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* WorldsBestWarrior: Gunther, in a phrase, can be summed up as wrestling personified. His entire reason for being is to protect the sanctity of the ring - because, in his words, ''die matte ist heilig'' - and master his craft to the highest degree possible, and this philosophy shows especially in his most recent title reigns in WWE, where he obliterated every world record in the history of the United Kingdom Championship (impressive, but not exactly a storied title) and the Intercontinental Championship (''much'' more incredible given the belt's 45-year history). Because of these things, Gunther has established for himself a very credible claim to being the greatest wrestler in modern times, both in and out of character.
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Among his accolades, he's a 1x and longest-reigning WWE Intercontinental Champion[[note]]he became the first Austrian to hold the title just over two months into his main roster call-up, then went on to hold it for a record ''twenty months and counting''[[/note]], 1x and longest-reigning WWE/NXT United Kingdom Champion[[note]]the preface was reamed from WWE to NXT during his title reign[[/note]], 1x [[Wrestling/DefiantWrestling Defiant Internet Champion]], 1x EWP Tag Team Champion (with Michael Kovac), 1x GSW Tag Team Champion (with Robert Dreissker), 1x OTT Champion, 2x [[Wrestling/PROGRESSWrestling PROGRESS Atlas Champion]], 1x PROGRESS World Champion, 1x PWF North-European Champion, 1x [[Wrestling/ProWrestlingGuerilla PWG World Champion]], 3x wXw Unified World Wrestling Champion, 3x wXw World Tag Team Champion (1x with Robert Dreissker, 1x Zack Sabre Jr., and 1x Timothy Thatcher), and win Fight Club: PRO's Infinity Trophy, wXw's World Tag Team Tournament (with Zack Sabre Jr.), World Tag Team League (with Timothy Thatcher) and 2010's 16 Carat Gold Tournament, and was ranked at #77 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2018. Broadly accepted as WWE's best Intercontinental Champion of all time, even ''without'' recency bias, ''Der Ring General'' is a five-star match machine considered by many to be one of the greatest wrestlers of the modern era.
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Among his accolades, he's a 1x and all-time longest-reigning WWE Intercontinental Champion[[note]]he Champion[[note]]officially beating both Wrestling/PedroMorales and Wrestling/HonkyTonkMan for longest total time with the belt and longest single reign respectively; he became the first Austrian to hold the title just over two months into his main roster call-up, then went on to hold it for a record ''twenty months and counting''[[/note]], counting,'' beating the records of both men in one go[[/note]], 1x and longest-reigning WWE/NXT United Kingdom Champion[[note]]the preface was reamed from WWE to NXT during his title reign[[/note]], 1x [[Wrestling/DefiantWrestling Defiant Internet Champion]], 1x EWP Tag Team Champion (with Michael Kovac), 1x GSW Tag Team Champion (with Robert Dreissker), 1x OTT Champion, 2x [[Wrestling/PROGRESSWrestling PROGRESS Atlas Champion]], 1x PROGRESS World Champion, 1x PWF North-European Champion, 1x [[Wrestling/ProWrestlingGuerilla PWG World Champion]], 3x wXw Unified World Wrestling Champion, 3x wXw World Tag Team Champion (1x with Robert Dreissker, 1x Zack Sabre Jr., and 1x Timothy Thatcher), and win Fight Club: PRO's Infinity Trophy, wXw's World Tag Team Tournament (with Zack Sabre Jr.), World Tag Team League (with Timothy Thatcher) and 2010's 16 Carat Gold Tournament, and was ranked at #77 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2018. Broadly accepted as WWE's best Intercontinental Champion of all time, even ''without'' recency bias, ''Der Ring General'' is a five-star match machine considered by many to be one of the greatest wrestlers of the modern era.
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* ActionDad: On 27 December 2023, Gunther and his wife Jinny Shandu welcomed to their first child, a boy.
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Among his accolades, he's a 1x and longest-reigning WWE Intercontinental Champion[[note]]he became the first Austrian to hold the title just over two months into his main roster call-up, then went on to hold it for a record ''sixteen months and counting''[[/note]], 1x and longest-reigning WWE/NXT United Kingdom Champion[[note]]the preface was reamed from WWE to NXT during his title reign[[/note]], 1x [[Wrestling/DefiantWrestling Defiant Internet Champion]], 1x EWP Tag Team Champion (with Michael Kovac), 1x GSW Tag Team Champion (with Robert Dreissker), 1x OTT Champion, 2x [[Wrestling/PROGRESSWrestling PROGRESS Atlas Champion]], 1x PROGRESS World Champion, 1x PWF North-European Champion, 1x [[Wrestling/ProWrestlingGuerilla PWG World Champion]], 3x wXw Unified World Wrestling Champion, 3x wXw World Tag Team Champion (1x with Robert Dreissker, 1x Zack Sabre Jr., and 1x Timothy Thatcher), and win Fight Club: PRO's Infinity Trophy, wXw's World Tag Team Tournament (with Zack Sabre Jr.), World Tag Team League (with Timothy Thatcher) and 2010's 16 Carat Gold Tournament, and was ranked at #77 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2018. Broadly accepted as WWE's best Intercontinental Champion of all time, even ''without'' recency bias, ''Der Ring General'' is a five-star match machine considered by many to be one of the greatest wrestlers of the modern era.
