Daniel Solwold Jr.
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Raw
Austin Aries
1993
Series
Raw
1993
Series
WWE NXT
Austin Aries
2010
Series
WWE 205 Live
2016
Series
WWE 205 Live
Austin Aries / Commentary
2016
Series
Ring of Honor Wrestling
Austin Aries
2009
Series
Ring of Honor Wrestling
2009
Series
TNA iMPACT!
2004
Series
TNA iMPACT!
Austin Aries
2004
Film
The Wrestler
Wrestler
2008
Series
MLW Fusion
Austin Aries
2018
Championship Wrestling from Hollywood
Austin Aries
2010
Series
DEFYNOW
Austin Aries
2018
Film
TNA Genesis 2012
Austin Aries
2012
Film
TNA No Surrender 2012
Austin Aries
2012
Film
Impact: Under Pressure
Austin Aries
2018
Film
ROH: Year Three
Austin Aries
2013
Film
ROH: Best In The World
Austin Aries
2018
Film
MLW Battle Riot VIII
Austin Aries
2026
Film
ROH: Year 5
Austin Aries
2015
Film
ROH: Boiling Point
Austin Aries
2009
Film
WWE Payback 2017
Austin Aries
2017
ROH: Tag Wars
Austin Aries
2008
Film
TNA Slammiversary 2015
Austin Aries
2015
Film
ROH: Year Four
Austin Aries
2014
Film
WWE WrestleMania 33
Austin Aries (Preshow)
2017
Film
TNA One Night Only: Turning Point
Austin Aries
2015
Film
TNA Lockdown 2012
Austin Aries
2012
Film
TNA Against All Odds 2007
The Austin Starr
2007
Film
CM Punk: Icon
Austin Aries
2016
Film
Alex Shelley: Made in Detroit
Austin Aries
2013
Film
ROH: Tag Wars 2006
2006
Film
ROH: Tag Wars 2006
Himself
2006
Film
ROH: Punk - The Final Chapter
Austin Aries
2005
Film
Bloodstained Honor
Austin Aries
2008
Film
TNA Sacrifice 2012
Austin Aries
2012
Film
The Essential AJ Styles Collection
Austin Aries
2016
TNA Genesis 2014
Austin Aries
2014
Film
ROH: 8th Anniversary
Austin Aries
2010
Film
The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet
Austin Aries
2011
IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2004 - Night 2
Austin Aries
2004
Film
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2 - Part One
Austin Aries
2004
Film
ROH: Arena Warfare
2006
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2
Austin Aries
2013
Film
Colt Cabana: Chicago's Favorite Son
Austin Aries
2013
Film
TNA Bound for Glory 2006
Austin Starr
2006
Film
TNA Victory Road 2012
Austin Aries
2012
Film
TNA One Night Only: TNA Classic 2015
Austin Aries
2015
Film
ROH: Supercard of Honor
Austin Aries
2006
Film
TNA Destination X 2011
Austin Aries
2011
Film
TNA Bound for Glory 2011
Austin Aries
2011
Film
WWE Extreme Rules 2017
Austin Aries
2017
Film
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2018
Austin Aries
2018
Film
Bryan Danielson: The Final Countdown
Austin Aries
2013
Film
ROH: Ring of Hardcore
Austin Aries
2012
Film
TNA No Surrender 2013
Austin Aries
2013
Film
TNA Final Resolution 2012
Austin Aries
2012
Film
PWG Sells Out: Volume 2
Austin Aries
2009
Film
ROH: Destiny
Austin Aries
2006
Film
ROH: Weekend of Thunder - Night 1
Austin Aries
2004
Film
ROH: Transform
Austin Aries
2008
Film
ROH: Midnight Express Reunion
Austin Aries
2004
Film
Samoa Joe: Total Domination
Austin Aries
2012
Film
ROH: Testing The Limit
Austin Aries
2004
Film
ROH: Enter The Dragon
Himself
2005
Film
ROH: Night of The Butcher II
Austin Aries
2008
Film
ROH: Buffalo Stampede
Himself
2005
Film
ROH: Scramble Cage Melee
Austin Aries
2004
Film
PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
Himself
2007
Film
ROH: Japan's Finest
Austin Aries
2012
Film
TNA Destination X 2007
The Austin Starr
2007
Film
ROH: Motor City Madness 2009
Austin Aries
2009
Film
TNA One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 3
Austin Aries
2014
Film
TNA One Night Only: Global Impact: USA vs The World 2015
Austin Aries
2015
Film
ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Boston
Austin Aries
2009
Film
ROH: Contention
Austin Aries
2009
Film
TNA Genesis 2005
Austin Aries
2005
Film
TNA Genesis 2006
The Austin Starr
2006
Film
TNA Final Resolution 2006
Austin Aries
2006
Film
ROH: Redemption
Austin Aries
2005
