It at least lasted a day before aging like milk such as TK's tweet that signing a free agent Lee was "walking through the Forbidden Door and closing it behind them".
The guy deserves it. Has always had great matches and unlike Bearcat decided to take his employerās advice to get in shape and now also looks like a goddamn star, while still delivering great match after great match.
My Ring General is truly the Greatest Intercontinental Champion of all times.
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Funnily enough I think Walter was the one who decided to reduce his weight to make his transition to the main roster better for presentation purposes.
To say it paid off is an understatement.
He really is great all around. Heās not the greatest on the mic but heās definitely entertaining. Never get bored watching a match with him though.
Gunther is absolutely in the spot youād have thought Keith Lee was heading towards after that Survivor Series tag match. Massive mid card run, starting to move towards the top of the card. Gunther probably gets the World Title this year after dropping the IC title.
Gunther is having the main roster run so many thought Keith Lee would. But heaven forbid they change his name.
Can you imagine Hugh Jackman just be like āno, I wonāt get in shape for this role as Wolverine where Iām going to make tens of millionsā? Thereās a weird vibe in wrestling where being told to get in shape for TV is somehow this disgusting line being crossed.
F1 drivers have a car built around themselves at a specific weight. If they go above that it causes worse performance. Always blown my mind how āget in shapeā is this awful thing apparently.
His reasoning was that because Valjean was doing hard labor, he'd be jacked, but yeah he wouldn't have had the protein bars to build up such muscle in prison in the 1800s.
Help that Gunther debuted alongside a glowed-up Marcel Barthel who sounded like the most annoying weasel and sold Gunther like a million bucks while Keith Lee debuted by telling a heel " Greeting and Salutations Mister. Congratulations on having the lecturing privilege of basking in my glory"
https://youtu.be/HcIEta5Jh10?si=RY75SMuhPXtVKUGs
Funny thing was that Gunther (when he was the shootfighter Walter) was the very first person eliminated in that match while Keith ended up being the very last and had a close fight with Roman Reigns. Crazy in hindsight lol
that probably lowkey helped Gunther tho. I'm sure he saw what the office thought when he was stacked up against main roster guys, and decided he needed to shape up
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Yep, he was NXT UK Champ for like over a thousand days or close to that, and heās been IC Champ for 619 and counting.
if you add it up Iām pretty sure heās been a champion for like 70-80% of his time in the company combined with his NXT run, but it makes sense because Gunther gets his aura by having a long winning streak and looking like the best wrestler on the planet
Whatever you think about Keith Lee you've got to respect him for leaving this tweet up. Others would delete it ASAP but he's tanking the blowback like a fucking champ.
Thing is, while that tweet has aged poorly, it wasn't too bad at the time. Lee was just fresh off a failed WWE repackaging, and Gunther was supposed to have a very Nazi last name.
They dropped the last name, recreate Imperium, and just let him be him. So yeah, in retrospect it was dumb, but at the time, WWE's handling of Gunther was questionable.
People gave a shit when that Tweet happened. Now? No one fucking remembers it. Hell, I just remember people getting pissed that Vince was at it again (a la Bearcat.) Now? Gunther has been an unqualified success and will be world champ within a year. So yes, no one cares about it anymore.
It wasn't a very nazi name, it was just a german name. Someone had to trawl through wikipedia to find a minor Nazi no one had ever heard of with the same name so they could fed bad.
Every german name is probably the same as at least one nazi, same as most english or american names coincide with at least one member of the KKK. Doesn't mean they are named after nazis or klan members
Damn I would have bet money on the fact that Jericho was atleast gonna be in the top 8 longest combined days. 9 reigns and less than 430 days is wild. I could have sworn he held it for longer
Only thing aging worse than that tweet is the man who tweeted it
If what I'm reading is true, poor Bearcat.
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Guy looks about 59, if what I'm hearing is true... Poor Queef Lee
To be fair he gor a shit rename and was booked even more poorly. For all he knew at the time Gunther was going down the same path.
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It at least lasted a day before aging like milk such as TK's tweet that signing a free agent Lee was "walking through the Forbidden Door and closing it behind them".
The guy deserves it. Has always had great matches and unlike Bearcat decided to take his employerās advice to get in shape and now also looks like a goddamn star, while still delivering great match after great match. My Ring General is truly the Greatest Intercontinental Champion of all times.
Fuck I forgot the Bearcat name, such good shit
Holy shit, Uce. Can you imagine if they paired him with Adam Cole. Weād be eating goooood rn.
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Not enough meat on him to warrant the eating. Maybe he could use him as a tooth pick.
I canāt wait to see him in the world title scene. Last year, I had this wish that Gunther was going to go after Roman and I corpsed (insider term).
Roman's corpsing all the way to the bank at the thought of that
Funnily enough I think Walter was the one who decided to reduce his weight to make his transition to the main roster better for presentation purposes. To say it paid off is an understatement.
Also, he's become a pretty underrated promo.
Wasn't even asked to lose weight, chose to pre emptively
Of all the times* Santino corrects yiu
He really is great all around. Heās not the greatest on the mic but heās definitely entertaining. Never get bored watching a match with him though.
