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A. J. Styles

Nickname: Phenomenal; The Prince of Phenomenal, The Face That Runs The Place

Height: 5' 10"

Weight: 202 lbs

From: Gainesville, GA

Birthday: Jun 2nd

Pro Debut: Feb 15, 1999

Aliases: Air Styles

Feds Worked For: CWE, CWF, NEW, NWA-TNA, NXT, ROH, TNA, WCW, WWE, WWF, 1 Pro Wrestling (United Kingdom), 5 Star Wrestling (UK), All Access Wrestling, America's Most Like Wrestling (NC), APW, Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (Mexico), AWA World 1 Fighting Arts (GA), Ballpark Brawl (NY), Big Time Wrestling (MA), Blood, Sweat & Ears (Canada), Border City Wrestling (Canada), Championship Wrestling (TN), Championship Wrestling From Hollywood (CA), Combat Zone Wrestling (PA), Cyberspace Wrestling Federation (NJ), Dreamwave Wrestling (IL), Elite Championship Wrestling, Extreme Texas Wrestling (TX), Force 1 Wrestling, Frontier Wrestling Alliance (United Kingdom), Great Canadian Wrestling (Canada), High Impact Wrestling, House of Hardcore (NY), Hybrid Pro Wrestling (OH), Independent Wrestling Association (IL/IN), Independent Wrestling Revolution, International Wrestling Cartel (PA), International Wrestling Council, IWA Mid-South (IL/IN), Irish Whip Wrestling (Ireland), IWA Hardcore, Jersey All Pro Wrestling (NJ/PA), Legacy Wrestling Enterprises, LLW (Canada), Maximum Pro Wrestling, Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (Korea), Midwest Pro Wrestling, Millenium Wrestling Federation (MA), MXPW, National Championship Wrestling (GA), NAWA, New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), New Korea Pro Wrestling (Korea), Northern Championship Wrestling (Canada), NWA Central States (KS), NWA Florida (FL), NWA Georgia (GA), NWA Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), NWA Great Championship Wrestling (GA), NWA Smoky Mountain Wrestling (TN), NWA Upstate (NY), NWA Wildside (GA), NWA Zero One (Japan), Prairie Wrestling Alliance (Canada), Premiere Wrestling Federation, Preston City Wrestling (England), Pro Championship Wrestling (TX), Pro South Wrestling (AL), Professional Wrestling Alliance (Canada), Pro Pain Pro Wrestling (PA), Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (CA), Pro Wrestling Syndicate (NY), Pro Wrestling Xperience (NC), Purks International Championship Wrestling (GA), Revolution Pro Wrestling (UK), Smash Wrestling (Canada), Squared Circle Wrestling (NY), TWC, Ultimate Wrestling Experience (PA), United Wrestling Federation (PA), Valhalla Pro Wrestling, Victory Pro Wrestling (NY), World Series Wrestling (Australia), World Wrestling All-Stars (Ireland/Australia), WrestleMerica (GA), Wrestle One, WWWA (PA)

Finisher: Styles Clash; Calf Crusher; Phenomenal Forearm

Signature Moves: The Spiral Tap, Shooting Styles Press, Running Snap Swinging Neckbreaker, Flying Squirrel, Starmaker (Side Backdrop Driver), Sickle Hold, Quebrada into Inverted DDT, Running Corner, Backflip Dropkick, Styles Suplex Special, Kip Up Hurricanrana, Spinning Clothesline, Spine Breaker, Thrust Kick, Cliffhanger (Crucifix into DDT), No Hands Somersault Plancha, Superman (Springboard 450), Backbreaker into Gutbuster, Rebound Dropkick, Suplex Lift to Neckbreaker, Phenomenon, Running Sommersault Senton, Low Roundhouse Kick, Pele Kick, Quebrada into Inverted DDT, Stylin' Crab, Air Raid Crash

Career Highlights: -5 Star Champion
-AAW Champion
-CWE Champion
-CWF Champion
-ETW Texas Champion
-FWE Champion
-IPW Champion
-IWA Mid-South Champion
-IWC Super Indy Champion (2x)
-IWGP Champion (2x)
-Independent Wrestling Revolution King of Indies Champion
-MPW Champion
-MXPW Television Champion
-NKPW Junior Heavyweight Champion
-NCW Television Champion
-NWA Georgia Champion
-NWA Wildside Television Champion (2x)
-NWA Wildside Champion
-NWA World Champion (3x)
-NWA World Tag Team Champion (4x; 2 w/ Christopher Daniels, 1 each w/ Jerry Lynn & Abyss )
-NWA World X Division Champion (6x)
-PWG Champion
-ROH Pure Wrestling Champion
-ROH World Tag Team Champion (w/ Amazing Red)
-TNA Global Champion
-TNA Legends Champion
-TNA World Champion (2x)
-TNA World Tag Team Champion (2x; 1 each w/ Tomko & Kurt Angle)
-TNA World Television Champion
-WWA Cruiserweight Champion
-WWE Intercontinental Champion
-WWE RAW World Tag Team Champion (w/ Omos)
-WWE United States Champion (2x)
-WWE World Champion (2x)
-2004 Winner of IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational Tournament
-2013 Winner of TNA Bound For Glory Series

