I’m admittedly on record as saying Gunther will be and should be John Cena’s final opponent.

But what if?

What if WWE wants to break from its sometimes ultra-logical and easy-to-read booking and throw us a curveball when Gunther and L.A. Knight clash on SmackDown in the final of the Last Time Is Now Tournament on Friday (8 p.m., USA Network)?

What if WWE finally wants to stop what seems like the endless trend of Knight just never actually grabbing the big prize?