| A. J. Styles | |
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| Statistics | |
| Ring name(s) | Mr. Olympia A. J. Styles Air Styles |
| Billed height | 5 ft. 10 in. (178 cm) |
| Billed weight | 215 lb. |
| Born | June 2, 1978 Canton, North Carolina |
| Billed from | Gainesville, Georgia |
| Trained by | Rick Michaels |
| Debut | February 15, 1999 |
Allen Lloyd Jones (born June 2, 1978), better known by his ring name "The Phenomenal" A. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Canton is the second largest town in Haywood County, North Carolina, United States. Gainesville is a city in Hall County in Georgia, United States of America. Raymond Rawls (born September 8 1974 in Atlanta Georgia) is an American Professional wrestler, better known as Rick Michaels. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) A ring name is a Stage name used by a professional wrestler, or in some cases a Martial artist or boxer. J. Styles (also written AJ Styles), is an American professional wrestler currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is a three-time TNA Triple Crown Champion. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA) is an American Professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett This article deals with the achievement as understood in professional wrestling in the United States. A. J. is known as one of TNA's best "high flyers and wrestlers" being a pioneer in the X Division. The X Division is a high-flying high-risk style of Professional wrestling seen originally in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and since then in various NWA member promotions
Since joining TNA, Styles has been a former 6-time TNA X Division Champion, a five-time World tag team champion (4 NWA and 1 TNA,) and a three-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion. The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA World Tag Team Championship is the premier Tag team title within the NWA framework The Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA World Tag Team Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA World Heavyweight Championship is the primary Professional wrestling title in the National Wrestling Alliance
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Allen Jones attended Anderson College in Anderson, South Carolina on a partial wrestling scholarship. Anderson University is a private University located in Anderson South Carolina, offering bachelors and masters degrees in approximately 50 areas of study Anderson is a city in and the County seat of Anderson County, South Carolina, United States. During his time at college, he participated in the 1998 NAIA National Tournament in Las Vegas, Nevada before leaving Anderson College to pursue his professional wrestling career. The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ( NAIA) seeks to fully integrate life academics sport and fitness into the higher education environment Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally
Allen Jones was trained by Rick Michaels and debuted on February 15, 1999 in the Georgia-based National Championship Wrestling promotion as Mr. Raymond Rawls (born September 8 1974 in Atlanta Georgia) is an American Professional wrestler, better known as Rick Michaels. The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule A professional wrestling promotion (also federation or fed) is a company or Business that performs regular shows involving Professional Olympia, losing to Michael Brooks in his first match. He achieved considerable success in NCW, winning both the Television and Lightweight Championships within eight months. In December 1999, NCW merged with NWA Georgia to form NWA Wildside, and Jones was renamed A. NWA Wildside was an American independent Professional wrestling promotion based in Cornelia Georgia, with an office in Atlanta Georgia J. Styles.
Styles won his second Television Championship on January 11, 2000, defeating K-Krush in Cornelia, Georgia. Ron Killings (born January 19 1972 is an American professional wrestler and rapper. Cornelia is a city in Habersham County, Georgia, United States. He lost the title to Eddie Golden on April 1, and regained it for a third time on January 6, 2001, defeating Air Paris during his run as a heel in NWA Wildside as a member of attorney Jeff G. Frank Paris (born May 1977 in Atlanta Georgia) is an American Professional wrestler known by his ring name Air Paris. In Professional wrestling, a heel is a Villain character In non-wrestling jargon heels are the "bad guys" in pro wrestling storylines. An attorney at law (or attorney-at-law) in the United States is a practitioner in a court of law who is legally qualified to prosecute Bailey's NWA Elite stable. His final reign ended on February 21 when he lost to Robbie Rage in Athens, Georgia. Athens-Clarke County is a unified city-county in Georgia, US, in the northeastern part of the state at the intersection of U
World Championship Wrestling, a global promotion which often recruited talent from NWA Wildside, observed the feud between Styles (renamed Air Styles) and Paris, and both men were offered contracts in early-2001. A Professional wrestling feud is a staged rivalry between multiple wrestlers or factions of wrestlers Styles and Paris were placed in a tag team named "Air Raid", and their gimmick required both men to dress in G-suits. This article refers to the band For the wrestling term see Tag team. A g -suit is worn by Aviators and Astronauts who are subject to high levels of acceleration (' ''g'' ' Air Raid made appearances on WCW Thunder, and on the March 5, 2001, episode of WCW Monday Nitro they were entered in a tournament for the newly created WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship. WCW Thunder was a Professional wrestling show produced by World Championship Wrestling which aired on TBS from January 8 WCW Monday Nitro was a weekly Professional wrestling program produced by World Championship Wrestling. The World Championship Wrestling (WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship was a short-lived title created in 2001 just prior to World Championship Wrestling being sold They were eliminated from the tournament in the first round by the eventual winners, Elix Skipper and Kid Romeo. Elix Skipper (born December 15, 1977 in Long Island, New York) is an American professional wrestler as well as former Sam Roman is an American professional wrestler better known as Kid Romeo.
After WCW was purchased by the World Wrestling Federation in March 2001, Styles was left without a job. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, He returned to NWA Wildside, where he competed for the Wildside Heavyweight Championship and wrestled several matches for the WWF on WWF Jakked, with his most circulated and famous match from those tapings being against The Hurricane. Gregory "Shane" Helms The trio was a Parody of the Boy bands the Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync. Styles was offered a developmental deal by the WWF in April 2002. The offered contract was for $500 USD per week and required Styles to relocate to Cincinnati, Ohio, where the Heartland Wrestling Association developmental territory was located. A contract is an exchange of promises between two or more parties to do or refrain from doing an act which is enforceable in a court of law The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been The Heartland Wrestling Association is a Midwestern independent Professional wrestling promotion based in Cincinnati Ohio. He declined to sign, reasoning that he could earn more money on the independent circuit and that moving would interfere with his wife's college plans. In Professional wrestling, the independent circuit or indy circuit refers to the many independent promotions which are much smaller than major televised [1]
Styles toured Australia with the short-lived World Wrestling All-Stars (WWA) promotion in April 2002. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. He made his pay-per-view debut at WWA: The Eruption on April 13 in Melbourne, defeating Nova and Jerry Lynn in a one-night four man tournament to become the WWA International Cruiserweight Champion. Pay-per-view (often abbreviated PPV) is the system in which Television viewers can purchase events to be seen on TV and pay for the private telecast of that event This is a chronological list of pay-per-views promoted by World Wrestling All-Stars (WWA Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 Michael Bucci (born June 5 1972) is an American professional wrestler. Jeremy "Jerry" Lynn (born June 12 1963) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Extreme He later vacated the title.
