Austin Aries
Austin Aries Reacts to WWE Release
Austin Aries has finally broken his silence regarding his release from WWE. He posted the following on Twitter:
My official statement on my @WWE departure. Thank you to my supporters and detractors. Exciting announcements soon. ??? pic.twitter.com/7Y4NkUMFVz
— Austin Healy Aries (@AustinAries) July 14, 2017
Kurt Angle Says WWE Hasn’t Tested Him Yet for In-Ring Return
While speaking with ChannelGuideMag, Kurt Angle revealed that he has’t had any medical evaluations for a WWE in-ring return yet. He also revealed which WWE Superstars he’d like to face if he does get the opportunity to compete again.
“If that occurs, there is a lot of talent. There is talent I would like to revisit again like Brock Lesnar, John Cena, Randy Orton, Triple H, definitely. When I wrestled Triple H last time I had just started. I didn’t consider myself very good back then. So I think we would have a much, much better match right now. I’d love to get Samoa Joe or AJ Styles in a WWE ring. Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, Cesaro, Sheamus. Even some of the 205 guys like Austin Aries and Neville. There is a lot of great talent right now. I would love to be able to mix it up with them. Hopefully, eventually it will happen down the line.”
As previously noted, Angle’s on-going storyline with Corey Graves is rumored to lead to Stephanie McMahon’s return to WWE television. This is expected to ultimately lead to a match between Angle and Triple H at WrestleMania.
Austin Aries Says He’s Not Taking Time Off
While speaking to Josh Barnett of USA Today, Austin Aries addressed reports that he was taking time off from WWE soon. He explained that the quote from the interview he was featured in was taken out of context.
“If you look at the full quote and what I said was, Everyone is dealing with various stuff,” Aries said. “I don’t think there is anyone in the locker room is 100%. We’re all nicked and banged up to various degrees. Like anything else, you pick and choose the times you need address when it needs to be addressed and some times are better than others. I figure no matter what interview I do, the real good ‘journalists’ are going to find the completely irrelevant quotes that will drum up some controversy and stick it on their page to get some clicks and completely miss the real context of what the interview is about. That’s what we do nowadays and call it ‘journalism.’”