Austin Aries On If TNA Can Grow Under Dixie Carter, NXT Vs. WWE Main Roster, If Leaving TNA Was Easy

Source: The Ross Report

On episode 114 of The Ross Report, ‘Good Ol’ JR’ Jim Ross interviewed NXT’s Austin Aries. ‘The Greatest Man That Ever Lived’ discussed his current contract status with WWE, whether deciding to leave TNA was difficult, whether being on NXT’s roster is a step back for him as a professional wrestling veteran, and TNA’s future.

According to Aries, he is under contract with WWE’s NXT brand, but he is free to take some independent bookings.

“I’m under contract [with WWE]. I signed the contract not too long ago [and] officially got all the T’s crossed and the I’s dotted, as they say. And, yeah, officially under contract with WWE for the NXT brand currently and the unique thing about my contract, I still have the opportunity to take bookings outside of WWE, so that allows me some flexibility there too.”

Aries admitted that deciding to leave TNA for NXT was a relatively easy decision.

“As far as how hard or easy the decision [to leave TNA] was, it was actually a pretty easy decision for me. TNA had a very competitive offer to me and I appreciated how they valued me as part of their company, but I just felt for where I’m at, there wasn’t much left for me to do there and I wanted a new challenge.” Aries added, “I think I knew before my [TNA] contract was up that I wanted to take a break from there and see what other opportunities were there for me. I felt like I accomplished pretty much everything I wanted to there. I knew the situation the company was in, and, I felt that, at the time, it would be in my best interest to explore all my other options, knowing what was there for me if I decided I wanted to return, so it wasn’t too difficult of a decision. It just made sense at the time.”

Aries claimed that he never viewed being offered a spot on the NXT roster instead of a WWE main roster spot as a slight on his abilities …

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