A.J. Styles 745066 225948631 2008-07-16T04:09:03Z Gavyn Sykes 3148594 /* Championships and accomplishments */ spacing. {{Infobox Wrestler |image=A J Styles 1.JPG |name=A.J. Styles |names=Mr. Olympia<br /> '''A.J. Styles'''<br />Air Styles |height=5 ft. 10 in. (178 cm) |weight=215 lb. |birth_date={{birth date and age|1978|6|2}} |death_date= |birth_place=[[Canton, North Carolina]] |death_place= |resides= |billed= [[Gainesville, Georgia]] |trainer=[[Rick Michaels]]<ref name=OWOW>{{citeweb|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/a/a-j-styles.html|accessdate=2008-07-15|title=A.J. Styles bio|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref><br/> NCW Wrestling School<ref name=OWOW/> |debut=February 15 1999 |retired= }} '''Allen Lloyd Jones'''<ref name=SLAM>{{citeweb|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/styles-aj.html|accessdate=2008-07-15|title=A.J. Styles bio|publisher=SLAM sports}}</ref> (born June 2 1978<ref name=SLAM/>), better known by his [[ring name]] '''"The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles''' (also written '''AJ Styles'''), is an [[United States|American]] [[professional wrestling|professional wrestler]] currently working for [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]], where he is a three-time [[Triple Crown Championship#TNA Triple Crown|TNA Triple Crown Champion]]. Since joining TNA, Styles has been a former 6-time [[TNA X Division Championship|TNA X Division Champion]], a five-time World tag team champion ([[NWA World Tag Team Championship|4 NWA]] and [[TNA World Tag Team Championship|1 TNA]],) and a three-time [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship|NWA World Heavyweight Champion]]. ==Career== Allen Jones attended [[Anderson University (South Carolina)|Anderson College]] in [[Anderson, South Carolina]] on a partial wrestling scholarship. During his time at college, he participated in the 1998 [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics|NAIA]] National Tournament in [[Las Vegas, Nevada]] before leaving Anderson College to pursue his professional wrestling career. ===NWA Wildside (1999-2001)=== Allen Jones was trained by [[Rick Michaels]] and debuted on February 15, 1999 in the [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]-based National Championship Wrestling [[professional wrestling promotion|promotion]] as '''Mr. 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 [[Mergers and acquisitions|merged]] with NWA Georgia to form [[NWA Wildside]], and Jones was renamed '''A.J. Styles'''. Styles won his second Television Championship on January 11, 2000, defeating [[Ron Killings|K-Krush]] in [[Cornelia, Georgia]]. He lost the title to Eddie Golden on April 1, and regained it for a third time on January 6, 2001, defeating [[Frank Paris|Air Paris]] during his run as a [[heel (professional wrestling)|heel]] in NWA Wildside as a member of [[attorney]] Jeff G. Bailey's NWA Elite [[stable (professional wrestling)|stable]]. His final reign ended on February 21 when he lost to Robbie Rage in [[Athens, Georgia]]. ===World Championship Wrestling (2001)=== [[World Championship Wrestling]], a global promotion which often recruited talent from NWA Wildside, observed the [[feud (professional wrestling)|feud]] between Styles (renamed '''Air Styles''') and Paris, and both men were offered contracts in early-2001. Styles and Paris were placed in a [[tag team]] named "Air Raid", and their [[gimmick (professional wrestling)|gimmick]] required both men to dress in [[G-suit]]s. 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]]. They were eliminated from the tournament in the first round by the eventual winners, [[Elix Skipper]] and [[Sam Loman|Kid Romeo]]. After WCW was purchased by the [[World Wrestling Entertainment|World Wrestling Federation]] in March 2001, Styles was left without a job. He returned to NWA Wildside, where he competed for the Wildside Heavyweight Championship and wrestled several matches for the WWF on ''[[WWE Jakked / Metal|WWF Jakked]]'', with his most circulated and famous match from those tapings being against [[Gregory Helms|The Hurricane]]. Styles was offered a developmental deal by the WWF in April 2002. The offered [[contract]] was for $500 [[United States dollar|USD]] per week and required Styles to relocate to [[Cincinnati, Ohio]], where the [[Heartland Wrestling Association]] developmental territory was located. He declined to sign, reasoning that he could earn more money on the [[independent circuit]]{{Fact|date=May 2008}} and that moving would interfere with his wife's college plans.<ref>[http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/styles-aj.html Shortly after battling David Young to a 20-minute draw on the Tojo Yamamoto Memorial Show on March 31st, Styles was offered a developmental deal from WWE that would have paid him $500 a week. With his wife still in college and unwilling to leave her behind, Styles turned down the offer.]