TNA Wrestler Austin Aries spoke with
Sky Germany which carries Impact Wrestling in
Germany. Below is a quick, paraphrased and translated recap:
What it means for him to be the longest reigning X-division champion
in history:"It means above all that I'm great! It
means that nobody can defeat me. It means that I'm the creme de la creme. At the
top. Right at the top. And do not stop."His
toughest opponent:"In TNA Sting is probably my
toughest opponent. Not against him in the ring. He does everything in his power
to keep me down. But probably I'm my own toughest opponent, because only I can
beat me. Outside of TNA, I was a bit scared facing off against the Zebra
Kid."Match he is more looking forward to in the
future."Most looking forward to? I want a no holds
barred match with the knockouts where EVERYTHING is allowed. Against all TNA
Knockouts ..."What is your biggest goal in
wrestling:"Make money of course."Early days in wrestling. Where he trained and his first
opponent:"I started training in Minneapolis in 2000.
I trained four days a week, four hours per day. I was the first one there in the
morning and the last one to leave at night. That was eight months so, and then I
had my first match. Against Sheriff Johnny Emerald - the
bastard!"If you swap for a day with anyone in
TNA, who would it be?"Maybe Jeff Jarrett. Just to be
in the presence of such a strange life."Are you
satisfied with your current situation in TNA, or something could run
better"I'm absolutely happy with my current standing.
I'm very busy, I'm at the top of my division and earn good money - I can't
really complain."Any wrestler from the past he
would have loved to work with:"Not really, but I
would be very happy to have been managed by Bobby Heenan. That would have been
crazy."If he could imagine himself with a tag
team partner battling for the tag team titles:"Well,
I was successful in the past as a tag team wrestler. If the right partner and
the opportunity presents itself - why not? I think Bobby Roode and I would be a
great team, but we must first take care now to our own belt. We would probably
end up with the tag team titles and just end up being too boring for
us."Whether it become more difficult in the
Internet era, to distinguish the good guys and bad guys in
wrestling"No, the Internet has made the wrestling
difficult because fans like like to think they know everything about it - but
that's just not the case. Nowadays, anyone can hide behind his computer screen
and pretend that he have insider information. In truth, they know nothing. For
me that is the problem with the Internet. Otherwise, everyone should be allowed
to decide for himself who he or she likes and who they
don't."Getting the idea to post a tweet during
Victory Road pay per view:"We've been constantly
talking about Twitter. So I thought to myself: If I manage to put my opponent
out of action for a while, then I can quickly grab my phone. So I prepared a
tweet, and when the opportunity arose, I sent it - and thus made
history."
On his wine drinking:"Oh
yes, I know how to appreciate a good red wine. Most of the time, I like drinking
wine ice cold - depending on my mood - a good Shiraz or Pinot
Noir."
What did you do before you started 2000 with the
wrestling?"I was just out of college and I have been thinking about
what to do next. Then i found wrestling."
Did you used
to have a favorite wrestler?"I don't think I have one single
favorite wrestler. I started watching wrestling during the Jim Crocket promotion
days. So I'm a big fan of the Horsmen, Dusty Rhodes, Magnum TA."
On which wrestler influenced him the most:"I think all of
them had some sort of influence on me."
Best advice he
ever received in wrestling?"Bobby Heenan once said: If you do this
for the money, you're an idiot. And if you do it for any other reason except
make the money, you're an idiot. "
