10 Real Wrestler Names 100% Cooler Than Their Ring Names
9. GUNTHER (Walter Hahn)
There was a ton of chatter when WWE revealed that WALTER would give way to GUNTHER, not least 'cause they initially planned to call the guy Gunther Stark. That was scrapped once people pointed out that the real-life Gunther Stark had been a Nazi u-boat commander during World War II.
The forename stuck though (in all caps, damn it!), and GUNTHER has remarkably gone from strength to strength as the longest reigning Intercontinental Champ of all time. He's walking, talking proof that even WWE enjoys strait-laced pro wrestling every now and then. His real name? Walter Hahn.
How killer does that sound?! It would've kept his indy profile intact and the addition of Hahn into the equation sounds so punchy. Walter Hahn sounds like an automatic villain name - it would've been perfect to lead Imperium on episodes of Raw.
It wasn't to be though. Nah, someone wanted GUNTHER instead. Thank God this dude's as talented as he is...