Clash in Italy Cody Rhodes vs. Gunther Undisputed Title WWE 2K26 Gameplay

Clash in Italy is an upcoming 2026 professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by the American company WWE. The event will take place on Sunday, May 31, 2026, at the Inalpi Arena in Turin, Italy, and will be held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. This marks WWE's first-ever PPV and livestreaming event held in Italy. On the March 30 episode of Raw, Gunther saved Paul Heyman from an attack by Seth Rollins. Because of it, Gunther stated that Heyman owed him a favor. On the May 1 episode of SmackDown after Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes won his match, he was attacked by Gunther, who subsequently posed with Rhodes's title. The following week, Gunther, alongside Heyman, was about to sign the contract for Gunther to officially join SmackDown, however Rhodes appeared on the ring and called Gunther out. Heyman appeared instead, and revealed another contract, this one for a match with the Undisputed title on the line, however, Rhodes instead stated that he would fight Gunther on that night's episode and a contract was not needed. Heyman then stated that the match would not happen there, and revealed that the favor he owned Gunther was a contract for a title match at Clash in Italy. Heyman then gave the contract to Rhodes and said that if he wanted Gunther's name on the contract, he would have to get Gunther's signature by himself. Gunther subsequently appeared and a brawl between both men ensued, however, Rhodes would get the upper hand. On the May 15 episode, Rhodes tried to convince Gunther to sign the contract to join SmackDown and also to have a title shot at Clash in Italy, which Gunther initially did not want, stating that Rhodes had ruined the contract signing the previous week. After demanding that Rhodes be respectful when introducing him and stalling on signing the contract, Royce Keys appeared and stated he would sign instead. Gunther then stopped him, with SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis scheduling a match between Gunther and Keys later that night, with the winner challenging Rhodes for the title at Clash in Italy. The match was won by Gunther. #WWE #WWE2K26 #ClashinItaly #CodyRhodes #Gunther