8 Things We Learned From Austin Aries On The Ross Report

5. Jim Crockett Promotions Influenced Him Greatly

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Aries is asked about influences and what got him into wrestling in the first place, and there's no hesitation in his reply. Aries' first wrestling memories of Jim Crockett Promotions, and the conveyor belt of legends that came from that particular territory.

Aries talks of the influence of the Four Horsemen and Arn Anderson in particular, saying that he can see a lot of Arn influence whenever he goes down for a backdrop. Regarding his favourite match as a child, Aries is quicker to remember non-match things such as a Terry Funk/Ric Flair post-match altercation that saw the Nature Boy put through a table.

Moving on from Crockett Aries predictably cites men like Eddie Guerrero, Chris Jericho, Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko as influences. Those four men (along with a few others) flew the flag for the smaller wrestlers in the United States in the 90s, and as such their influence in someone like Aries to be expected.

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