Ace Austin

Austin James Highley (born February 28, 1997), better known by the ring name Ace Austin, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of the Bang Bang Gang. He also makes appearances for their sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH). He is best known for his time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). He began his career in Combat Zone Wrestling after graduating from the "Wild Samoan Pro-Wrestling Training Center" wrestling school and has also competed for various promotions throughout the United States and Mexico including Major League Wrestling, Tommy Dreamer's House of Hardcore, Florida-based World Xtreme Wrestling, and Mexico's Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). He then signed with Impact Wrestling or Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) in 2019, where he would go on to become a three-time TNA X Division Champion and a three-time TNA World Tag Team Champion with Chris Bey as ABC. Through TNA's working relationship, he worked in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he joined Bullet Club. He departed TNA in May 2025. He signed with AEW that August.