Making it to the WWE doesn’t happen overnight. Case in point: Austin Aries.
The 15-year veteran has worked around the globe and been the world champion for both Ring of Honor and TNA Wrestling. With the changing landscape in the wrestling world, there were more and more questions about if and when Aries would find his way to WWE.
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That day finally came this past March when the self-proclaimed “Greatest Man in the World” surprised fans when he walked out during an NXT television taping in Orlando.