</ref> ===World Wrestling All-Stars (2002)=== Styles toured [[Australia]] with the short-lived [[World Wrestling All-Stars]] (WWA) promotion in April 2002. He made his [[pay-per-view]] debut at [[List of WWA pay-per-view events#WWA The Eruption|WWA: The Eruption]] on April 13 in [[Melbourne]], defeating [[Mike Bucci|Nova]] and [[Jerry Lynn]] in a one-night four man tournament to become the WWA International Cruiserweight Champion. He later vacated the title. ===Return to NWA Wildside (2001-2005)=== 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. He defeated Michaels for the title on December 22, 2001, at ''Christmas Chaos'' using a top rope [[Facebuster#Belly-to-back inverted mat slam|Styles Clash]]. While champion, Styles engaged in a rivalry with former [[manager (professional wrestling)|manager]] Jeff G. Bailey's copycat version of Styles, [[Jason Cross|"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 (professional wrestling)|angle]] was later partially reused on a larger scale by [[Ring of Honor]], with [[Jimmy Rave]] acting as Styles's [[doppelgänger]]). Styles lost the NWA Wildside Heavyweight Championship to [[David Santo|David Young]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#three way dance|three way dance]] that also included Rick Michaels on March 23, 2002 at ''Hardcore Hell''. Shortly thereafter, Styles signed a contract with [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling|NWA:TNA]] and only returned to Wildside for sporadic special appearances due to an increase in his higher profile bookings. These special appearances reached an apex at ''Freedom Fight'' in July 2002, where Styles was the final man entered into the "Holy Wars" [[Professional wrestling match types#Cages|steel cage match]] for the Wildside Championship. The then-[[TNA X Division Championship|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. In March 2003, Styles defeated former rival [[Ron Killings]] at ''Hardcore Hell''. In October 2003, he headlined another Wildside card, facing "The Soul Assassin" Rainman. Styles had been the [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship|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. 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 [[Oren Hawxhurst|Altar Boy Luke]] (with [[Dusty Rhodes (wrestler)|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. 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]]. This was his final Wildside appearance. ===Ring of Honor (2002-2006)=== ====2002-2004==== Styles debuted in [[Ring of Honor]] at their third show, ''A Night of Appreciation'', in 2002.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.rohwrestling.com/pastresults/ | title = Ring of Honor Official results| date =2002-04-27| quote = Low Ki defeated AJ Styles in a hard hitting contest}}</ref> He quickly became a main event wrestler, competing against [[Brandon Silvestry|Low Ki]] for [[ROH World Championship|ROH Championship]] at ''Honor Invades Boston''.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.rohwrestling.com/pastresults/ | title = Ring of Honor Official results|date =2002-08-24| quote = Low Ki defeated AJ Styles to retain the ROH World Title}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.rohwrestling.com/pastresults/ | title = Ring of Honor Official results| date =2002-11-09| quote = AJ Styles defeated American Dragon to become the first ROH Number One Contender}}</ref> 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. London won the match but failed to defeat [[John Jirus|Xavier]] for the championship. After the show, Styles and London agreed to form a tag team and compete for the [[ROH World Tag Team Championship|ROH Tag Team Championship]]. 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 S.A.T.|The SAT]] and [[The Carnage Crew]] to receive a title shot. He chose [[Amazing Red]] as his partner, and the two defeated [[The Prophecy (professional wrestling)|The Prophecy]] ([[Christopher Daniels]] and Xavier) for the championship.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.rohwrestling.com/pastresults/ | title = Ring of Honor Official results| date =2003-03-13| quote = AJ Styles & Amazing Red defeated Christopher Daniels & Xavier to win the ROH Tag Team Titles}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.rohwrestling.com/pastresults/ | title = Ring of Honor Official results| date =2003-06-14| quote = AJ Styles vs. Paul London ended in a draw when both men pinned each other simultaneously}}</ref> 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]]. 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 [[Nelson Erazo|Homicide]] as his partner, and the two defeated The Prophecy.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.rohwrestling.com/pastresults/ | title = Ring of Honor Official results| date =2003-08-09| quote = AJ Styles & Homicide defeated The Prophecy (Christopher Daniels & Dan Maff) to retain the ROH Tag Team Titles}}</ref> 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. 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. At ''War of the Wire'', Styles challenged [[Samoa Joe]] for the title, but was once again unable to win it.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.rohwrestling.com/pastresults/ | title = Ring of Honor Official results| date =2003-11-29| quote = Samoa Joe defeated AJ Styles to retain the ROH World Title}}</ref> 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 [[ROH Pure Championship|Pure Wrestling Champion]]. 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.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.rohwrestling.com/pastresults/ | title = Ring of Honor Official results| date =2004-02-14| quote =Pure Wrestling Tournament (Finals): A.J. Styles defeated C.M. Punk}}</ref> 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 (law)|minor]],<ref>{{cite web| url = http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2004/03/04/370237.html | title = Crisis rocks ROH| date =2004-03-04| quote = A noted wrestling personality in Philadelphia, Feinstein was allegedly the target of a media sting focusing on adults who cruise Internet chat rooms attempting to contact underage individuals for sexual encounters}}</ref> which caused tensions between ROH and [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]], where Styles was under contract. 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.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.rohwrestling.com/pastresults/ | title = Ring of Honor Official results|date =2004-03-13| quote = A.J. Styles, defeated C.M. Punk to retain the Pure Wrestling Title with Ricky Steamboat as the guest referee}}</ref> The match turned out to be Styles final match in ROH for 2004, as TNA withdrew all their contracted wrestlers from ROH.