WRESTLERS from Austria

Top 2

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Austrian Wrestlers of all time. This list of famous Austrian Wrestlers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Peter Seisenbacher (1960 - )

With an HPI of 38.34, Peter Seisenbacher is the most famous Austrian Wrestler.  His biography has been translated into 20 different languages on wikipedia.

Peter Seisenbacher (born 25 March 1960) is a judo coach and retired judoka from Austria.

2. Walter (1987 - )

With an HPI of 35.13, Walter is the 2nd most famous Austrian Wrestler.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Walter Hahn (born 20 August 1987) is an Austrian professional wrestler and trainer. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Gunther (also stylized in all caps). He is the leader of the Imperium faction and is a former one-time and the longest reigning Intercontinental Champion of all time. Known as "The Ring General" (German: Der Ringgeneral), he is characterized by his stiff wrestling style (inspired by the likes of Stan Hansen and Kenta Kobashi), his wrestling philosophies signified by the "Die Matte ist Heilig" (English: "The Mat is Sacred") motto, and his gimmick as a ruthless old-school European wrestling purist. Before signing with WWE in 2019, he wrestled predominantly in Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw) as Big Van Walter, Big Daddy Walter, and mononymously as Walter (stylized in all caps). In wXw, he became a three-time Unified World Wrestling Champion and a four-time wXw World Tag Team Champion. He became one of the promotion's most respected figures throughout his tenure, leading him to become the head trainer of the wXw Wrestling Academy upon its opening in 2015 until 2020. Walter also became a popular figure on the independent scenes in Europe and the United States; among the promotions he wrestled in on the independent circuit were PROGRESS Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), and Over The Top Wrestling (OTT), where he held their world championships between 2018 and 2019. Overall, he is a six-time world champion and the first Austrian to compete and win a championship in WWE. At NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool on 12 January 2019, Hahn made his surprise WWE debut as Walter, debuting at the end of the event to confront then-NXT United Kingdom Champion (then WWE United Kingdom Champion) Pete Dunne. After being confirmed to have been signed to WWE, he was aligned with the NXT UK brand and, subsequently, won the NXT United Kingdom Championship at NXT TakeOver: New York. Walter's 870-day reign, which concluded at NXT TakeOver 36 against Ilja Dragunov, was the longest for the now-defunct title, and is the eighth overall longest singles championship reign for any competitor in WWE history. In January 2022, Hahn moved over to the primary NXT brand, where his ring name was changed to Gunther, before being promoted to the main roster on SmackDown in April that year, where he won the Intercontinental Championship in June. His reign of 666 days set the title's record for both the longest singular reign and the most cumulative days as champion, whilst also being recorded as the tenth longest singles championship reign for any wrestler in WWE history. The only champion that succeeded him in cumulative days during his reign was the second reign of Roman Reigns as Universal Champion (1,316 days).