Ace Austin

**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"
* **Managers**
	+ **G.L.A.M.**
	+ Madman Fulton

* **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
		- **"Pumped to Win"** by Oliver Spink & Christopher White
	+ **Combat Zone Wrestling**
		- "Game of Thrones" by Japaeti
		- "Ace of Spades" by Motörhead
	+ **IMPACT 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)
	+ **New Japan Pro-Wrestling**
		- "BREAK!" by Yonosuke Kitamura
		- "BULLET" by Kensei Abbot (used as a member of Bullet Club / ABC)

## 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**
	+ IMPACT X Division Championship (3 times)
	+ IMPACT World Tag Team Championship (2 times, current) – 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**
	+ Open Invite Scramble Championship (1 time)
	+ REVOLVER Remix Championship (1 time)
	+ REVOLVER World Tag Team Champions (2 times, current) – with Chris Bey