GUNTHER (@gunther_AUT) is a professional wrestler and the longest reigning WWE Intercontinental Champion of all time. He joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about making history in the WWE, whether or not he celebrated on his record-breaking night, who his favorite title defenses have been against, the difference between WALTER and GUNTHER, how he made a major body transformation and lost over 65 pounds, the viral photo of him and Ludwig Kaiser, how he learned to speak English from wrestling, wrestling against Chad Gable, why he thought WWE was never going to sign him, long-term storytelling and much more! 00:00 Intro 00:35 His historic reign as Intercontinental Champion 01:03 Did he celebrate being the longest IC champion? 01:52 Does he ever celebrate anything? 02:09 Long Term storytelling in WWE 03:33 How does he want fans to react to his matches 06:29 When did he realize this reign was special? 07:53 His thoughts on The Miz 10:34 Did he ever think he wouldn’t get signed to WWE? 13:24 Using wrestling to learn to speak English 16:23 The viral photo of him and Ludwig Kaiser 17:52 His physical transformation and losing 65 pounds 20:46 Why he spells WALTER and GUNTHER in all caps? 21:52 Who has chopped him the hardest 22:36 His top 3 matches as Intercontinental Champion 24:42 Who was his favorite Intercontinental Champion 26:10 When does he give the public a view of his life? 27:58 Calling it the Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship 29:14 Going through TSA with the IC title 31:41 Will he ever challenge for the WWE Championship? 34:09 3 Things GUNTHER is grateful for Subscribe to http://youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet Subscribe to my podcast: https://podcast.chrisvanvliet.com Get awesome CVV t-shirts & merch: https://teespring.com/stores/chris-van-vliet Email me: cvv@chrisvanvliet.com Follow me on Instagram: http://instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Like me on Facebook: http://facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet #wwe #gunther #wrestling #survivorseries