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Daniel Solwold Jr.

Profession
Acting
Born
April 15, 1978 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Biography

Daniel Healy Solwold Jr., better known by his ring name Austin Aries, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to the Control Your Narrative wrestling promotion. He is best known for his time with Impact Wrestling, where he is a three-time Impact World Champion and a six-time Impact X Division Champion, and Ring of Honor (ROH) where he was the first multi-time ROH World Champion. He is also known for his time with WWE, where he competed in the cruiserweight division as well as doing color commentary. Between TNA/Impact and ROH, Aries has held 14 total championships and has also held numerous international and U.S. independent championships. Aries began to work with ROH in 2004, joining the Generation Next faction. He won the ROH World Tag Team Championship with his teammate Roderick Strong, and at Final Battle 2004, ROH's biggest event, defeated Samoa Joe to win the ROH World Championship, ending the latter's 645-day reign. He would regain the title in 2009, becoming the first multi-time champion. After moving on to Impact Wrestling, then known as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), Aries won the X Division Championship six times. His first reign is the longest of the title's history at 301 days and created the "Option C" clause, trading the title for a TNA World Heavyweight title opportunity at Destination X, winning the title. He also won the TNA World Tag Team Championship and the Impact Grand Championship, becoming a Grand Slam Champion in Impact Wrestling.[1] After a short hiatus from the wrestling industry from 2019 to 2021, he is currently making appearances for the National Wrestling Alliance and other independent wrestling companies.

Known for

The Wrestler poster
The Wrestler
Film · 2008 · ★ 7.5
Raw poster
Raw
Series · 1993 · ★ 6.8
WWE NXT poster
WWE NXT
Series · 2010 · ★ 6.7
WWE WrestleMania 33 poster
WWE WrestleMania 33
Film · 2017 · ★ 8.0
TNA iMPACT! poster
TNA iMPACT!
Series · 2004 · ★ 7.0
WWE 205 Live poster
WWE 205 Live
Series · 2016 · ★ 5.8
WWE Extreme Rules 2017 poster
WWE Extreme Rules 2017
Film · 2017 · ★ 6.6
WWE Payback 2017 poster
WWE Payback 2017
Film · 2017 · ★ 6.9
NXT TakeOver: Dallas poster
NXT TakeOver: Dallas
Film · 2016 · ★ 7.8
NXT TakeOver: The End poster
NXT TakeOver: The End
Film · 2016
TNA Against All Odds 2007 poster
TNA Against All Odds 2007
Film · 2007
NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II poster
NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II
Film · 2016

Filmography