Austin Aries

Dan Solwold (April 15, 1978), better known by his ring name Austin Aries, is an American wrestler. Since debuting in 2000, Aries has wrestled for a variety of promotions, most notably with Ring of Honor, Dragon Gate Pro-Wrestling, East Coast Championship Wrestling, Full Impact Pro, and IWA Mid-South Wrestling. He wrestled as Austin Aries and as Austin Starr with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. He is the former 2-time ROH World Champion.

Wrestling facts

 * Finishing and signature moves
 * 450 Splash
 * Horns Of Aries
 * Brainbuster
 * Powerdrive Elbow
 * Heat Seeking Missile
 * Slow Motion Special
 * Fish Hook


 * Nicknames
 * "The Truth"


 * Tag teams and stables
 * Generation Next - with Roderick Strong
 * Paparazzi - with Alex Shelley
 * DP Associates (ROH)
 * Paparazzi Productions (TNA)
 * Resilience (ROH)


 * Managers
 * Kevin Nash (TNA) (2006)


 * Wrestlers trained
 * Bobby Dempsey
 * Ernie Osiris
 * Rhett Titus


 * Theme music
 * "Born Of A Broken Man" by Rage Against The Machine (FIP, IWA MS, PWG, ROH)
 * "Devil Ride" by Phil Garrod, Reed Hays & Scott P. Schreer (ROH)
 * "Fire It Up" by Black Label Society (ROH)
 * "From This Day" by Machine Head (IWA MS)
 * "Obsession" by Animotion (FIP)
 * "Personal Jesus" by Marilyn Manson (FIP, ROH)
 * "Personal Jesus" by Gravity Kills (FIP)

Championships and accomplishments

 * Ring of Honor
 * ROH World Champion (2 times)
 * ROH World Tag Team Champion (1 time) - with Roderick Strong


 * Pro Wrestling WAR
 * PWW Heavyweight Champion (1 time)


 * Mid American Wrestling
 * MAW Junior Heavyweight Champion (1 time)


 * National Wrestling Alliance
 * NWA Midwest X-Division Champion (1 time)


 * Steel Domain Wrestling
 * SDW Tag Team Champion (1 time) - with Ted Dixon