Austin Aries

I'm very stubborn and I don't like to lose.

— Austin Aries

I was a choir boy my whole life.

— Austin Aries

I don't have a bucket list.

— Austin Aries

I really don't watch a lot of wrestling.

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I love pizza hands down.

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I'm kind of a skeptic at heart.

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I get paid to put tweets out sometimes.

— Austin Aries

No matter who I am wrestling, as long as Bobby Heenan is my manager, I'll be happy.

— Austin Aries

I've got plenty of people that would love to be ringside with me.

— Austin Aries

Defending the Impact title against Jay Lethal would be phenomenal.

— Austin Aries

I think that weight divisions in wrestling is a little silly as we never adhere to them.

— Austin Aries

I think I'm a very passionate person who's always strong in my convictions.

— Austin Aries

I'm about making history and doing things that haven't been done before.

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I like to think every time I was put in a high pressure position, I've always delivered.

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There was a time that I really loved pro wrestling, but I'm not a pro wrestling junkie, per se.

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I have friends in other industries but if I am training for a wrestling match, I would turn to the best wrestler…

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I was thankful that TNA saw the potential in me and put me in a position to fulfill something like winning the…

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I have put a lot of energy and focus into capturing the Cruiserweight Championship, but obviously I didn't get the job done.

— Austin Aries

The perception is if you are not 206lbs then you can't be considered main event talent, which is foolish.

— Austin Aries

I've always been a big believer in myself and that if you give me an opportunity I am going to make the…

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I love food and don't want to sacrifice my enjoyment to be healthy. You can enjoy food and can be mindful and…

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WWE is the biggest entity in professional wrestling and if you want to prove yourself to be one of the greatest or…

— Austin Aries

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

— Austin Aries

I think the reality of the situation is if you're WWE and you're looking for talent, you're going to want the best…

— Austin Aries

For me, from day one, I don't think I realized that I was considered undersized, but I knew I was good. I…

— Austin Aries

You can have a favorite band, but when they sign with a major label... maybe a new producer says, 'You can't do…

— Austin Aries

As long as I can get Bobby Heenan in my corner, then I'm a happy man because, to me, Bobby Heenan is…

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I think that once I started connecting dots of where my food was coming from and the reality of that, as opposed…

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As for my daily, it usually consists of a smoothie in the morning with banana, spinach and blueberry and veggie protein powder,…

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As for regret, more than anything else, my regret lies in that the WWE Universe never really got the real Austin Aries.…

— Austin Aries

I think if you're trying to be mindful of eating well on the road, it can be difficult no matter what. Your…

— Austin Aries

My initial going into vegetarian was learning about eating healthy.

— Austin Aries

It was always important for me not to be pigeonholed as a cruiserweight-style wrestler.

— Austin Aries

I always wanted facial hair as soon as I could get it.

— Austin Aries

I'm probably not motivated by a lot of things that people think I am.

— Austin Aries

I think it's always good to have realistic short term goals and then lofty longer term goals.

— Austin Aries

I'm not motivated by money and I never really have been.

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There's nothing more I hate than a wrestling snob.

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Sometimes it can be easy to forget where your roots are or where you came from.

— Austin Aries

Go fail or succeed on your own merits, be your own man.

— Austin Aries