Generation Next (professional wrestling)
On December 26, 2004 during ROH's Final Battle 2004 show, Aries wanted Alex Shelley to step down as the leader of Generation Next.
Former Generation Next leader Alex Shelley, now a fan favorite, also challenged for the title during ROH's Manhattan Mayhem show, but also failed to win.
Aries and Strong, along with new member Matt Sydal, defeated Shelley, Jimmy Rave and Abyss (representing the Embassy) on August 12, 2005.
At Battle of the Icons on January 27, 2007, Austin Aries and Roderick Strong teamed up with Jack Evans to defeat SHINGO, Davey Richards, and Delirious.
At the first show of the Fifth Year Festival, Aries and Strong challenged Matt Sydal and Christopher Daniels for the ROH World Tag Team Championship.
The next night, after Strong defeated Erick Stevens in a Fight Without Honor, he was courted by Larry Sweeney to join Sweet N'Sour Inc.
In January 2006, Aries, Shelley and Strong were reunited in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where they formed a short-lived stable with a similar agenda as Generation Next's.
The trio was unofficially disbanded in light of Aries and Strong's indefinite suspension from the company due to them showing up late to the Against All Odds pay per view.
Later in the year, Starr was released and soon re-joined ROH, whilst Shelley and Sabin introduced The Motor City Machine Guns to TNA.
On May 27, 2011, Generation Next reunited at Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) event All Star Weekend 8 – Night 1, when Alex Shelley saved Austin Aries and Roderick Strong from an attack by The Young Bucks (Nick and Matt Jackson) and challenged them to find a partner for a six man tag team match.
[3] On July 23, at PWG's eighth anniversary show, Shelley and Strong defeated El Generico and Ricochet in a tag team match.
It was then revealed that Austin Aries would reunite with Roderick Strong as Generation Next for the first time in almost four years to battle Ricochet and Uhaa Nation in a tag team match.
On October 27, Aries suffered a large orbital fracture during a live event at Fresno, California making him unable to continue to compete in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament.
