In a major announcement for WWE WrestleMania 39, it has been confirmed that the Intercontinental Championship will be defended in a triple-threat match. The announcement was made during the latest episode of SmackDown, with Gunther set to defend his title against Drew McIntyre and Sheamus.
The path to this triple-threat match has been an interesting one. Last week’s SmackDown featured a five-way match to determine Gunther’s contender at WrestleMania, with McIntyre and Sheamus scoring simultaneous pinfalls. This led to a one-on-one match between the two wrestlers, but the bout ended in chaos.
During the match, McIntyre and Sheamus both hit each other with their respective finishers, leaving them both down in the ring. Gunther then entered the ring and appeared to encourage both wrestlers to get back up. However, it was a trap, as Imperium’s Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci attacked McIntyre and Sheamus. This led to on-screen authority figure Adam Pearce announcing the triple threat match for WrestleMania.
With eleven matches already scheduled, the upcoming WrestleMania 39 event at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California is shaping up to be an action-packed weekend. The announcement of the triple-threat match for the Intercontinental Championship has only added to the excitement surrounding this much-anticipated event. Fans are eagerly looking forward to witnessing some of the biggest names in professional wrestling battle it out on the grandest stage of them all.
