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During a recent interview with the “Insight with Chris Van Vliet” podcast, X-Division champion Ace Austin commented on being compared to AJ Styles, wanting to face AEW Superstar Sammy Guevara, and more. You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On his second X-Division title win: “It definitely does feel different. I’ve been telling this full circle story about that match at Sacrifice. It was a total coming around of my IMPACT Wrestling career, and I’m seeing it as that next launching point into making up for what I consider my greatest failure, which is back then. In the beginning of my career, I was undefeated for 4 months. TJP re-debuts and just smokes me. We have a rematch a week later, it’s very competitive, but he taps me out in the end. So TJP just really upset me in the beginning. We never came back around to that match. 4 months later, Bound for Glory happens and I win the X Division Championship. My career takes off, I dye my hair purple,
Insight With Chris Van Vliet and guest Ace Austin
Host: Chris Van Vliet
On winning the X Division Championship for a second time: “It definitely does feel different. I’ve been telling this full circle story about that match at Sacrifice. It was a total coming around of my Impact Wrestling career, and I’m seeing it as that next launching point into making up for what I consider my greatest failure, which is back then. In the beginning of my career, I was undefeated for four months. TJP re-debuts and just smokes me. We have a rematch a week later, it’s very competitive, but he taps me out in the end. So TJP just really upset me in the beginning. We never came back around to that match. Four months later, Bound for Glory happens and I win the X Division Championship. My career takes off, I dye my hair purple, and everything went great from there. I had an incredible run as X Division Champion, as soon as that ended I went into the World Title picture. Slammiversary main event,