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Among his accolades, he's a 1x and longest-reigning WWE Intercontinental Champion[[note]]he became the first Austrian to hold the title just over two months into his main roster call-up, then went on to hold it for a record ''sixteen ''twenty months and counting''[[/note]], 1x and longest-reigning WWE/NXT United Kingdom Champion[[note]]the preface was reamed from WWE to NXT during his title reign[[/note]], 1x [[Wrestling/DefiantWrestling Defiant Internet Champion]], 1x EWP Tag Team Champion (with Michael Kovac), 1x GSW Tag Team Champion (with Robert Dreissker), 1x OTT Champion, 2x [[Wrestling/PROGRESSWrestling PROGRESS Atlas Champion]], 1x PROGRESS World Champion, 1x PWF North-European Champion, 1x [[Wrestling/ProWrestlingGuerilla PWG World Champion]], 3x wXw Unified World Wrestling Champion, 3x wXw World Tag Team Champion (1x with Robert Dreissker, 1x Zack Sabre Jr., and 1x Timothy Thatcher), and win Fight Club: PRO's Infinity Trophy, wXw's World Tag Team Tournament (with Zack Sabre Jr.), World Tag Team League (with Timothy Thatcher) and 2010's 16 Carat Gold Tournament, and was ranked at #77 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2018. Broadly accepted as WWE's best Intercontinental Champion of all time, even ''without'' recency bias, ''Der Ring General'' is a five-star match machine considered by many to be one of the greatest wrestlers of the modern era.
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In January 2022 he returned to America to work in the rebranded NXT, where he was renamed by WWE to Gunther, then called up to the main roster via the ''[[Wrestling/WWESmackDown SmackDown]]'' brand.
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In January 2022 he returned to America to work in the rebranded NXT, where he was renamed by WWE to Gunther, '''Gunther''', then called up to the main roster via the ''[[Wrestling/WWESmackDown SmackDown]]'' brand.
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* {{Catchphrase}}: "Die Matte ist heilig."[[note]]The mat is sacred.[[/note]]
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* DirtyCoward: Averted. Champion or not, WALTER/Gunther does not hide behind, nor need help from, his Imperium stablemates to win because to him, "[[CatchPhrase the mat is sacred]]".
* FairPlayVillain: Despite having been heel since the start of his career, champion or not, WALTER/Gunther has never needed cheat, hide behind, nor need help from, his Imperium stablemates to win. By his own mantra, "[[CharacterCatchphrase the mat is sacred]]".
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* NobleDemon: Although an unpleasant and vicious {{heel}}, Walther/Gunther cares very deeply about the rules of the ring and decisively defeating opponents in fair matches through superior technique and athleticism rather than seeking cheap disqualification victories or calling on his stable to cheat on his behalf before or during a match. (Well, sometimes [=WWE=] can't help themselves, but he's usually grumpy with his stable when they put their thumb on the scales, and it doesn't happen often; contrast Wrestling/RomanReigns who has maintained ''his'' record-smashing heel title run through constant cheating and interference.) He also often makes public, if somewhat curmudgeonly, shows of VillainRespect for [[WorthyOpponent worthy adversaries]] who fearlesly challenge him head-on, even when they can't defeat him and even when he had a low opinion of their mettle to start with.
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* NobleDemon: Although an unpleasant and vicious {{heel}}, Walther/Gunther cares very deeply about the rules of the ring and decisively defeating opponents in fair matches through superior technique and athleticism rather than seeking cheap disqualification victories or calling on his stable to cheat on his behalf before or during a match. (Well, sometimes [=WWE=] can't help themselves, but he's usually grumpy with his stable when they put their thumb on the scales, and it doesn't happen often; contrast Wrestling/RomanReigns who has maintained ''his'' record-smashing heel title run through constant cheating and interference.) He also often makes public, if somewhat curmudgeonly, shows of VillainRespect for [[WorthyOpponent worthy adversaries]] who fearlesly fearlessly challenge him head-on, even when they can't defeat him and even when he had a low opinion of their mettle to start with.
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* SimpleYetAwesome: On paper, he's not the flashiest wrestler out there. He's a man of [[TheQuietOne very few words]] and [[TheStoic expressions]], and his moves don't have pomp and inherent theatricality to most wrestlers surrounding him, but he makes up for it by his sheer ''power''. Operating under a distinctly no-nonsense "less is more" ethos, everything about his persona and in-ring presence manages to be commanding because [[NoNonsenseNemesis it's clear just how strong and brutal he is without any gimmicks]], on top of being incredibly capable and versatile on a technical level.
