.
07:40Cover.
07:41Kick out by Gunther.
07:43How did he do that?
07:47Corey, what an exchange.
07:49Gunther went for the AA first.
07:51LA Knight countered into an AA of his own and then deliver the burning hammer.
07:55A little homage to the greatest of all time.
07:58John Cena, for all intents and purposes in this matchup, is the prize.
08:04It's interesting.
08:05You heard Gunther warn John Cena about the way he's gonna win the match.
08:09Maybe he meant the attitude adjustment.
08:12Very well may have been the case.
08:14And if it was, it backfired in spectacular fashion for Gunther.
08:21Physical match has taken its toll on both of these individuals.
08:25Both men had to win three matches for this berth in the finals tonight.
08:29A field of 16, whittled down to two.
08:38On the jaw of LA Knight rocked the megastar, but Knight able to answer.
08:42And Knight fires off another right-handed, dropped Gunther to a knee.
08:54LA Knight tattooed Gunther with that one.
08:57And the ring general is rocked.
08:59Gunther won't rock momentarily as he delivers a boot to the side of the head of Knight.
09:03He keeps plugging forward, doesn't he?
09:09He called Gunther a terminator, I could not agree more.
09:15He's so hard to beat this man.
09:18Very few have done it.
09:20LA Knight now, clothesline like running into a wall.
09:23Walk that down, center of the ring.
09:25Critical moment of the match.
09:34The stakes couldn't be much higher.
09:38The winner to face John Cena in Cena's final match next Saturday night.
09:44No matter the result, that is history.
09:48You want to be a part of that, no matter who you are.
09:52One of these two men will have that opportunity.
09:55And we talked about it earlier.
09:57Gunther could have an opportunity to do it twice this year.
09:59Goldberg and possibly Cena.
10:01Lightning could strike twice.
10:04Nothing pretty about this match.
10:05This is Smash Mouth, the winner of our main event to face John Cena.
10:10And John Cena's final match a week from tomorrow.
10:13Saturday night's main event over on Peacock.
10:16At this point, we're beginning to wade into the deep waters of this matchup.
10:20And LA Knight gets the best of that strike exchange.
10:23Look at the megastar teeing off on the ring general.
10:28Could it be LA Knight's moment to qualify for perhaps the biggest match of his career so far?
10:35Into the corner with a running knee.
10:36We know LA Knight loves the WWE Universe, but he can't get caught pandering.
10:47And to your point, Gunther exploded out of the corner, went for the sweeper.
10:51LA Knight with the back suplex.
10:54Great defensive maneuver by Knight, driving the wind out of Gunther.
10:58Gunther preventing certain catastrophe.
11:03And Knight once again, slowly making it to a vertical base.
11:07Looks like he's gonna climb the ropes.
11:10Knight pulling out all the stops here tonight from the top rope.
11:13Gunther rolls out of harm's way.
11:14And Gunther, that massive drop kick.
11:17The Tyrannosaurus drop kick strikes again.
11:20And Gunther now has Knight where he wants him.
11:23Up top goes Knight.
11:24Went to the powerbomb.
11:25Knight counter into a DDT.
11:33LA Knight now using the ropes to get back to his feet.
11:38You can see LA wincing in pain.
11:40And now he'll connect with the elbow.
11:47Into the cover.
11:48Is it enough?
11:50Not quite an air fall.
11:53And that can shake your confidence if you're LA Knight.
11:56This was LA Knight's bread and butter.
11:58First the DDT, spikes Gunther on top of his head.
12:02And then this mega star elbow right to the heart of the big Austrian.
12:07And LA Knight about two and nine tenths, but can't get the job done there.
12:12The finals of the last time is now tournament.
12:19Live from the Moody Center on the campus of the University of Texas and Austin.
12:23One of these two men to face Cena.
12:25Next Saturday night at Saturday night's main event.
12:28Will it be LA Knight?
12:30Measuring Gunther, measuring his man.
12:32Kick to the midsection, went for blood force trauma.
12:35And Gunther turns it into a German tuplex.
12:37Well, it's obvious Gunther has prepared for the BFT multiple times in this match.
12:42The ring general has countered.
12:43And now there could be concern.
12:45You saw the official go down and check on Knight who landed hard on the back of his neck.
