{"id":87285,"date":"2019-07-25T10:00:44","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T09:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=87285"},"modified":"2019-07-24T19:38:01","modified_gmt":"2019-07-24T18:38:01","slug":"podcast-interview-wwe-nxt-uks-imperium-download-festival-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/podcast-interview-wwe-nxt-uks-imperium-download-festival-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast Interview: WWE NXT UK&#8217;s Imperium (Download Festival 2019)"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_87286\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-87286\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-87286 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Imperium_main-compressor-1000x563.jpg\" alt=\"Imperium\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Imperium_main-compressor-1000x563.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Imperium_main-compressor-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Imperium_main-compressor-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Imperium_main-compressor-465x262.jpg 465w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Imperium_main-compressor-695x391.jpg 695w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Imperium_main-compressor-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Imperium_main-compressor.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-87286\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: WWE.com \/ World Wrestling Entertainment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&#8220;With Imperium, it&#8217;s all about wrestling. It&#8217;s about protecting the values of this sport&#8221;<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>The members of <strong>Imperium\u00a0<\/strong>have achieved a lot throughout their individual wrestling careers. Now they have come together in <strong>WWE NXT UK<\/strong> as they aim to take absolute power of the brand. And with NXT UK Champion WALTER at the forefront, they&#8217;re making steps towards achieving that. Flanked by Marcel Barthel, Fabian Aichner, and Alexander Wolfe, the quartet are leaving their mark within NXT UK.<\/p>\n<p>For Barthel, Wolfe and WALTER, it&#8217;s allowed them to reunite having spent together wrestling and training together in Germany, most notably as part of the Ringkampf faction.<\/p>\n<p>At <strong>Download Festival<\/strong> 2019, <strong>Imperium\u00a0<\/strong>continued their charge as part of NXT UK&#8217;s TV tapings. They also spoke to Already Heard&#8217;s Tim Birkbeck. Over the course of three interviews, Tim spoke with WALTER, Wolfe and the pairing of Marcel Barthel and Fabian Aichner about their motives, transitioning from the independent circuit and more.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Imperium (Download Festival 2019) by Already Heard\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F655827791&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;maxwidth=800&#038;secret_token=s-KsZhS\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Listen on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/alrdyhrd.uk\/podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Podcast<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1ly488RsCsoTE1Dw4MImyf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acast.com\/alreadyheard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Acast<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>View more of Already Heard\u2019s content from Download Festival 2019\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/downloadfest2019\/\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>If you have enjoyed listening to this interview and would like to help us produce more content and promote more great new music, please consider supporting us\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/alreadyheard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our Patreon page<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;With Imperium, it&#8217;s all about wrestling. 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