Gunther, also known by his real-life name, Walter Hahn, is a professional wrestler from Austria. The Ring General performs on the WWE RAW brand as the reigning World Heavyweight Champion as of March 2025. In WWE, he holds the record for the longest NXT UK Championship (870 days) and Intercontinental Championship (666 days) reigns in history. Besides, he has also won the King of the Ring tournament in 2024 and the World Heavyweight Championship.
Gunther made his professional wrestling debut in 2005 in the Austrian independent pro wrestling scene. He competed in Germany at Westside Xtreme Wrestling in 2007 and wrestled for promotions such as Progress Wrestling, Evolve, Defiant Wrestling, and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla before joining WWE in 2019.
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How tall is Gunther?
Gunther is six foot four inches or 193 centimeters tall, as per his official profile with WWE. Due to his height, he previously went by the name "Big Van Walter," which commentator Mark Landauer gave him. Gunther's height makes him taller than a considerable number of his colleagues. Despite the advantage of his height on the independent scene, he has the same height as names like Drew McIntyre and Sheamus.
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Gunther's Weight
Gunther is billed at 250 lbs (110 kg). His height, coupled with his weight, puts him into the category of some of the most dominating wrestlers of all time. Before joining the WWE main roster, Gunther was billed around 330 pounds, as he disclosed to Ryan Satin in the Out of Character podcast. During the podcast, Gunther shed some details on his exceptional weight loss, revealing that he lost around 60 to 65 pounds. He further revealed the reason behind this as being able to look more appealing because he was going to be in the top league on national television every week.
Gunther's Age
Gunther is 37 years old as of March 2025. He was born on August 20, 1987, in Vienna, Austria. He spent a huge part of his life in Germany growing up, as per Sports Illustrated. As a kid, Gunther was interested in both wrestling and soccer. However, eventually, he had to turn down the latter. Gunther had his first-ever recorded wrestling match at the age of 18 in Bern, Switzerland. Over a decade later, he made his WWE debut at 31 in January 2019.
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FAQs on Gunther Height
A. Gunther was born on August 20, 1987, and is 37 years old, as of January 2025.
A. Gunther got married to a retired English Professional Wrestler, Jinny Sandhu, in 2023.
A. Gunther is from Vienna, Austria, which is his birth place and the home town.
A. So far, Ilja Dragunov, Bron Breakker, and Sami Zayn have defeated Gunther in WWE. Chad Gable once defeated him via countout.
A. Gunther lost around 65 pounds during his NXT days to be in phenomenal shape and look more agile.
A. While it was previously reported that WWE asked him to reduce his weight, Gunther revealed that it was only his call to reduce the weight in an interview with Sport1.
