Disturbing Meaning Behind WALTER’S New Gimmick, WWE Gives Up On Finn Balor (VIDEO)

Andy H. Murray & Adam Wilbourn on WALTER becoming Gunther, Jon Moxley, Finn Balor & more!

by Andy H Murray

Join WhatCulture's Adam Wilbourn & Andy H. Murray as they bring you Wednesday's rundown of all the latest wrestling news.

Today's video begins with WALTER, whose ring name was formally changed to "Gunther" during last night's episode of WWE NXT 2.0 (00:25). This wouldn't necessarily be an issue if not for a certain trademark application filed by WWE last week.

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From there, we cover a report on the Raw star Vince McMahon has seemingly lost faith in (05:36), and is now being booked in a similar role to Jeff Hardy prior to his WWE release .

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It's over to All Elite Wrestling after that, as the promotion confirms that Jon Moxley is finally set to return to television following close to three months away (0827).

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Finally, it's back to WWE, and the company's internal push to sign one of the brightest young free agent prospects left on the market (10:01).

As always, today's news video closes with your Twitter questions.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for eight years and is currently WhatCulture's Wrestling Channel Manager. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.