Film
ROH: The Final Showdown
Austin Aries
2005
Film
NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II
Austin Aries
2016
Film
ROH: Weekend of Champions - Night Two
Austin Aries
2006
TNA Wrestling: 50 Greatest Matches
Austin Aries
2006
Film
ROH: The Rise of Generation Next
Himself
2012
Film
TNA One Night Only: World Cup of Wrestling 3
Austin Aries
2015
Film
ROH: Ring of Homicide
Austin Aries
2006
Film
TNA Hardcore Justice 2011
Austin Aries
2011
Film
ROH: Dethroned
Austin Aries
2006
Film
Bryan Danielson: World Champion
Austin Aries
2013
Film
TNA Hardcore Justice 2012
Austin Aries
2012
Film
PWG: All Star Weekend 8 - Night One
Himself
2011
Film
PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three
Himself
2007
Film
TNA Against All Odds 2012
Austin Aries
2012
Film
Claudio Castagnoli: The Swiss Sensation
Austin Aries
2013
Film
ROH: Greatest Rivalries
Austin Aries
2008
Film
ROH: From The Ashes
2010
Film
ROH: Weekend of Thunder - Night 2
Austin Aries
2004
Film
ROH: Return Engagement
Austin Aries
2008
Film
TNA Slammiversary 2012
Austin Aries
2012
Film
TNA Lockdown 2014
Austin Aries
2014
Film
TNA Final Resolution 2011
Austin Aries
2011
Film
ROH: Best In The World
Himself
2006
Film
ROH: The Chicago Spectacular - Night One
Austin Aries
2006
Film
NXT TakeOver: The End
Austin Aries
2016
Film
TNA Sacrifice 2005
Austin Aries
2005
Film
ROH: Steel Cage Warfare
Himself
2005
Film
ROH: Glory by Honor V - Night Two
Austin Aries
2006
Film
Nigel McGuinness: In It to Win It
Austin Aries
2013
Film
TNA No Surrender 2011
Austin Aries
2011
Film
ROH: Reverse The Curse
Austin Aries
2009
Film
ROH: International Challenge
Austin Aries
2006
Film
ROH: Death Before Dishonor VI
Austin Aries
2008
Film
ROH: Vendetta
Himself
2005
Film
ROH: Vendetta
2005
Film
ROH: Creating Excellence
Austin Aries
2014
Film
ROH: Survival of the Fittest 2009
Austin Aries
2009
Film
TNA One Night Only: Global IMPACT Japan 2014
Austin Aries
2014
Film
TNA Slammiversary XI
Austin Aries
2013
Film
ROH: Full Circle
2009
Film
ROH: Chi-Town Struggle
Austin Aries
2006
Film
MLW Saturday Night SuperFight
Austin Aries
2019
Film
ROH: Generation Now
Austin Aries
2006
Film
ROH: World Title Classic
Himself
2004
Film
ROH: Gut Check
Austin Aries
2006
Warrior Wrestling 2
Austin Aries
2018
Film
ROH: A Cut Above
Austin Aries
2009
Film
TNA One Night Only: #OldSchool 2014
Austin Aries
2014
Film
ROH: Honor Reclaims Boston
Austin Aries
2006
Film
ROH: Bryan Danielson - The American Dragon
Austin Aries
2012
Film
PWG: Enchantment Under The Sea
Himself
2006
Film
TNA Final Resolution 2007
Austin Starr
2007
Film
Chris Hero: Ring of Hero
Austin Aries
2012
Film
ROH: In Your Face
Austin Aries
2006
Film
EVOLVE 6: Aries vs. Taylor
Austin Aries
2010
Film
ROH: The Chicago Spectacular - Night Two
Austin Aries
2006
Film
TNA Destination X 2012
Austin Aries
2012
Film
ROH: Reborn - Stage Two
Himself
2004
WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising 2015
Himself
2015
Film
PWG: 2009 Battle of Los Angeles - Night 2
Himself
2009
Film
ROH: Fourth Anniversary Show
Austin Aries
2006
Film
ROH Civil Warfare
2010
Film
ROH: Epic Encounter II
Austin Aries
2006
Film
IMPACT Wrestling: Redemption 2018
Austin Aries
2018
Film
ROH: The Summer of Punk
Himself
2012
Film
ROH: This Means War
Himself
2005
Film
ROH: Survival of The Fittest
Himself
2004
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1
Austin Aries
2013
Film
ROH: Fight of The Century
Austin Aries
2006
Film
TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 3
Austin Aries
2015
Film
TNA One Night Only X-Travaganza 2013
Austin Aries
2013
Film
ROH Final Battle 2004
Austin Aries
2004
Film
ROH: Glory By Honor III
Austin Aries
2004
Film
TNA Against All Odds 2006
Austin Aries
2006
ROH: Take No Prisoners
Austin Aries
2008
Film
TNA Turning Point 2011
Austin Aries
2011
Film
ROH: 7th Anniversary
Austin Aries
2009
Film
ROH: Best In The World
