{"id":33375,"date":"2018-12-27T21:35:12","date_gmt":"2018-12-28T02:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=33375"},"modified":"2021-05-12T13:04:47","modified_gmt":"2021-05-12T17:04:47","slug":"indie-watch-austin-theory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2018\/12\/27\/indie-watch-austin-theory\/","title":{"rendered":"Indie Watch: Austin Theory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Indie Watch is our regular series that looks at all of the amazing talents working the independent circuits around the world. Some are veterans revitalizing their careers, some are indie prospects hitting their peaks, while others are names to be on the watch for! This edition looks at the current <strong>EVOLVE\u00a0<\/strong>Wrestling Heavyweight Champion, Austin Theory, who has had a tremendous run within his three years of wrestling professionally wrestling in such organizations as <strong>THE CRASH Lucha Libre<\/strong>, <strong>Bar Wrestling<\/strong>, <strong>Combat Zone Wrestling<\/strong> (<strong>CZW)<\/strong>, <strong>PROGRESS Wrestling<\/strong>, and more, all while heading into 2019 with lofty yet realistic ambitions of going to the <strong>WWE<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33624\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/12\/2-e1545964441303.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\"><\/p>\n<p>A student of <strong>AR Fox<\/strong>, <strong>Austin Theory<\/strong>, born in McDonough, Georgia, has been making waves in his short career. Furthermore, he&#8217;s at the young age of 21 years. \u00a0Theory definitely had a plan to get into professional wrestling which consisted of going into bodybuilding at a young age to achieve his goal. In 2015 at the age of 17, Theory earned a Bronze Award for the NPC Georgia Bodybuilding Championships where he defeated 3 other competitors.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WWA4 AR FOX vs Austin Theory (Heavyweight Champion) - Title Match 8\/4\/2016\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dXCzYfQQM6U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>One year later, on May 5th, 2016, Theory made his professional wrestling debut under the moniker &#8220;The Unproven One&#8221; Austin Theory, for <strong>World Wrestling Alliance 4<\/strong> (<strong>WWA4<\/strong>) based out of Atlanta, GA. It was there, in his first professional match where he defeated AR Fox for the WWA4 Heavyweight Title. On July 8th, 2016, Theory competed in a co-hosted event by <strong>Free Lance Wrestling<\/strong> and <strong>CZW<\/strong> where he was involved in a Six Way Scramble match.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"#TheCrashLuchaLibre | Austin Theory VS Mr. Iguana VS Soberano Jr VS Matt Cross | #ArenaClandestina\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lJ0uGy7kYdM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>On August 12th, 2016, Theory finally made his debut for the <strong>World Wrestling Network <\/strong>(<strong>WWN<\/strong>)\u00a0as part of <strong>Full Impact Pro (FIP) Wrestling<\/strong>. Since then, he has earned himself several titles such as the FSPW Heavyweight Title, PWA Heritage Title, FIP Heavyweight Title, WWN Heavyweight Title, MLA Global Title, and most recently, on December 15th, 2018, Theory won the EVOLVE Heavyweight Title by defeating NXT&#8217;s own <strong>Roderick Strong<\/strong> and the former EVOLVE Champion, <strong>Fabian Aichner<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33626\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33626\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33626\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/12\/Dvb3xNrXQAEpwCT-e1545964355853.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33626\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Alan North \/ Black Rhino Photography<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On February 2018, Austin Theory had a <strong>WWE<\/strong> Tryout which by many was a successful tryout. Theory has since improved and honed his craft while performing for <strong>EVOLVE Wrestling<\/strong>. There are many factors that attribute to Theory&#8217;s quick success, such as his ability to adapt to different styles of Pro Wrestling, but he has a great look and a drive that is incomparable by many others. In just three years and at only 21 years of age, it will only be a matter of time, before we see Theory with the <strong>WWE<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"EVOLVE 4K Mini-Doc: The Evolution of Austin Theory\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/szNk6FeIpL4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As of late, Theory has been making some noise with reference to going to<strong> NXT<\/strong> and the <strong>WWE<\/strong>. In his latest promo, Theory calls out none other than, John Cena. It will be interesting to see how far Austin Theory goes in this business. One thing is for sure, with 2018 being a very successful year for Austin Theory, coupled with the ultra-quick success he has already earned himself, 2019 may be a year of even higher levels of success for which Theory will surmount.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The New EVOLVE Champion @austintheory1 is at the top of everybody\u2019s wishlist for 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ya4LSNn02N\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Ya4LSNn02N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; EVOLVE Wrestling (@WWNEVOLVE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWNEVOLVE\/status\/1077976999875002368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 26, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Catch Up on Previous Indie Watch Articles!