10 Great Wrestling Feuds That Spanned Multiple Promotions
7. WALTER vs Tyler Bate
In September 2018, British promotion PROGRESS Wrestling hosted their biggest ever event, Chapter 76: Hello Wembley! It took place at... uhh, Wembley Arena. You probably could have figured that out.
The match that was chosen to headline this epic night was a PROGRESS World Championship battle of biblical proportions; David-esque challenger Tyler Bate going up against his own personal Goliath, WALTER.
The man now known as Gunther should have swept little Tyler away like he was an insect, but the plucky Brit fought hard and proved to everyone that he was indeed a Big Strong Boi. Sadly, this wasn't enough to dethrone the massive Austrian, as WALTER was able to retain after one heck of a fight.
About a year later, both men found themselves under the employ of WWE as part of their ill-fated NXT UK brand. At TakeOver: Cardiff, they met again in the main event, with WALTER once again the top champion and Bate his undersized opponent.
This match was arguably even better than the first one, earning a whopping 5.25 stars from Dave Meltzer. However, the outcome was the same as in Wembley, as WALTER clotheslined Bate into the stratosphere to retain his title once again.