WWE Intercontinental Champion Gunther has no interest in returning to being Walter at this time.
Debuting as Walter in NXT UK in 2019, the Austrian would capture the NXT UK Championship, a title he would hold for over 600 days.
In early 2022, Walter’s name was changed to Gunther Stark, before being shortened to Gunther as the original name was shared with a Nazi U-Boat captain.
Speaking to “Wrestle Binge,” Gunther was asked about the name change and whether he would ever go back. He said,
“No. I think the progression and how everything happened was very good for me and for my career. We’ll see what happens in the next years. There’s still some room in my career to fill. That’s [being called WALTER again] nothing I strive for at the moment.”
Gunther’s name was changed due to WWE’s policy of wanting to avoid any real names being used by talent on the main roster.
This policy resulted in Pete Dunne (real name Peter Thomas England) becoming Butch and Marcel Barthel becoming Ludwig Kaiser.
