Walter Hahn

Walter Hahn better known by his ring name Gunther is an Austrian professional wrestler signed to WWE where he performs on the Raw brand He signed with WWE in 2018 became the longestreigning NXT United Kingdom Championship holder at 870 days later moved to the main roster set a record with a 666day WWE Intercontinental Championship reign won the World Heavyweight Championship twice became the 24th King of the Ring and defeated Goldberg John Cena and AJ Styles in their retirement matches Before joining WWE Hahn made his professional wrestling debut in 2005 with IWA Switzerland and gained prominence in Europe under the names Big Van Walter Big Daddy Walter and Walter most notably in Westside Xtreme Wrestling wXw where he was a threetime Unified World Wrestling Champion fourtime World Tag Team Champion and head trainer of the wXw Wrestling Academy from 2015 to 2020 He also competed internationally for promotions including Big Japan Pro Wrestling BJW Pro Wrestling ZERO1 PROGRESS Wrestling Pro Wrestling Guerrilla PWG and Over The Top Wrestling OTT holding multiple world titles across the independent circuit Hahn has received notable recognition including being ranked No 3 in the Pro Wrestling Illustrated PWI 500 in 2025 and winning the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Europe MVP award in 2018 2019 and 2020 Critics and peers have praised him throughout his career with numerous matches ranked among the years best and veteran wrestlers citing his physical style timing and ring psychology