Affiliates: Air Paris, Jerry Lynn, Amazing Red, Christian Cage, Scott Steiner, Tomko, Abyss, James Mitchell, Christopher Daniels, Ric Flair, Beer Money, Desmond Wolfe, The Bullet Club, The Club/The O. C., Omos

Notable Feuds: Air Paris, Jason Cross, David Young, Jerry Lynn, Paul London, Larry Zbyszko, Jeff Jarrett, D-Lo Brown, Abyss, Kevin Nash, Petey Williams, Kid Kash, Jimmy Rave, Petey Williams, Christopher Daniels, Samoa Joe, Rhino, Kurt Angle, Bully Ray, Chris Jericho, John Cena, Dean Ambrose, James Ellsworth, Shane McMahon, Kevin Owens, Shinsuke Nakamura, Cedric Alexander, Daniel Bryan, Jeff Hardy, Grayson Waller, Edge, Finn Balor, Karrion Kross

Other Facts: -Voted "Mr. TNA" by the fans in 2003 & 2004
-Wrestled in the very first match of the first TNA PPV on July 19, 2002. He teamed with Jerry Lynn & Low Ki and lost to The Flying Elvises (Sonny Siaki, Jimmy Yang, & Jorge Estrada).
-First wrestler to win the TNA Triple Crown (NWA World Title, NWA World X Division Title, NWA World Tag Team Title). He would complete the Triple Crown 3 more times and is the only person to be Triple Crown Champion more than once.
-First TNA Grand Slam Champion, holding every title available to male wrestlers.
-Is an avid video gamer and helped develop the first TNA video game.
-First TNA contracted wrestler to be ranked #1 in the PWI 500
-His victory over Jinder Mahal for the WWE World Title in the United Kingdom marked the first time that title had ever changed hands outside the United States
-Was defeated by Kevin Owens to win his 3rd WWE United States Title. This was actually a mistake and upset the original plan, which was for Styles to defend against Chris Jericho at a forthcoming pay-per-view. That match had to be turned into a Triple Threat match, adding Owens.
-Was the last person interviewed on Television by Gene Okerlund prior to his death in 2018.
-Was the Undertaker’s last opponent
-One of only 8 men to have a WWE World Title reign of over 365 days.
-Former member of Sports Entertainment Xtreme
-Former member of the Christian Coalition
-Former member of the Angle Alliance
-Former member of the TNA Frontline
-Former member of Fortune
-Former member of the Bullet Club
-Former member of the Club
-Current member of The OC
-Voted Tag Team of the Year Award (w/ Christopher Daniels) by the readers of Pro Wrestling Illustrated in 2006
-Voted Wrestler of the Year by the readers of Pro Wrestling Illustrated in 2016, 2017 & 2018
-Voted Match of the Year (vs. John Cena) by the readers of Pro Wrestling Illustrated in 2016
-Voted Most Popular Wrestler of the Year by the readers of Pro Wrestling Illustrated in 2017 & 2018
-Ranked #458 in the 2000 PWI 500
-Ranked #199 in the 2001 PWI 500
-Ranked #70 in the 2002 PWI 500
-Ranked #11 in the 2003 PWI 500
-Ranked #8 in the 2004 PWI 500
-Ranked #7 in the 2005 PWI 500
-Ranked #13 in the 2006 PWI 500
-Ranked #32 in the 2007 PWI 500
-Ranked #21 in the 2008 PWI 500
-Ranked #19 in the 2009 PWI 500
-Ranked #1 in the 2010 PWI 500
-Ranked #24 in the 2011 PWI 500
-Ranked #28 in the 2012 PWI 500
-Ranked #28 in the 2013 PWI 500
-Ranked #4 in the 2014 PWI 500
-Ranked #3 in the 2015 PWI 500
-Ranked #4 in the 2016 PWI 500
-Ranked #2 in the 2017 PWI 500
-Ranked #2 in the 2018 PWI 500
-Ranked #3 in the 2019 PWI 500
-Ranked #10 in the 2020 PWI 500
-Ranked #35 in the 2021 PWI 500
-Ranked #74 in the 2022 PWI 500
-Ranked #99 in the 2023 PWI 500