TNA Wrestling has announced the signing of international superstar Fabian Aichner, marking a significant addition to their roster. Aichner will make his in-ring debut on tonight’s Thursday Night iMPACT as he takes on Eddie Edwards. This development comes after Aichner made a surprising appearance on Thursday Night iMPACT on May 14, just moments after Cedric Alexander defeated Leon Slater to claim the TNA X Division Championship. He later confronted the newly crowned champion and engaged in a brawl with the System.
From The Fabian Files …
Born in Italy, Aichner began his professional wrestling career in 2011 and spent approximately eight years working for WWE. Here are some interesting facts about him:
- Speaks three languages: Italian, German, and English
- Was a pro skier before transitioning to professional wrestling
- Can ride a unicycle
- His favorite wrestlers are Kurt Angle and Brock Lesnar
- Enjoys automobile racing, particularly Formula 1
- A lifelong Ferrari fan in F1
- Grew up in a village with 2,000 people in northern Italy
- “Arnold Schwarzenegger is my hero since I was 5 years old after seeing the movie Commando.”
- “Michael Jordan is my favorite sports athlete.”
- Recently started practicing jiu-jitsu
More on Fabian Aichner
In 2011, Aichner made his professional wrestling debut under the ring name “Adrian Severe” at a New European Championship Wrestling (NEW) event in Deutschland. He quickly gained popularity in Europe and began working in the UK, Austria, Italy, Denmark, Belgium, and Switzerland. In 2016, he participated in WWE’s Cruiserweight Classic but was eliminated in the first round.
In June 2017, Aichner signed with WWE and made his television debut on the September 27 episode of NXT, where he lost to Kassius Ohno. While still under contract with WWE, he appeared at Evolve shows. Returning to WWE in September 2017, Aichner formed a team with Marcel Barthel (Ludwig Kaiser) and competed on both the NXT and NXT UK brands. They later aligned with Walter and Alexander Wolfe in May 2019, forming the team Imperium.
Barthel and Aichner became two-time NXT Tag Team Champions. Aichner’s final appearance as part of Imperium was on April 5, 2022, on an episode of NXT, when he and Barthel faced The Creed Brothers in a losing effort. Aichner then left Barthel, and Imperium would later debut on the SmackDown brand without him.
On May 24, 2022, in an NXT episode, vignettes aired promoting the debut of Aichner’s new on-screen character, a wealthy Italian snob named Giovanni Vinci, whose catchphrase was “Veni, Vidi, Vinci.” A few months later, he reunited with Walter (now called Gunther) and Barthel (now called Ludwig Kaiser) in Imperium. Imperium was drafted to the Raw brand in the 2023 WWE Draft.
After moving to SmackDown, Vinci again lost to Apollo Crews and attacked him after the match in what was his final televised appearance in September 2024. In February 2025, after months of inactivity, Vinci was released from WWE, ending his eight-year tenure with the company.
What’s next for TNA Wrestling?
TNA Wrestling is set to visit Denver, Colorado, for the first time on June 6–7, bringing two nights of high-energy pro wrestling to CoBank Arena at the National Western Center. The live events will take place on Saturday and Sunday, June 6–7, and will be broadcast as episodes of Thursday Night iMPACT on AMC and AMC+ in the U.S., Sportsnet 360 in Canada, and TNA+ worldwide.
The TNA roster features a mix of wrestling legends and rising stars, including Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy, TNA World Champion Mike Santana, TNA X-Division Champion Cedric Alexander, TNA International Champion Mustafa Ali, plus Nic Nemeth, Leon Slater, Ricky Sosa, Elijah, The Elegance Brand, Elayna Black, Tessa Blanchard, Rosemary, Eddie Edwards, Frankie Kazarian, and Moose, among others.