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/12\/20\/indie-watch-homero-simpson\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Indie Watch: Homero Simpson<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Mexico), December 20, 2019<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/12\/12\/indie-watch-damian-drake\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indie Watch: Damian Drake<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(USA), December 12, 2019<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/12\/11\/indie-watch-red-death-daniel-garcia-videos\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indie Watch: \u201cRed Death\u201d Daniel Garcia<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(USA), December 11, 2019<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/11\/29\/indie-watch-royce-isaac\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indie Watch: Royce Isaac$<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(USA), November 29, 2019<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/11\/16\/indie-watch-a-kid-the-ace-of-spain\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Indie Watch: A-Kid<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>(Spain), November 16, 2018<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/11\/12\/indie-watch-los-ingobernable-rush-is-coming-to-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indie Watch: Rush<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(Mexico), November 12, 2018<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/10\/24\/indie-watch-addy-starr\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indie Watch: Addy Starr<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(Canada), October 24, 2018<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/10\/11\/indie-watch-the-rise-of-puma-king\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indie Watch: Puma King<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(Mexico), October 14, 2018<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/10\/11\/indie-watch-kevin-ku-punk-and-southern-wrestlings-not-dead\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Indie Watch: Kevin Ku<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(USA), October 11, 2018<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/10\/10\/indie-watch-the-filip-brothers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Indie Watch: The Filip Brothers\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>(Australia), October 10, 2018<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/10\/09\/indie-watch-daga-the-technical-luchador\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indie Watch: Daga<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(Mexico), October 9, 2018<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/10\/05\/indie-watch-salina-de-la-renta\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indie Watch: Salina de la Renta<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(Puerto Rico), October 5, 2018<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/09\/29\/indie-watch-sheldon-jean\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indie Watch: Sheldon Jean<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(Canada), September 29, 2018<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/09\/25\/indie-watch-king-khash\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indie Watch: King Khash<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(USA\/Persia), September 25, 2018<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/09\/18\/indie-watch-bants-now-in-session-martina-the-session-moth\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Indie Watch: Martina \u2018The Session Moth\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>(Ireland), September 18, 2018<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/09\/09\/indie-watch-too-sick-for-this-world-zachary-wentz\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indie Watch: Zachary Wentz\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>(USA), September 9, 2018<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/09\/04\/indie-watch-scotty-davis\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Indie Watch: Scotty Davis<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Ireland), September 4, 2018<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/08\/21\/indie-watch-the-baddest-man-in-professional-wrestling-schaff\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indie Watch:<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/08\/21\/indie-watch-the-baddest-man-in-professional-wrestling-schaff\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0SCHAFF<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(USA), August 21, 2018<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/08\/15\/bandido-luchador-mexico\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Indie Watch: Bandido<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Mexico), August 15, 2018<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/08\/07\/indie-watch-aiden-prince-takes-flight-in-prince-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indie Watch: Aiden Prince<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Canada), August 7, 2018<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/05\/09\/the-business-slex-career-overview-videos\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indie Watch: \u201cThe Business\u201d Slex<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(Australia), May 9, 2018<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/05\/01\/robbie-eagles-career-overview-videos\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indie Watch: Robbie Eagles<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(Australia), May 1, 2018<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/04\/27\/prospect-watch-jordynne-grace\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Indie Watch: Jordynne Grace<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(USA), April 27, 2018<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/04\/13\/prospect-watch-d-l-hurst\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Indie Watch: D.L. 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