Austin Aries
2008
Film
PWG: Express Written Consent
Himself
2009
Film
ROH: Aries Vs. Richards
Austin Aries
2009
IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2004 - Night 1
Austin Aries
2004
Film
TNA One Night Only: X-Travaganza 2
Austin Aries
2014
Film
ROH: Proving Ground
2008
Film
IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: Cali Combat
Austin Aries
2018
Film
TNA Bound for Glory 2012
Austin Aries
2012
Film
ROH: Escape From New York
Austin Aries
2005
Film
ROH: Dragon Gate Challenge
Austin Aries
2006
Film
ROH: The 100th Show
Austin Aries
2006
Film
ROH: Clash of The Contenders
Austin Aries
2009
Film
ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2009
Austin Aries
2009
Film
PWG: Ninety-Nine
Himself
2009
Film
PWG: One Hundred
Himself
2009
Film
ROH: Glory By Honor VIII - The Final Countdown
Austin Aries
2009
Film
TNA Unbreakable 2005
Austin Aries
2005
Film
TNA Turning Point 2012
Austin Aries
2012
Film
PWG: Uncanny X-Mas
Himself
2004
Film
TNA Lockdown 2013
Austin Aries
2013
Film
ROH: Gold
Austin Aries
2004
Film
ROH: Black Friday Fallout
Austin Aries
2006
Film
TNA Lockdown 2007
Austin Starr
2007
Film
ROH: Glory By Honor V - Night One
Austin Aries
2006
Film
ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Dayton
Austin Aries
2009
Film
PWG: Giant-Size Annual #4
Himself
2007
Film
ROH: Nigel McGuinness - An ROH Career Retrospective
Austin Aries
2012
Warrior Wrestling 4
Austin Aries
2019
Film
IMPACT Wrestling vs. Lucha Underground 2018
Austin Aries
2018
Film
ROH: All Star Extravaganza 2
Austin Aries
2004
Film
ROH: Irresistible Forces
Austin Aries
2006
Film
TNA Bound for Glory 2005
Austin Aries
2005
Film
Dragon Gate USA Freedom Fight 2010
Austin Aries
2010
Film
ROH: Final Battle 2008
2008
Film
PWG: European Vacation II - Germany
Himself
2007
Film
ROH: Frontiers of Honor II
Austin Aries
2006
House of Hardcore IX
Austin Aries
2015
Film
ROH: Sign of Dishonor
Austin Aries
2005
Film
ROH: Unified
Austin Aries
2006
Film
IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XVI
Austin Aries
2018
Film
Austin Aries: Evolution of A-Double
Austin Aries
2012
Film
Danielson vs McGuinness
Austin Aries
2012
Film
TNA Hardcore Justice 2013
Austin Aries
2013
Film
ROH: Manhattan Mayhem III
2009
Film
TNA Genesis 2013
Austin Aries
2013
Warrior Wrestling 3
Austin Aries
2019
Film
TNA Slammiversary XII
Austin Aries
2014
Film
ROH Final Battle 2005
Himself
2005
Film
ROH: The Bitter End
Austin Aries
2006
Film
PWG: European Vacation II - France
Himself
2007
Film
EVOLVE 7: Aries vs. Moxley
Austin Aries
2011
Film
ROH: Better Than Our Best
Austin Aries
2006
Film
The Best of Samoa Joe: Unstoppable
Austin Aries
2006
WWE WrestleMania 33 Preshow
Austin Aries
2017
Film
The Best of the X Division Vol. 2
Austin Aries
2006
Film
TNA One Night Only: Tag Team Tournament 2014
Austin Aries
2014
Film
TNA One Night Only: Victory Road 2014
Austin Aries
2014
Film
Dragon Gate USA United: Finale
Austin Aries
2011
DGUSA Bushido: Code of the Warrior
Austin Aries
2010
FIP Fallout 2005
Austin Aries
2005
FIP X Factor
Austin Aries
2005
Film
TNA One Night Only: X-Travaganza 3
Austin Aries
2015
Film
TNA LockDown 2015
Austin Aries
2015
Film
ROH: Good Times, Great Memories
Austin Aries
2007
ROH Bound By Hate
Austin Aries
2008
Film
ROH: Suffocation
Austin Aries
2006
Film
ROH: Southern Navigation
Austin Aries
2008
Film
ROH Final Battle 2009
Austin Aries
2009
FIP New Dawn Rising
Austin Aries
2005
Film
PWG: 2009 Battle of Los Angeles - Night 1
Himself
2009
Film
PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three
Self
2006
Film
ROH: Hell Freezes Over
2006
Film
TNA Turning Point 2006
Austin Starr
2006
Film
ROH: Motor City Madness
Austin Aries
2006
Film
PWG: The Gentle Art of Making Enemies
Himself
2009
Film
ROH: Death Before Dishonor VIII
Austin Aries
2010
Film
ROH: Northern Navigation
Austin Aries
2008
Film
ROH: El Generico: Ole! Ole!
