Early career (2015–2019) Austin began his career in
Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW)
Impact Wrestling / Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2019–2025) X Division Champion (2019–2020) In early 2019, vignettes began airing to promote Ace Austin's debut in
Impact Wrestling. On the March 8 episode of
Impact!, Austin made his debut in Impact by defeating
Jake Atlas. It was then revealed that Austin had signed with the company. Eventually over the next couple of weeks, Austin would remain undefeated against Damian Hyde and Aiden Prince before making his
pay-per-view debut at the
United We Stand event, where he participated in an
Ultimate X match to determine the #1 contender for the
X Division Championship.
Johnny Impact won the match. Austin continued his winning streak by defeating Aiden Prince,
Eddie Edwards,
Jake Crist,
Jake Deaner and
Petey Williams in a six-way match at
Rebellion. Austin would then engage in a brief feud with Williams, which led to a match between the two on the May 3 episode of
Impact!, which Austin won. Austin's winning streak ended on the June 21 episode of
Impact!, when he lost to the returning
TJP. Austin received title shots for the X Division Championship at
Code Red and
Unbreakable, but failed to win on both occasions. In the summer of 2019, Austin would enter into a feud with Eddie Edwards over his wife,
Alisha. Austin defeated Edwards in a match on the October 11 episode of
Impact! to qualify for a five-way
ladder match for the X Division Championship at
Bound for Glory, which he won by defeating
Tessa Blanchard,
Daga, Jake Crist and
Acey Romero. Austin continued his feud with Edwards, losing to him in a
street fight at
Prelude to Glory but won a street fight rematch on the October 29 episode of
Impact!. Their feud concluded with a
tables match between the pair at
No Surrender, which Edwards won. Austin continued to successfully defend the X Division Championship against former champion Jake Crist at
Turning Point,
Dez at Motown Showdown and
Trey at
Hard to Kill. Austin began feuding with the
Impact World Champion Tessa Blanchard in early 2020, stemming from the fact that Austin had beaten her in a ladder match to win the X Division Championship at Bound for Glory. The feud between the two led to a
champion vs. champion match between the pair at
Sacrifice, which Blanchard won. This win earned Blanchard a title shot against Austin for the X Division Championship on the February 25 episode of
Impact!. Austin retained the title by getting disqualified after
Taya Valkyrie attacked Blanchard. Austin lost the title to
Willie Mack at
Rebellion Night 1. He received a rematch for the title against Mack in a three-way match, also involving Chris Bey, on the May 5 episode of
Impact!, where Mack retained the title.
Alliance with Madman Fulton (2020–2022) After losing the X Division Championship, Austin participated in a
tournament to determine the #1 contender for the
Impact World Championship. He defeated
Rhino,
Hernandez and
Wentz to win the tournament but didn't win the title. In 2020, he began an alliance with
Madman Fulton to capture the Impact World Championship. At
Slammiversary, he lost a five-way elimination match for the vacant title in a match that also involved Trey,
Rich Swann,
Eric Young and
Eddie Edwards who was the eventual winner. At
Bound for Glory, Austin and Fulton participated in a match for the
Impact Tag Team Championship, but were defeated by
The North. Austin was inactive for weeks since Impact didn't have plans for him, but he returned as part of the
2021 Super X Cup at
Genesis. At the event, he defeated
Suicide in the first round,
Cousin Jake in the semifinals, and Blake Christian in the finals to win the tournament. At
Hard to Kill, Austin issued an open-challenge, who was answered by
Matt Cardona. Austin lost the match by disqualification. At
No Surrender, Austin participated in the
Triple Threat Revolver to determine the number one contender for the X Division Championship, but the match was won by
Josh Alexander. On the March 2 episode of
Impact!, Austin defeated
Black Taurus and
Chris Bey to become the number one contender for the X Division Championship at
Sacrifice. At the event, Austin defeated
TJP and won the title for the second time of his career. He successfully retained his title against TJP on the March 23 episode of
Impact!, losing by disqualification, but lost the title to Josh Alexander at
Rebellion, in a match who also included TJP, ending his reign at 43 days. He failed to regain the title against Alexander on the April 29 episode of
Impact!. At
Under Siege, Austin and Fulton defeated
Petey Williams and TJP, XXXL (
Acey Romero and
Larry D) and
Rohit Raju and
Shera to become the new number one contenders for the
Impact World Tag Team Championship. On the May 20 Episode of
Impact!, Austin and Fulton were defeated by
FinJuice (
David Finlay and
Juice Robinson) and failed to win the titles. On July 17 at
Slammiversary, Austin competed in an
Ultimate X match for the X Division Championship, but failed to win the title. At
Emergence, he defeated
Chris Sabin,
Moose, and
Sami Callihan in a
four-way match to become the number one contender to the Impact World Championship. On September 18 at
Victory Road, he faced
Christian Cage for the title in a losing effort. At
Bound for Glory, Austin participated in the
Call Your Shot Gauntlet match, which was won by
Moose. Austin then started to feud against
Chris Sabin, leading to a match at
Turning Point, which Austin lost. On January 8, 2022, at the
Countdown to Hard To Kill pre-show, Austin was pinned by the debuting
Mike Bailey in a four-way match. During the following weeks, Austin tried to befriend Bailey, eventually teaming with him on several occasions before Bailey turned on Austin after he asked him to attack X Division champion
Trey Miguel. At
Rebellion, Austin defeated Bailey and Miguel in a three-way match, winning the X Division Championship for the third time of his career. Austin successfully retained his title against
Rocky Romero on the May 5 episode of
Impact! and against former champion Miguel at
Under Siege. On June 19 at
Slammiversary, Austin lost the title to Bailey in an Ultimate X match, ending his reign at 57 days.
