Biography

Walter Hahn is an Austrian professional wrestler signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Gunther. He first gained recognition in Germany as Big Van Walter, Big Daddy Walter, and Walter, primarily in Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw), where he was a three-time Unified World Wrestling Champion, four-time World Tag Team Champion, head trainer of the wXw Wrestling Academy (2015–2020), and also competed internationally in BJW, ZERO1, Progress, PWG, and OTT, holding multiple world titles. Hahn signed with WWE in 2018, became the longest-reigning NXT United Kingdom Champion at 870 days, later moved to the main roster where he set records with a 666-day Intercontinental Championship reign, won the World Heavyweight Championship twice, became the 24th King of the Ring, and defeated Goldberg and John Cena in their retirement matches.

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