Biography  

PERSONAL INFO:
Name: Austin Aries
Nickname: Originally "The Truth" Austin Aries
Birthdate: April 15, 1978
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 202 lbs.
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Born: Milwaukee, WI
Resides: Milwaukee, WI
Hobbies: Cooking, lifting weights, playing the guitar
Piercing(s): Ears, tongue, labret
Tattoo(s): 1 - Chinese symbol for "Aries" on left arm


PROFESSIONAL INFO:
Debut: November 24, 2000
Entrance Music: "Broken Man" by Rage Against the Machine and "Personal Jesus" by Marilyn Manson
Former Persona(s): Some say I resemble Dan "Casual" Sexon, one half of the Dixon-Sexon Connexion, but he has a mustache.
Organizations Worked For:
WWE - World Wrestling Entertainment - CT
ROH - Ring of Honor - PA
IWA-MS - IWA Mid-South Wrestling - IN
ECWA - East Coast Wrestling Association - DE
FIP - Full Impact Pro Wrestling - FL
CW - Chaotic Wrestling - MA
NWA-TNA - Total Non Stop Wrestling Action - TN
MIW - Minnesota Independent Wrestling - MN
PWA - Pro Wrestle America - MN
NEO-PRO - Neo Pro Wrestling - MN
SDW - Steel Domain Wrestling - MN
CCWA - Coast to Coast Wrestling Association - MN
ACW-NWA - All Star Championship Wrestling - WI
MAW - Mid American Wrestling - WI
MIAW - Midwest Independent Association of Wrestling - WI
BCW - Brew City Wrestling - IL
I-8 - Interstate 8 Wrestling - IL
RCW - Revolution Championship Wrestling - IL
NWA - No Limits - IL
MWCW - Midwest Championship Wrestling - IA
Titles Held:
ROH - Heavyweight Championship
ROH - Tag Team Championship (with Roderick Strong)
PWW - Heavyweight Championship
MIW - Cruiserweight Championship
NEO-PRO - Cruiserweight Championship
MWCW - Light Heavyweight Championship
MAW - Junior Heavyweight Championship
MIAW - Cruiserweight Championship
ACW-NWA - Midwest X-Division Championship
Finishing Move(s): 450 Splash, Fish Hook of Doom
Athletic Background: I played baseball my whole life up through college.
Trained by: I attended the Eddie Sharkey/Terry Fox camp in Minneapolis, MN.
Influences: Dynamite Kid, The Great Muta, Nikita Koloff, The Four Horsemen (Flair, Tully, Arn), Randy Savage, Jerry Lynn, Cactus Jack, Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero, Dean Malenko, Chris Jericho.
Favorite Wrestler - All Time: I don't have one favorite, there are too many wrestlers I enjoy watching.
Favorite Wrestler - Current: See Above
Favorite Match (involving you): All of my ECWA Super 8 matches, my first WWE dark match against Shawn Daivari, and the Survival of the Fittest elimination match.
Favorite Match Ever Seen: Any of the Dynamite Kid - Tiger Mask classics, Eddie Guerrero - Dean Malenko 2 out of 3 falls in ECW.
Other Accomplishments: 2004 ECWA Super 8 Finalist, 2004 I-8 tournament Semi-finalist, 2004 Ted Petty Invitaional participant, 2004 IWA-MS Strong Style Tournament participant.