Following his stint in World Championship Wrestling, Styles returned to Wildside and began pursuing the NWA Wildside Heavyweight Championship, then held by his trainer and mentor, "The Original Chosen One" Rick Michaels. MENTOR / The National Mentoring Partnership is an advocate and resource for Mentoring in the United States. He defeated Michaels for the title on December 22, 2001, at Christmas Chaos using a top rope Styles Clash. A facebuster, also known as a faceplant, is generally a takedown move in Professional wrestling in which an attacking wrestler forces his/her opponent down While champion, Styles engaged in a rivalry with former manager Jeff G. In Professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler (or wrestlers for a variety of reasons Bailey's copycat version of Styles, "The Role Model" Jason Cross, who debuted as a total clone of Styles, all the way down to his in-ring attire and finishing move (this angle was later partially reused on a larger scale by Ring of Honor, with Jimmy Rave acting as Styles's doppelgänger). William Jason Massengale is an American professional wrestler better known as Jason Cross. Ring of Honor (ROH is an American Professional wrestling promotion. James Guffey (born December 8, 1982) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name, Jimmy Rave. A doppelgänger ( or fetch is the ghostly double of a living person a sinister form of Bilocation.
Styles lost the NWA Wildside Heavyweight Championship to David Young in a three way dance that also included Rick Michaels on March 23, 2002 at Hardcore Hell. David Williams (born August 25, 1972 in Knoxville Tennessee) better known by his Ring name, David Young, is an American Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Shortly thereafter, Styles signed a contract with NWA:TNA and only returned to Wildside for sporadic special appearances due to an increase in his higher profile bookings. Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA) is an American Professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett These special appearances reached an apex at Freedom Fight in July 2002, where Styles was the final man entered into the "Holy Wars" steel cage match for the Wildside Championship. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing The then-TNA X Division Champion, Styles was pinned by long-time rival "All That" Adam Jacobs. He made several more appearances throughout 2002, defeating Sonny Siaki, Jorge Estrada, and Jacey North in various one on one encounters. Sonny Siaki (born July 23 1974) is a retired American professional wrestler.
In March 2003, Styles defeated former rival Ron Killings at Hardcore Hell. Ron Killings (born January 19 1972 is an American professional wrestler and rapper. In October 2003, he headlined another Wildside card, facing "The Soul Assassin" Rainman. Styles had been the NWA World Heavyweight Champion at the time of booking, and this was scheduled to be a title match, but Jeff Jarrett defeated Styles for the title just three days prior to the scheduled bout. The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA World Heavyweight Championship is the primary Professional wrestling title in the National Wrestling Alliance Jeffrey "Jeff" Leonard Jarrett (born April 14, 1967) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. As a result, Jarrett agreed to defend the NWA World Heavyweight Championship in a three way match. However, Jarrett withdrew from the event at the last minute, leaving Styles and Rainman to fight one another in a non-title match which was won by Rainman following interference from Jeff G. Bailey. Styles defeated David Young at Christmas Chaos in December 2003. On March 26, 2004 at the two-night Hardcore Hell event he defeated his protégé, "Kool" Seth Delay in an impromptu match, then teamed with Gabriel and Altar Boy Luke (with Dusty Rhodes in their corner) to defeat Rainman, Azrael and "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels in a six man tag team main event on the following night. Oren Hawxhurst (born July 8, 1981) is an American Professional wrestler who currently wrestles in the Independent Circuit as well as an Virgil Riley Runnels Jr (born on October 12 1945) better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, is a semi-retired American Daniel Christopher Covell (born December 24, 1971) is an American professional wrestler, best known in the United States by his ring name
After an absence of almost one year, Styles returned to Wildside on March 25, 2005, losing to Wildside mainstay David Young in a match that received a standing ovation from fans in attendance. After this match, Styles presented an award to Wildside Promoter Bill Behrens, along with David Young and Rick Michaels. Raymond Rawls (born September 8 1974 in Atlanta Georgia) is an American Professional wrestler, better known as Rick Michaels. This was his final Wildside appearance.
Styles debuted in Ring of Honor at their third show, A Night of Appreciation, in 2002. Ring of Honor (ROH is an American Professional wrestling promotion. [2] He quickly became a main event wrestler, competing against Low Ki for ROH Championship at Honor Invades Boston. Brandon Silvestry (born September 6 1979) better known by his Ring name, Low Ki, is an American professional wrestler The Ring of Honor (ROH World Championship, originally named the "ROH Title" is the top championship title competed for in the independent Professional [3] After failing to win the title, he became the first holder of the "Number One Contender's Trophy", which was viewed as a second title at the time. [4] At the One Year Anniversary Show in February 2003, Styles competed against Low Ki and Paul London in a three-way match, with the winner receiving a shot at the ROH Championship later that night. Paul Sanchez-Garcia London While there he helped create the school's first-ever wrestling team where he was the captain first Varsity letterman and still holds the record London won the match but failed to defeat Xavier for the championship. John Jirus (born in Queens New York New York) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Ring of Honor After the show, Styles and London agreed to form a tag team and compete for the ROH Tag Team Championship. The Ring of Honor (ROH World Tag Team Championship is the Tag team title contested for in the independent Professional wrestling promotion Ring
Set to compete for the number one contendership for the titles at the following show, London was unable to attend after having emergency sinus surgery the day before. Instead, Styles competed by himself and defeated The Backseat Boyz, The SAT and The Carnage Crew to receive a title shot. The Backseat Boyz are a Professional wrestling Tag team that consists of Johnny Kashmere and Trent Acid who have competed in Ring of The SAT (Spanish Announce Team are a Professional wrestling Tag team mostly seen in independent promotions that consists of brothers Jose The Carnage Crew was a professional wrestling stable in Ring of Honor. He chose Amazing Red as his partner, and the two defeated The Prophecy (Christopher Daniels and Xavier) for the championship. Jonathan Figueroa, (born April 26 1982) is an American professional wrestler better known by his Ring name, (The Amazing The Prophecy was a heel stable in Ring of Honor, led by Christopher Daniels, who's goal was to break down Ring of Honor and rebuild in their Daniel Christopher Covell (born December 24, 1971) is an American professional wrestler, best known in the United States by his ring name [5] When London returned, he was upset when Styles chose to remain a team with Red instead of forming one with him. The two wrestled against each other at Night of the Grudges, with the match ending in a draw. [6] Styles and Red, as the ROH Tag Team Champions, defeated the Briscoe Brothers on three separate occasions. However, the duo were not so lucky against The Prophecy. At Wrath of the Racket, Jim Cornette made his first appearance in ROH and aligned himself with Christopher Daniels and Dan Maff. James Mark "Jim" Cornette (born September 17 1961 is an American Professional wrestling manager, commentator, promoter Dan Lopez is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Dan "Danny" Maff. During intermission, he convinced the two to attack Amazing Red, who was already suffering from a knee injury, while he was signing autographs. With Red unable to compete, Styles chose Maff's former trainer Homicide as his partner, and the two defeated The Prophecy. Nelson Erazo (born March 20 1977) is an American professional wrestler of Puerto Rican descent better known by his ring [7] Styles then had to vacate the title due to Red being sidelined with his knee injury.
