WWE star Ilja Dragunov spoke with the Daily Star on a number of topics, including the legacy of matches he had with World Heavyweight Champion “The Ring General” GUNTHER.
Dragunov said, “I think, first of all, those matches really laid the standard for what the European talent is able to do. And of course, I pay attention to [GUNTHER’s] work… As much as he is a rival for me, he also made me the person I am today and the performer I am today. And the reason why I am such a high level in what I do is definitely him, because you definitely need somebody who pushes you really, really to your limit, so you can actually realize where that is.”
On the matches bringing out the best in both of them:
“You always need that kind of person where, you know, ‘Okay, I wanna be as good as you, I wanna get better [than] you.’ And I think this is the kind of tension that drives people to want to see more.”
You can check out Dragunov’s comments in the video below.
