One of the most explosive, charismatic, intense stars to ever enter the ROH arena, Austin Aries immediately made an impression on the fans and left them clamoring for more. The man once referred to as “The Wrestling Machine” awed the ROH faithful with his combination of technical precision, high flying abilities, and a deadly combination of maneuvers that launched him into the Ring of Honor history books when he faced down Samoa Joe at “Final Battle 2004”.
This is a look at how Aries rose up the ranks in ROH, made history one cold December night in 2004, and went on to establish himself as one of the world’s preeminent grapplers through his matches against the likes of CM Punk, Bryan Danielson, Homicide, and James Gibson amongst many others. Whether it be alongside his Generation Next cohorts, reigning as a World Tag Team Champion with Roderick Strong, or standing alone as the ROH World Champion, Austin Aries always brought the fight to his competition. From GenNext to World Champion to one of the few man called an “ROH Icon”, this is the Evolution of A-Double…
Disc 1
1. Austin Aries vs. Samoa Joe (ROH World Title Match)…Final Battle 2004 12/26/04
2. Clip of Homicide beating Aries in Trios Tournament 2005 Finals 3/5/05
3. Austin Aries vs. Homicide (ROH World Title Match)…Best Of American Super Juniors Tournament 4/2/05
4. Austin Aries vs. Alex Shelley (ROH World Title Match)…Manhattan Mayhem 5/7/05
5. Highlights of Aries vs. Gibson time limit draw from Stalemate 4/16/05
6. Austin Aries vs. James Gibson (ROH World Title Match)…Final Showdown 5/13/05
7. Austin Aries vs. Bryan Danielson (ROH World Title Match)…Nowhere To Run 5/14/05
8. Austin Aries vs. Spanky (ROH World Title Match)…New Frontiers 6/4/05
9. Austin Aries vs. AJ Styles…This Means War 10/29/05
10. Clips from Tag Title win…Final Battle 2005 12/17/05
11. Austin Aries & Roderick Strong vs. Bryan Danielson & Jay Lethal (ROH World Tag Title Match)...Tag Wars 06
Disc 2
12. Austin Aries & Roderick Strong vs. AJ Styles & Matt Sydal (ROH World Tag Title Match)...Fourth Anniversary 2/25/06
13. Austin Aries vs. Sydal…Arena Warfare 3/11/06
14. vs. Davey Richards…Glory By Honor V, Night 1 9/15/06
15. Clips from Aries & Strong vs. Daniels & Sydal…Fifth Year Festival: NYC 2/16/07
16. Austin Aries vs. Matt Sydal (Open The Brave Gate Championship)…Fifth Year Festival: Dayton 2/23/07
17. Austin Aries vs. Takeshi Morishima (ROH World Title Match)…The Battle Of St. Paul 4/27/07
18. Aries return/contract signing at Driven on 6/23/07
19. Austin Aries vs. Roderick Strong- Undeniable 10/6/07
20. Austin Aries vs. Bryan Danielson (Match 1 in The Best of Three Series)…Honor Nation 10/5/07
21. Austin Aries vs. Bryan Danielson (Match 2 in The Best of Three Series…Chaos At The Cow Palace 10/21/07
22. Austin Aries vs. Bryan Danielson (Match 3 In The Best of Three Series)…Glory By Honor VI, Night 1 11/2/07