After his reign as one half of the ROH Tag Team Champions, Styles took on fellow Georgia wrestler Jimmy Rave as his protégé. James Guffey (born December 8, 1982) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name, Jimmy Rave. While coaching Rave, who was competing in the "Field of Honor" tournament, Styles attempted to become the ROH World Champion. He defeated Bryan Danielson at Main Event Spectacles to become the number one contender for the title. Bryan Danielson (born May 22 1981) is a American independent professional wrestler, also known as the "American Dragon" At War of the Wire, Styles challenged Samoa Joe for the title, but was once again unable to win it. Nuufolau Joel Seanoa (born March 17 1979 Before becoming a wrestler Seanoa worked as a Mortgage broker. [8] ROH gold did not remain out of Styles' hands for long. At the Second Anniversary Show, he competed in a one night tournament to become the first Pure Wrestling Champion. The Ring of Honor (ROH Pure Championship was a title contested for in the North American independent Professional wrestling promotion Ring of Honor He defeated his protégé Jimmy Rave in the first round, Matt Stryker in the second, and CM Punk in the finals to become the first champion. Brian Woermann (born June 21, 1979) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name, Matt Stryker. Phillip Jack Brooks (born on October 26 1978 Depending on alignment as a crowd favorite or villain, different aspects of the culture are emphasized to encourage [9] His title reign, however, was short lived. Not long after the Second Anniversary Show, ROH's owner Rob Feinstein was caught by an internet sting trying to solicit sex from a minor,[10] which caused tensions between ROH and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where Styles was under contract. Robert Feinstein is the owner and operator of RF Video (a professional wrestling video tape & DVD distribution company who were best known as the videographers of Extreme Championship In law the term minor (also infant or infancy) is used to refer to a person who is under the age in which one legally assumes Adulthood and is legally Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA) is an American Professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett Despite this, Styles returned to ROH at the following show, At Our Best, and defeated CM Punk in a rematch with Ricky Steamboat as the guest referee. Richard Henry Blood (born February 28, 1953 in West Point, New York) [11] The match turned out to be Styles final match in ROH for 2004, as TNA withdrew all their contracted wrestlers from ROH. [12] Styles left the company and vacated the Pure Wrestling Championship.
In the summer of 2004, Styles' protégé Jimmy Rave was "fired" by Ring of Honor due to not winning any matches. He was brought back to the company by Prince Nana and became known as "The Crown Jewel of The Embassy". Prince Nana Osei Bandoh is an American professional wrestler of Ghanaian extraction better known by his Ring name, Prince Nana. The Embassy was a Professional wrestling stable in Ring of Honor. He began to use the Rave Clash (better known as the "Styles Clash") as a finisher, claiming A. Professional wrestling throws are the application of techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming him or her down which makes up most of the action of J. stole it from him. Eventually, Styles had enough and returned to Ring of Honor for one night only, at the Third Anniversary Celebration: Part Two, to wrestle Rave. Styles was unsuccessful in defeating Rave, who won after he sprayed air freshener in Styles’ eyes. [13]
Several months later, Styles returned to wrestling for Ring of Honor full time. He made his return at Death Before Dishonor III defeating fellow TNA wrestler Petey Williams, who was brought in by Prince Nana to face Styles instead of having Jimmy Rave fight him. Peter "Petey" Williams III (born August 26, 1981 in Windsor Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional wrestler [14] Styles got a match, and a win, against Rave at the following show. However, Rave got the last laugh when, after losing, he put a plastic bag over Styles and attempted to suffocate him. [15]
During his feud with Jimmy Rave and The Embassy, Styles formed an alliance with Generation Next, who were also feuding with The Embassy due to their former leader Alex Shelley joining them. Generation Next was a Professional wrestling stable in the Ring of Honor promotion Patrick Martin (born May 23 1983 better known by the ring name Alex Shelley, is an American professional wrestler currently wrestling for Total Styles first defeated Generation Next member Roderick Strong at Fate of an Angel in mid-July. Chris Lindsey (born July 26, 1983 in Wisconsin) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name The following show, Styles faced, and lost to, Jimmy Rave in a street fight. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Following the match, Styles was attacked by The Embassy, with Rave hitting the Rave Clash on him. Austin Aries and Roderick Strong attempted to come to his aid, but they were fought off. Dan Solwold He wrestled in the midwest for several years before his east coast wrestling career was jumpstarted after he progressed to the finals of the 2004
Styles took a night off from his feud with The Embassy, when he was chosen by Ring of Honor to face CIMA, who was visiting from Dragon Gate in Japan, at Dragon Gate Invasion. better known by his stage name CIMA (pronounced Shima) is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently wrestles for Dragon Gate This article is about a Japanese wrestling promotion For the computer game please see Dragon's Gate. However, Styles was unsuccessful in defeating him. [16] The following show, Glory by Honor IV, Styles once again faced of against Jimmy Rave, with this match having a special stipulation: the loser could no longer use the Rave/Styles Clash in Ring of Honor. With Mick Foley in his corner, Styles hit Rave with the Styles Clash off of the second rope, through a table to win the match. Michael Francis "Mick" Foley Sr Early life Foley was born in Bloomington Indiana. [17]
Styles then took a short break from ROH before returning at This Means War in late October. He defeated Generation Next leader Austin Aries, who was attacked by The Embassy following the show. The following show, Aries defeated the former Generation Next leader Alex Shelley. Following the match, he was attacked by The Embassy, until Generation Next member Matt Sydal and AJ Styles came to his aid. Matthew Joseph Korklan (born March 19 1983 is an American professional wrestler best known as Matt Sydal Later that night, Styles and Sydal defeated Embassy members Jimmy Rave and Abyss in a tag match. At Vendetta, Styles had his final match against The Embassy when he, along with Austin Aries, Jack Evans and Matt Sydal were defeated by Rave, Shelley, Abyss and Prince Nana in an eight–man tag match. Jack Edward Miller (born April 2, 1982 in Parkland Washington) better known by his ring name Jack Evans, is a Professional wrestler [18]
Following his feud with The Embassy, AJ Styles set his sights on winning a Ring of Honor title. At A Night of Tribute, Styles faced Christopher Daniels and Matt Sydal in a triple threat match, with the winner receiving a shot at the ROH World Championship later that night. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Daniels won the match, but was unable to defeat Bryan Danielson for the title later that night. On the first show of 2006, Styles wrestled and defeated Matt Sydal. Following the match, the two agreed to form a tag team and challenge for the ROH Tag Team Championship, which were held by Sydal’s Generation Next teammates Austin Aries and Roderick Strong. Before receiving a shot at the tag team title, Styles received a shot at the ROH World Championship when he was handpicked by Danielson. Despite having won both of his previous encounters against Danielson in ROH, Styles was unable to defeat him for the title. [19] At the Fourth Anniversary Show, Styles and Sydal received their shot at the ROH Tag Team Championships, but were unable to defeat the champions. [20] Following the match, Aries and Strong were attacked by the Briscoe Brothers, who had made their return to ROH for the first time since 2004. Styles and Sydal came to their aid, and chased away the Briscoes. Styles and Sydal continued to team together and, at Dragon Gate Challenge in late March, the two defeated Dragon Kid and Genki Horiguchi, members of the Do FIXER stable in Dragon Gate. Dragon Kid (born Nobuyoshi Nakamura on February 2 1976 in Tokai Aichi, Japan) is a Japanese Professional wrestler who wrestles (September 15 1978 is a Japanese professional wrestler He has competed in Wrestling Society X and Ring of Honor, and presently wrestles for Dragon Gate, The following night, the two defeated the ROH Tag Team Champions in a non–title match. However, Styles was not a successful in by himself the next night, when he was pinned by Samoa Joe in a four-corner survival match that also included Christopher Daniels and Jimmy Yang. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing James Carson Yun They made their pay-per-view debut at New Blood Rising, losing a ladder match to 3 Count
Styles then appeared less and less in Ring of Honor. After a four month absence, Styles returned at Death Before Dishonor IV, defeating ROH up-and-comer Davey Richards. David Richards (born March 1 1983 in Othello Washington) is an American Professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Styles returned to Ring of Honor at Time to Man Up, losing to Samoa Joe. [21] In a pre-taped promo, Styles said he would be taking several months off from Ring of Honor following the match. However, ROH commentators continually referred to the match as his final match and even played a special tribute to him following the match. [22] Since then, AJ Styles has not returned to Ring of Honor.
