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#5 Austin Aries
Austin Aries is one of the best talents of his generation, both in-ring, and on the mic. Unfortunately, none of his skills quite landed during his brief tenure in WWE, neither in NXT or on 205 Live.
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In July 2016, Aries was released from his WWE contract. Whilst initial reports said Aries had requested the release due to being frustrated with the company, Dave Meltzer claimed that Aries was released due to being incredibly unpopular backstage.
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So who’s to blame here? Well, we know Aries was scheduled to face Neville at Madison Square Garden for the Cruiserweight Championship, but was replaced by Cedric Alexander after his release.
After his release, Aries faced a 90-day no-compete clause, which can’t have helped the fractured relationship between the company and him.
After the clause ended in October 2016, Aries was rehired by Impact Wrestling, where he has had great success, including regaining the Impact World Championship.
Holding multiple championships across various promotions including ROH and World Series Wrestling, Aries has proved to WWE exactly what they’re missing out on. A world-class technician, and a wonderful jerk heel character, there’s little doubt that the WWE would like a do-over and push Aries as the star he clearly is.
