Aries informs that when he was released by WWE he had some restrictions in terms of a no compete clause, but he was focused on getting healthy at that time anyways so that time off helped him in that sense. He was actually in talks with Impact Wrestling about a potential return there, but he wants to be in a position of power if he returns to that company because he knows there’s a lot of work to be done there.
After working the indies for a while now he’s not sure if any company can pay him enough money to sign an exclusive contract, because he’s really enjoying having full control over his schedule as well as creative control over matches.
Aries mentions that he sometimes gets frustrated with writers or backstage officials who think they’re better than he is, just because they’re able to sit first class on a plane or because they have some control over what his character does on television. He points out that it’s the wrestlers who are busting their ass every night of the week so the writers can have jobs to begin with. He also adds that he could do a writer’s job any day of the week but none of those guys can do what he does in the ring.
Aries also mentions that while he loves meeting with fans, sometimes certain fans really aggravate him. During his recent tour of Australia he saw the same two guys at most of the shows and they didn’t buy a single piece of merchandise or wait in lines for pictures. When he showed up at the airport to fly home those guys were there waiting for him and all the other wrestlers, begging them to take pictures and sign their binder full of pictures.