In May 2002, Styles was signed to a non-exclusive contract by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and dubbed "The Phenomenal" A. Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA) is an American Professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett J. Styles (a sobriquet originally coined by NWA Wildside commentator Dan "The Dragon" Wilson). A sobriquet is a Nickname or a fancy name usually a familiar name given by others as distinct from a Pseudonym assumed as a disguise but a nickname which is familiar He appeared on the first weekly TNA pay-per-view, teaming with Jerry Lynn and Low-Ki and losing to The Flying Elvises (Jorge Estrada, Sonny Siaki and Jimmy Yang) after he was pinned by Yang. Jeremy "Jerry" Lynn (born June 12 1963) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Extreme Brandon Silvestry (born September 6 1979) better known by his Ring name, Low Ki, is an American professional wrestler The Flying Elvises were a Professional wrestling stable during Total Nonstop Action Wrestling 's early years consisting of Sonny Siaki, Sonny Siaki (born July 23 1974) is a retired American professional wrestler. James Carson Yun They made their pay-per-view debut at New Blood Rising, losing a ladder match to 3 Count The following week, on June 26, Styles defeated Lynn, Low-Ki and Psicosis in a double elimination match to become the first ever TNA X Division Champion. He won a second title on the third TNA pay-per-view, teaming with Jerry Lynn and defeating Lenny Lane and Bruce in the finals of a tournament for the vacant NWA World Tag Team Championship. Leonard Carlson, better known as Lenny Lane, is an American professional wrestler. Alan Funk (born July 7 1971) is an American Professional wrestler, who has previously worked in promotions such as World Championship The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA World Tag Team Championship is the premier Tag team title within the NWA framework Styles successfully defended both his titles in the following weeks, but began to bicker with the veteran Lynn during their matches together. On August 14, he and Lynn fought Ron Killings and Jeff Jarrett to a no-contest, and the titles were held-up as a result. Ron Killings (born January 19 1972 is an American professional wrestler and rapper. Jeffrey "Jeff" Leonard Jarrett (born April 14, 1967) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. The following week, he and Lynn fought one another in a Falls Count Anywhere match (which was won by Lynn), a No Disqualification Match (which was won by Styles) and a ten-minute Iron Man match, which ended in a draw after both men scored three pinfalls. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing An Iron Man match is a Professional wrestling match type that is set to go a specific amount of time usually 30 or 60 minutes with the competitor with the most decisions Styles would lose the title to Low-Ki in a three way dance. On August 28, Low-Ki defended the X Division Championship against Lynn and Styles in a ladder match, and lost his title to Lynn. A Ladder match is a type of match used in professional wrestling that is most commonly used to describe a match where an item (usually a title belt is hung above Recruiting Mortimer Plumtree and Sonny Siaki as allies, Styles continued to feud with Lynn in successive weeks. David Webber (born 1969 in Minneapolis Minnesota) is an Actor and former Professional wrestling manager. On October 23, he defeated Syxx-Pac for the X Division Championship, thus becoming a two-time champion. Sean Michael Waltman (born July 13 1972) is an American professional wrestler. He lost the title to Lynn a second time on November 6, and tried unsuccessfully to regain it throughout the remainder of the year.
In 2003, Styles began focusing on the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA World Heavyweight Championship is the primary Professional wrestling title in the National Wrestling Alliance After defeating David Flair on January 15 to become the number one contender, Styles recruited the help of Larry Zbyszko and joined Vince Russo's Sports Entertainment Xtreme faction. David Richard Fliehr (born March 6, 1979 in Minneapolis Minnesota) better known by his Ring name David Flair, is the son of Lawrence (Larry Whistler (born December 5 1953 is a professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name, Larry Zbyszko. Vincent James Russo (born January 24 1961) is an American writer of Italian origin known for working for American Professional wrestling Sports Entertainment Xtreme ( SEX) was a heel Professional wrestling stable in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, once led by Styles faced NWA World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Jarrett on February 19, but was defeated. In the course of the match, Styles turned face, attacking S. In Professional wrestling, a face or babyface is a character who is portrayed as Heroic relative to the heel wrestlers who are analogous to villains E. X. as they tried to interfere on his behalf because he did not want to win in that manner.
Styles feuded briefly with Raven and Glenn Gilberti before forming a new tag team with D'Lo Brown in April 2003. Scott Anthony Levy (born September 8 1964 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) better known by his Ring name Raven, is an American Professional Glenn Gilberti (born November 12, 1968) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling D'Lo Brown (also written D-Lo Brown) He is also known for his work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling where he became an NWA World Tag Team Champion in During their time together, Styles learned the frog splash (Art Barr version) from D'Lo, and D'Lo likewise picked up A. Aerial techniques are spectacular maneuvers using the ring and its posts and ropes as aids used in Professional wrestling to show off the speed and agility of a wrestler Art Barr, full name Arthur Leon Barr ( October 8, 1966 &ndash November 23, 1994) was an American professional J. 's suicide plancha. Aerial techniques are spectacular maneuvers using the ring and its posts and ropes as aids used in Professional wrestling to show off the speed and agility of a wrestler The tag team amiably disbanded on May 28 so that both men could pursue the NWA World Heavyweight Championship once again. They fought one another on June 4 in a number one contendership match which was won by Styles, and on June 11, Styles faced Jarrett and Raven in a three-way match for the Heavyweight Championship. Styles won the match and the title (becoming the first TNA Triple Crown winner in the process) after Vince Russo entered the ring and struck Jarrett with a guitar, then celebrated with Russo following his victory, thus turning heel once again. This article deals with the achievement as understood in professional wrestling in the United States. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles In Professional wrestling, a heel is a Villain character In non-wrestling jargon heels are the "bad guys" in pro wrestling storylines. On June 18, 2003, at the first TNA anniversary show, Jarrett and Sting defeated Styles and his mystery partner, Syxx-Pac.
