Austin Aries Says He Turned Down Impact After His WWE Release

Austin Aries was on X-Pac’s podcast, X-Pac 12360 and talked about having talks with Impact after he was released by WWE, but says he didn’t want to “invest myself emotionally into that because let’s be honest, they’ve got a lot of work to do there,” among other things.

Austin Aries on Being Contacted by Impact Wrestling After Leaving WWE:

“We had some talks but really for me, the only position I was interested in there was the position of being a decision maker. I told Dixie (Carter) when I left there I wouldn’t come back and work for anybody. But If I was going to come back there (Impact), that I had to be in a position to make a difference. I know they just went through a big régime change, I know we had some discussion about me coming in there and possibly being part of the team. But I know where I am right now in my career and all the possibilities and things I have in front of me, I really couldn’t invest myself emotionally into that because let’s be honest they’ve got a lot of work to do there. They’ve done a lot of bad business over the years and they’ve got a lot to overcome. And I think the guys there know that and I wish them luck.”

Austin Aries Talks About The Kind Of Wrestling Promotion He’d Like To Work With:

“I don’t wanna stamp my name of approval on places that aren’t doing it the right way or at least trying to do it the right way. It’s very important to me that if I show up somewhere, I’m going to believe in what you’re doing or trying to do. And if I feel at any point that that shifts, I have no problem walking away from that. I’m not gonna patch my name on places that are doing the old way of business. We want to move forward, we wanna have places where guys can make a good living.”

Austin Aries joins X-Pac and his crew for a brand new episode of X-Pac 12360!

Austin talks about his recent tour of Australia with Sean, what it takes to change to a Vegan lifestyle as an athlete, transitioning from Commentator to Superstar and more!