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2005/02/12/929388.html|title=2004 a year of triumph for Ring of Honor| date=2005-02-16|quote=The company took another setback when TNA pulled their contracted talent off of all ROH shows}}</ref> Styles left the company and vacated the Pure Wrestling Championship. ====2005-2006==== 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 (professional wrestling)|The Embassy]]". He began to use the [[Professional wrestling throws#Belly-to-back inverted mat slam|Rave Clash]] (better known as the "Styles Clash") as a finisher, claiming A.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.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.rohwrestling.com/pastresults/ | title = Ring of Honor Official results| date =2005-02-25| quote = Jimmy Rave defeated AJ Styles }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.rohwrestling.com/pastresults/ | title = Ring of Honor Official results| date =2005-06-18| quote = A.J. Styles defeated Petey Williams}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.pwtorch.com/artman/exec/view.cgi/24/14708 | title = Tape review: ROH, “Sign of Dishonor,” July 8, 2005| date =2005-09-08| quote = After the match, Rave tried to suffocate Styles with a plastic bag}}</ref> 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. Styles first defeated Generation Next member [[Roderick Strong]] at ''Fate of an Angel'' in mid-July. The following show, Styles faced, and lost to, Jimmy Rave in a [[professional wrestling matches#hardcore variations|street fight]]. 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. Styles took a night off from his feud with The Embassy, when he was chosen by Ring of Honor to face [[Nobuhiko Oshima|CIMA]], who was visiting from [[Dragon Gate]] in Japan, at ''Dragon Gate Invasion''. However, Styles was unsuccessful in defeating him.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.rohwrestling.com/pastresults/ | title = Ring of Honor Official results| date =2005-08-27| quote = CIMA defeated AJ Styles}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.rohwrestling.com/pastresults/ | title = Ring of Honor Official results| date =2005-09-17| quote = AJ Styles beat Jimmy Rave in the Styles Clash Vs. Rave Clash match to retain the right to his trademark maneuver}}</ref> 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. Later that night, Styles and Sydal defeated Embassy members Jimmy Rave and [[Chris Parker|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&ndash;man tag match.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.rohwrestling.com/pastresults/ | title = Ring of Honor Official results| date =2005-11-05| quote = Jimmy Rave, Alex Shelley, Abyss & Prince Nana beat Austin Aries, AJ Styles, Jack Evans & Matt Sydal}}</ref> 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 [[professional wrestling matches#basic non-elimination match|triple threat match]], with the winner receiving a shot at the ROH World Championship later that night. 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.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.rohwrestling.com/pastresults/ | title = Ring of Honor Official results| date =2006-01-28|quote = Bryan Danielson defeated AJ Styles to retain the ROH World Title}}</ref> At the ''Fourth Anniversary Show'', Styles and Sydal received their shot at the ROH Tag Team Championships, but were unable to defeat the champions.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.rohwrestling.com/pastresults/ | title = Ring of Honor Official results| date =2006-02-25| quote = Austin Aries & Roderick Strong defeated AJ Styles & Matt Sydal to retain the ROH Tag Team Titles}}</ref> 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. The following night, the two defeated the ROH Tag Team Champions in a non&ndash;title match. However, Styles was not a successful in by himself the next night, when he was pinned by Samoa Joe in a [[professional wrestling matches#basic non-elimination match|four-corner survival match]] that also included Christopher Daniels and [[James Yun|Jimmy Yang]]. 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]]. Styles returned to Ring of Honor at ''Time to Man Up'', losing to Samoa Joe.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.rohwrestling.com/pastresults/ | title = Ring of Honor Official results |date =2006-08-04| quote = Samoa Joe beat AJ Styles}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/video_reviews/46934/ROH---Time-to-Man-Up-DVD-Review.htm | title = ROH – Time to Man Up DVD Review| date =2006-11-01| quote = Styles said in his promo that he’d be back in a few months but commentators make it pretty clear that this is his lat match in ROH for the foreseeable future}}</ref> Since then, AJ Styles has not returned to Ring of Honor. ===Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2002-Current)=== {{unreferenced|date=July 2008}} ====2002-2003==== In May 2002, Styles was signed to a non-exclusive contract by [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] (TNA) and dubbed '''"The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles''' (a [[sobriquet]] originally coined by NWA Wildside commentator Dan "The Dragon" Wilson). He appeared on the first weekly TNA pay-per-view, teaming with [[Jerry Lynn]] and [[Brandon Silvestry|Low-Ki]] and losing to [[The Flying Elvises]] (Jorge Estrada, [[Sonny Siaki]] and [[James Yun|Jimmy Yang]]) after he was pinned by Yang. 