The FightBox Podcast
The FightBox Podcast

The FightBox Podcast

Don Roid

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The FightBox Podcast takes on all of the recent happenings in the world combat sports. Host Don Roid, has spent years as a fighting sports journalist and pro wrestler and is the English commentator for the FightBox HD channel. In this show he weighs in on everything from MMA and kickboxing to pro wrestling and martial arts as well as conducting interviews with top fighters from around the world.

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Austin Aries discusses AEW, his current situation and future plans
APR 16, 2019
Austin Aries discusses AEW, his current situation and future plans
<p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Austin Aries is a professional wrestler that has performed in nearly all of the top wrestling organizations in the world including WWE, Ring of Honor, Impact Wrestling and many more. However, since his departure from Impact Wrestling last fall, he has been very low key. With the pro wrestling landscape rapidly changing and Aries not currently signed to any long-term contract, many options are currently available to him.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">After quite a long hiatus, <a href="http://www.fightbox.com/en/podcast"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The FightBox Podcast</span></a> is back with this exclusive interview with the first ever two-time RoH Champion. “A Double” discusses his thoughts on the one topic that has captivated fans around the world - the creation of <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">All Elite Wrestling</strong> (AEW) and the potential that this new pro wrestling promotion brings to the table. Aries is certainly excited to see how a WWE competitor such as AEW will develop, saying:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><strong><em>“I’m going to sit back and watch this, because this is a changing in the way that I think the wrestling industry can be done and we’re going to see how the model runs and is successful.”</em></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Aries goes on to discuss other subjects such as potential dream opponents that he has yet to work with, naming two individuals from AEW. He also talks about how he is feeling physically after nearly 20 years as a pro wrestler, how much longer he thinks he can be active in the ring and what he has planned for the near future.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">This clip is part of a longer full-length interview with Austin that will appear as part of a new series of podcasts produced by The FightBox Podcast entitled “The Other Side of the Ropes”. Stay tuned for more details. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
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