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* SimpleYetAwesome: On paper, he's not the flashiest wrestler out there. He's a man of [[TheQuietOne very few words]] and [[TheStoic expressions]], and his moves don't have pomp and inherent theatricality to most wrestlers surrounding him, but he makes up for it by his sheer ''power''. Operating under a distinctly no-nonsense "less is more" ethos, everything about his persona and in-ring presence manages to be commanding because [[NoNonsenseNemesis it's clear just how strong and brutal he is without any gimmicks]], on top of being incredibly capable and versatile on a technical level. Arguably his signature move is a single Chop to the chest, but the way his opponents react to it and the fact that it's so damn ''loud'' make it feel like he just he just fired a cannonball into them with his arm.
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* SimpleYetAwesome: On a strictly technical level, he's not the flashiest wrestler out there. He's a man of [[TheQuietOne very few words]] and [[TheStoic expressions]], and his moves don't have pomp and inherent theatricality to most wrestlers surrounding him, but he makes up for it by his sheer ''power''. Operating under a distinctly no-nonsense "less is more" ethos, everything about his persona and in-ring presence manages to be commanding because [[NoNonsenseNemesis it's clear just how strong and brutal he is without any gimmicks]], on top of being incredibly capable and versatile on a technical level.
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* SimpleYetAwesome: On a strictly technical level, paper, he's not the flashiest wrestler out there. He's a man of [[TheQuietOne very few words]] and [[TheStoic expressions]], and his moves don't have pomp and inherent theatricality to most wrestlers surrounding him, but he makes up for it by his sheer ''power''. Operating under a distinctly no-nonsense "less is more" ethos, everything about his persona and in-ring presence manages to be commanding because [[NoNonsenseNemesis it's clear just how strong and brutal he is without any gimmicks]], on top of being incredibly capable and versatile on a technical level.
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* SimpleYetAwesome: On a strictly technical level, he's not the flashiest wrestler out there. He's a man of [[TheQuietOne very few words]] and [[TheStoic expressions]], and his moves don't have pomp and inherent theatricality to most wrestlers surrounding him, but he makes up for it by his sheer ''power''. Operating under a distinctly no-nonsense "less is more" ethos, everything about his persona and in-ring presence manages to be commanding because [[NoNonsenseNemesis it's clear just how strong and brutal he is without any gimmicks]], on top of being incredibly capable and versatile on a technical level.
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* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: In his rematch with Wrestling/TheMiz, which came with the stipulation that Miz would never be able to challenge for the Intercontinental Championship again so long as GUNTHER was champion if the A-Lister lost, GUNTHER - after surviving two Skull-Crushing Finales, including an avalanche variant - decided to send Miz out with a ''message,'' ending his IC Title hopes by powerbombing him, hitting him with a [[Wrestling/KazuchikaOkada Rainmaker]], and then powerbombing him again.
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* NobleDemon: Although an unpleasant and vicious {{heel}}, Walther/Gunther cares very deeply about the rules of the ring and decisively defeating opponents in fair matches through superior technique and athleticism rather than seeking cheap disqualification victories or calling on his stable to cheat on his behalf before or during a match. (Well, sometimes [=WWE=] can't help themselves, but he's usually grumpy with his stable when they put their thumb on the scales, and it doesn't happen often; contrast Wrestling/RomanReigns who has maintained ''his'' heel title run through constant cheating and interference.) He also often makes public, if somewhat curmudgeonly, shows of VillainRespect for [[WorthyOpponent worthy adversaries]] who fearlesly challenge him head-on, even when they can't defeat him and even when he had a low opinion of their mettle to start with.
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* NobleDemon: Although an unpleasant and vicious {{heel}}, Walther/Gunther cares very deeply about the rules of the ring and decisively defeating opponents in fair matches through superior technique and athleticism rather than seeking cheap disqualification victories or calling on his stable to cheat on his behalf before or during a match. (Well, sometimes [=WWE=] can't help themselves, but he's usually grumpy with his stable when they put their thumb on the scales, and it doesn't happen often; contrast Wrestling/RomanReigns who has maintained ''his'' record-smashing heel title run through constant cheating and interference.) He also often makes public, if somewhat curmudgeonly, shows of VillainRespect for [[WorthyOpponent worthy adversaries]] who fearlesly challenge him head-on, even when they can't defeat him and even when he had a low opinion of their mettle to start with.
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* NobleDemon: Although an unpleasant and vicious {{heel}}, Walther/Gunther cares very deeply about the rules of the ring and decisively defeating opponents in fair matches through superior technique and athleticism rather than seeking cheap disqualification victories or calling on his stable to cheat on his behalf before or during a match. (Well, sometimes [=WWE=] can't help themselves, but he's usually grumpy with his stable when they put their thumb on the scales, and it doesn't happen often; contrast Wrestling/RomanReigns who has maintained ''his'' heel title run through constant cheating and interference.) He also often makes public, if somewhat curmudgeonly, shows of respect for [[WorthyOpponent worthy adversaries]] who fearlesly challenge him head-on, even when they can't defeat him and even when he had a low opinion of their mettle to start with.
