Modern Day Singles Wrestler
AJ Styles
Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight: 212lbs
Birthday: June 2, 1978
Hometown: Gainesville, Georgia
Trained By: NCW Training School, Rick Michaels
Professional Debut: March 1999
Previous Identities: AJ Styles, A. J. Styles, Air Styles, "The Phenomenal"
A. J. Styles, "Mr. TNA 2003" A. J. Styles, Mr. Olympia
Previous Manager(s): Vince Russo, Jimmy Hart, Trinity, Mortimer Plumtree
AJ Styles debuted in March 1999 in the National Championship Wrestling promotion as Mr. Olympia, losing to Michael Brooks. He moved on to NWA Wildside and feuded there with Adam Jacobs. He then appeared a few times in the now defunct World Championship Wrestling as Air Styles, one half of the tag team Air Raid. After WCW was bought by the WWF he appeared on sydicated WWF television as an Enhancement talent. He then turned down a WWF developmental deal from the then WWF because the weekly wage was not enough to support his wife's college ambitions. In 2002, he went on to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and Ring of Honor. He stopped working for ROH in early 2004, and is now a full-time performer in TNA.
Styles has competed in the United States, Japan, Canada, Australia, England, and several other countries. He has gained considerable success. In TNA and has earned the title of "The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles. He is TNA's only Triple Crown Winner meaning that he won All Titles available in TNA. He has been called the best wrestler in America to be not in the WWE by many fans.
Styles won the X Division Title for a fourth time in a Ultimate X Match against Chris Sabin and the X Division Champion Petey Williams. He went on to successfully defend his X Division Title against "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels in a Thirty Minute Iron Man Match when the match went to overtime. He lost the X Division Title to Daniels in a Ultimate X match on March 13, 2005 at "Destination X." After defeating Abyss in a cage match at TNA Lockdown, Styles faced NWA World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Jarrett at "Hard Justice" on May 15, 2005, where he won his third NWA World Title. Styles held the title until June 19, 2005 when he lost the title to Raven in a five-way King of the Mountain match. He then returned to his pursuit of the X Division Championship.
AJ Styles' list of titles held includes:
NCW Television Championship in August 1999
NWA Wildside Television Championship (2) on January 8th, 2000
NWA Wildside Television Championship (3) on January 6th, 2001
IPW Heavyweight Championship on November 24th, 2001
NWA Wildside Heavyweight Championship on December 22, 2001
WWA Cruiserweight Championship on April 13th, 2002
NWA TNA X-Division Championship on June 19th, 2002
NWA World Tag Team Championship w/ Jerry Lynn on July 3rd, 2002
NWA TNA X-Division Championship (2) on October 23rd, 2002
IWR KOI Championship on January 25th, 2003.
ROH Tag Team Championship w/ Amazing Red on March 15th, 2003
All Access Wrestling Heavyweight Championship on April 19th, 2003
NWA World Heavyweight Championship on June 11th, 2003
Christian Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Championship on August 5th,
2003.
MXPW Television Championship on September 12th, 2003
NWA World Tag Team Championship (2) w/ Abyss on February 4th, 2004
ROH Pure Wrestling Championship on February 14th, 2004
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (2) on April 21st, 2004
NWA TNA X-Division Championship (3) on June 9th, 2004
(Written by Brett Schwan)
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