Austin James Highly is an American professional wrestler currently signed to IMPACT Wrestling under the ring name Ace Austin, and is a three-time IMPACT X Division Champion.
He began his career in Combat Zone Wrestling after graduating from the "Wild Samoan Pro-Wrestling Training Center" wrestling school and has also competed for various promotions throughout the United States and Mexico including Major League Wrestling, Tommy Dreamer's House of Hardcore, Florida-based World Xtreme Wrestling, Michigan-based Pure Pro Wrestling and Mexico's Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA).
In wrestling[]
- Finishing moves
- The Fold (Running flipping neckbreaker)
- Signature moves
- Ace's High (Arm trap suplex neckbreaker)
- Armbar
- Bangarama (Lifting front headlock transitioned into falling inverted DDT)
- Basement dropkick
- Corskscrew senton
- House of Cards (Head trap stomp)
- Hurricanrana
- Inverted frog splash
- Jumping knee strike
- Multiple kick types
- Chest kick
- Enziguri
- Listo kick
- Running 540° kick
- Slingshot roundhouse kick
- Spinning wheel kick
- Springboard kick
- Soar to Glory / Space Flying Tiger Drop / Fosbury Flop (Backflip tope con hilo)
- Springboard guillotine leg drop
- Nicknames
- "The Ace of Spades"
- "The Inevitable"
- "The One True Ace"
- "Shakespere
- Managers
- Entrance themes
- Independent circuit
- "Game of Thrones" by Japaeti
- "Ace of Spades" by Motörhead
- "Kill the Lights" by Ryan Adams & the Cardinals
- "Amped Adapter" by Marc Robillard
- "Kill the Lights" by Ryan Adams & The Cardinals
- "Pumped to Win" by Oliver Spink & Christopher White
- Combat Zone Wrestling
- "Game of Thrones" by Japaeti
- "Ace of Spades" by Motörhead
- IMPACT Wrestling / Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- "Octane High" by Chris Goulstone & David Knott
- "Magic" by James Fulop & James Rand
- "Material World" by Andrew MacDonald & Bryan New
- "Pumped to Win" (w/ Bullet Club Intro) by Oliver Spink & Christopher White
- "Shot'Em" by [Q]Brick (used as a member of Bullet Club / ABC)
- "Ten Toes Down" by Paul Thorne & Dexter Turner (used as a member of ABC)
- "ABC" by Chris Bey & No Name Tim (used as a member of ABC)
- New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- "BREAK!" by Yonosuke Kitamura
- "BULLET" by Kensei Abbot (used as a member of Bullet Club / ABC)
- Independent circuit
Championships and accomplishments[]
- AAW Wrestling
- AAW Heritage Championship (2 times, current)
- AAW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Madman Fulton
- Combat Zone Wrestling
- CZW Wired Television Championship (1 time)
- Desastre Total Ultraviolento
- DTU Alto Impacto Championship (1 time, current)
- IMPACT Wrestling / Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- IMPACT X Division Championship (3 times)
- IMPACT / TNA World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Chris Bey
- IMPACT World Championship No. 1 Contender's Tournament (2020)
- Super X Cup (2021)
- IMPACT Year End Awards
- Match of the Year (2020) – vs. Eddie Edwards vs. Trey vs. Rich Swann vs. Eric Young (Slammiversary)
- X Division Star of the Year (2020)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked #94 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2020
- Ranked #156 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2021
- World Xtreme Wrestling
- WXW Ultimate Hybrid Championship (1 time, current)
- The Wrestling REVOLVER
- REVOLVER World Championship (1 time)
- Open Invite Scramble Championship (1 time)
- REVOLVER Remix Championship (1 time)
- REVOLVER World Tag Team Champions (2 times) – with Chris Bey