Posted on 6/23/126 by Phil Johnson
In an exclusive interview with PWMania.com, new TNA
Wrestling signee Fabian Aichner spoke with Scott Mitchell
about joining TNA, receiving guidance from his former WWE
coach Matt Bloom, and nearly walking away from professional
wrestling before rediscovering his passion for the business.
You can read the entire interview by clicking below....
Here are some highlights:
On nearly walking away from wrestling:
“I took a little bit of time away. I felt a little burnt out
mentally and physically. At the start, I really didn’t want
to know about wrestling, to be very honest. For the first
time in my life. As the months went by, I was like, man.
Life feels very different if there’s no wrestling involved.
Instead of going from one show to the next show, preparing
constantly for a bigger event, and then checking those off
the list. Yeah, I knew I was just going to take a pause.
Never thought about completely stopping. As the months went
by, I just felt that itch coming back more.”
On Matt Bloom recommending TNA:
“One of my former coaches, Matt Bloom, from the PC. He asked
how I was doing. I told him, ‘Everything’s good, just
looking for new opportunities and new options to go to.’ He
suggested TNA for me. So, I started talking to them, seemed
great. Good energy, good vibe. Then, a friend of mine in
Germany pointed it out to me as well, started watching the
shows. I liked the wrestling I saw.”
On why he chose TNA Wrestling:
“As I said, I was looking around a little bit. I felt like I
kept getting signs for TNA. My coach hit me up, said to talk
TNA. My friend in Germany hit me up and said talk to TNA. He
said, ‘I really like what TNA’s doing at the moment, check
it out.’ The more I saw the shows and the more I saw the
product on TV and on screen, I could see myself being in
there, and saw a lot of people I could work with and have a
great match. Yeah, it just happened really organically. As
soon as I started talking to the officials there, it was a
very good relationship. I didn’t feel like I had to really
fight, and there was mutual respect there. The first couple
of tapings confirmed that it was the right spot. I’m happy
there now. I’m looking forward to seeing what we can do in
the future.”
Aichner also discussed his TNA debut, the company's move to
AMC Network, Slammiversary, Cedric Alexander, Ultimate X,
his future goals, and more. You can check out the complete
interview at this link: https://www.pwmania.com/fabian-
aichner-reveals-how-tna-signing-happened