Walter (wrestler)

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Walter Hahn AustriaAustria
Walter in September 2017.

Walter in September 2017.
Data
Surname Walter Hahn
Ring name Big Van Walter
Big Daddy Walter
Walter
Pater Walter
Man Mountain Walter
Gha-cha-ping
Additions to names "The Bull from Vienna"
"The Ring General"
height 193 cm
Fighting weight 141 kg
birth August 20, 1987
Vienna , Austria
Trained by Michael Kovac
Tatsuhito Takaiwa
Tomohiro Ishii
debut November 19, 2005

Walter Hahn (born August 20, 1987 in Vienna ) is an Austrian wrestler . He is currently under contract with World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) and competes there with NXT UK under the ring name Walter (mostly written in capital letters as WALTER ). He has been the WWE United Kingdom Champion since April 6, 2019 after beating Pete Dunne on NXT TakeOver: New York . He has worked for a variety of independent wrestling promotions worldwide, most notably Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw) and Progress Wrestling .

Professional career as a wrestler

Westside Xtreme Wrestling (2007-present)

Walter in May 2012.

Walter made his debut at Westside Xtreme Wrestling on May 4th 2007 in the pre-show of the 16 Carat Gold Tournament . On October 2nd, 2010 he defeated Zack Saber Jr. in Oberhausen and won the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship . On January 15, 2011, he lost the title to Daisuke Sekimoto , but won it back in the same year on May 2, 2011 as part of a Big Japan Pro Wrestling event in Tokyo , Japan . He then held the title for 383 days before losing it to El Generico on May 19, 2012 . On July 27, 2014, he won the title a third time by defeating Tommy End at Fans Appreciation Night , but then lost it again to Karsten Beck on January 17, 2015.

Progress Wrestling (2015-present)

Walter made his debut as Big Daddy Walter in Progress Wrestling on May 24, 2015 as part of the 2015 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament at the Electric Ballroom in London , where he lost to Rampage Brown in the first round . In 2016 he again took part in the Super Strong Style 16 Tournament and reached the quarterfinals, where he was eliminated by Chris Hero .

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)

NXT UK (2019-present)

Walter made his WWE debut on January 12, 2019 at NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool by facing reigning WWE United Kingdom Champion Pete Dunne after successfully defending his title. The following week, Walter faced Pete Dunne again in the ring. Though he said nothing, he made it clear that he was after Dunne's title. In the NXT UK issue of February 2, 2019, Walter made his debut in the ring against Jack Starz. He beat Starz in less than four minutes.

In NXT TakeOver: New York , Walter finally defeated Pete Dunne on April 6, 2019, ended Dunne's record reign of 685 days and became the new WWE United Kingdom Champion .

In the May 22nd edition of NXT UK, Walter won a rematch for the United Kingdom Championship against Dunne after the intervention of the European Union ( Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel ) and established himself as a heel . At the same time he united the former wrestling group , but under the new NXT name Imperium . On November 24, 2019, he played a Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Match against Drew McIntyre , Ricochet , Seth Rollins , Randy Orton , Kevin Owens ( as Team NXT ) at the WWE Survivor Series together with Damian Priest , Matt Riddle , Keith Lee and Tommaso Ciampa ( as Team Raw ), Braun Strowman , King Corbin , Mustafa Ali , Shorty G. and Roman Reigns (as Team SmackDown ). In this match Walter was eliminated as the first participant.

Titles and awards

  • Defiant wrestling
    • Defiant Internet Championship (1 ×)
  • European Wrestling Promotion
    • EWP Tag Team Championship (1 ×) with Michael Kovac
  • Fight Club: PRO
    • Infinity Trophy (2018)
  • Over The Top Wrestling
    • OTT Championship (1 ×)
  • Progress wrestling
    • Progress Atlas Championship (3 ×)
    • Progress Unified World Championship (1 ×)
  • Pro wrestling fighters
    • PWF North-European Championship (1 ×)
  • Rings of Europe
    • 20 Man Halloween Rumble (2006)
    • RoE King of Europe # 1 Contenders Championship Tournament (2007)
  • Wrestling Observer Newsletter
    • Europe MVP (2018 and 2019)
  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated
    • Number 14 of the top 500 wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2019
    • Number 25 of the top 500 wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2020

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ WALTER: Profile & Match Listing . Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  2. ↑ Event calendar - wXw - more than wrestling . wXw Europe GmbH. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  3. ↑ Event calendar - wXw - more than wrestling . wXw Europe GmbH. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  4. ↑ Big Van Walter vs. Daisuke Sekimoto from wXw's Back to the Roots X 2011 . FreeProWrestling.com. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  5. ^ Matches "WALTER" Wrestlers Database "CAGEMATCH . Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  6. ↑ wXw Back To The Roots XIV "Events Database" CAGEMATCH . Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  7. ↑ RADICAN'S Progress Wrestling: Chapter 19: SSS16: Day 1 report 5/24: Saber-Gibson, Strong-End, Riots-Regression . Pro wrestling torch. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  8. ↑ RADICAN'S Progress Ch. 30 “SSS16 Finals” Review - Hero vs. End blows everyone away, Overall Reax . Pro wrestling torch. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  9. ↑ Meet WALTER, the Austrian bruiser eyeing Pete Dunne's WWE UK Title . WWE. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  10. ↑ WALTER goes to war with Gallus' Mark Coffey in this week's NXT UK highlights: NXT UK, Feb. 6, 2019 . WWE. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  11. ↑ WALTER debuted with a dominant victory over Jack Starz . WWE. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  12. ↑ WWE NXT TakeOver New York Results: Live Updates, Results and Reaction. Retrieved April 6, 2019 .
  13. ↑ WWE NXT UK: May 22, 2019. Retrieved June 1, 2019 .
  14. ↑ WWE: Alexander Wolfe to NXT UK, forms group "Imperium". Retrieved June 1, 2019 .
  15. ↑ WALTER Speaks Out Against WWE Survivor Series Experience. January 21, 2020, accessed June 30, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Walter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hahn, Walter (full name); WALTER
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian wrestler
DATE OF BIRTH August 20, 1987
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna