WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Gunther, stood tall after retaining his title over Sami Zayn in the main event of the first two-hour episode of WWE Raw in 12 years. For weeks Zayn had been angling for a match with The Ring General with the world championship on the line,

Cody Rhodes and Gunther will be face to face on Monday's edition of RAW. As Monday Night RAW came to a close earlier this week, WWE Champion Cody Rhodes and World Heavyweight Champion Gunther had a brief staredown on the stage as the show closed. Now, it looks like the two will be face to face once again.

WWE Raw transitions from three to two hours for a few months beginning Monday night. Despite one less hour of action, WWE has loaded up this week's Raw with some huge matches, including defenses of both of the brand's top men's titles.

As WWE RAW kicked off following the conclusion of the PLE Bad Blood, it was the first RAW in a long time to be only 2 hours long instead of the regular three hours. Straight from Enterprise Center in St.