Imperium's Fabian Aichner Gets A Name Change Ahead Of His NXT Re-Debut

Over a month ago, WWE decided to break up Imperium as it called up the men formerly known as Walter and Marcel Barthel to the main roster. Fabian Aichner was left behind, just a few days after friction in the group was teased following he and Barthel losing the Tag Team Titles. Aichner has been AWOL ever since, but his return was confirmed during Tuesday's edition of NXT.

Fabian Aichner Is Giovanni Vinci

A series of vignettes have been airing each week on NXT hinting that a new or returning Superstar would be debuting soon. However, until this week, those vignettes featured nothing more than a woman mysteriously talking about the incoming wrestler in Italian. On Tuesday, that wrestler was revealed to be Aichner, but he'll no longer be known as Aichner.

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The former Imperium man has become one of many WWE Superstars to undergo a name change recently. From now on, Aichner is no more and he will be known as the far more Italian-sounding Giovanni Vinci. Aichner – sorry, Vinci – also appears to have a new look and will be wearing a full suit from now on, at least when he's not wrestling.

Vinci Gets The Chance To Go It Alone

WWE's reluctance to call up Vinci alongside the rest of Imperium is still a little strange. The pairing of Walter and Barthel has taken the form of a big man/hype man duo with the latter announcing the former's arrival before his matches. Walter will arguably have the biggest match of his WWE career so far this Friday on SmackDown when he clashed with Ricochet for the Intercontinental Title.

Aichner's name change now means all three members of Imperium are going by different names. Walter is Gunther, Barthel is Ludwig Kaiser, and Aichner is Vinci. Fans of the Italian star may have been worried that we had seen the last of him in WWE after he wasn't called up. Thankfully that is not the case, and WWE may well see the next Cesaro in Vinci. Not just because he's bald and European, but also because he is strong and a terrific technical wrestler.

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