He really couldn't have lost it any better. Now he can move on to heavyweight since he's firmly cemented himself as the greatest IC champ of all time.
>666 day reign which is so specific it'll never be replicated again
>took a brainbuster onto a turnbuckle, which is so incredibly overpowered I don't think anyone could have possibly kicked out of it without the audience shitting all over it
>even then still had to take two separate Helluva Kick finishers just as insurance before Sami even made the pin
If you still think Gunther looks like a chump I don't know what to tell you. I'm sure he'll get his win back in the heavyweight scene one day if you're really that sore about it.