Update on Fabian Aichner’s status with TNA Wrestling
An update is available regarding Fabian Aichner, the former Giovanni Vinci in WWE, signing with TNA Wrestling.
Aichner debuted for the promotion on the May 14 edition of TNA Impact, appearing after Cedric Alexander defeated Leon Slater for the X-Division Championship.
Aichner spoke to The Takedown on SI.com for an interview published on Thursday. The article reveals that Aichner’s deal with TNA keeps him under contract at least through the summer.
“The Takedown on SI has learned that it was far from a one-off appearance, as he has signed a contract with the promotion that a source indicates will take him at least through the summer,” wrote Jon Alba.
Aichner also spoke about having taken a year off from wrestling following his release from WWE in February 2025.
“I think it’s pretty well known that I took a little bit of time off over the last course of the year. It was quite the roller coaster towards the end of his WWE run, and the whole point was to recharge the batteries a little bit. I think that definitely got accomplished,” he said.
“And as it so happens, sometimes things were just pointing to TNA. A friend of mine in Germany pointed out that TNA has been improving their product greatly. I agree with that. So I checked it out.”
Aichner is set to wrestle on the May 28 edition of TNA Impact on Thursday. He’s scheduled to face Eddie Edwards on the show.
The full article from The Takedown on SI.com is available here.
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