Throughout July 2003, Styles successfully defended his title in matches with D'Lo Brown. Throughout the remainder of his reign, he defeated a myriad selection of opponents before losing the title to Jarrett on October 22 by count-out. Following his loss, Styles reverted to being a face, while Jarrett became a heel. Despite Jarrett's demand that Styles return to the X Division, Styles continued to pursue the World Heavyweight Championship. On November 12, he teamed with Sting to defeat Jarrett and Lex Luger. Lawrence Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958) 5 time United States Heavyweight Champion, He held the title until NWA's first Pay-per-view Styles faced Jarrett for the Heavyweight Championship on December 3, but lost following interference from Kid Kash. David Cash (born July 31 1969) better known by his Ring name Kid Kash, is an American professional wrestler known for his
In January 2004, Styles was named "Mr. TNA" by the fans of TNA in an online poll. An opinion poll is a survey of Public opinion from a particular sample. Styles feuded with Jeff Jarrett and Abyss throughout January and on February 4, after Styles demanded a title shot, Jarrett's ally Don Callis forced him to team with Abyss in a match with the NWA World Tag Team Champions, Kevin Northcutt and Legend. Christopher J "Chris" Parks Border City Wrestling BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time "The Jackyl" redirects here For, see Jackal (disambiguation}}}. Kevin Northcutt Joseph Edward (Joe Hitchen (born September 2 1969 is a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name, Joe E Abyss hindered Styles' efforts before abandoning him completely, but Styles managed to defeat both of his opponents nonetheless, thus becoming a two-time NWA World Tag Team Champion with Abyss as his partner. The following week, Styles defeated Abyss in a match for both tag team titles by disqualification after Jarrett interfered. His victory was overturned by Callis, leading to another match the following week which was won by Abyss after Lex Luger interfered, thus granting Abyss control of both titles. Abyss and Styles continued to feud, and on March 17 Abyss defeated Styles to become the number one contender to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.
On April 21, Chris Harris, scheduled to face Jarrett in a title match that night, was attacked by Raven. Chris Harris (born December 25, 1973) is an American Professional wrestler. As a result, Vince Russo, by now the TNA Director of Authority, selected Styles to face Jarrett in his place in a steel cage match. This is a list of authority figures, people who hold on-screen power in selective Professional wrestling promotions or brands within North America Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing When Jarrett tried to hit Styles with his guitar, Russo tried to stop him through the cage, allowing Styles to get up and shatter the guitar mid-swing with a Pele kick. Styles pinned Jarrett to become a two-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion. He successfully defended the title in matches with Ron Killings, Raven and Chris Harris, and on May 19 he defended against all three men in a four-way title match. Ron Killings (born January 19 1972 is an American professional wrestler and rapper. Styles lost his title to Killings after Jarrett interfered in the match, hitting him with a guitar. On June 2, all five men fought for the title in a King of the Mountain match which was won by Jarrett. The King of the Mountain match is a professional wrestling match exclusive to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA
Styles returned to the X Division shortly thereafter, winning a four-way match to become the number one contender to the X Division Championship on the June 4 episode of TNA Impact!. TNA Impact! (official typeset " TNA iMPACT! " is a Professional wrestling Television program produced by Total On June 9, he defeated Frankie Kazarian to become a three-time X Division Champion, though Kazarian clearly got his shoulder up. Frank B Gerdelman (born August 4 1977) better known as Kaz and Frankie Kazarian, is an American professional wrestler In the following weeks, Styles feuded with Kid Kash and Dallas while successfully defending his title in matches with Kazarian and Mr. Aguila. Lance Hoyt (born February 27, 1977 in Hearne Texas) is an American professional wrestler, currently working for Total Nonstop Jesús Guadalupe Delgado Saldaña (born December 10 1977) is a Mexican professional wrestler currently performing for Consejo Mundial An additional match on June 23 with the debuting Jeff Hardy was interrupted by Kash and Dallas. Jeffrey Nero "Jeff" Hardy is an American professional wrestler on the SmackDown brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE On July 28, he defended the title against Kazarian and Michael Shane in an Ultimate X match. Matthew James "Matt" Bentley. Later in 2003 Bentley formed a stable with Shane Douglas and Traci known as The New Franchise. The Ultimate X match is a type of Professional wrestling match created by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA mainly used in their X Division After Kash struck Styles with a crutch, Shane and Kazarian simultaneously retrieved the belt and became co-X Division Champions. Crutches are Medical Tools used when a patient is injured usually anywhere below the waist
After several abortive attempts to regain the title, Styles fought Kash in a number of matches, culminating on September 8 in a tables match which was won by Styles. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing In October he began feuding with Petey Williams, by now the TNA X Division Champion, and on November 7 at Victory Road, the first monthly pay-per-view held by TNA, Styles challenged Williams for the X Division Championship. Peter "Petey" Williams III (born August 26, 1981 in Windsor Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional wrestler Victory Road 2004 was the first Victory Road Professional wrestling Pay-per-view (PPV event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling During the weeks preceding the match, Styles even went as far as to use Williams' own finisher, the Canadian Destroyer, after Williams himself performed the Styles Clash on others. Williams retained his title with the help of his manager, Scott D'Amore. In Professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler (or wrestlers for a variety of reasons Scott Francis D'Amore (born August 8, 1974 in Windsor Ontario) is a Canadian professional wrestler, manager, Later that night, Jeff Jarrett retained the NWA World Heavyweight Championship in a ladder match with Jeff Hardy after Scott Hall and Kevin Nash interfered in the match. A Ladder match is a type of match used in professional wrestling that is most commonly used to describe a match where an item (usually a title belt is hung above Scott Oliver Hall (born October 20, 1958 In WCW he was a 2-time United States Heavyweight Champion, a 1-time Television Kevin Scott Nash (born July 9 1959 is an American professional wrestler and Actor. Following the bout, the trio proclaimed themselves to be the "Kings of Wrestling" and issued an open challenge to the rest of the TNA roster. For the independent tag team/stable see Kings of Wrestling (Indies. Several wrestlers charged the ring in response to the challenge, including the 3Live Kru, Randy Savage and Styles. The 3Live Kru ( 3LK) was a Professional wrestling stable in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA) Randall Mario Poffo (born November 15 1952) a 1 time Intercontinental Champion He is a graduate of Downers Grove North High School
On the November 12 episode of Impact!, Styles and Hardy teamed together to defeat The Naturals. The Naturals are a Professional wrestling Tag team made up of Andy Douglas and Chase Stevens. Following the match, they were attacked by the Kings of Wrestling. After several more confrontations, Hardy, Styles and Savage teamed together to face the Kings of Wrestling at Turning Point on December 5. Turning Point 2004 was the first annual Turning Point Professional wrestling Pay-per-view (PPV event produced by Total Nonstop Action Despite Savage not appearing until late in the match, the Kings of Wrestling were defeated when Savage entered the match and rolled-up Jarrett. A pinfall, a pin, or a fall (the first term most commonly used in Professional wrestling) is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling
Styles returned to the X Division in 2005, and at Final Resolution on January 16, he won the X Division Championship for a fourth time in an Ultimate X match, defeating Chris Sabin and the reigning champion, Petey Williams. Final Resolution 2005 was the first annual Final Resolution Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Joshua Harter (born February 4 1982) better known by his ring name Chris Sabin, is an American professional wrestler, currently working On the January 21 episode of Impact!, Christopher Daniels accused Styles of "ducking him" (Styles and Daniels had never fought one another in a singles match in TNA). Daniel Christopher Covell (born December 24, 1971) is an American professional wrestler, best known in the United States by his ring name After Daniels challenged Styles to a match at the next monthly TNA pay-per-view, TNA Director of Authority Dusty Rhodes announced that Styles and Daniels would fight that day, with Daniels receiving a title shot if Styles could not defeat him within ten minutes. Virgil Riley Runnels Jr (born on October 12 1945) better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, is a semi-retired American Daniels lasted ten minutes and subsequently faced Styles in a thirty-minute iron man match for the X Division Championship at Against All Odds in which ended in a draw with both men having scored a single pinfall. Against All Odds is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in the month of February Dusty Rhodes restarted the match, albeit with "sudden death" rules, and Styles defeated Daniels to retain his title. Sudden death (or a sudden death round) is a way of providing a winner for a Contest or Game (typically a Sport) which would otherwise The feud between Styles and Daniels continued, and at Destination X on March 13, Styles lost his title in an Ultimate X Challenge against Daniels, Ron Killings and Elix Skipper. The Ultimate X match is a type of Professional wrestling match created by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA mainly used in their X Division Elix Skipper (born December 15, 1977 in Long Island, New York) is an American professional wrestler as well as former Skipper eliminated Killings and Daniels eliminated Skipper, thus reducing the match to a singles contest. With the referee unconscious, Styles was able to retrieve the belt, but Daniels knocked him out with the Angel's Wings and then embraced the title belt. A facebuster, also known as a faceplant, is generally a takedown move in Professional wrestling in which an attacking wrestler forces his/her opponent down When the referee recovered shortly thereafter, he saw both men prone but Daniels with the title belt, and awarded the match and the X Division Championship to Daniels.
