Austin Highley
Date of birth: 1997-02-28
Place of birth: Atlantic City, New Jersey, US
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Ace Austin, Ace Austin Highley, Ace Austin Shakespeare, Ryan DePolo
Biography
Austin James Highley, better known as Ace Austin, is an American wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling and best known for his run in TNA from 2019 to 2024, where he held the X Division and World Tag Team titles three times each. A former Bullet Club member in NJPW, he began in Combat Zone Wrestling in 2016 after training at the Wild Samoan center and has competed in promotions across the U.S. and Mexico, including MLW, House of Hardcore, wXw, and AAA.
Movie Credits
IMPACT Wrestling: Victory Road 2021
2021-09-18
The road to Bound For Glory goes through Victory Road on IMPACT Plus!
IMPACT Wrestling: Hardcore Justice 2021
2021-04-10
live Saturday April 10
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2021
2021-10-23
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IMPACT Wrestling: No Surrender 2023
2023-02-24
On February 24th Impact Wrestling presents No Surrender live on FITE straight from Sam's Town in Las
IMPACT Wrestling: Sacrifice 2023
2023-03-24
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IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United: Only The Strong Survive
2023-03-30
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IMPACT Wrestling: Turning Point 2021
2021-11-20
On November 20th Impact Wrestling presents Turning Point 2021 live on FITE! The event features as th
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IMPACT Wrestling time traveled back to 1984 as Pabst Blue Ribbon presents Throwback Throwdown II - a
IMPACT Wrestling: Rebellion 2023
2023-04-16
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Wrestling Revolver Pancakes & Piledrivers 3
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IMPACT Wrestling: Down Under Tour - Day 1
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Warrior Wrestling 4
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IMPACT Wrestling: Victory Road 2022
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TNA Hard To Kill 2024
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Thrust!
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IMPACT Wrestling: Over Drive 2022
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TNA No Surrender 2024
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TNA Sacrifice 2024
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IMPACT Wrestling: Hard to Kill 2023
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TNA Rebellion 2024
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TNA Under Siege 2024
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TNA Against All Odds 2024
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TNA Slammiversary 2024
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IMPACT Wrestling: Rebellion 2019
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IMPACT Wrestling: Sacrifice 2020
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IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary 2020
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IMPACT Wrestling: Victory Road 2020
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IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2020
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Warrior Wrestling Stadium Series Night 2
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IMPACT Wrestling: Genesis 2021
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XWA Wrestlution 2019
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IMPACT Wrestling: No Surrender 2019
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TNA Turning Point 2024
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