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<h2 style="text-align: center"><strong>Gunther: 2024 Net Worth, Stats, Salary, Wife and More</strong></h2>
<h2><b>Who is Gunther?Â </b></h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400">Walter Hahn is an Austrian professional wrestler best known by his ring name, Gunther. As of January 2019, he has signed up with WWE, where he works on the Raw brand. He is the Imperium factionâ€™s leader and a previous Intercontinental Champion who held the title for the longest period of time.Â </span>

<span style="font-weight: 400">As a wrestler, Hahn has been frequently praised and acknowledged as one of the finest in the world by writers and other wrestlers. He is the first Austrian to compete for and win a championship in WWE.</span>
<h2><b>Guntherâ€™s Early LifeÂ </b></h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400">Walter Hahn was born in Vienna, Austria, on August 20, 1987. He became interested in professional wrestling at an early age after he began collecting tapes. A friend of his had an outstanding collection of WWE Pay-Per-View events and Japanese wrestling shows that he let Gunther borrow. Since then, his enthusiasm for the sport has never waned. Hahn developed an interest in soccer at the same period, eventually becoming a goalkeeper, but around the age of 15, he stopped playing soccer and picked up wrestling, inspired by the Attitude Era.</span>
<h2><b>Guntherâ€™s Wife and Children</b></h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400">Hahn met Jinny Sandhu, an English professional wrestler, while they were competing on the independent circuit. The couple eventually fell in love and married in 2023 at a ceremony in London. On December 27, 2023, they welcomed their first child, a boy whose name they have not revealed yet.</span>
<h2><b>Guntherâ€™s Net Worth 2024 (Update)</b></h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400">As per several sources, Gunther has an estimated net worth of $3 million as of 2024. His base salary as per his contract is $300,000 per year, subject to change with several bonuses and royalties.Â </span>
<h2><b>Guntherâ€™s Career Timeline</b></h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400">Gunther fought his first match in November 2005 in Switzerland. Between 2006 and 2012, Gunther wrestled many matches in Japan and Westside Xtreme Wrestling. During his stint with WXW, he was a part of many stables, including Catch Hoolz, The Mind, The AUTsiders, and the Ringkampf. Before his run with the WXW ended in 2019, he appeared in British &amp; Irish independent circuits, Fight Club PRO, Revolution Pro Wrestling, PROGRESS Wrestling, Over The Top Wrestling and Defiant Wrestling. He also fought in North American independent wrestling on EVOLVE and Pro Wrestling Guerilla.Â </span>

<span style="font-weight: 400">On January 12, 2019, Hahn made his unexpected WWE debut as Walter at NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool, facing then-NXT United Kingdom Champion (later WWE United Kingdom Champion) Pete Dunne at the eventâ€™s conclusion. After being revealed as a WWE signee, he joined the NXT UK brand and went on to win the NXT United Kingdom Championship at NXT Takeover: New York.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400">Â He would reform Ringkampf in the WWE, who now donned the name Imperium. Walterâ€™s reign of 870 days, which ended at NXT TakeOver 36 against Ilja Dragunov, was the longest for the now-defunct title.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400">He moved to the NXT in 2022, where his name was eventually changed to Gunther. His run would not last long with them, as he was promoted to SmackDown in April 2022 and won the Intercontinental Championship in June. He would defend his belt many times over the year, with a critically acclaimed title defense against Sheamus. In the 2023 WWE draft, Imperium would move to Raw, taking the Intercontinental Championship belt with them. As the champion, Gunther created a record of 666 days, breaking The Honky Tonk Manâ€™s record of 454 consecutive days and Pedro Moralesâ€™ 619 days held across two reigns.Â </span>

<span style="font-weight: 400">Gunther defended his title against the likes of The Miz, Kofi Kingston, Drew McIntyre, and Jey Uso. His reign came to an end at WrestleMania XL, losing to Sami Zayn by pinfall. His loss at the event would also be his first pinfall loss in the WWE.Â </span>

