Giovanni Vinci on His WWE Release in 2025 & Provides Update on His Wrestling Career Future

A recent episode of the Insight with Chris Van Vliet podcast featured former WWE talent Giovanni Vinci, real name Fabian Aichner, as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Vinci’s thoughts about his release from WWE in February of 2025.

“I just knew that after the call — because it was such a surreal feeling, man. It was like, on the one hand, it sucked that that chapter was over because that’s what I wanted to do since I was 13 years old. But on the other hand, because it was such a roller coaster leading up to that, it felt freeing in a way.

Like, I told a friend of mine, he asked me if I was okay. I said, ‘Yeah, man, I’m good.’ It’s almost like when you’re in school and school ends and you go on summer vacation. Just all the weight was off because at least I knew. At least I knew. There was no more thinking about it. And really, after that, all I did was, I just knew I was taking some time. Didn’t know how much it was. And, yeah, I didn’t think about how long exactly I was going to be out for. Just like, okay, I’m going to need some space, take some time for myself, figure myself out, and, yeah, enjoy life a little bit.”

Vinci also stated that he he had felt both surprised and not surprised by his release. Vinci also stated that when SmackDown went to three hours, he had hoped there would be more time on the show for him but WWE didn’t end up doing much with his repackaged singles character after splitting him from Imperium.

Vinci also gave his thoughts about the future of his wrestling career.

“I feel like there’s way more things to do for me. I feel like I haven’t reached my full potential yet. I feel like some people know what I can do, but I know I can do a lot more. And I just really, like, yeah, I wanted to take enough time to not come back and go in halfway. So I definitely work out, like I want to wrestle again. I feel like there’s many things still to do. Nothing set in stone yet, but when that opportunity comes, I know I’ll be ready for it.”

Vinci also gave his thoughts about when he does return to the ring for the first time since December of 2024, he wants to focus on having fun and being authentic compared to the mindset he had during his time in WWE where he put too much pressure on himself and second guessed himself too often.

“Whereas nowadays, I just want to have fun, man. I want to go out there — because that’s what it’s supposed to be. It’s just fun.

I want to have great matches. I want to be authentic. I want to tear it up with whoever I’m in the ring with. Just have a good time and enjoy the process. Live in the moment. And I know that’s when great things are going to happen.”

Transcript h/t: F4WOnline.com