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* NobleDemon: Although an unpleasant and vicious {{heel}}, Walther/Gunther cares very deeply about the rules of the ring and decisively defeating opponents in fair matches through superior technique and athleticism rather than seeking cheap disqualification victories or calling on his stable to cheat on his behalf before or during a match. (Well, sometimes [=WWE=] can't help themselves, but he's usually grumpy with his stable when they put their thumb on the scales, and it doesn't happen often; contrast Wrestling/RomanReigns who has maintained ''his'' heel title run through constant cheating and interference.) He also often makes public, if somewhat curmudgeonly, shows of respect VillainRespect for [[WorthyOpponent worthy adversaries]] who fearlesly challenge him head-on, even when they can't defeat him and even when he had a low opinion of their mettle to start with.
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* NobleDemon: Although an unpleasant and vicious {{heel}}, Walther/Gunther care very deeply about the rules of the ring and decisively defeating opponents in fair matches through superior technique and athleticism rather than seeking cheap disqualification victories or calling on his stable to cheat on his behalf before or during a match. (Well, sometimes [=WWE=] can't help themselves, but he's usually grumpy with his stable when they put their thumb on the scales, and it doesn't happen often; contrast Wrestling/RomanReigns who has maintained ''his'' heel title run through constant cheating and interference.) He also often makes public, if somewhat curmudgeonly, shows of respect for [[WorthyOpponent worthy adversaries]] who fearlesly challenge him head-on, even when they can't defeat him and even when he had a low opinion of their mettle to start with.
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* NobleDemon: Although an unpleasant and vicious {{heel}}, Walther/Gunther care cares very deeply about the rules of the ring and decisively defeating opponents in fair matches through superior technique and athleticism rather than seeking cheap disqualification victories or calling on his stable to cheat on his behalf before or during a match. (Well, sometimes [=WWE=] can't help themselves, but he's usually grumpy with his stable when they put their thumb on the scales, and it doesn't happen often; contrast Wrestling/RomanReigns who has maintained ''his'' heel title run through constant cheating and interference.) He also often makes public, if somewhat curmudgeonly, shows of respect for [[WorthyOpponent worthy adversaries]] who fearlesly challenge him head-on, even when they can't defeat him and even when he had a low opinion of their mettle to start with.
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*NobleDemon: Although an unpleasant and vicious {{heel}}, Walther/Gunther care very deeply about the rules of the ring and decisively defeating opponents in fair matches through superior technique and athleticism rather than seeking cheap disqualification victories or calling on his stable to cheat on his behalf before or during a match. (Well, sometimes [=WWE=] can't help themselves, but he's usually grumpy with his stable when they put their thumb on the scales, and it doesn't happen often; contrast Wrestling/RomanReigns who has maintained ''his'' heel title run through constant cheating and interference.) He also often makes public, if somewhat curmudgeonly, shows of respect for [[WorthyOpponent worthy adversaries]] who fearlesly challenge him head-on, even when they can't defeat him and even when he had a low opinion of their mettle to start with.
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* WorthyOpponent: Ever since winning the Intercontinental Championship, he's since respected any contender who tried but failed to take the title from him, which also helps that he is a fighting champion despite being a heel.
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* WorthyOpponent: Ever since winning the Intercontinental Championship, he's since respected any contender who tried but failed to take the title from him, which also helps that he is a fighting champion despite being a heel. Special mention to Wrestling/TheMiz, whom he dismissed as a clown and an entertainer before their match at the 2023 ''Survivor Series'', but publicly respected as a true wrestler for challenging him eye-to-eye in a fair and hard-fought match even after ultimately crushing the Miz and forcing him to tap out.
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* FormerlyFat: {{Downplayed|Trope}} as he was always more 'stocky' than 'fat' - but his move over to the US and rebrand to GUNTHER also brought with it a ''significant'' weight loss, to the point where WALTER in Europe and GUNTHER in the US almost look like two different people.
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* FormerlyFat: {{Downplayed|Trope}} as Not only has he was always more 'stocky' than 'fat' slimmed down from his younger years to his signing with WWE to perform on the NXT UK - but his move over to the US and rebrand to GUNTHER also brought with it a ''significant'' weight loss, to the point where WALTER in Europe NXT-UK and GUNTHER in the US on WWE's main roster almost look like two different people.
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Walter Hahn (born 20 August 1987) is an Austrian former [[UsefulNotes/AssociationFootball footballer/soccer player]] turned {{professional wrestl|ing}}er and wrestling trainer trained by Michael Kovac, Tatsuhito Takaiwa and Wrestling/TomohiroIshii. He's known for his [[StageNames ring name]] WALTER, and for being an all-rounder powerhouse with the most devastating chops known to man. He's currently signed to Wrestling/{{WWE}} and performs in the ''[[Wrestling/WWERaw Raw]]'' brand. He is also the current WWE Intercontinental Champion. He debuted for WWE in early 2019, appearing at the end of ''NXT UK [=TakeOver=]: Blackpool'' after the main event where [[Wrestling/BritishStrongStyle Pete Dunne]] retained the WWE UK Title and made his in-ring debut on [[Wrestling/{{WWENXT}} NXT UK]] two weeks later.