<span style="font-weight: 400">After the event, Gunther announced that he would take part in the King of the Ring tournament.Â </span>
<h2><b>Guntherâ€™s Partnerships and EndorsementÂ </b></h2>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;font-size: 12pt">There is not much information available on Guntherâ€™s partnerships and the endorsements he has amassed.</span></h2>
<h2><b>Guntherâ€™s InvestmentsÂ </b></h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400">From 2015 to 2020, Gunther was the co-owner of Ringkampf Apparel with Marcel Barthel and Axel Tischer. The clothing brand sponsored wrestlers like Timothy Thatcher, Killer Kelly, and Fabian Aichner from the Imperium stable.Â </span>
<h2><b>Guntherâ€™s Career Stats</b></h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400">Gunther has wrestled in a whopping 1109 matches in his career. He has achieved 684 victories (61.7%) and lost 398 bouts (35.9%). To accompany his impressive winning stats, he drew 27 matches (2.4%).</span>
<h2><b>Guntherâ€™s Records</b></h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400">The longest reign for the NXT United Kingdom Champion is 870 days, a now-defunct title. 666-day reign of the Intercontinental Championship, setting the titleâ€™s record for both the longest single reign and the most cumulative days as champion, as well as the tenth-longest singles championship reign in WWE history. He is succeeded by Roman Reigns, who holds the most cumulative days as the Universal Champion, 1316 days.</span>
<h2><b>Guntherâ€™s Achievement and Awards</b></h2>
<ul>
 	<li style="font-weight: 400"><b>Westside Xtreme Wrestling</b>
<ul>
 	<li style="font-weight: 400"><b>wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship (3 times)</b></li>
 	<li style="font-weight: 400"><b>wXw World Tag Team Championship (4 times)â€“with Robert Dreissker (1), Zack Sabre Jr (1), Timothy Thatcher (1) and Ilja Dragunov (1)</b></li>
 	<li style="font-weight: 400"><b>16 Carat Gold Tournament (2010)</b></li>
 	<li style="font-weight: 400"><b>wXw World Tag Team Tournament (2015)â€“with Zack Sabre Jr.</b></li>
 	<li style="font-weight: 400"><b>World Tag Team League (2017)â€“with Timothy Thatcher</b></li>
 	<li style="font-weight: 400"><b>Ambition 11 Tournament (2019)</b></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<ul>
 	<li style="font-weight: 400"><b>WWE</b>
<ul>
 	<li style="font-weight: 400"><b>WWE Intercontinental Championship (1 time)</b></li>
 	<li style="font-weight: 400"><b>WWE NXT United Kingdom Championship (1 time)</b></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h2><b>Guntherâ€™s House</b></h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400">Several photos from his and his wifeâ€™s social media show that the couple live an opulent lifestyle. However, no details of their house have been shared.</span>
<h2><b>Guntherâ€™s Social Media Accounts</b></h2>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><b>Instagram</b></td>
<td><a href="https://www.instagram.com/gunther_wwe/?hl=en#"><span style="font-weight: 400">gunther_wwe</span></a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>Twitter</b></td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/gunther_aut?lang=en"><span style="font-weight: 400">@Gunther_AUT</span></a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
&nbsp;
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><b>Personal Information:</b></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>Full Name</b></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Walter Hahn</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>Popular Name</b></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Gunther</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>Date Of Birth</b></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400">20 August 1987</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>Birth Place</b></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Vienna, Austria</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>Age</b></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400">36</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>Height</b></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400">6 ft 4 in</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>Weight</b></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400">250 lb</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>Parents</b></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Unknown</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>Siblings</b></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Unknown</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>Nationality</b></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Austrian</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>Ethnicity</b></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Austrian</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>Net Worth</b></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400">$3 million</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>Salary</b></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400">$300,000</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>Spouse</b></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Jinny Hahn</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>Relationship/Marital Status</b></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Married</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>Children</b></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Boy (Name not revealed)</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>Profession</b></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400">Wrestler</span></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
&nbsp;