12:50And now Gunther realizing it, Gunther is so smart, isn't he?
12:54Blood in the water of the Great Whites territory.
12:59Gunther now going to attack the neck of LA Knight.
13:04Knight showed a bit of vulnerability and Gunther pounced.
13:08A split second of vulnerability.
13:10That just goes to show you the level on which Gunther operates.
13:14LA Knight back to his feet as Gunther is going up top.
13:18He will go to the top rope on occasion, will the ring general.
13:27Yeah, you notice, Gunther, look at where he's delivering the blows.
13:30Sharp shots to the side of LA Knight's neck.
13:35Knight now, we're gonna fight through, up to the top rope.
13:41Dangerous position for both superstars.
13:43Trying to hook Gunther, who's blocking, hanging on to the turnbuckle.
13:48Knight dropped and landed on his neck.
13:50Whiplash.
13:50Yeah, landed on his neck.
13:52And Gunther now, with the splash from the top rope.
13:56But Gunther's not done just yet.
13:59Gunther gonna go up top in the other corner.
14:02I don't think LA realized.
14:03Right to the back of the neck, to the back of the neck of LA Knight.
14:07Cover by Gunther, Knight still in it.
14:09And the ring general continuing the assault with a powerbomb tonight.
14:18Stacks him up.
14:19Knight's still alive.
14:22There's magic in the air tonight, Cole.
14:25LA Knight feeling some kind of way.
14:27Look again at this German suplex.
14:30You can see the nasty landing high on LA Knight's neck.
14:34And Gunther with a vicious clothesline, a powerbomb.
14:37The ring general knows LA Knight's neck is compromised.
14:41And Gunther wants to finish the job.
14:43The capacity crowd looks on.
14:45As Gunther stalks LA Knight, trying to make it back to his feet.
14:50Gunther may have him right where he wants him.
14:52The ring general, BFT, he hit it from out of nowhere.
14:58Knight for the win, Gunther got his foot on the bottom rope.
15:03That is a dream crusher.
15:07Blood force drama from Knight to Gunther and off the BFT.
15:15Look at this, LA Knight sense the sleeper attempt coming.
15:19Drives Gunther face first.
15:21And Gunther able to use his long legs to preserve his opportunity.
15:27LA Knight feeling the effects of the damage to his neck.
15:30That may have been Knight's best shot.
15:32I said it, Corey, and I mean it, blunt force drama.
15:35Because it is high drama here tonight on Friday Night SmackDown.
15:40LA Knight and Gunther for an opportunity to face John Cena.
15:44Now Gunther from behind, sleeper in again, sleeper in again by Gunther.
15:49Trying to wear Knight down, Knight trying to fight out of this.
15:51He's gotta make it to the ropes, down to a knee.
15:54Gunther breaks to allow, he strikes by the elbow.
15:57Back to the sleeper again.
16:01Knight's got nowhere to go, center of the ring.
16:03Gunther has the body scissors applied, squeezing the breath out of LA Knight.
16:08Knight trying to fight out of it with everything he has.
16:12Remember all the pressure on the neck here.
16:13The injured neck of LA Knight.
16:16WWE Universe, LA Knight needs you right now.
16:19The Megastar feeding off this crowd.
16:22Knight back to his feet.
16:23He's got Gunther up on his shoulders, Gunther elbows to the jaw.
16:27Driving Knight back down to the mat.
16:31Raining down elbows is the ring general.
16:37Look at this, just pummeling away at LA Knight.
16:41And look at this here.
16:42And Kravat applied.
16:46Gunther wrenching on the neck of LA Knight.
16:50The neck has become the story here in this match.
16:53Knight trying to somehow hang on.
16:55Will Knight tap out to Gunther?
16:58Listen to this place.
17:05Listen to this place.
17:10Knight taps out.
17:13Knight taps out.
17:15Here is your winner by submission, the ring general, Gunther.
17:24Knight.
17:28Corey, to me, this tap out was meant to send a message.
17:31No doubt about it.
17:33A maneuver extremely similar to the STF of John Cena.
17:39It is official next Saturday.
17:45Gunther and Cena in his final match.
17:48I hope you paid attention.
17:51On Saturday Night Saint event.
17:52Man of the match, man of the match.
17:54You finally and definitely will give up.
18:00You're going to tap.
18:01Ouch!
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