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Nattie wants AJ Styles to come out of retirement and team with his son

Posted: Aug 7th 2026 By: Shounak Chakribarti

Wrestling runs in AJ Styles’ genes, and it was proven when his son Avery Jones took up pro wrestling.

Avery Jones is a budding wrestler with a few matches under his name. His father, AJ Styles, was recently urged to come out of his retirement and team up with his son by Nattie.

Speaking on the latest edition of Busted Open Radio, Nattie shared her thoughts on wanting AJ Styles to come out of retirement to team with his son.

“I watched AJ Styles’ son wrestle during SummerSlam week. I went before SummerSlam on Saturday to the GCW show because one of my Dungeon students, who was having the match with Avery Styles, AJ’s son, was Marcus Mathers. He’s also part of the ID program.

“When I was watching AJ’s son wrestle, Marcus and him were both amazing. For where their experience is at, they both did awesome. After watching Avery Styles wrestle, I was like, ‘Man, I kind of want to see Avery and AJ do a tag.’ Again, I guess that’s a lofty, crazy thing to say, but if there was ever a moment that AJ would or could come out of retirement, I could see it being to team with his son.

“When Avery was wrestling, I couldn’t take my eyes off him because he had this presence about him. He had this calm, cool, collected confidence where he wasn’t trying too hard, but you knew there was a dog in this kid. He had mannerisms like his dad, but he was still his own person,” Nattie finished.

Despite his impressive skillset and wrestling in his genes, WWE Hall of Famer AJ Styles believes his son is not yet ready for a WWE tryout. However, Nattie recently heaped praise on him.

Nattie heaps praise on AJ Styles’ son, Avery Styles

In the same episode of Busted Open Radio, Nattie Neidhart opened up and heaped praise on Avery Styles’ work and called him out for paying his dues.

“I saw AJ at the Performance Center on Tuesday when I was filming NXT, and I told AJ what I thought when I watched Avery wrestle. I said, ‘You know what I really loved, AJ, is that your son is paying his dues. He’s not just being given special treatment because he’s AJ Styles’ son.’

“I really liked seeing him lose. He lost the match against Marcus Mathers, and that was really important for me as a viewer, and as somebody on the outside and the inside, to watch Avery lose. No one was giving him special treatment, saying, ‘Okay, this is AJ’s son. We’ve got to book him strong,'” Nattie said.

Avery Styles’ discipline was heavily praised by Nattie, who also emphasized how promotions prioritize wrestlers with etiquette.

“He lost gracefully. He and Marcus had a really cool moment at the end, and it showed me that this kid is different. Backstage, he was so humble. He was asking for advice, picking my brain and trying to get feedback. Everything you look for in a young wrestler is that etiquette.

“I tell people all the time that I will take etiquette over talent any day of the week. If you’re extremely talented but you’re an asshole, I don’t want that. I don’t want to deal with it. I wouldn’t let you in the Dungeon. I don’t think any major promotion, whether it’s WWE, TNA, Ring of Honor, New Japan, All Japan or wherever it may be, wants to deal with difficult people, no matter how talented you are. Etiquette is key. It’s critical, crucial, and so important.”