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 Championship|TNA X Division Champion]]. He won a second title on the third TNA pay-per-view, teaming with Jerry Lynn and defeating [[Leonard Carlson|Lenny Lane]] and [[Alan Funk|Bruce]] in the finals of a tournament for the vacant [[NWA World Tag Team Championship]]. 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. The following week, he and Lynn fought one another in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Falls Count Anywhere match|Falls Count Anywhere match]] (which was won by Lynn), a [[Professional wrestling match types#No Disqualification match|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. 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. Recruiting [[Mortimer Plumtree]] and Sonny Siaki as allies, Styles continued to feud with Lynn in successive weeks. On October 23, he defeated [[Sean Waltman|Syxx-Pac]] for the X Division Championship, thus becoming a two-time champion. 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]]. 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]] [[stable (professional wrestling)|faction]]. Styles faced NWA World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Jarrett on February 19, but was defeated. In the course of the match, Styles [[turn (professional wrestling)|turned]] [[face (professional wrestling)|face]], attacking S.E.X. as they tried to interfere on his behalf because he did not want to win in that manner. Styles feuded briefly with [[Scott Levy|Raven]] and [[Glenn Gilberti]] before forming a new tag team with [[D'Lo Brown]] in April 2003. During their time together, Styles learned the [[professional wrestling aerial techniques#Frog splash|frog splash]] ([[Art Barr]] version) from D'Lo, and D'Lo likewise picked up A.J.'s [[professional wrestling aerial techniques#Plancha|suicide plancha]]. 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 [[Triple Crown Championship|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 (professional wrestling)|heel]] once again. On June 18, 2003, at the first TNA anniversary show, Jarrett and [[Sting (wrestler)|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]]. Styles faced Jarrett for the Heavyweight Championship on December 3, but lost following interference from [[Kid Kash]]. ====2004-2005==== In January 2004, Styles was named '''"Mr. TNA"''' by the fans of TNA in an online [[Opinion poll|poll]]. Styles feuded with Jeff Jarrett and [[Chris Parks|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 [[Joseph Hitchen|Legend]]. 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 (wrestler)|Chris Harris]], scheduled to face Jarrett in a title match that night, was attacked by Raven. As a result, Vince Russo, by now the [[List of authority figures in professional wrestling|TNA Director of Authority]], selected Styles to face Jarrett in his place in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Cages|steel cage match]]. 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 Pelé 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. 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. 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!]]''. On June 9, he defeated [[Frankie Kazarian]] to become a three-time X Division Champion, though Kazarian clearly got his shoulder up. In the following weeks, Styles feuded with Kid Kash and [[Lance Hoyt|Dallas]] while successfully defending his title in matches with Kazarian and [[Essa Rios|Mr. Aguila]]. An additional match on June 23 with the debuting [[Jeff Hardy]] was interrupted by Kash and Dallas. On July 28, he defended the title against Kazarian and [[Matt Bentley|Michael Shane]] in an [[Ultimate X match]]. After Kash struck Styles with a [[crutch]], Shane and Kazarian simultaneously retrieved the belt and became co-X Division Champions. After several abortive attempts to regain the title, Styles fought Kash in a number of matches, culminating on September 8 in a [[Professional wrestling match types#table match|tables match]] which was won by Styles. In October he began feuding with [[Petey Williams]], by now the TNA X Division Champion, and on November 7 at [[Victory Road (2004)|Victory Road]], the first monthly pay-per-view held by TNA, Styles challenged Williams for the X Division Championship. 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 (professional wrestling)|manager]], [[Scott D'Amore]]. 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. Following the bout, the trio proclaimed themselves to be the "[[Kings of Wrestling (TNA)|Kings of Wrestling]]" and issued an open challenge to the rest of the TNA roster. Several wrestlers charged the ring in response to the challenge, including the [[3Live Kru]], [[Randy Savage]] and Styles. On the November 12 episode of Impact!, Styles and Hardy teamed together to defeat [[The Naturals]]. 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 (2004)|Turning Point]] on December 5. Despite Savage not appearing until late in the match, the Kings of Wrestling were defeated when Savage entered the match and [[Pin (professional wrestling)#roll-up|rolled-up]] Jarrett. Styles returned to the X Division in 2005, and at [[Final Resolution (2005)|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. 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). After Daniels challenged Styles to a match at the next monthly TNA pay-per-view, TNA Director of Authority [[Dusty Rhodes (wrestler)|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. Daniels lasted ten minutes and subsequently faced Styles in a thirty-minute iron man match for the X Division Championship at [[TNA Against All Odds#2005|Against All Odds]] in which ended in a draw with both men having scored a single pinfall. Dusty Rhodes restarted the match, albeit with "[[sudden death (sport)|sudden death]]" rules, and Styles defeated Daniels to retain his title. The feud between Styles and Daniels continued, and at [[TNA Destination X#2005|Destination X]] on March 13, Styles lost his title in an [[Ultimate X match|Ultimate X Challenge]] against Daniels, Ron Killings and [[Elix Skipper]]. 