Giovanni Vinci has been released by WWE.
Fightful has confirmed the news.
Vinci last wrestled on the September 20th episode of WWE SmackDown, losing in quick fashion to Apollo Crews. He had been wrestling dark matches through the end of 2024.
Giovanni Vinci has been released, @FightfulSelect can confirm pic.twitter.com/igBjoqMtx9
— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) February 8, 2025
Vinci was signed by WWE in 2017. He competed in the 2016 Cruiserweight Class. After splitting from Imperium in 2024, vignettes aired on WWE SmackDown showing a new character, that returned to television in September, quickly losing to Crews. He is a former two-time NXT Tag Team Champion.
Fightful will provide more details on Vinci's release when they are known.
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