Ace Austin

Real Name: Austin James Highley
Height: 5’8″
Weight: 190 lbs.
Date of Birth: February 28, 1997
Hometown: Atlantic City, New Jersey
Pro Debut: April 4, 2015
Trained By: CZW Dojo
Finishing Move: The Fold

Biography

– Highley began his career in the Pennsylvania area, working as ‘Ace Austin Highley’, but would drop his real surname before his first year as a professional was out
– On June 4, 2016, Austin defeated Samuel Adams to win the WXW Ultimate Hybrid Title
– On June 25, Austin defeated Samuel Adams to retain the WXW Ultimate Hybrid Title
– At CZW Proving Grounds 2018, Austin defeated Brandon Watts & KC Navarro
– On April 15, 2018, Austin defeated Lokillo to win the DTU Alto Impacto Title
– On April 27, Austin defeated Lexus Montez & AR Fox to retain the DTU Alto Impacto Title
– At Impact One Night Only: Zero Fear, Austin defeated Mr Atlantis
– Austin (as Ryan DePolo) appeared on the July 24 episode of 205 Live, teaming with Chris Robinson in a loss to Lucha House Party (Lince Dorado & Kalisto)
– On August 3, Austin won a 16-way Scramble Match to win the PWR Scramble Title
– On August 8, Austin defeated Sage Cainan & Myron Reed to retain the DTU Alto Impacto Title
– On August 14, Austin defeated Aeroboy & Jimmy to retain the DTU Alto Impacto Title
– On August 16, Austin defeated Jimmy, Moria, Fussion & Cobre to retain the PWR Scramble Title
– On August 19, Austin defeated Lokillo to retain the DTU Alto Impacto Title
– On September 7, Austin defeated Alex Colon & Zachary Wentz to retain the DTU Alto Impacto Title and win the CZW Wired TV Title
– On September 21, Austin defeated Sami Callihan, Daniel Garcia, Jessicka Havok, Matt Cross & Mick Moretti to retain the PWR Scramble Title
– On September 28, Austin won an 8-way Scramble Match to retain the PWR Scramble Title
– On October 3, Austin defeated Clayton Gainz to retain the PWR Scramble Title
– In early 2019, Austin signed with Impact Wrestling
– Austin made his official Impact debut on the March 8, 2019 episode, defeating Jake Atlas
– At Rebellion 2019, Austin defeated Eddie Edwards, Petey Williams, Jake Deaner, Jake Crist & Aiden Prince
– At Bound For Glory 2019, Austin defeated Acey Romero, Tessa Blanchard, Jake Crist & Daga in a Ladder Match to win the Impact X-Division Title
– At Turning Point 2019, Austin defeated Jake Crist to retain the Impact X-Division Title
– At Impact Overdrive, Austin defeated Fallah Bahh
– On November 15, 2019, Austin defeated Dave Crist, Jake Crist, Ace Romero, Dustin Rayz, Tony Gunn, Space Monkey & Jeremiah to retain the Impact X-Division Title
– The next day, Austin defeated Shane Malice by DQ to retain the Impact X-Division Title
– On November 23, Austin defeated Eddie Edwards, Fallah Bahh & Moose to retain the Impact X-Division Title
– On December 8, Austin defeated Dez to retain the Impact X-Division Title
– On December 13, Austin defeated Carlos Romo & Blake Christian to retain the Impact X-Division Title
– On January 3, 2020, Austin defeated Cody Chimera to retain the Impact X-Division Title
– The next day, Austin defeated Jesse Youngblood to retain the Impact X-Division Title
– At Hard To Kill 2020, Austin defeated Trey to retain the Impact X-Division Title
– On January 30, Austin defeated Tony Deppen to retain the Impact X-Division Title
– On February 1, Austin defeated Kit Raff, Mambo Italiano, Chirs Banks, Trajan Horn, Joey P & Hardcore Hooven to retain the Impact X-Division Title
– In the summer of 2020, Austin formed an alliance with Madman Fulton
– On October 1, Austin & Fulton defeated The Besties In The World (Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett) to win the AAW Tag Team Titles
– On October 29, Austin & Fulton defeated Angel Dorado & Gringo Loco to retain the AAW Tag Team Titles
– On November 12, Austin & Fulton defeated The Besties In The World (Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett) to retain the AAW Tag Team Titles
– At Genesis 2021, Austin won the Impact Super X Cup, defeating Blake Christian in the final
– At Sacrifice 2021, Austin defeated TJP to regain the Impact X-Division Title
– On March 20, Austin defeated Malcolm Monroe III to retain the Impact X-Division Title
– On April 8, Austin defeated Jack Price, Tommy Vendetta, Brandon Greene & J-Sin to retain the Impact X-Division Title
– On April 17, Austin defeated D3 to retain the Impact X-Division Title
– On May 7, 2021, Austin & Madman Fulton defeated Trey Miguel & Gringo Loco to retain the AAW Tag Team Titles
– At Under Siege 2021, Austin & Fulton defeated Petey Williams & TJP, The Desi Hit Squad (Rohit Raju & Shera) and XXXL (Acey Romero & Larry D)
– On May 29, Austin & Fulton defeated The Heatseekers (Elliot Russell & Sigmon) to win the XWW Tag Team Titles
– On June 6, Austin & Fulton defeated The Heatseekers to retain the XWW Tag Team Titles
– At Emergence 2021, Austin defeated Sami Callihan, Chris Sabin & Moose
– On September 2, Austin defeated Myron Reed to win the AAW Heritage Title, but immediately lost it to Hakim Zane
– On October 30, Austin defeated Alex Zayne to become the first PWR Remix Champion
– On December 10, Austin defeated El Reverso to retain the PWR Remix Title
– The next day, Austin defeated Dylan Bostic & Bret Havoc to retain the PWR Remix Title
– On December 30, Austin defeated Myron Reed & Hakim Zane to win the AAW Heritage Title
– On January 16, 2022, Austin defeated Andrew Everett, Blake Christian & Alex Zayne to retain the PWR Remix Title
– At Rebellion 2022, Austin defeated Mike Bailey & Trey Miguel to win the Impact X-Division Title
– On the following episode of Impact, Austin defeated Rocky Romero to retain the Impact X-Division Title
– On April 29, Austin defeated Myron Reed to retain the AAW Heritage Title
– On May 1, Austin defeated Devon Monroe to retain the Impact X-Division Title
– At Under Siege 2022, Austin defeated Trey Miguel to retain the Impact X-Division Title
– Austin made his NJPW debut in 2022 Best Of The Super Juniors Tournament
– In June 2022, Austin joined NJPW’s Bullet Club stable
– On July 30, Austin defeated Cameron Stone & The Great George to retain the Sanctuary Title
– On the Victory Road 2022 pre-show, The Bullet Club (Austin, Juice Robinson & Chris Bey) defeated Jack Price, Jason Hotch & Shogun