Having lost the X Division Championship, Styles began feuding with Abyss. At Lockdown, he defeated Abyss in a steel cage match to become the number one contender to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Lockdown (2005 was the first annual Lockdown Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Styles went on to defeat the defending champion, Jeff Jarrett, at Hard Justice on May 15. After Jarrett pushed the special guest referee, cage fighter, Tito Ortiz, Ortiz knocked him down with a punch, enabling Styles to hit his Spiral Tap maneuver and pin Jarrett for his third NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Mixed martial arts (MMA is a full contact Combat sport that allows a wide variety of fighting techniques from a mixture of Martial arts traditions and Jacob Christopher "Tito" Ortiz (born January 23, 1975) is a Mexican American Mixed martial artist and former Ultimate Fighting Championship Aerial techniques are spectacular maneuvers using the ring and its posts and ropes as aids used in Professional wrestling to show off the speed and agility of a wrestler Styles lost the title at Slammiversary to Raven in a King of the Mountain match against Sean Waltman, Raven, Monty Brown and Abyss. Slammiversary 2005 was the first annual Slammiversary Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Sean Michael Waltman (born July 13 1972) is an American professional wrestler. Montaque N "Monty" Brown (born April 13 1970 is an American professional wrestler and former National Football League Linebacker
On the July 1 episode of Impact!, Styles was involved in a confrontation with Sean Waltman. They faced one another at No Surrender in a match which was refereed by Jerry Lynn, who had teamed with and fought against both men in the past. No Surrender is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. The match was won by Styles after Lynn prevented Waltman from cheating. Styles then returned to his perennial pursuit of the X Division Championship, entering the TNA 2005 Super X Cup Tournament, which granted the winner a shot at the X Division Championship. The 2005 Super X Cup Tournament was a Professional wrestling X Cup tournament held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Styles defeated Matt Bentley in the quarter-finals and Petey Williams in the semi-finals, but lost to Samoa Joe at Sacrifice. Matthew James "Matt" Bentley. Later in 2003 Bentley formed a stable with Shane Douglas and Traci known as The New Franchise. Nuufolau Joel Seanoa (born March 17 1979 Before becoming a wrestler Seanoa worked as a Mortgage broker. Sacrifice is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in the month of May However, as Christopher Daniels (the reigning X Division champion) had interfered in the match, TNA Director of Authority Larry Zbyszko added Styles to the resultant title bout. Lawrence (Larry Whistler (born December 5 1953 is a professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name, Larry Zbyszko. On September 11 at Unbreakable, Styles defeated Samoa Joe and Daniels in a three-way match to become the TNA X Division Champion for a fifth time. Unbreakable was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. In addition to being rated a 5 Star Match by Dave Meltzer, this match also finished as the first runner up for Pro Wrestling Illustrated Match of the Year honors, making it the highest finish ever for a TNA match in that category.
Styles won the 2005 Mr. TNA award (for the third consecutive time). During the ceremony the plaque was stolen by Shannon Moore. Shannon Brian Moore is an American professional wrestler best known for his work with World Championship Wrestling (WCW as a member of 3 Count Styles successfully defeated New Japan Pro Wrestling wrestler Hiroshi Tanahashi in an "International X Showcase" match at Final Resolution. is a major Professional wrestling federation in Japan and is a member of the National Wrestling Alliance, founded by Antonio Inoki in 1972 is a Japanese Professional wrestler who works primarily for New Japan Pro Wrestling. Moore interfered during the match, hitting Tanahashi accidentally with the plaque, allowing Styles to score his Styles Clash finisher for the victory. After the match, Tanahashi returned the plaque to Styles, but Moore stole the plaque back.
At Against All Odds, Styles and Daniels challenged Samoa Joe for the X Division Championship in a rematch of Unbreakable. Against All Odds is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in the month of February Styles lost the bout when he was given a Muscle Buster by Joe, who then pinned him to retain. Professional wrestling throws are the application of techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming him or her down which makes up most of the action of Samoa Joe defended the X Division Championship against Styles and Daniels in an Ultimate X match at Destination X and lost the belt to Daniels. The Ultimate X match is a type of Professional wrestling match created by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA mainly used in their X Division At Lockdown, Styles, Ron Killings, Rhino and Sting faced Jeff Jarrett, America's Most Wanted and Scott Steiner in a Lethal Lockdown match. Lockdown (2006 was the second annual Lockdown Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Ron Killings (born January 19 1972 is an American professional wrestler and rapper. Terry Gerin (born October 7 1975 Extreme Championship Wrestling (1999-2001 Gerin debuted in Extreme Championship Wrestling in 1999 as Rhino, the Scott Rechsteiner (born July 29 1962 better known by his Ring name Scott Steiner, is an American professional wrestler. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing In the course of the match, Styles placed James Storm on a table atop the cage and then climbed a ladder to a light fitting near the ceiling of the arena, then delivered a splash to the supine Storm, driving him through the table. Sting's team won the bout after Sting forced Chris Harris to submit. Styles went on to join forces with Christopher Daniels and challenge America's Most Wanted for the NWA World Tag Team Championship. After losing to America's Most Wanted in title matches on two occasions, Styles and Daniels won the NWA World Tag Team Championship at Slammiversary. Slammiversary 2006 was the second annual Slammiversary Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling The win made Styles both a three-time tag team champion and a three time Triple Crown Champion.
