Cedric Alexander captured the TNA X Division Championship on the Might 14th TNA iMPACT! — however the greater shock might have come seconds later when a former WWE NXT star immediately confirmed up.
The principle occasion featured Alexander difficult Leon Slater in a Greatest 2 out of three Falls match for the X Division Championship. Slater jumped forward early after catching Cedric with a fast roll-up pin, however Alexander slowly took management because the match grew to become extra bodily. Slater was finally busted open after being thrown into the ring steps earlier than Alexander lastly completed him off with back-to-back Lumbar Checks to win the championship. However the title change wasn’t the top of the section. Proper as Cedric ready to have fun with the championship, Fabian Aichner made his shock debut look in TNA.
Many wrestling followers know Aichner from his WWE run below the title Giovanni Vinci as a part of Imperium alongside Gunther and Ludwig Kaiser. Throughout his WWE run, Aichner grew to become a former NXT Tag Crew Champion and was seen as one of many stronger in-ring performers tied to the Imperium faction. He initially signed with WWE in 2017 after constructing a status throughout Europe and finally grew to become a part of the NXT UK and NXT manufacturers earlier than transferring to the primary roster.
Nevertheless, his WWE run quietly misplaced momentum after Imperium cut up aside. Vinci was finally separated from Gunther and Kaiser and barely used persistently on tv afterward earlier than leaving the corporate earlier this 12 months as a part of WWE roster cuts.
TNA didn’t waste time throwing him instantly into the highlight both, as his arrival occurred instantly after one of many largest title modifications on the present.
The episode additionally featured commentary confirming that an Final X match for the X Division Championship will happen at Slammiversary later this summer season, making Aichner’s arrival much more fascinating heading into the corporate’s largest occasion of the 12 months.
At this level, Cedric Alexander might have simply received the X Division Championship — however it already appears to be like like a brand new risk has entered the image instantly afterward.
What do you consider Fabian Aichner displaying up in TNA? Ought to he be pushed straight into the X Division title scene? Depart your ideas and suggestions within the feedback under.