Austin Aries recently opened up about his time in WWE and the missed opportunity of portraying his heel character in an appearance on the “Developmentally Speaking” podcast. He said,
“I never got to be the heel Austin Aries that I think is where I have the most value. I was kind of pigeonholed because Neville was doing such an amazing job in his role that they needed a babyface against him. But I really felt if I had been given an opportunity to be what I had been all those years before I got there that there was a lot more value to be had with me in that.”
Aries then shared his idea for the gimmick. He stated,
“Ultimately, it’s always about the good guy persevering in the end, so the more dastardly I can be, the most I can make you believe that I’m a terrible human being, the higher I’m going to be able to take you when I finally get what I deserve.”
