Gunther

Gunther is one of the most destructive heavyweights to ever set foot in a WWE ring.

Walking down the aisle as Dvořák’s powerful “Symphony No. 9” echoes through the arena, Gunther inspires fear in his opponents before he even steps through the ropes, and for good reason. Feared around the world for his pulverizing in-ring style, including brutal knife-edge chops that leave opponents’ chests sunken and discolored, the man known as The Ring General stands 6-foot-4 and carries himself at a sturdy 250 pounds.

Over the course of his career, he has captured titles in Germany, England, Ireland and the United States, but it only took three months after arriving in NXT UK for Gunther to notch his biggest accomplishment yet, ending Pete Dunne’s historic 685-day reign as WWE United Kingdom Champion. The Ring General held the prestigious title for more than two years, retaining in wild brawls against the likes of Ilja Dragunov, A-Kid, Joe Coffey and Rampage Brown. At NXT TakeOver 36, Gunther's 870-day reign finally came to an end at the hands of Dragunov. No one, however, will soon forget the epic reign of The Ring General.

Flanked by his partner-in-crime Ludwig Kaiser, Gunther sent shock waves when he made his SmackDown debut in absolutely dominant fashion and sent a signal to the locker room that a new force to be reckoned with has emerged. Gunther made good on his hype by toppling Ricochet a mere three months after his SmackDown debut to win the Intercontinental Championship and soon received further backup when Giovanni Vinci joined the ranks.

Gunther then made history by becoming the longest reigning Intercontinental Champion ever, his reign ending at 666 days after he lost to Sami Zayn at WrestleMania.

At WWE King and Queen of the Ring 2024, Gunther defeated Randy Orton to win the King of the Ring Tournament. The "King General" then usurped Damian Priest at SummerSlam to win the World Heavyweight Championship.