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 [[Facebuster#Sitout double underhook facebuster|Angel's Wings]] and then embraced the title belt. 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 (2005)|Lockdown]], he defeated Abyss in a steel cage match to become the number one contender to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Styles went on to defeat the defending champion, Jeff Jarrett, at [[TNA Hard Justice#2005|Hard Justice]] on May 15. After Jarrett pushed the special guest referee, [[Mixed martial arts|cage fighter]], [[Tito Ortiz]], Ortiz knocked him down with a punch, enabling Styles to hit his [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Somersault corkscrew leg drop|Spiral Tap]] maneuver and pin Jarrett for his third NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Styles lost the title at [[Slammiversary (2005)|Slammiversary]] to Raven in a King of the Mountain match against [[Sean Waltman]], Raven, [[Monty Brown]] and Abyss. On the July 1 episode of Impact!, Styles was involved in a confrontation with Sean Waltman. They faced one another at [[TNA No Surrender#2005|No Surrender]] in a match which was refereed by Jerry Lynn, who had teamed with and fought against both men in the past. 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. Styles defeated [[Matt Bentley]] in the quarter-finals and Petey Williams in the semi-finals, but lost to [[Samoa Joe]] at [[TNA Sacrifice#2005|Sacrifice]]. 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. On September 11 at [[TNA Unbreakable|Unbreakable]], Styles defeated Samoa Joe and Daniels in a three-way match to become the TNA X Division Champion for a fifth time. 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. ====2006-2007==== Styles won the 2005 Mr. TNA award (for the third consecutive time). During the ceremony the plaque was stolen by [[Shannon Moore]]. Styles successfully defeated [[New Japan Pro Wrestling]] wrestler [[Hiroshi Tanahashi]] in an "International X Showcase" match at [[TNA Final Resolution#2006|Final Resolution]]. 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 [[TNA Against All Odds#2006|Against All Odds]], Styles and Daniels challenged Samoa Joe for the X Division Championship in a rematch of Unbreakable. Styles lost the bout when he was given a [[Professional wrestling throws#Muscle Buster|Muscle Buster]] by Joe, who then pinned him to retain. Samoa Joe defended the X Division Championship against Styles and Daniels in an [[Ultimate X match]] at [[TNA Destination X#2006|Destination X]] and lost the belt to Daniels. At [[Lockdown (2006)|Lockdown]], Styles, [[Ron Killings]], [[Terry Gerin|Rhino]] and Sting faced Jeff Jarrett, America's Most Wanted and [[Scott Steiner]] in a [[Lethal Lockdown]] match. 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 (2006)|Slammiversary]]. 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 [[TNA Hard Justice#2006|Hard Justice]] which Styles and Daniels won. On the August 24 episode of ''iMPACT!'', Homicide and Hernandez defeated Styles and Daniels in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Hardcore-based variations|border brawl]] to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship. At [[TNA No Surrender#2006|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. They lost the titles back to LAX at [[Bound for Glory (2006)|Bound for Glory]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Cages|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. 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 match was also the quarter-finals of the Fight For The Right tournament for #1 Contendership to Sting's [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship]]. On the November 9 Impact!, Styles won the semi-final match, but was pinned in the finals by Abyss after interference by [[Jason Reso|Christian Cage]] and Sabin. 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 [[TNA Genesis#2006|Genesis]], A.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 [[TNA Turning Point#2006|Turning Point]] Styles beat Rhino after faking a knee injury and rolling him up for the pin. On an episode of Impact!, Styles teamed up with Samoa Joe for the first time to go against Rhino and [[Kurt Angle]]. 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. [[Image:Ajentrance.jpg|right|thumb|Styles making his entrance at Lockdown.]] At [[TNA Final Resolution#2007|Final Resolution]], Styles faced [[Terry Gerin|Rhino]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Last Man Standing match|Last Man Standing match]]. After a [[Professional wrestling attacks#Spear|Gore]] by Rhino, Styles decided to let Rhino win the match despite the fact that he was almost to his feet at one point. This was due to the fact that Styles saw that Rhino was setting up a [[Table (furniture)|table]] to use on him and didn't want to continue. At [[TNA Destination X#20007|Destination X]], AJ Styles participated in the first ever [[Professional wrestling match types#Scaffold match|Elevation X match]] against Rhino. 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 ''[[TNA Impact!