History Awesome / Walter

* On the September 4, 2023 edition of Raw, a successful title defense against [[Wrestling/AmericanAlpha Chad Gable]] cemented that he would break Wrestling/HonkyTonkMan's record as longest-reigning Intercontinental Champion of all time.

* On February 19, 2024, Gunther became the all-time longest-reigning Intercontinental Champion, upending Wrestling/PedroMorales for longest total time with the belt and finally and officially smashing the records of every IC Champion in history in just one reign.

* Just in general, Gunther's reign as Intercontinental Champion. Running alongside another mythically-long title reign, that of WWE Undisputed Universal Champion Wrestling/RomanReigns, ''Der Ring General'' crafted a masterclss in how to make a long title reign not only interesting, but legendary. Across literally countless title defenses on both free television and pay-per-views, Gunther revitalized the Intercontinental Championship to a degree not seen since the days of Wrestling/RandySavage, pulling 4+ star matches out of literally every opponent he ever faced, including wrestlers generally not considered to be outstanding in the ring, such as Wrestling/TheMiz and the aforementioned Reed, and smashing milestone after milestone in the process. It is perhaps more telling than anything that fans considered Gunther, rather than World Heavyweight Champion Wrestling/SethRollins - one of the greatest of all time in his own right - to be the true secondary World Champion at the time, all because, quite simply, Gunther is just that goddamn good.

* On September 4, 2023, a successful title defense against Chad Gable cemented that he would break Wrestling/HonkyTonkMan's record as longest-reigining Intercontinental Champion of all time.

* On September 4, 2023, a successful title defense against Chad Gable cemented that he would break [[Wrestling/HonkyTonkMan Honky Tonk Man's]] record as longest-reigining Intercontinental Champion of all time.

* On Saturday 4, 2023, a successful title defense against Chad Gable cemented that he would break [[Wrestling/HonkyTonkMan Honky Tonk Man's]] record as longest-reigining Intercontinental Champion of all time.

* Gunther entering the 2023 men's Wrestling/RoyalRumble match at number one and holding out all the way until the final two is awesome on its own... but what makes this feat stand out is that he lasted over 71 minutes, breaking Wrestling/{{Rey Mysterio|Jr}}'s 17-year old record of 62 for the longest time spent in a single 30-man Royal Rumble match[[note]][[Wrestling/BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan's]] record of 76 minutes was during a ''50''-man Royal Rumble[[/note]], before being eliminated by the returning Wrestling/CodyRhodes, who would then go on to win the match as entry number 30.

* Gunther entering the 2023 men's Wrestling/RoyalRumble match at number one and holding out all the way until the final two is awesome on its own... but what makes this feat stand out is that he lasted over 71 minutes, breaking Wrestling/{{Rey Mysterio|Jr}}'s 17-year old record of 62 for the longest time spent in a single 30-man Royal Rumble match[[note]]Daniel Bryan's record of 76 minutes was during a ''50''-man Royal Rumble[[/note]], before being eliminated by the returning Wrestling/CodyRhodes, who would then go on to win the match as entry number 30.

* On February 6, 2023, Gunther reached 245 days as Intercontinental Champion, surpassing Wrestling/SheltonBenjamin's 244-day reign, becoming the longest-reigning champion in the 21st century.

* On June 10, 2023, Gunther became the fifth wrester to have held the Intercontinental Championship for a full year.

* Gunther entering the 2023 men's Wrestling/RoyalRumble match at number one and holding out all the way until the final two is awesome on its own... but what makes this feat stand out is that he lasted over 71 minutes, breaking Wrestling/{{Rey Mysterio|Jr}}'s 17-year old record of 62 for the longest time spent in a single 30-man Royal Rumble match, before being eliminated by the returning Wrestling/CodyRhodes, who would then go on to win the match as entry number 30.

* Another Gunther/Sheamus match, another five-star outing. The Intercontinental Championship match at WrestleMania Night 2 between Gunther, Sheamus and Wrestling/DrewMcIntyre was yet another hard-hitting monster of a match that saw Gunther retain.

* Him vs. Ilja Dragunov. My god, they went to literal war, with WALTER absolutely destroying Dragunov, and receiving some nasty punishment as well. It's best described that WALTER literally had to "Drain the Life" of Dragunov with a sleeper hold in order to win. Dave Meltzer gave this match a 5 star rating.

* Gunther entering the 2023 men's Wrestling/RoyalRumble match at number one and holding out all the way until the final two is awesome on its own... but what makes this feat stand out is that he lasted 71 minutes and 40 seconds, breaking Wrestling/{{Rey Mysterio|Jr}}'s 17-year old record of 62 for the longest time spent in a single 30-man Royal Rumble match, before his eventual elimination by the returning Wrestling/CodyRhodes, who would then go on to win the match entering as entry number 30.

* Gunther entering the 2023 men's Wrestling/RoyalRumble match at number one and holding out all the way until the final two is awesome on its own... but what makes this feat stand out is that he lasted 71 minutes and 40 seconds, breaking Wrestling/{{Rey Mysterio|Jr}}'s 17-year old record of 62 for the longest time spent in a single PPV Royal Rumble match, before his eventual elimination by the returning Wrestling/CodyRhodes, who would then go on to win the match entering as entry number 30.

* Gunther entering the 2023 men's Wrestling/RoyalRumble match at number one and holding out all the way until the final two is awesome on its own... but what makes this feat stand out is that he lasted 71 minutes and 40 seconds before his eventual elimination by the returning Wrestling/CodyRhodes, the latter of whom would go on to win the match. This record broke Wrestling/{{Rey Mysterio|Jr}}'s previous time of 62 minutes, discounting [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan]]'s performance at the 2018 Greatest Royal Rumble.