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Giovanni Vinci On WWE Release, What's Next, Imperium, Gunther, Wrestling John Cena

Wrestling

Taon2026

Tagal1h 4m

Panoorin Ngayon

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See you at the next Insight LIVE in Tampa, FL on May 8th! Fabian Aichner is a professional wrestler best known for his time in WWE as Giovanni Vinci. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet at West Coast Creative Studio in Los Angeles, CA to discuss his WWE release, getting kicked out of Imperium, his repackaged character, losing to Apollo Crews in less than 10 seconds on SmackDown, the way he was introduced by ring announcer Samantha Irvin, staying in NXT when Imperium was called up to main roster, his match with John Cena and Seth Rollins in India, and more! SEAT GEEK: Use my code for 10% off your next SeatGeek order*: Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restrictions apply. Max $20 discount NORDVPN: Exclusive deal! Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! BETTER WILD: Get up to 40% off your order at FAST GROWING TREES: Use the code INSIGHT for 20% off your first purchase at 00:00 Intro 01:15 Stepping away from wrestling after his release 04:10 Was his WWE release surprising? 05:15 How he feels about wrestling now 08:10 Becoming a professional skier 09:05 His introduction to wrestling 10:29 Getting released by WWE 11:59 Original plan for his repackaging in WWE 15:59 What he's been doing since his release 18:33 Being part of the WWE Cruiserweight Classic 24:19 Moving to the United States 27:21 Forming Imperium in NXT & not getting called up with them 33:53 Changing his name to Giovanni Vinci 36:20 Getting kicked out of Imperium 38:08 Ludwig Kaiser & Gunther's work right now 41:12 Match he's proudest of in WWE 43:00 Wrestling John Cena in India 45:53 Working with Kurt Angle 47:25 Meeting Arnold Schwarzenegger 51:37 His accent is more German than Italian 54:49 Fun moments with Kevin Owens 55:52 Proudest thing about his WWE run 56:42 Plans for his character once he returns to wrestling 58:20 Staying hungry while in WWE 59:07 Ready for a return to wrestling 01:00:57 Love for Formula 1 Racing 01:04:16 3 things he's grateful for Subscribe to Listen to "Insight with Chris Van Vliet": Get awesome CVV t-shirts & merch: Emai