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Walter Hahn (born 20 August 1987) is an Austrian former [[UsefulNotes/AssociationFootball footballer/soccer player]] turned {{professional wrestl|ing}}er and wrestling trainer trained by Michael Kovac, Tatsuhito Takaiwa and Wrestling/TomohiroIshii. He's known for his mononymous [[StageNames ring name]] WALTER, and for being an all-rounder powerhouse with the most devastating chops known to man. He's currently signed to Wrestling/{{WWE}} and performs in the ''[[Wrestling/WWERaw Raw]]'' brand. He is also the current WWE Intercontinental Champion. He debuted for WWE in early 2019, appearing at the end of ''NXT UK [=TakeOver=]: Blackpool'' after the main event where [[Wrestling/BritishStrongStyle Pete Dunne]] retained the WWE UK Title and made his in-ring debut on [[Wrestling/{{WWENXT}} NXT UK]] two weeks later.
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* HeroKiller: As noted under the WrestlingMonster entry below, WALTER is an unstoppable super-behemoth whose preferred method of proving such is to destroy big-name opponents rather than making an example out of jobbers. His ''absurd'' gravitas is such that, despite saying literally nothing and making no effort to attack him, WALTER's appearance at the end of ''NXT UK [=TakeOver=]: Blackpool'' legitimately felt like the death knell for Pete Dunne and his year-and-a-half title reign.
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* HeroKiller: As noted under the WrestlingMonster entry below, WALTER GUNTHER is an unstoppable super-behemoth whose preferred method of proving such is to destroy big-name opponents rather than making an example out of jobbers. His ''absurd'' gravitas is such that, despite saying literally nothing and making no effort to attack him, WALTER's appearance at Under his old WALTER moniker, he ended the end UK Championship reign of ''NXT UK [=TakeOver=]: Blackpool'' legitimately felt like the death knell for beloved British pro wrestling hero Pete Dunne as his ''very first'' major statement as a WWE wrestler, going on to obliterate other sentimental favorites like Tyler Bate and his year-and-a-half Wrestling/TommasoCiampa in the course of a historically-long title reign.run. After his main roster repackaging, he once again immediately made his mark by turning permanent plucky babyface and then-Intercontinental Champion Wrestling/{{Ricochet}} into a smear on the mat, then made yet another historically-long title reign out of the carcasses of the likes of Wrestling/ShinsukeNakamura, Wrestling/{{Sheamus}}, and Wrestling/DrewMcIntyre, all multi-time world champions in some company or another. GUNTHER is considered one of the [[FinalBoss final bosses]] of the sacred mat for a reason: when he meets your heroes, he will make them ''kneel.''
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Among his accolades, he's a 1x and longest-reigning WWE Intercontinental Champion, 1x and longest-reigning NXT United Kingdom Champion[[note]]It was originally known as the WWE United Kingdom Championship; it was renamed during his title reign[[/note]], 1x [[Wrestling/DefiantWrestling Defiant Internet Champion]], 1x EWP Tag Team Champion (with Michael Kovac), 1x GSW Tag Team Champion (with Robert Dreissker), 1x OTT Champion, 2x [[Wrestling/PROGRESSWrestling PROGRESS Atlas Champion]], 1x PROGRESS World Champion, 1x PWF North-European Champion, 1x [[Wrestling/ProWrestlingGuerilla PWG World Champion]], 3x wXw Unified World Wrestling Champion, 3x wXw World Tag Team Champion (1x with Robert Dreissker, 1x Zack Sabre Jr., and 1x Timothy Thatcher), and win Fight Club: PRO's Infinity Trophy, wXw's World Tag Team Tournament (with Zack Sabre Jr.), World Tag Team League (with Timothy Thatcher) and 2010's 16 Carat Gold Tournament, and was ranked at #77 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2018. Broadly accepted as WWE's best Intercontinental Champion of all time, even ''without'' recency bias, ''Der Ring General'' is a five-star match machine considered by many to be one of the greatest wrestlers of the modern era.
In January 2022 he returned to America to work in the rebranded NXT, and was renamed by WWE to Gunther.
In January 2022 he returned to America to work in the rebranded NXT, and was renamed by WWE to Gunther.
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In January 2022 he returned to America to work in the rebranded NXT, where he was renamed by WWE to Gunther, then called up to the main roster via the ''[[Wrestling/WWESmackDown SmackDown]]'' brand.
Among his accolades, he's a 1x and longest-reigning WWE IntercontinentalChampion, Champion[[note]]he became the first Austrian to hold the title just over two months into his main roster call-up, then went on to hold it for a record ''sixteen months and counting''[[/note]], 1x and longest-reigning NXT WWE/NXT United Kingdom Champion[[note]]It Champion[[note]]the preface was originally known as the reamed from WWE United Kingdom Championship; it was renamed to NXT during his title reign[[/note]], 1x [[Wrestling/DefiantWrestling Defiant Internet Champion]], 1x EWP Tag Team Champion (with Michael Kovac), 1x GSW Tag Team Champion (with Robert Dreissker), 1x OTT Champion, 2x [[Wrestling/PROGRESSWrestling PROGRESS Atlas Champion]], 1x PROGRESS World Champion, 1x PWF North-European Champion, 1x [[Wrestling/ProWrestlingGuerilla PWG World Champion]], 3x wXw Unified World Wrestling Champion, 3x wXw World Tag Team Champion (1x with Robert Dreissker, 1x Zack Sabre Jr., and 1x Timothy Thatcher), and win Fight Club: PRO's Infinity Trophy, wXw's World Tag Team Tournament (with Zack Sabre Jr.), World Tag Team League (with Timothy Thatcher) and 2010's 16 Carat Gold Tournament, and was ranked at #77 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2018. Broadly accepted as WWE's best Intercontinental Champion of all time, even ''without'' recency bias, ''Der Ring General'' is a five-star match machine considered by many to be one of the greatest wrestlers of the modern era.