|iMPACT]]'', he tried to assault Rhino, but was unsuccessful. It was later revealed that he was the first member of [[Jason Reso|Christian Cage]]'s team at [[Lockdown (2007)|Lockdown]]. At Lockdown, Team Cage was unsuccessful against Team Angle. On the May 31 edition of ''iMPACT'' he defeated [[Travis Tomko|Tomko]] in a [[King of the Mountain match|King of the Mountain]] qualifying match. At [[Slammiversary (2007)|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. Styles teamed up with Tomko to face [[Sting (wrestler)|Sting]] and [[Chris Parks|Abyss]] at [[TNA Victory Road#2007|Victory Road]]. They lost after Abyss hit the [[Powerslam#Spinning side slam|Black Hole Slam]] on Tomko. At [[TNA No Surrender#2007|No Surrender]], A.J. and Tomko won a 10-tag team gauntlet match to earn a tag team title match at [[Bound for Glory (2007)|Bound for Glory 2007]] against [[Team Pacman]]. At Bound for Glory, Styles and Tomko defeated Team Pacman for the [[TNA World Tag Team Championship]]. Styles and Tomko defeated [[Latin American Exchange|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 [[Professional wrestling#Disqualification|DQ]]. At [[TNA Genesis#2007|Genesis]], they retained against the [[Steiner Brothers]] after hitting [[Rick Steiner]] with a [[Groin attack|low blow]] and then a [[Professional wrestling attacks#Chair shot|chair shot]]. 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. 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 [[Frankie Kazarian|Kaz]] and was forced to wear a reindeer suit. 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). On December 28, Styles and Tomko lost to the [[Motor City Machine Guns]] in a tag team match due to [[Eric Young (wrestler)|Eric Young]]'s attempt to help Styles. Later on the show, Styles came down to the ring to watch [[Booker Huffman|Booker T]] and Christian Cage take on Kurt Angle and [[Bobby Roode|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. ====2008==== [[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 [[TNA Final Resolution#2008|Final Resolution]]. At Final Resolution, he turned on [[Jason Reso|Christian Cage]] by siding with [[Kurt Angle]] after hitting Cage with a [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Springboard|springboard]] [[Professional wrestling attacks#Elbow smash|forearm strike]]. The next week on [[TNA Impact!|iMPACT!]], Styles was crowned the "Prince of Phenomenal" by Angle, which has since been incorporated into his ring introductions. On an edition of TNA iMPACT! AJ Styles was [[Kayfabe]] married to [[Karen Angle]]. 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 [[Frankie Kazarian|Kaz]] and [[Eric Young (wrestler)|Super Eric]]. 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 [[Japan|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]]. 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 match|King of the Mountain]] qualifying match against [[Booker Huffman|Booker T]]. He made his complete turn 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 [[Professional wrestling attacks#Backflip kick|Pelé kick]] and followed up with a [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Frog splash|frog splash]]. At [[Slammiversary (2008)|Slammiversary 2008]] AJ defeated Kurt Angle after a [[Facebuster#Belly-to-back inverted mat slam|Styles Clash]] but was beat-down by Angle and his former tag team partner Tomko after the match.<!-- DO NOT ADD WEEK BY WEEK EVENTS, RUMORS OR SPECULATION. THIS INCLUDES ANNOUNCED MATCHES THAT HAVE NOT YET OCCURRED. WIKIPEDIA IS NOT A NEWS SITE BUT AN ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA. Please see the articles "Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not" and "Wikipedia:Guide to writing better articles" for more information. --> ==In wrestling== *'''Finishing and signature moves''' <!--Do NOT change the order of the moves, as they comply with Wikipedia's Manual of Style--> **'''[[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Frog splash|Frog splash]]''' **'''''Spiral Tap''''' ([[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Somersault corkscrew leg drop|Somersault corkscrew leg drop]] or [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Corkscrew senton|somersault corkscrew senton]]) **'''''Styles Clash''''' ([[Facebuster#Belly-to-back inverted mat slam|Belly to back inverted mat slam]], sometimes from the [[Professional wrestling aerial attacks#Super|second rope]]) <!--Do NOT change the order of the moves, as they comply with Wikipedia's Manual of Style--> **''Cliffhanger'' ([[Powerslam#Inverted sitout side powerslam|Inverted sitout side powerslam]]) **''[[Fosbury Flop]]'' (Over the top rope no-handed [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Plancha|plancha]]) **[[Professional wrestling attacks#Enzuigiri|Enzuigiri]] **[[Suplex#German suplex|German suplex]] **[[Professional wrestling throws#Frankensteiner|Kip-up frankensteiner]] **[[Professional wrestling holds#Muta Lock|Inverted STF]] **''[[Pelé]] Kick'' ([[Professional wrestling attacks#Backflip kick|Single leg backflip kick]]) **''Phenomenon'' / ''Stylin' DDT'' ([[Moonsault#Springboard moonsault|Springboard moonsault]] onto a standing opponent quickly followed into an [[DDT (professional wrestling)#Inverted DDT|inverted DDT]]) **''Rack Bomb'' ([[Powerbomb#Argentine powerbomb|Torture rack powerbomb]]) **''Shooting Styles Press'' ([[Shooting star press#Springboard shooting star press|Springboard shooting star plancha]]) **''Spine Breaker'' ([[Backbreaker#Pendulum backbreaker|Backbreaker]] followed into a [[Professional wrestling throws#Gutbuster|gutbuster]]) **[[Professional wrestling throws#Spinebuster|Spinebuster]] **[[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Springboard|Springboard]] [[Professional wrestling attacks#Elbow smash|forearm strike]] **''Starmaker'' ([[Suplex#High angle belly to back suplex|Belly to back brainbuster]]) **''Styles Buster'' ([[Facebuster#Feint backdrop wheelbarrow facebuster|Belly to back wheelbarrow facebuster]]) **''Styles Suplex Special'' ([[Suplex#Vertical suplex|Vertical suplex]] dropped into a [[Neckbreaker#Neckbreaker slam|neckbreaker