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Walter Hahn (born 20 August 1987) is an Austrian professional wrestler. As of January 2019, he is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Gunther (also stylized in all caps). He is the leader of the Imperium faction and is a former one-time and the longest reigning Intercontinental Champion of all time.
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Gunther : Bio. Gunther is one of the most destructive heavyweights to ever set foot in a WWE ring. Ushered to the ring as Dvořák’s powerful “Symphony No. 9” echoes through the arena, Gunther inspires fear in his opponents before he even steps through the ropes, and for good reason. An active competitor for more than a decade, Gunther ...
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Walter Hahn (August 20, 1987) is an Austrian professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on the Raw brand under the ring name Gunther. He has appeared in a number of promotions in Europe, Japan and North America, such as Westside Xtreme Wrestling, PROGRESS Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) under the ring ...
Westside Xtreme Wrestling (2007–2020)
Walter made his Westside Xtreme Wrestling debut on May 4, 2007, in a match that also involved Atsushi Aoki, Adam Polak, and Tengkwa. He defeated Zack Sabre Jr. to win the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship on October 2, 2010 in Oberhausen, Germany. He lost the title to Daisuke Sekimoto on January 15, 2011, but won it back later that year on May 2, 2011, during a Big Japan Pro Wrestling card in Tokyo, Japan. He would then hold the title for 383 days, before losing it to El Generico on May 19, 2012. In early May 2012 Walter was defeated by Yoshihito Sasaki in a match to crown the inaugural BJW World Strong Heavyweight champion in Yokohama, Japan. He won the title for a third time on July 27, 2014, defeating Tommy End at Fans Appreciation Night, but lost it to Karsten Beck on January 17, 2015. Walter and partner Robert Dreissker defeated RockSkillet (Jay Skillet and Jonathan Gresham) to win the wXw World Tag Team Championship at day three of 16 Carat Gold on March 3, 2013. They would later lose the titles in Hamburg, Germany to Hot and Spicy (Axel Dieter Jr. and Da Mack). He partnered Zack Sabre Jr. to win the vacant wXw World Tag Team Championship on October 4, 2015 in the finals of the 2015 World Tag Team Tournament, but relinquished the title at the wXw Fifteenth Anniversary Show on December 12, 2015, losing to Cerebrus (Ilja Dragunov and Robert Dreissker). Walter and Ringkampf stablemate Timothy Thatcher defeated Massive Product (David Starr and Jurn Simmons) to win the wXw World Tag Team Championship in the finals of the 2017 wXw World Tag Team League on October 8, 2017. On March 11 Walter and Thatcher lost the wXw Tag Titles to Da Mack and John Klinger.
Progress Wrestling (2015–2020)
On May 24, 2015 Walter debuted as Big Daddy Walter in Progress Wrestling at the 2015 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament at the Electric Ballroom in London, losing to Rampage Brown in the first round. The two met again later in 2015 at Chapter 23: What A Time To Be Alive! in a match notable for the ring breaking after Brown was whipped into the corner. He entered the Super Strong Style 16 Tournament again in 2016, reaching the quarter-finals before being eliminated by Chris Hero. Walter participated in the tournament to determine the inaugural Progress Atlas champion in 2016 but he finished the tournament with 2 points. At Chapter 47, Ringkampf (Walter, Axel Dieter Jr. and Timothy Thatcher) challenged British Strong Style (Pete Dunne, Trent Seven and Tyler Bate) for all of their championships, in a six-man tag team match, unsuccessfully challenging all of them. He defeated Matt Riddle to win the Progress Atlas Championship at Chapter 51: Screaming For Progress at the O2 Academy Birmingham. He lost the title to Riddle a little over a month later on a Progress card in New York City, but recaptured it at Chapter 55: Chase The Sun at Alexandra Palace in a Three Way match that also involved Matt Riddle and Timothy Thatcher. At Chapter 68: Super Strong Style 16 Tournament Edition 2018, Walter vacated the Atlas title in order to chase the PROGRESS World Championship, held by Travis Banks. At Chapter 74: Mid Week Matters, he defeated Banks to win the title.
Evolve (2017–2018)
Walter debuted in Evolve at Evolve 90 on August 11, 2017 in Joppa, Maryland, defending the Progress Atlas Championship against Fred Yehi. Walter unsuccessfully challenged for the WWN Championship the next night at Evolve 91 in New York City in a Four Way match that also involved Matt Riddle, Keith Lee, and Tracy Williams. He again made an unsuccessful challenge for the WWN Championship on 9 December 2017 when he was defeated by Lee at Evolve 96 in New York City.
•Finishing moves
•The Last Symphony
•Burning Lariat
•Fire Thunder Driver
•Golden Bomb (Pumphandle Powerbomb)
•Gojira Clutch
•Defiant Wrestling
•Defiant Internet Championship (1 time)
•European Wrestling Promotion
•EWP Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Michael Kovac
•Fight Club: PRO
•Infinity Trophy (1 time)
Apr 29, 2024 · Corey Brennan. Jeremy Lambert Apr 29, 2024 10:00AM. Gunther is made to be a champion. Gunther is the longest reigning WWE Intercontinental Champion on all-time, holding the title for 666 days before losing it to Sami Zayn at WrestleMania XL. 10 Sec. WWE to Expand Programming Deals & Opportunities on X. Related Article.
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Sep 8, 2023 · Gunther joined WWE in 2019, beginning to work through their NXT U.K. program under his previous in-ring alias, WALTER. While still competing in prominent German promotion wXw — a promotion he spent nearly a decade of his career in — he turned heads with big-time performances, like his 2020 and 2021 matches against Ilja Dragunov.
