The controversy over the Bound For Glory finish after the Austin Aries-Johnny Impact match continues to be the major talking point when it comes to the event. It’s still unknown if the moment was a shoot or a work, though all signs have pointed to Austin Aries shooting on the company in his last scheduled match for the promotion.
Sean Waltman discussed the situation on the latest edition of his X-Pac 1,2,360 podcast.
"I'm just going to say that you just never know," Waltman said about Aries.
"When it comes to Aries that's just something that he would do... He's done sh-t like that before, you know, so to sit and go 'okay this was a work, this wasn't' how about we just enjoy it? How about that... He sold the move, he took the pin, and then he got up. It wasn't really a no-sell, he just quit selling it."
Brian Cage was also part of the Bound for Glory card as he, Fenix, and Pentagon Jr. had a hot match against The Christ Brothers and Sami Callihan in an oVe Rules Match. Cage was equally confused about the ending and says that Aries would have lost it if the roles were reversed and Johnny Impact reacted the way he did.
"Just dumbfounded I guess is the best word...I didn't even see Austin afterwards, it was bizarre...It was a pretty snug match, they were working it a little like a work-shoot type of match," revealed Cage.
"What surprised me the most about the ending was Austin being such a traditionalist if you will, I feel that if that would have been done to him especially on the same show he's on, he would have lost his sh-t so bad...I don't know what happened… Just Austin being Austin, I don't know what the goal or the plan was there.
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