Gunther

Gunther: 2024 Net Worth, Stats, Salary, Wife and More Who is Gunther?Â  Walter Hahn is an Austrian professional wrestler best known by his ring name, Gunther. As of January 2019, he has signed up with WWE, where he works on the Raw brand. He is the Imperium factionâ€™s leader and a previous Intercontinental Champion who held the title for the longest period of time.Â  As a wrestler, Hahn has been frequently praised and acknowledged as one of the finest in the world by writers and other wrestlers. He is the first Austrian to compete for and win a championship in WWE. Guntherâ€™s Early LifeÂ  Walter Hahn was born in Vienna, Austria, on August 20, 1987. He became interested in professional wrestling at an early age after he began collecting tapes. A friend of his had an outstanding collection of WWE Pay-Per-View events and Japanese wrestling shows that he let Gunther borrow. Since then, his enthusiasm for the sport has never waned. Hahn developed an interest in soccer at the same period, eventually becoming a goalkeeper, but around the age of 15, he stopped playing soccer and picked up wrestling, inspired by the Attitude Era. Guntherâ€™s Wife and Children Hahn met Jinny Sandhu, an English professional wrestler, while they were competing on the independent circuit. The couple eventually fell in love and married in 2023 at a ceremony in London. On December 27, 2023, they welcomed their first child, a boy whose name they have not revealed yet. Guntherâ€™s Net Worth 2024 (Update) As per several sources, Gunther has an estimated net worth of $3 million as of 2024. His base salary as per his contract is $300,000 per year, subject to change with several bonuses and royalties.Â  Guntherâ€™s Career Timeline Gunther fought his first match in November 2005 in Switzerland. Between 2006 and 2012, Gunther wrestled many matches in Japan and Westside Xtreme Wrestling. During his stint with WXW, he was a part of many stables, including Catch Hoolz, The Mind, The AUTsiders, and the Ringkampf. Before his run with the WXW ended in 2019, he appeared in British &amp; Irish independent circuits, Fight Club PRO, Revolution Pro Wrestling, PROGRESS Wrestling, Over The Top Wrestling and Defiant Wrestling. He also fought in North American independent wrestling on EVOLVE and Pro Wrestling Guerilla.Â  On January 12, 2019, Hahn made his unexpected WWE debut as Walter at NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool, facing then-NXT United Kingdom Champion (later WWE United Kingdom Champion) Pete Dunne at the eventâ€™s conclusion. After being revealed as a WWE signee, he joined the NXT UK brand and went on to win the NXT United Kingdom Championship at NXT Takeover: New York. Â He would reform Ringkampf in the WWE, who now donned the name Imperium. Walterâ€™s reign of 870 days, which ended at NXT TakeOver 36 against Ilja Dragunov, was the longest for the now-defunct title. He moved to the NXT in 2022, where his name was eventually changed to Gunther. His run would not last long with them, as he was promoted to SmackDown in April 2022 and won the Intercontinental Championship in June. He would defend his belt many times over the year, with a critically acclaimed title defense against Sheamus. In the 2023 WWE draft, Imperium would move to Raw, taking the Intercontinental Championship belt with them. As the champion, Gunther created a record of 666 days, breaking The Honky Tonk Manâ€™s record of 454 consecutive days and Pedro Moralesâ€™ 619 days held across two reigns.Â  Gunther defended his title against the likes of The Miz, Kofi Kingston, Drew McIntyre, and Jey Uso. His reign came to an end at WrestleMania XL, losing to Sami Zayn by pinfall. His loss at the event would also be his first pinfall loss in the WWE.Â  After the event, Gunther announced that he would take part in the King of the Ring tournament.Â  Guntherâ€™s Partnerships and EndorsementÂ  There is not much information available on Guntherâ€™s partnerships and the endorsements he has amassed. Guntherâ€™s InvestmentsÂ  From 2015 to 2020, Gunther was the co-owner of Ringkampf Apparel with Marcel Barthel and Axel Tischer. The clothing brand sponsored wrestlers like Timothy Thatcher, Killer Kelly, and Fabian Aichner from the Imperium stable.Â  Guntherâ€™s Career Stats Gunther has wrestled in a whopping 1109 matches in his career. He has achieved 684 victories (61.7%) and lost 398 bouts (35.9%). To accompany his impressive winning stats, he drew 27 matches (2.4%). Guntherâ€™s Records The longest reign for the NXT United Kingdom Champion is 870 days, a now-defunct title. 666-day reign of the Intercontinental Championship, setting the titleâ€™s record for both the longest single reign and the most cumulative days as champion, as well as the tenth-longest singles championship reign in WWE history. He is succeeded by Roman Reigns, who holds the most cumulative days as the Universal Champion, 1316 days. Guntherâ€™s Achievement and Awards Westside Xtreme Wrestling wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship (3 times) wXw World Tag Team Championship (4 times)â€“with Robert Dreissker (1), Zack Sabre Jr (1), Timothy Thatcher (1) and Ilja Dragunov (1) 16 Carat Gold Tournament (2010) wXw World Tag Team Tournament (2015)â€“with Zack Sabre Jr. World Tag Team League (2017)â€“with Timothy Thatcher Ambition 11 Tournament (2019)   WWE WWE Intercontinental Championship (1 time) WWE NXT United Kingdom Championship (1 time)  Guntherâ€™s House Several photos from his and his wifeâ€™s social media show that the couple live an opulent lifestyle. However, no details of their house have been shared. Guntherâ€™s Social Media Accounts  Instagram gunther_wwe  Twitter @Gunther_AUT  &nbsp;  Personal Information:  Full Name Walter Hahn  Popular Name Gunther  Date Of Birth 20 August 1987  Birth Place Vienna, Austria  Age 36  Height 6 ft 4 in  Weight 250 lb  Parents Unknown  Siblings Unknown  Nationality Austrian  Ethnicity Austrian  Net Worth $3 million  Salary $300,000  Spouse Jinny Hahn  Relationship/Marital Status Married  Children Boy (Name not revealed)  Profession Wrestler  &nbsp;

Released WWE Superstar Teases Intercontinental Championship Bout Against Gunther at WrestleMania XL

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