slam]]) **''[[Superman]] Splash'' ([[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Springboard|Springboard]] [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#450° splash|450° splash]]) **[[DDT (professional wrestling)#Tornado DDT|Tornado DDT]] *'''With [[Christopher Daniels]]''' **'''''[[Moonsault#Springboard moonsault|Best Moonsault Ever]]'' (Daniels) followed directly by a [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Frog splash|Frog splash]] (Styles) or [[vice versa]]''' *'''With [[Travis Tomko|Tomko]]''' **'''''Tornado-Plex''''' ([[Professional wrestling double-team maneuvers#Aided whiplash|Aided whiplash]]) *'''[[Manager (professional wrestling)|Managers]]''' **Jeff G. Bailey **[[Mick Foley]] **[[Jimmy Hart]] **[[Mickie James|Alexis Laree]] **[[Mortimer Plumtree]] **[[Vince Russo]] **[[Stephanie Finochio|Trinity]] **[[Larry Zbyszko]] **[[Jason Reso|Christian Cage]] **[[Karen Angle]] *'''[[Nickname]]s''' **Mr. TNA **'''"The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles''' **'''The Phenomenal One''' **'''The Most Decorated Man in TNA''' **"Prince" A.J. Styles **"The Prince of Phenomenal" *'''[[Music in professional wrestling|Entrance themes]]''' **''[[NWA: TNA The Music, Vol. 1|I Am]]'' - [[Dale Oliver]] **''[[NWA: TNA The Music, Vol. 2|I Am (Phenomenal Remix)]]'' - Dale Oliver **'''''I Am (Heel Remix)''''' - Dale Oliver ==Championships and accomplishments== *'''All Access Wrestling''' **AAW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)<ref name=OWOW/> *'''Ballpark Brawl''' **Natural Heavyweight Championship (1 time)<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2004/08/18/589269.html|accessdate=2008-06-21|last=Sokol|first=Christ|title=A beauty of a Ballpark Brawl|publisher=Slam! Sports}}</ref> *'''Christian Wrestling Federation | Christian Wrestling Entertainment''' **CWE Heavyweight Championship (2 times)<ref name=OWOW/> *'''Independent Professional Wrestling''' **IPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/htipw2.html|accessdate=2008-06-21|last=Knights|first=Kriss|title=IPW - INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING (Florida) HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE HISTORY|publisher=Solie}}</ref> *'''[[Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South]]''' **[[IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship]] ([[IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship#Title history|1 time]])<ref>[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ky/iwams/iwams-h.html IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Title history] At wrestling-titles.com</ref> **[[Ted Petty Invitational]] ([[Ted Petty Invitational#The 2004 TPI|2004]])<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/misc/iwa/petty.html|accessdate=2008-06-21|title=Ted Petty Inventational Tournament 2005|publisher=Pro Wrestling History}}</ref> *'''International Wrestling Cartel''' **IWC Super Indies Championship (2 times)<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/sitiwc2.html|accessdate=2008-06-21|last=Westcott|first=Brian|title=IWC - INTERNATIONAL WRESTLING CARTEL SUPER INDIES TITLE HISTORY|publisher=Solie}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/other/2004-03.html | title=Independent Wrestling Results - March 2004 | accessdate=2008-07-04|publisher=onlineworldofwrestling.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/other/2003-03.html | title=Independent Wrestling Results - March 2003 | accessdate=2008-07-05|publisher=onlineworldofwrestling.com}}</ref> *'''Independent Wrestling Revolution''' **IWR King Of The Indies Championship (1 time)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/other/2003-01.html | title=Independent Wrestling Results - January 2003 | accessdate=2008-07-05|publisher=onlineworldofwrestling.com}}</ref> *'''Maximum Pro Wrestling''' **Max-Pro Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/ctmaxpro.html|accessdate=2008-06-21|title=MPW - MAXIMUM PRO-WRESTLING CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE HISTORY|publisher=Solie}}</ref> *'''Midwest Pro Wrestling''' **MPW Universal Heavyweight Championship (1 time)<ref name=OWOW/> *'''New Korea Pro-Wrestling Association''' **NKPWA Jr. Heavyweight Championship (1 time)<ref name=OWOW/> *'''[[NWA Wildside]]''' **[[NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship|NWA Wildside Heavyweight Championship]] ([[NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship#Title history|1 time]])<ref>[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ga/ga-h.html NWA Georgia Heavyweight Title history] At wrestling-titles.com</ref> **NWA Wildside Television Championship (3 times)<ref>[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ga/wildside/wild-tv.html NWA Wildside Television Title history] At wrestling-titles.com</ref> *'''[[Pro Wrestling Guerrilla]]''' **[[PWG World Championship|PWG Championship]] ([[PWG World Championship#Title history|1 time]])<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/htpwg.html|accessdate=2008-06-21|last=Westcott|first=Brian|title=PWG - PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA PWG HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE HISTORY|publisher=Solie}}</ref> *'''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]''' **[[PWI Tag Team of the Year]] (2006)<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwittoty.htm|accessdate=2008-07-15|title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award Winners Tag Team of the Year |publisher=Wrestling Information Archive}}</ref><small> with [[Christopher Daniels]]</small> **PWI ranked him #'''8''' of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the [[Pro Wrestling Illustrated#PWI 500|PWI 500]] in 2004<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwi50004.htm|accessdate=2008-07-15|title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 - 2004|publisher=Wrestling Information Archive}}</ref> *'''[[Ring of Honor]]''' **[[ROH Pure Championship|ROH Pure Wrestling Championship]] ([[ROH Pure Championship#Title history|1 time]])<sup>1</sup><ref>[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/roh/roh-p.html ROH Pure Title history] At wrestling-titles.com</ref> **[[ROH World Tag Team Championship|ROH Tag Team Championship]] ([[ROH World Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]]) &ndash; with The [[Amazing Red]]<ref name="ROHtitle">[http://www.rohwrestling.com/titlehistory/ Ring of Honor title history]</ref> *'''[[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]]''' **[[NWA World Heavyweight Championship]] ([[List of NWA World Heavyweight Champions|3 times]])<ref>[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-h.html NWA World Heavyweight Title history] At wrestling-titles.com</ref> **[[NWA World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of NWA World Tag Team Champions|4 times]]) &ndash; with [[Jerry Lynn]] (1), [[Chris Parks|Abyss]] (1) and Christopher Daniels (2)<ref>[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-t.html NWA World Tag Team Title history] At wrestling-titles.com</ref> **[[TNA World Tag Team Championship]] ([[TNA World Tag Team Championship|1 time]]) &ndash; with [[Travis Tomko|Tomko]]<ref>[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tna/tna-t.html TNA World Tag Team Title history] At wrestling-titles.com</ref> **[[TNA X Division Championship]] ([[List of TNA X Division Champions|6 times.]])<ref>[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tna/tna-x.html TNA X Division Title history] At wrestling-titles.com</ref> '''(First)''' **[[Triple Crown Championship#TNA Triple Crown|TNA Triple Crown]] ([[Triple Crown Championship#List of TNA Triple Crown winners|3 times]]) '''(First)''' **"[[Mr. TNA]]" ([[Mr. TNA#2003|2003]], [[Mr. TNA#2004|2004]] and [[Mr. TNA#2005|2005]]) **TNA Match of the Year (2006) <small>with Christopher Daniels vs. [[Nelson Erazo|Homicide]] & [[Shawn Hernandez|Hernandez]] at ''[[TNA No Surrender#2006|No Surrender]]'', [[September 24]] [[2006]]</small> **TNA Tag Team of the Year (2006) <small>with Christopher Daniels</small> *'''[[World Wrestling All-Stars]]''' **[[WWA International Cruiserweight Championship]] ([[WWA International Cruiserweight Championship#Title history|1 time]])<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/ictwwas.htm|accessdate=2008-06-21|last=Palma|first=Richard|title=WWAS - WORLD WRESTLING ALL-STARS INTERNATIONAL CRUSIERWEIGHT TITLE|publisher=Solie}}</ref> *'''[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards]]''' **[[Dave Meltzer#Rating system|5 Star Match]] (2005) <small>vs. [[Samoa Joe]] and Christopher Daniels at [[TNA Unbreakable|Unbreakable]] on September 11</small> <small><sup>1</sup>Even 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#Perverted-justice|Rob Feinstein controversy]].</small> ==Personal life== Allen and his wife Wendy have two sons, Ajay Kovell Jones, born May 3, 2005 and Avery, born February 14, 2007.<ref>[http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2007/03/07/3709518.html His wife, Wendy, recently gave birth to their second son, Avery, who was on born on Valentine's Day.]</ref> The first child's middle name was taken from the real last name of Styles' best friend and fellow wrestler [[Christopher Daniels]]. He is an avid [[video game]] player who recently mentioned (to ''PowerSlam Mag'') that he does not like the ''[[WWE SmackDown! (video game series)|SmackDown!]]'' games, but only the old [[Nintendo 64|N64]] ''AKI'' wrestling games. He has also stated that his favorite wrestling game is the Japanese ''[[Virtual Pro Wrestling 2]]'' for N64. 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 [[Mr. Kennedy|Ken 'Mr. Kennedy' Anderson]]{{Fact|date=April 2008}}. He and his family are [[Baptists]].It has been confirmed that Allen will be a guest speaker at [[Rock the Universe]] 2008. ==Media== *A.J. Styles is helping develop the first TNA wrestling video game known as ''[[TNA Impact! (video game)|TNA Impact!]]'' as well as ''[[Pro Wrestling X]]'' with Wrestling Gamers United.<ref>{{cite web | title = TNA Wrestlers do Motion Capture for TNA Impact Video Game | url = http://www.gamespot.com/video/933905/6180964/tna-impact-official-movie-2 | accessdate = 2008-04-02 }}</ref> *In 2004, TNA released ''Phenomenal: The Best of AJ Styles'', a DVD covering A.J. Styles' best matches. In 2007, TNA released a follow-up DVD, ''Phenomenal: The Best of AJ Styles Volume 2''. *Ring of Honor has released two DVDs covering his early career with the company. ''Evolution of a Phenom: The Best of AJ Styles'' covers from his debut to mid-2003. ''The Phenomenon Continues: The Best of AJ Styles Vol. 2'' picks up where the last one left off, covering from mid-2003 to his match with [[CM Punk]] at the ROH Second Anniversary Show in 2004 (his second to last match before leaving ROH in 2004). He also sat down for a [[shoot (professional wrestling)|shoot interview]] along side [[Christopher Daniels]] for ROH's "Straight Shootin’" series. ==See also== {{Portal|Professional wrestling|break=yes}} *[[A.J. Styles and Christopher Daniels]] *[[A.J. Styles and Tomko]] *[[Angle Alliance]] *[[Team Cage|Christian's Coalition]] ==Notes== {{Reflist|2}} ==References== *[http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/ Solie's title histories] ==External links== {{Commonscat|A.J. Styles}} *[http://grapplelist.b1.jcink.com/index.php?showtopic=46 Grapple List: AJ Styles Profile] *[http://stylesclash.net Official Website] *[http://www.tnawrestling.com/content/view/274/37/ TNA Profile] *{{imdb name|id=1138283|name=A.J. 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