{"id":49585,"date":"2019-06-29T23:35:05","date_gmt":"2019-06-30T03:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=49585"},"modified":"2019-06-29T23:35:05","modified_gmt":"2019-06-30T03:35:05","slug":"austin-gunn-signs-with-roh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2019\/06\/29\/austin-gunn-signs-with-roh\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin Gunn Signs With ROH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At the <strong>River City Wrestling (RCW) Con<\/strong> in Florida on Saturday, <strong>Austin Gunn<\/strong> &#8211; the second generation wrestler and son of WWE Hall of Famer <strong>Billy Gunn<\/strong> &#8211; announced to the crowd that he has signed to work for <strong>Ring of Honor (ROH)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/travisakers\/status\/1145094008957480961<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year old son of the <strong>D-Generation X<\/strong> member has been wrestling for two years, starting in 2017 training under his father and at the <strong>Team 3D Academy<\/strong>, under <strong>Bully Ray<\/strong> and <strong>Devon Dudley<\/strong>. He&#8217;s appeared for the likes of <strong>MCW Pro, Ohio Valley Wrestling, New York Wrestling Connection (NYWC)<\/strong> and more, but is best remembered for his appearance in the Over The Budget Battle Royal at <strong>Cody Rhodes<\/strong> and the <strong>Young Bucks<\/strong>&#8216; <em><strong>All In<\/strong> <\/em>event last September.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-49587\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/06\/0164074dc519eb9b3d24abd5522cf27f-e1561865521589.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a somewhat surprising move that Austin Gunn would head to ROH, instead of joining his father with <strong>All Elite Wrestling (AEW)<\/strong>, where Billy Gunn works as a coach and producer. But heading somewhere else to learn in his formative years &#8211; and being close to one of his trainers, Bully Ray &#8211; could be a better experience for Austin Gunn in the long run.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Austin Gunn vs. Jake Shining - Zelo Pro - 8\/24\/18\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0dflqtaGn5k?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>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. 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