On a recent edition of the “GV Wire” podcast, WWE Intercontinental Champion GUNTHER spoke about the rigors of being a wrestler and the setback of missing his family. He said,
“We [the roster] fly over and then arrive, go to the gym, go to the venue, do my match, and then get in the car again. And then we’re actually going to drive to Fresno and stay in a hotel there, and then wake up in the morning and repeat. That’s basically what it is. It’s a very tight schedule. But it’s the life of a wrestler. And that’s what I always wanted to do.
“That is the downside. And it’s just the price to pay, a little bit. But it’s also the things like my wife, Jinny, she used to wrestle before, so she knows the business. And I got a great backup there. And it’s always hard leaving a little one behind because I don’t want to miss anything. But on the other hand, I’m out there providing a great life for my family and, to sacrifice that you do now and then, the idea is that later on, you can live a life that nobody is able to live after you put the work in.”
GUNTHER and Jinny married in May of last year, mere months after Jinny announced her retirement from wrestling due to an injury.
In December of 2023, the pair welcomed their first child, a baby boy, into the world.
