Giovanni Vinci On WWE Release, What's Next, Imperium, Gunther, Wrestling John Cena
4/21/20261 hr 4 min
Fabian Aichner (@VinciWWE) 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! Please support our sponsors: HELIX SLEEP: Flash sale! Go to https://helixsleep.com/cvv for 27% off sitewide! COZY EARTH: Go to https://cozyearth.com/CVV for up to 20% off! BEAM: Go to https://shopbeam.com/INSIGHT and use code INSIGHT for up to 40% off Beam’s Dream Powder DELETEME: Use the code INSIGHT to get 20% off your DeleteMe plan at https://joindeleteme.com/INSIGHT FACTOR: Get 50% off your first box, plus Free Breakfast for 1 Year with the code INSIGHT50OFF at https://factormeals.com/INSIGHT50OFF PURE PLANK: The future of core fitness! Use the code CVV to save 10% on Pure Plank designed by Adam Copeland & Christian: https://gopureplank.com/cvv SEAT GEEK: Use my code for 10% off your next SeatGeek order*: https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/CVV Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restrictions apply. Max $20 discount NORDVPN: Exclusive deal! https://nordvpn.com/cvv Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! PRIZEPICKS: Download the PrizePicks app today and use code INSIGHT to get $50 bonus credit in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup! For more information about Chris and INSIGHT go to: https://chrisvanvliet.com If you have ever enjoyed any of these episodes, could I ask you to please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcast or Spotify? It takes less than a minute and makes a huge difference in helping to spread the word about the show and also to convince some hard-to-get guests. Follow CVV on social media: Instagram: instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Twitter: twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet Facebook: facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet YouTube: youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet TikTok: tiktok.com/@Chris.VanVliet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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First 90 secondsChris Van Vliet· Host0:00
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Chris Van Vliet· Host0:29
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Speaker 30:48
Great to see you.
Fabian Aichner· Guest0:50
Great to see you, too.
Speaker 30:51
Hey.
Fabian Aichner· Guest0:51
Thank you for having me.
Speaker 30:52
Thank you so much for coming in.
Fabian Aichner· Guest0:53
Thank- Looking gigantic. [laughs] Thank you. Thank you. It's, uh, it's incredible what sleeping in your own bed every night, working out whenever you want, eating how you want can do for you, so I feel good, man. Feel strong. Probably the best I've felt in, like, five years.
Speaker 31:06
And maybe the l- the best you've looked in a long time, too.
Fabian Aichner· Guest1:09
Thank you. [laughs] Appreciate that. [laughs] Thank you.
Speaker 31:11
You posted this photo on Instagram on, in March, and you basically said, like, "New chapter."
Fabian Aichner· Guest1:16
Yeah.
Speaker 31:17
And you're flexing, and you look like you're, you're ready to go.
Fabian Aichner· Guest1:20
Yeah.
Speaker 31:20
What's that new chapter look like?
Fabian Aichner· Guest1:22
You know, um, when I got that call about a year ago, the first thing I did was, like, immediately after that I thought,