WWE champion GUNTHER helped top star get into ‘best shape of his life’

GUNTHER has helped people along his own incredible WWE journey (Picture: Craig Ambrosio/WWE via Getty Images)

WWE superstar Ludwig Kaiser has revealed the profound impact GUNTHER has had on his career.

The Ring General will take on Jey Uso in the opening match at WrestleMania 41 tonight, and his Imperium ally has reflected on their long lasting bond since the early days coming up on the European independent wrestling scene.

Revealing how they still inspire each other today, Ludwig exclusively told Metro: ”The whole reason why, in my first couple of years, I gained like 20 kilos in three months [was] him.

‘When I went on my little bulk in America during Covid, he was the one who influenced me to diet down and be in the best shape of my life.

‘So, the best friendships are the ones where you compliment each other and where you’re also comfortable to sometimes say the unfortunate or the uncomfortable truth, and we have this relationship. So, I’m very grateful for that.’

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Ludwig – who, like GUNTHER, is part of this year’s WWE 2K25 roster – admitted he found it ‘much more difficult to bulk’ than he did to shift the weight.

Ludwig Kaiser and the Ring General go way back (Picture: Facebook) They are unrecognisable from their early days (Picture: WWE/Scott Brinegar)

‘I’m full the entire day, I’m tired the entire day of feeling lazy. You get stronger, you build muscle and stuff. But it’s a miserable lifestyle to me,’ he said.

‘So to me, it’s always easier to diet and to just say, “No, I’m not gonna eat this right now.” ‘

‘It’s much easier than to stuff myself. GUNTHER is the other way around, I’m not sure if that’s surprising,’ he laughed.

GUNTHER has also got himself into phenomenal shape after a remarkable body transformation, and he’ll be defending his World Heavyweight Championship against Jey Uso.

Ludwig is in phenomenal shape (Picture: WWE)