On an episode of Impact!, Styles and Daniels introduced contracts for all tag teams on the TNA roster, which sparked a rivalry with the Latin American Exchange, who signed the contracts for a match at Hard Justice which Styles and Daniels won. On the August 24 episode of iMPACT!, Homicide and Hernandez defeated Styles and Daniels in a border brawl to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing At No Surrender Styles and Daniels defeated LAX in a Tag-Team Ultimate X Match to regain the titles after Styles hit a Styles Clash on Homicide through a table allowing his tag partner Christopher Daniels to capture the hanging belts this match is regarded by people as the best match of the year. No Surrender is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. They lost the titles back to LAX at Bound for Glory in a Six Sides of Steel match after Homicide hit the Gringo Killer on Styles as Daniels was tied up to the cage by Konnan with a coat hanger. Bound for Glory 2006 was the second annual Bound for Glory Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing
On the November 2 edition of Impact!, he pinned Chris Sabin to begin his sixth reign as the new X Division Champion and breaking his own record as having the most reigns. The X Division is a high-flying high-risk style of Professional wrestling seen originally in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and since then in various NWA member promotions The match was also the quarter-finals of the Fight For The Right tournament for #1 Contendership to Sting's NWA World Heavyweight Championship. The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA World Heavyweight Championship is the primary Professional wrestling title in the National Wrestling Alliance On the November 9 Impact!, Styles won the semi-final match, but was pinned in the finals by Abyss after interference by Christian Cage and Sabin. William Jason "Jay" Reso (born November 30 1973 better known by his Ring name Christian Cage, is a Canadian professional wrestler On the November 16 edition of Impact!, the show's debut in primetime, Styles lost the TNA X Division Championship to Daniels in a 3-way match when Daniels scored the rollup pinfall on Sabin while Styles was outside of the ring dealing with Christian Cage. At Genesis, A. Genesis is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view promoted by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. J. Styles lost to Christian Cage via rollup. Christopher Daniels attempted to stop Christian Cage from using a steel chair in the match, which led to Styles rolling up Cage, which Cage reversed for a rollup of his own and the 3 count. After the match, Styles and Daniels shared harsh words, which led to Rhino coming to the ring to settle things. A. J. Styles refused to shake Daniels' hand and walked away. A. J. Styles and Christopher Daniels teamed up for the last time on the Thanksgiving Day edition of Impact!, defeating The Naturals. After the match, Rhino came out to the ring to raise both of their hands. A. J. pulled his arm away, and left the ring, saying that he was tired of Rhino getting into his business. He yelled at Rhino again during an interview on Impact! thus turning heel for the first time since winning the NWA World Heavyweight Championship for the first time in 2003. At Turning Point Styles beat Rhino after faking a knee injury and rolling him up for the pin. Turning Point is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in the month of December
On an episode of Impact!, Styles teamed up with Samoa Joe for the first time to go against Rhino and Kurt Angle. Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9 1968 is an American professional wrestler and Olympic gold medalist Styles and Joe won after a roll up pin on Rhino by Styles, but Kurt Angle and Rhino continued to beat down Styles and Joe. Next week, Styles teamed up with James Storm and Chris Sabin to go against Petey Williams, Rhino and his former partner Christopher Daniels. Styles and his team came out victorious when Styles pinned Daniels.
At Final Resolution, Styles faced Rhino in a Last Man Standing match. Terry Gerin (born October 7 1975 Extreme Championship Wrestling (1999-2001 Gerin debuted in Extreme Championship Wrestling in 1999 as Rhino, the Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing After a Gore by Rhino, Styles decided to let Rhino win the match despite the fact that he was almost to his feet at one point. Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. This was due to the fact that Styles saw that Rhino was setting up a table to use on him and didn't want to continue. A table is a form of Furniture composed of a surface supported by a base usually four legs At Destination X, AJ Styles participated in the first ever Elevation X match against Rhino. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing The match consisted of a 20 foot tall steel structure of an X that they used to fight each other. Styles took the fall off the Elevation X structure after Rhino hit the Gore on AJ and then stomped on his fingers while AJ was hanging on. On the following episode of iMPACT, he tried to assault Rhino, but was unsuccessful. TNA Impact! (official typeset " TNA iMPACT! " is a Professional wrestling Television program produced by Total
It was later revealed that he was the first member of Christian Cage's team at Lockdown. William Jason "Jay" Reso (born November 30 1973 better known by his Ring name Christian Cage, is a Canadian professional wrestler Lockdown (2007 was the third annual Lockdown Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. At Lockdown, Team Cage was unsuccessful against Team Angle. On the May 31 edition of iMPACT he defeated Tomko in a King of the Mountain qualifying match. Travis David Tomko (born March 23, 1976) better known by his Ring names Tyson Tomko and Tomko is an American professional The King of the Mountain match is a professional wrestling match exclusive to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA At Slammiversary he failed to win the vacant TNA World Heavyweight Championship after Samoa Joe threw him off the top of the cage through the announcer's table. Slammiversary (2007 was the third annual Slammiversary Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. The Total Nonstop Action (TNA World Heavyweight Championship is the primary Professional wrestling championship in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Nuufolau Joel Seanoa (born March 17 1979 Before becoming a wrestler Seanoa worked as a Mortgage broker. Styles teamed up with Tomko to face Sting and Abyss at Victory Road. Christopher J "Chris" Parks Border City Wrestling BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time Victory Road is a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. They lost after Abyss hit the Black Hole Slam on Tomko. A Powerslam is a Professional wrestling body slam move in which the wrestler performing the slam falls face-down on top of his/her opponent At No Surrender, A. No Surrender is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. J. and Tomko won a 10-tag team gauntlet match to earn a tag team title match at Bound for Glory 2007 against Team Pacman. Bound for Glory (2007 was the third annual Bound for Glory Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Team Pacman was a Professional wrestling Tag team in the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA promotion At Bound for Glory, Styles and Tomko defeated Team Pacman for the TNA World Tag Team Championship. The Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA World Tag Team Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA
Styles and Tomko defeated LAX on the November 1 edition of Impact! to retain the TNA Tag Team titles. Then Styles challenged Scott Steiner to a takedown challenge, which he lost by DQ. Scott Rechsteiner (born July 29 1962 better known by his Ring name Scott Steiner, is an American professional wrestler. Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff At Genesis, they retained against the Steiner Brothers after hitting Rick Steiner with a low blow and then a chair shot. Genesis is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view promoted by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. The Steiner Brothers are the Professional wrestling Tag team of American brothers Robert "Rick Steiner" Rechsteiner and Scott Robert Rechsteiner (born March 9, 1961 in Bay City Michigan) better known by his Ring name Rick Steiner, is an American Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. Later that night, Styles and Tomko cost Christian his number one contender's shot by arguing and distracting him, and helped Kurt Angle retain his championship. Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9 1968 is an American professional wrestler and Olympic gold medalist
On the November 22 edition of Impact!, Styles competed in the first ever "Turkey Bowl", in which he lost to Samoa Joe and was forced to wear a turkey costume. On December 20, Styles lost a Ladder match to Kaz and was forced to wear a reindeer suit. A Ladder match is a type of match used in professional wrestling that is most commonly used to describe a match where an item (usually a title belt is hung above Frank B Gerdelman (born August 4 1977) better known as Kaz and Frankie Kazarian, is an American professional wrestler