ABC (2023–2024) On February 25, 2023, Ace Austin and Chris Bey, better known as ABC, defeated the Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) to capture the Impact World Tag Team Championships and bringing them back to Bullet Club. On July 15, at
Slammiversary, Austin and Bey lost the tag titles to
Subculture in a
four-way tag team match also involving
Rich Swann and
Sami Callihan, and
Moose and
Brian Myers, after
The Rascalz (
Zachary Wentz and
Trey Miguel) interfered in the match. On July 20, during the rematch, The Rascalz once again cost Austin and Bey their rematch against Subculture for the Impact World Tag Team Championships. However, on
Impact 1000, Austin and Bey were involved in a
Feast or Fired match where Bey secured one of the cases which contained a future Impact World Tag Team Championship title shot. On October 5, it was announced that Bey and Austin would invoke the title shot at
Bound for Glory against new Impact World Tag Team Champions The Rascalz, where they won to become two-time Impact Tag Team Champions. On March 8, 2024, at
Sacrifice, Austin and Bey lost the tag titles to
The System members Brian Myers and
Eddie Edwards, ending their reign at 134 days, only to regained them at
Slammiversary on July 20.At
Bound for Glory, Austin and Bey competed in a
Three-way Full Metal Mayhem match for the TNA World Tag Team Championship which was won by
The Hardys.
Singles competition and departure (2024–2025) On the October 27 tapings of
Impact, Bey suffered a legitimate injury during ABC's match against
The Hardys. The match was immediately called off by the referee and Bey was stretchered out and taken to a nearby hospital, where he received surgery. The details of his injury were kept private and a
GoFundMe was later set up to help fund his recovery. This injury put the team on an indefinite hiatus and left Austin as a singles wrestler. On January 19, 2025, at
Genesis, Austin unsuccessfully challenged
Moose for the TNA X Division Championship. On the January 30 and February 6 episodes of
Impact!, Austin faced
NXT's
Wes Lee (former Rascalz member) and
Tyson Dupont respectively, losing against the former and winning against the latter. After both matches, Austin was attacked by Lee, Dupont and their teammate Tyriek Igwe and was saved by The Rascalz. Despite their past differences, Austin joined The Rascalz in their feud against Lee. At
Sacrifice on March 14, The Rascalz and Austin defeated Lee, Igwe and Dupont in a "
Lucha Rules" six-man tag team match to end the feud. On May 22, it was reported by former TNA executive
Scott D'Amore that Austin's contract had expired and he would be leaving TNA. On that day's episode of
Impact!, Austin wrestled his final TNA match, losing to
Mustafa Ali. On May 28, Austin confirmed that he was a free agent, ending his six-year tenure with TNA.
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2022) On May 1, Austin was announced to compete in the 29th annual
Best of the Super Juniors event held by
New Japan Pro Wrestling, he competed in the A-Block and finished with a record of 5 wins and 4 losses, resulting in a total of 10 points, failing to advance to the finals. On the final day, Austin,
Alex Zayne,
El Lindaman and
Wheeler Yuta defeated
Robbie Eagles,
Yoh,
Clark Connors and
Titán. Later, in the night Austin interrupted a tag team match, helping
Bad Luck Fale,
Chase Owens and
El Phantasmo defeat the
United Empire's Jeff Cobb,
Great-O-Khan and
Aaron Henare, and celebrated with them post-match, therefore joining the
Bullet Club.
All Elite Wrestling / Ring of Honor (2025–present) Austin made his
All Elite Wrestling (AEW) debut on the August 16, 2025, episode of
Collision, where he was defeated by
Ricochet. After the match, AEW president
Tony Khan confirmed that Austin had signed with the promotion. On the September 27 episode of
Collision, Austin rejoined the
Bullet Club as a member of the
Bang Bang Gang. On the October 25 episode of
Collision, Austin picked up his first win in AEW, defeating
Bryan Keith. On the November 8 episode of
Collision, Austin unsuccessfully challenged
Kyle Fletcher for the
AEW TNT Championship. On December 5 at
Final Battle Zero Hour, Austin made his debut for AEW's sister promotion
Ring of Honor (ROH), defeating Lee Johnson. ==Championships and accomplishments==