🎬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 longest-reigning NXT United Kingdom Championship holder at 870 days, later moved to the main roster, set a record with a 666-day 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 three-time Unified World Wrestling Champion, four-time 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 year’s best and veteran wrestlers citing his physical style, timing, and ring psychology.

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Recent movies

#	Name	Character	Rating
1	WWE Clash in Italy (2026)	Gunther		6
2	Royal Rumble 2026 (2026)	Gunther		6
3	WrestleMania 41: Saturday (2025)	Gunther		9
4	Saturday Night's Main Event - John Cena's Final Match (2025)	Gunther		8
5	WWE Money in the Bank 2025 (2025)	Gunther		7
6	WWE Backlash 2025 (2025)	Gunther		7
7	WrestleMania XL Saturday (2024)	Gunther		8
8	Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVII (2024)	Gunther		8
9	WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024 (2024)	Gunther		8
10	WWE Bad Blood 2024 (2024)	Gunther		8
11	WWE Bash in Berlin (2024)	Gunther		8
12	WWE SummerSlam 2024 (2024)	Gunther		8
13	WWE King and Queen of the Ring (2024)	Gunther		8
14	WWE Royal Rumble 2024 (2024)	Gunther		8
15	WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2023 (2023)	Gunther		8
16	WWE SummerSlam 2023 (2023)	Gunther		7
17	WWE Money in the Bank 2023 (2023)	Gunther		8
18	WrestleMania 39 Sunday (2023)	Gunther		6
19	WWE Royal Rumble 2023 (2023)	Gunther		7
20	WWE NXT Stand & Deliver 2022 (2022)	Gunther		8
21	WWE Extreme Rules 2022 (2022)	Gunther	-	-
22	WWE Clash at the Castle 2022 (2022)	Gunther		8
23	WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 1 (2021)	Walter		7
24	NXT TakeOver 36 (2021)	Walter		8
25	WWE Worlds Collide (2020)	Walter		9
26	NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool II (2020)	Walter		9
27	NXT TakeOver: New York (2019)	WALTER		8.5
28	NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff (2019)	Walter		8
29	WWE Survivor Series 2019 (2019)	Walter		7