-- After nearly going wire-to-wire in the 2023 Men's Royal Rumble match, WWE Smackdown Superstar Gunther has hit the 235 day mark as Intercontinental Champion.
Gunther passed Pat Patteron’s inaugural 233 day reign as Intercontinental Champion on Sunday, as well as Cody Rhodes 233 day run with the title.
Current WWE Raw Superstar Shelton Benjamin(244) is next on the list, followed by WWE Legend and Hollywood mega-star The Rock(264).
-- In other World Wrestling Entertainment news, a new documentary on WWE Hall of Famer Chyna will premiere on February 5th at 9 PM ET.
The documentary, Chyna: Wrestling with Demons, will air on Reelz:
Dubbed “The Ninth Wonder of the World” by the World Wrestling Federation Joanie Laurer aka Chyna enjoyed a groundbreaking career until her controversial exit from the organization in 2001. From the moment she exploded onto the wrestling scene in 1997 Chyna was a pioneer. No one had ever seen a 5’10” muscular woman pummel the most seasoned male wrestlers and Chyna relished the spoils that came with the limelight including a Playboy magazine centerfold and a legion of fans who showered her with accolades. But Chyna would arguably become more famous for her manic behavior, substance abuse and her untimely death than for the four short years she performed on wrestling’s biggest stage. Almost immediately after leaving the WWF Chyna’s life began a 14-year spiral peppered with arrests, porn, reality shows and tabloid headlines. It seems that mainstream Hollywood didn’t know what to do with Chyna a larger-than-life woman who was the queen of one world but a misfit in the other. This is the story of a woman with an insatiable hunger to stay relevant and loved. Hear about the battles that made her a survivor as well as the heart-wrenching struggles that hastened her final day. Sharing their personal stories of Chyna are friends and colleagues including Tammy “Sunny” Sytch, Jade Cargill, Dr. Drew Pinsky and Diamond Dallas Page. Chyna: Wrestling with Demons is produced by AMS Pictures.
