GUNTHER Is Surprisingly Funny! Making WWE History, Losing 65 Pounds, Learning To Speak English

Insight with Chris Van Vliet

Chris Van Vliet

Entrepreneurship, Mental Health, Business, Health & Fitness, Sports, Wrestling

4.9 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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GUNTHER (@gunther_AUT) is a professional wrestler and the longest reigning WWE Intercontinental Champion of all time. He joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about making history in the WWE, whether or not he celebrated on his record-breaking night, who his favorite title defenses have been against, the difference between WALTER and GUNTHER, how he made a major body transformation and lost over 65 pounds, the viral photo of him and Ludwig Kaiser, how he learned to speak English from wrestling, wrestling against Chad Gable, why he thought WWE was never going to sign him, long-term storytelling and much more! Quote I'm thinking about: A work of art does not answer questions, it provokes them; and its essential meaning is in the tension between the contradictory answers. - Leonard Bernstein Sponsors: FITBOD: Get 25% off when you use the code INSIGHT at http://fitbod.me/INSIGHT ZBIOTICS: Get 15% off with the code CVV and have a better morning after you drink at http://zbiotics.com/cvv MYBOOKIE: Bet on WWE! Get up to $200 cash bonus when you use the code CVV and sign up at http://mybookie.ag BLUECHEW: Use the code CVV to get your first month of BlueChew for FREE at http://bluechew.com GHOSTBED: Get 40% of your purchase with the code CVV at http://ghostbed.com/cvv MIRACLE MADE: Upgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! Go to http://TryMiracle.com/CVV and use the code CVV to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF PLUNGE: Get $150 off your Plunge with the coupon code CVV150 at http://plunge.com BONCHARGE: Go to http://boncharge.com/CVV and use coupon code CVV to save 15% NORDVPN: Try NordVPN risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! https://nordvpn.com/cvv For more information about Chris and INSIGHT go to: https://podcast.chrisvanvliet.com If you enjoyed this episode, could I ask you to please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcast/iTunes? It takes less than a minute and makes a huge difference in helping to spread the word about the show and also to convince some hard-to-get guests. Follow CVV on social media: Instagram: instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Twitter: twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet Facebook: facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet YouTube: youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet TikTok: tiktok.com/@Chris.VanVliet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	All systems are gathered.
0:01.3	Ladies and gentlemen, Chris Van Bleley!
0:09.0	All right, my friends, welcome back to another one on Inside.
0:13.5	I'm CBV, Chris Van Fleet.
0:15.4	Thank you so much for being with us.
0:17.4	And thank you, yes, you, for making Insight one of the top wrestling podcasts on the planet.
0:25.4	And this is a guest today that I've wanted to have on the show for a while.
0:29.8	If you follow me on social media or if you subscribe on YouTube, you saw that I did a five-minute
0:34.7	interview with Gunther at SummerSlam and Detroit.
0:38.0	By the way, quick time out.
0:39.9	I never know to say Gunther or Gunther.
0:43.3	So for the sake of today's episode, it will be Gunther.
0:47.9	I hope that's okay.
0:49.1	It was so good getting to know him here because he's so much more than just the longest-ranking
0:54.9	intercontinental champion of all time. He's like shockingly funny and like also very charming.
1:03.7	And the more this interview went on, the warmer he got and you're just like, man, this is someone
1:10.5	I would love to have a beer with. So maybe
1:12.2	round two here, when that happens, maybe it'll be us sharing a beer. Man, that'd be fantastic.
1:19.8	If you are one of the many, many people who listen to this show and haven't hit follow yet,
1:25.1	first of all, shame on you. No, not shame on you, but if you could do me
1:30.4	a huge favor that would take approximately two seconds of your day, if you've ever enjoyed any
1:36.8	of these interviews, could you please hit follow wherever you're listening to this right now?
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