Thanks to my friend Lainy, we’ve got 13 photos of Austin Aries from the Manchester, England event. At the show, Austin Aries took on Alex Shelley and Mark Haskins, defeating both men. Be sure to check out the photos in the gallery right now.

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Thanks to Jen who was in attendance at the London tapings, and was able to give us a scan of Austin Aries from the new program. Go check it out in the gallery right now!

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Austin Aries was on the Impact Wrestling Post Show to discuss what happened on Impact with Alex Shelley. His part starts at 6:15

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Backstage, Austin Aries said everyone wants to hear him talk. He said he was talking about what he’s going to talk about in a couple minutes and people still can’t turn the channel. He told them to imagine how great it would be when he actually talked about what he’s going to talk about in a couple minutes.

An Austin Aries video aired. He said he needs competition. He said his gear is psychological and its designed to throw people off because he’s a tough mofo. He said he was never the biggest or strongest, but he may have been the smartest and most stubborn. He said they may need to bring in new guys to face him or to book him in handicap matches. He said he may have to retire.

Aries walked to the ring in street clothes for a promo. He boasted about beating everyone the company has put in front of him. The crowd chanted “you suck.” He held up the belt and asked how he sucks if he still has this. Aries said he might get on his yacht since there’s no competition.

The Motor City Machine Guns theme song played. Alex Shelley walked to the ring and received a good reaction. He told the crowd that he missed them but said he didn’t miss Aries so much. He spoke about his shoulder injury and then losing Chris Sabin to injury the day he returned.

Shelley said it’s been tough because his whole life revolves around wrestling. He said TNA pay-per-views should come with a noose because of Aries matches. Aries congratulated him for coming up with his joke lines while he was away. Shelley told him to shut up because he’s tired of having a d-bag champion.

Aries said he’s a fighting champion and he doesn’t duck anyone. However, he said Shelley should earn his shot. He told him to pick any X Division wrestler in the back, beat him, and he’ll get a title shot. Shelley told Aries to pick the opponent. He said he’d beat that wrestler and then challenge Aries for the title at the pay-per-view.

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Austin Aries vs Kid Kash vs Jesse Sorensen vs Zema Ion in a four-way elimination match for the X Division Title.

Rapid fire action to start with all four men in the ring at once. Ion performed a top rope 360 splash on Kash and pinned him at 6:05 to eliminate him from the match. Aries performed the same move on Sorensen just seconds later, but Sorensen kicked out of the pin attempt, drawing a “Jesse” chant.

Sorensen pinned Ion with an inside cradle a short time later. Ion stuck around and complained. Aries caught Sorensen in a small package, but Ion bickered with the referee to distract him. Sorensen came back with a neckbreaker and went for the cover. Ion dropped off the apron and the ref counted a near fall.

Late in the match, Sorensen went to the ropes, where Ion tripped him up. Aries performed a running dropkick on Sorensen, who was still hanging on the ropes. Aries followed up with a brainbuster from the middle rope and scored the pin. The announcers narrated highlights of the match afterwards.

Winner: Austin Aries (Still Champion)

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Austin Aries & Kid Kash vs Zema Ion & Jesse Sorensen

These are the four men who will be in the X Division Title match at Genesis. Ion and Sorensen argue until Kash jumps Sorensen from behind and unloads on him. Sorensen comes back with a forearm off the ropes, a high knee, and a dropkick, but Ion tags himself in and totally snaps Sorensen’s momentum. Kash congratulates him on his excellent strategy by beating him up and tagging out to Aries to hit a double foot sweep and then just pummel Ion with punches. Ion gets up and yanks Aries down before stomping on his face, but Aries pops up and just launches Ion out to the floor and nearly blows through him with the heat seeking missile. He jogs around the ring with his hand raised in victory as Kash hits a somersault dive and sends him back to the inside where Aries hits the pendulum elbow for 2.

Ion scoots over to his corner and tags out to Sorensen, who takes Aries out with another high knee and dropkick. Kash comes in and nails Sorensen from behind, then tags in and puts the boots to Sorensen in the corner and hits a release vertical suplex for 2. Sorensen ducks a double clothesline and sends them crashing into each other, then Ion hot tags himself back in and comes over the top rope with a tornado DDT on Aries.

