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Post by Lance Uppercut on Mar 25, 2023 2:00:07 GMT -5
I mean, it’s not like I just now noticed, but just wondering when it happened.
I didn’t watch nxt uk and tuned out during the 2.0 era.
I mean, was it a gradual thing that happened over time or did he just disappear for a couple months and just showed up Jacked one day?
I had this thought during smack down when it was Gunther vs Butch and then I realized this was the TakeOver Uk fued, yet commentary didn’t bring it up surprisingly. Man that Walter looks so much different than modern day Gunther
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Mar 25, 2023 2:04:06 GMT -5
Since he arrived in NXT on a more permanent basis he's just slowly but surely gotten leaner and more muscular
Idk what he changed about his diet or his regimen but it's worked.
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Post by 1 Free Moon-Down with Burger on Mar 25, 2023 2:40:49 GMT -5
He legit looks like a different person. He looks great.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Mar 25, 2023 2:46:23 GMT -5
The lean, mean chopping machine. Lot of people said he was losing his aura by doing this, but that was just iffy booking.
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Post by Mozenrath on Mar 25, 2023 3:03:36 GMT -5
It took time for me to get used to it, like I think he has said he lost about 60 pounds, but he still has that granite-looking head and the powerful chops. I think what fully sold me, after a gradual warm-up, was the Rumble, and seeing how his stamina is absolutely astounding.
He has said that the weight loss was not prompted by WWE, but something he did on his own volition.
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Post by pinja on Mar 25, 2023 3:14:35 GMT -5
I don't think he gained much muscle mass if any at all. Maybe even lost some. Getting lean just made visible what was already there.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Mar 25, 2023 3:15:27 GMT -5
I mean, it’s not like I just now noticed, but just wondering when it happened. I didn’t watch nxt uk and tuned out during the 2.0 era. I mean, was it a gradual thing that happened over time or did he just disappear for a couple months and just showed up Jacked one day? I had this thought during smack down when it was Gunther vs Butch and then I realized this was the TakeOver Uk fued, yet commentary didn’t bring it up surprisingly. Man that Walter looks so much different than modern day Gunther They did bring it up, they mentioned Gunther taking the NXT UK title from him.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2023 6:15:33 GMT -5
Since he arrived in NXT on a more permanent basis he's just slowly but surely gotten leaner and more muscular Idk what he changed about his diet or his regimen but it's worked. For sure. I recall him looking a little skinnier during the Dragonov match (Aug. 2021) and being close to his final form in Spring '22 as Gunther. I think living in the US and consistently training with his physical specimen partners has helped. (56k beef warning) {Spoiler}
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Post by Sparvid on Mar 25, 2023 8:04:24 GMT -5
Well, this thread is from May 2022, and quickly looking at some highlights, he seemed to still only have been partway there by January of that year.
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Post by salz4life on Mar 25, 2023 8:18:47 GMT -5
I was one of the guys that thought he would lose that "killer" vibe. I was wrong. The guy still looks menacing as F!
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Post by Jaws the Shark on Mar 25, 2023 8:25:13 GMT -5
I was one of the guys that thought he would lose that "killer" vibe. I was wrong. The guy still looks menacing as F! His features are a lot sharper now, which makes him look like a proper bastard. And even though he's leaner he's still a very large framed man.
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Post by Alice Syndrome on Mar 25, 2023 10:06:14 GMT -5
I think I made a joke when we first noticed it that he's the first European to move to America and then immediately LOSE 60 pounds.
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Post by Fade on Mar 25, 2023 12:35:09 GMT -5
Not only has it paid dividends for him in wrestling but he’s probably done himself a hell of a favor in terms of longevity and health in life in general.
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Post by Jacy Jayne Atomic Dog AMV on Mar 25, 2023 13:09:18 GMT -5
My favourite thing is that it's not at all the standard brick shithouse wrestle bod either. Dude looks straight out of a black and white photo of the most dangerous man in the world circa 1910.
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Post by lildude8218 on Mar 25, 2023 14:09:01 GMT -5
I think this is a private matter between him and Jinny.
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Post by Cvslfc123 on Mar 25, 2023 14:11:55 GMT -5
It felt like the moment he became Gunther his body shape changed.
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Post by XIII on Mar 25, 2023 14:20:50 GMT -5
That damned Dr. Zahorian!
Seriously though he probably just started paying better attention to his diet, if you don't know you'd be surprised at how much that matters.
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Post by Stu on Mar 25, 2023 14:52:17 GMT -5
Anyone have that image showing his evolution, complete with a young, overweight kid with green hair?
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Post by Doo Doo Dickhead on Mar 25, 2023 15:05:54 GMT -5
I misread Walter as Waller.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Mar 25, 2023 15:47:16 GMT -5
I misread Walter as Waller. That’s where he lost all the weight, he stopped drinking all that beer out of his shoes.
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