Austin Aries
2012
Film
ROH: The Homecoming
Austin Aries
2005
Film
TNA One Night Only: Rivals 2015
Austin Aries
2015
ROH: The French Connection
Austin Aries
2008
Film
ROH: Reborn - Completion
Himself
2004
Film
ROH: Fate of An Angel
Austin Aries
2005
Film
ROH: Generation Next
Himself
2004
Film
Warrior Wrestling 5
Austin Aries
2019
Film
PWG: DDT4 2008 - Night Two
Himself
2008
Film
PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
Himself
2010
Film
KENTA: Go 2 Sleep
Austin Aries
2012
Film
Dragon Gate USA United: NYC
Austin Aries
2011
FIP With Malice
Austin Aries
2005
Film
ROH: Glory By Honor VII
Austin Aries
2008
Film
ROH: Time To Man Up
Austin Aries
2006
Film
DGUSA Open The Ultimate Gate 2011
Austin Aries
2011
Film
ROH: Showdown In Motown
Himself
2005
Film
Austin Aries: The Greatest Man That Ever Lived
Austin Aries
2013
Film
ROH: War of The Wire II
Austin Aries
2006
Film
ROH: Buffalo Stampede II
Austin Aries
2010
Film
Dragon Gate USA United: Philly
Austin Aries
2011
Film
NXT TakeOver: Dallas
Austin Aries
2016
Film
ROH: Death Before Dishonor VII - Night 1
2009
Film
ROH: Caged Collision
Austin Aries
2009
Film
PWG: (Please Don't Call It) The O.C.
Self
2006
Film
PWG: All Star Weekend 8 - Night Two
2011
Film
PWG: European Vacation II - England
Himself
2007
Film
TNA Bound for Glory 2013
Austin Aries
2013
Film
ROH: Dissension
Himself
2006
Film
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2 - Part Two
Austin Aries
2004
Film
TNA Turning Point 2005
Austin Aries
2005
Film
PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
Self
2006
Film
EVOLVE 8: Style Battle
Austin Aries
2011
FIP Emergence - Tag 2
Austin Aries
2004
Film
ROH: Death Before Dishonor III
Austin Aries
2005
Film
TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 2
Austin Aries
2014
Film
ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Chicago
Austin Aries
2009
Film
PWG: 2008 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage 2
Himself
2008
Film
TNA One Night Only: 10 Reunion 2013
Austin Aries
2013
Film
ROH: Manhattan Mayhem
Austin Aries
2005
Film
House of Hardcore 39
2018
Film
PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
Himself
2010
Film
Dragon Gate USA Uprising 2011
Austin Aries
2011
ROH: Fueling The Fire
Himself
2008
SWE 5th Anniversary Show
Austin Aries
2015
TNA Destination X 2014
Austin Aries
2014
Film
ROH: The Omega Effect
Austin Aries
2009
Film
Chikara King Of Trios 2009 - Night 2
Austin Aries
2009
Film
ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2006
Austin Aries
2006
Film
PWG: DDT4 2008 - Night One
Himself
2008
Film
Dragon Gate USA Enter The Dragon 2011: Second Anniversary Celebration
Austin Aries
2011
Film
PWG: 2008 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage 1
Himself
2008
Film
PWG: It's It (What Is It?)
Himself
2008
Film
ROH: Do or Die II & III
Austin Aries
2004
Film
ROH: The Tokyo Summit
2008
Film
TNA No Surrender 2015
Austin Aries
2015
Film
TNA One Night Only: Tournament of Champions 2013
Austin Aries
2013
Film
NWA Crockett Cup 2022: Night 2
Austin Aries
2022
Film
ROH: End of An Age
2009
Film
Danielson vs The World
Austin Aries
2013
FIP Dangerous Intentions
Austin Aries
2005
Film
ROH: Death Before Dishonor VII - Night 2
2009
Film
ROH: Stylin' & Profilin'
2009
FIP Bring the Pain
Austin Aires
2005
Film
ROH: Insanity Unleashed
2009
Film
ROH: Without Remorse
2008
Film
TNA Destination X 2015
Austin Aries
2015
Film
ROH: Rising Above 2008
2008
FIP Emergence - Tag 1
Austin Aries
2004
Film
DEFY Vibes 2018
Austin Aries
2018
Film
TNA Destination X 2013
Austin Aries
2013
Film
ROH: Eye of The Storm
2008
Film
IMPACT One Night Only: Zero Fear
2018
TNA Hardcore Justice 2014
Austin Aries
2014