Ion with a twisting crossbody out of the corner for 2, then Sorensen tags himself in and takes Aries and Kash out with a double crossbody off the top. Sorensen with a neckbreaker for each man, sends Kash out to the floor, and nearly overshoots a slingshot crossbody and brains himself on the floor, but regains control before hitting Kash and then comes back in and lays Aries out. He goes up top, but Ion tags himself in yet again and misses a 450 splash, so Sorensen tags himself in. Aries didn’t see the tag and goes for the brainbuster on Ion, but Sorensen comes in with the twisting DDT thing and pins Aries.

Winners: Jesse Sorensen & Zema Ion

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Austin Aries joined Tenay and Taz on commentary for the following match.

Zema Ion defeated Anthony Neese in a Contract on a Pole match

Neese made a play for the contract early and Ion made him pay for it. Neese hit a running knee and went for the contract again. Ion immediately dropkicked him from behind.

Ion charged at Neese and Neese dodged. Ion spilled to the floor and Neese hit Ion with a moonsault from the apron. Neese went for the contract and got caught by Ion. Ion tried walking over Neese but Neese responded with a German superplex.

Moments later, Neese went again for the contract only for him to be shoved off the top rope by Ion. Ion climbed the pole and grabbed the contract to win the match.

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TNA X-Division champion Austin Aries vs. Kid Kash

They locked up and jockeyed for position in a collar and elbow tie-up. Aries chopped him hard in the corner then ran when he saw Kash was getting angry. Back in the ring, Kash nailed several armdrags and scissored Aries’ head in his legs. Aries slipped out and nailed a dropkick to Kash, who was still in the sitting position.

Aries grabbed a side headlock. Kash grabbed him by the ear. Aries grabbed Kash by the ear as well. They went back and forth into reversals. Kash clotheslined Aries down and dropped an elbow for a two count. They went back and forth in a series of near falls.

They battled to the outside. Back in the ring, Aries tried to uses the ropes to get the pin but the referee caught him. Kash sent him to the outside and hit a slingshot pescado to the ouytside. Kash worked him over with chops as he rolled Aries back in. Aries nailed a back mule kick to sent Kash to the floor. Aries nailed a great looking tope to the outside. He brought Kash back into the ring and used the ropes for a neckbreaker, scoring a two count.

Kash started to fire back and they exchanged blows. Kash was nailed into the corner and rolled up for a two count. Aries teased the pendulum elbow for a two count. Kash and Aries went into a series of reversals. Kash drilled him with pair of right hands for a two count. Aries tried to come back with a bulldog like maneuver but Kash grabbed him and slammed the champion down for a two count. Kash argued over the count.

Aries drilled Kash and went to the top. Kash crotched him on the top and Aries crashed to the mat.Kash went to the top but was crotched as well. Kash fought off a superplex attempt. He went for a top rope powerbomb but Aries turned it into a rana mid-move.

Aries and Kash battled back and forth in the ring. Kash went for the moneymaker but Aries stomped him nad nailed a neckbreaker. Aries charged him in the corner but ate a big boot. Kash went for a powerbomb but Aries countered and slipped out. Aries put brass knuckles on his fist but the referee caught him. Kash tried to do the same but was caught. As the referee took the objects out of the ring, Aries grabbed the X-Division belt and tossed it into Kash’s hands. The referee grabbed the belt from Kash. Aries kicked the distracted Kash and nailed the brainbuster for the pin.

Your winner and still X-Division champion, Austin Aries!

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Austin Aries made his way to the ring. He shushed the crowd and they booed so he told them to boo really loudly. They quieted down. Funny. Aries said that he exceeded his own expectations and he was out of the X-Division’s league. He said it was time to rename the X-Division the A-Double Division.

Kid Kash’s music hit and he made his way to the ring. Aries cut him off and told him to relax. Kash said that Aries never beat him clean. Kash talked about the ways Aries had betrayed him and Kash was infuriated. Aries told Kash he wasn’t some punk. He said he was a main eventer and the world champion. Aries took off his belt and laid it on the ground between him and Kash. Aries extended his hand and said all Kash had to do was shake his hand and he had a title match.

Kash obliged and both men tried to punch each other. Aries darted from the ring and Kash stood in the ring with a grin on his face.

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