After Christian Cage accepted Angle's invitation to the Angle Alliance on the circumstance that Cage be the leader, Angle and the rest of the alliance attacked Cage, with the exception of Styles (who made an attempt to save Cage) and Tomko (who walked away up the ramp). The Angle Alliance is a Heel wrestling stable headed by Kurt Angle (and briefly Christian Cage on a self-proclaimed basis in Total Nonstop Action
On December 28, Styles and Tomko lost to the Motor City Machine Guns in a tag team match due to Eric Young's attempt to help Styles. The Motor City Machine Guns are a Professional wrestling Tag team consisting of Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin. Jeremy Fritz (born December 15 1979) better known by his Ring name Eric Young, is a Canadian professional wrestler Later on the show, Styles came down to the ring to watch Booker T and Christian Cage take on Kurt Angle and Robert Roode; he was pressured to choose between Christian's or Angle's team, but could not decide before the show went off the air. Robert Booker Tio Huffman (born March 1 1965 better known by his wrestling persona Booker T, is an American professional wrestler. Robert "Bobby" Roode (January 1 1977 is a Canadian professional wrestler, currently wrestling for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Jeremy Borash went to Styles' grandmother's house in Gainesville, Georgia; in a series of comedic appearances, Styles locked himself in a room and finally promised that he would choose a side at Final Resolution. Jeremy Borash (born May 28, 1977 in Minneapolis Minnesota) also known as TV'S JB is an American Professional wrestling Gainesville is a city in Hall County in Georgia, United States of America. At Final Resolution, he turned on Christian Cage by siding with Kurt Angle after hitting Cage with a springboard forearm strike. William Jason "Jay" Reso (born November 30 1973 better known by his Ring name Christian Cage, is a Canadian professional wrestler Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9 1968 is an American professional wrestler and Olympic gold medalist Aerial techniques are spectacular maneuvers using the ring and its posts and ropes as aids used in Professional wrestling to show off the speed and agility of a wrestler Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. The next week on iMPACT!, Styles was crowned the "Prince of Phenomenal" by Angle, which has since been incorporated into his ring introductions. TNA Impact! (official typeset " TNA iMPACT! " is a Professional wrestling Television program produced by Total
On an edition of TNA iMPACT! AJ Styles was Kayfabe married to Karen Angle. In Professional wrestling, kayfabe (ˈkeɪfeɪb KAY-fayb) refers to the portrayal of events within the industry as "real" that is the portrayal of professional Karen Angle (née Smedley) (born October 12 1972 is a Professional wrestling valet and personality, most notably working for Total Nonstop The next several weeks showed videos of Karen Angle and AJ Styles on their honeymoon, talking, getting close, and actually acting like a married couple. The following week, Styles came to Karen's rescue when she hit her head (she was pushed by Kurt Angle when she came out to check on him). The next week when the Angle Alliance was having a meeting, Kurt was briefing the members on their matches that night. The Angle Alliance lost in their match against Christian Cage, Samoa Joe, and Kevin Nash. J. B. (Jeremy Borash) said that Karen had a huge bombshell to drop. Karen's bombshell was that she wanted a separation from Kurt. Styles and Tomko would later lose the TNA World tag Team titles to Kaz and Super Eric. Frank B Gerdelman (born August 4 1977) better known as Kaz and Frankie Kazarian, is an American professional wrestler Jeremy Fritz (born December 15 1979) better known by his Ring name Eric Young, is a Canadian professional wrestler The match was supposed to be between Kaz and Eric Young as challengers, but Super Eric entered the match (Young and Super Eric are the same person). Styles and Tomko would complain to Jim Cornette about this. Super Eric refused to admit that he was really Eric Young. So Kaz and Super Eric were stripped of the titles. Ironically, AJ solicited the help of Super Eric to be his partner when Tomko was (kayfabe) injured in a tour of the Orient in the tournament for the vacant tag team championships showing signs of a face turn, even though the two lost in the semifinals to the Latin American Exchange. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. With Kurt constantly accusing A. J. and Karen of seeing each despite both vehemently denying anything beyond friendship for weeks already, Tomko caught up with A. J. on the May 22 edition of Impact demanding to know why he teamed with Super Eric. Crossed for the last time by the constant suspicion and intimidation, Styles snapped and quit the Alliance. In retaliation, Tomko cost A. J. his King of the Mountain qualifying match against Booker T. The King of the Mountain match is a professional wrestling match exclusive to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA Robert Booker Tio Huffman (born March 1 1965 better known by his wrestling persona Booker T, is an American professional wrestler. He made his official re-debut as a face on the May 29th edition of iMPACT after being assaulted backstage before his entrance. He then ran to the ring several minutes later to help Karen only to be beat down by Team 3D and Kurt Angle for the second week in a row. During the beatdown Christian Cage tried to help AJ, but failed. On the June 5 edition of iMPACT!, AJ beat Tomko after hitting a Pelé kick and followed up with a frog splash. Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. Aerial techniques are spectacular maneuvers using the ring and its posts and ropes as aids used in Professional wrestling to show off the speed and agility of a wrestler At Slammiversary 2008 AJ defeated Kurt Angle after a Styles Clash but was beat-down by Angle and his former tag team partner Tomko after the match. Slammiversary (2008 was the fourth annual Slammiversary Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action A facebuster, also known as a faceplant, is generally a takedown move in Professional wrestling in which an attacking wrestler forces his/her opponent down
1Even though he won the championship, the win and reign aren't officially recognized by Ring of Honor due to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's temporary split with ROH following the Rob Feinstein controversy. Nelson Erazo (born March 20 1977) is an American professional wrestler of Puerto Rican descent better known by his ring Shawn Hernandez (born February 11 1973) is an American professional wrestler of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent better known by his No Surrender is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. This is the title history of the World Wrestling All-Stars International Cruiserweight Championship. This is the title history of the World Wrestling All-Stars International Cruiserweight Championship. Ring of Honor (ROH is an American Professional wrestling promotion. Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA) is an American Professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett Robert Feinstein is the owner and operator of RF Video (a professional wrestling video tape & DVD distribution company who were best known as the videographers of Extreme Championship
Allen and his wife Wendy have two sons, Ajay Kovell Jones, born May 3, 2005 and Avery, born February 14, 2007. [32] The first child's middle name was taken from the real last name of Styles' best friend and fellow wrestler Christopher Daniels. Daniel Christopher Covell (born December 24, 1971) is an American professional wrestler, best known in the United States by his ring name He is an avid video game player who recently mentioned (to PowerSlam Mag) that he does not like the SmackDown! games, but only the old N64 AKI wrestling games. A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. The, often abbreviated as N64, is Nintendo 's third home Video game console for the international market He has also stated that his favorite wrestling game is the Japanese Virtual Pro Wrestling 2 for N64. Virtual Pro Wrestling 2 Ōdō Keishō was a Video game released in 2000 on the Nintendo 64 game console. Styles also admitted on tnawrestling. com that he grew up in a poor family, something spoken of on the TNA home video release, Phenomenal: The Best of A. J. Styles Volume 2, where Styles took a camera crew around his childhood home. AJ Styles is also very good friends with Ken 'Mr. Kennedy' Anderson. Kenneth Anderson (born March 6 1976 in Minneapolis Minnesota) is an American professional wrestler and Actor, better known by his Ring He and his family are Baptists. Baptist is a term describing individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination. It has been confirmed that Allen will be a guest speaker at Rock the Universe 2008. Rock the Universe is an annual Christian rock festival that takes place at Universal Studios Florida.