Austin Aries Says Weight Divisions in Wrestling Are Silly

– Former WWE Superstar Austin Aries recently spoke with Riju Dasgupta and sportskeeda.com. Here are the highlights from the interview:

Austin Aries and his thoughts in Weight Divisions on Wrestling: I decided to return as a world-class wrestler. That’s why I made sure that people understand that it is the Impact World Championship. For me, weight divisions in wrestling are a little silly because we never adhere to them, we never use them. Right? There’s also this perception that if you’re less than a heavyweight or if you’re not 206 lbs., somehow you can’t be on top of the card. Or you can’t be considered main event talent. It’s just foolish. If you look at other sports such as MMA or boxing, guys like Floyd Mayweather, guys like Conor McGregor…never been heavyweights a day in their lives. Yet they’ve been a draw throughout their lives, in their respective sports.

Austin Aries and his thoughts on Eli Drake: I was amused by Eli Drake’s promo. The greatest wrestler that ever lived, the greatest friend that ever lived (laughs). I think Eli’s definitely a charismatic guy. He definitely has the gift of gab and sometimes people overlook that he’s a pretty good in-ring wrestler. He’s very athletic. He’s got a great look to him. He’s in great shape. I think sometimes his character almost overshadows that. People don’t give him credit for that. As far as following the product, you know what? I try to follow wrestling as much as I need to for someone who does it for a living. But I’m not a fanatic anymore. I think somewhere along the line, I outgrew being a die-hard fan of professional wrestling. I think a lot of it, to be quite honest, isn’t really catered to somebody my age with my interests. I think a lot of it is for kids. I mean that’s when I fell in love with wrestling. When I was four years old. But I do try to keep up to make sure I’m educated. To make sure that for somebody who does it for a profession, I’m keeping myself in the loop with the talent and what’s going on with different companies, so I’m always educated.