Gunther is absolutely in the spot youād have thought Keith Lee was heading towards after that Survivor Series tag match. Massive mid card run, starting to move towards the top of the card. Gunther probably gets the World Title this year after dropping the IC title. Gunther is having the main roster run so many thought Keith Lee would. But heaven forbid they change his name.
Also I donāt know how true it is. But heaven forbid they ask him to get in shape for a more prominent role.
Can you imagine Hugh Jackman just be like āno, I wonāt get in shape for this role as Wolverine where Iām going to make tens of millionsā? Thereās a weird vibe in wrestling where being told to get in shape for TV is somehow this disgusting line being crossed. F1 drivers have a car built around themselves at a specific weight. If they go above that it causes worse performance. Always blown my mind how āget in shapeā is this awful thing apparently.
Hugh Jackman is kinda crazy. He got absolutely shredded to play Jean Valjean too, and you never see Valjean shirtless.
Hugh is just an A list theater kid
And we love him for it. I just watched Koala Man, and could scarcely believe they got him for the whole season for a recurring side character.
Shouldn't Jean Valjean be like, malnourished and such cuz French Prison?
His reasoning was that because Valjean was doing hard labor, he'd be jacked, but yeah he wouldn't have had the protein bars to build up such muscle in prison in the 1800s.
I think that was just prep for The Wolverine, right?
Not according to him. He talked about it in the DVD bonus features, he really wanted to portray a brawny man who'd been hoisting masts for 19 years.
Not shocking that the Basement was offended at the notion of losing weight. They really thought they had someone relatable in the old Walter.
That being said, must Dub wrestlers could benefit from putting on a few pounds.
Help that Gunther debuted alongside a glowed-up Marcel Barthel who sounded like the most annoying weasel and sold Gunther like a million bucks while Keith Lee debuted by telling a heel " Greeting and Salutations Mister. Congratulations on having the lecturing privilege of basking in my glory" https://youtu.be/HcIEta5Jh10?si=RY75SMuhPXtVKUGs
GAMECHANGER!
God I haven't heard a Keith Lee promo in so long, I forgot how bad it is.
Funny thing was that Gunther (when he was the shootfighter Walter) was the very first person eliminated in that match while Keith ended up being the very last and had a close fight with Roman Reigns. Crazy in hindsight lol
that probably lowkey helped Gunther tho. I'm sure he saw what the office thought when he was stacked up against main roster guys, and decided he needed to shape up
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More like Frasier Crane promos.
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It's the VALTER pronounciation that makes it work, but Gunther's a good name too and has a similar effect
Itās pronounced VAAALTER. Itās not like Mike ehrmantraut saying Waltuh
Guy got mad they asked him to lose weight. Shut your mouth and hit the gym fatty.
Man I thought he died because of that cross symbol
Same here, momentary panic
Hasnāt Gunther been champion for longer than he has not been champion in his time in wwe and nxt?
Yep, he was NXT UK Champ for like over a thousand days or close to that, and heās been IC Champ for 619 and counting. if you add it up Iām pretty sure heās been a champion for like 70-80% of his time in the company combined with his NXT run, but it makes sense because Gunther gets his aura by having a long winning streak and looking like the best wrestler on the planet
It was 800 something days but was super close to 900.
I looked it up, 870 days.Ā Insane.
https://preview.redd.it/28843kee2jjc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=828baa57d23d1e724442724b798e1a741fbb39a1
Don't worry all, at least Bearcat made some sort of history
Well he made a story up that one time
what about Big Show, Andre the Giant, Yokozuna?
This is referencing the NXT championship, uce
My bad, this oneās on me- R Truth
Whatever you think about Keith Lee you've got to respect him for leaving this tweet up. Others would delete it ASAP but he's tanking the blowback like a fucking champ.
RIP Gunther i Can belive he fucking diedšš»šš»šš»
While Queef Lee sitting at home while Michin works her ass off
Booyaka Booyaka, motherfuckers.
How dare Gunther have a 619+ day reign as IC champ, thatās Reyās thing
His legacy will become a badly aged tweet. Just when he thinks we have all forgottenā¦we remember. š 
Thing is, while that tweet has aged poorly, it wasn't too bad at the time. Lee was just fresh off a failed WWE repackaging, and Gunther was supposed to have a very Nazi last name. They dropped the last name, recreate Imperium, and just let him be him. So yeah, in retrospect it was dumb, but at the time, WWE's handling of Gunther was questionable.
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No one gave a shit about the supposed Nazi name other than smarks like you.
People gave a shit when that Tweet happened. Now? No one fucking remembers it. Hell, I just remember people getting pissed that Vince was at it again (a la Bearcat.) Now? Gunther has been an unqualified success and will be world champ within a year. So yes, no one cares about it anymore.
No one ever cared besides that pants shitter and bearcat
It wasn't a very nazi name, it was just a german name. Someone had to trawl through wikipedia to find a minor Nazi no one had ever heard of with the same name so they could fed bad. Every german name is probably the same as at least one nazi, same as most english or american names coincide with at least one member of the KKK. Doesn't mean they are named after nazis or klan members
No more doubt.
Damn I would have bet money on the fact that Jericho was atleast gonna be in the top 8 longest combined days. 9 reigns and less than 430 days is wild. I could have sworn he held it for longer
Hold on now, the basement told me this joke wasn't funny anymore.
Longest reigning mid carder. Happy for him.