Austin Aries has rarely worked with WWE, but he has been part of several projects within the company. In November, he did attend television tapings, sowing the seeds for the announcement of his latest deal with the promotion. Long before that, he was also hired by THQ for the sole purpose of lending his voice to a WWE video game. It was a pretty unique situation. Aries, then a TNA-contracted performer, would feature in a WWE-branded title. The game in question was WWE '12, released in late-2011. One of the 'Road To WrestleMania' story modes in the game featured a character by the name of Jacob Cass. Players could tailor Cass as their own Create-A-Wrestler, but his voice stayed the same in the mode. That voice belongs to Austin Aries, who delivered a confident performance that THQ must have been happy with. Fast-forward to today, and there's a chance that Aries could star in WWE 2K17 properly, which is an exciting prospect. Aries is a popular CAW for fans in WWE 2K16, so the idea of playing as him in fully-realised form is pretty cool. What else do you think WWE fans need to know about Austin Aries? Do you think he's a good signing for the company? Let us know your thoughts down in the comments section below!
Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.
