Austin Aries was interviewed by the Pro Wrestling Illustrated Podcast in his final interview before leaving WWE. Here are some of the highlights they sent along:
Aries when asked about his wrestling bucket list:
“I don’t have a bucket list . . . Right now, I’m just focused on this book. It’s a new endeavor. I’ve got a great platform and I want to use it to spread an equally important message. Listen, I can sit and talk wrestling all year. I’ve talked about it for a decade. And it’s cool, but I want to talk about this book and I want to talk about the importance of what we put in our bodies multiple times a day.”
On WWE’s potential influence on children’s food decisions:
“As I go around the country and I’m seeing all the fans in the WWE Universe, there’s a lot of young kids and they’re off to the wrong start, because they’re being fed the wrong food. They’re being fed poison . . . I’ve been known to sneak a banana or two on screen. We’re pushing sugary New Day Booty-Os. I thought we’d balance it out with some nutritious fruit. A little banana with your Booty-Os won’t hurt.”
On his thoughts of WWE’s cruiserweight division:
“I’ll leave the criticism to the critics. I’ll leave that for the people who are paid to make those decisions. My job is to go out there and perform and—whatever job they give me to do—to do it to the best of my abilities.”
Looking back on when he nearly walked away from wrestling in 2011:
“Sometimes when you’re in the situation, it’s hard to evaluate it. Sometimes the best thing to do is to take a step back and get a little bit of a different perspective and re-evaluate things. For me, I’m smart enough and have been around the business long enough to know you don’t really retire.”
For the full interview with Austin Aries, check out the Pro Wrestling Illustrated Podcast.
Also check out Aries talking about the signing process of joining WWE.
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