WWE: Giovanni Vinci NXT Update, Moonsault NFT Marketplace Launched, A&E Update

Jun 4, 2022

Giovanni Vinci NXT Status Update

This past several weeks of WWE NXT programming have featured Italian themed debut vignettes for a new NXT talent named Giovanni Vinci. These vignettes have also kept the identity of Vinci a mystery in terms of face reveal.

Fightfil Select reported that their sources stated that the identity of Vinci is former NXT talent Fabien Aichner. It was reported that WWE officials had been planning to repackage Aichner since his split from Imperium this past April. It was also reported that the voice narrating Vinci’s vignettes is not Aichner’s voice.

These same sources also stated that WWE officials have lauded Aichner’s work within the Performance Center for years and often drawing physical comparisons with former WWE talent Cesaro.

WWE Announces Launch of WWE Themed Moonsault NFT Marketplace

WWE recently launched their official WWE themed NFT marketplace called Moonsault this past Friday.

This marketplace was stated to feature over 10,000 limited edition NFTs available for purchase with each featuring a WWE talent associated with WWE’s Hell in a Cell event.

Official press release:

STAMFORD, Conn. and LOS ANGELES, June 2, 2022 — Tomorrow, Friday, June 3, WWE Moonsault will debut its first official NFT collection in advance of the annual premium live event WWE Hell In A Cell. The marketplace’s launch was announced today by Scott Zanghellini, WWE Senior Vice President, Revenue Strategy & Development, and Scott Greenberg, CEO of FOX Entertainment’s Web3 studio Blockchain Creative Labs (BCL).
The limited-edition collection will include 10,000+ “NFT Flips,” each featuring a WWE Superstar tied to the Hell In A Cell event. In the days after Hell In A Cell, each NFT Flip will transform to reveal a 10-20 second video highlight of the featured Superstar. The NFT Flips will be sold on “Moonsault” in “Cases” of three, randomized at minting, for $30 per Case. “Moonsault” will be powered by Eluvio’s eco-friendly blockchain technology.
WWE and BCL launched WWE’s official NFT marketplace, “Moonsault,” this past Friday, May 27, during SmackDown on FOX, and promoted the debut across WWE and FOX media platforms, as well as on WWE Discord. The first 10,000 fans to create a wallet on the platform received a free Moonsault Genesis NFT, all of which were claimed within only a few hours.
In the future, more limited-edition Cases of NFT Flips, and other video highlights and digital collectibles centered on WWE Superstars and iconic moments from the company’s history, will be dropped on “Moonsault,” timed to major WWE premium live events throughout the year.
Hell In A Cell streams live this Sunday, June 5, on Peacock.

WWE and A&E Announces More WWE Biography Episodes & WWE Themed Content Airing This July

WWE and cable television network A&E recently announced that more WWE themed Biography episodes and additional WWE-based content will be airing on the network starting this July.

Official press release:

A&E NETWORK AND WWE ANNOUNCE THE RETURN OF “BIOGRAPHY: WWE LEGENDS” AND SERIES PREMIERES OF WWE RIVALS” AND “WWE SMACK TALK” IN ALL-NEW “WWE ON A&E” PROGRAMMING BLOCK STARTING SUNDAY, JULY 10
9-WEEK EVENT KICKS OFF WITH “BIOGRAPHY: WWE LEGENDS” HIGHLIGHTING UNTOLD STORIES OF THE UNDERTAKER, THE BELLA TWINS, WRESTLEMANIA 1, GOLDBERG, REY MYSTERIO AND MORE
NEW SERIES “WWE RIVALS” – LED BY FREDDIE PRINZE JR – DIVES INTO THE MOST ICONIC RIVALRIES IN WWE HISTORY ALONGSIDE ALL-NEW AFTER SHOW “WWE SMACK TALK” – HOSTED BY BOOKER T, PETER ROSENBERG AND JACKIE REDMOND – RECAPPING THE NIGHT’S BIGGEST MOMENTS EACH SUNDAY
New York, NY –June 1, 2022 – WWE on A&E is back! Starting Sunday, July 10 at 8pm ET/PT, A&E Network and WWE are bringing fans into the ring with 9 weeks of all-new programming featuring intimate looks into the lives and careers of some of WWE’s most iconic Legends. With unprecedented access to WWE’s archive, season 2 of “Biography: WWE Legends,” new series “WWE Rivals,” and new after show “WWE Smack Talk” air back-to-back each Sunday. The premieres are part of an ongoing partnership featuring 130 hours of new, premium WWE-themed series and specials commissioned by the network to air exclusively on A&E platforms and to be distributed worldwide by A+E Networks.
“Biography: WWE Legends” – Season Two Premieres Sunday, July 10 at 8pm ET/PT
Under the award-winning “Biography” banner, each two-hour episode will tell the intimate, personal stories behind the success of some of WWE’s most memorable Legends and events. Through rare archival footage and in-depth interviews, each episode explores a different Legend and their immense impact in the WWE universe and on pop culture. Legends featured this season include The Undertaker, Goldberg, The Bella Twins, Lex Luger, Edge, Kurt Angle, Rey Mysterio, D-Generation X and a look at the iconic first-ever WrestleMania.
“WWE Rivals” – New Series Premieres Sunday, July 10 at 10pm ET/PT
Actor and former WWE writer Freddie Prinze Jr. leads a roundtable discussion of WWE luminaries to delve into the storylines and dynamic characters behind the epic battles that built the WWE. Each one-hour episode features archival footage from WWE’s library as well as interviews with the Legends involved and the Superstars that watched these rivalries unfold. Rivalries featured this season include “Stone Cold” Steve Austin vs. The Rock, Bret “The Hitman” Hart vs. Shawn Michaels, The Undertaker vs. Kane, John Cena vs. Edge and the “Monday Night Wars” between WCW and WWE.
“WWE Smack Talk” – New Series Premieres Sunday, July 10 at 11pm ET/PT
Featuring WWE Legend Booker T, Hot 97 and ESPN host Peter Rosenberg and WWE host Jackie Redmond, each half-hour after show episode breaks down the biggest moments from each Sunday’s episode of “Biography: WWE Legends” and “WWE Rivals” as well as reveals new information that didn’t make the cut. Along the way, Booker, Peter and Jackie will welcome WWE Legends, current Superstars and other celebrity guests to further discuss the night’s events.