Fabian Aichner

Fabian Aichner
Aichner in April 2018
Born (1990-07-21) July 21, 1990
South Tyrol,Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
Residence Orlando, Florida, United States
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Adrian Severe
Fabian Aichner
Billed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1][2]
Billed weight 280 lb (130 kg)[1][2]
Billed from South Tyrol, Italy[1]
Trained by Alex Wright
Debut 2011

Fabian Aichner[3] (born July 21, 1990) is an Italian professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs in their developmental territory NXT using his real name. He previously performed on the independent circuit throughout Europe under the ring name Adrian Severe.[4]

Professional wrestling career

Early Career (2011-2017)

Aichner made his professional wrestling debut on December 12, 2011, for New European Championship Wrestling (NEW). In 2012, Fabian competed in the finals of the NEW World Heavyweight Championship tournament but ultimately did not win the tournament nor the championship. In 2013, Fabian once again reached in the finals of a NEW tournament, this time competing in the Deadline tournament but he once again would not win the tournament; the same would happen in the Deadline tournament in 2014. After his return to the independent circuit following the Crusierweight Classic, Fabian would win the NEW World Tag Team Title Tournament with Mexx.[5]

In 2014, Aichner defeated Chaos in the finals in the King Of The North Tournament.[6] At the end of this year Cagematch ranked him No. 5 for the Euro-Match des Jahres Cagematch Year End Awards.[7]

In 2017, Aichner competed for the German Wrestling Federation (GWF) and the Flemish Wrestling Force (FWF).[8][9]

WWE (2016–present)

In June 2016, WWE announced Aichner as one of the 32 participants in the Cruiserweight Classic tournament.[10][11] He was selected to represent Italy during the tournament.[12][13] In the first round of the tournament, Aichner was eliminated by Jack Gallagher.[14]

On June 5, 2017, it was announced that Aichner had signed a contract with WWE.[15] On June 22, Aichner made his return at a NXT live event in a losing effort against Adrian Jaoude. It was later revealed that Aichner had gained almost 30lbs of muscle since his appearance in the Cruiserweight Classic. He made his television debut on the September 27 episode of NXT, losing to Kassius Ohno. Aichner had his first televised victory on the November 1 episode of NXT, defeating Johnny Gargano.

Championships and accomplishments

  • Championship Of Wrestling
    • cOw Interstate Championship (1 time)[16]
  • Dansk Pro Wrestling
    • King Of The North Tournament (2014)[17]
  • New European Championship Wrestling
    • NEW Hardcore Championship (1 time)[18]
    • NEW World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[19]
    • NEW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mexx[20]
    • NEW World Tag Team Championship Tournament (2012) – with Mexx
  • Power Of Wrestling
  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated
    • Ranked No. 283 of the top 500 singles wrestlers on the PWI 500 in 2016[22][23]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Fabian Aichner". WWE.
  2. 1 2 "Fabian Aichner". CageMatch.
  3. ↑ "Fabian Aichner: Profile & Match Listing – Internet Wrestling Database (IWD)". www.profightdb.com.
  4. ↑ "WorldOfWrestling.it – Intervista a Fabian Aichner(aka Adrian Severe)". www.worldofwrestling.it. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
  5. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "NEW World Tag Team Title Tournament « Tournaments Database « CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
  6. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "King Of The North Tournament « Tournaments Database « CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
  7. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Awards « Adrian Severe « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
  8. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Career « Adrian Severe « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
  9. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Matches « Adrian Severe « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
  10. ↑ "Wie wird ein Pfalzner Bursche zum Wrestling-Star, Fabian Aichner?". www.sportnews.bz. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
  11. ↑ "Fabian Aichner – VoxCatch". VoxCatch. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
  12. ↑ "Fabian Aichner: Profile & Match Listing – Internet Wrestling Database (IWD)". www.profightdb.com. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
  13. ↑ "WWE Cruiserweight Classic 2016, intervista esclusiva a Fabian Aichner: un italiano sul ring dei wrestler – UrbanPost". UrbanPost (in Italian). 2016-07-11. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
  14. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Fabian Aichner vs. Jack Gallagher « Matchguide « CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  15. ↑ "Thea Trinidad, Gunner, More Reportedly Sign With WWE". www.411Mania.com. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  16. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "cOw Interstate Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  17. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Tournaments « Dansk Pro Wrestling (DPW) « Promotions Database « CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
  18. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "NEW Hardcore Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  19. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "NEW World Heavyweight Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  20. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "NEW World Tag Team Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  21. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "POW Tag Team Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  22. ↑ "Internet Wrestling Database – Fabian Aichner: Pro Wrestling Illustrated Ratings". www.profightdb.com. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  23. ↑ "Internet Wrestling Database – Fabian Aichner: Pro Wrestling Illustrated Ratings". www.profightdb.com. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
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