Wrestler Profile

Austin Aries

Austin Aries is a technical wrestler currently competing for the independent circuit, ROH and TNA. He is a former holder of the ROH World Championship and TNA World Heavyweight Championship.

His in-ring approach is built on technical wrestling: holds, counters and submissions that turn matches into chess games on the mat. WrestleRanks has Austin Aries on record for 2026.

Promotions

Austin Aries is associated with Independent (2026), ROH and TNA.

Championship history

PWI rankings history

Austin Aries has been ranked in the PWI 500 13 times, first at No. 225 in 2004 and most recently at No. 25 in 2018. The highest placement is No. 12, reached in 2013.

Placements by year: 2004 (No. 225), 2005 (No. 62), 2006 (No. 61), 2007 (No. 102), 2008 (No. 31), 2009 (No. 23), 2010 (No. 25), 2011 (No. 76), 2012 (No. 13), 2013 (No. 12), 2014 (No. 23), 2015 (No. 50), 2018 (No. 25).

Compiled from the annual rankings published by Pro Wrestling Illustrated. See the 2018 edition.

Austin Aries in the WrestleRanks rankings

Austin Aries is tracked as a technical wrestler on WrestleRanks. WrestleRanks standings are decided one week at a time, from fan voting and editor input. Read more about how our rankings work, or see the live, interactive profile with weekly rank history and voting on the Austin Aries ranking page.

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