In January 2022 he returned to America to work in the rebranded NXT, and was renamed by WWE to Gunther.
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* LargeHam: Ever since coming to the United States properly and beginning his main roster and IC Title runs, Gunther has begun cutting more and more of his own promos. His accent, florid vocabulary, and booming, resonant voice make him come across quite strongly (and quite appropriately) like a bombastic Imperial German general.
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Among his accolades, he's a 1x and longest-reigning WWE Intercontinental Champion, 1x and longest-reigning NXT United Kingdom Champion[[note]]It was originally known as the WWE United Kingdom Championship; it was renamed during his title reign[[/note]], 1x [[Wrestling/DefiantWrestling Defiant Internet Champion]], 1x EWP Tag Team Champion (with Michael Kovac), 1x GSW Tag Team Champion (with Robert Dreissker), 1x OTT Champion, 2x [[Wrestling/PROGRESSWrestling PROGRESS Atlas Champion]], 1x PROGRESS World Champion, 1x PWF North-European Champion, 1x [[Wrestling/ProWrestlingGuerilla PWG World Champion]], 3x wXw Unified World Wrestling Champion, 3x wXw World Tag Team Champion (1x with Robert Dreissker, 1x Zack Sabre Jr., and 1x Timothy Thatcher), and win Fight Club: PRO's Infinity Trophy, wXw's World Tag Team Tournament (with Zack Sabre Jr.), World Tag Team League (with Timothy Thatcher) and 2010's 16 Carat Gold Tournament, and was ranked at #77 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2018.
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Among his accolades, he's a 1x and longest-reigning WWE Intercontinental Champion, 1x and longest-reigning NXT United Kingdom Champion[[note]]It was originally known as the WWE United Kingdom Championship; it was renamed during his title reign[[/note]], 1x [[Wrestling/DefiantWrestling Defiant Internet Champion]], 1x EWP Tag Team Champion (with Michael Kovac), 1x GSW Tag Team Champion (with Robert Dreissker), 1x OTT Champion, 2x [[Wrestling/PROGRESSWrestling PROGRESS Atlas Champion]], 1x PROGRESS World Champion, 1x PWF North-European Champion, 1x [[Wrestling/ProWrestlingGuerilla PWG World Champion]], 3x wXw Unified World Wrestling Champion, 3x wXw World Tag Team Champion (1x with Robert Dreissker, 1x Zack Sabre Jr., and 1x Timothy Thatcher), and win Fight Club: PRO's Infinity Trophy, wXw's World Tag Team Tournament (with Zack Sabre Jr.), World Tag Team League (with Timothy Thatcher) and 2010's 16 Carat Gold Tournament, and was ranked at #77 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2018.
2018. Broadly accepted as WWE's best Intercontinental Champion of all time, even ''without'' recency bias, ''Der Ring General'' is a five-star match machine considered by many to be one of the greatest wrestlers of the modern era.
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Among his accolades, he's a 1x and longest-reigning WWE Intercontinental Champion, 1x NXT UK Champion, 1x [[Wrestling/DefiantWrestling Defiant Internet Champion]], 1x EWP Tag Team Champion (with Michael Kovac), 1x GSW Tag Team Champion (with Robert Dreissker), 1x OTT Champion, 2x [[Wrestling/PROGRESSWrestling PROGRESS Atlas Champion]], 1x PROGRESS World Champion, 1x PWF North-European Champion, 1x [[Wrestling/ProWrestlingGuerilla PWG World Champion]], 3x wXw Unified World Wrestling Champion, 3x wXw World Tag Team Champion (1x with Robert Dreissker, 1x Zack Sabre Jr., and 1x Timothy Thatcher), and win Fight Club: PRO's Infinity Trophy, wXw's World Tag Team Tournament (with Zack Sabre Jr.), World Tag Team League (with Timothy Thatcher) and 2010's 16 Carat Gold Tournament, and was ranked at #77 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2018.
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Among his accolades, he's a 1x and longest-reigning WWE Intercontinental Champion, 1x and longest-reigning NXT UK Champion, United Kingdom Champion[[note]]It was originally known as the WWE United Kingdom Championship; it was renamed during his title reign[[/note]], 1x [[Wrestling/DefiantWrestling Defiant Internet Champion]], 1x EWP Tag Team Champion (with Michael Kovac), 1x GSW Tag Team Champion (with Robert Dreissker), 1x OTT Champion, 2x [[Wrestling/PROGRESSWrestling PROGRESS Atlas Champion]], 1x PROGRESS World Champion, 1x PWF North-European Champion, 1x [[Wrestling/ProWrestlingGuerilla PWG World Champion]], 3x wXw Unified World Wrestling Champion, 3x wXw World Tag Team Champion (1x with Robert Dreissker, 1x Zack Sabre Jr., and 1x Timothy Thatcher), and win Fight Club: PRO's Infinity Trophy, wXw's World Tag Team Tournament (with Zack Sabre Jr.), World Tag Team League (with Timothy Thatcher) and 2010's 16 Carat Gold Tournament, and was ranked at #77 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2018.
