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A.J. STYLES
A.J. Styles is the
embodiment of the X Division which is all about
no limits. His wrestling style is very fast
paced with high impact maneuvers that are
incredible to look at.
Pre-TNA:
Allen Jones was born on 6/2/78 in Georgia.
He was trained by Rick Michaels and made his
debut in 1998. He became a star of the indy
scene and gained the attention of the WWE. In a
surprising move, he turned down their
developmental offer feeling that he would be
better off working in the indies.
TNA:
He found immediate success in TNA, winning
both the inaugral X Division & Tag Team
Championship Tournaments. His wrestling style
quickly established TNA as an alternative to the
WWE product. The fans knew that regardless of
whatever else was on the show, A.J. Styles would
have an incredible match worth watching.
The Indies:
Even though he is in TNA, he spends his time
wrestling for various indy federations in the
U.S. and is usually in their main events. Any
indy federation he works with gets an immediate
bump in popularity and credibility by him being
there. His hard work has helped make Ring of
Honor a very respected indy federation that in
many fans eyes is the best promotion in all of
wrestling.
Notable Matches:
1/26/02 WWF Jakked - lost to Hurricane Helms
in his only televised WWE appearance
TNA Title Victories & Defeats
NWA World Title
6/11/03 PPV - beat Jeff Jarrett
10/22/03 PPV - lost to Jeff Jarrett
4/21/04 PPV - beat Jeff Jarrett in a cage
5/19/04 PPV - lost title to Ron Killings in a
match also featuring Chris Harris, & Raven
5/15/05 Hard Justice - beat Jeff Jarrett in a
match featuring Tito Ortiz as referee
6/19/05 Slammiversary - lost title to Raven in a
match also featuring Monty Brown , Abyss, & Sean
Waltman
X-Division Title
6/26/02 PPV - beat Psicosis, Jerry Lynn &
Low Ki
8/7/02 PPV - lost title to Low Ki in a match
also featuring Jerry Lynn
10/23/02 PPV - beat X-Pac
11/6/02 PPV - lost to Jerry Lynn
6/9/04 PPV - beat Frankie Kazarian
7/28/04 PPV - lost title to both Matt Bentley &
Kazarian
1/16/05 Final Resolution - beat Champ Petey
Williams & Christopher Daniels
3/13/05 Destination X - lost to Chris Daniels in
a match also featuring Elix Skipper & Ron
Killings
9/11/05 Unbreakable - beat Champ Chris Daniels &
Samoa Joe
12/11/05 Turning Point - lost to Samoa Joe
11/2/06 iMPACT! - beat Chris Sabin
11/16/06 iMPACT! - Chris Daniels beat champ A.J.
Styles & Chris Sabin
Tag Team Title
7/3/02 PPV - w/Jerry Lynn beat The Rainbow
Express
8/14/02 PPV - titles held up after a match
against Ron Killings & Jeff Jarrett
2/4/04 PPV - w/Abyss beat The Redshirt Security.
They are later stripped of the belts
6/18/06 Slammiversary - w/Chris Daniels beat
America's Most Wanted
8/25/06 iMPACT! - w/Chris Daniels lost the
titles to the LAX in a border brawl match
9/24/06 No Surrender - w/Chris Daniels beat the
LAX in an Ultimate X match
10/22/06 Bound for Glory - w/Chris Daniels lost
to the LAX in a Steel Cage match
(Sources: TNA
Wrestling.com & Obsessed with Wrestling.com)
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