Austin Aries

Listen, things change, that's part of life. Part of what makes you great is being able to move when you need to move. Being limber, agile and roll with the punches so to speak. ”

Is it supposed to be a championship for a certain style of wrestlers? For wrestlers under a certain weight limit? I think over the years the one thing that has held the X-Division from being in a certain spot is that it doesn't have a definition. ”

I've always felt that wherever I go, I have to carry myself like I'm a main event guy and like I'm a star. ”

I was the X-Division champion and competing against guys mostly my size, and I dominated them. ”

Wisconsin will always be home to me in a nostalgic kind of way. ”

As far as being the longest-reigning X Division champion, it's a pretty remarkable achievement, due to all the men who have held it over the years. ”

I like nice food. Some people like cars, nice clothes, a nice house, and I like that stuff, but I like nice foods. ”

I don't like hypocrisy, I don't like double standards, it's probably why i'm vegan. ”

For me, from day one, I don't think I realized that I was considered undersized, but I knew I was good. I had certain tools in my toolbox that other guys didn't have, like agility, quickness and explosiveness. ”

I battle with things like depression in my life, I battle with things like anxiety, I battle with things like attention deficit disorder, and I ignored them all. ”