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Among his accolades, he's 1x WWE Intercontinental Champion, 1x NXT UK Champion, 1x [[Wrestling/DefiantWrestling Defiant Internet Champion]], 1x EWP Tag Team Champion (with Michael Kovac), 1x GSW Tag Team Champion (with Robert Dreissker), 1x OTT Champion, 2x [[Wrestling/PROGRESSWrestling PROGRESS Atlas Champion]], 1x PROGRESS World Champion, 1x PWF North-European Champion, 1x [[Wrestling/ProWrestlingGuerilla PWG World Champion]], 3x wXw Unified World Wrestling Champion, 3x wXw World Tag Team Champion (1x with Robert Dreissker, 1x Zack Sabre Jr., and 1x Timothy Thatcher), and win Fight Club: PRO's Infinity Trophy, wXw's World Tag Team Tournament (with Zack Sabre Jr.), World Tag Team League (with Timothy Thatcher) and 2010's 16 Carat Gold Tournament, and was ranked at #77 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2018.
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Among his accolades, he's a 1x and longest-reigning WWE Intercontinental Champion, 1x NXT UK Champion, 1x [[Wrestling/DefiantWrestling Defiant Internet Champion]], 1x EWP Tag Team Champion (with Michael Kovac), 1x GSW Tag Team Champion (with Robert Dreissker), 1x OTT Champion, 2x [[Wrestling/PROGRESSWrestling PROGRESS Atlas Champion]], 1x PROGRESS World Champion, 1x PWF North-European Champion, 1x [[Wrestling/ProWrestlingGuerilla PWG World Champion]], 3x wXw Unified World Wrestling Champion, 3x wXw World Tag Team Champion (1x with Robert Dreissker, 1x Zack Sabre Jr., and 1x Timothy Thatcher), and win Fight Club: PRO's Infinity Trophy, wXw's World Tag Team Tournament (with Zack Sabre Jr.), World Tag Team League (with Timothy Thatcher) and 2010's 16 Carat Gold Tournament, and was ranked at #77 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2018.
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* InsistentTerminology: He is Gunther, the Intercontinental HEAVYWEIGHT Champion! Or the holder of the Intercontinental HEAVYWEIGHT Championship!
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* {{Bookends}}: His run with the Defiant Internet Championship starts with him defeating two departing wrestlers (Travis Banks -to WWE- and Zack Sabre Jr. -due to schedule conflicts with New Japan-) and ends with him being the departing one (to WWE), losing it at the hands of Martin Kirby.
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* {{Bookends}}: His run with the Defiant Internet Championship starts with him defeating two departing wrestlers (Travis Banks -to WWE- and Zack Sabre Jr. Wrestling/ZackSabreJr -due to schedule conflicts with New Japan-) and ends with him being the departing one (to WWE), losing it at the hands of Martin Kirby.
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* TheJuggernaut: Since arriving on the main roster as GUNTHER. While he's ''technically'' lost matches - typically multi-man affairs where one of his stablemates has been pinned - the number of times he himself has been pinned or submitted can be counted on less than one hand.
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* TheJuggernaut: Since arriving on the main roster as GUNTHER. While he's ''technically'' lost matches - typically multi-man affairs where one of his stablemates has been pinned and his Intercontinental Title defense against [[Wrestling/AmericanAlpha Chad Gable]] via count out but retaining due to titles not changing hands through that - the number of times he himself has been pinned or submitted can be counted on less than one hand.
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* PassingTheTorch: Was on both ends of this during his time as Wrestling/DefiantWrestling's Internet Champion. The first was a triple threat involving him, then champion Wrestling/TravisBanks (who was departing to WWE) and previous champion Wrestling/ZackSabreJr (who had to relinquish it several months earlier due to his commitments to NJPW) who competed under the rematch clause. At the end of his run, he was the departing one to WWE, and lost the Title at the hands of Martin Kirby.
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* PassingTheTorch: Was on both ends of this during his time as Wrestling/DefiantWrestling's Internet Champion. The first was a triple threat involving him, then champion Wrestling/TravisBanks (who was departing to WWE) and previous champion Wrestling/ZackSabreJr Zack Sabre Jr. (who had to relinquish it several months earlier due to his commitments to NJPW) who competed under the rematch clause. At the end of his run, he was the departing one to WWE, and lost the Title at the hands of Martin Kirby.
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** [[{{Portmanteau}} ZackDaddy]] with Wrestling/ZackSabreJr.
