Walter Hahn, or Gunther, is a popular name in the world of pro wrestling. In fact, in the world of wrestling, he is an overall five-time World Champion. However, as of now, he is currently a part of the largest wrestling promotion in the world.
In WWE, Gunther has been thoroughly entertaining the fans for several months as the leader of the Imperium stable. In addition to that, he has been featured in several storylines and has participated in numerous pay-per-view events.
However, he is mainly popular among fans for his reign as the WWE Intercontinental Champion. It is worth mentioning that he is the longest-reigning Intercontinental Champion in the promotion. With that, his dominance with the title often becomes a topic among his supporters. However, one more thing that his fans often talk about is his incredible weight-loss journey.
Previously, when Gunther was a part of the NXT UK roster, he looked completely different. However, as soon as he made his jump to the main roster, he showcased an incredible weight loss. It was largely noticeable and surprised many fans. Meanwhile, it is to be noted that though he lost a lot of weight, he didn’t lose his dominance inside the ring.
With that, earlier, when Gunther spoke with Ryan Satin on ‘Out of Character’, he stated that he lost a lot of weight. The WWE Intercontinental Champion said, “I lost about 60 or 65 lbs”. Meanwhile, the before and after images of Gunther’s transformation highlight his surprising weight-loss journey. It might also give major fitness goals to many of his fans.
Gunther commented on why he decided to go through a physical transformation
Gunther appeared for a conversation with Chris Van Vliet. During that, The longest-reigning WWE Intercontinental Champion shed light on why he had previously decided to go through a physical transformation.
Gunther said, “Usually, I was always on top of things in my adult life, but the diet is always something I kind of like neglected because I was good the way I was, but when I signed for the main roster and I knew, okay, moving over now I know I’m gonna be on national TV I thought okay, let’s bring the best version of yourself you can. You’re going to be in front of millions of people every week”.
When talking to Chris Van Vliet, Gunther explained why he made a physical transformation:
“Usually, I was always on top of things in my adult life, but the diet is always something I kind of like neglected because I was good the way I was, but when I signed for the main roster… pic.twitter.com/a7sq4SiAWl
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The Imperium leader then added that he was more than happy that he decided to go through a physical transformation. He said, “I’m glad I did it“. Meanwhile, Gunther now looks completely different from how he used to look earlier.
With that, it remains to be seen what lies ahead for Gunther in the upcoming days. Also, his fans will look forward to many more title defenses from him going forward. However, it will be interesting to see the WWE Intercontinental Champion provide more updates about himself for his beloved fans.