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* ForeignWrestlingHeel: In his first time on [=SmackDown=] when debuting as GUNTHER, he and Kaiser wore patches of their respective nations on their wrestling gears (GUNTHER using Austrian Flag and Ludwig Kaiser the German Flag). And making promos about how the Americans didn't respect Wrestling. This would be {{Subverted|Trope}} when they started feuding against Sheamus and the Brawling Brutes and its culmination at ''Clash At The Castle''. The reunion with Giovanni Vinci would see them return to their old black and white attire, dropping the Foreign Heel Gimmick and reforming IMPERIUM. Though occasionally wearing red gear but without the Foreign stigma.
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* ForeignWrestlingHeel: In his first time on [=SmackDown=] when debuting as GUNTHER, he and Kaiser wore patches of their respective nations on their wrestling gears (GUNTHER using Austrian Flag and Ludwig Kaiser the German Flag). And making promos about how the Americans didn't respect Wrestling. This would be {{Subverted|Trope}} {{subverted|Trope}} when they started feuding against Sheamus and the Brawling Brutes and its culmination at ''Clash At The Castle''. The reunion with Giovanni Vinci would see them return to their old black and white attire, dropping the Foreign Heel Gimmick and reforming IMPERIUM. Though occasionally wearing red gear but without the Foreign stigma.
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* ForeignWrestlingHeel: In his first time on [=SmackDown=] when debuting as GUNTHER, he and Kaiser wore patches of their respective nations on their wrestling gears (GUNTHER using Austrian Flag and Ludwig Kaiser the German Flag). And making promos about how the Americans didn't respect Wrestling. This would be {{Subverted|Trope}} When they started the Feud against Sheamus and the Brawling Brutes and its culmination at Clash At The Castle. The reunion with Giovanni Vinci would see them return to their old black and white attire, dropping the Foreign Heel Gimmick and reforming IMPERIUM. Though occasionally wearing red gear but without the Foreign stigma.
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* ForeignWrestlingHeel: In his first time on [=SmackDown=] when debuting as GUNTHER, he and Kaiser wore patches of their respective nations on their wrestling gears (GUNTHER using Austrian Flag and Ludwig Kaiser the German Flag). And making promos about how the Americans didn't respect Wrestling. This would be {{Subverted|Trope}} When when they started the Feud feuding against Sheamus and the Brawling Brutes and its culmination at Clash ''Clash At The Castle.Castle''. The reunion with Giovanni Vinci would see them return to their old black and white attire, dropping the Foreign Heel Gimmick and reforming IMPERIUM. Though occasionally wearing red gear but without the Foreign stigma.
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* ForeignWrestlingHeel: In his first time on SmackDown when debuting as GUNTHER, he and Kaiser wore patches of their respective nations on their wrestling gears (GUNTHER the Austrian Flag and Ludwig Kaiser the German Flag). And making promos about how the Americans didn't respect Wrestling. This would be [[Subverted]] When they started the Feud against Sheamus and the Brawling Brutes and its culmination at Clash At The Castle. The reunion with Giovanni Vinci would see them return to their old black and white attire, dropping the Foreign Heel Gimmick and reforming IMPERIUM. Though occasionally wearing red gear but without the Foreign stigma.
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* ForeignWrestlingHeel: In his first time on SmackDown [=SmackDown=] when debuting as GUNTHER, he and Kaiser wore patches of their respective nations on their wrestling gears (GUNTHER the using Austrian Flag and Ludwig Kaiser the German Flag). And making promos about how the Americans didn't respect Wrestling. This would be [[Subverted]] {{Subverted|Trope}} When they started the Feud against Sheamus and the Brawling Brutes and its culmination at Clash At The Castle. The reunion with Giovanni Vinci would see them return to their old black and white attire, dropping the Foreign Heel Gimmick and reforming IMPERIUM. Though occasionally wearing red gear but without the Foreign stigma.
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*ForeignWrestlingHeel: In his first time on SmackDown when debuting as GUNTHER, he and Kaiser wore patches of their respective nations on their wrestling gears (GUNTHER the Austrian Flag and Ludwig Kaiser the German Flag). And making promos about how the Americans didn't respect Wrestling. This would be [[Subverted]] When they started the Feud against Sheamus and the Brawling Brutes and its culmination at Clash At The Castle. The reunion with Giovanni Vinci would see them return to their old black and white attire, dropping the Foreign Heel Gimmick and reforming IMPERIUM. Though occasionally wearing red gear but without the Foreign stigma.
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** In the first week of December 2022, he added an [[Wrestling/MitsuharuMisawa Emerald Flowsion]] to his arsenal, which he calls the "Last Symphony", by defeating Wrestling/KofiKingston with it after the latter was able to kick out of his Powerbomb. He rarely use the Last Symphony, however, so it is like a "Break Glass in Case of Emergency" finisher for him if his opponent was able to survive most of his commonly used finishers.
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** In the first week of December 2022, he added an [[Wrestling/MitsuharuMisawa Emerald Flowsion]] to his arsenal, which he calls the "Last Symphony", by defeating Wrestling/KofiKingston with it after the latter was able to kick out of his Powerbomb. He rarely use uses the Last Symphony, however, so it is like a "Break Glass in Case of Emergency" finisher for him if his opponent was able to survive most of his commonly used finishers.
